not having a dining room on either floor of the house (2 family), we eat most of our meals at the upstairs kitchen counter, which is only a few feet from the living room tv. so, i guess most of our meals are casual.
more formal meals are eaten at the kitchen table in the first floor kitchen.
when i get home really late after a double shift, i eat at my old coffee table and couch in front of a tv and the birds' cages in the basement. my moluccan cockatoo sits on my knee, my african grey on my shoulder and we make a mess.