Saffron in Shetland Islands

5 start has to come out again for the Shetlands visit. These people know about spices. The photos say it all.

We love going to Saffron. The food is always freshly made and delicious 😋 The staff members are very polite and friendly. I love their cocktails, too!🍸😍

A pleasant, efficient South Asian restaurant with fast service, and a good selection of both meat and meatless menu items. I had papadums, Royal Anwaka, pilau rice, and a glass of the house Cabernet Sauvignon. The papadums came with 2 dips (green and red) and marinated diced onions. The texture of the papadums was airier than I am accustomed to, but pleasantly crunchy with the familiar flavor I expected. The Royal Anwaka and Pilau rice were of generous portions, blending nicely together with a rich, mild sauce, tender chicken, and vegetables. The house Cab was smooth and drinkable. Reservations are probably a good idea during summertime. I would definitely recommend stopping by for an enjoyable meal.

My husband and I had lunch back in April celebrating our anniversary. Superb food, generous portion sizes and fairly priced. It was a quiet time of the year, perfect for us. The service was very goodm Highly recommend if you like a Indian cuisine.

The best indian / nepalese food I have ever had

Excellent food as always, and decent value.

Great staff, great food. Quick service

An apology to Indian food. Terrible food. I don't know if the colour they used is allowed at all. Ordered Mix grill Sizzler. My God, everything tasted horrible and some things were burnt. The colour was a put off. Palak paneer was a pity. The Naans were not cooked. The only solace was the dal. If there's a low point in my visit to Shetland, it was my time in Saffron. Food I am giving one star because I can't give zero a negative rating.

Too bland to my taste. Too deep colouring of Tandoori Mixed Grill puts one off.

Outstanding, service was a bit slow due to restaurant being full but food was worth the wait.

Excellent meal and service. The food was really tasty, not just chilly hot. We were both really hungry after a day's walking, and this place really hit the spot.

I am enjoying my longest bathroom night due to glorious food poisoning, after I had the mixed meat grill feast for £ 16.95, today (08/06/2024). Well done Saffron, you have made me realise to never ever try you again. I would love to congratulate your whole team for ruining my day and making me sick.

Beautiful restaurant with great staff and amazing food.

A very impressive meal in a buzzy restaurant, even mid-week. Service was fast and the food was great, as well as very competitively priced. I had the tandoori mixed grill, and it was a huge platter with a proper variety of tastes between the different meat - definitely recommended.

Looks like nothing from the outside but don't let that fool you. Food is outstanding and while service is a little slow, staff are helpful and kind. Truly excellent quality.

Never been yet but heard it's good

Was very nice time there .. friendly people there .. good price as well .

Standard Indian food. Confused why the sources are really vivid colours? Food colouring?

Not the cleanest of all places, but the food was sublime. Very delicious at reasonable prices with prompt service by all staff

A tasty meal on a cold, wintry night. What a shame the whole experience was spoiled by an argument with the waiters over the correct type of receipt….

Tasty freshly made food with great service :)

Lovely meal and very attentive staff. We normally have takeaway and this is the first time we have ever visited for a sit-down. We will be back! Thank you.

From the outside it doesn't look like a restaurant but having seen some reviews decided to go in anyway. It's quite a nice place, not overly decorated but nice lighting and cool background music. The food was superb and so was the offering. It would be nice if they had a proper coffee machine though. Service was very good, all attentive and smiley. Would recommend it.

We enjoyed our meal here. Busy place so staff were not inclined to chat but food was good on the whole. One lamb dish was a bit tough but another lamb dish was not. Condiment tray with poppadums was poor - tomato ketchup has no place here and onion raita was very strong

Was here for a 60th birthday surprise organised by my family. 14 of us and the service was great, food was phenomenal, and it was all very relaxed. Separate cash and card payments were no bother at all. We had starters and mains, which filled us to the brim. We even got some take out boxes for the left overs! Love this place 🥰

Absolutely brilliant food, menu and ambience. LOVE it here both on a weekend and midweek. Highly recommended 👍

We booked ahead. Just as well as this place is very popular. It was virtually full by 7 PM. Great priced menu with wide choice. Service was a little slower than expected but probably due to the number of customers! Highly recommended.

If you live in Lerwick you will know that the restaurant choice is not massive, however Saffron being Nepalese Indian has some different menu dishes worth trying. I would recommend booking in the busy times, weekends, holidays etc., as it can be full quite quickly.

the food was very,very nice and the service was very,very,very good very good value for money would highly recommend it and you have to book it as it was busy

Busy but lovely atmosphere. Staff very helpful and food as ever brilliant

In search of a great meal? Saffrons is the place to go. Food was incredible, huge portions a variety of naan and rices to go with spicy and very spicy food. Just the way we ordered! Value priced, service was attentive and the food WOW! The best Indian food ever, (shh don’t tell nana). Recommended by three shopkeepers in Lerwick we found them spot on!

Found Saffron on a Google search for a decent restaurant near a venue. Very quiet as it was early to eat but warm welcome, great service and excellent food.

Place nice had a cocktail food not to my taste

My food came spilled out of every single container. The person on the phone quoted £20.25 but when we arrived we were charged £30.30. I've yet to check the prices but thats an awful difference in price. Other than that the food was DELICIOUS

After a slight hiccup with our reservation Saffron was excellent - great food and atmosphere on a Sunday night in Lerwick

Decent sized restaurant and was fairly busy but served quick. The food portion sizes were large than I have had at most Indian restaurants and the quality was good. Chicken Madras, pilau rice and naan bread, recommended

Excellent food, very popular restaurant so it can get a bit noisy. Service is good, but staff need to pay more attention to the customers' requests: I asked for tonic water and got soda water. But that's a very minor thing as I drank it anyway.

two of us for dinner, the food as ever was excellent as was the service, sadly for us and not Saffrons fault at all all the other tables were large parties, which kept the noise level right up at 11

One word - brilliant.. from the moment we walked in til we left again. Exceptional tasty food

Best Indian Restaurant of Lerwick. Good quality dishes. Came here multiple times and tried different dishes, and it was tasteful. Good service as well. Nice environment

The foods was good and lovely helpful staff i wiĺl be back again soon

we were here as a large party some years ago and had a poor experience, so a return visit was due as Saffron continues to get good reviews, and yes this time all was good, excellent in fact, four of us for dinner, a lovely meal, huge portions, cooked and serves just spot on, thank you

Great place to eat out, was very quiet probably because it's new year and a Sunday night, but a lovely meal and will visit again

Curry for 2 on our final evening in Lerwick. Pleasant and attentive staff, service was good, food was nice. I ordered my usual chicken tikka masala - the spices in this were absolutely amazing and even my husband (who isn't keen on masala dishes and often goes for spicier dishes) was impressed!

Delicious food, friendly service, a variety of Nepalese dishes along with more familiar Indian choices. Don’t be put off by the uninspiring exterior, the restaurant is lovely and the food is exceptional. Highly recommended!

Food is unreal, strong 10/10, keep it up 👍👍

Best Indian food I've ever had, absolutely amazing.

Some of the best Asian styled food on this island. The chicken korma was amazing and cooked well along with the egg fried rice. The green looking dip was interesting but tasted good. Mint yogurt? Prices are fair also. Decor and staff were great. I recommend this place highly.

Staff were very welcoming. Service great & food of good quality & taste. Plenty of wine to choose from. Definitely worth a visit.

Off putting exterior bur this is Lerwick but very pleasant surprise inside. Attentive staff, generous helpings of good food. We would visit again if we are in Lerwick.

We skipped starters and went straight for the mains, my wife choosing two vegan dishes and I have green chicken curry and a Jal Frezie, both hot and spicy. Excellent wine too.

The go-to Lerwick takeaway for Rack n Ruin!

Nice meal , shame about pshwari nans , no difference from plain nan , I enjoy a pshwari nan but this was the worst I've ever had ,

Very good. Even though we hadn't booked they fitted us in. Staff very helpful with a smile. Food was excellent better than we expected. Spices and herbs so well balanced. Recommend Highly, the outside approach is unusual but see beyond this and the In side is amazing.

We got here a Sunday night for dinner, and had to wait an hour to get our food; to top that off we never got the papadums we ordered for starters, but we sure got billed for that, and for something else we never ordered or got served. When we questioned the bill the waiter was really rude about it. The food was ok, but the service so bad that I’ll never come back. If you want Indian food in Lerwick there are other much better places to go to.

Lovely food in a nice atmosphere.

Really excellent Indian meal which was well priced. Managed to fit us in on a Saturday night when we hadn’t booked. Service was excellent and the food was really high quality and very tasty. Served freshly cooked and hot. I can see why it’s a popular restaurant in Lerwick. Would recommend.

Superb curry house, best Indian we've had in Shetland. Takeaways can be busy but it's worth the wait.

Fantastic experience. Friendly, polite staff. Service was attentive without being intrusive. Food was delicious and portions generous. Toilets spotlessly clean. Can't say a bad word about this place.

Had a evening meal here during a stay on Shetland. We had chicken tikka masala. Food was delicious. Service great. Can’t fault this place. Highly recommended!!

Best Indian/Nepalese we've had in quite a while. Excellent service and superb flavours :) thoroughly enjoyed our meal out!!

Brilliant restaurant- Cabot fault it at all. Amazing food, reasonably priced and staff who are interested. Good location too and modern inside.

Enjoyed our visit, fine menu and quick service with nice staff. Food was fine and tasty with generous portions

Lovely meal and very attentive staff. Great ambiance in the restaurant. Busy which gives a good vibe.

Food is always good, the wait let it down tonight though. My takeaway was sitting on the side for half an hour after I asked for it

Don't judge a book by it's cover. Looks grim from the outside, but definitely worth venturing inside, as the decor is nice and we had a really good meal. Great service too.

Good food they could improve the ambiance by lightning a bit more and music

Delicious food and lovely service.

Really excellent takeaway, ordered from them a few times and it has been consistently good. On one occasion they forgot something and we didn’t realise until we got home, they sent it straight away in a taxi with extra poppadoms and chutneys. Great when mistakes a dealt with so well. Now our go to place.

Staff were excellent food was delicious seating was comfortable the room was very restful and the atmosphere was great. We will definitely come again when we are next in Shetland

Lovely staff & food was delicious. Looking forward to going back.

Absolutely flaming brilliant. Amazing, tasty food. Hugely helpful staff. I loved all of it. I had a minor problem which was immediately sorted. This could now be my fave place in Lerwick.

Food delicious, service brilliant. Always thoroughly enjoy dining here. The Chicken Tikka is cooked beautifully, the Chicken Maui is also another of our favourites.

Indian cuisine is not my favourite. I think this is largely because most typical Indian restaurants in UK serve typically low quality food with little differentiation. Saffron stands apart With consistently great quality meals. Wednesday night special is amazing value for money without any drop in quality

lovely food and the staff were really nice. 5 stars

First visit and we will certainly be back - good food and friendly service

We had such a lovely time here, food was fantastic, we went back again two days later . Staff were very friendly. Next time in Shetland Isles, we will call again

We had a lovely meal last night at the Saffron restaurant during our 1 night stay in Lerwick. There was not much open on a Sunday night so we were unsure what we were going to do for a meal. Luckily for us the 'Saffron...

Had a lovely meal there. The staff were very polite and helpful. Good size portions and good value for money.

Great food, good portion sizes and really excellent service. A must if you're after a nice meal while in Shetland! My only comment would be that some of the tables near us weren't cleared at all, despite the customers having been gone for an hour. Otherwise a lovely place to eat.

Very tasty food, good service and a really nice, relaxing environment.

Excellent food and friendly service.

What a cracking restaurant. The food was excellent and the atmosphere was modern, light, fun and the staff were awesome. I highly recommend.

This is an absolute gem, the food was excellent and the service was served with genuine happiness, felt like a family member. A must for fans of this cuisine.

All the veggie dishes were excellent and the Nepali staff were lovely.

Chocolate with bile. Nice House red wine. Poppadoms came with complements. No chai tea.

The food was amazing. On the outside of the restaurant you would just walk by. Thankfully we decided to go in and it is really welcoming. The staff were great and the most important part was the food which was excellent. Great menu chose and...

Best curry we’ve eaten in a long time. Delicious food, full of flavour. We enjoyed the Nepalese influence which made it different from the usual.

Great way to enjoy an evening meal on a Sunday

Excellent meal and lovely staff

Excellent food and friendly service.👍🏻👍🏻

Great food in a relaxed setting and friendly staff

This restaurant was superb and quite a surprise. I wasn’t expecting anything too great given I’m in Shetland but this was fantastic. The starter, the main were all of the highest standard. This is without doubt a great Indian restaurant.

Good service and food, clean and good ambience.

Really good Indian food at a very reasonable price on their lunch menu. Service was attentive and friendly. Curries can often be excessively oily but this lamb was succulent in an excellent sauce.

Excellent food and excellent service despite being very busy.

This is a standard Indian with some Nepalese influence. Food is OK but nothing special. Staff efficient. Reasonable cost

Always brilliant food, takeaway meals fill the plate, plenty left-overs

Delicious, authentic Indian food.

Fantastic, going back on Saturday