Aura Restaurant & Nightclub

(818) 487-1488

12215 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604 34.1434 -118.3987

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AURANIGHTCLUB.COM

Hours:

Tues 10-2, Wed 8-12, Thurs 7-2, Fri 7-2, Sat 7-2

Last updated 6.08.11

Category:

Nightclubs, Bars & Clubs, Singles Bars, Lounges, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Bar & Pub Special Features:

Dance Floor

Bar & Club Type of Music:

Funk, Soul & R&B, Hip-Hop & Rap, Electronica

Bar & Club Special Features:

DJ, Romantic Nightlife, Specialty Cocktails, Live Music

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What People Are Saying About Aura Restaurant & Nightclub

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The Scene – The second floor of a sprawling mini-mall may not seem like the ultimate nightlife destination, but there's a sultry and funky dance club beyond that velvet rope and up the private escalator. The main lounge area boasts an 18-wheeler-sized bar with mirrored shelves and a DJ tower, and cushy red-velvet booths with table service. All the hype is on the dance floor, where Valley-dwelling youngsters shake it under pulsing lights to hip-hop, or groove to live disco and rock. – – The Draw – The pickup scene is as randy as a liquor-soaked frat party, but the…

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Know Before You Go:
Table service at reserved booths carries a hefty price tag. Bottles of champagne run into the hundreds of dollars; dinner entrees start at around $20.
What to Drink:
Rookie boozers should request the green apple martini. Also try the signature chocolate-kiss martini.
Parking:
There's plenty of free parking: meterered street, a free lot in front and side streets.
ambiance
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. “The decor and atmosphere was inviting, but these are just a facade for the HORRIBLE, and I mean HORRIBLE service.”
  2. “Upstairs, the atmosphere is cool and funky.”
  3. “Plush booths, large strong drinks, incredible food, kick a** DJ's on sat nits and a friendly atmosphere over all.”
  4. “Beautiful decor.”
  5. “can see why my friend rented out this place; the atmosphere is great for parties.”
drinks
48.33000183105469% positive
  1. “Plush booths, large strong drinks, incredible food, kick a** DJ's on sat nits and a friendly atmosphere over all.”
  2. “The drinks were mediocre, the crowd was aweful, and the doorman was unprofessional.”
  3. “Red velvet booths line the walls, spacious bar and great dance floor.”
  4. “Long line to get in, rude bouncers, ganster mentality, way overpriced at $20.00 a head, expensive drinks, poor ventilation, expensive valet, and the crowd it attracts are kids waiting to pick a fight.”
  5. “went with a girlfriend on a friday night, it was $10 each to get in with expensive drinks.”
  6. “In addition, the drinks are super expensive with rude bartenders and a waitresses that act like they could care less about you.”
  7. “Dinner menu available (didn't get to try it, but the drinks were good!)”
  8. “The bar staff was at minimum decent with fair prices.”
  9. “bartenders unfriendly, drinks expensive, bartenders jerks, bathrooms disgusting, bottle service rediculously overpriced for a club in the VALLEY, even on a night where the promotion was good and the place was packed, which is rare, AURA proved to be awefu”
  10. “The drinks were terrible and the bar tender was so amazingly disrespectful, it was shocking.”
  11. “Great sound and strong drinks”
  12. “They had terrible attitudes, could not make a nice, strong drink, and took forever doing it.”
  13. “drinks were just right and appetizers were tasty.”
  14. “This was flat out the worst experience I have ever had at a bar or restaurant.”
  15. “The bartenders were very attentive and poured generous drinks.”
food quality
50.0% positive
  1. “drinks were just right and appetizers were tasty.”
  2. “Bar Tender was rude and unhelpful and the food was awful.”
  3. “If it wasn't for really bad food experience I would have rated Aura an 8 out of 10.”
  4. “Plush booths, large strong drinks, incredible food, kick a** DJ's on sat nits and a friendly atmosphere over all.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “Dinner menu available (didn't get to try it, but the drinks were good!)”
overall
25.0% positive
  1. “bartenders unfriendly, drinks expensive, bartenders jerks, bathrooms disgusting, bottle service rediculously overpriced for a club in the VALLEY, even on a night where the promotion was good and the place was packed, which is rare, AURA proved to be awefu”
service
42.45999813079834% positive
  1. “bartenders unfriendly, drinks expensive, bartenders jerks, bathrooms disgusting, bottle service rediculously overpriced for a club in the VALLEY, even on a night where the promotion was good and the place was packed, which is rare, AURA proved to be awefu”
  2. “The club would be just fine if it werent for the rude bartender.”
  3. “Food, DJ were terrible and bartender attitude awful.”
  4. “Long line to get in, rude bouncers, ganster mentality, way overpriced at $20.00 a head, expensive drinks, poor ventilation, expensive valet, and the crowd it attracts are kids waiting to pick a fight.”
  5. “spent half the night kicking people out of my reserved seats-- the experience was just horrible, horrible, horrible.”
  6. “The girl bartender there has a pretty bad attitude.”
  7. “The service is really terrible; the bartenders were really rude.”
  8. “In addition, the drinks are super expensive with rude bartenders and a waitresses that act like they could care less about you.”
  9. “Plush booths, large strong drinks, incredible food, kick a** DJ's on sat nits and a friendly atmosphere over all.”
  10. “At 7:00 pm on a Friday night, we were the only ones there and the service was still slow.”
  11. “The bar staff was at minimum decent with fair prices.”
  12. “Bar Tender was rude and unhelpful and the food was awful.”
  13. “The decor and atmosphere was inviting, but these are just a facade for the HORRIBLE, and I mean HORRIBLE service.”
  14. “was there for a birthday party and as a paying customer one expects at least mediocre service, but you certainly don?”
  15. “The bartender was hot and wasn't afraid to make my Jack and Coke nice and strong.”
  16. “Bartenders were friendly.”
  17. “we got great service (maybe it's b/c the group where i was at was VIP).”
  18. “Great little place and great staff.”
  19. “The bartenders were very attentive and poured generous drinks.”
  20. “Surprisingly, the staff was great providing additional sitting and moved tables to accommodate our needs (18 people).”
  21. “The bouncers were rude, the dj totally sucked--- too much 80's music for a Saturday night that promised to deliver the best in hop-hop, reggaeton, and latin music.”
value
37.5% positive
  1. “bartenders unfriendly, drinks expensive, bartenders jerks, bathrooms disgusting, bottle service rediculously overpriced for a club in the VALLEY, even on a night where the promotion was good and the place was packed, which is rare, AURA proved to be awefu”
  2. “The bartenders were very attentive and poured generous drinks.”
  3. “The bar staff was at minimum decent with fair prices.”
  4. “Long line to get in, rude bouncers, ganster mentality, way overpriced at $20.00 a head, expensive drinks, poor ventilation, expensive valet, and the crowd it attracts are kids waiting to pick a fight.”
  5. “In addition, the drinks are super expensive with rude bartenders and a waitresses that act like they could care less about you.”
  6. “went with a girlfriend on a friday night, it was $10 each to get in with expensive drinks.”
wait time
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “They played really great music all night long.”
  2. “Aura is truly a nice little secret but probably won't be for long since there's been some celebrity sightings there this past weekend.”
  3. “At 7:00 pm on a Friday night, we were the only ones there and the service was still slow.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/11/09

Studio City's Great hidden spot!

by ricky24311

Got to admit, place rocks! Nice sound system, great lighting, and best yet, great crowd, had a great time, made some great contacts, reminds me of the good music clubs in Boston. Definitely worth checking out!

  • Pros: Awesome music, great crowd, Great for networking!
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

06/10/09

Great place to hear good music!

by dkimball22

Great spot to see good music. Staff has been totally replaced. Almost like they wiped the canvas clean and started over. Beautiful decor. The sound in this place is great. BANDS you would love it here.

Look forward to coming back again and again.

  • Pros: Great space, No expensive door cover, good non rowdy crowd.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/06/09

Drink up! lol!

by AURAmanager

Hello everyone. I'm part of the new managements staff that has taken over AURA since the end of December(08). I have personally taken the time to read all the past reviews of AURA. I'm pleased to inform you all that we have a new management team, security staff, bar staff, bottle service staff and a whole new lineup of Club Promotions beginning this April. I understand everyones view on our venue from the past and we have taken large steps to alter that view.

We want you all to enjoy your experience at AURA, not dread it. I want you to feel safe and secure with our new security staff, have your drinks properly and promptly made by our new bar staff, be well attended by our attractive bottle service staff, respected by management and Club Promotions that make you want to come back for more.

If you have any questions I would be more than happy to answer them for you.

Thank you and have a good evening,

Chris

  • Pros: A new staff and club promotions
  • Cons: Our past image
1 Star Rating: Poor

07/10/08

worst place ive ever been to in my entire life

by samw0426

bartenders unfriendly, drinks expensive, bartenders jerks, bathrooms disgusting, bottle service rediculously overpriced for a club in the VALLEY, even on a night where the promotion was good and the place was packed, which is rare, AURA proved to be aweful.

  • Pros: none
  • Cons: alot
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/19/08

Phenomenally Bad

by CinnerJ

This was flat out the worst experience I have ever had at a bar or restaurant. Server got the following wrong: 3 drink orders (beers, not mixed drinks), 2 sandwich orders, and took 3 hours (from 7pm-10:15pm) to bring the order out. No managers to be found, obnoxiosly complacent employees, long lines, and incredibly overpriced menu items.

If you want a true taste of Hollywood transplanted up in the Valley, here it is. Save yourself the misery of this terrible establishment and find a local Irish pub or some other bar that isn't so obsessed with their image that they forgot how to simply please the customer.

  • Pros: Trendy Hollywood Scene
  • Cons: Just about everything else you could imagine; terrible all around!

The Details on Aura Restaurant & Nightclub

Place Categories:

  • worst place
  • expensive drinks
  • inviting atmosphere
  • rude bartenders
  • worst birthday experience
  • worst dj
  • good music
  • great sound
  • great bar staff
  • great strong drinks
  • incredible food
  • rude bar tender
  • great service
  • beautiful decor
  • rude bouncers
  • pretty bad attitude
  • nice jack
  • expensive valet
  • clean canvas
  • nice sound system
  • not bad vip section
  • great lighting
  • horrible rude service
  • nice coke
  • great cocktails
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