Aurora — Restaurant in City of Rye

Fantastic location. But mediocre food. I ordered this lobster pasta, $29, hardly any lobster. But it's located in the very affluent Rye neighborhood, so I guess they can get away with overpricing the food and still be a popular dining spot. Reviewing and comparing "objectively", i think most other restaurants in Greenwich and Stamford offer better food for the same price or less. Come here if you "absolutely" have to dine in Rye - and have already been to all of the other restaurants here. Otherwise, venture 5-10 minutes to restaurants in neighboring towns. I came here thinking that I was supporting a new, local biz...and was a little disappointed that Aurora's also owned by the same company that owns Mediterraneo and Eastend (in Greenwich), and both of those offer better food for the same price. I actually love the food at Eastend! C'mon Aurora, you can do...

recently dined here for a birthday celebration and could not be happier with the decision. the food was delicious, ambiance great sitting outdoors on a cool summer night, and great service.

Appetizers: eggplant parm, the surprise winner. unexpectedly great mussels and fried calamari, both good and would get again

Entrees: lobster spaghetti, my favorite. little spicy, little creamy, and perfectly cooked pasta linguini fini, tons of clams and good option pizza, pretty good. I like how it's not overly cheesy but would be my last choice of the three

Desserts: pistachio gelato, I love pistachio gelato and this did not disappoint cheesecake, surprisingly good. if you like cheesecake, you should get this tiramisu, pretty standard / not...

I sympathize with restaurants that got hit hard by the Covid disaster, however I still would like to leave an honest review.

Giving it a three star mainly because the two main dishes (lamb chops and ravioli) we ordered had very small portions, it is misleading to be considered as main dishes. The two appetizers are nice. My pizza was a decent size except barely had any cheese.

We called in @630 to place an order, and were told pick it up @7. We got there @7, but we were told the order needed several more minutes. Finally @720 I received my order. Which, I’ll admit isn’t the worst, yet is still enough time to cause annoyance.

I would recommend that the restaurant raise the price to incorporate more food so there is enough to be considered...