Aureole

Critics' Pick

34 E. 61st St., New York, NY 10021
nr. Madison Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-319-1660 Send to Phone

Price Range: $$$$
Reader Rating:
7.0 out of 10

14 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: American Nouveau

Photo by Shanna Ravindra

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Hours

Mon-Fri, 5:30pm-11pm; Sat, 5pm-11pm; Sun, closed

Nearby Subway Stops

N, R, W at Lexington Ave.-59th St.; 4, 5, 6 at 59th St.

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

BYOB
Prix-Fixe
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Alcohol

Full Bar

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Profile

Aureole is the kind of upscale restaurant Americans love. Nothing precious, nothing stagy. With the help of a staff as high-buttoned and on their toes as the original crew of the Enterprise, this restaurant brings you your favorite foods prepared with big flavors in comforting combinations. Poached Maine lobster in coconut-curry sauce. Sirloin of beef and red-wine-braised short rib. A creamy spaghetti alla carbonara. There's no question—you want to dive into the saucepans. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Prix-Fixe Menu

Dinner, three courses, $84

Tasting Menu
Dinner, seven courses, $115

Reader Ratings

7.0

Perfect meal

nycfoodie1234 from 07430 | Posted on 1/8/08

Overall Reader Rating: 8 (Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	9

Décor:	9

Value:	7

Service was great even though the restaurant was very full on a Saturday evening. Reservation was hard to get but i just headed over to Tablexchange. We had oysters and the sashimi appetizer. Both were great. Main course was the Tasmanian...Read More

Avoid

prp from 10025 | Posted on 5/15/07

Overall Reader Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)


Food:	1
Service:	5

Décor:	7

Value:	1

Avoid this place. Shoddy and cynical, Aureole leaves a nasty taste in the mouth in every sense. Lobster tortelloni were tough and lacking in flavour, indeed evidence, of lobster. And we had barely begun to sample the awfulness of the cooking...Read More