Saffron Indian Diner — Restaurant in London

We regularly order from here but decided to go in person for Father's day. They had mentioned it but the place is cosy and it was therefore extremely busy. I think my other half didn't sit so comfortably but I think ordinarily this wouldn't be the case. The waiting staff was attentive but as mentioned very busy because they had quite a few large parties to attend to so a few things took just a little longer than I expected. To be fair they were also taking takeaway orders for both delivery and collection.

They accommodated my daughter who did not eat from the set menu so appreciated that. What would have been helpful was if they had asked to take her order earlier. She didn't have starters but had to wait until the mains for her food which is a long time for a child I think. We had papodom and various dips. Then we had mixed saffron platter. It had samoas which were a hit with my son. He asked for extras . Onion bajhi.. I'm not an onion fan but I gave it a go, chicken tikka and lamb seekh.

For mains we went with mixed grill and chicken/lamb shashlik. We had plain naan and pilau rice and sides of Bombay aloo ( potato and tomato), sag bhaji ( spinach), sag aloo (potato and spinach).

All the food tasted lovely. It was more than we could finish so we happily did take away. The kids decided to try dessert. They both chose ice cream based ones. I wouldn't rate the two they ate highly as they were store bought. But there were more Indian sounding desserts on the menu that I can't comment on.

Overall this was a great evening out. I would personally stick to takeaway on the weekend just because it is a small venue. I think it's reasonably priced for the portions you get It might be better on a weekday sitting wise. I would certainly recommend and will continue to eat from here as...

A group of 30 of us from a local retirement association descended on the restaurant for an evening banquet. The tables were all set out very presentably with cotton table linen and napkins, so a good first impression. One the banquet started and food was well cooked, despite having a multitude of choices it was also cooked quickly with no undue delay, dishes were plentiful, and service excellent. There were no negative comments from the group as to their enjoyment of the evening. Vegetarians amongst us were also positive with their choices. The only unfortunate aspect… some of the ladies with smaller appetites were somewhat full after the mixed starters and could have done with sharing a main dish & side/rice! The front can look a bit gaudy with the coloured lighting, but don’t let this put you off… if you get a meal and service like we did, you won’t regret it. Well...

Awful food! Ordered based on reviews and it turned up within 20 minutes despite us living 10 minutes from them (which also makes me doubt it actually being cooked properly) we had the lamb masala and the lamb was literally slices of tough meat (some inedible) that almost seemed to be from a packet. We have ordered this numerous times from different curry houses and its always been in cubes and always been moist and succulent! I believe the reviews are fake as the lamb was so tough and also lacking in quantity (despite the price) I now highly doubt the validity of previous reviews. Please save your money and...