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| - Just had a less than spectacular lunch at Amaya Express at the Eaton Centre's new food court ("Urban Eatery").
My husband ordered the lamb roti, only to be told they don't have that available. So he said he'd take the Chicken Tikka Roti instead.... Same response "not this week, maybe next week". So he said he's have the lamb box meal (with Black Eyed peas, "salsa", and rice). Again - they don't have it - "maybe next week!". So as a 4th option, he chose the Chicken Tikka box meal, and I had the Butter Chicken bowl.
The butter chicken was actually fairly satisfying - the chicken was tender and flavourful, and they added some chickpeas to the side which were also nice (and a bit spicy). As I ate though, I realized my rice was quite wet. No big deal though, the meal was okay.
My husband though was less than impressed. What he didn't realize when ordering the box, was that the Chicken Tikka would be cold. We presume it is chilled on purpose, for the wraps/roti? But it was a disappointment, considering he was expecting a warm meal, and it turned out not to be.
The staff all still seem to really be just learning the ropes. I know it is new (having just opened last week). But they must have had training before the food court opened? They all seemed to be lacking in knowledge of the food. They weren't clear when explaining what was out of stock. And when we asked near the cash "is that a mango shake?", we were told (in an unsure voice) by staff "I think it's a milkshake that kind of tastes like mango?". We also asked for vegetable samosas, but did not receive them (we don't think we paid for them either though). But it just seemed like overall the staff really weren't sure of themselves, and that had an impact on our overall impressions of the meal.
Next time I will go to my old standby Fast Fresh Foods!
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