I tried The Living Room, which is the restaurant inside the Windsor Arms hotel in the Yorkville area because it was part of the Winterlicious offering. It stood out to me because it was advertised as a restaurant with a fully vegan menu. Well, I'm not vegan but I was up for a different Winterlicious menu and thought that it could be a more healthy option.
I reserved for 8 people initially and put down my credit card to confirm. My event gained so much interest that I wanted to expand my reservation to 16, but I was told that this wasn't possible because there wasn't space. Okay, that's fine I thought since it is during the Winterlicious event after all. I came to dinner thinking it will be a packed night but turns out the entire restaurant is empty! By the end of the night, our group was the only ones in the restaurant. It was like they didn't even want our business.
The waiters were nice and polite and the food came out in a timely fashion after the orders were placed. I did notice that one of the waiters was a little sloppier at placing the food, and although I normally wouldn't care I do have a higher standard when it comes to fine dining. The food itself was very good, but I noticed that it wasn't what I was expecting, which was a fully vegan menu. Actually, most of the menu was non-vegan and there was one vegan option for each course. I was confused by the Winterlicious description, but I was okay with this and thought the beef rib was fantastic.