Restaurant Saffron Indian Cuisine 🇮🇳 — Restaurant in Wassenaar

Noticed the pleasant aroma of spices the first day here. On day four pulled the trigger and was met with a pop rather than a bang. First thing opened was very burnt popadom. Waste bin was it's only destination. Started with mixed platter, was ok, nice tandoori chicken but was not blown away by anything. Mains lamb tikka massala, not imho as tender or level of depth in would expect. Generous portion size but disappointing. Nothing bad as such just bland. Butter chicken, strange is all I can give on this one, texture of sauce, it should add to the dish but lies within it like a custard of sweet coconut and something sweet but not again adding. Gloopy, no luxury to it. The cuisine in question should take basic ingredients married with exotic and hopefully the freshest of them to craft a multi layered textured delight that imagines the tongue with images of mysterious lands of ancient trade of spices. This event turned out to be a 65 Euro, unloved and uncaring effort of sloppiness that in all honesty could have executed better myself. Fact is to give a burnt easy to see item which is plain as day, then you simply...

If only putting brown people in a space made it an Indian restaurant, this would qualify as one.

Worst Mango lassi ever. Then I made the mistake of asking the servers details about some of the ingredients. They assumed I was an Indian and therefore, I must like green chillies! Even if that may have been true, I was the only brown skinned person there... with three others dining with me.

No questions asked, they doused our dal, baingan bharta, and palak paneer with copious quantities of green chillies. See pictures!!!

They waited till we were done till the owner came to talk to us. At the end, they tried to overcharge us. When I finally complained, the Sikh gentleman (supposedly the owner) said that it was my opinion, and that was all.

This is NOT an Indian restaurant.

Atrocious food, atrocious service, atrocious attitude....

Amazing Food there, Indian food at it's summum. Spices or without Vegan or not, gluten-free.... AMAZING FOOD. THANKS SAFRAN. In all my visit in restaurant in my life outside and inside Netherlands SAFRAN is the best . SAFRAN ALSO takes delivery..... And it's really good food ... Same thing as this man: Authentic Indian cuisine, fine dining but prices still very good. Service is excellent. The Indian gentleman that welcomes you, is always so kind and makes you feel at home. We've known him from the 90's when he worked at another Indian restaurant in Amsterdam. He also knows Indian cuisine very well and helps you make good c hoices. Further, but not unimportant: good parking availability and free in the evening. Tables are well placed so you have privacy. Also great for celebrations, like birthdays Even natives say...