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Aurelia

Modern European 
13-14 Cork Street, London W1S 3NS
Latest critic review: February 11, 2012
Critics' score: 6.5 out of 10 Users' score: 3.5 out of 10



Aurelia

Mayfair restaurant from the people behind La Petitie Maison
Aurelia has been launched by the family behind Zuma, Roka and La Petite Maison on the site of the former Mulligan's of Mayfair. The restaurant's head chef is Rosie Yeats-Greenslade, who's worked at Roka for four years while Nic Watt - Roka's executive chef is overseeing the kitchen. Food-wise, the menu has a distinct Mediterranean influence with lots of sharing platters and small plates.

Critic Reviews


John Lanchester Guardian
Reviewed on February 11, 2012
"They know what they're doing at Aurelia, but my hunch is that the location is so costly that they've been forced down the route of safety-first." READ REVIEW
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Critic's score: 6
Jay Rayner Observer
Reviewed on December 18, 2011
"...Aurelia (is) a place where you can eat very well indeed, but not yet a good restaurant. There is a difference." READ REVIEW
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Critic's score: 6
Zoe Williams Telegraph
Reviewed on December 11, 2011
"It's pricey and it's a bit mixed, and if you get it right it's wonderful, and even if not, it's fine." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 6
Tony Turnbull Times
Reviewed by December 10, 2011
"... the food, delivered, as asked, course by course rather than dish by dish, was faultless. Better than faultless, actually, like watching a slide show of all your childhood holidays rolled into one and discovering they were even more sun-kissed and golden than you’d remembered." READ REVIEW
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Critic's score: 8
Tracey MacLeod Independent
Reviewed on December 03, 2011
"Just how far we'd come from the meaty badlands was highlighted when our salt marsh leg of lamb (£21) arrived pre-carved into a fan of thin, pink-centred slices – we're ladies, we can't cut our own meat! – and drizzled with salmoriglio, this season's gremolata." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 6
Guy Dimond Time Out
Reviewed on November 16, 2011
"...we felt a little disappointed with Aurelia, which is takes the far more conservative and risk-averse approach of far too many Mayfair restaurants; it's more in the mould of its sister restaurant, La Petit Maison." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 6
Fay Maschler Evening Standard
Reviewed on November 17, 2011
"While I thought Amy's Dover sole with clams, tomato and capers was truly delectable it just didn't sit well with Tim's pork or my veal. The impact of three skilfully cooked main ingredients was diminished by muddling them up." READ REVIEW
Critic's score: 6
 

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Average user rating from: 2 user(s)

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3.5  (2)
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Aurelia 2012-02-17 00:42:10 Neil McEwan
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3.0
Neil McEwan Reviewed by Neil McEwan    February 17, 2012

The cooking was good. Unfortunately the quality of the food was let down by exceptionaly bad service. They were slow, clumsy and intrusive. Added to which, there is a sharing concept, which seems to be for the benefit of the kitchen rather than the customer, allowing them to deliver food in any order it likes; in our case starter and main simultaneously.

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Aurelia 2011-11-26 21:10:04 Bob
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4.0
Reviewed by Bob    November 26, 2011

Yawn

Nothing special in terms of food, atmosphere or crowd. If you like sitting in an over lit basement then it's perfect for you.

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Modern European 
Address
13-14 Cork Street, London W1S 3NS
Telephone
020 7409 1370
Nearest Tube
Picadilly Circus
Opening times:
Daily 12-3pm, Dinner 5.30-11.30pm (10.15pm Sunday)

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