Amaya

I had a dinner recently. it was a total rubbish and and much below what I expected. I am sorry
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A J - View all reviews by this user
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Food 0 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Wednesday, October 17, 2007

I think this place use to be much better when that Sikh guy use to be the manager. he is now shifted to one of the sister concern restaurant but that place is dead too.

Am sure amaya will again regain its postion which has been taken by places like Moti Mahal in holborn or other up comming restaurants. They just need to work a little be harder on the service. But for a person who is visiting first time this is a nice place.
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tina anand
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Food 10 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 4
Tuesday, September 25, 2007

We dined there last Friday and were highly disappointed due to the staff's extremely unprofessional manner. We were given a round table for 5 people in the corner, but whenever they were passing by, the waiters would just push our shoulder or chair without any apologies as if they were on a packed rush hour train and don't care as long as they can make their way through!

I couldn't help but noticing waiters busy chatting around among themselves and didn't have enough time to pay attention to their customers! Moreover,the food wasn't that great neither and definitely overpriced. What a hype!
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Suk
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Food 7 | Service 1 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 2
Monday, September 03, 2007

An American friend wanted to take us here and, having read the poor reviews, we were not looking forward to it especially considering the prices.

It was just great! The restaurant had a nice atmosphere , the waiting staff were polite and unobtrusive and helpful in explaining about the food and the portions. The food was delicious and different. We were full to bursting when we left. One great point for me was the dessert menu had "sugar free" options - being a diabetic, it made things very easy. I choose pomegranate granita and it was wonderful.

It made a really nie change from standard Indian food and we were very pleased with the evening.
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Alan Barham
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

The restaurant was in a delightful little hallway hidden in the middle of Belgravia,the decor was of great taste although a little dark.

Service was of top quality as the waiting staff could not do enough for us.

Myself and my wife went for the veggie option being vegetarians and unfortunatly i myself found the veggie food very mediocre and a little dry,people all around eatin the meat and fish options seemed very happy with there food suggesting this may not be the right restaurant for vegetarians.

Ambience was good and so was the bill £75 for 2 people ( no liquor)
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Mitch
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Friday, August 03, 2007

We went for a special occasion and were highly dissapointed. First, the food arrived at all different times with rice and naans getting cold as the main dishes arrived. As one person at our table had food to eat the others were waiting for theirs to arrive. Very poor timing. The portions were extremely small and highly overpriced. In addition, the food was not what you would expect for a high end restaurant. Service was only without a smile. And finally, for our special occasion we wanted to take a picture which we were not allowed to do. Will never go back and would not recommend.
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Food 4 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Monday, July 23, 2007

A disappointing experience given all the hype. Reasonable food, poor service and very optimistic pricing !
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JT
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Food 6 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 4
Thursday, July 05, 2007

a perfect place to be when ur in london, great food, good service and great abmience little noisy but that is ok because i belive it is the most happening place in london
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robert
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Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Sunday, June 24, 2007

As we walked in our first impressions were good - beautiful decor. Took a while to get us seated which is an sly ploy for us to order their £9 cocktails. To say the food was unimpressive would be an understatement. The only dish that was fairly good was the chicken curry chops. The spices and chutneys they served to the table didn’t make any sense and were generally crap (rose petal spice that tasted like someone farted in your mouth when you tasted a lot,, rubhard chutney = posh mans mango chutney?!?!?) – We had to ask for chilli sauce/chutney which should be standard. All the spices and flavours tasted too simple and there was too much cloves and elchi. prawns tasted like they had been marinated in plain tomato puree and were a royal rip off (as was most of the food). The dori kebab is disgusting...who in their right mind would want that from an indian restaurant - clove flavoured pate indeed (tasted like mashed up hotdogs in a tin). The service was overall quite poor - waitresses were too "in your face", seemed confused when arranging plates on the table and argued that the single ice cube i ordered in my ginger ale at miraculously melted as she walked from the bar to the table?!?!

summary is that amaya is all about poor food and high prices. go to lahore kebab house instead and take all your mates and still come out with change!
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Food 1 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 0
Friday, June 08, 2007

A stunning place. My favourite whenever I am in London.

Wonderfully marinaded dishes and complex flavours, yet light. My favourites include the black pepper chicken tikka, the venison kebab, grilled aubergines, griddled scallops - just to name a few!

Sophisticated yet casual, with a luminous , stylishly clubby yet exotic interior. I love the show kitchen.

The staff, unlike some of their other fashionable competitors, are unfailingly helpful, friendly, and modest . Success has not gone to their heads.

Whilst not cheap, it is good value for the quality- certainly better value than other michelin one and two star restaurants in london
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John James
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 9
Sunday, May 06, 2007