So I finished up a project for one of my clients and as a thank you he took me to lunch at Amaya which is an Indian bar and grill in Knightsbridge. Amaya is part of the MW Eat Group collection of restaurants which includes Veeraswamy, Chutney Marys and the more affordable Masala Zone chain of restaurants.
First impressions of Amaya were good, my client and I were meeting up for lunch and it was quiet when we arrived up soon filled up with people as time went on. With the dark, modern interior, your eye is immediately drawn to the kitchen at the back of the restaurant where all of the magic happens. Huge tandoor ovens (see picture below), a grill or 'sigri' section where food is cooked over a coal flame and the hot plate where food was griddled.
We went for the £29 Business Lunch menu which let us try 8 different tapas style dishes made up of various types of meats, fish and veggies cooked on the three different stations. Each dish that came to us was a work of art and tasted amazing. The nan bread was lovely as were the chutneys on offer. Stand out dishes in particular were the chicken biriyani and the venison kebab which was filled with a lovely spicy sauce.
Dessert was a shared platter of small desserts including a rose sorbet, a lime tart and coconut brulee. The desserts were not as good as the mains in my opinion and lacked imagination and flair, although they did look lovely on the 'Polo' plate.
Overall, the food was great, if in my opinion slightly overpriced. However, the helpfulness and friendliness of the staff and just the general ambience made this lunch quite special and I would definitely go again.
First impressions of Amaya were good, my client and I were meeting up for lunch and it was quiet when we arrived up soon filled up with people as time went on. With the dark, modern interior, your eye is immediately drawn to the kitchen at the back of the restaurant where all of the magic happens. Huge tandoor ovens (see picture below), a grill or 'sigri' section where food is cooked over a coal flame and the hot plate where food was griddled.
We went for the £29 Business Lunch menu which let us try 8 different tapas style dishes made up of various types of meats, fish and veggies cooked on the three different stations. Each dish that came to us was a work of art and tasted amazing. The nan bread was lovely as were the chutneys on offer. Stand out dishes in particular were the chicken biriyani and the venison kebab which was filled with a lovely spicy sauce.
Dessert was a shared platter of small desserts including a rose sorbet, a lime tart and coconut brulee. The desserts were not as good as the mains in my opinion and lacked imagination and flair, although they did look lovely on the 'Polo' plate.
Overall, the food was great, if in my opinion slightly overpriced. However, the helpfulness and friendliness of the staff and just the general ambience made this lunch quite special and I would definitely go again.
Food: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Price: 3/5
Ambience: 5/5
http://www.amaya.biz/
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