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Zagat Survey - Rated Excellent
“Arrive early” to stake out a prime “people-watching” spot amid the lounge’s “comfortable sofas and chairs”, because once the “pretty” “young crowd” starts “packing” this “hip” New American eatery on the waterfront, personal space is minimal; after all, “most never actually make it back to the dining room”, settling for “a meal of three martinis” instead
Boston Herald Dining Review
After a long work week the last thing you need is to worry about making it past pretentious velvet ropes and mingling with uptight scenesters. The Living Room's laid-back/upscale atmosphere makes a refreshing change. Sink into one of the plush bar couches, sip a Rising Sun martini and let the relaxation begin. The 150-gallon saltwater aquarium overlooking the martini bar provides a soothing backdrop to the young financial district crowd.
The
Victoria's Secret Guide to What is SEXY in Boston
Bostonians have voted The Living Room one of the sexiest places
in Boston, in The Victoria's Secret Guide to What is SEXY
in Boston
WINNER - Boston's Sexiest Lounge -
Stare at the abstract nude over the bar for a while and you'll
feel either sexy or confused (so many body parts, so little
canvas). On one recent night two couples snuggled at separate
ends of one of the enormous sofas. Maybe they should call
it the Loving room
NOMINEE -- Boston's Sexiest Cocktails - Up All Night:
Absolut Citron, Red Bull, and a splash of cranberry juice
- if your nighttime agenda calls for a little extra energy,
they say Red Bull gives you wings. We think it'll give you
something else as well. Think about it.
Best
of Citysearch 2004 Winner -- Boston's Best Lounge
Congratulations to The Living Room! Citysearch users have
voted The Living Room the 2004 Best Lounge in Boston, as part
of the 5th annual "Best of Citysearch" guide, which highlights
the very best bars and nightlife Boston has to offer. "Best
of Citysearch" Bars and Nightlife combines editors' favorites
with the results form a six-week-long audience poll in cities
across the country.
Citysearch Editorial Review
Cushy couches and imaginative martinis make for a homey lounge
lacking in pretension.
The Scene
Plush, pillowy bar couches beg you to sink in and relax. In
the glow of a neon-blue aquarium, young Financial District
professionals mingle over pulsing dance music and sip from
an immense selection of wines by the glass. The living-room
theme is abandoned in the dining room in favor of formal table
settings and plum-colored curtains flanking the floor-to-ceiling
windows.
The Draw
Unlike other high-end lounges, the Living Room succeeds at
being homey rather than haughty--there's no cover, no line,
no claustrophobic crowd and best of all, no attitude. The
inventive martini list features everything from the classics
(Manhattans, cosmos) to creative cocktails like the Rising
Sun (made with sake, plum wine, Chambord, champagne and mangos).
A gigantic menu offers fairly priced comfort-food favorites
(Mom's pot roast) and Asian-influenced seafood (sesame tuna
lo mein). Dessert pies, temptingly displayed near the entrance,
are worth trying.
Improper
Bostonian
2003 Boston's Best Award: "New Hipster Hangout"
"Quiet but lively, hip yet not snotty: it's the scene
for people who are too cool to care about making the scene."
Phantom Gourmet
The Best: Espresso Martini" "At The Living
Room, between the North End and Faneuil Hall, a young, vigorous
crowd lounges about on love seats and couches while digging
into comfort food like Lobster Ravioli with Gorgonzola cream
sauce and battered Portobello Fries. The chic, yet homey
atmosphere is conducive to sipping ten-dollar martinis like
the Espresso, smoothed together with Bailey's, vanilla vodka,
Kahlua, espresso, and three café beans. There's also
the Vanilla Bean with raw sugar around the rim, the fruity
Scarlet Orange, and the Van Gogh, with a star fruit garnish."
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