The Patio at Aura Restaurant – the place to be this summer season
Perfectly framed by mountain vistas and flanked by picture-perfect Nita Lake, Aura Restaurant at Nita Lake Lodge debuts a new two-tier, 80 seat patio for the summer season, showcasing its enviable lakeside location, open for dinner this evening and throughout the summer months.
On Friday June 24, join a celebratory lakeside dinner to formally launch the new patio, with a family-style, three-course tasting menu prepared by Chef Dean Hossack and wine from Tolloy and Bonarda. Tickets cost $59 per person.
Enjoy a welcome cocktail provided by Zubrowka Vodka and Gancia Prosecco, while enjoying the company of friends in the intimate lakeside setting. Take a seat on the new patio for Aura Restaurant’s first-ever long-table, al fresco dinner. Guests will be given a sneak peek of Chef Dean Hossack’s summer menu with highlights presented family style including an appetizer of house-smoked BC trout filet with char roe, crème fraiche, preserved lemon, herb salad and chive blini and a main course choice of grilled celeriac steak with shallot pine nut nage, charred baby leeks and oven-dried tomato or cedar paper wrapped Kuterra salmon, Pemberton spring sunchoke, garlic greens, pesto, poached shrimp and beurre blanc.
“We are very excited to unveil our two-tier lakeside patio at Aura Restaurant,” says Theresa Ginter, hotel general manager at Nita Lake Lodge. “Chef Dean Hossack’s summer dishes are inspired, seasonal and elevated when served outdoors with our unbeatable view. Aura’s patio will be THE place to be for the sultry summer months and we are so pleased to be able to provide increased outdoor space for our guests and Whistler locals.”
Escape for the weekend and take advantage of summer in Whistler with Nita Lake Lodge’s complimentary guest use of paddleboards, kayaks, canoes, bicycles and fishing rods – perfect for paddling around Nita Lake and cruising along the Valley Trail.
The reception begins at 6:30pm and dinner will be served at 7:00pm on Friday June 24. Tickets are $59pp and include a three-course dinner, welcome cocktail and wine pairings. Tickets are limited and will be available for purchase via the website, www.nitalakelodge.com or phone 1-888-755-6482. Can’t make the launch? Enjoy Chef Dean’s menu at your leisure with Aura’s summer trio; a $49 pp three course feature menu available daily from June 8th.