Aamara

I checked out Aamara, an Indian restaurant on St Clair West, just west of Dufferin. (It's next to Savor, a really upscale Thai restaurant and, iirc, they are from the same owners.)

They currently have a happy hour promo on weekdays from 5-7pm – a 3-course meal for 2 for $49. There's a set menu and each person gets to pick their own app, main and dessert.

Overall, the food was great and an absolute deal! I initially thought given it's also upscale that they might focus on presentation over substance or that they might skimp because of the promo (where in the city can you find a high quality 3-course meal for $25pp these days!?) but the quality was excellent and portions generous.

Also, I'm not typically picky about ambiance as long as the food is good but the experience was lovely – it felt both elegant and chill… maybe because soft jazz was playing in the background, lol. The service was also excellent!

Here are some pics of what we had (forgive the picture quality – I was in a spot that backlit the food):
– lemon pepper chicken (app)
– mirapikaya shrimp roast (app)
– chicken Chettinadu (main)
– lamb saag (main)
– gulab jamun (dessert)
– * missing: my husband inhaled his rasmalai before I could get a pic, so here's one of the mango lassi instead 😛 *