Auro

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   Bob

   VIP

   San Francisco

   72 reviews

   4.0

   72 reviews

   Dined on December 7, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great dining experience overall. Several of the courses were outstanding, including the black cod with buttery flesh and perfectly crispy skin. Most dishes had an excellent balance of salt, acid and spice with the occasional misstep such as the item billed as porcini and truffles but was no more than a bean and corn mess. The gnocchi supplement with white truffle needed salt and should have been 4x larger for the price. Shockingly small. Indeed most portions were too small and while I fully understand the desire to make it a tasting experience and serve up lots and lots of tasty small portions, these portions bordered on the obscenely small. But everything was beautifully presented and the service was very good - though not excellent (for example, for these prices, when my glass of water or wine is empty, it’s reasonable to expect that someone will be on it, and here they were at best slow to react). Worth it to try once, but in no hurry to return as no course (other than maybe the black cod) was too memorable.
   

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   Rachel

   New York City

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing experience. Service and food are outstanding
   

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   AuroResponded on November 29, 2024

   Dear Rachel, Thank you for your 5-Star review! We are very glad you were able to enjoy your experience with us. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Happy Holidays, Miguel Ramirez | Assistant Food and Beverage Manager
   

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   Tiffany

   VIP

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 10, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was one of the top meals of our life and a special one to celebrate our anniversary. We cannot recommend Auro enough and cannot wait to return.
   

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   Isaiah

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 25, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was an amazing experience. Our main waitress was Brea, and she is beyond exceptional. The entire wait staff is wonderful. The food was extraordinarily thoughtful and executed beautifully. My wife and I loved this experience. I can't recommend this place enough. And thank you again, Brea.
   

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   Melanie

   VIP

   Dallas

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on October 24, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was phenomenal! We ate the smaller tasting menu with wine pairing. Food was superlative. It was pricey but totally worth it.
   

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   Foodwinedoc

   San Francisco

   13 reviews

   5.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on October 19, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Really quite excellent. The food is thoughtful, delicious and beautiful. Will go back for sure
   

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   AuroResponded on October 25, 2024

   Dear Foodwinedoc, Thank you very much for your 5-Star review! We look forward to seeing next time! Best, Miguel Ramirez | Assistant Food & Beverage Manger
   

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   John

   VIP

   San Francisco

   15 reviews

   5.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on October 18, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We enjoyed the “standard” prix fixe menu of 7 courses (plus four amuse, a delicious honey bread intermezzo, and three or four additional dessert bites!). The was also a 9 course menu with crab and squab as additions for another $100 pp, and the option of 5 grams of shaved truffles for another additional $150 (we passed on that). The food was really amazing in conception and execution. We thought that the gnocchi was the weakest dish—the sauce was overly rich and dominated by Parmesan. But overall really impressive—as it should be for this price (hence the lower “value” rating) The wine list is extensive and !expensive! But the somm was friendly and helpful. Service was absolutely perfect in every way. There are some odd aspects to the restaurant. You have to walk all the way through another restaurant (Truss) to enter. There is a large covered deck which doesn’t add mi h to the view from inside. The decor is certainly modern but not awesome. The benches for many tables are at least 3-4 inches too low for the tables. Chair seating was fine and comfortable. Finally the restrooms are outside (walk back through Truss) and shared with Truss and the rest of the building. We enjoyed this very much but won’t rush back ($) soon.
   

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   JoAnn

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on October 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely wonderful dinning experience! A must to visit when in the Napa Valley! Highlight was a glass wall into the kitchen from dining room area to enjoy chefs preparing meals and one can actually dine in the kitchen ! Food was above the top! A bit expensive for the extra cost of wine pairing but one can purchase from their extensive selection of wines!
   

   AuroResponded on October 17, 2024

   Dear JoAnn, Thank you very much for the 5 star review! We are truly glad you were able to enjoy your experience with us and are looking forward to seeing you next time, hopefully in our Chef's Tables for an unforgettable experience. Best, Miguel Ramirez | Food and Beverage Assistant Manager
   

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   Terence

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on October 12, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Portions are relatively small even for a tasting menu, everything else is great
   

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    brittany

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We enjoyed our experience here. I would highly recommend.
    

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