Delta One Lounge LAX: Posh Decor, Delicious Food, Great Service

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Delta Air Lines invites its Delta One (business class) passengers not only to use its Delta One Lounges at the point of departure, but also upon arrival. After my flight from New York to LA, I enjoyed a great lunch in the beautiful new LAX Delta One Lounge.

Delta One Lounge LAX: First Impressions

Delta is opening several new premium lounges it brands as “Delta One” Lounges that are intended for passengers flying its flagship business class product, which operates internationally and on some coast-to-coast domestic routes.

The LAX Lounge is located one level below departure and is accessible airside via a small door and elevator down (a lounge staff member stationed at the door will verify you are eligible to enter before allowing you to take the elevator down). Passengers originating in LAX can use the Delta One check-in facility located on the arrivals level.

While smaller than the JFK Delta One Lounge, the lounge centers around a la carte dining, with a beautiful bar and dining room, an outdoor terrace, and then a smattering of seats around plus a wellness area.

Wellness area of Delta One Lounge LAX

There’s even a sushi area.

The lounge does not have shower suites (instead, you’ll be escorted over to the nearby Delta SkyClub), but does have several restrooms.

I sat down for lunch shortly after arriving in the lounge. Chelsea helped me and was charming…a very cheeky, but very attentive waitress. I began with truffle parsnip soup and beetroot salad, both delicious.

Then the highlight of the meal: Dungeness crab conchiglie…delicious.

Portion sizes are moderate and I also had roasted Jidori chicken with brussels sprouts (Jidori is Japanese chicken).

Finally, an ice cream sundae for dessert (which I missed onboard my Delta flight).

This lounge uses Verve Coffee, one of my favorite roasters, and it was very good:

I could have spent hours in this lounge, but wanted to get home and avoid some of the rush hour traffic, so I did not stay for dinner!

Bottom line: an excellent Delta Lounge and probably my new favorite lounge at LAX (edging out the Qantas First Lounge).

I’ll have more details and photos about the lounge and its amenities in my full review.