Best Fine Dining Restaurants in Aurora

Our Valentines day dinner was excellent! We enjoyed everything about it. Starting with the valet service, then the greetings at the door. We had truffle popcorn on the table as we decided on our order. A delicious bread basket with these wonderful soft pretzels were placed with the soups and salads. Our meals were in incredible. We love the crab cake, garlic mashed potatoes and Chilean sea bass. We always return for it and it never misses. Our server Lisa attended all of our needs with perfection. It was a beautiful night.

We had the Prix Fixe menu on Valentine’s Day and I was surprised how well executed it was. The handmade gnocchi stood out as outstanding, though the sauce was a little underwhelming. The lamb was cooked perfectly with great flavor. The other dishes were all great and they kept a comfortable pace without feeling rushed on an extremely busy night.

Bistro Vendome turned out to be the ideal place for my wife and I to spend Valentine’s Day, which was as well our 49th wedding anniversary. The decor is charming and of course reminded us of Paris. The staff are friendly and sophisticated and the service was superb and timely. I enjoyed the French onion soup and the Coq au vin and my wife had the trout with a wonderful cucumber salad . I highly recommend the wine selection and of course to top things off they have a dessert treat called the chocolate bomb, which was a delicious and fitting end to a great dinner in a place with lively atmosphere.

Appreciated the two included plates of sandwiches, as we were still hungry after one. Atmosphere was lively and fun. You could tell the restaurant was running like a well oiled machine for Valentines Day but it honestly added to the ambiance for us, as the servers were polite but not obtrusive, and didn’t try to upsell us on anything we didn’t want. Dessert plate was a little too sweet for our palates but was still enjoyable, overall experience was great. Would do again next year.

Matsu consistently has great food. The flavors are always original and everything is so fresh. The wait staff are all so knowledgeable, professional and helpful in picking perfect food.. in our party of 4, they really took care of our one gluten free diner to make sure each dish was modified and explained what they did. Thank you for another fun, delicious dinner.