Room offering what you'd expect met with scowl (7)
I believe the answer is:
parlour
'room' is the definition.
(I know that parlour is a type of conference room)
'what you'd expect met with scowl' is the wordplay.
'what you'd expect' becomes 'par' (par for the course).
'met with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'scowl' becomes 'lour' (lour can mean a scowl or frown).
'par'+'lour'='PARLOUR'
'offering' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for parlour that I've seen before include "where cows are milked!" , "Room for receiving guests in a monastery" , "Beauty room?" , "Shop etc, formerly front room" , "'Lounge, sitting-room (7)'" .)