Saffron Kitchen in Waltham Forest

Starters were tasty but mains were disappointing, dampukht biryani had no taste and chicken jalfarezi was below average.

Came a little early for my reservation but was not turned away. Lovely experience and surprisingly fast service for what we ordered. Definitely recommend it.

Gone down hill. And we were rushed by the staff to leave as there was a booking. However the time for the food to be served took long so we didn't have much time.

Great service booked the wedding hall upstairs for my sister Nikah and what amazing food, the service was amazing but the cherry on top was the lamb chops and masala chips ahahha. Special thanks to Naz who was the event manager and made everything such a smooth process highly recommend food and hall was amazing

Really beautiful place! We were provided with a private room, for starters we had Samosa chaat which was delicious and for mains we had lamb curry and chicken curry and chicken biryani which was really tasty and for desserts we had a milk cake. Will deffo recommend this place :)

My family and I recently dined at Saffrons this weekend and spent over £300, the food was awful apart from the masala chips and the chaat platter. The mixed grill, noodles, masala fish were almost burnt and very salty. Food was tasteless, this restaurant has gone very downhill ans I won’t be going there again.

I booked a table at Saffron Kitchen for a certain time however I was late by 30 minutes due to a lot of traffic. When I arrived at the restaurant I did apologise for being late however the owner or family friend (wearing glasses) that was manning the kiosk said that he cancelled our booking because we were late. I asked if there was a table available and he went on to say let the rest of you’s arrive and then we will see. At this point we weren’t promised a table so we had to wait in the waiting area. The man that spoke to me came across arrogant and rude and I didn’t appreciate the tone and the behaviour towards me and family members. I basically got told off for coming late to the restaurant and I no longer felt comfortable so I wanted to leave but because I had my elderly parents and children who were with me and were hungry so decided to stay. The restaurant wasn’t so busy that we had to wait for a table, the whole of the restaurant at the back was empty so we could’ve been seated and ordered the for everyone. There was another family waiting next to us who experienced the same hospitality. We ordered our starters and mains which was served to us half burnt so some of the kids ate burnt food! We are paying a lot of money for the food and only to receive burnt food. The quality of the food has gone from bad to awful, they have changed their recipes so many times and it is only getting worse. The only dishes that were good was the samosa chaat, dahi puri, masala chips and the mix grill was ok but not great as it was quite chewy and burnt. The mains; daal, king prawns karahi, achari gosh, masala fried fish (totally burnt) was terrible. This will be my last visit at saffrons kitchen. Please take the criticism on board as we were a big group and we weren’t happy with the food nor the service although the waiter was nice. I’m afraid I will not recommend the restaurant to anyone because I wouldn’t anyone to experience what my family and I experienced so I will give people my honest option.

Absolutely stunning venue, food was beautiful!

Booked a table for 8 of us. Saffron Kitchen had previously been our go to place for special family dinners however as time has gone on, the quality has declined and we were thoroughly underwhelmed by this experience. - Smaller meat pieces in the curry and a lot of curry sauce at an increased price. - The lamb biryani was just rice and lamb and they’ve used a type of rice which is not as flavourful/poorer quality. It’s like the rice was stuck together rather than being separate grains as you expect with good quality basmati rice. - They’ve changed the jug for the lassi so it looks like there is more as it’s a taller jug but it’s actually less lassi than before. I gave 2 stars because the peshwari naan is delicious and very soft and not overly sweet but £6 for a naan?? You’re having a laugh. Can’t fault the service, staff is very attentive.

This Review is for Saffron catering and their wedding hall - Delicious food, customer service and decor. The evening was managed to the highest of standards by Naz who was accomodating and patient throughout! Highly recommend.

Best restaurant ever I’d recommend pani puri Somoza chaat butter chicken mojito milkshake yum I love it all noodles 🥰🥰every time I go it’s a new experience I love the mouth watery lamb chops ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Booked a table for 6 people on a Saturday 7:30pm, 4 adults and 2 children. Waited for almost an hour for the food to arrive, which is appalling. When I enquired how long the food would take, another waiter came to our table to take our orders again until I had explained to him that I had already ordered. The waiters were friendly. I ordered a mixed grill, lamb biryani, butter chicken, masala chips, naan and some chicken tenders for the kids along with some mojitos. The food was absolutely average at best and I don’t know why so many people rave on about this place. The mixed grill is very pricey for a very small portion, biryani just had meat pieces and not enough rice, also tased very basic. The butter chicken was ok and the masala chips were just soggy red chips that smelled of vinegar. The naan was good and soft and the chicken tenders were awful, tasteless and hard. My kids usually eat tenders any where that we go but they literally avoided these tenders. The mojitos were not good at all and the glass had a lot of ice, clearly the drink quantity is low and full of ice and lime slices to make it look good, probably around 200ml. This place is very pricey, the waiting time is appalling and the food quality and portions do not justify the price. I don’t know why people love this place so much. It is average at best and I don’t think I will be eating here again unless someone is paying for my meal and I have a lot of time to waste. I know of better places that have better quality food, are reasonably priced and far lower waiting times.

Lovely experience at Saffron! Attended a cousins wedding at Saffron. Beautiful food served, salmon, Mongolian lamb. Starters, main, desserts were just amazing. Naz was incredible at managing, so personable and friendly for us at our table. Every event needs a Naz! From managing schedule, managing food and pictures, she was so lovely at accommodating us at Saffron banqueting

Nice food, beautiful decor, lovely function room for hire. Car park is absolutely massive 👌🏻. The only reason for not giving five stars on this occasion was the state of the upstairs venue toilets. Smashed up units, lack of cleanliness, it just looked as if someone completely forgot this actually exists in their building.

Great service, all the waiting staff are helpful and patient. Food is tasty, chicken lollipop was nice. Daal gusht biryani is enjoyable. Kids meals are good quality except for £8, a drink would be nice. £16 for a pot of butter chicken is eye watering when it should simply be mouth watering. Milkshakes are actually decent. Strawberry mojitos are very small, maybe 250ml only. All in all, a reliable and enjoyable dining experience in a very busy restaurant which would be great if it wasn't priced so high. You'll really only go there for a celebratory meal.

This week we visited saffron kitchen for a wedding event. We were in awe of the look of the venue and the food tasted amazing right from the starters through to dessert! The chilli prawns were a huge hit! The service was outstanding, we could see that the guests were very well looked after. When requested, the children were given plain ice cream for their dessert without any hesitation. The event manager looked to be available when needed and nothing was too much for her! A great evening overall. Would highly recommend the food and venue for any events.

Absolutely loved it. You gotta go. Wheelchair Accessible.

Always love the food at Saffron Kitchen. The service was a bit slower than usual but the restaurant was packed so completely understandable. We'll always be back.

Been here with family and with friends. Great food!. Great service!. Great atmosphere!.

Great place, atmosphere and food.

Not recommended at all. They are expensive and bad in service. £8 just three fish finger literally. Is that joke?

Love food here, always delicious. They have good parking facilities aswell.

Very nice place,the staff were very friendly and attentive and explained what the dishes were as we weren't familiar, the food was hot and good portions. The food didn't take long to come And the masala fries are lovely. There were 6 of us, and the meal was for a birthday 🎂 and the boss was happy fir us to bring the cake in and sing happy birthday. So I will be going back 🙂

Very nice food. All varieties were rich in flavour & taste

Dam ka ghose was the best among other dishes. Others were OK. Staff and manager very polite and took time to explain dish.

Avoid it Not worth it !!!! ⚠️ They don’t pick up the phone when you turn up they make you wait A ridiculous Amount also police, we asked if they could store a birthday cake in the fridge they said they didn’t have one. apparently lying to my face and most important the pricing is ridiculous just because their restaurant is working, it doesn’t mean they rip us off honestly, I would avoid it. Go to Ilford somewhere. You look at your money worth

Nice ambience but average food. mixed grill was burnt.

I went here for a wedding engagement ceremony. The rear of the restaurant was hired out. The Staff were attentive. The menu provided was great and the size of the venue was nice enough to host 50 people. Good location with ample parking at the rear of the venue which was free to park. Should you visit the restaurant try the buttered chicken, lamb chops and their famous masala chips.

ordered the lamb shank and Chicken 65, food was awful had no taste at all actualy sickening. ended up taking it all back in a doggy bag the best part of the meal were the drinks. Gave the manager feedback but clearly he was not bothered and just said i will talk to the chef. not going back to this place ever !!!

Really nice food and service was good. The restaurant was nicely decorated and seating was comfortable and not cramped. A good family day out and suitable for large groups of people.

Grill Chicken was nice. Must try it.

Good food decent pricing and large option.

Everything about this place is 5*, from the service to their food, to their very polite and friendly staff.

honestly love this place but it's so far for me. we always go on special occasions the food is great and portion sizes are good.

Amazing halal food Amazing staff Amazing everything Just go.

Long time customer. Have not dined in, usually takeout. Always very happy with our orders from Saffron Kitchen!

The kids chicken and chips had been refried and was extremely dry which made it unedible. The chow mein 65 smelt old and the chicken was dry with no sauce and while eating it I found a diamonte which to me it looked like it had fallen off someone’s fancy clothes and made me question weather this was someone else’s food which had been reheated. Very upset with this experience as previously me and my whole family love coming to this restaurant but this genuinely made us feel sick. I expect a high standard when paying so much for my food.

Great place. Highly recommended.

Food quality is good, service courteous & atmosphere vibrant.

We came for a wedding event the hall was nice and clean very welcomming,food was great nice n tasty.service was ok until a dhaka lady refused to give a extra plate.there was a choclate fountain with no plates or Bowls so We used one from table.when I asked for another she refused and said sorry We already given plate.We had to use tissue to clean some choc off the plate n use it for main food.if it wasn't someones wedding n I wasn't the guest , I would of taught her a lesson.

Great food and service, pricey.

Best Indian restaurant in London. Chicken Jalfrazi is the best

My experience at Saffron Kitchen Lea Bridge was average, earning a three-star review. The restaurant had a pleasant atmosphere and the food was decent, but the service was lacking. The waiters had poor communication and customer service skills. Upon entering, we weren't asked if we were dining in or getting takeaways, and had to wait about 10 minutes before anyone approached us, despite the restaurant having only a few occupied tables. When I requested a Garlic Chilli Cheese Naan, willing to pay an extra pound or two, the waiter refused, stating they were too busy, which seemed unreasonable given the few customers present. While the food was satisfactory, the subpar service overshadowed the experience. Improvements in staff training and customer interaction would greatly benefit Saffron Kitchen.

Really very good. Loved the Jalfrezi!

We wanted to visit this restaurant for a long time. Food was amazing and the service was great.

Do not go here, they will discriminate against you. It is very disheartening since this is a Muslim establishment. Stay away there are much better restaurants than this. Learn to treat your customers better!

We've been coming to Saffron for years. My nephew treated us to dinner 2 weeks ago, we all had food poisoning 4-5 hours after our meal. I had butter chicken, rice, peshwari nan, and a jug of mango lassi. Our waiter was excellent. Parking was really convenient but that's the last time for me.

Food was ok but place is not congested

Review - I came to this restaurant with reasonable expectations but my experience here was horrible. They put us in a narrow room and it was congested with no space. It was my niece’s 1st birthday and there were many of us attending. We didn’t even have space to sit and eat properly and we could barely move our arms. I felt restricted when it comes to movement. The waiters were rude and the manager was even worse towards the end as he raised his voice and started shouting at us to get out. There were many of us so it’s not like we can all get out in 1 second. The manager wasn’t very understanding. If this is the way he treats paying customers then that tells you everything you need to know about the people working here. The food was average and the butter chicken and lamb curry has given me a stomach bug. I don’t recommend this restaurant so I suggest you save your money and choose a place where you get treated with respect and where they cook the food properly.

This place is a must try, I prefer it over saffron street.. flavors are more authentic. For a bigger crowd they give you a private dining area which was great we were a group of 15. Not too many varieties on the menu but every thing they have is bang on. There's parking at the rear too, the staff were very attentive and Friendly

Made to leave when we asked if we could order tea after dinner, staff member said we can’t have tea and walked off. Staff kept coming by to take dishes away even when we weren’t finished yet and making us feel like we should leave. Would not recommend going here and would not go back.

Terrible service .felt like they wanted to rush us off the table while eating they asked to clear the table and bri g rhe bill.While paying costumers felt like we were free loading or something. Asked for the tea at the end while the almost half the restaurant was empty. The waiter asked us to leave as they need the table Stayed just over an hour but every minute felt like they wanted to rush us off the table. This used to have a friendly atmosphere and used to enjoy eating there.but after the service and atmosphere no plan on returning in near future.This spoilt the whole night. OVERLY PRICED WITH EXTREME DECREASE IN PORTTION SIZE

Great food. Samosa chaat as a starter, and baklava sandwich as a dessert is amazing. Shout out to Atish, amazing customer experience as a waiter with our food and experience at the restaurant

We went to Saffron for dinner today, the food is amazing, authentic Indian cuisines, with excellent customer service and care. 10/10

Amazing food across the board. I personally love the masala chips and the pina colada. They provide a prayer room too which was very nice. Parking space was available around the back.

Been here loads of times with my family and no matter whether it’s a big group or small group service and food is always amazing!

Crap food . Chicken was cold . Very odd taste . very high price for what we ordered . We complained to the manager. Fallen on death ears

Pleasant dining and unique taste as some dishes are available at Saffron only. Malai Sheekh Kebab and chicken tenders were nice and Papri Chaat was also tasty.

Went to our friends wedding and Saffron kitchen made the experience a memorable one. Prawns, Daal, chicken Chow mein and cinnamon doughnut to name a few were delicious. Naz the petite young lady was very helpful and kept the guests entertained with her warm personality. Thank you saffron

Good fusion food, there is a lot of foot traffic around the central tables which can ruin the ambience.

Food was amazing and the service was great, fast and very efficient I definitely would go back and I highly recommend it

Delicious food, wonderful ambiance and great customer service with affordable price.

Firstly the place we was sitting in the was so dirty. The food wasn’t any good too seriously man it was so salty taste was absolutely disgusting

Really tasty modern cuisine. I'll be back for sure.

I’ve been here so many times and the food is absolutely amazing like they really have the best butter chicken ever. GO FOR THE FOOD it always hits.

Very busy place. The food was okay, service was admirable as well. Recommended.

Food was amazing and very reasonably priced! My favourite was the mixed grill and masala fries. Loved the fact the restaurant had no music and had a separate prayer room for men and women. Desert and Karak chai was also very good!

Great food & great dining experience. A little bit pricy for what you get but the food is lovely. They neither comes with the biggest portions. But Great staff & accommodating. Thanks

Veeeeery tasty food... excellent service 👏

Ok there's parking but the food really has gone down the hill.

We wanted to visit this restaurant for a long time, what better than on our 18th year wedding anniversary. The experience was class. High standard, fresh quality food, professional staff, decor and ambiance 10/10. Highly recommended.

on the website there is no mention of it being closed during ramadhan and even allows you to book online reservations. so when we went obviously expecting jt to be open but all there is is a flimsy note on the door to say theyre closed and to go goodmayes saffron street ???? like maybe update your website ?? or pick up the phone because when i did try to call to book a reservation someone picks up only to hang up straight after???? learn some professionalism if you decide to open a business please.

Had a visit with my fiancé last night. I’ve been living on the same road as this restaurant for more than two years and since I am moving to a different area tomorrow I wanted to come in and have my last dinner date in this area, at this restaurant. We booked a table for two in advance for the night and were hoping to be seated in a reasonable part of the restaurant. Unfortunately we were seated right next to a lady and her mother who had come for dinner. This wouldn’t have been an issue but the mother was constantly staring at us and giving dirty looks, probably because she had remembered that she will eventually have to go back to her loveless marriage back home after the dinner was over. She made us unimaginably uncomfortable and ruined the entire date for us. It’s not her fault she is uncultured it’s the fault of the management of the restaurant for seating a young couple next to a woman and her mother who just wanted to have their dinner. Shame on the management. As for the food, no complains there, it was really good and reasonably priced I believe for the quantity provided. The papadoms came with the best papadom dips I have ever had (9/10). The bhel puri was filled with flavour and the portion was enough for two people as an appetiser (8/10). For the mains we ordered the chicken biriany (8/10) and the kadhai ghost (9/10). The kadhai ghost was perhaps the best I’ve ever had in my life the only reason I’m not giving it a ten is because the portion could’ve been a bit larger. The mangl lassi, (8/10) although overpriced, was a soothing finish to the meal. I would recommend this restaurant for family meals and meals with your friends but highly dis recommend for any sort of date as there are really narrow minded aunties that regularly attend this restaraunt who think they are still living in rural Pakistan or Syleth.

Avoid this place at all costs, has now gone horrible

I travelled 2 hours during rush hour traffic (all the way from West London) on 31st of March 2024 at 7pm and they were closed. Before coming, I checked Google Maps and it was marked as open + their Instagram was as normal with no posts indicating they’d be closed. Absolutely ridiculous and poor from management. They had one damn job of updating opening times that would’ve taken seconds. This one failure means they’ll lose thousands £ from me in coming months.

We found this restaurant while searching for one that we could not locate. We are so glad that we did. The staff were very prompt with seating us, taking our order and delivery of our meal. We both enjoyed lamb shanks infused with a saffron jus. It was very filling. In fact I could only eat half my meal. I would highly recommend Saffron Kitchen.

The food was very poor. The lamb curry was full of bones, very little meat if any. The water bottle was dirty, it was very sticky too. I am very disappointed by the quality of the food and hygiene at this place. When you go to a restaurant that charges £16 for a curry, you expect decent food and cleanliness, but this wasn't the case here.

first off let me preface this by saying we went on eid day, so the two hour wait time is slightly justifiable, however when asked if they took bookings they said no but when we arrived, other people had bookings which was a little weird. the food was extremely good, especially the lamb chops 9/10 would recommend, the service was meh, the waiters did forget a few stuff but that isn’t too much of a problem. the drinks were also really meh but the food was good.

I would've given 4 or 5 stars but my table had new glasses but one of them had coke clearly left inside tiny bit so it was clearly forgotten to be washed. So we told the waiter and got given a fresh clean glass. Food was nice but a bit higher price then before and my ferrora richer ilkshake was really milky so there clearly was not enough chocolate as at the end it had just whipped cream. Overall lamb chops were nice and lamb curry was really good but the quantity was fairly low. We spent about £80 so it wasn't too expensive however could have been better. I probably would just get lamb curry and naan bread and ask them to make my milkshake less milky. Came back again and it was horrible I would give it 1 star from 4. The lamb shank was saltless The chicken even though I said very very spicy he made one good and the other without spice. They mixed my portions of bread as one instead of giving them separate as I bought 2 portions of naan bread and the lamb pieces were flooded with BBQ sauce. Chicken quarter leg was nice my niece said but won't ever come back to this place it's gone under not sure if management changed. Customer service was not great either.

Food is always top notch🏆 Service is excellent. Every time I come here the food never disappoints 👍🏼👍🏼

Wow! The flavours are absolutely bang on! All the dishes were tasty and we didn’t have to wait for long and they had plenty of space and we even got a private room for 14 of us. Their fish curry and prawn dish was amazing. The grill platter, Lamb shank and Noodles were among the best as well. Very satisfying. It does get busy though. We Plan to go again soon. Flavours were authentic. You must try

Please knock before enter the guestrooms. Food was delicious.

I've dined here a few times and the food is delicious. There's a very rude and grumpy uncle that's incredibly off putting at the door. Tonight they really messed things up, I pre-ordered iftar from them at 3pm (to E7) via uber eats and they cancelled on me at iftar time. My guest was from Japan and I was looking forward to feeding them this. Tried calling them 4 times and they didn't answer. Terrible service!

Booked online for Iftar , it was closed when we arrived. No notice on the website whatsoever. Ruined the day for us we had to find last minute arrangements. I’m sure many people went through this problem too.

This is restaurant is amazing the food is delicious 😋 it's third time going. All I am saying is the best Indian restaurant I have ever want.

Overall a very good experience. Second time going there. I am not for one to go to a curry based restaurant, but their curries are good, mixed grill wasn't too heavily masala flavouring based and everything was cooked well. Went with the whole family and the restaurant is setup up nicely for families and couples

Amazing food. The butter chicken is too die for, and their masala chips are top tier. All their food is really nice overall. The venue is clean, the atmosphere is good, and the service is top-notch. Food is well priced, too.

Excellent food Excellent service Excellent portions Nice deco You must try the lamb chops and the masala chips

Saffron Kitchen was absolutely lovely, the food was delicious cooked to perfection, served by professional well mannered clean people. Thank you, see you again

A very long wait which was expected. Recieved one starter, then waited another 30 mins for the rest of the starters and mains. Food was decent.

I would recommend the butter chicken and naan here.

As well presented as the food looked in some of the pictures on the website the food quality was appalling. There was no balance of flavours in the food the curry and the meats being very unbalanced. Indian cuisine is spicy yes but not to the point where there is such unnecessary oil and spice. Me and my partner also ordered a green salad and it was like they just gave her raw ingredients. And the quality of the sliced onions this was really bad yet as for the naan bread was extremely dry. The food we ordered took extremely long and was brought in the incorrect order and we didn't have much of a good experience. The management of the kitchen kindly needs to have a rework cause this is disappointing.

Very nice, outstanding food and catering ...⭐

When you buy the plater for 2 in uber eats you get a normal kebab plater for one. Literally a scam

Great food, very discreet staff, large seating area. Plenty of parking too.

Food was nice before but has quality has decreased since before. Is very busy so service can be quite bad

Come here after very long time and I must say the food is always good. Service on point and free parking at the back of restaurant has lots of parking spaces 2024 update: Considering that it has been quite some time since I last went to this restaurant, I made the decision to go back there in the year 2024. While I was there, I placed an order for garlic naan, butter chicken, masala chips, and a meat curry. In general, the quality of the butter chicken and masala chips was disappointing. They do not know how they used to prepare it; it is possible that they changed the recipe in order to save money on supplies; however, I was disappointed in the outcome. Will make another attempt in the future when they raise the standard, but don't expect that to happen very soon.

Visited it recently, food is good , achari chicken was yummy but biryani's rice were really plane , dessert and pani puri was top notch.. staff was really good. Was a bit crowded due to weekend but was an amazing experience will definitely visit again

All the dishes were delicious, especially their butter chicken and masala chips.

Loved the food here! We ordered chicken tikka masala, mixed grill, chana masala, chicken biryani and lastly the spinach and potato dish. We loved them all. The food came quite quick even though it was a Saturday evening. The waiters are very helpful and very attentive. Next time I’d like to try some new dishes but very happy with our selection for now!