Winston Churchill famously told one of his cocktail party guests, "I may be drunk, and I may still be drunk tomorrow morning, but unless you lose that anchovy monocle, you will always be ugly." Enjoy a slightly more civil celebration of cocktails with today's Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of cocktails and pub bites at The Living Room in Capitol Hill.
Lauded by The Stranger for its homey, comely charm and humble knowledgeable staff, The Living Room offers a slew of crafty cocktails and casual hors d'oeuvres in a cozy, quaint space. Cocktails run the cultural gamut, from the dude (vodka, Kahlua, and cream, $4), to traditional mixed drinks such as the rye-centered old fashioned ($8) and the sidecar, served in a sugar-rimmed glass and named for the preferred getaway vehicle of most silent film villains' apprentices ($9). Tasty cocktail complements include an array of Spanish olives, popular in their home country for pelting bullfighters wearing post–Labor Day white denim cutoffs ($4), a cured meat plate served with herb crostini ($9), or the perfectly priced string cheese, freed once and for all of its residential kitchen fetters ($1).
The Living Room's rotating art installations, fireplace, and multiple levels of comfy couches and chairs all add to a milieu that resembles the home of welcoming, alcohol-licensed friends. Use today's Groupon to curl up fireside with a book and a cocktail, relax after work with other after-work relaxers, or meet up with friends for a mixed-drink-enhanced discussion of Ken Burns's latest documentary Flag Pins, Apple Pies, and Dogs Named Jake: The Most American Things in America.
Valid for dine-in only.
Reviews
More than 45 Yelpers give The Living Room an average of four stars. The Stranger, the Seattle Weekly, and Seattle Met Magazine have all featured it.
- …the Living Room is more like the enviable loft apartment of your favorite cousin—the one who makes exceptionally good drinks and doesn't mind at all if you just stop by and sit and read. – Bethany Jean Clement, The Stranger
- If you go expecting a pleasant, comfortable, and casual bar with a pretty epic happy hour, you won't be disappointed. – Gwen C., Yelp
- A great addition to the hill. I will surely be back. – Todd B., Yelp
Groupon Says
Cocktails of Interest
The Living Room offers up a plethora of old-school cocktails. Which didn't make the cut?
- Radio Theater: crème de menthe, milk, Blue Curacao, candy canes for antennae
- Business School: scotch, a raw egg, eyedropper of typewriter ink
- Infirmary: rye whiskey, chicken noodle soup
- The Greatest Generation: every kind of liquor mixed together
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