Aureole At Home

This place seems to be fine dining, but we came during restaurant week at the last seating (10pm on a Friday) and it left something to be desired. The food was good, but the service was a bit rushed. Unfortunately, not over the top experience like I was expecting from things I've heard in the past. The main course came out when we were still finishing our appetizers. Nothing was bad, I was just expecting a more sophisticated experience.

This is a great restaurant in Times Square. I took family visiting from LA to try the food and we were all pleasantly surprised. The food and the service was excellent. We were given a high end experience you wouldn’t expect in a part of town that is mainly tourists. My favorite was the egg dish. Totally different from anything I’ve ever had. I will definitely come back again!

Spend my partner’s birthday dinner at Aureole and we had a fantastic evening. From being greeted by name, loads of “happy birthdays” from the staff and a little extra birthday dessert. The food was excellent and of a very high quality. The chef is a true talent and does a great job. We got a 7 course tasting with wine pairing and not a single course disappointed. Visit the restaurant after 8pm to avoid the pre theatre rush.

Their greeters and our waiter were very courteous and nice. Our waiter recommended a great Riesling. The service in between meals was a bit wonky. We had our appetizer and it took about 30 minutes after that for our main course to come out. Not sure if this was due to it being restaurant week. The food was good. I had their organic roasted chicken and it was delicious. Dessert was yummy, just a perfect amount to satisfy your craving for something sweet without over-indulging.

Excellent spot, especially for restaurant week! We had the heirloom tomatoes and salmon tartare to start - the pesto on the heirloom tomatoes is surprisingly delicious! We had the striped bass, chicken and pasta for mains - the striped bass with corn and grains was really good. We ended with the strawberries dessert, which was light and delicious - they had a spearmint coulis that is so good. Their wine list is great too! Overall highly recommend this spot.

Aureole has two dining "partitions", the casual Liberty Room and the formal Dining Room. As far as I can tell, they serve the same menu. We prefer casual settings and had lunch at the Liberty Room. Its pre-fixe lunch, three courses for $43 or two courses (without dessert) for $38, is a steal for fine dining in the city. However, each course only has two choices. We had Pork Belly as a starter. Its skin was crispy and meat tender. For main course, my husband had the Veal Osso Buco and I had the Tilefish. Both dishes were very good. However, the Peanut-Chocolate Tart dessert was a bit too sweet for my taste. Services were excellent. We would definitely go back again.