C'mon Aurora... Sunday morning is undoubtedly your busiest day of the week and you have 2 confused/scared looking teenage girls manning the front, handling your wait and directing patron flow? What a coincidence that I'm leaving frustrated and ignored. read more

Amazing service! We'd been trying to go to aurora for a long time so tried a week day am. There was no wait, but it was worth the wait!! Amazing pancakes and biscuits. Can't wait to go again! read more

I was very impressed with my meal, and the ambience, and the service of the staff as a whole. Having a team effort during a pandemic is crucial, especially when running low on staff. I recommend this patio area for any occasion. The French toast is outstanding! My pork tacos or some of the best I've had In the city. Really no complaints. Great job team! read more

Second time for us to do Coffee to go! My favorite was this morning! They use espresso roast for their cold brew and it is an enchanting drink! I sipped on my wife's Chai and I had a hot Americano and I have not been disappointed! The staff is very friendly! read more

I love this place so much! It's so cute and very unique. Anytime out of town friends or family come, I always suggest aurora. I've had lunch dates, a wedding brunch, and family events here. I love it so much! read more

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Really enjoyed my brunch at this establishment. It was a bit tight/crowded and loud but it didn't take us long to get a table. I had the Knife and Fork biscuit and it was delicious! Especially with the Aurora Hot Sauce. I was skeptical about trying the potato and cabbage hash but I was pleasantly surprised, it was sooo good! read more

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Good breakfast and was able to get a table immediately. Service was a bit slow but food arrived hot and tasty. A great alternative to the hatch or cafe kacao. Cocktails and gourmet coffee are available. Great cinnamon roll in two flavors read more

So over medium eggs were over extremely well done, fruit was so so, hash was cold, gravy was meh. Coffee was good service was good Overall, I don't feel the need to come back, pretty trendy place at the expense of a decent breakfast. read more

Great food, great drinks, fun atmosphere and friendly staff - what more could you ask for? The only downside is that you will have to expect a wait, especially on a weekend. read more

Over the last 5 years or so, I have gone from an uber social/active extrovert to a homebody introvert. Actually I've always been an introvert, I'm realizing, just have a very social aspect to myself. I promise this is going somewhere... Five years ago, I would have made sure I was in Aurora, chatting up with the chef, before the place even opened. I would have been there for the soft open and then probably half a dozen times thereafter, if not more. NOW, you can hardly drag me from my own kitchen on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Last Saturday, a group of my close friends were set on trying Aurora. So I agreed, and when the day came I put real pants on and headed for the Plaza District. It was a unicorn day because I found a park on the first pass! My friends had arrived earlier and were waiting outside with our name on the list. After a 45 minute wait (not too shabby for a Saturday at noon!), we were seated in the corner, and it was nice and cozy. The space itself is so adorable. Lots of interesting detail, geometric shapes, and open/airiness. We were greeted and given waters immediately. We ordered a carafe for mimosas ($20), even though I was nervous to do so. I'm so picky about my mimosas. And now that I'm breastfeeding, I don't drink often, so I knew my expectations were extremely high, so I tried to prepare. Then the most awesome thing happened... I was surprised in s great way! The mimosas didn't have too much OJ in them, which I appreciated. The menu wasn't giant, and I had my heart set on pancakes, but I also wanted the biscuits and gravy. Thankfully my friend agreed to share because she also wanted pancakes and biscuits and gravy. The food arrived. My friend and I settled on sharing the tiramisu pancakes and the biscuits and gravy. The food came in an appropriate amount of time. Like, I knew that stuff wasn't just pre-made and pushed out but not so let my that I forgot why I was there. I don't even understand what happened when those pancakes arrived. I went straight in for a bite, and the amazing citrus, toasted almond, creamy AND fluffy wonderfulness that happened to my taste buds was out of this world. I just kept saying, "But I don't understand how this works? Why is this so good?" I'm typically a person who prefers her pancakes with peanut butter and syrup -- nothing fancy. But those pancakes alone made me so glad I left the coziness of my own kitchen. Now, I got a little wrapped up with the pancakes. But the biscuits and gravy and potato and cabbage hash were also delicious to the max. The thyme gravy was so flavorful and biscuits were perfect. The hash was a wonderful compliment to the meal. All in all, I didn't want to leave. It was so welcoming and the service was stellar and the food was good and the mimosas were wonderful. Alas, they close at 2 pm weekdays and 3 pm weekends, so we had to leave. I'll definitely be back. Because those pancakes deserve to be eaten. read more

Aurora had a very cool atmosphere and they had a lot of tables for patrons but on a Saturday morning that still may mean a 30 minute wait. It's a very popular breakfast place on the plaza and they provide a very upscale breakfast with fresh ingredients. They had an interesting twist to potato hash which included cabbage and an amazing green salsa. The gravy which was seasoned with thyme was a little sweeter than expected. I ordered the jam which had amazing an amazing tomato jam with bacon and egg. The portions were a little smaller so I was able to finish my entire meal which normally does not happen. The kitchen was running slower the day we went so we had to wait about 45 minutes for our food but our server was very observant and quick to refill our drinks. All and all worth a try but prepare to pay a little more for quality ingredients read more

Great food, great atmosphere, great service! The coffee and the matcha were outstanding. They do seasonal menus so not everything you see on Yelp is available! read more

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Don't bother trying this place, because it isn't going to be here long! Mandy you did a just ok job, but as a waitress part of your job is to press the bartender & anyone else to get your orders out! Such a cute place, but the experience was a cluster & there were only 3 parties in the place. So, I ordered a wine, which Mandy brought quickly. My friend ordered a Coffee Martini.....didn't come .....didn't come. My other friend ordered a coffee with Bailies....it came....but coffee was luke warm & tasted like the bottoms of the pot. The coffee Martini still not there? They bring a hot coffee and finally the Martini...literally took 20 minutes for the coffee. When our food came, friend who waited for Martini got egg tacos instead of what she ordered .....pork tacos. The potato-cabbage hash wasn't hash...if was just cut sliced new potatoes with a little cabbage in it. The Cubana was nothing special and neither was the BLT/Avocado sandwich. They did comp my friends tacos, which was nice. In Oklahoma City there are so many great restaurants, you better have good food & good service if you're going to survive....this place just doesn't have either! Very Sad.....because we were so looking forward to this place. We did tip well in spite of experience....but we would have tipped more had we had a better experience because we are all former restaurant workers. read more

I love Aurora, the staff is wonderful and personal, they clearly enjoy working there and make the experience a worthwhile and pleasant one. The food is ugh, phenomenal. It's local, it's fresh, to complex yet simple. The entire experience is well balanced, light, and delicious. The drinks are great and their espresso bar is good enough to please this coffee snob. The atmosphere is airy and modern while still being comfortable and homy. Aurora is where it's at on the Plaza. Simply and must try. read more

First time here for me, wifey chose here for her pre bday brunch, it was a good call on her part! arrived on a Tuesday around 12ish , almost had the place to ourselves( this doesn't happen on the weekends I'm told) anyway ,started off with a great house bloody Mary ,maybe a 2 out of 10 on the spicy scale, I would def get it again and again:) wife had a fancy chai tea latte that was pleasing to the eye and tasted great-not too sweet. after much debate I settled on the pulled pork hash and a side of biscuits and gravy, it comes with a side of potato/cabbage hash that is awesome -meaning I could eat a whole plate of it ,lol I would totally order this again but without the hollandaise sauce-not a fan... wife had her same previous order, the delectable tiramisu pancakes! she always enjoys them , they look great and tasty but I don't dig really on sweet breakfast fare. I'm kinda a biscuit and gravy slut ,so I had to try theirs ,,gravy was freakin good, biscuits were a flat not fluffy variety but good with a thyme flavor... overall this is a great place to chill and have a most excellent brunch! read more

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Awesome breakfast spot. Great people, great food, great drinks, might try to avoid peak times as they get busy

Great service, but even better is the food! So much attention to flavors. The scones are incredible and the breakfast biscuits and potatoes are so flavorful! Our new favorite place! read more

Fun place. Great addition to the local breakfast spots. Went on a Sunday mid-morning and it was lively and live music on the patio.

They served me moldy blueberries and responded to my complaint with "that's just how blueberries are sometimes they come like that in the box." ....Right, but I'm paying for you guys to make sure the food on my plate is moldy. If I wanted to pick through blueberries myself I would have stayed home. They did refund my order, but I didn't like the insinuation that moldy blueberries were a norm and not cause to no longer want the food. read more

The best shrimp & grits I've EVER had! GOAT CHEESE GRITS!!! OMG!! I've lived in the Lowcountry & in Nola and hands down the best shrimps and grits were here at Aurora. A super friendly & inviting spot. Great brunch/coffee cocktails and awesome back patio. Highly recommend! read more

Food was great, service was good, cute place! The wait wasn't long. They did make us take our coffees to our cars and not bring in my own coffee. read more

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This place is so fun! We parked right up front.. we planned ahead by driving my hubbies compact car... bc we all know a Yukon xl is not good for small parallel parking spots in the plaza ! We took our 6 month old infant son with us.. he was sweetly doted over by the staff ! He was greeted with a high chair, Asked if he wanted fruit or food! But he wasn't eating solids at that point! Food came out really fast. Everything was fresh and yummy! Wish I would have gotten a picture but I was slightly distracted! We will be coming back! read more

What is not to love about this place! Great atmosphere, super cute and modern decor, superb staff and delicious food! We found this place on yelp and decided to give it a go! We were so happy we waited! We were not even sure what we ordered off the menu as the waiter was so wonderful with suggestions we just went for it. It turned out so amazing! I also loved the coffee abc just the fact that everything is sourced locally! Our waiter would be some you expect at red prime or mickey mantle, some of the best service I've ever had, very informative, welcoming and was always one step ahead of what we would ask him. Will dedicatedly go back! read more

Staff still does a good job with what they are given. Took about 40 mins to get our food. Saturday brunch was the time we went. We had French toast, pulled pork hash (which in my memory of previous visits was phenomenal) and the Cuban. My Cuban was good! Full disclosure. French toast was serviceable, but about room temp. Pulled pork hash was light on the pork, had some fresh from the freezer breakfast potatoes and some scrambled eggs. (They only offered scrambled or sunny side up. Odd.) With a smattering of cold cabbage. I will absolutely come back another time. It's unfair to a restaurant and it's management to write it off forever. Knowing the previous quality I am hopeful! Food used to be fantastic, but in recent months has declined pretty significantly. After some menu tweaks, and maybe training staff under typical pressure of a Saturday/Sunday brunch- they should be back to doing a really well executed brunch. read more

Our favorite breakfast location to visit as a family in OKC! Eating anywhere with twin 1 year olds isn't simple, but Aurora has always accommodated us very well. The darling outdoor play area is perfect to let the kids run around before the meal arrives and allows for a much more enjoyable wait. Their lavender latte with oat milk is heavenly maybe the best coffee in the city. I've tried several options off the menu but the go to is avocado toast with an egg added. Side of fruit is full of premium options and oh so tasty. Service has always been incredibly friendly and quick! Overall we adore this gem of a restaurant and will continue to frequent! read more

Overall food was delicious and the atmosphere was very relaxed! Of course, expect a little wait for a Saturday morning breakfast, but once we were seated we still had to wait over 40+ min. for our simple breakfast orders (2). Staff was attentive and helpful. read more

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We had a wonderful relaxing breakfast at Aurora. The scones and biscuits were delicious. You can definitely taste the quality ingredients and effort that goes into making their pastries and bread. I enjoyed the Farmer breakfast with three eggs, sourdough bread and sausage. It was so good I even made room for a scone with my coffee. The host and servers were all friendly and helpful. What more can you ask for. Great food and nice people. read more

Love the updates to the menu. This is such a lovely brunch spot in the heart of the Plaza District.

First time to dine at Aurora. I wish there were 2 1/2 stars because it wasn't awesome, it was just OK. Maybe I just ordered poorly. Love the casual neighborhood diner vibe, we felt right at home there. Husband and I also noticed several young families there for breakfast, which was cool. It's hard to find good places to eat with little ones and the little yard in back of the patio was very accommodating for them. Service was friendly and spot on! We didn't have to wait on a Thursday morning and we never felt neglected. We are typically not pancake people, although they did look yummy. My husband ordered the farmer breakfast and he loved it. Eggs perfectly over medium, it came with maple sausage (one slice) which was delicious. One piece of sausage just seems a little skimpy. There was also a generous serving of the potato cabbage hash, which made for a filling breakfast. The only hiccup came when he wanted to swap the toast for a biscuit, which is a very common exchange in most restaurants. They want $2 extra for a biscuit. "OK, can I get gravy with it?" That will be $1.50 extra. "Never mind." Really? This is Oklahoma! Gravy is a condiment here, not an extra side! I ordered the pulled pork hash with 2 eggs and potato cabbage hash. I won't order it again if I go back. I really wanted the potato cabbage hash to rock my world; it was just OK, all in all pretty bland. The pulled pork was sad and super bland. I really wanted to give them my recipe for pulled pork. The eggs had "hollandaise" over top; not really sure what that was. It had the color of cheese sauce out of a can, it didn't taste cheesy but it didn't taste like hollandaise either. The side of fresh fruit was also nothing to rave about. The grapes looked like the ones you fish out of the bottom of the grape bag. Some of the blueberries were squishy like the ones I throw down the disposal. The strawberries look like they were sliced earlier in the week. On the positive side, the eggs were delicious and perfectly cooked. I am all about supporting locally sourced food. Aurora seemed like they are using all the inexpensive menu items to prop up a few expensive ingredients, therefore you overpay for everything. If the food had been fabulous, overpaying wouldn't seem like overpaying. In this case it did. read more

The crab cakes are delicious. Retro feeling. Love the location and decor. Wonderful coffee. read more

Grosss. When me and my siblings went to this restaurant, I noticed a waiter eating food off a plate and licking his hands. After he cleaned his hands with his mouth and dried them off on his shirt, he continued to serve food. Our water glass was cloudy and didn't look very clean. We had to send back silverware several times because it was dirty. The food wasn't all that great. We won't be returning. read more

Good gracious, this place is slow. And by slow I mean it took 15 minutes to get an Americano, half an hour + to get seated when it wasn't crazy busy, and getting our food took an inordinate amount of time. All that said, the food is actually really great and the ambience is, too. It's cute, the patio is really pleasant, and the coffee was definitely good. I just don't know that the amount of time it took was worth it. read more

The best brunch in OKC, hands down. My favorite thing to order was the "Spin on Lox" biscuit. I've been trying to find something like it on the East Coast, but haven't succeeded yet. They really take it over the top. Think: homemade thyme biscuit, heirloom tomato jelly, capers, a perfect bit of cream cheese to round it out, and a beautifully runny egg on top. It's a work of art. And for dessert...a citrus vanilla cinnamon roll to share, and a latte. I miss this place. read more

Food is excellent! Absolutely love that there's an area in the back for the kids to play. It is the perfect spot for moms to have a date.

First visit and we very much enjoyed! Nice menu options, but not overwhelming. We had the veggie tacos and lentil/ hummus bowl. Both were very enjoyable and reasonably priced. General atmosphere was bright, comfortable, and clean. Service was great. All wins. We look forward to returning. read more

Updating this review and docking 2 stars after yesterday's brunch... It's still cute and quaint. The locally sourced concept is great. The service is still good (albeit a bit slow as our gal clearly had too many tables). The coffee was still great also. The food however... ugh. So disappointing. I had the fork & knife sub bacon with fruit on the side. The tiny little side of fruit was fine. The food had good flavor, but it was barely lukewarm. I could have brought this to our server's attention but she was busy running her rear off and I was too hungry to wait. The husband complained of the temperature of his food as well. I tasted his potato hash and it was quite underwhelming. We were so excited to hear that more cinnamon rolls had been brought in thinking that this would redeem the meal....Wrong. So. So. Wrong. Firstly, I was surprised to find it was drenched in honey (as strange as it may be I don't care for honey). Next, we gawked at the size and amount of peanut butter on the thing. It was the size of a plate and had at least a full cup of peanut butter smothering it. It was a little absurd. As we cut into it we were surprised to find it was incredibly dry and dense. We are sugar loving people and rarely leave a bite of dessert behind, but we left at least half of this mess on the plate. It truly was a shame that so much local honey and fresh peanut butter (and not to mention our $9) went to waste, but as my husband said..."I don't care to waste my calories on that." This is coming from a guy who lives for anything with peanut butter and is not hard to please in the food department. Yikes. I would likely only return if I was in the Plaza District and in need of a cup of coffee. read more

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Most amazing place! The atmosphere and service are just as fantastic as the menu, it's all perfect. The scones, biscuits, eggs, bacon, pancakes, all of it! Oh did I say mimosas?!?! read more

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The burger is EXCELLENT, however, you will still pay full price even when taking away 90% of everything offered on the plate due to food allergies. Is it still worth it? ABSOLUTELY. The atmosphere was warm, inviting, and delightful. The staff was polite and charming. I very much adored their outback set up and look forward to my next visit. read more

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10/10 The food was wonderful and the staff was great. there was a neat/clean play area for the kids while we waited along with an outdoor bar. read more

A wonderful breakfast on a Sunday morning! I'll definitely be heading back! The atmosphere is great and the restaurant's interior is adorable. The overnight oats are quite tasty as well. I love this part of OKC, and Aurora just adds to the goodness! The only reason I can't give it 5 stars is because of pricing. Most things seem to be reasonably priced, but there are a few that seem a tad overpriced. Overall, a cute and lovely place! read more

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