Aura on the Lake

Beautiful view of the lake! Some of the best ceviche, guacamole, and hummus we've ever enjoyed. We arrived about 4pm on a Friday night and walked in to a gorgeous corner cabana. Don't miss!

Total hidden gem on the Chicago lakefront! Summer vibes, city vibes, island vibes. Food is so good! And they have private cabanas! Easy to get to! Felt like we were on vacation! @chicagopescetarian

✨ 5 Stars An unforgettable lakeside dining experience — Woman-owned ! AND powerfully led by the amazing Manager Daniel. The food is fresh, bold, and beautifully presented. Peaceful vibes, flawless service, and a sense of purpose in every detail. This place feeds the soul - GET THE FROZEN MARGARITA - tell them bad sent you.

Just came back from celebrating my birthday and a friend’s birthday. I was able to reserve a table for 10 with the help of Ana. The staff was very accommodating. The ambience is just like being on vacation. It’s really wonderful there. The food is Interesting and delicious. Thanks for helping us celebrate

Very disappointed with our meal today. The kids’ burger was hard, chewy, and rubbery — completely inedible for a child. My shrimp tacos were cold and had a strong, unpleasant oil smell, like they were fried in reused or old oil. For a total of $46 for just me and my child, the quality was shockingly poor. We left feeling unsatisfied and frustrated. Definitely not coming back, and wouldn’t recommend based on this experience.

We have lived in this area for nearly 20 years. We have visited this cafe often since it’s opening but every time we go with my husband, we are told we cannot sit on the chairs on the beach (beach chairs placed on the sand) and we have to sit by the tables on the concrete. Every time that happened, the cafe had no customers, it wasn’t busy weekend or Holiday as we don’t like big crowds. There were no reservations pending at that time. Just a week day… it wasn’t busy, no large parties, etc. I think the service was just lazy. At one point, we were told that to sit on the sand area we must order minimum $25 worth of drinks or food. As for the experience with the service itself, it is yet to be smooth. My veg burger came with literally nothing on it but the bun, no side salad, the waiter forgot to bring our drinks. We had a party of 4 and 3 the same drinks were ordered brought out within 30 minutes apart ( I ordered 3 the same drinks but they were served separately because the waiter forgot …)One time my husband was even told by a waiter “ I already brought you a beer”… yeah… nope.

Went here with my wife and friend. We were greeted by a nice server Julia and unfortunately was taken over by another server Lindsey who forgot about us, never checked in literally walked past us as if she didn’t take our order. Thank god Julia caught the vibe, took over and she was great! Would’ve given this place a 5 star if she was our server We’re new to the area and I love to support small businesses it’s just unfortunate we had a server with poor training and lacks experience in hospitality. Everyone else were great!

When I saw that Aura was opening at Osterman/Hollywood Beach, I added this Google map location so people could find it. Today's visit was amazing. Mark took care of us at our table and was friendly and helpful. We started with wine, the Deviled Eggs and Fish Dip. The eggs were to rave for. We love fish spread and enjoyed it with the raw vegetables. At dinner I had the Beach Cobb and husband had the Beach Burger. Both were very high quality. He loved his gin and iced tea drink. We live next to another beach restaurant, and the food and quantity far exceeds other locations. We had an amazing conversation with Diego. We saw how he interacted with the clients and wanted to compliment him. All the staff is friendly and helps each other. We look forward to returning and bringing friends. 2024 update Love returning. The food is still amazing. The fish dip has more cream cheese than fish. Still love the Deviled Eggs. Loved the carrots that came with. Husband had fish tacos and I had Aura burger. Robbie is a delight. Katie is s great waitperson. Loved the music tonight.

Let's be happy this place exist. The space looks cool, the staff is chill and the food surprisingly is quality. They just opened in June of 2024. Did I mention they're on Kathy Osterman beach that alone is worth the visit. The arugula salad is excellent. Arugula offset some of the sweetness of the vinaigrette - it's amazing. The luau burger was fine. The elotes were ok . The best however is shrimp po boy. Come visit before the season is over.