Amaya is a new Indian restaurant on Bayview south of Eglington. Getting reservations with them was a bit tricky, the first message I left was unreturned so when I called back I made sure I talked to a human. After that, they handled things very well and called me the day before to confirm the reservation. They have an online reservation service on their website but I did not use it because those forms have been unreliable in the past - maybe this has changed.
The tasting menu was ordered and it was a very nice sampling of many good dishes. The appetizer plate was the pakora trio that were easily shared. They were great but being unfamiliar with Indian appetizers I had to look at the menu to describe them: onion bhaji, paneer pakora and a mushroom fritter.
There were several main dishes, almost too many to sit on our table of four! They were all served in gorgeous copper bowls that reminded me of an Indian restaurant that I went to in New York. We started with a chaat dish that was prepared in a lovely pastry shell. There was a fantastic beef rib vindaloo that was cooked so wonderfully tender. A prawn masala was served which is the first time I’ve had seafood at an Indian restaurant. The butter chicken was very nice, the sauce very smooth. I tried the orka dish a bit too quickly, so I don’t remember it that well. The appetizers were accompanied by crispy pappadum and the mains with two different types of naan bread. The last dish was a spinach dish whose name I don’t recall, but it was really good! I kept having more even though I was full.
Amaya is highly recommended. It wasn’t busy when we arrived but packed up very quickly - I recommend reservations. Amaya also does takeout through a dedicated website.
Amaya - The Indian Room
1701 Bayview Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
416-322-3270
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