September 2024: the duck was a bit bland however the chef recreated the meal to exclude pork , it would have been nice to have vegetables beyond mashed potatoes but we asked + that was unavailable. the burrata + peppers is AMAZING. i am literally obsessed with it , every flavour was bursting. just an overall delight. i will be back just for that. the hostess was pretty rude, but our waiter made up for it , an incredibly kind and sweet individual. the setting of the restaurant is nice from location to cleanliness to ambiance , definitely the best restaurant in my September Calgary experience. read more

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This used to be one of my favorite places to go for happy hour. But they changed the time & now it's only half an hour??? The fondue used to come with bread & vegetables & now you have to pay for the vegetables??!! The patio is beautiful & always empty & one of the hosts asked me if I had a reso for the empty place!!! Some of the servers are superb & always remember what my drink is! They also took away the chefs sampler which was always a nice weekly surprise!! read more

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The server is good, but the pizza isn't pizza.literally just puffed bread , tomato sauce and arugula topped like a 3rd grade student put it together for $17 tax n tip. Trash , try harder read more

Amazing service and very tasty food. I would definitely recommend this place. Big collection of vine too. read more

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Food was not great, service even worse. Took 20 minutes to get the bill, barely took any attention to us. I can see why there is barely anyone in there. read more

The food and service is always wonderful. Josh is amazing. I love the ambiance with the fireplace front covered patio and cozy enough inside. They have big room to book for large parties or conferences. One of my faves! read more

ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN CALGARY! We held a private event here recently and had the most incredible experience ever! The food was second to none. The service was beyond exceptional. The attention to details & attnetion to each guest far surpassed our expectation. I can't wait to go back to enjoy this amazing food soon! Thank you to DILLON, LUKE, AMAZING SERVER FROM IRELAND, & THE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADY WHO TOOK CARE OF ALL OF US ALL EVENING! Thank you, Thank you! read more

To start off the service was amazing. We had the pleasure of dealing with Josh who was warm, attentive, friendly and over all elevated our whole experience. The food was excellent, the beef tartare and the duck were especially good. It was our first time there and will not be our last. read more

Ambiance: really cozy inside and out. Felt a lot like a living room being warm and inviting (and a lot cleaner than my own living room!) Service: outstanding! Amber was our waitress. She was so hospital, friendly, and helpful in guiding our menu selections (because we had so many ideas). Food: impeccable! Wished I could have tried more. We had: Beef tartare: the dish was similar to beef carpaccio. If that is your thing, you will like this dish. It had capers in it which was a nice pop of flavor. Carrot slaw: wide ribbons of shredded carrots that still had crunch to it. Lovely textures in this dish. A lot of crunch but different kinds of crunch... like chewy crunch from the carrots, light airy crunch from the roasted/fried (?) kale, dense crunch from the fried chickpeas....all was balanced nicely with a light creamy slaw sauce tossed lightly among the carrots and the juicy grapefruit pieces. I adored this dish! Spinach and ricotta tortellini: 3 large pieces served with an amazing tangy yet creamy sauce. When you cut into the tortellini, you get a nice ooze of ricotta from inside that was nice and hot. I would have come back to this restaurant again if I could which I rarely do when traveling because I try to experience lots of different places. read more

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Very good restaurant with delicious food and reasonable price. We had some small plates like cod cheek, chicken thighs, mushroom, roasted sunchokes, and Arctic char. The food just keeps surprising us of how good it tastes. We will defiantly come again! read more

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Showed up on Saturday night at 12:30am for a drink. Gate was open, hostess didn't acknowledge us, and some guy behind the bar told us they were closed. He offered I can have a shaft or f*** off otherwise. And they all laughed as I walked away. That is the behavior and attitude you'll receive from this establishment that used to respect their regulars and recognize who they were. @thelivingroom, you are disgusting and have gone downhil. I have never been treated with such disrespect at a venue where I am not a stranger. Do not recommend, don't waste your time, avoid at all costs. There are better restaurants in #yyc that treat you like royalty. read more

The menu is a little bit deceiving but it could be our fault but in our group of 6 our meals came out 10 minutes apart from each other the first two were done before the next two got their meals. Our appetizers were twice the size of the dinners. If your hungry and you know what you want I would skip past this one all in all alright dinner don't think I'll be back. read more

I give this 5 stars due to our lovely server! Leigh was delightful and efficient and had a constant smile on her face. Food was good and the price for 2 was in line with what I expected. read more

Living Room operates with their heads up their butts. The two stars are for the food. Their snootiness and dishonesty were the reasons for three star strikes. Tl;dr summary is available at the bottom. I had a Travelzoo voucher for a prix fixe menu for 2 people. I'm not one to shy away from deals and I've found many of my favorite restaurants this way. The menu included a the kale salad to start, choice of one of two entrées (sausage ragu rigatoni or sous vide chicken), and a brownie dessert to share. We had a $32 charcuterie board on top of this. The ambience is warm and inviting. The smell of truffle fondue was strong in the air. The seemingly disinterested bartender seated us, gave us a print out of the prix fixe menu and told us to "just let us know what entrée you want" before leaving. He didn't give us the regular menu and we were astonished at this omission. He must've thought we wouldn't be interested in ordering anything full price. Bartender, how else are you going to advertise your restaurant if you don't give customers the full menu? That's strike one. Our server was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The charcuterie board was pricy but the server sold it well. It came with 4 types of house-cured meats, honeycomb, olives from Turkey and Greece, apricot chutney, curried pickled veg and crackers. It was freaking delicious and the honeycomb was the bomb! The prix fixe menu was delicious. The kale salad was fresh. The brioche croutons were a unique touch but I wish they used more green goddess dressing. Kale is the heavyweight of the leafy veg world; it can handle more dressing.The pasta and chicken were amazing. The portions were generous and we managed to save room for the brownie. It was moist, chocolatey and not too sweet. Strike two came when the bill arrived. This isn't my first rodeo and I always tip based on the regular price. We were charged 15% gratuity on the regular price which was NOT mentioned to us. Before or after our meal. At all. For 2 people!! Living Room, I hope you're reading this. I really wanted to fall in love with you. I understand that maybe other diners with vouchers skimped out after a wonderful meal and you'd rather get a guaranteed tip than trust your servers to provide quality service and your diners to tip accordingly. However, you SHOULD inform your diners if you're going to charge gratuity! That's customer service 101! My high school English teacher would call that "lying by omission". You're also the first restaurant I've encountered that's charged gratuity for a table of 2. Are you TRYING to commit business suicide?!?! Your blatant dislike of voucher users is apparently more important than attracting new customers during a poor economic climate. Wasn't that the point of the voucher? Living Room, you need to take your heads out of your butts and smell the recession. We were originally going to tip 30% on the regular price for the awesome server and amazing food. However sneaking gratuity on a bill for 2 people and not be upfront about it left a very bitter taste in my mouth. That's how restaurants trick diners into tipping on top of tip. I'm normally a happy and fair customer, but suddenly, even the best food in the world couldn't fix this insult to injury (I haven't forgot the snooty bartender). We paid the 15% gratuity and not a penny more. Strike 3 was for pissing me off. Apologies for the long winded review, Yelp. Tl;dr: food was great, but staff are snooty and restaurant is trying to commit business suicide by charging gratuity to our table of two WITHOUT informing us at all. The nerve! read more

The Living Room Restaurant - Kale salad ($16) - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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To start with, our server was a gem! His name is BAL and was extremely well versed about the menu. It was a last minute booking to grab just a light snacks before heading to dinner. read more

The Living Room Restaurant - Cannelloni - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This is a really classy restaurant, where the servers are well educated about the food and the wine, and the chefs are obviously really good at what they do. Ideal for impressive first dates or special occasion dinners, you will not be disappointed. Make sure you have a reservation. read more

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Amazing...excellent...a total yes!!! Our server Ron was perfect and had a great sense of humor. He tactfully quieted down an obnoxious table near ours without anyone asking him to. Our meal was one of the best I've had in Calgary because not only was it delicious and elegant but the portions were hearty and the value spectacular. I've not enjoyed this fusion of quality and value before. My husband and I had five drinks between us, a gigantic cheese fondue appetizer and a large 'interactive' entree of beef ribeye, asparagus, tri-color carrots, Yorkshire puddings and red wine jus for get this....$160. A steal really, which makes the Living Room stand out and makes it a dining experience not to be missed on 17th. read more

The Living Room Restaurant - The Angus Beef Ribeye for two with Yorkshire pudding, snap peas, asparagus, tri-color carrots and red wine jus - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

A couple of friends and I were looking to get a quick bite and happened to see The Living Room #thelivingroom . Luckily there was no wait line so we were quick to get in. We chose to sit on the patio to enjoy the Sun. We ordered a couple of dishes to share. - First up was Burrata - The burrata was served warm with baby beets, compressed apple, pumpkin seed granola and apple saba and basil. As interesting as the description sounds, the flavors were even more interesting. Loved the combination of the burrata cheese with Apple saba. -Next dish we tried was Grilled Celeriac - served with gochujang, tofu fried rice, carrot puree, broccoli and almond. I had never tried celeriac prior to this, only seen it in various food shows in TV. This was the table favourite. Being Indian, spice is something I enjoy. The carrot puree and gochujang had a slight kick which paired very well with the fried rice and and grilled celeriac. -Next up Carrot - kale, Green chermoula, winter citrus, green olive, labneh, crispy chickpeas. This was the only disappointing dish among all. Personally I would have liked to have some more dressing. This dish was quite bland. -The last dish was Spinach & Ricotta Tortellini - served with tomato, truffle oil, roasted garlic beurre blanc. First thing first, I could drink that beurre blanc. I mean how can you go wrong with butter. It was delicious. We devoured this dish with some more bread. Overall we had a great time. Price wise I would say it is a little on the pricy side but at par with most restaurants on 17th ave. I would definitely like to go back to try out their seafood and meat options. Go try this place out and you will not regret it. read more

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On a rainy night in May, 2011, 6 divas dressed in red, headed to the Living Room for an Unofficial Yelp Event. http://www.yelp.ca/events/calgary-cmye-ladies-in-red-girls-night-out-the-living-room Prior to going to the Living Room for the first time, I did a little verbal research among my co-workers. I was asking people who have gone to the Living Room, what they recommended on the menu. When I was explaining that I was on a diet, they told me that the reality was, that I needed to consider the cheese fondue, and to throw my diet out the window for one night. The analogy I was given, was that you do not go to Red Lobster and order a chicken burger, right? So, I had it... and, it was not under sold. The cheese fondue was heavenly. Between the six of us ladies, we ordered a number of different dipping options, and everything was delightful. I also ordered the watermelon Caprise Salad which was a total knockout! it looked like a watermelon inukshuk of sorts, that came with mozzarela, balsamic and fresh basil. it was absolutely heavenly! I was mentioning to my friends that I would absolutely come back on a hot summer day to have that salad again! Thank you to the ladies in red for a fantastic evening, and thanks to the Living Room for being the host with the most! read more

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I have three words for you. Watermelon Caprese Salad. And two more. Cheese Fondue. Then one more. OMG. I had only ever been to The Living Room before for cocktails and wine. This time, it was the latter, but also food. It was not a cheap evening, but my-oh-my, was it ever a tease for my taste buds and an exercise for my waistline. Let me start with the Watermelon Caprese Salad. It's three pieces of watermelon cut lengthwise, two on the bottom and one on top, covered with what I assume was mozzarella (as is common in a Caprese salad) and drizzled in olive oil and little "flavour bombs" of balsamic vinegar. Flavour bomb you ask? Why yes. Little brown beads made from balsamic vinegar, a thickener and some other kitchen magic to turn them into tiny edible beads. I'll be back for that salad alone. Onto the cheese fondue. What happens when you put 6 women at a table with spears, food and melted cheese? A bubbling pot and table full of food that quickly disappears. Pieces of bread, grilled pink lady apples (my favourite!), chunks of sausage, asparagus, broccolini, mini-ravioli, it was a fine feast. With some cheese still bubbling and toiling away, we couldn't help but have a second round of asparagus and apples. Hey, at least we went for more fruits and veggies. As I ate my food, I also sipped on a Screaming Viking, Grey Goose vodka with bruised cucumber. Refreshing! Why is it that cucumber seems to make every drink seem more fresh? I finished with my favourite, The Shaft. Introduced to me once upon a time by Tara M, this drink is "tall, dark and cool" made with Kahlua, espresso and skim milk. Make sure you stir it well or you'll end up with a rather strong iced espresso at the end of the glass. As far as service goes, we couldn't have asked for a better server. Attentive and just flirty enough for a group full of gals, we were well looked after and entertained. The inside is small and intimate, seating maybe 60 customers at one time. But what a lovely spot it is! Come summer, the patio provides an equally lovely evening sporting two outdoor fireplaces on 17th Avenue. read more

The Living Room Restaurant - Watermelon Caprese Salad - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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The Living Room has been around for as long as I've been gracing the sidewalks of 17th ave. A week ago, my friend and I decided to try out their patio since the Ship and Anchor was too busy. I was meaning to try the Living Room for years, but there was always something else that seemed a little more appealing. I should have given it a chance a long time ago, because I had a fantastic experience here. Our hostess was prompt and offered us a seat by the fireplace. The patio was luxurious. It is enclosed quite well so that the people from the streets aren't walking into your dinner. We only ordered wine and shared a charcuterie board. Keep in mind, this review doesn't accurately refelct the whole menu since we only ordered one thing. But I will tell you about the charcuterie board. It was FANTASTIC. Well worth the $32. You know when you go to a restaurant and order cheese, and they give you a wedge about the size of your thumb? Not at the Living Room. The cheese portions were quite generous, there was a grand selection of cured meats, sausages, fish, pickled artichoke and cashews. Our server acknowledged the fact that there were so few crackers and offered to give us some complimentary bread. Everything was delicious. The two of us couldn't even finish a whole board and we were both on empty stomachs. The Living Room knows what good service means. Our waters were filled constantly. Our server came to check up on us at appropriate times. He wasn't annoying, didn't linger too long, was confident and knew exactly how to make our experience a pleasant one. I'll definitely want to come back again and try more of their menu. read more

The Living Room Restaurant - The Charcuterie Board - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

--- Food --- Tartare $22 was incredible. Deliciously seasoned raw tenderloin with gaufrette chips. My partner and I have tried different tartare before, and this was definitely our favourite. I ordered a seafood pasta for my main plate. The pasta was actually quite dry (needed more sauce?). The bread on the side was quite tough, not soft as I expected. I would not order this dish again. My partner ordered the tenderloin main dish. The meat was delicious and juicy. I think he would order that again. --- Atmosphere --- The restaurant is beautifully decorated inside and outside. Our waiter provided excellent service. He was knowledgable on the dishes and very kind. --- Summary --- TRY THE TARTARE! You won't regret it :) I would definitely come back to try their other dishes. read more

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The food here isn't bad - some dishes like the scallops suffered from over-salting but their tartare is one of the better ones. Atmosphere is lively and it's a very popular spot on 17th Ave. The service is where I took a star off - our server did his job but had zero interest into carrying a conversation with us. It was very much a Q and A session whenever conversation took place and that was it. Could use a bit more friendliness... read more

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So... 13 years ago we treated ourselves to our first taste of Chef Surprise. Besides being surprised at how much good food costs, we were delighted. Fast forward and we move to Calgary. We decided to try it for our anniversary. Not sure if I've gotten snottier or expectations have changed but this one was different. We went with Chef Surprise again. I let our server know that I don't eat meat but do eat seafood and fish. When the first pork tasting came out, I was surprised. Apparently I didn't specify no pork and I felt like I really inconvenienced the kitchen. They made a new dish which was delicious. Food was great but service wasn't 5 stars. In a place like this, make your customer feel special and it will be a 5. Will try again after I explore some new choices. read more

I was so excited to go to a nice restaurant, it has been a while since I've had a fancy meal. The presentation was beautiful and so tasty. The service though was actually the worst I've ever had. It took us about 3 hrs from start to finish. Felt like forever between drinks, appetizers, main and dessert. One of our meals were forgotten, our server borderline threw our receipt at us, he was very frantic, and we were all taken back by the way he reacted during the entire meal. I would honestly love to go back for the food, but maybe get a different server. They even had a vegan meal which is amazing. read more

Took my partner to this restaurant on 17th Ave on a Thursday night. We had walked by this place several times but hadn't ever been before, and their outdoor 'corral' style patio looked very inviting. She had the spinach & ricotta tortelloni, and I had the gnocchi (both were from the small plate menu, so basically a large 'snack'). Our server was very knowledgeable with every ingredient on the entire menu (more than you could imagine!) and he was attentive but not overbearing at all. I believe his name was Joseph, and he also recommended me a non-alcoholic beer when I asked, the Krombacher, a German pilsner. It tasted great, and I would have it again. My partner loved this whole experience, and we will definitely return - we look forward to trying the cheese fondue sometime! read more

Very rude! Felt uncomfortable, unwanted and insulted. Went with a friend for drinks on a Saturday night around 10:30 pm. We were stopped at the door by the owner, who told us that they were having last call. I questioned this because it was a Saturday night and only 10:30 but turned to leave. My friend insisted that there was time for a drink, seeing the place was half full, so, the owner agreed to let us have a "quick drink". He then led us to a table and took our order. We then watched the owner meet an endless parade of other patrons at the door and lead them to their tables without saying a word about last call... All of the "acceptable" patrons appeared to be 20-somethings; blonde and skinny. We are two gals, who just turned 40. We were dressed nicely and not drunk. It was obvious that we were not wanted in this place solely because of our appearance. My friend was in tears. Literally. She was so embarrassed and insulted it ruined her entire night. The owner of this establishment is rude. He also has poor business skills. He showed us that us 40-something women are not wanted here. Perhaps we were not skinny enough, blonde enough, or our heels were not high enough. Who knows? I will never again frequent this place. I will never recommend this place. There are plenty of restaurants and bars in Calgary where I feel welcomed and this is not one of them. read more

Food was absolutely fantastic. Waiter offered good tips for the shareable plates and we were not disappointed! Only good things to say about the meal and service. Only complaint was that they kept the door open and flies got in. We spent a few minutes swatting them away from our meal. A drunk and disorderly also got into the restaurant much to the hostess' dismay - something to expect given the location. It took them a while to escort him out and away. Not something they can always control but perhaps management should have stepped in sooner? read more

I went here got seated right away. Was given menus waited over an hour and no one came to take my order. I even asked a different waiter if I could place my order I have been waiting a long time, he said he would grab my waitress waited another 20 minutes and ended up getting up and leaving the restaurant. I'm unsure of how good the food is since I never got to order anything but the service was awful. read more

I've been wanting to check out this 17th Ave neighbourhood locale and finally had a chance to with a few friends. The patio had a very relaxed vibe literally, we went for drinks, but ended up staying for dinner. The atmosphere along with one of the owners created an environment where you would want to make this a part of your regular scene to catch up with friends. A few of our party sampled the "Shaft," and swore by it's "pick me up" properties after a long work week. P.S. Loved the Calamari! read more

I gotta get this off my chest. My latest visit to the Living Room (for lunch) was quite mediocre, at best. Living Room has long been one of my favourite restaurants in Calgary. This most recent time that Jessica and I visited the Living Room, we underwhelmed and disappointed by both the food and the service. Maybe it's because our last visit was such a high. Comparatively, we had amazing food, amazing service, and an amazing experience. Upon arrival, I had dropped off Jessica to check in for our reservation while I looked for some street parking. When I came in the restaurant, I was not greeted with "Your table is over here!" or "You must be Dan!" or ANYTHING like that. I was greeted with a look that was something along the lines of "What are YOU doing here?" My fiancée had just entered 5 minutes before and the host wasn't looking out for the second member in a party of two? Strange. I awkwardly began (uninterrupted), "Um ... my fiancée ... came in ... and ... uh ... should be ... here ... somewhere ... AH! THERE SHE IS!" Luckily, I spotted her. And the host's response? Nothing. No reaction at all. Just turned back to the POS screen. Strike 1. Throughout the course of the meal, the food was not very exciting at all. Our salad was very sad and boring, our monte cristo was uninspiring and the side of fingerling potatoes were a joke altogether. A swiiiiiing and a miss, strike 2. I would have asked for some house made ketchup, or aioli, or SOMETHING to save the dry mouthful of plain old potatoes, but I couldn't, and that brings me to Strike 3... Our server was INCREDIBLY uncommunicative through the entire meal. He brought us water that he did not clarify would end up being $3.00 on the bill, he offered no specials and not ONCE did he check in with us on how our meal was or even ask how the meal was after (hence, why I could not ask for any kind of saucy dip to quench the palate from the arrid desert of potato)! Strike 3, you're out. I have never received service this bad (not even from some of the one-star reviews I've written ... well, with the exception of Old Spaghetti Factory, Winnipeg), and it makes me sad because I love this restaurant so much. I hope the Living Room reads this review and does something about emphasizing customer service. Maybe it's a daytime, lunch thing? I dunno! The time we visited before this one (and actually, EVERY time I have come before!) our server was EXCELLENT. Jessica and I were even commenting about how he thought of our every need before we even said anything. But this guy? He thought of nothing. Sorry to rant, sorry to ramble, but I think it is only fair to sum up our experience and hope that for whoever comes to the Living Room in the future, they can have the wonderful experiences that we have had in the past and that all will be corrected or improved. read more

I've always wanted to check out The Living Room, so a friend and I planned to meet up there for drinks one night. Upon arriving and waiting up at the front to be seated, one of the staff asks us if we are staying for dinner and we said no, just for drinks. He then tells us that in that case he doesn't have any room for us and has the balls to suggest other places on 17th ave where we can go for drinks. WTF. We were all dressed up and ready to drink, so we went down to Charcut, which turned out to be much more welcoming. So, based on this insulting experience I give it one star. read more

My friend and I decided to try the living room tonight and we were really disappointed. We ordered the cheese fondue and what was delivered was an extremely salty/runny "gravy" that did not taste like cheese. After mentioning to them that it didn't taste like fondu, they tried again. While the fondu was marginally better it was still so salty that we couldn't appreciate the cheese. Our next meal, scallops, were undercooked and when we embarrassingly mentioned this to the restaurant manager he instantly belittled us and implied we didn't know what we were talking about. While we aren't food critics, we are foodies and know when meals aren't prepared as they should be. When we received the bill they charged us for the scallops, which we didn't eat! Our server was nice, but the curly haired restaurant manager was defensive and made us feel unwelcome, an inconvenience and inexperienced. Would we go back? No. Calgary has plenty of better restaurants. Try Ox and Angela or Mercato.... You won't go wrong! read more

SO yum. We did date night here a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. We arrived late so the place was mostly empty, and our server was nice but not overly friendly. We ordered the Oysters to start which were heavenly, as well as the Ahi Tuna Tacos - biggest pieces of tuna I've ever SEEN on a taco! They were a little hard to eat but they were delicious. Finally, we finished with the Truffle Cheese Fondue, which was sooo rich. We accompanied the cheese with some apple slices and broccolini, which went well with the richness of the cheese (next time, I will order the Aged Gruyere instead). The waiter took care of us even though the place was closing, and made us the best Amaretto Sours ever. The bill was high, which is expected, but the food was worth it. I'll definitely make it a point to return, probably to sit on the beautiful patio on a nice summer evening! read more

The Living Room Restaurant - Ahi Tuna Tacos - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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To be precise, I would give this place 3.5 stars . It is definitely better than a 3 but not worth a 4 on my scale. The Fondue was okay. Duck breast was good. Ambience was good. I liked their wine list. They have a good selection of old world red wines - my friends and I still talk about that bottle from Rhone Valley till this day... read more

My bf took me here for dinner this evening, I have lived a block away for 2 years and FINALLY made it to the place with the beautiful patio......in October! Anywho, our waiter was Joseph and he was fabulous and knowledgeable all evening. We started with the tartare, classic and perfect. I had the short rib which was lovely and it had a lovely little Italian cabbage roll that tasted like Christmas. Bf had the pork tenderloin which had a nice bread pudding with hints of sage and orange. Finished with 2 SHAFTS and it was a great end to a great dining experience! read more

The Living Room Restaurant - Chasing good restaurants - French Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Delicious food, havarti fondue is to die for. Bison was tender and veggies very flavourable. Service is always really good. Only criticism is that the tables are super close together, maybe a bit too cozy. A nice treat for a night out. read more

We had our Christmas dinner party at the Living Room this week. We were 11 people. We had a great time. We had the Chef's Tasting Menu - everyone has the same 4 courses. Fabulous. What they don't tell you is that you get 2 additional in-between courses, included. Wow. Service was almost perfect - they fill your water glass (which you pay for) every 30 seconds. I noticed on Foursquare that the restaurant's drink special is something called a Stack. I ordered a round for everyone. The server promised to bring these out with the dessert course but they never arrived. Strange because it would have bumped his tip up a bit. Oh well, his loss. read more

We were very disappointed in this restaurant. We had been years before and enjoyed ourselves but in the interim, the attitude of the staff and quality of the food for the price have declined significantly. We had a TravelZoo voucher for lunch and were misinformed on what is was good for. When we asked about it, surprised to get a large bill at the end of lunch, we were treated brusquely. There was hardly anyone at lunch yet our server treated us as though we were an annoyance and did not come back to check how our meal was. The food was adequate yet unspectacular. My lunch halibut cost $31 and was hardly elevated above being steamed with a splash of flavourless sauce on the side. Their patio is lovely on a warm evening, but there is little to recommend this restaurant beyond that. Very disappointed. read more

Loved the relaxing ambiance I felt upon walking onto the patio, made even more so by the attentive servers, willing to share a story and make you feel at home and attended to. I shared a lovely cheese fondue with my boss, had several nice glasses of red and finished with a seafood trio including snow crab legs, gravadlax (salmon) and tuna tartar. All were fresh but none particularly inspiring. I still left feeling satisfied and might try another dish if I ever have the opportunity to return. read more