Like waking a hibernating bear, waking a dormant stomach causes violent growls that can only be silenced by bowls of chicken curry and 20 minutes of gentle patting. Ward off vicious appetites with today’s Groupon to Tabla Bar and Grill. Choose from the following options:

• For $15, you get $30 worth of Indian cuisine and drinks for dinner for two or more people.
• For $29, you get $60 worth of Indian cuisine and drinks for dinner for four or more people.
• For $8, you get $16 worth of Indian cuisine and drinks for lunch (not valid for the lunch buffet or weekend champagne lunch).<p>

Tabla’s executive chef Sajan Prem forges an ever-changing menu from authentic, centuries-old recipes. Hungry twosomes can start off the eating proceedings with South Indian specialties, such as the medu vada—deep-fried lentil donuts served with sambhar and coconut chutney ($5). Carnivorous appetites train meat-seeking eyeteeth on the shola kebab, morsels of tender lamb marinated with fresh herbs and spices and charcoal grilled in a tandoori oven ($15), while carnivores with a vendetta against vegetables can tear into the vegetarian kashmiri dum aloo, potatoes stuffed with dry fruit and Indian cheese, and cooked in a saffron-based garlic butter sauce ($12). An order of Tabla naan, a fusion of Indian bread, Italian spices, and sesame seeds ($3), sops up spicy sauces. Quartets toast hearty meal conclusions with wine or cocktails from the full bar as they admire the elegantly fringed curtains from one of the plush booths or flying carpets.

Though Tabla Bar and Grill sometimes features a discounted price online, this Groupon still offers the best deal available.