The men’s room is wallpapered with old pinup magazines. There is a section dedicated to Marilyn Monroe and one booth has a mosquito net covering it for privacy.

The new Living Room in Boynton Beach has a little of everything to make the customer feel like they are at home, said owner Lisa Mercado.

“It is not a new concept,” she said. “Though it is not a franchise, there are Living Rooms all over.”

The new Living Room at 1709 N. Congress Ave. still features elements other similar spots do not - like acoustic music from Keith Michaub, which can be heard at the venue, sometimes till 1 a.m.

The menu is as eclectic with fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, curry, meatloaf, coconut shrimp, crab cakes and fish tacos all grace the menu.

Not to mention the beer, wine, coffee and other refreshments that are available.

The mix of items available at this collision-of-themes lounge comes from Mercado’s background owning the Red Lion in Boynton for 23 years, only to sell it three years ago. Mercado also created all the desserts for the Bizarre Café in Lake Worth for 12 years.

“I wanted to come back to Boynton Beach for some time now,” she said. “I missed my customers.”

Mercado said the response from her Red Lion patrons was a unanimous sigh of relief at her return with the opening of Living Room in early October.

One former customer of the Red Lion missed the place so much that he helped Mercado construct the new Living Room.

Lamar Venegas frequented the Red Lion for almost 18 years and said he bonded with the other patrons and Mercado while spending time there.

“It is nice to have a place back here in Boynton where all the old patrons can get together again,” he said. “I think everything turned out nice. It has a nice finish with a homemade feel.”

Jennifer Cunway, a Boynton resident for two years, said she never got a chance to go to the Red Lion but that after visiting the Living Room, she wises she had.

“Well, if she missed Boynton Beach then it missed her,” she said. “I never went to Red Lion but I am glad she opened Living Room. It is unlike any other place around.”

Cunway said she was especially fond of the mosaic tables and purple chairs, where you can sit after a long day at the office and have a glass of wine.

For information, call the Living Room at 561-742-4399.

Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.