Aurum Restaurant

Had dinner with friends here. Service was on point and food was excellent. Oysters. Steak tartare. Rack of lamb. Fillet steak. Were all great.
Mar 12th, 2023

Ruined my 70 th birthday party for family of 8. Waited over 2 hours for main course. Got to restaurant at 8 pm still no main coarse by 10. Restaurant closes at 11pm!!! Walked out and went to local Wetherspoons last post. Got table. And served by 10.45 day saved. Thanks Tim Martin Parking: Parking at hotel rear
Mar 2nd, 2023

Food : 5/5 | Service : 5/5 | Atmosphere : 5/5 More
Feb 25th, 2023

Very disappointed with my dining experience. Only 1 waiter meaning service was extremely slow. Food was good, but it was not 70 a head good. Infact the prices are absolutely extraordinary theyre charging top London prices for above average food in Southend. Its no wonder the dining room was empty. It cast a cloud over my entire stay as I felt I was ripped off. I Will not be returning. Which is a shame because the hotel rooms were lovely.
Feb 21st, 2023

I passed this restaurant a couple of years ago and remembered it when booking a Mothers Day lunch as it looked like somewhere nice to take my mum. They had a 4 course special menu (42) for the day so was ideal. The outside of the hotel/restaurant needs a bit of a tidy up, there's stacked up dining furniture outside, some tables were up but seem to be strewn all over, some had full ashtrays. Not the best first impression. You walk into the hotel reception firstly which was confusing - I wasn't sure if where I had to go or who I needed to be seated by, so happened to go the right way and find the restaurant doors. The decoration is ok, it's Essex bling with decent quality, comfortable furniture. We were sat directly next to the waiting table with the menus and computer on, which felt too close. It was distracting hearing every conversation the staff were having - including swearing - not what you would want or expect from a semi-high end establishment. The menu was really good for a set one, a good amount of choice for any tastes and diets. Each course came in good time, was pretty tasty and overall good value.
Mar 7th, 2023