Aurora Kitchen

Shaved ice topped with homemade syrup and seasonal fruit makes choosing a flavour part of the pleasure. Options include Very Berry, grape, plum, Anno sweet potato, honey lemon and Takomai brown-rice amazake. One diner recalled the flavour of the syrup and the generous way the ice was served as particular highlights. They also took home baked goods and enjoyed a canelé with a crisp exterior.

For a little variety on one plate, try the pudding à la mode: handmade pudding served with your choice of ice cream and seasonal fruit. The cane-sugar syrup is served on the side, so you can add as much as you like, and choosing the ice cream lets you personalise the combination.

At lunchtime, the seasonal Aurora Plate comes with a choice of Takomai rice or Hoshino natural-yeast bread. The menu also includes a seasonal vegetable curry plate and Napolitan spaghetti. Diners have described enjoying different curries, including baked curry with spring cabbage and butter chicken curry with mimosa-style egg and garland chrysanthemum. One diner who ordered the baked curry also mentioned the salad vegetables, potato salad and red-cabbage rémoulade, then finished with a seasonal rice-flour roll cake. Made with a rice-flour sponge instead of wheat flour and paired with seasonal fruit, it is an option for those in the mood for something sweet after lunch.

Lunch is served from Wednesday to Saturday, from 11:30 to 15:00. Takeaway is also available, as well as dining in.