Aurelio's — Restaurant in Clinton Township

I have driven past Aurelio’s for years and I am not sure why I waited until yesterday to stop in. I have tried numerous Italian restaurants in the area and just don’t seem leave satisfied. This particular day my family and I decided we would try somewhere totally different. The decor is absolutely adorable with murals and vines painted on the walls. Chandeliers hang from the ceiling, with beautifully set tables covered in crisp and wrinkle free white tablecloths. Almost like entering a different world. I easily sat back and just enjoyed my experience! Our wait staff was prompt and service very professional. We ordered the fried mozzarella appetizer whIch was served with a very tasty tomato sauce. I tried a small tasting of the meat sauce to see if I would possibly enjoy a plate of just pasta with meat sauce. For me it has been difficult to find just a plate of old school red sauce/meat sauce. I was told that they do not salt the sauce so customers can salt to their preference. I was skeptical. The sauce did not need salting. They use an absolutely delicious tomato product for their red sauce!!! I think a little more garlic and maybe a pinch or two of sugar, regardless I could chow a plate of pasta with red/meat sauce. What happened was our waiter explained the specials and two of us just had to order the Tortellini alla Nona. Oh my gosh. Yummy tender tortellini covered in a bacon and onion palomino sauce. And, surprise there were a few chunks of delicious garlic throughout. Oh were we happy! My family loves garlic!! One of us consumes a Gluten Free (GF) diet as a dietary choice. The Alfredo with GF pasta and grilled chicken was wonderful. The pasta is similar too a miniature mostaccioli with a great bite/texture and flavor. When you dine here is like eating at grandma’s house. The food is freshly prepared. Not that heave prepackaged possibly full of preservatives type food. The only reason I took away one star was for to the not so tasty tortellini chicken soup. The broth could be tweeted some. The house dressing was okay. FYI you can order the ‘alla Nona sauce even if not on the menu/specials. I would order it on just plain spaghetti 🍝. So if you have passed Aurelio’s you really should stop in. Sit down, relax, dip your bread in olive oil, a little...

Well, we tried...went once last year to try it out and wasn't going to return but decided to try again yesterday with family.(not our choice) Same thing as last time. Food is below average. Our party spent $100s. Appetizers, entrée, drinks, dessert, etc. Instead of talking about every single dish I'll say this and discuss our 2..Everything was extremely boring, plain, overcooked pasta, cheap pasta, too much cheese, oily chicken, etc, etc.. My wife got a pasta dish with breaded chicken on top. Couldn't even eat the chicken. You could see the grease ring around/under the breading. Tasted like oil, dry, tasteles, etc. She asked me to "make it taste good" tomorrow when it's reheated. She insisted on taking home...I ordered the lobster ravioli. LOL...$30 plate which is high for this place..but reasonable if it actually had lobster in it..single thin layer of ravioli with 4x the sauce. Drowning in it. Regular meat filled ravioli across the table was 1in thick...mine was noodle touching noodle...paper thin...I saw 1 piece of lobster that tasted like crab and was like chewing my car tire. Long story short, we'll never return. Just BAD! Oh....if you pee in the urinal, and the door opens...the whole kitchen staff and servers see...

Would NEVER go back. And I used to bring family and friends there at least once a month. We ordered drinks and a bottle of wine. There were 5 of us at the table. The Appetizer of Calamari was great. The Baked Mozzarella, good. But the Mussels were the frozen tiny ones from Aldi's that cost $4.95. (charge-$15.95.) We waited 45 minutes for our dinners. (Did I mention we were the ONLY ones in there?) They did bring our food, but never bothered to clear any of the appetizer plates and dishes from the table. (There were 2 Young Ladies standing the whole time at the counter). Two more tables of 2 did come in. She did ask if we wanted dessert, but we told her "We had enough". The bill came and my son went up to pay it and still left a 20% tip. (I would have left 10% for the bad service). But the WORST thing was My Son mentioned nicely that before serving the Entrees that the other dirty plates should be removed from the table. The 2 young ladies were now joined by an elderly woman, they all laughed at him and said: "Oh Well". Oh Well, WE WILL...