Patio time at last!! We met some friends for drinks at State and Main. They had a special on Caesars. I had the spicy and it was really good. We also had some pita and hummus which was nice for sharing and in honor of my first dragon boat team practice coming up tomorrow night, I had the dragon boat lettuce wraps. They were great. The romaine was crisp and the filling was made with chicken and crunchy noodles with a spicy peanut sauce. The patio was a little blah. When the view is a parking lot, you need to spruce things up a bit with plants, barriers....something! The music was 70s rock which our friends like. Casual sports bar vibe inside. Looks like a good summer go-to place for pub fare perhaps after dragon boat practice. read more

Reading these reviews I'm astounded never before have I been so underwhelmed and overcharged. restaurant environment is nice, staff is helpful but the food is mediocre and very expensive. it saddens me to see this place packed night after night in a town that has killed several local eateries by eating chain food with a smile. read more

Been here so many times, as it's become one of my fav's! Great service, fantastic food, great location. Can't beat the price. Love the lettuce boat wraps, it's the best. All our friends love coming, and I hope it's here to stay for many years to come. read more

The burgers are delicious here! I love that you get to choose 2 sides because I always have a hard time choosing what I would like. I love the dill dip with fries. The space is large and can cater to large groups. read more

Dropped by with some friends over the weekend. Busy place. We got seated about 10 minutes after we arrived. There was many tables empty, we just don't know why it took them 10 minutes to find us a table. Food was ok, nothing great. Appetizer was the best part of our meal. Wings and fries. read more

Food is pretty good, experience was okay. Nothing that blew me away. Just overall mediocre.

Friendly staff, good appetizers. All four mains were marginal at best. Would be a good place to watch a game, eat appetizers. read more

My husband and I love ordering take away from State and Main. The food is just as delicious at home. I think it's a nice touch that they include gravy with the fries. Most places would charge extra. My only issue is that they do not allow kids in the bar. This I find most ridiculous when the dining room is full and there is availability in the bar area but because of the no kid rule we have to wait. It is at that point we head to the keg, a place that doesn't follow such silly rules. read more

I cannot believe how little this place cares about its customers. I went there for Wednesday night chicken wings special. They do not give you celery sticks or carrot sticks with the meal anymore! If you want vegie's, they will charge you extra. Cheap. Chintzy. Crap! No Auroran restaurant who does a chicken wing special does this. What is a special anyway? Maybe you should ask one of your bright MBA's who thought this up. Go back to Calgary and rip people off there. read more

This place is consistent. The menu is really good, and very broad, so while it stays the same - there are never a shortage of delicious options. The blue cheese salad, butter chicken poutine, sushi, bang bang shrimp, tacos - you get it. It's all so good. read more

I go out to eat at least once a week... either date night or girls night. After Edward Street and Badali's closed down I had high hopes for State and Main. I have been 5 times now and each time I leave more and more disappointed. My first visit was great! The place was packed. Over an hour long wait for a table. I actually liked this. It created a buzz and while we were waiting for our table I ran into friends and we stood near the bar and had a couple of drinks. I was pleased with the food and portions. I knew it was more on the pub side of the menu but that's ok and the bill was reasonable at the end of the night. The music was playing and the place was jumping. Average age was around 45. THe next visit was with 2 girlfriends. We were there for 3 hours. 3 bottles of wine, 3 martinis and 6 menu items. I visited the washroom and found the lighting off. I jokingly asked to talk to the manager (our server was great). The manager came over, looked no older than 22, not a smile to be found and gave us a canned response about franchise rules, yada yada. We even mentioned it was a birthday and nothing was offered as a comp. The next time I visited was with 3 couples. The hockey game was on and so was the sound. And loud! No one wants to hear a hockey game on a night out. I spoke to the manager and she said the guests wanted it on. I looked around. Again, average age around 45 with the exception of 2 young kids drinking beer from the bottle. They finally turned the music back on after 2 hours but by then the energy was gone and so were the patrons. Friday night we visited again. Raptors game. And the sound on again. This time, only a 30 min wait for tables. Average age 45 again. Here's my take..... young inexperienced Manager. Doesn't smile. Doesn't visit tables. Doesn't comp for special occasions. Is playing to the young crowds with little wallets. Just a piece of advice, Aurora is a wealthy town. 40 and 50 somethings don't want to come out for dinner and hear a hockey game. Play music. Stop by the tables. They will line up and spend money. Your 20 year olds will milk a couple of beers and order fries. Just saying.... I am not complaining... ok, maybe I am. But I would hate to see yet another Aurora establishment close. This one has great potential. read more

I have had quite a few meals and get-togethers at State & Main in Aurora and have had a good experience each time. My favourite dishes are the spanako flatbread, the hummus and grilled naan (so, so good!) and the Long Beach fish tacos. They have drink specials each day as well as their daily/nightly 3-6 p.m. happy hour and 9 p.m. to close specials. The ambiance is quite nice - they have a smaller dining room and a larger bar area with lots of tables and TVs. They also have a gluten-sensitive menu which is great for those people who need it. read more

So .... I usually like to give restaurants a couple of chances. But I gotta say this is twice now that I've been let down by this place. The first was a few months ago when I found steel wool in my mash potatoes. I get it, they cleaned the equipment with some kinda steel wool scrubber and a little came off and it ended up in the food. It's gonna happen, just glad I didn't eat it. However it's the way the manager dealt with it that got on my nerves. He didn't seem too concerned and was a little too laid back about it. Didn't comp my meal, but did comp an appetizer. So not impressed, but figured I'd try again today. Went for lunch, ordered the fish and chips, same meal as my wife. Hers was a nice hunk of fish. Mine was not so much. So I ordered a second piece of fish, as I was hungry. Took a long time to come, I was actually finished my meal and was waiting. Finally it comes, what a mistake. As soon as I put my fork on it, oil was all over the plate. Yupp, sent that back, had it taken off the bill, paid and got the f&$k outta there. Not going back. Done with them. read more

Always a great choice! It's our go-to restaurant in town. We have never been disappointed with the food or service. Great place to go with friends or your significant other. Lots of easy parking, great patio, great atmosphere dining in or on the patio. read more

I remember the food being good but this time around it was not good at all. I was disappointed at how bad it was. The staff was so nice though, not sure what's going on in the kitchen but the food does not taste good anymore :( read more

Came here on a Friday night, at around 8:40pm. Centrally located in Aurora right on Yonge Street with good parking. We were advised it would be about a 20 minute wait as it was pretty busy. We waited. We were seated in approximately 20 minutes with a good seat. Very comfortable. Has a rustic high end feel to it... lots of dark woods. Nice lighting.... but still had a good number of televisions for which we could watch the end of the hockey game. There is a drink menu with an impressive number of beers available on tap. They even have their own brand of State and Main beer. The waitress offered to bring us some free samples to see if we liked it before ordering. It was delicious, so we had some of the Blonde State and Main beer with our dinner. We ordered Fish Tacos (which seems to be the staff favourite). The fish tacos were fresh, and not over flavoured. It came with a good amount of veggies and a salsa dip. You could really taste the cilantro. We also orderd the Gogi Tacos.... which I assume is named after the Korean Bulgogi dish. They were korean inspired pulled pork tacos which I personally thought were better than the fish tacos. You can order the tacos with any side you want, we got a salad with one and the jalapeno cheese cornbread with the other. The menu has a good number of items that I would like to come to try. I would like to come back and try more and experience more... so I feel the restaurant has successully accomplished it's mission. read more

My family of 4 have eaten here twice now and both times my eldest son has hit the double bison burger and loved it. We all enjoy the sweet potato fries.. They are so tasty. My wife and I quite enjoy the chicken club sandwich on the softest bun ever.. Comes with avocado.. Mayo.. And lots of other tasty goodies. I also had the ginger slaw (could use a touch more ginger) my wife had the corn and bean salad.. Sorry but it tasted canned. Lastly my youngest son who is 18 had the Buffalo chicken cheesestake sandwich and loved it. The last time he had the fish and chips and loved them too. I find the gravy a touch salty and the service was a tad slow.. Otherwise... The main meal was good. I'll be back. read more

My wife and I stopped in for a quick date before picking up our son from daycare yesterday. I had the fish tacos and the house blond ale. My wife had the French dip with poutine and quinoa salad. Everything was fresh and delicious. Generous portions and nice presentation of the dishes. Clean, stylish and inviting dinning area. Great spot! Fun fact: it's located in the old blockbuster video unit. We will be back soon. read more

Been here for the first time, Nice place with beautiful interior design. Good location and very easy to park. The staff were friendly and professional. The starter plates were fresh and great. The main dishes was average.. they shouldn't offer a selection of main dishes the chief doesn't now how to prepare !! The burgers patty were too small compared to the bun.. and over cooked ! Prices were resenable. A good casual place to watch games and have a drink + apatizers. read more

Didn't even know about this restaurant even though it is so close to my home. We recently went there with friends and the food was excellent. Yummy pretzels! We will definitely go back! read more

We were so surprised to find out that there a waiting time for minutes on Tuesdays around 7pm. This place is very busy and certainly needs more waitress. The girls literally run to complete the order. We had wings, Cobb salad, baby back ribs, and calamari. Enjoyed all except calamari that first time were served cold! Without any apology the waitress made sure we will get a warm plate quickly , but I realized the chef simply doesn't know how to prepare them, they tasted raw:( we returned almoust full plate and no one bothered to find out what was wrong. They were out of Argentinian wine that we usually like , too bad no one looks after wine supply in such a busy place. But ambience is lovely and hostess making sure to accommodate you as much as they can. I suggest you reserve a table. read more

Very underrated on yelp considering how rare decent mid-range restaurants there are in Aurora. Meals were delicious for how decently priced they were. Service was excellent. My first experience for this place was all around great, would come again. read more

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Great place to stop in and have a meal. So many good things on a bum. The four of us had a great time, service and food were very good. It's a bit over priced, but the quality of food is right up there. Going to try the pizza next time seen so many going by us. read more

As soon as we walked in the door, the hostess gave us a huge lecture for parking in the 15 minute spot and told us that the owner from the Mr Sub shop next door just walked by and would be very upset to see someone had parked in HIS parking spots. Well, number one: there was no sigh that the spots belonged to him, and number 2: its actually not your business where I park because that would be MY problem if I were to be towed away, right? I had no idea I was entering a restaurant with a parking by law officer waiting to seat me. So, after that encounter, I really just wanted to walk out, but we were starving, so I decided to leave my car in the almighty 15 minute parking spot and take a seat. Receives *side eye from the aforementioned parking hostess*. The service was great, and the food too, but the only thing I wasn't crazy about was the fact that when you ordered a meal and wanted the "vegetarian" option, they still charged you for the chicken?? Huh? How can you charge me for something I'm not receiving? At least give me the chicken and I can give it to my dog to enjoy. But, the lettuce wraps, cole slaw, quinua and salads were very tasty and fresh. Would I go back? Probably not....The hostess ruined it for me. I wont describe her because I dont want to publicly shame her, but if the manager wants to message me, I can tell you what she looks like so you can possibly have a word with her and how she approaches new customer with respect to where they are parking. read more

First time visiting this weekend. We ordered the bang bang shrimp, sweet potato fries and the splanko flat bread/pizza. It was all amazing. Tasted great with good portions. My only complaints is that the serving plate we got were all covered in finger print smudges and the bang bang shrimp had a little piece of dark hair. I didn't make a fuss about it. read more

Gogi tacos and Reuben were both terrific. Can get tacos in lettuce shells for those carb conscious. Service adequate atmosphere suitable the food is above average four of us had no complaints. read more

State & Main Kitchen & Bar - American Near Me - Aurora, Ontario

Been here 3 times now and each time the service is great and the food is fantastic. Servers are helpful and friendly and are around just the right amount. And the food... I think I can put it best by saying that whoever designs the menus / cooks the food has a real passion for what they're doing. There's a real creativity here, but creativity that actually goes toward making good-tasting food as opposed to some nonsense that only presents well and nothing more. Portions are great and meat-lovers such as myself will be pleased. Do yourself a favour and have the jalapeno cheddar cornbread as a side dish; you won't be sorry. read more

Brunch wasn't very good. Portion was okay. Home fries are frozen deep fried kind. Eggs over cooked. The bacon tasted like the grease was off. Only got one sausage. Not worth the price of eggs and carbs. No breakfast meats other than pork. They advertise brunch on the door but only have a small corner of the menu with maybe 6-7 items. Service was good, and I've had a good dinner here before. Really disappointed. Wouldn't come again for brunch, would not recommend it. read more

Had a bad experience and will never go back. I was told the wait would be 20 minutes it ended up being over an hour. The food wasn't that good; the portions were small for the amount they charge. I paid 35 dollars for a steak which could not compare to the keg. They offer you two sides with a main course.. Both sides can fit in your hand their that small. read more

This was our first time here. Very clean, nice decor, friendly staff and good food. Our waitress Kirsten was simply outstanding - kept checking in to make sure everything was okay. It is staff like her that help make the experience even more enjoyable. The fish tacos and calamari are very good! read more

A really fun sports bar to eat at. Food is consistently good. The staff is friendly and professional. Menu has plenty to offer

Awesome experience today. Great food. Very extensive menu. Server Stephanie was wonderful. Friendly and attentive. Will definitely return.

Nothing special. Food is ok but prices are very high. The ambience is decent but the service has always been on the wrong side of no great. Much better and more affordable places nearby. read more

Had an okay meal, my bison burger was a little grissley but my main problem with this place was the menu. Its all over the place, makes me wonder what kind of cuisine they SPECIALIZE in. read more

Went here for dinner and a drink on a Friday night. Was greeted by friendly hostess and sat on the patio. Had the salmon burger and lettuce wraps. They were delicious. The service was prompt and friendly. Will definitely be back. read more

Three words... BANG BANG SHRIMP! Must order this, my partner only goes to State and Main for a Shave and a Haircut and their finest, Bang Bang Shrimps. Love the service here and of course the bar's atmosphere :) read more

Food was fantastic. Portions are amazing for the price. Staff is very knowledgeable and friendly. Definitely recommend and will be back!

This is my new go-to place. Honestly from appetizer to dessert, just wow. Food prices reasonable too. Great service. Forget Moxies.... this is place to be seriously. read more

Went there on Friday for dinner. Sat at the bar area which was nice and clean. Our waitress was amazing she was fast and knew her stuff. The food was okay... Found the prices a bit high for what you are getting. I will for sure becoming again though. read more

Love this place. Beautiful decor and a nice patio for this area. Recommend the gluten free fish tacos which come on lettuce boats for anyone who likes to eat a bit healthier. read more