SAFRAN - Indian Restaurant Zürich — Restaurant in Dübendorf

Updated review following our visit for dinner in mid-November 2024:

The restaurant has a great ambience and it’s so easy to park right in front as well. We’d previously visited many times for lunch when Safran offered lunch thalis and been delighted by the cuisine and how well it was prepared.

Our visit yesterday with friends was disappointing due to the extremely long wait for our meals. We ordered soon after we arrived, yet our starters came almost 60 mins later, and the main courses about 90 mins later. This was far too long as we had three children with us who were hungry and kept waiting far longer than they should have been. The restaurant was busy but the kitchen should be better prepared to cope with this. I’d also ordered a drink which was forgotten in error and I only received it much later after asking a couple of times.

The food was good (the Dal Tarka and Makhani were spot on!) but overall not outstanding compared to other Indian restaurants we have dined at in Zurich. The Bhindi (Okra) was not soft and could have definitely been cooked for longer to bring out much more flavour. I also felt the Paneer Tikka Tandoori was rather average - the pieces were too big and therefore it was lacking sufficient flavour.

Safran has huge potential to go from good to great and I hope that improvements will be made, especially in service quality, to get...

What a discovery!!! By far the best Indian restaurant so far in Zürich. If you do not make it out here, you are truly missing something. Firstly, the portions are beyond generous. And each dish truly tastes different in its own amazing way. The sag paneer was perfect: a subtle blend of spices that do not cover up the wonderful taste of the spinach. It is the only sag paneer I've esten that preserves the taste of the spinach. The butter chicken is simply addicting. You will certainly lick the bowl clean. The naan was perfect, warm light and flaky. I can go on and on but I don't want to spoil the...

We recently had a nice meal. We tried chicken tandoori, kadai paneer, tandoori roti, and some snacks. The chicken tandoori was perfectly cooked and the tenderness is something we must appreciate. The kadai paneer was rich and tasty at right spicy level :). The tandoori roti was just right. Staff were kind and considerate. Overall, it was a wonderful and authentic Indian dining experience that we...