Saffron in Pembrokeshire

Always been happy with this restaurant but the hygiene score seems to have diminished. Food was fine though. Needs attention.

The Sunday dinner was the best I’ve tasted in St David’s. The staff are lovely and welcoming. The produce is fresh and so tasty. I had the chicken dinner which was amazing. The desserts are beautiful and all homemade. I had the cheesecake and sorbet!! Loved each mouthful. What an experience definitely going back soon.

Cracking curry We had Chicken tikka pathia and the CT jalfrezi. Both delish, jalfrezi fierce hot. Mushroom rice v tasty as well.

Food was fine but afterwards discovered had a zero food hygiene rating so scored a zero as this is absolutely unacceptable in this day and age and is frankly appalling

Went to order a takeaway from Saffron and was disappointed to see a 0 hygiene score...chose not to order any food as a result of the hygiene score. I wouldn't eat at any establishment lower than a 3. Also their takeaway menu and website states a *5* hygiene score...this is incorrect...check out Scores on the Doors website for most recent hygiene ratings.

We had an amazing curry, being brummie we like to pride ourselves on good Indian food. We had a balti, saffron lamb, prawn curry, poppadoms sauces etc. The food was hot tasty fresh and delicious well worth a visit the garlic nann was so fresh too better than back home. After talking to the waiter we found out the chef was a brummie .Don't hesitate to go you won't be disappointed

Lovely vegan curries full of well cooked fresh veg. Very good friendly service and situated right in centre of city Cold beers Good prices Disappointed to see food hygiene score on way out.

Returned after a long break (pre COVID) and was really pleasantly surprised. 7 of us all ordering different dishes and not a bad word about any. Lovely curries and great service. Only negative was the price of a pint of diet coke £4.50. But will be back. Thanks for a fab evening Saffron.

Visited Saffron on the last night of my holiday, as it had been a while since I had had a sit-down Indian meal. While it was quiet there with only one other couple arriving during my visit it must be remembered that I went mid-week and did go early in the night - their phone was very busy though The good reports posted on Tripadvisor were true to their word I enjoyed the best and tastiest Chicken Passanda I have had for a long time. The meal was served in good time and the sauce didn't have that oily film that sadly appears in so many takeaways. The service was very professional with the staff being friendly and allowing me to enjoy my meal and not be overly attentive.

Dined on a Friday evening. Tried to ring for a takeaway but was cut off twice. So walked to the restaurant to sit in, Very busy with take out, sit in service was extremely slow with only 3 table occupied. Waited 30 minutes before we got a drink. Food arrived after an hour. Staffing issues me thinks. Having said that, when the food arrived it was beautiful . Tasty, good sized portions and hot. Good value. Hopefully when we come back the staffing shortage will be resolved.

We had a lovely tasty meal and appreciated the very friendly staff. The restaurant was fairly quiet as it was mid-week but we thoroughly enjoyed it.

Dissapointing. Think should stick to takeaway. Messy tables stayed throughout my visit. Remains of chutney tray and curry :/ Flies buzzing around tables. Waiter didnt smile and came across as unapprachable. Soft drink was flat. Curry sauce and rice was okay but meat was tough. Lots of loud chatter, laughter and machine noise coking from kitchen. NOT a restaurant vibe.. do not recommend to sit it.

Great as a take away but not really a restaurant. Tables not laid out cutlery came wrapped in a napkin, no condiments at all. They wanted us to use the same knife and fork for the starter and main! T-shirt and jeans was the attire to take orders and serve.

I don’t get down to the St David’s area very often, and it’s been a while since I last had a takeaway, so I decided to order one from the Saffron restaurant, and I’m so glad I did. I ordered the Sheek kebab, followed by the Special Biryani. Both were cooked superbly and were incredibly tasty. They didn’t scrimp on the portions either! The staff also deserve a mention as they were very friendly and customer focussed; something which can be sadly lacking some times.

We got a takeaway from here as it is the only indian restaurant anywhere near our location. It was an okay Indian but we wouldn’t get from there again. We ordered a chicken tikka dhansak which was pretty good, and a vegetable jalfrezi which wasn’t great. It was really pasty in flavour and not saucy at all. We ordered mushroom pakora but a tub of curries mushroom type stuff arrived, not pakoras at all. Our cheese naan was definitely missing cheese, or they use the tiniest bit ever and it’s not visible. The rice portion is really small, and we was sharing so not great. Poppodoms and dips were great.

Got there at 5.30 opening. Told all tables reserved. Website says no reservations, walk in only. All a bit confusing. Had to persuade a curry shop owner to let me in for an hour. That's a first! Had two good curries and all was calm and good.

Tasty, delicious curry. Highly recommend. It’s great they don’t take bookings so you can drop in. Food didn’t take ages after ordering.

Good food served with a smile. Lovely place . Thoroughly enjoyed our visit. The free poppadoms were a nice touch and the best we've ever eaten! Would definitely go back next time we visit St. Davids

One of the best Indian meals we've had for a while. The service was friendly and helpful, the food was tasty and fresh and the potions were generous. Highly recommended

By chance my wife and I walked past Saffron and decided to give it a go. The staff encouraged us to try the set Tali menu however they also gave us the take away menus if we wanted other options. We shared the meat option and it was more than enough for both of us. My wife is gluten intolerant and doesn’t do spicy and the staff and chefs were very accomodating. She almost licked the bowls clean. We couldn’t even decide on a favourite dish, all 5 options were just as good if not better than the last.

We ordered a takeaway tonight and were very disappointed. The biryani seemed to consist of curried potatoes and little else. A pity as the restaurant has a good reputation locally and the choices offered by the competition - four pubs offering the same menu - are very limited. Come on St Davids you can do better than this!

I used to visit Saffron often when it was an eat in restaurant, pre Covid lockdowns. It was very good; the food and the service. I have re-visited many times since it became a ‘take away’ and it has slowly declined in the quality of food it prepares. Today I ordered a take away and was told to pick up in 45 minutes. Fine! I ordered, amongst other things, Lookmani sea bass, a favourite of mine. When I arrived 45 minutes later, I was told they had no sea bass and was offered a prawn dish instead. As compensation I was given a tub of rice. The restaurant had my phone number and didn’t call me to tell me they were out of sea bass, and ask me for an alternative. They waited until I got there and then I had to wait an extra 10 minutes. Unfortunately the prawns in my curry were over cooked, hard and rubbery. The onion bajis were also over cooked, probably because they were waiting so long. The whole meal was of poor quality. The poorest I had ever had. Saffron has unfortunately lost its pride and confidence since lockdown and now, with a typical take away attitude, doesn’t really care about the quality of its products, imo!

Tried saffron tonight for a takeaway whilst spending Christmas in Porthgain, no complaints here, food was very nice & large portions, had pathos, Ceylon & vindaloo all chicken & they were spot on as were the sides, very happy family tonight

Takeaway was our plan B but having failed to book in advance in other restaurants we had no choice but to embrace it. No regrets though as the food is simply delicious. I gave 4/5 as both times we went in there that week they...

Having failed to book a pub or restaurant for the Sunday night we failed to get a walk in at any of the pubs or hotels in the centre of town. We spotted Saffron and decided on takeaway curry and this turned out to be...

Wow. This is one of the best Indian takeaways we have had and the staff were really lovely and accommodating. They are only doing take-away at the moment and as we were staying nearby in a place that wouldn’t let you bring in take-aways we...

What a find, we ordered 3 different curries all wonderful and plenty of each. Price was surprisingly inexpensive considering they have no real competition. Just sorry they're not nearer to where we live ( my waistline is probably breathing a sigh of relief on that...

Ordered for takeout x 6 people . Biryani’s wow great portion size, delicious and tasty sadly only Luke warm . Didn’t ask for a lamb dish but got one don’t do lamb. Nan bread cold . Can’t complain about the flavour and taste shame it...

Excellent curry and good service. Will visit again. Highly recommend. Looking forward to being able to eat in as well as takeout again, hopefully soon.

Having been on Vacation for a week in St Davids with another Couple. We ordered a Take Away as the Restaurant was going through Refurbishment. The Staff were pleasant but the Dishes were Average. My preferred Dish, Chicken Dhansak was probably one of the worst...

We were pleasantly surprised by the quality & service from Saffron! Having stayed in St. David's for many years & now shortly to reside here, we were sorry not to have tried a takeaway from here sooner! It was ready on time, plentiful and moreso...

well balance curry. i really enjoy. it was neither very spicy nor hot. biryani was very tasty as well. thanks

Poor quality. One - Too oily and meat chewy. Other like a dessert. Order also incorrect. South Asian food can be amazing why do we have to live with these pale impersonations.

This place didn’t disappoint. Lovely curry dishes. Which we all enjoyed! The building itself isn’t much to look at. The sign is upside down. But don’t let it put you off. The curry is well worth trying! It’s only takeaway orders at the moment. Highly...

My husband booked a takeaway tonight and requested 2 prawn biryanis, one with a plain medium sauce and the other with a plain madras to vindaloo sauce. He hade a point of repeating that we wanted no veg in the sauce and that it was...

at present only take away food, but trust me the food is excellent,we had shish kebab starters prawn puree,balti king prawn rogan josh and chicken jalfrazzi

I requested a paneer masala as I’m veggie and they did this no probs - it was delicious. I would also recommend the Pathia curry. Could not fault a single thing! They also threw in popadoms and dips which was very kind. Will definitely be...

We decided to have an Indian take away one evening. We visited here and ordered a meal and came back about three quarters of an hour later to collect. Even then we had to wait because they had a couple of large orders that came...

had my takeaway last evening. i love the biryani. i had requested to make little hotter, and it was perfect. thanks

Had an excellent curry takeaway on a recent visit to the area - the duck curry I had was delicious. It was ready when they said it was going to be. Generous portions too.

Takeaway ready for collection at the promised time. Very tasty and free pappadams to boot. Can’t fault it but, and it’s a big but, the Jalfrezi was sooooo hot it was virtually inedible. I like a hot curry but this was on another level. Thank...

Was so looking forward to an Indian takeaway, they have the run of the area because there isn't another nearby. When I got it home, the rice was missing, really didn't fancy the drive back to collect some rice, I opted to eat my chicken...

Great service food was ready to collect when arrived. Delicious food and plenty of it. Would definitely recommend. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Good curry and lovely staff! Good quality chicken and huge portions. We enjoyed it a lot and would recommend

We stumbled across this little restaurant (currently closed, open for takeaway) as we were wandering through the city. We decided to give it a try and it did not disappoint. We drove to Caerfai Bay carpark and parked up to eat it with the incredible...

We picked up a takeaway whilst on holiday. Starters were pretty tasty - mixed Kebab, chicken chat, onion bhaji - and the main courses good too. At least the Dupiaza, Balti and Celyon were edible unlike the two Jalfrezis which burned a hole in our...

I have to say I have just had a takeaway from Saffron tonight and it is the best I have ever had, I can't praise it enough. Its just a shame I don't live closer.

Reasonable food taste, good environment and friendly staff. Take away system is good with an hour wait in busy times

Great food but can be impossible to get through the phone. Ordered last week with no problem but tried to order today and haven’t been able to get through after trying over 25 times. Dissapointed.

Today, ordered takeaway for 14 people. Ordered at 7pm to pick up at 8.30 Wasn’t ready, kept saying wouldn’t be long. At 9.45 said they had made an error given it to the wrong person and when it was returned, had “forgotten “ it was...

We diligently called and asked what time their last orders for takeaway are, they said 9.30. We called back to order at 9.15 and they said no more orders and hung up. Left us hungry and without a backup plan. Rude, stupid people with a...

Very busy - but that's no excuse - the food was either bland or under done or both. The rice was the cheapest possible and consited of lumps of undercooked grains in amongst a mush of overcooked sludge. The chicken was dry and not cooked...

We had a delicious takeaway. Polite service and friendly. The chicken was tender and our portions were very generous. The Madras was a lovely heat and depth of flavour. Balti delicious .Nan good. Fluffy rice. Loved the sag paneer. We hadn’t expected it to be...

Can only order over the phone, which is not answered and after ages on hold hangs up. Needs updating.

Recommended to us by other walkers for a takeaway. Tasty and hearty vegetable biryani, chicken dhansak and sag. Good selection of fresh veg in the sauce and rice. Good value.

Considering the eating out options are so limited, it’s likely you’ll end up with a take away at some point. We were glad to be able to eat, and to be fair it was cooked on time but quite tasteless to be honest. Bit of...

Just amazed at some recent negative reviews for Saffron. On holiday and had one of the nicest curries. I had a dopiaza and husband had the chicken tikka madras and both were so tasty. More than adequate portions and even though it's an Indian, really...

I hate to write a bad review but the takeaway I had last night was awful. I took one bite of the insipid looking peshwari naan and had to spit it out. It tasted of mould and sure enough there were black spots on the...

Rogan josh looked like it was full of red food colouring. Chicken tikka masala was full of sugar. Vegetable biriani failed to impress. Plain nan smelled like a sweaty sock and probably tasted like one, I couldn’t try it. Poppadums we’re nice though. I can’t...

We had a take away but frankly we were not impressed. The onion bhajis were quite underwhelming and far too soft. My "go to" curry is a king prawn Madras. I love hot, spicy food but this one was so hot that I struggled to...

Worst curry I’ve had in a while. Dry biryani, dry chicken breast, bland curry with a gravy that was too thin. That being said, if you really want a curry, it’s ok.

Love eating at Saffron and now we have to eat takeaway due to Covid it is just as good. So delicious and if you ask they will do lemon rice, when we could eat there they made us lasse. Great service and yummy food will...

Excellent food, very tasty. Generous portions. Good quality meat in the curry. I had a lamb madras with garlic rice. Never had so tasty rice, packed with garlic. My wife had 2 starters as a meal. I must say very friendly service also. Thank you...

First Time ordering. Very helpful and the food was all absolutely amazing. I will be back to this restaurant when I am in St David’s again. Quick to order and to collect order. Try it you will not be disappointed. They managing the social distancing...

We have been here several times to dine-in This time was a takeaway and the food was as good as it gets. Support this business they are worth saving in these uncertain times

We ordered food for 6 of us and collected on time without any problem. All dishes were generous and very tasty and more than enough as we were very hungry. Loved the chilli nan breads. Will definitely return next time we are in St Davids....

Four meals, large portions, two, the fish curry and lamb rogan were very tasty. The chicken dupiaza and rogan lacked flavour and seasoning. The chicken look And tasted like it had been cook separately. Service was pleasant and swift from when the order was placed.

Nice Lamb Rhogan Josh and chicken biryani to takeaway at a busy covid-19 period when all the restaurants were fully booked.

Family enjoying a good take away after a day of activities - food hot, tasty and well presented. Nans tasty and of good size. Onion Bhajis unfortunately were over done on the outside and under done on the inside. Everything else was very good.

I reviewed Saffron as very average a couple of years ago after I had a vindaloo (I’ve eaten many vindaloo over the years!) that I found stupidly hot..way beyond normal. I went back in in Aug 2020.. took away a King Prawn Vindaloo, rice, Bombay potato, dhal ... all were extremely good .. very tasty indeed.. I’d go back for sure! The only thing during the week that was a bit challenging was getting through on the phone and being able to place an order at the desk without a lot of interruptions.. basically due to one guy trying to multi task doing both .. if you can put up with that the food is well worth it.

We would definitely recommend Saffron. We have had a take-away on a number of occasions. It is always delicious.

just went to visit a friend, luckily we had to stop for the dinner. love the food, very friendly staff. definitely visit again

Had a takeaway from here. Absolutely delicious. Tasty and not at all oily as some takeaways can be. We had the saffron seabass. Would definitely go again if back in the area.

I think this was one of the best Indian meals I’ve ever had! Given the current climate it’s take out only, the family and I had a great meal the other evening. Staff were really pleasant and the good was superb. Enough for leftovers the next evening!

We would certainly visit again if we are ever in the area. The food was delicious and everyone in our party enjoyed their dishes because the quality of the produce was great. The duck was especially gorgeous; cooked to perfection and melt in the mouth. The king prawns were huge; no half measures! Definitely good value for money.

Visited on a quiet Wednesday evening. The menu had all the favourites on it plus a good selection of more unusual dishes. Portions were a good size and the service was very good.

Great meals for all four of us celebrating a birthday! Attentive waiter, good wine, great lager, but top of the chart was the Asian cuisine, just wonderful!

WE ate here on a wet and very windy evening during a recent visit.The range on offer was extensive and quality of food served and the staff were friendly - would recommend

We ordered a takeaway when the restaurant wasn't particularly busy and were asked to come back to collect it in 20 minutes, which we did. We then sat waiting for a further 40 minutes. When the member of staff priced up the order, it came to £10 more than it should have done - amended only when it was questioned. The food (vegetarian) was bland and oily. It seemed hugely overpriced for what it was, too (even after the 'correction'). The bhuna tasted as though it had been made with frozen vegetables, and the chips didn't seem freshly fried. The rice was OK.The staff weren't particularly friendly.Some things don't cost much to do. These are the basics. The welcome and food in this restaurant could both be improved.

I wrote a 5* star review for this Indian last year, but after my most recent visit and based on discussions with other members of my extended family who have eaten here recently I have revised my opinion of this restaurant. I know this place is extremely busy during the summer, but my most recent visit was on a Monday night in November and the place was pretty empty. In fact only two other tables were being used and we were placed right next to them which was odd as conversations could be heard by everyone. Not my preference when eating out! I can also concur with other reviewers who comment on the over-attentiveness of staff - I found it quite off-putting. With regards to the food our poppadoms and pickles were OK but I like one of my dips to be spicy and this was lacking. As a starter I had the tandoori chicken, but again this was disappointingly bland and without flavour. I finished with a madras king prawn. Although my mushroom rice was good my curry was very gravy like in consistency with a few king prawns thrown in. The spice heat was fine but the eating experience was quite boring.It's great that the most south western corner of Wales has an Indian - I just think more similar restaurants close by would challenge the standards offered by Saffron. Currently it needs it!

Been here a few times and had takeaway, Really good food and excellent customer service. Book in the summer as very popular.

I’ve been coming to st David’s the last two years now, due to new home. I’ve been to saffron at least 15 times now since been coming to St David’s, as you may see from previous reviews of mine, I’m very honest and always give a true honest reflection of places I visit.Never once in the 15 times have I ever had a bad meal. It’s always busy in the summer on weekends and turned up to saffron without a booking and when they’ve been busy they’ve always managed to get us a table.The staff are so friendly, very caring , and always happy to talk.The food is fantastic! The poppadums are always fresh and the dips.I’ve had numerous curry’s from lamb to chicken tikka and always been fresh and flavoursome.I don’t understand any of the previous reviews which are negative ! This place is a curry place and does amazing curry. I’m not sure what people are expecting.Even as a starter we have onion Bhaji and they bring out 4 each! Really good value for such fresh and tasty curry.I always have chips, naan bread and never had a bad meal!I’m currently just waiting for takeout meal as had a long drive from Cardiff and can’t wait!Please visit as I know they get quiet in the winter and you won’t be disappointed!Thanks saffron for amazing restaurant in an amazing small city! See you soon.Kieren

We held high hopes for this restaurant as we had been coming to at David’s for 30+ years and hadn’t yet managed to sample the local Indian. The food was acceptable but not above average however it was the service that really let this place down. We were not put off by being the only customers there, as st David’s can get quiet from October onwards (however now recall neighbouring restaurants still being pretty busy in comparison) and we had the pick of the seating so were happy. However, the front of house staff opted to stand next to our table for the entire duration of our meal and talk to us. This would have put us off on its own, but to make matters worse we were subjected to extremist views throughout and for this reason alone will not be returning.We are very liberal people and are accepting of everyone, so we were really disappointed to be bombarded with such secular opinions in what is a popular tourist destination (aside from being our second home for our entire lives). We are also shocked that despite the fact we were not agreeing with these views, the waiter continued to pursue his own agenda in forcing his bizarre ideas upon us.They should address this issue immediately before they lose their clientele altogether.

Stopped in here on a rainy night for dinner. (Note- We did make reservations and I would recommend that.) We were promptly seated and ordered drinks. When we ordered our food, I asked the server for the Naan to be a starter and not with the main dishes and to have some glasses of water. I would have sworn the guy understood me but the water never appeared and the Naan came out with our other orders. Perhaps this is something they need to work on because the food itself was very good. I can especially recommend the Duck Rogan dish!

Called in after reading reviews on tripadvisor and were not disappointed. Had popadoms and dips to start, fresh and tasty. A nice bottle of Savignon Blanc, chicken tikka madras, chicken tikka jalfrezi, pilau rice, chips and Nan bread. Both dishes were extremely tasty, boiling hot, fluffy rice, crispy chips and a light nan. The waiter was friendly and gave us time to finish our starters before asking if we were ready for the mains. The restaurant is light, modern and clean. Would definitely go here again and would highly recommend

This little restaurant is a very nice Indian Restaurant in St David’s with linen tablecloths. Food was very good but service way way too fast, not a usual complaint, but you need enough time to read the menu!

We came here on a whim after other plans falling through. Lovely curry and fab wine. We would definitely visit again.

Excellent meal at the Saffron , couldn’t fault anything , from the food , service and ambiance , would definitely recommend 😁

The meal started well with nice poppadum's and good pickle range, the tikka masala I thought was very bland and tasteless and the Korma not much better which for the price they were charging was very disappointing. They did however serve up a huge and very tasty peshwiri nan bread one of the best I've ever had. The service started off well but as the curry house filled up it dropped off, so much so that I ended up paying at the bar as we'd been waiting so long. The table next to us was also complaining the cream was off in their coffee!!

We were pleased to find this cosy restaurant during our holiday in St Davids. It is cottagey and tastefully decorated with two adjoining rooms and its central aspect in this small city makes it assessible. There is some on- street parking or a paid car park across the road. The portions of food were generous and tasty and the staff very attentive to our needs. The beer comes in large bottles which do cost more than the normal pint. It was a pleasant experience one which we would repeat if we visit St David's again.

We visited 4 times in 3 weeks . The food was consistently very good. We tried the Paneer Shaslick, plentiful large pieces of paneer baked in a tandoor+ onion, tomato and pepper. We had the vegetable dansak, bhuna and biryani on different nights. Friends really enjoyed their fish tandooris and said how unusual it was.

A group of four of us went on Friday evening and had a lovely time, restaurant was busy but it’s quite a small restaurant, we all enjoyed our meals and thought it was good value.

Been going to Saffron Fine Dining for years. This year we found the inside a bit tired and looking dated. The food was edible but I’ve seen it much better presented and tastier. Saffron Seabass was very salty.

I ordered a chicken Dupiaza and asked if it could be Madras hot once we got back to our campsite and tasted it I think i have had hotter chicken casseroles and it was pretty tasteless as well very disappointed, we eat a lot of Currys and have Dupiaza Currys before which were much tastier, would not go again

My partner & i visited yesterday for the first time. The food was fabulous. Tasty fresh and good value for money.

The Saffron is a fabulous indian restaurant - the food is to die for and the service is excellent - make sure you try the Peshwari Nan and chicken tikka starter etc etc

We were on holiday in St.Davids and opted for a take away after a long days walking. They were busyish when we ordered and told to come back in half an hour which we did. Our take away took a further 20mins. There was only two staff serving, doing drinks, taking take away orders in person & in the phone. The older guy looked harassed as by now the restaurant was full. They were obviously overwhelmed & had orders all over the bar in no particular order & they would have to sift through them. We also witnessed them take take away orders which then just sat without being handed to the kitchen. We checked our take away before we left & one main dish was missing. The older guy did not believe us & was fairly accusatory in his tone. He took it from us to check in the kitchen before bringing it out saying it was all there. We checked again & sure enough he’d put the missing curry in the bottom. We saw the funny side but thought he was a cheeky so & so! Once home we discovered one of our side dishes was not what we ordered & something else entirely, but we were not going to go back again. My curry was tasty but swimming in ghee. However the rest of the family were disappointed. We ate it. It filled a gap but probably wouldn’t have gone a second time.

We found this restaurant because of Tripadvisor and it was not a disappointment. We had fabulous food, from the papa doom to the daal and chickpeas, curry chicken tikka, chicken balti and eggplant something or other...plus very cold Cobra to top it all off. Fabulous service as well.

The curry looks like slop and you can tell they cba. I was walking into st.d’s doing my path of destruction and i could only smell curry (food poison) please improve lol!

Food ok - mixed veg Bunha didn’t have much veg or flavour . Food was served hot which was good . Starter was ok . Had much much better.