Aurora Soho

1/10/2016

My friend and I were in town for the weekend and found this restaurant on yelp while looking for brunch options. We were not disappointed. The food was fresh and delicious. I had the crab Benedict and my friend had the duck and waffle. Both were fantastic. Price was reasonable and waitress was extremely knowledgable, professional and engaged. Was very impressed by her. She was training a new guy and was doing an excellent job. If he follows her example, he will be great.

We went at 11:30am on a Saturday. We made a reservation on yelp but I don't think it would have been needed as it wasn't too busy at that time but it was picking up as we headed out.

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  Crab Benedict. So wonderful for brunch

  Crab Benedict. So wonderful for brunch

1/10/2016

Very good place for brunch. At the first glance, the brunch seems to be expensive, $22 including a cocktail or OJ. However, the entree itself was actually more luxury than other places, and most of items here can not be easily found in other places. I had the crab meat benefit, it was really great flavor, balanced, delicious, fresh crab meat too, definitely one of the top things I had for brunch. Good taste of interior design, spacious space, so you can have a good time with your group, it can accommodate 6ppl for us easily, nice location in a more quiet block in Soho, OJ is fresh and tasty too, we had a good time .

My friend also ordered the duck confit, and the pie, we all finished, it's that good.

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  Interior

  Interior
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  Crab meat Benedict

  Crab meat Benedict

11/16/2015

Must try:  Octopus, Fritto Misto, and all their pasta dishes.  

Casually elegant wine list.  Intimate restaurant that is perfect for a close group of friends.

1/11/2016

I was really excited to try out this restaurant after seeing the reviews and looking over the menu. The brunch options were those you typically see but also seemed to have a unique twist.  The restaurant is adorable and the staff who greeted us were friendly and able to seat us immediately. We got a great table toward the back of the restaurant.

The restaurant was rather quiet and most tables were empty so we were surprised when our food arrived before our cocktails. Not sure what happened but it took forever to get our cocktails. Our food was served a solid 5-7 mins before our cocktails arrive. Perhaps it is just me but this is a pet peeve of mine in a restaurant. I want to have my drink before my food arrives.  The food was fine, nothing spectacular. I think in this neighborhood there are some other places I would visit for brunch before I give this restaurant a second shot.

1/9/2016

I was in town picking up my daughter from Pace University.  My family said they were hungry and it was Sunday so I used the yelp app to locate a brunch spot Aurora popped up we started walking in the wrong direction for quite some time. After we realized we were walking the wrong way we had to make a decision do we track all the way back?  I am so grateful that we did when we arrived we walked into this rustic old Old world feel bestrew it was like a perfect dream the waiters were very attentive they brought us bloody Mary's as we waited to eat it was a wonderful bread to dip . Everybody got something different on the menu I wanted to eat everyone of the dishes I ordered the poached egg with apple smoked bacon and arugula I still dream about that bacon I just want to know how they did it if you're anywhere near Broome Street  on a Sunday make sure you go to Aurora you will be pleased

12/20/2015

I had the eggs benedict w crabs and they were amazing!! The portion was big and i was fulfilled. Good staff and good location!! Will def come back

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  I had a really good crab & eggs benedict! The portion was very big and i was completley happy :) loved it!!

  I had a really good crab & eggs benedict! The portion was very big and i was completley happy :) loved it!!

1/3/2016

Had a nice NYE dinner here. The place looks nice and food was delicious. The cocktails were also tasty.

9/13/2015

I was walking around starving and ran across this place. What caught my eye was the duck and waffles. Surprisingly, I'm not a fan of waffles.  So I had this poach duck egg and duck leg over waffles. It was SOOO good. Yummy. The maple mustard syrup was the finishing touch.  With the tip it was about $28, not too bad.

Great conversations around everyone was enjoying themselves. The decor was good, very clean and the service was very personalized  (despite the server taking a bit longer to take my credit card).

Very nice spot. I would definitely recommend.

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  Duck & Waffles

  Duck & Waffles

12/22/2015

This spot was exactly what you would expect upon walking in. Authentic, Italian, rustic and cozy. The food was good and they have a great extensive wine list as well. It was a bit nosy as the location is small but it didn't bother us. Cant go wrong with homemade pasta!

12/20/2015

Not too bad. Except that some of the items on the menu were not ready as we were ordering dinner. Kind of disappointed on how the employees are selective on their patrons especially with their friends or friends of the manager. I definitely felt demeaned by the way my friends and I were dressed as opposed to the other patrons. And little did they know that I can afford everything on that wine list. The "special guests" received their food 2x as fast as when we received ours. Food was good, but definitely selective service. My waiter was Attentive. You have to come here pretty posh and looking pretty well-off to have a good service and attention.

10/16/2015

Love love love this place.
Fourth time here and counting.
I always bring guests from out of town here. No way would they be displeased.

10/15/2015

Totally awesome and unique brunch spot. They had a nice special; brunch entree and a drink (alcoholic or non; Bloody Mary/mimosa or juice) for like 16 bucks I think. Bloody Mary was well made, very refreshing. Also ordered a latte that came in a smaller mug than I'm used to but wow it was great. I ordered poached eggs fungi and thick cut bacon over toast with cheese. Something like that anyway. It was DECADENT. I've never felt so guilty about eating a piece of bacon so thick. It was cooked perfectly- not chewy- and nice and smoky. Poached eggs were nice and runny and the mushrooms added a nice texture element. I think Gruyere was the cheese. She had scrambled eggs with lox. Pretty standard but also on point. We were stuffed! Great portions, smiling staff, and quality food! Definitely check it out while you're in Soho!

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  Scrambled eggs with lox, a classic

  Scrambled eggs with lox, a classic
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  Poached eggs with bacon, fungi, Gruyere, and toast. Look at the size of that bacon! It's one piece!

  Poached eggs with bacon, fungi, Gruyere, and toast. Look at the size of that bacon! It's one piece!

9/7/2015

This was an amazing spot!
The food was fresh and great!
It's a cute little quaint spot that plays really relaxing music.
It made me feel very comfortable and allowed for good conversation.
The food isn't priced high at all and what I loved was the coffee is always fresh, and they don't fill up your coffee until you finish and they ask you every time :)
Love this spot

10/18/2015

Amazing spot in the heart of soho.
Food is great, service is amazing.

Love this place

9/21/2015

Been here twice for dinner and they have done a very competent job both times. Had steak first time and lamb chops the second.

It can be quite cramped in there depending on where you sit. Had cocktail and then wine by the glass second time. Wine by glass not universally great one ok and one not so good but they changed it which was appreciated. Service was good on both occasions.

12/29/2015

Lovely, great food, not over done. I had rib eye and it was fantastic. The service was great and they gave us time to sit and chat even as the evening was winding down. The desserts were very yummy. I had pana cotta and it was wonderful. This is the place to go to enjoy food and good company. It is not a starchy fancy place. Rather it is as if you walked into someone's creative Italian kitchen and you were invited to try out a great cook's lovingly created rustic dishes!

7/18/2015

We came here on the early side for dinner so not only was the restaurant virtually empty, but the traffic from the holland tunnel was extremely loud due to rush hour. This kinda ruined the ambience of an otherwise gorgeous restaurant for me, but everything changed when I got my meal. For a starter we had the prosciutto board. Now I live and breathe any and all types of ham so I would've liked this even if it was low grade prosciutto BUT it was fantastic and I was happy. I had the tagitelle alla bolgnese and OH MY GOD. Best pasta dish I have EVER HAD. Every time I think of it I cry a little bit. It reminds me of the childhood I never had growing up in Italy. So delicious. So nice. So tasty.

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  TAGLIATELLE ALLA BOLOGNESE!! DO IT.

  TAGLIATELLE ALLA BOLOGNESE!! DO IT.
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  Prosciutto board

  Prosciutto board

10/26/2015

Cute place, good brunch menu. The duck with waffle was very good. Don't give it a 5 star because they messed up with some orders but the food was good.

11/7/2015

Delicious. That's all I can really say. We went for brunch and every single person in our party was very happy with their meal. For $22 you get a large breakfast and a drunk (Bellini, mimosa, oj). It was hard to decide what to get because they had so many great options even thou the menu itself is small. My girlfriend got the French toast. Super filling and very sweet. I went with the prosciutto Benedict. Amazing. The roasted potatoes on the side are easily the best I've ever had. The waiters were super attentive and continued to refill water without the glasses ever being empty (very important when you're hung over!).  Overall I was very impressed with both the food and service.

10/24/2015

The ambiance and service was impeccable. Our waitress was very attentive and knowledge. Her drink recommendations were admired. The flat bread for the table was a favorite. Although this is a Italian place, the pasta dishes were a disappointment. Three of us all had a consensus that the pasta had been overcooked. But on in all, very nice place for groups.

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