AURORA - Inspired by creativity, quality food, and the change of seasons in the Finger Lakes, the chefs at the Aurora Inn make every night a memorable dining experience.
Boasting a historical feel with modern cuisine, the Aurora Inn employs nine chefs, each skilled in their own right to bring a fine dining experience for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
”The Aurora Inn is the closest thing to fine candlelit dining in Cayuga County,“ said executive chef Greg Rhoad. ”Our menu changes according to season with the availability of fresh local and regional products. With the cooler season upon us, we will be converting to more slow cooked and warmer foods.“
In 2003, the Aurora Inn was reopened after a multi-million dollar restoration project that spanned close to two years. The dining room now has a historical ambiance combined with modern conveniences, which overlook a grand view of Cayuga Lake.
The Aurora Inn's elegant dining room boasts blazing fireplaces during the cooler months and an outdoor dining veranda during the warmer months.
”I just love the whole ambiance of the historically correct furnishings,“ said Denise Rustmann of Connecticut. ”It just works wonderfully.“
Rustmann enjoys stopping by the inn when she is in town visiting her mother-in-law, Arlene Corey of Poplar Ridge.
”I just love to come here for dinner,“ Corey said. ”At my age, you don't get the chance to get out much, and when I come here it really feels like I have been somewhere. It feels like a New York city dining experience in a small town. You really can't beat it.“
Corey enjoys the inn's signature pot roast dinner that has stood the test of time throughout all of the recipe changes made through the years.
”I can remember coming for their famous pot roast dinner when I was young,“ she said.
”A lot of people used to come in for the pot roast. It was $2.99 for a dinner and most times you couldn't eat it all. The prices are fair even today, and the pot roast is just as good.“
When Corey was young, she could not finish the pot roast dinner and would take the remaining home and have it for lunch the following day.
Though the pot roast dinner remains the Aurora Inn's signature dish, the chefs are encouraged to bring their own ideas for new dishes to the menu.
American country fare is what is most commonly served, carefully cooked and approved by the inn's skilled culinary artists.
”I just love that we are encouraged to be creative,“ said chef de cuisine, Mark Fitzgerald.
”The quality of food that we serve, along with the creativity and diverseness of the menu is the reason I enjoy working here.“
”The Aurora Inn is the closest thing to fine candlelit dining in Cayuga County,“ said executive chef Greg Rhoad. ”Our menu changes according to season with the availability of fresh local and regional products. With the cooler season upon us, we will be converting to more slow cooked and warmer foods.“
In 2003, the Aurora Inn was reopened after a multi-million dollar restoration project that spanned close to two years. The dining room now has a historical ambiance combined with modern conveniences, which overlook a grand view of Cayuga Lake.
The Aurora Inn's elegant dining room boasts blazing fireplaces during the cooler months and an outdoor dining veranda during the warmer months.
”I just love the whole ambiance of the historically correct furnishings,“ said Denise Rustmann of Connecticut. ”It just works wonderfully.“
Rustmann enjoys stopping by the inn when she is in town visiting her mother-in-law, Arlene Corey of Poplar Ridge.
”I just love to come here for dinner,“ Corey said. ”At my age, you don't get the chance to get out much, and when I come here it really feels like I have been somewhere. It feels like a New York city dining experience in a small town. You really can't beat it.“
Corey enjoys the inn's signature pot roast dinner that has stood the test of time throughout all of the recipe changes made through the years.
”I can remember coming for their famous pot roast dinner when I was young,“ she said.
”A lot of people used to come in for the pot roast. It was $2.99 for a dinner and most times you couldn't eat it all. The prices are fair even today, and the pot roast is just as good.“
When Corey was young, she could not finish the pot roast dinner and would take the remaining home and have it for lunch the following day.
Though the pot roast dinner remains the Aurora Inn's signature dish, the chefs are encouraged to bring their own ideas for new dishes to the menu.
American country fare is what is most commonly served, carefully cooked and approved by the inn's skilled culinary artists.
”I just love that we are encouraged to be creative,“ said chef de cuisine, Mark Fitzgerald.
”The quality of food that we serve, along with the creativity and diverseness of the menu is the reason I enjoy working here.“