Chef Rachel Klein, has not only found the oasis, she has created the oasis for parents who don't consider a sticky vinyl banquette, fried frozen foods, and a specialty straw particularly "family friendly" dining. 

When it comes to dinner, pleasing the children and their parents is not an easy feat. Ideally, mom and dad would like to sit, relax, and enjoy a lengthly meal of high quality, tasty food. The kids want a few of their favourite tastes and textures, but only between rounds of playing house, trains, and dinosaurs.

At Aura’s family friendly dinners there is the perfect balance of everything. From the room and service to the meal itself. My family and I were recently invited to experience Aura’s family-friendly dining. The dining room is set up with just under a dozen tables for the perfect number of families to feel like you’re dining at a bistro or small restaurant and not so many families that the room feels like a pre-school.