FROM OCEAN TO TABLE

TASTE THE ISLAND’S FRESHEST INGREDIENTS

AND ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCE.

EVERY DAY, CHEF ADAM THOMPSON, executive chef at Aurora restaurant at the Newstead Belmont Hills Golf Resort & Spa, steps into the kitchen and draws inspiration from one of the most incredible restaurant views on the island.

Aurora sits just above Hamilton Harbour and offers a panoramic view across the harbour and the Great Sound, out towards Dockyard and the North Shore, where much of Bermuda’s oceanic bounty is harvested.

From season to season, Bermuda is rich in fresh produce and fish. The Newcastle Upon-Tyne native has drawn much of his inspiration from this proliferation of local goods when creating his seasonal menus at the two-time “Best of Bermuda” award–winning seafood restaurant.

Living in Bermuda for a decade has transformed his cooking, whether it’s spending a day out on the ocean with veteran commercial fishermen and learning the tricks of their trade or relishing in seasonal ingredients such as summer’s sweet Bermuda corn and fresh goat cheese or winter’s roadside loquats and prickly pears, which have all found their way into his upscale, seafood-forward dishes.

“The Bermudian lifestyle is enviable,” he says. “Pink sands, bluest of oceans, and delicious cuisine. After being on the island for almost a decade now, it’s hard to imagine life any other way, creating new dishes every day and incorporating interesting flavours with all the thriving wildlife that the island has to offer.”

While Chef Adam brings European influences from French and Italian cooking to the Aurora kitchen, the chefs’ diverse ethnic backgrounds allow them to incorporate these influences into the dishes, from Nepalese and Thai to Mexican, keeping the menus exciting and fresh. The menus change two or three times a year, featuring diverse cuisines and delightful reinventions of classic Bermuda dishes like codfish and potatoes.

Being able to sit alfresco and watch a spectacular sunset goes hand in hand with highlighting the island’s freshest ingredients to create a full culinary journey.

“The Aurora team ensures guests are treated to unaltered and fresh items such as the spiny Bermuda lobster, guinea chicks, an array of Bermuda reef fish, and fresh Bermuda

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vegetables,” says Chef Adam. “Our menus have been divided by diverse cuisines, cooking techniques, and preparation styles, as well as highlighting hand-crafted items.”

Voted ‘Best Seafood Restaurant’ 2 years in a row, Aurora’s seasonal menu features fresh local seafood and produce from Bermuda’s best fisherman and farmers. We are committed to sourcing sustainable ingredients from local suppliers, ocean to table. We look forward to welcoming you to Aurora at Newstead Belmont Hills Golf Resort & Spa.