Great food, wine and service, this is one of the best restaurants in the area and I love their Crispy Skin Barramandi.
We have always enjoyed our evenings at The Living Room. There is always a friendly welcome from the wonderful Lona and the staff are courteous and attentive. The food never fails to delight and the atmosphere especially in winter with the lovely fire is so inviting. See you there soon
The Wandering Reviewer
+5
I have been coming to The Living Room off and on for several years and after a long hiatus I returned with a friend.
Nothing has changed (except the menu). The superb choices of dishes, great staff and warm atmosphere continues.
We arrived on Friday night with a lovely greeting from the staff. We were seated at one of my favourite tables and that's when the great service begins.
I could focus on the food but it goes without saying. The food is always superb with a nice choice of wine that complements each meal.
However, what I noticed more than ever was the attentiveness of the staff. First - they listen. Listen to our tastes, thoughts and likes. They make gentle selections and expand our options for dining.
My friend and I ordered the same meal although one was a main the other an entree. From order to table was 20 minutes. In the meantime we drank a stunning Yangarra Shiraz. Our glasses discreetly topped up. No intrusion on our private, intimate conversation.
Once our meals arrived we were offered extra freshly grated Parmesan and black pepper - then left alone to eat. Just before we'd finished the waiter checked in. Nice. Discreet. Not asking for anything more than 'how's your meal?'
The Living Room was full this night as it is many nights, so book in advance and if you can't make it at least be courteous and let them know.
It's the people and culture behind a place like this that makes it great. So I decided to snap some if the staff. Fun. Friendly. Professional.
There is plenty of parking around but do look at the limitations as inspectors are quick off the mark.
This place is wheelchair friendly with a ramp at the rear.
Kid friendly but more so earlier in the evening. High chair available.
Toilets clean and regularly checked.
I know locals who come here regularly and I will continue to visit as my restaurant of choice with a new date.
Thank you to all staff for making it another memorable night.
Lovely service.
I had the broccoli salad with added smoked salmon, and my husband had turkey on the specials menu. Both dishes were reasonably portioned and wine was delish. Staff were friendly.
Very good food, not too ambitious but interesting and delicious. The service was very good too, did everything quickly and effectively - no hovering or getting in the way.
The calamari and chorizo starter was delicious, as was the crab risotto.
Highly recommend a visit - not too expensive either for good portions.
Good food and service. Decent sized servings and reasonable price. They have a decent and reasonable priced wine list too.
Greeted by cheerful staff for brunch, the menu was fairly standard, coffee was not too bad, and food came out quite quickly. The big breakfast certainly lived up to its name and the eggs atlantic was delicious, definitely recommended
My family and I have been here a number of times, lovely food, calm and peaceful atmosphere. My only negative is that last time we went it took almost 45 minutes to get our food.
When we eventually got our food it was tasty!
We have been here many times and find the ambience, service and food to be great. There is an extensive menu available and prices are reasonable with good sized serves. My only criticism is it's not family friendly so unless your kids are happy to sit still, be quiet and stay in their seats, I wouldn't recommend it for families with young kids as the owner doesn't seem to like kids much. Otherwise highly recommended!!
Need a coffee fix in the late afternoon but most of the cafe in this area were already closed. We drove another round, and saw this well setting restaurant. Hesitated to go in since we only want a coffee, but then we asked one of the staff.
He kindly offered us to sit inside, cleared one small table from the wine glasses etc they had prepared for dinner guests, and took our coffee order. Very nice of him!
The latte itself was nice, hot and creamy, and the chai latte was gorgeous.
With the service like this, I will definitely come back to try their lunch/dinner.
Stuff are nice the food is good steak is nice there tiramisu is good but there food is not the best I've ever had it is still really nice tho do a lot of more basic dishes which I quite like
Highly recommend going here! The staff were fantastic. We were served by Penny and Maree, they super friendly and provided great service. The food was delicious, eggs were cooked to perfection. We will definitely be recommending this to friends.
Nice ambience, delicious food and a good selection of wine! Would love to come back and try other food.
Atmosphere is wonderful. Food was delicious. Price was great . Customer service was excellent . Will come back again. Went there first time for Sunday lunch , kids enjoyed there meal too. Husband had the fish , I had chicken, girls shared a chicken and chips, they had a milk shake and Fanta , husband has a cider , all but $98 and was worth it .
Templestowe Living Room hosted 29 people for a retirement function and we were super impressed with the food and service. It’s unusual to receive such delicious food when catering for a large number. They were also super considerate when being out food to note that someone was speaking and so they held onto her meal until she was ready. Would definitely recommend for a large group gathering.
Great venue for celebrations with partners or groups.
Extensive menu & knowledgeable long term chef.
On the ball service by experienced & friendly wait staff.
( I'm a regular customer )
Absolutely fabulous!! The young man who served us was very attentive all night and the food was sublime. We'll be returning...what a gem!
Amazing food, amazing staff so friendly, would come back here every Friday if i could
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