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Aura
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Reviews of Aura (929)

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4.9/6

929 reviews

4.9/6

929 reviews

Food:Great
Atmosphere:Pleasant
Service:Great
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Very Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Good"
4/6
Gertrude T.7 years ago · 2 reviews

The restaurant acoustic is very poor and extremely noisy. The management must do something about it. I can hardly have a good conversation with a friend without having to raise my voice and shout across the table. The service staff was also a little absent minded. We had to repeat our requests.

"Very good"
5/6
Chai hock G.7 years ago · 1 review

prompt and good service. responsive staff, in spite of crowd during lunch Serving staff offers suggestion. Room environment is somewhat "echo". Quite Noisy when crowded.

"Good"
4/6
Denice N.7 years ago · 1 review

My Husband and I were there to celebrate his birthday. Food was great and ambience was nice until larger groups start coming in and it became very noisy. Service stuff was friendly.

"Good"
4/6
Frank y.7 years ago · 1 review

Aura has an excellent ambience. The interior design is elegant especially the marble divider between seats. Service is good. Unfortunately, my duck confit came without the crispy skin and the accompanied wine pear was hard. Other than that, it is a nice place for business lunch and friends gathering especially at this grand refreshed old parliment house of Singapore.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lee H.7 years ago · 4 reviews

Food was great and the service was excellent too. The staff offered to prepare pasta off the menu for my children and also adjusted the pasta for my mom who needed it to be in vegetarian. Great experience.

"Good"
4/6
Georgin T.7 years ago · 4 reviews

The wines were good and the ambience was fantastic. Love the restaurant deco. service was a little slow, have to wait for almost 15 mins for the wine order. find food a little too salty. Food was a little not up to me and guests' satisfactory. servers were friendly and ambience make up for it. I would give a 3.5-4 out of 6 for food. But rest will score a full 6.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ashley P.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was great and the atmosphere was also very good. The service was excellent - rare for Singapore - but here is definitely an exception to the rule

"Excellent"
6/6
Lai Kuen G.7 years ago · 1 review

Service and food was excellence. Nice ambience and staff was very attentive to you every details. Will definitely recommend to all my colleagues. Well done.

"Very good"
5/6
Mun Yin L.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Very good service from the gentleman who took our orders and warm attention from the other staff. Comfortable and relaxing ambience. The food was good.

"Good"
4/6
Kuppan K.7 years ago · 1 review

The atmosphere and service was good overall. Food too was good, but I wouldn't say it was outstanding. The print and pricing on the menu was too tiny to read in the lighting of the restaurant. Needs to be in slightly bigger font! Will I go there again? For the atmosphere and location, maybe, but not for the food.

"Very good"
5/6
Uthpal R.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Great food and good service , more choices of wine by the glass preferred . Also can serve better coffee instead of lavazza . The museum cafe had a better coffee option as beans were from papa palheta

"Excellent"
6/6
Yew Cheng T.7 years ago · 3 reviews

Lunch set is a terrific value for money meal with 4 courses. The succulent scallop starter was fresh and tasty with salmon roe and urchin sauce . Followed by pasta called trofie in delicious truffle porcini sauce. Choice of black cod or sirloin for main course . The grilled beef was tender and juicy. Finished with refreshing dessert of mango sorbet , chocolate millefeuille with raspberry . Beautifully presented and service staff was very attentive and prompt with each course .

"Very good"
5/6
Julihanna A.7 years ago · 1 review

Acoustic of the venue is not good if you wish to have an intimate night out or chat with friends. It's a challenge to even hear the specials. I pitty the staff. Otherwise decor, food and service are excellent

"Excellent"
6/6
Nicholas C.7 years ago · 1 review

The food and ambience were really good. Further, the staff were friendly and helpful. Thank you.

"Not good "
2/6
Dunn R.7 years ago · 2 reviews

This is my second time visit. Last time I ate dinner and this time we enjoyed lunch. Foods are nice and we enjoyed appertizer, main and desert on the 4th floor. They kindly accept our request to have tea at the 5th floor. However, tea have not been served untill we go down to 4th floor and ask to staff. We ordered Ice tem but straw was brokened one and tea was taste like made by used tea leave... Very disappointed.

"Good"
4/6
Jacob B.7 years ago · 3 reviews

Great and tasty food, great view (outside at Sky lounge), good service. Change to an outside table as it was very noisy inside. Would come again for a drink.

"Very good"
5/6
Jerry Z.7 years ago · 1 review

This is very cosy restaurant. The food is nice and got certain standard. The service is also good. However, it's quite costly. I would recommend to give a try.

"Average"
3/6
Dawn F.7 years ago · 5 reviews

This restaurant caters to clients with entertainment accounts. Looks good. Noisy. Food nothing to shout about. I was surprised that the slow cooked pork was not even fork tender.

"Very good"
5/6
Quandoo Diner7 years ago · 0 reviews

Lovely experience for the first time. Waiters were attentive and friendly. Recommended dishes were good and they surprised my husband with a birthday cake after a friend we bumped into wished him. Nice gesture to end to the lunch.

"Very good"
5/6
Kelly N.7 years ago · 5 reviews

Friendly service. Nice seating. Place was noisy due to it being a full-house Friday but we enjoyed ourselves, thanks to the nice decor, tasty pasta, and smiley service.

"Not good "
2/6
Dan O.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Service was deplorable. Waiter was rude to say the least. Starters were served very shortly after bread was offered. Mains followed before we had finished our starters, so they were just placed next to our starters.

"Average"
3/6
Gracia Q.7 years ago · 1 review

Food taste good but it's a pity that it's not warm enough. We are quite upset with the service level, not attentive and it's slow.

"Excellent"
6/6
a b.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was great, especially the Grilled Octopus we got as a starter. We also had the Parma Ham. This was nice too but felt the Octopus was better. Had a steak that was not on the main menu. Nicely done and rate it highly though have to say that it is not the best around. We were also recommended a sea urchin pasta which sounded interesting but decided to keep it for another time. Good selection of wines. For dessert, we had the Pannacotta and the Cheese Cake. Both were a nice, light way to end off the meal. Great ambience and atmosphere. Service staff are very friendly and they give excellent service. Special mention to Push - thank you for your recommendations. Would also recommend a visit to the Sky Lounge for drinks before dinner. Good panoramic view of the city from City Hall through Marina Bay to Raffles Place and overlooking the Padang. Go early for happy hour prices. Would definitely visit again.

"Very good"
5/6
Siang Keng L.7 years ago · 1 review

The food is good and the waiter is very friendly and attentive. However, the place is a bit noisy probably due to the low ceiling

"Not good "
2/6
Rachel P.7 years ago · 1 review

Subpar service, and gave me the wrong credit card back when paying the bill!!! Food was average, does not warrant the price at all. Will not return.

"Very good"
5/6
Harutai i.7 years ago · 1 review

The view was beautiful the service was attentive, but still managed to slipped on all the things I requested, eg. inform my guest for the table changed, and use my credit card. The food was a bit under-seasoned. The price is a bit high. The Japanese group behind our (supposed to be romantic table) are very very loud.

"Excellent"
6/6
Rachel O.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely ambience with great food! Service was really good, waiters were knowledgeable on the menu & wine list. Definitely will come back again in future!

"Excellent"
6/6
Kayen S.7 years ago · 7 reviews

The experience was fantastic. The staffs were attentive and their services were efficient. However, the food served was too fast. They served both the entree and 1 of the main course together.

"Very good"
5/6
Victor M.7 years ago · 1 review

The restaurant is in an enviable location on level 5 of National Gallery Singapore. Service is attentive and I know several of the waiters from their previous incarnations which makes for a very warm welcome. The food is of good quality. I'm looking forward to trying more of the menu.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sharon C.7 years ago · 1 review

the overall experience is awesome- good food, innovative food presentation, nice ambience. Enjoy the city lights at the rooftop terrace. If there's something to improve on, it will be the service which can be more attentive.

"Very good"
5/6
Hamidah I.7 years ago · 1 review

Generally excellent. Push, the manager, was his usual attentive and charming self. My dining companions who were there for the first time enjoyed their food and will return in future.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie B.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was beautifully presented and delicious. Excellent service! We all had different dishes, Burrata salad, grilled octopus, sea bass, scallops, and pork chop. All amazing.

"Good"
4/6
Nicole N.7 years ago · 1 review

Great ambience, attentive service, food can definitely be improved if restaurant wants returning customers. Food was more on the average note but ambience was good, nice place to bring a date.

"Good"
4/6
Yoke Ching F.7 years ago · 3 reviews

Very good service, we were ushered to our table quickly and efficiently, given the menu and order for 2 set lunches taken promptly by smiling and gracious staff. Restaurant has a lovely decor though acoustics weren't the best, very noisy as sounds were echoed. Food though reasonably priced was ordinary, a tad heavy and creamy as both the artichoke cream soup and prawn pasta were heavy on the cream. Dessert of chocolate cake slices with nuts and berries was well-presented but some of the nuts didn't taste that fresh. Coffee too thick for our taste but the slices of toast that came before the soup were crunchy and delicious. Perhaps the ala carte selections were better, but I believe the set lunch usually is a good indicator of general food quality. As a frequent traveller to Italy, perhaps spoilt by the exacting standards there but all the hype led us to expect more.

"Not good "
2/6
Yuen C.7 years ago · 1 review

The fish we had was overcooked and dry and the pasta not al dente. Service staff was not attentive. At 2.30 p.m. the waiter simply left the bill on our table and walked away, no eye contact, nothing said. When my guest asked, what time are you closing, he muttered, "in fact we are closing now mam." Such atrocious service. It's unbelievable.

"Very good"
5/6
Stella L.7 years ago · 1 review

We had an enjoyable birthday lunch over at Aura. Attentive staff noticed me giving my lunch partner her birthday present, he presented our dessert with a candle to celebrate. We like our crabmeat salad and Beef Sirloin. Overall great ambience, great food, good price.

"Excellent"
6/6
Elise R.7 years ago · 4 reviews

Gréât restaurant, food and service :) recommend the sky lounge for pre or post dinner drinks with a great view! Will definitely come back again!

"Not good "
2/6
Selene C.7 years ago · 9 reviews

Very average food, wine on the pricy side, great ambience, attentive service but probably will not go back.

"Very good"
5/6
Eryn C.7 years ago · 1 review

Aura was lovely! The food was great, brunch set was a real value for money. We also loved the aka carte octopus starter 😍. Our server Shafiq was also very helpful and friendly, helping us to change our order once we realized we had ordered a pasta that was already included in the brunch set. 😊 additionally, as we were celebrating a birthday they put a little happy birthday sign and candle on birthday boy's dessert! overall a great experience!

"Good"
4/6
Yee Ming M.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Service was good. It's just that the place was warm and a bit noisy for a planned Romantic dinner for two. Food portions were just right.

"Very good"
5/6
Ashish G.7 years ago · 5 reviews

Nice view, nice food. Generally have good service staff, last night was exceptional and surprising. Got bad feedback from friends that attended on service staff.

"Very good"
5/6
Louise F.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Carefully thought out menu with just enough options. Pasta amazing. Great ambience. Extensive Italian wine list. We did have a problem when we were brought the incorrect year for the Italian red wine that we ordered. Perhaps they thought we wouldn't notice but my brother is a bit of an Italian wine buff and picked it up immediately. They actually didn't have the year that we had ordered at all so not sure why they didn't just tell us that. Overall a good experience but watch the wine availability.

"Very good"
5/6
SH K.7 years ago · 1 review

Good food with nice ambience although spoiled by some guests in shorts and round neck t-shirts and flip flops. Having cash in wallet does not justify poor dressing!

"Very good"
5/6
Daniela R.7 years ago · 1 review

Great location with spectacular views over Narina Bay Sands, great Italian food and excellent wine list and the most charming and professional staff in Singapore.

"Average"
3/6
Klaus R.7 years ago · 1 review

Nice location at the new museum. However, I expected the place to be a bit more sophisticated. I think the service could have been a bit more attentive, the quality of the food was good but not great/too special and having other guests with shorts, t-shirts and baseball cap next to us did not fit the ambience/portrayed image of the place. Nonetheless a good addition to Singapore's gastronomic scene in a very nice location. There is opportunity to improve and become a great place.

"Good"
4/6
carol l.7 years ago · 1 review

Overall experience at the restaurant is okay. The 5 of us enjoyed our time at Auro, the waiter is humorous and friendly and knowlegeable about their menu and wine list. He chilled our champagne and helped reserved a table at the Sky Lounge for dessert and drink after dinner. There were a few setbacks that could be improved. 1. The waiters/waitresses all appear very busy rushing around and it is hard to catch their attention. 2. The tiny little saucer containing few drops of balsamic vinegar and olive oil is real pathetic and call for replenishment was not met, perhaps forgotten. They have good bread though.

"Very good"
5/6
Tan s.7 years ago · 1 review

Service in the restaurant is good . However, they have forgotten a request which I have spoken personally to the reservation. That is quite disappointing .

"Excellent"
6/6
Han Bing L.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Awesome service- servers are witty and on the ball. set lunch is well priced for a business lunch. Will definitely recommend this place, and looking forward to a 2nd visit for drinks!

"Very good"
5/6
Claire B.7 years ago · 1 review

Nice and efficient service, nice decor, good food, not too air conditionned, temperature just perfect which was great, a little too noisy..but we had a nice time!

"Excellent"
6/6
A L.7 years ago · 1 review

Great ambience and food! Definitely will return again in the near future