Saffron

Great service, amazing food

Placed a large order for delivery at our hotel located 1.4 miles away. We were told it would be delivered in 25-30 minutes. 30 minutes later we got a call asking again for our hotel location. After giving them the address of the hotel and literally having to spell it multiple times, they still could not understand. They hung up on us and when we tried calling back several times, they wouldn't answer.. Hoping they didn't charge my card for the order that we didn't receive.

The last time I ordered here I got the vegetable samosas and the crab curry. The samosas were crispy and well-seasoned. I really enjoyed them. The problem was the crab curry. Firstly, it was very mild. I was expecting something spicy and flavorful. The worst offense, however, was that after I took a few bites, I bit down onto pieces of shell. not a very pleasant experience...I don't think I will be ordering from here again.

It was delicious, taste like real indian food, it was clean, this young girl that served us was excellent and the decoration and music were great. We definitly will go there again.

Ok, so Indian cuisine is one of the few cuisines that make me very, very nervous because I don't know much about it beyond that sometimes it smells scary and I can't really handle foods that are insanely spicy.

Came here on Saturday for dinner with my boyfriend, Indian food is one of his favorite (if not all-time favorite!) cuisines and we have yet to do Indian food together - seeing as it was his birthday weekend and I aim to please we decided to dive in headfirst at this new place near his apartment.

First off let's talk decor, this place is beautiful without being intimidating or trying too hard. Dim light's, dark red walls, interesting light fixtures, warm accents - there was definitely a lot of heart put into making this place look nice, but not bougie. This place is definitely a no brainer for a date, event/special occasion dinner, family outing, etc.

Now, service - the hostess sat us down only after our table was spic and span. She was friendly, gracious and with the restaurant not being empty - very well put together. Our waiter was super sweet, attentive and totally helpful as to what was super spicy versus what was mild and ok for someone who's taste buds are not as resilient, lol.

We didn't get to drink here because they're still waiting for their liquor license, but I saw from other Yelp reviews that they are temporarily BYOB for now, so I will definitely make sure we go back to take advantage of that :D.

Our meal began with complimentary crunch bread and ordered an appetizer to split. We went with the Chicken Palak Bhaja which were essentially crispy, flavorful chicken fritters (battered with gram flour) that were served with a plum colored sauce and (very) mildly spicy creamy green sauce which was delicious ad I could make out notes of cucumber and mint.

Before bringing out my entree our waiter brought us some creamy raita sauce which is also a creamy, cucumber based sauce mixed with yogurt and very reminiscent of tzatziki sauce, but I thought it was much tastier and richer.

For entrees I ordered their Kerala Pepper Chicken (chicken sautéed in black pepper and lemon juice in a rich gravy) with white biryani rice. It was made to be as mild as possible according to my specifications and served with more raita.

It was spicy (as I knew it would be with the inclusion of black pepper) but it was truly delicious, super flavorful, made with delicious spices and the chicken was tender white meat - my favorite :).

The Indian-food lovin' boyfriend ordered either the Chicken Curry or the Kadai Chicken - he liked it a lot. Ordered it to be spicy and felt that although he could handle the spicy (I tried it, twas' delish but SPICY AS HELL!!!) he wished that the spicy-factor didn't overwhelm the flavor. But overall he seemed pleased with his food and ate much more than I did.

My serving was a lot coupled with the complimentary crunchy bread and him having ordered Potato Kulcha bread and me getting Cheese Kulcha naans. I do wish they would have given us more rice. The biryani coupled with the raita and naans is what helped me come to terms with surviving my (delicious) spicy meal.

After our plates were cleared we were given a free bread pudding to share - I can't find it on their menu so I can't go into what ingredients they were using, but it was really delicious! Not too thick, tasted a but like a creamy, vanilla bean gelato and was sweet without being disgustingly so - twas' a perfect way to cap a great dinner!

The food here was fantastic and a wonderful introduction to Indian food! Great apps, mild chicken dishes with biryani, great breads made in their tandoor oven, awesome free ice pudding, reasonable prices, excellent service - we both really enjoyed our time here and I definitely hope to return to try something new for dinner or take advantage of their 40% off lunch special (from 10am-3pm, I think).

Saffron Indian Cuisine is a much welcome addition to the neighborhood, huzzah! :D