Saffron Summer — Restaurant in London

I don't think words will adequately describe how good of an experience my girlfriend, friend and I had dining here in early October. You are greeted by a stylish, spotless, inviting, classy, warm interior, and then by a host who is just as warm and inviting. A consummate professional with a voice like velvet. I had requested a glass of prosecco be brought to the table for my girlfriend upon arrival (we went for her birthday and I made the special request when booking) which was delivered promptly. Not only that, but she later received a dessert on the house, with candles and singing. Our host went above and beyond for us that evening and made the experience truly special. The menu hits that sweet spot between having plenty of options, but not too many options, if you know what I mean. Before we had a chance to order we were each served a platter of mini popadoms with 3 unique and delicious sauces to share - mango chutney, prawn and tomato & lemon. Absolutely delicious. Big flavours straight off the bat. A definite crowd-pleaser. We ordered a selection of starters. Now, read this next bit a few times... Order the calamari. Read that again. Order. The. Calamari. This is like no calamari you've even eaten. It's caramelised, sticky, delicious goodness. Texture to die for. Order the calamari. Trust me. Ok, moving on... We also ordered samosas, bhajis, kebabs and chicken trio to start. They were all incredible. You shouldn't even be surprised at this point, let's be honest. We followed those up with a few curries, rice and garlic naan to share. All on point. Delicious, balanced, fresh. Hats off to the chef. The desserts we great. Even the complementary chocolates that came with the bill were out of this world. The overall experience was reminiscent of Michelin star dining. I'm pretty sure most if not all of the food, even the sauces, are made in-house. And the craziest part... It's really affordable! Get your butt down there ASAP. Order the calamari. Tip the staff. Eat good...

Updated review Never fails to impress & good value despite what some other reviewers have said. We knew the food was delicious, having had several take aways from here and tonight we were not let down. The menu has a really interesting mix of slightly unusual things + regular curries. My husband ate the most beautiful looking chicken selection, which he assured me tasted every bit as good as it looked, for starter and a divine slow cooked lamb dish for main. I enjoyed spicy, jammy, calamaris followed by courgette chana massala. The service was absolutely perfect - attentive whilst not being overbearing. We paid £68 for: 2 starters, 2 mains, rice & naan, 2 large beers and a bottle of sparkling water, this included the 10% OPTIONAL service. Believe me we did not chose the cheapest options from the menu - I do not think this is over priced at all. I don't know why people write vicious, untruthful reviews - I even read one review below that suggested that the restaurant get friends to use fake names and post good reviews to con people - what nasty, twisted little world do you live in & how dare you accuse other reviewers of being liars??

Only got a take away but going back to eat in asap. Menu slightly different to the norm - most of the usual but some great specialities. Being a vegetarian it was refreshing to see some really interesting dishes. The food was absolutely delicious - the rice was fluffy, the naans were super fresh and all the main courses were divine. Husband had Lamb Rogan Josh which he said was the best he'd ever eaten. Rest of us shared vegetarian Chana, Saag & Bindi dishes all of which were...

On the 03/05/22 I visited Saffron Summers as I was on a business trip! The service from Nacito and the chef was excellent food didn't take very long at all and each plate was delicious.

All the little details made it a particularly nice eating out experience and I'm glad I picked this place as my meal out during my trip. For starters I had a Tandoori Broccoli dish which was a new and exciting experience for me who knew curry coated broccoli could taste so nice and interesting.

For my main meal I had a Wild Boar Vindaloo, Garlic Nan Bread and Rice each was what I would consider a good plateful of food and each added to the experience of a filling dinner. The Wild Boar Vindaloo was something else. My understanding was I should prepare to have my taste buds destroyed by intensity and it did at first worry me. However, this Vindaloo was more developed then I expected and had flavour and was hot but the balance of the meat against hot curry was fantastic. Improved by the large bowl of rice and large garlic nan bowl.

Thank you very much for the experience Nacito and chef!!!

To top it all of was the time Nacito spent writing down the recipe of the Vindaloo for me which I thought I'd try to share the experience with my Nan who I cherish a lot and I think will appreciate.

Kindest Regards. Elijah...