This review for Amaya the Indian Room is based on my Winterlicious 2011 experience.
The Winterlicious lunch ($15) was really good. The service was excellent... just ask my friend who thinks the waiter is nice and nice looking at the same time!
We ended up order different things from the menu so we can tried out different items
Swiss Chard Pakoras
- Wish it has more chili.. but really tasty and not oily at all...
Malai Chicken Tikka
- taste bland, not enough spice and marinate
- chicken a little dry, but since it is white meat so I am not surprised
Butter Chicken
- Just tasted off.... it tasted kind of sweet
- the dish itself is not hot(spice wise) or hot (temperature wise)
- more like a fusion dish? and it is really small....
Yogi Vegetable Curry
- Mixed vegetables in garlic curry
- This is really well done.. with zucchini, cauliflower, green pepper and eggplant..
- Have a nice kick of spiciness and a lot of flavour
Carrot Toffee Pudding with Vanilla Ice Cream
- My friend ordered that but she would not eat it.. saying that the Pudding have strange texture and taste.
- I found it tasted ok.. maybe I just like ice cream in general :)
Chocolate Brownie with Cardamon Scented Rum Sauce
- Chocolate brownie as long as it is chocolaty, I always a fan..
- The Rum sauce has just a little hint of alcohol.. You can barely tasted it...
After having this Winterlicious experience,
- I would recommend Amaya the Indian Room if you want to have a romantic date. The service here is attentive, deco is nice and lighting dim.
- not recommend if you want to try authentic Indian food, all the spices are toned down and it is really Indian food with a fusion touch
BTW, Amaya is on the pricey side.. I cannot imagine I would pay $17 for even a full order of that Butter Chicken!