Saffron Indian Diner

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1. Tony Wilson ★★★★★

   Friendly restaurant with great food and always made to feel welcome

   almost 5 months ago
2. Gemma Warren ★★★★★

   I went there yesterday for my birthday. Not only was the food delicious, the staff went the extra mile putting out decorations, giving me a cake and singing happy birthday. They made me feel so special. The service, as always, was perfect. Thank you!

   almost 8 months ago
3. Melinda Barthel (NotJustAMum) ★★★★★

   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 budget permits.

   1 year ago

1. Cliff Fernandes ★★★☆☆

   We had a takeaway and ordered tandoori king prawn - delicious but only 2 pieces could have done with an extra prawn. Lamb biryani was tasty but not enough lamb - why do restaurants cut the quantity?

   1 year ago
2. Azizul Sumon ★★★★☆

   Ordered jaipuri lamb , mashroom,keema naan and paratha. Everything was pretty good.but the lamb was like not worth it.found barely 6-7 pieces of shredded lamb in it.

   1 year ago
3. andrew waddington ★★★★★

   Been to this restaurant lots of times and I don’t even live near by , great food , great service, great environment to relax ,

   almost 3 years ago

1. Kristie Hamilton ★★★★★

   Amazing tentative service. Amazing prices and even offered complementary Baileys, chocolate and warm hand towels at the end of the meal! Would recommend the garlic and tandoori prawn starters and the korma. Will definitely be visiting again - what a local gem!

   almost 3 years ago
2. Saskia Daniells ★★★★★

   Amazing food and service, cheapest restaurant around. Wish the manager will have some self respect and stop acting like a slave to white people. Reminds me of colonisation of India!

   almost 3 years ago
3. Mark Webb ★★★★★

   We are lucky to have numerous good Indian restuarants in Blackfen/Sidcup so I hadn't used Saffron for many years, back when it was called Bay of Bengal. I gave them a try again about three weeks ago and I have to say the food was excellent. I have now used Saffron on another two occasions and the food has been consistently very good. The deal they do on Tuesdays is very good value for money, so much food for such a small price. This place is up there with the best Indian restaurants we've used and will probably be our number one choice whenever we fancy an Indian in future. Keep up the good work guys

   almost 3 years ago

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