Scorpion Mediterranean Grill - Aurora

This restaurant is absolutely incredible. No matter what I say, I feel like I can't do it justice with my review. Typically, when you pay more, you expect better service and a nicer ambiance, but that's not the case here. You get all of that plus soothing background music and attentive service, and the food is worth so much more than the prices charged. I guarantee it! I had the Orange Roughy, crusted with pistachios, and I can honestly say I've never had, and likely will never have, a more delicious and flawlessly prepared piece of fish. It felt like I finished the last meal I would ever need. Every piece of fish I eat from now on will be compared to this extraordinary meal, and there's no doubt it will always fall short of this exceptionally high standard. If you're passionate about food, you must dine here.

Exceptional service, a romantic atmosphere, and delicious food! I’m definitely a fan!

As for the food, ugh. I ordered the butternut squash tortelloni priced at $33, and it was quite underwhelming. The addition of cookies inside the tortelloni just made for an odd taste. I really can’t comprehend the rave reviews for this restaurant. The dessert was equally disappointing. The $16 crème brûlée was bland and overly sweet, lacking any depth of flavor. Overall, I wouldn't recommend it.

Where to begin...? While I 've heard many mixed reviews, mine is an assortment of good and bad. The restaurant itself is very lovely and the decor is very modern and pretty. We were greeted by a lovely woman who 's name eluded me. Then our actual server came around, and the chef referred to her as Christina. So, let me play this out as the night unfolded. Once Christina was in the picture, we ordered drinks. There were no specials for the evening, which shocked me. We wanted to order appetizers first, then our meal and she said we should order both at once because it gets really busy (which is wasn 't really busy, as it is a small restaurant with only 8 tables or so). So that was the first thing that irritated my family, just didn 't want to feel rushed while ordering an expensive meal. First, the appetizers came out, and they were all good. We shared the fried calamari, crab cake and samosa. All were fairly portioned and competitively priced considering they were first course meals. Once our main meals came.... the portion sizes were just so ridiculously small for spending $33-$39 a plate. I got the coconut shrimp and scallops. I received three tiger shrimp and two sea scallop pieces, a half a cup of rice and seasonal vegetables which were an inch cube of zucchini and an inch slice of red pepper. If that 's all they include in their dish, they menu should not label that they offer seasonal scorpion vegetables. However, what little food I received for my $39 dish, was tasty. Both my parents ordered the seafood risotto. At $35, they got two tiger shrimp and a MEASLY portion of lobster and fish. It was mainly rice. I was just flabbergasted at how little seafood was actually included! My brother got the $33 lobster ravioli. He 's a big eater so I don 't think any portion would have been big enough, but it was by far the largest plate at the table. A bonus, they put a nice candle in my brothers cake for his birthday. Overall, if you 're looking to spend a lot of money, great go here! But, I personally think it 's a huge rip off and we will just continue to go to Aquagrill, Joia or Oakland Hall when eating in Aurora.

The hostess Nancy (I believe was her name) was also the owner and is just so welcoming and lovely! The atmosphere is great! It's quiet so we could hear each other and was good for even my 92 year old grandmother! The food was amazing! We had cocktails wish were made well and then enjoyed some good wine. The server was fun and joked around with us. Everyone was just so pleasant and such great customer service which is so rare to come by these days. I would highly recommend this place!!