Aura Cafe

(Above, from the top, the salmon, the Thai beef salad, then the Caesar)

Venue:
Aura Cafe, Kingston
Ph 6227 2315
(It’s at the former Welcome Inn, now Southern Lights Hotel)

Food eaten:
E – Thai Beef Salad ($15.50)
E – Salmon Caesar Salad ($15.50)

M – Sesame Seared Salmon ($25.50) – Tasmanian salmon fillet cooked medium rare coated in sesame seeds on a crispy wonton vegetable base.
M – Tasmanian grain fed Scotch fillet ($26.50) - cooked to your liking on roasted potatoes with mixed steamed vegetables and red wine jus

Notes:
Standard: excellent, this ‘80’s throwback, whilst being reasonably dated décor-wise, provides a menu that everyone will find something they would like to see on a menu, has caring and attentive waitstaff (thanks to Simon and Simone), and food that, for the type of venue it is, is top class (thanks to Javier, ex-Rockwall).

I sampled every item named above and thoroughly enjoyed all. You know how sometimes you order an entrée and it wouldn’t fill your cat’s tummy, and other places it’s as big as a main? Well at Aura, I think you could quite happily order 2 entrees and maybe a side, and find yourself quite contented, or maybe ready for their Crème Brulee dessert later.

For those who have complained that you have nowhere decent in the Kingston area to eat at, may I humbly suggest you give this place a whirl, and go there? They even have the Giant Hamsters playing there in a few weeks!