Saffron Indian & Bangladeshi Restaurant in Eastleigh

The definitive curry house to go to in eastleigh and I've been a happy customer over the past 3 years

Ordered through Uber Eats. Do not ignore some of the poor reviews as someone mentioned the food did not look right and caused them food poisoning. Me and my wife ordered in and when the food arrived, it did not look the usual standard of an Indian Grill. The food was colourful however lacked flavour. The worst thing about the food was that it caused us food poisoning, my wife spent a few hours of the night vomiting and had an upset stomach for a few days. I also ended up with the runs. Someone else also had a similar experience if you read the one star reviews. AVOID AT ALL COSTS UNLESS YOU WISH TO RISK SEVERE FOOD POISONING.

The food was not that great, no butter chicken listed on the menu, the korma was very sweet. the lamb dish had a thick layer of oil and the lamb pieces had too much fat. However the reason for the post was the service charge that was added for a table of 3. Very strange as I understand the service charge is sometimes added to tables of 6 or more.

Was visiting the area and fancied an Indian, absolute first class service/food and atmosphere, definitely dine here again if I'm ever in the area again

08/10/24 17 of us were there for a birthday meal, food was amazing service spot on, all meals come out together. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Bloody grand I can tell thee, Got myself a madras and made a reet good pong back at the travel lodge missed first half of Cast Away but well worth it 👌

Prompt delivery of lovely food

Sadly, the onion bhaji was overcooked as if it had been recooked from the night before. The curry was not at the level of quality that we have had when visiting the restaurant. Disappointing since we had such a good experience at the restaurant.

Best curry we have had in a long time chicken was lovely and tender. Will definitely be having again.

Thought I'd try it, We'd 14.8.24, as hadn't been there since moving to Eastleigh Dec.2023. Yeah I enjoyed it and booked for Saturday for my lady and myself. Onion Bhajis, Chicken Madras, plain Naan and a couple of Cobras. Wasn't too busy and I was well looked after particularly as I have mobility issues.

Good food, good surroundings. Service a little slow sometimes but not really an issue. One of the better Indian restaurants I have been too.

The Saffron was the only Indian restaurant I would use for many years but this, sadly, was the worst food I’ve had in a very long while. The curry was very watery, the naan was thin, similar to a pancake. Poor quality food all round. Everything had a sweet aftertaste too.

Curry was very very watery, left a pool on the plate and was very bland on flavour

We went to Saffron on a Friday night. We asked for some recommendations. I had a lamb gosht kallimirch and it was without doubt, the best curry I’ve ever tasted. The staff were lovely, the food sublime, and the restaurant was tasteful and clean. I would definitely recommend Saffron.

This is the best Indian food I have had in along time!! I highly recommend this restaurant

Food Delivery was great, but unfortunately had no cash for the delivery guy's tip, as ordering takeout was on a whim. The packaging on the other hand was not very helpful. The bag ripped from the lower corner and the duck dish sauce spilt onto one of our throw blankets (beige) and the wool carpet. It will probably be a permanent stain since spices are difficult to wash. Please consider better packaging, as the current ones are flimsy, or the paper bag is not reinforced enough when soaked with sauce.

I ordered food earlier by uber eats nothing is good roti not perfect i mentioned already make it thin not best never use it again Be aware everyone dont waste your money here

Delicious delicious delicious, thank you!

The best curry I've ever had! And I don't say that lightly!

the madras curry was missing we called the restaurant and they admitted the Curry was sat on the side but could not get it to us . so we had to accept this but then the nan breads were the soggest coldest worst we had ever had very disappointed 😞

I wanted to change an item and phoned the restaurant. They said just to order onion bhaji’s, add a comment and they would add what I wanted. Guess what - it didn’t happen and they sent onion bhaji’s - not happy!😡

So my son and I had a rather interesting experience in this particular establishment this evening, the food to be fair was last about ok , however, the bullying I witnessed of the new member of staff was disgraceful, younger man constantly betraying a new older member of staff, vile behaviour, Whoever owns this place needs to have a word with the entitled jumped up tool that's running front of house

Food was swimming in water. Not much taste either. Although probably not the restaurants fault, it took 2 hours to be delivered.

Food was delicious, we love this restaurant

Had a very nice meal here last night

Table for six Wednesday at 6pm. Restaurant was quite on arrival. Pleasant welcome from staff member.Great service relaxed not rushed.Food arrived promptly as did the ordered drinks and was very nice. Could not fault this restaurant that had filled up and was busy when we left.

We have been regulars at saffron for a long time and they have just gone more and more downhill. We got a takeaway last night from them which was inedible. Really disappointed and will no longer be eating here.

Fantastic restaurant! Really lovely interiors, great service and food was excellent. Highly recommended 👌

The platter was OK. Murgh 65 was not OK

The food was delicious and thanks so much for sending complimentary items. Really lovely meal thank you.

Good services. Highly recommended

Didn't enjoy this meal at all not a lot of taste

Naan bread was cold and rest of food I would say was just warm. Shame as used to love saffron but let down today

Another great meal tonight. Looking forward to coming back very soon.

Always a great meal from Saffron. Love their Makhani Chicken.

The food was very good and there was a good menu to choose from. The service was slow. It took 1 hour 15 minutes for our main course to be served, although we did have popadoms and chutneys served shortly after arrival. The restaurant was very busy with some groups dining and I think they needed more waiters. It was nice and warm.

Food was cold. Chicken dish had spilt out of container. Poppadoms were broken. Rice had dry clumps of white rice in . Worst meal I have ever had delivered.

They got us in last minute on Christmas Eve, and the food was phenomal. Staff were really friendly too. Would definitely go back without hesitation.

Not all the order was delivered which seems pretty standard for most delivery services at the moment.

Foil trays dented and leaking, a bag full of sauce. Not that hot but the food itself was tasty. In future I will order from a restaurant that delivers by car, not bike.

Easy to use, food delivered and hot. Would recommend.

Food was delicious! Really hot, great quality. Delivery was good too. Overall, great experience. Will order again.

Arrived nearly lukewarm warm !

Out food was out if the tin boxes and in the bottom of the bag. Spilt everywhere!

Delicious food, good vegetarian options, delivery prompt and easy.

Nice meal for a retirement function with my old colleagues.

The food was disappointing. I had a chicken jalfrazy which was rather mild and had far too much onion. Staff were great and ambiance good

First visit to this venue, very impressed. Food was lovely with plenty of choice, staff very good, service great, will go again

Was actually nearly 2 hours late. Service was shocking. I rung the restaurant my food was sat around for over an hour cooked in the bag and no one to deliver it. Turned up cold and disgusting. So angry and disappointed with this service

Not as good as everyone makes out. Shaslik was way too hot and the Bhuna was mild. Balti was very good, though

Absolutely delicious. Lovely big chunks of chicken in plenty of sauce. The nicest so far - and very tasty side dishes too.

Currys were tastless and watery.

Top experience. Managed to get a good table without prebooking, friendly/professional personnel and excellent food. Would visit again if in the area. Thank you!

Food cold I’ve had to re heat! Ordered it for 6:15 got it at 6:35!

It said delivered and it has not been. We are terribly annoyed. First time we have ever tried this service - never again!

This place has certainly improved its mannerism and service, all I can say is good about it now, food has been amazing on last few visits and service is very good, keep up the good work and please don't come complacent

Extremely late delivery and food not as good as usual. Very disappointed.

Had to go collect it myself - this was ordered hours before the chosen delivery time! No excuse for being this late.

I called the restaurant after waiting an hour and a half after I ordered. They were friendly, helpful and sounded sincere and said it was just on it's way. The curry was really tasty but the rice was cold.

I have been coming to Saffron for the past seven years - including when the restaurant was located on the opposite side of the road. I only come to the area once a year on holiday but during this time I always visit here at least twice. Every time the meals are excellent, I've never had one complaint about the food. I have been given very warm hospitality and the guys who work here remember me each time despite the time passed which is a very personal touch, as well as being offered a beer on the house. I cannot fault Saffron at all.

Bland food. No flavour to the chicken or lamb kebabs. Delivered cold. Had to get a refund unfortunately and re-order from elsewhere.

This was our first visit to Saffron, it will definitely not be our last! There were 11 of us tonight, everyone really enjoyed the evening, thank you Saffron.

My partner had walked past this restaurant during the afternoon and it really caught our eye. So that evening we decided to give them a try and we very insanely impressed. We’d called to order as they were too far to deliver to us and they were so friendly and accommodating. Also I’m a garlic fiend and requested LOTS with my rice and they really did follow through. Everything tasted perfectly fresh and had a great selection of vegetables within the curry I had. The flavours were gorgeous and perfect levels of spice. I have had a lot of Indian/Bangladeshi foods and tried an abundance of different restaurants and thought I’d discovered which were my favourites until I tried Saffron.

Absolutely delicious but, as it was delivered 20 minutes late, was not as hot as it could have been.

Chicken Amnah didn’t have much flavour today and the chicken was chewy. Also, a lot of the sauce had leaked out of the packaging when the food was delivered

Went for a birthday meal with the boys, must say food was fantastic and the service was excellent. Really nice and clean looking venue

Great food great service every time thanks 👍🏼

Over an hour late and app would only let me choose 5 minutes

Lovely evening in here.wonderful meal,Naz was a credit to the team,very attentive.really is a lovely restaurant,will be back soon.

Very good food AND THE STAFF ARE VERY NICE..

Used to be the best Indian in Eastleigh, sadly not anymore.

Garlic and cheese naan couldn’t taste any garlic or cheese Meat was a bit tough and the skin of what I think was courgette was hard and horrible to eat Overall it was ok but not enough for a repeat order anytime soon

Vindaloo was flavourless and with not the slightest heat to it. Paid for lamb...it had 2 pieces small of meat, the rest was potato! Garlic naan & chilli naan were both small and undercooked. Dhansak was fine. Didnt include rice. No free poppadoms. Expensive, over an hour late and very disappointing 😞

£4.25 it was for a samosa portion. When this arrived it was two small samosas. VERY overpriced!

We visited on a weekday evening. It is located on the high street in Eastleigh, there’s plenty of on street pay parking but free after 6pm. A clean lovely decorated restaurant, light & bright. It wasn’t busy but what you’d expect on an early weekday evening. We all had something different from the varied menu & it was very tasty. Service was good though the portions could have been a little more generous especially as the prices are competitive. I would return though & it’s worth a visit if you haven’t.

We cannot recommend this place enough! Individualised service (making allowences for the specific needs of the group), good humour, attentive (but not in your face all the time), the food was lovely; not too greasy and served in good time. Oh, and the restaurant is clean, modern and spacious with comfortable seating areas. We will definitely be returning, be it to eat in or for a takeaway. Saffron - you've won our tastebuds and hearts!

Tasty takeaway and will order from here again

Service is not good. I recommend trying some other Indian restaurants like Badi Mirchi in Eastleigh.

Nice curry. Lady running the bar was very polite and attentive.

Great tasting food, good delivery time

Ordered via JustEat and had the driver turn up only to drop my order all over my doorstep. Due to poor packing food had leaked through the paper bag and split, ruined all of the food. I called the restaurant to complain and they were so unhelpful, literally said the words not our problem despite the curries being packed almost upside down? Will be going back to Sunrise in Chandlers Ford, much better service!

We ordered 4 poppadoms and only received 2. But disappointing as we always order from Saffron and usually are very pleased.

Always delicious food, prompt and friendly delivery.

Vile food. Food was cold, tasteless and not worth the money spent. Called back to add to order and the attitude of staff disgraceful!!

Delivery was slightly late but sorry the food was very disappointing.

We rang the restaurant at about 8.10pm to ask where our food was and they said the food had been ready since 8pm but were waiting for a driver…..food finally arrived at 8.50pm (we ordered at 7.15pm!) and it was all cold ☹️

Curry contained Chicken and didn't specify

Eastleigh's finest Indian restaurant. Food is always amazing and the service is superb. Make sure to book as it's always busy.

Service very slow, spirit drinks taste weak, food ok but nothing like should be presented and ingredients missing, especially one dish a curry had 3 pieces of chicken when complained brought another dish out with 4 pieces chicken in it, they don't even bother to ask if all ok, and extortionate prices for chutney and sauce for poppadoms and forgot to bring 2 starters ordered out brought mains out instead and expected nearly 20 pounds Service charge which I asked them to remove, its fair to say I won't be going again iv been to better places where portions, and Service and food and drink beautifully served and tasted divine and deserve the tip

Used to be our favourite Indian but something has changed. The curry was extremely oily.

Food poor and not as described. Will not be returning.

Never disappointed. Great each visit .

Great food, great portion sizes, quick delivery. Spot on.

Currys are watery, not the same quality as it used to be. Dissapointed.

The food was cold when delivered

Booked the table for joint birthday celebration with my son and his partner. Food was good but then told 75 minutes in that the next party had arrived and we were to leave. They said being a friday it was a maximum of 90-120 minutes per booking. When i said we are only 1 hour 15 in, he said the other party had arrived early. Didnt get a chance to finish my drink and felt very let down for what was a special evening. Wont be going here again sadly as it did used to be very good. No where does it say on website there are maximum times to eat. I guess a party of 3 isn't good enough for them.

Good food and reasonable portions.

Food is always hot and full of taste , recommended

Part of order was missing, which is a shame as what we did receive was very good.

Fantastic service and food. these guys have the best customer service :-)