Food is okay but may not be worth the money. Beer list is good with many local craft brews. Daily specials are a good value.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Michael Blake
$20.00 martini. Charged extra for olives!!! Never going back
Kevin Scherschel
The food comes in small portions and is overpriced. The food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
Eric Zmuda
Everything was extremely bland. I ordered a breakfast burrito with egg, potato and chorizo There may have been cheese in it, I didn't taste it. My biggest gripe is their breakfast potatoes. They are another size of a baby russet, or two Yukon golds. Each half of the burrito had a whole potato in it. The chorizo was very mild and not greasy, but there needed to be more of it. The eggs had a nice texture but were a little watery and needed to be salted. I had a bite of my partner's egg sandwich, and those eggs also needed salt or seasoning. The condiments that came with the giant burrito were insufficient, there came in quarter sized cups, and the amount of salsa amounted to about a packet and a half of what you would get from a fast food place. The pickled vegetables were amazing, I would have bought a jar of those to take home. The burrito was entirely out of balance. If the potatoes were on the side I think it would have been much better. My bloody mary was bland. It needed salt, pepper, and maybe a touch more Worcestershire. It had an insane amount of celery seeds in it like I got the bottom of a mix they forgot to stir. Staff was great, service was quick, and I liked the ambiance., but I was very disappointed in the food and will not be going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Stanze Smith
Decent spot, much better than the Geneva location
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Helen S
Warning : The food was like bad diner food. I expected from the rating (and for the cost) the restaurant received, some yummy food while celebrating my birthday. Not so at all! Everyone of us (6) were disappointed. I rarely write reviews but this was so disappointing I needed to warn others wanting a nice dinner before the show (Stolp theatre). From the burgers to the pot roast (tasty but tiny portion) to the fatty pork chop to the desserts.(how do you make a tasteless sundae? They managed it.) Very small burgers -very coursely ground.(craft burger and carnitas burger) Very small pot roast portions ( it was served like a wedge of cake ) for the $29 . Pork chop was fatty. Fries were passable nothing remarkable. The sundae with cookie chucks and ganache, was actually tasteless and no ganache, and the lemon pound cake was toasted to the point of being burned ! Ew! What a disappointment!
Wait staff was lovely - the restaurant was attractive, clean and had good seating. Pinot noir wine was good. The food needs improvement.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Ryan Hill
Portions for our carryout order were surprisingly small. Our order of Shrimp & Grits barley had any grits. The Pot Roast was only about 5-oz. There aren't any sides, and the two orders with tax was over $60. Food and service were excellent, however.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Theresa Humanicki
We were in the Aurora area and we were looking for a spot to grab lunch, and a business owner suggested Craft Urban. We waited awhile while the tables were being cleared and cleaned. Once seated, we got our menus and it took some time for our waiter, but they were very friendly and attentive. The Craft Burger and Funky Grilled Cheese Sammich were good. We would return if in the Aurora area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Raymond Wong
Nice lunch/brunch place. They need to be careful about the sunflower seeds on their salads, as the ones we got were rancid.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Margie Garcia
Stopped in for drinks and while the restaurant is very nicely decorated and the atmosphere is pleasant, service was quite slow. The server was nice, but just took awhile to come over and take our order. We had our drinks for 20 minutes before they came over and asked about food. Before we even ordered drinks, no one came over to take our drink order. We had to ask to be helped. We only ordered an appetizer to be fair and it was ok, nothing superb but maybe other items would have been a better pick. I think we spent a little over an hour there and most of the time was spent waiting.
We saw a matinee performance of Frozen at The Paramount yesterday and after the show we went this new-to-us restaurant for a post-theater dinner. It was great to walk just a couple streets over to dine at Craft Urban after the musical. Someone at my Pilates club recommended this restaurant to me. So glad we went. When you walk in, there’s a bar area across from the kitchen with a few tables close to the kitchen. Past the bar there’s the dining room and also stairs for a second level dining room. My husband started with an old-fashioned, which was on point. For dinner, I had the butternut squash gnocchi and my husband had the pork chop. I only had about a dozen gnocchi on my plate so my dish wasn’t filling. The gnocchi, though, were light and pillowy - just a small portion. My husband’s pork was slightly pink but still a little dry. The taste of the pork was very good. I know, because I snagged a few bites. We decided not to get an appetizer like we usually do when we saw the dessert on the Sunday specials. We split a yummy ice cream sundae made with Graham’s cinnamon ice cream with apple pie filling and chunks of pie crust. Yes, please! We had great service from Masha, who was attentive and friendly. I liked that the manager Stephanie came by our table for a chat. You could tell she cares about her customers as I saw her going about the restaurant visiting tables. It really matters to me when management takes the time to stop by. In reading other reviews, portion size is an issue with others and also the restaurant charge. I can agree with the portion size, but read your bill as it clearly states you can ask them to remove the small restaurant fee. I’m happy to have another decent restaurant in downtown Aurora to go to after we enjoy a performance at the Paramount. I’ll definitely be back, and I do recommend it for your pre-or post-theater dining.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Scott Doll
Wife and I were seated on a Sunday night. Not busy. Sat at our table for at least 15 minutes and no waiter ever came over, not even to fill our water. A table of 4 was eventually seated next to us and they had their water glasses filled shortly after sitting down. We got up and left.
Service: 1
michael klassen
The help in this place is lethargic and can't even get the bill right. They have on their menu 20% tip charge for large groups. It's such a horrible idea, especially when you have a bill of $800.00 plus dollars and the waiter gets almost $200.00 for an hours worth of work. You thought my math was bad, but actually, when they brought the bill, they didn't charge the 20% gratuity as the menu said but rather 22%. As if that was not bad enough, there was also a 3% credit card charge. For food that seemed fairly reasonable suddenly was super expensive. The food was very good, so give credit where credit is due.
Kid-friendliness: Large area so it's easy to get around the tables.
My group was going to the Paramount Theatre last night and had a very short time to eat. AMANDA was our server and she could not have been more accommodating. The food was excellent and we were thrilled to find this gem. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Junior Stafford
Pretty ridiculous they don't have any kind of delivery. Nobody wants to drive downtown Aurora and deal with the traffic and other annoyances... Get with the times.
Food is okay but may not be worth the money. Beer list is good with many local craft brews. Daily specials are a good value.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
$20.00 martini. Charged extra for olives!!! Never going back
The food comes in small portions and is overpriced. The food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 2
Everything was extremely bland. I ordered a breakfast burrito with egg, potato and chorizo
There may have been cheese in it, I didn't taste it. My biggest gripe is their breakfast potatoes. They are another size of a baby russet, or two Yukon golds. Each half of the burrito had a whole potato in it. The chorizo was very mild and not greasy, but there needed to be more of it. The eggs had a nice texture but were a little watery and needed to be salted. I had a bite of my partner's egg sandwich, and those eggs also needed salt or seasoning. The condiments that came with the giant burrito were insufficient, there came in quarter sized cups, and the amount of salsa amounted to about a packet and a half of what you would get from a fast food place. The pickled vegetables were amazing, I would have bought a jar of those to take home. The burrito was entirely out of balance. If the potatoes were on the side I think it would have been much better.
My bloody mary was bland. It needed salt, pepper, and maybe a touch more Worcestershire. It had an insane amount of celery seeds in it like I got the bottom of a mix they forgot to stir.
Staff was great, service was quick, and I liked the ambiance., but I was very disappointed in the food and will not be going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Decent spot, much better than the Geneva location
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Warning : The food was like bad diner food. I expected from the rating (and for the cost) the restaurant received, some yummy food while celebrating my birthday. Not so at all! Everyone of us (6) were disappointed.
I rarely write reviews but this was so disappointing I needed to warn others wanting a nice dinner before the show (Stolp theatre). From the burgers to the pot roast (tasty but tiny portion) to the fatty pork chop to the desserts.(how do you make a tasteless sundae? They managed it.) Very small burgers -very coursely ground.(craft burger and carnitas burger) Very small pot roast portions ( it was served like a wedge of cake ) for the $29 . Pork chop was fatty. Fries were passable nothing remarkable. The sundae with cookie chucks and ganache, was actually tasteless and no ganache, and the lemon pound cake was toasted to the point of being burned ! Ew! What a disappointment!
Wait staff was lovely - the restaurant was attractive, clean and had good seating. Pinot noir wine was good. The food needs improvement.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
Portions for our carryout order were surprisingly small. Our order of Shrimp & Grits barley had any grits. The Pot Roast was only about 5-oz. There aren't any sides, and the two orders with tax was over $60.
Food and service were excellent, however.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We were in the Aurora area and we were looking for a spot to grab lunch, and a business owner suggested Craft Urban. We waited awhile while the tables were being cleared and cleaned. Once seated, we got our menus and it took some time for our waiter, but they were very friendly and attentive. The Craft Burger and Funky Grilled Cheese Sammich were good. We would return if in the Aurora area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Nice lunch/brunch place. They need to be careful about the sunflower seeds on their salads, as the ones we got were rancid.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Stopped in for drinks and while the restaurant is very nicely decorated and the atmosphere is pleasant, service was quite slow. The server was nice, but just took awhile to come over and take our order. We had our drinks for 20 minutes before they came over and asked about food. Before we even ordered drinks, no one came over to take our drink order. We had to ask to be helped. We only ordered an appetizer to be fair and it was ok, nothing superb but maybe other items would have been a better pick. I think we spent a little over an hour there and most of the time was spent waiting.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
We saw a matinee performance of Frozen at The Paramount yesterday and after the show we went this new-to-us restaurant for a post-theater dinner. It was great to walk just a couple streets over to dine at Craft Urban after the musical. Someone at my Pilates club recommended this restaurant to me. So glad we went. When you walk in, there’s a bar area across from the kitchen with a few tables close to the kitchen. Past the bar there’s the dining room and also stairs for a second level dining room.
My husband started with an old-fashioned, which was on point. For dinner, I had the butternut squash gnocchi and my husband had the pork chop. I only had about a dozen gnocchi on my plate so my dish wasn’t filling. The gnocchi, though, were light and pillowy - just a small portion. My husband’s pork was slightly pink but still a little dry. The taste of the pork was very good. I know, because I snagged a few bites.
We decided not to get an appetizer like we usually do when we saw the dessert on the Sunday specials. We split a yummy ice cream sundae made with Graham’s cinnamon ice cream with apple pie filling and chunks of pie crust. Yes, please!
We had great service from Masha, who was attentive and friendly. I liked that the manager Stephanie came by our table for a chat. You could tell she cares about her customers as I saw her going about the restaurant visiting tables. It really matters to me when management takes the time to stop by.
In reading other reviews, portion size is an issue with others and also the restaurant charge. I can agree with the portion size, but read your bill as it clearly states you can ask them to remove the small restaurant fee.
I’m happy to have another decent restaurant in downtown Aurora to go to after we enjoy a performance at the Paramount. I’ll definitely be back, and I do recommend it for your pre-or post-theater dining.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wife and I were seated on a Sunday night. Not busy. Sat at our table for at least 15 minutes and no waiter ever came over, not even to fill our water. A table of 4 was eventually seated next to us and they had their water glasses filled shortly after sitting down. We got up and left.
Service: 1
The help in this place is lethargic and can't even get the bill right. They have on their menu 20% tip charge for large groups. It's such a horrible idea, especially when you have a bill of $800.00 plus dollars and the waiter gets almost $200.00 for an hours worth of work. You thought my math was bad, but actually, when they brought the bill, they didn't charge the 20% gratuity as the menu said but rather 22%. As if that was not bad enough, there was also a 3% credit card charge. For food that seemed fairly reasonable suddenly was super expensive. The food was very good, so give credit where credit is due.
Kid-friendliness: Large area so it's easy to get around the tables.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Beet Salad, Chicken Sandwich, Craft Burger
My group was going to the Paramount Theatre last night and had a very short time to eat. AMANDA was our server and she could not have been more accommodating. The food was excellent and we were thrilled to find this gem. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pretty ridiculous they don't have any kind of delivery. Nobody wants to drive downtown Aurora and deal with the traffic and other annoyances... Get with the times.
Service: 1
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