The Living Room

I live in Wesley Chapel so checking out The Living Room is an easy commute. Food: I give a 3.5 expensive and not creative or inspiring for the prices. Drinks were not wow. pretty to look at with both. They have an indoor bar area but also an outside bar with seating. On the weekends when the Mexican restaurant across the street is hyped with their DJ, if your sitting outside that's the music you'll hear.

1. On a Sunday Brunch there was no diet sodas or lemonade. 2. The Brunch menu is ALL Breakfast. Only lunch part of it available at 3PM was a sad Chicken Salad Sandwich and a Poke Bowl. I opted for the Bowl, it was nasty and the fried wontons were full of oil and soggy. The rest of the food on our table was or poor quality and taste. 3. The force a 20% Service Charge with the promise that the manager will make it right. I have no problem with the 20% but have no time for making it right with the manager for me. FIRST and LAST!

The Living Room had a lot going for it going in. The food looked good. The ambiance once we stepped in was quaint and comfortable. Vintage and cool. We sat down and took our time. Some ordered drinks. There were 4 adults, a toddler and a baby. For a starter, we ordered the monkey bread. This was good. Doughy pieces of bread smothered in cinnamon and a sugary glaze. All of us got a few pieces but this was pretty tiny considering it cost more than my meal. $16. We placed our mains order and then waited. The wait was long. Easily 30-45 mins for food and the place was not packed. A manager walking around asked us how everything was but we said we were still waiting to eat. She chuckled and said it's been a weird day, whatever that means. Once we got the food we were hungry and ready to dig in. My wife and I both ordered breakfast sandwiches. I cut mine in half due to the large size. Then the eggs feel out. I ate half the sandwich with a fork because it didn't hold together and was messy. The mayo was laid on thick, too thick for our liking. My wife's sausage patty in it wasn't even cooked all the way. After waiting so long for food and then it coming out uncooked is disappointing. I didn't even think to check mine so I hope I didn't consume uncooked pork. When I mentioned it to the server he said he would let the chef know and then asked if the bacon on the sandwich hopefully made up for it. Huh?All in all this was ok. I'd likely not come back to The Living Room. They are upfront about their automatic 20% surcharge on checks to pay their workers and I'm fine with that. However, the downside to an automatic gratuity is lower quality service and food and that's what we experienced today.

Food and service were good. It has the living room lamps hanging in bar vibe .. The automatic service charge at 20 % is new -- what if my service wasn't great ? .. I generally only tip 15%.. for good service.. I would recommend reservations especially on a Saturday night- the place was near full. Tried the Brussels app and fig flatbread. Both decent but not memorable. Salmon and grouper were good too.

I enjoyed my girls night out at The Living Room in Wesley Chapel. We had a great waitress who was kind, helpful, and efficient. We went on Ladies Night Thursday, which is 6 pm-close. They offer half off select starters and $7 house cocktails and 5oz Syltbar Prosecco. We enjoyed all of the food items we purchased. Unfortunately, we were so hungry, we didn't capture any pictures of the food. We started with the Buffalo Cauliflower, which was fried to perfection and bursting with flavor. We also had the Crispy Brussel Sprouts that hadgorgonzola, pistachio, and a blackberry gastrique. It was excellent and the blackberry gastrique was the perfect sweet drizzle on top. The 48Hr Focaccia Bread + Whipped Feta seemed to be a fan favorite at the table. The bread was so soft and tasty. The whipped feta was the icing on the cake with the herb oil mixed in. For the entrees, we ordered the Roasted Mushroom Chicken (the chicken is HUGE and definitely shareable), Poke Bowl, and pasta with pesto and crispy tofu. All of our meals were flavorful and enjoyable. The crispy tofu was the best I've had anywhere! Definitely go check them out! We plan to return to try out their brunch menu. Can't wait!

This is a nice upscale restaurant that serves new American style cuisines with a beautiful bar and an amazing cocktails.Food 4.5/5: we ordered the guava gimlet the dragon cocktail in both were so good and refreshing! I prefer the guava gimlet because of the sour notes that it has where as a dragon was a little bit more on the sweet side. We started off with the focaccia and Poké bowl. The focaccia was out of this world. I could not stop eating it. The bread was so warm and soft and it had just a great texture to it. The whipped feta had just the right amount of saltines to it and the pumpkin seeds were such a great touch And added great texture. Highly recommend trying it. I have been here in the past I normally get their tuna dish it in a tower style with the ingredients stacked on top with purple rice. I prefer the other style better. I think that the new style that they presented with this time was, first, not as pretty, and not as tasty as it was. The rice was hard and cold. I think the purple rice may have complemented the dish better. It was overall a great dish. I just think it was a step down from what they had prior.For entrées, I got the scallops and my husband got the churrasco steak. The scallops were cooked very well and seasoned great! The risotto was well yummy and creamy. I do think that a harder sear on the scallops would given the dish a little bit umph, you know what I mean? But a great dish!The churrasco steak was cooked to perfection and seasoned very well with a side of potatoes. I was very surprised by how perfectly the potatoes were cooked. I often find that people either overcook or undercooked the potatoes so I was pleasantly surprised. The sauce on the potatoes were so good and creamy and added a little freshness to the dish. I don't normally like bell peppers but those were delicious. I don't know what you did to it, but I ate the whole thing.Service 5/5: super sweet server! Food came out quickly. The food runners were kind. Was able to meet the manager and she was able o amazing!

The Living Room is located in the heart of the Wiregrass mall and parking is behind the restaurant and you have to walk to the other side to the entrance. Parking lot is small so you might be looking for a bit if there are none. We were greeted and seated upon entry with no reservations and the place was decked out in Christmas decorations and lights and it was absolutely beautiful! Hostess informed us of the automatic 20% gratuity so it doesn't come as a surprise at the end of the bill but this would also be helpful if they posted this at the front instead of when you're seated. We didn't mind but some people might want to know before they're seated. Menu was very light and easy to choose. Our server was great and we had no issues. Standard breakfast: 5/5, marble rye bread was still crisp and toasted when I ate it. Eggs, sausage; bacon and potatoes were absolutely delish. Probably my most favorite brunch ever. Nojito: 5/5, it was so good! Avocado toast: 5/5, best we've ever had. Grits: 5/5! Banana bread: 3/5, good if you like banana bread as they had fresh bananas inside.Creme brulee: 1/5, temperature was off, wasn't impressed. I would definitely return because all around everything was a 10/10! I loved my experience here at The Living Room!

Everything is wonderful in this place, starting with the call to reserve until you leave the restaurant, great food, staff and service.

Great Burger! Grilled Cheese is also an excellent choice. Nice place to have lunch. RB

amazing service and food!! I picked the perfect place to celebrate my last year in my twenties! they even gave my table complimentry champagne toasts, and at the end I was so touch to receive a birthday card signed by the chef and waiters and waitresses! it was a special touch! thank you all so much for making my birthday so special!