The Loop Guide to Clubbing, Drinking, plus West Essex and East London living.

There has been a lot of speculation about Aurora and its new transformation and refurbishment. When you launch a bar that (and they won’t mind me saying this) towards the end was struggling slightly you know as well as I do and they do that first impressions are absolutely crucial to its success.

Having been to Aurora and seen its transformation first hand I can safely say that they have nothing to worry about. Firstly the place is completely different, not only for the have they opened up the upstairs to create a ‘VIP black room’ but the downstairs is also totally transformed. The bar is, although in the same place, a completely different construction altogether it’s a lot sleeker and has the logo embezzled on it which looks stunning and I am completely in love with the flooring! It’s the kind that you would see on MTV’s Cribs, to elaborate its black glistening tiles with silver specks in it, its absolutely beautiful and you can see that there has been no expense spared which I kind of feel they needed to do. The whole place itself just looks a lot more grown up, just much more sophisticated. They have allowed for a dance floor which I feel is a must and although the overall feel is still has an airy feel it is defiantly a lot funkier.

Going back to the upstairs area, it looks amazing and from what I can gather they are going to hire it out as an intimate function room, with Plasma screens to watch the big sporting events so essentially you could hire put the whole room with all your friends whilst watching a big game with all your mates. They require a minimum spend but its not to expensive considering the room holds 15 people and you get all your drinks up there, just think somewhere to sneak up to if your on a date you want to keep a secret, there is also a separate entrance to it so no one would know ha ha! Plus (and I think this is a truly clever idea) so you are don’t miss out on the downstairs atmosphere you can watch from the plasma upstairs exactly what’s going on downstairs in case you want to nip down there and accost someone, its genius!

Daytimes will be great in there also with a much more refined menu and I think that lunch times although were still good before, will be even better than last time. The area out the back has also been transformed in order to cater for alfresco dining.

As I said Aurora would have had to been a totally different place for it to work, with tighter door regulations, more consistency and of course different décor and I think these are three key factors that have been well considered. The different approach to this bar is a guaranteed success, the bar has been modernised in all aspects and I really feel that this time they’ve got it spot on and I for one can’t wait to slink about there!

See you at the launch on the 25th!