Aura Cafe - Kingston

Wasn't impressed, haven't been for a long time, used to do the Rib night, service was extremely slow only 2 other tables in use in the restaurant and it took an hour for our meal, portion sizes were tiny, average food, would not recommend and...More

Went for Mothers Day lunch and in all fairness the manager bent over backwards to accommodate us despite a very late booking. The restaurant's outlook is beautiful and the dining setting is very comfortable and relaxing. Service is good, friendly but not professional, perhaps a family style operation. The menu is in line with what you would expect from a pub meal. Fish and chips, parmigiana, lamb shanks, steak, roast of the day. The food was ok - but for an equivalent meal I need spend no more than $10-$12 in one of Hobart's good pubs. However the restaurant was packed for the occasion with many families with older people looking pretty happy with what they were receiving. I think the venue has the potential to build its profile by lifting menu choice and quality to better match the pricing. Otherwise the choice is places like The Queens Head, Ocean Child, or Shamrock which represent food that is every bit as good at half the price.

The service was reasonably friendly however the meals are nothing to rave about. The potatoes and vegetables didn't taste freshly cooked, but as if they had been previously prepared and then reheated. The kids meal came with free ice-cream and soft drink. My grandson only eats sorbet and does not drink soft drink so I asked if he could have a glass of soda water instead. We were charged additional for the soda water.

This place was dead when we went mid week for dinner. Only 1 other person in the restaurant, but nothing wrong with the food or service. Meals came out quick and was about what you'd expect for the price. Nothing special.

I dined there recently as a group and was actually quite surprised how good the meal was. I eat at restaurants frequently and the steak was the best I have ever eaten. The meat was cooked absolutely perfectly and the quality of the meat was excellent. The sides were also quite good. It did not take long for the meals to come out and the staff were very good.