Saffron Lounge in Tewkesbury

This is an excellent Indian restaurant. The food is superb and the staff very friendly and attentive. The bi-weekly buffet represents excellent value for money; I have only missed one since February!

Upon entry, I was greeted with very warm, kind and caring waiters. The restaurant looked spotless and had a cosy atmosphere. There is a huge selection of signature dishes and the food service didn’t take longer than 10-15 minutes and was reasonably priced. It tasted freshly cooked and I would recommend others to try this restaurant.

Came in met by the owner. Brilliant service and can recommend the Garlic Chilli Chicken

Wonderful venue. Food is fantastic! Been going to their buffets all year and highly recommend them. Takeaways brilliant. Meals in are fabby too! They even make a fuss of you on your birthday. Staff are so friendly and can't do enough for you. I love this place. Go and check it out.

Excellent buffet food tonight as always. The staff are so attentive and friendly. 5 stars given as well deserved. I would definitely recommend Saffon lounge and intend to visit again . Thankyou for a super evening.

Our first takeaway this evening. Friendly and efficient staff, delicious food. We’ll be back!

Amazing food, amazing staff, Amazing experience, will come again and again

Came here with the family Friday 18th October 2024. There was 6 of us all thought the food was lovely, received the bill which didn't make any sense, all items were added some taken away then added again further down the bill, asked for a proper itemised bill which was told would see what they could do. Was trying to charge me for more drinks than we actually had, questioned it again took the bill away came back with another price then offered to round it off a total of £23.87 lower than the original bill. Said about being ripped off, wasn't worried about what the cost was just didn't want to be ripped off or pay for something I didn't have. They replied they don't Intentionally try to rip anyone off, very strange response 🤔 almost admitting something. Staff very rude, owner was their that night and was hiding away in embarrassment as we see him when leaving. Think anyone dining here should Scrutinise their bill !!

Another wonderful evening spent with friends at the Saffron Lounge 👍 We can’t fault the food, so tasty, fresh, and nicely presented. The staff are all welcoming, humorous and attentive to your needs. Portions are a good size, nice range of vegetarian options as well as meat and the food is always hot and non greasy. Lovely atmosphere throughout the restaurant. Highly recommended, it’s worth the journey for a quality experience 🤩

Firstly allow me to stress the staff were exceptional. However if the owner doesn’t change the chef I fear the worse for this restaurant. Food was poor at the very best.

Great food! I have only ordered takeaways so far, and they are always delivered quickly and the food is piping hot. I can’t recommend them enough for a delicious Indian meal.

This is my first visit to the Saffron Lounge and I have been absolutely amazed at the delious food, incredible service and warm welcome. Sahan, our waitor, was absolutely outstanding. He was so attentive, friendly and helpful throughout our meal. The manager on duty guided me through the gluten free options extremely well, as I'm coeliac, which was very reassuring. We will definitely be returning soon and recommending this restaurant to all of our family and friends. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

We have just had the most enjoyable experience. The staff were amazing and Sahan our waiter was extremely accommadating and pleasant throughout. Our food was incredible and completely faultless. Can't wait to come back.

Incredible experience with great hospitality and food,

Visited by chance as we were in the area. Thought the food was great. I had a Chicken Tikka Pathia with Keema Rice and Keema and Rice Naan. Great service very friendly great flavours. Just disappointed there was no option for a Ceylon curry. My curry had bits of cucumber in it which I thought was unusual and not like any of the ones I've had in Birmingham. It was still very nice and recommended.

Very good good food, helpful staff 👍 👌

I've been a few times and haven't been disappointed. Great food, good service. I love the relaxed friendliness of the staff.

A super evening, great tasty food, good beer ,excellent friendly atmosphere and helpful happy staff . Owners truly welcoming.

The dishes are quite absurdly good, though the real protagonist, as alien as it sounds, is their nan bread; embarrassingly delicious 5/5

We had great food and service - the staff could not have been better , attentive, polite and friendly. The food was great and we thoroughly enjoyed it . Well done Saffron

My wife and I had a really lovely meal at the Saffron Lounge, for her Birthday. There was a nice atmosphere in the restaurant throughout the evening. All the the staff were incredibly knowledgeable of the menu, happy to make recommendations, helpful, and up for a bit of banter, which brought some additional giggles to the evening. Would I say I've had better Curry's in Cheltenham? Yes. But for the overall experience and a very decent curry, I definitely say The Saffron Lounge is worth a visit. Thank you for the memorable evening.

I had chicken Karahi which with pilau rice which was delicious. 10/10 but my girlfriend had the chicken jalfrezi which was a big let down 3/10. It was over powered with green chillis and also didn’t have much flavour which was a shame. I would have given this place a 4-5 star review had it not been for the awful Jalfrezi. The onion barjis weren’t great but the naan were decent.

Excelent meal enjoyed by all. Very popular and for good reason.

The staff were just great,along with the food and some nice touches, giving it a really good atmosphere..well recommended..

The food here is fantastic and the staff are great - they like a bit of banter. Eat in or takeaway the food is of the same high quality and portion size. We are lucky to have this restaurant in walking distance of our home!

Great Staff, great food.. highly recommend saffron lounge 👍

Great night spent at Saffron Lounge. Food was great and everyone was so friendly. Such a well run business. Will definitely be coming back.

I really enjoyed dinner, Thank you

Excellent service and tasty food.

Had to write a review on this lovely little place. Went Saturday night and had a meal and drinks. Everything was delicious , lovely cosy place with a nice atmosphere. Staff were great, very pleasant , helpful and informative. Unfortunately don't live near here , we were on a Christmas shopping weekend , so won't be able to visit again , but would definitely recommend to anyone and everyone.

Great food and excellent service. The food is way above average and the staff are very friendly and attentive. They overheard that it was my husbands birthday and brought a flaming sambuka, and singing ' happy birthday ' - nice touch ! Many thanks.

Great food, great service and great beers. Been several times now and always good

We had a delicious meal, all the staff were very friendly, especially Neil who was very welcoming and cheerful, very tasty food and excellent service, we will definitely be back 😊

Absolutely amazing experience! So welcoming, service is 5star and above, attention to detail! Definitely recommend this Indian authentic food !

Choosing to use local but disappointed. Both of the dishes ordered were exactly the same colour ( orange) with a general Indian spice. Very bland. Ordered kids meals also, that were cold and needed to be re heated in our oven. We very rarely treat ourselves to a takeaway. We will not be using Saffron Lounge again

Awesome food .... can't wait to go back

I had starter and main course Extremely salty both dishes 😒 Shame really but won't be returning

Another great meal at our favourite local Indian restaurant. The menu, food and staff are fantastic. There’s a wide selection of dishes on the menu, the staff are very friendly and helpful and the food is presented well. Most importantly it tastes great. Highly recommended.

Not the place it was now under new management. I felt mocked by the kid who now runs it for querying the order. Will not be returning.

I visited saffron lounge on Friday 6th October for my husbands 50th birthday. We were a party of 18, despite me messing up the numbers and telling them 16, it didn’t cause them any problems and they accommodated us very quickly. The food and service was excellent. I would highly recommend booking Saffron Lounger for any size party.

It was worst curry I ever had, very cheap and bad quality ingredients.

Discovered this wonderful restaurant by chance (on Google Maps) looking at places to eat local to Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham. We were impressed by the reviews and can honestly say were not disappointed at all. The service, set-up, quality and value for money were all excellent. My wife's shredded butter chicken was the best she's ever had. Quite busy for an early Tuesday night but this probably reflects how popular this place has become - we hear the buffet nights are a sell-out! Overall, can heartily recommend this restaurant to anyone and we will definitely be back!

Food is great money for value. We ordered butter chicken, chicken biryani and veggies stir fry. Service is great just bit slow for serving. Overall fantastic Indian restaurant in Cotswold.

This place was surprisingly good. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food and the service here is really good. I had some of the best butter chicken I've ever had. The staff is really attentive and has a sense of humor. We stayed in woodmancote while hiking the Cotswolds Way, and this is nice place for dinner with not many places to choose from. We would absolutely choose it again.

Like most I tend to stick with my usual curry house. Some friends took us there and we were very impressed with the service and food. Quill defiantly be using again. Also Cobra beer on draft. Lovely..

Very tasty food, superb service.

This is top tier Indian food. Refreshingly different, superior to yer standard Indian restaurant. Prices consistent with the quality. Service A1.

Great value for money fresh hot food good price

The takeaway we ordered was really terrible, the coconut curry was curdled and the cheese naan had just huge amounts of cheese melted on top of it. To their credit we complained and they provided replacement meals plus popadums, but again these were very poor quality, no flavour aside from the tomato based sauce. We will never order from here again. It was an expensive takeaway which we ate very little of and threw the rest away.

Takeaway tonight (Aug 23) was really bad. Curdled coconut sauces, very greasy, onion bhajis made of something unlike onions… they replaced two dishes with tikka sauce that was just blended tomato sauce… most of it was thrown away. Eaten from here loads of time and this was terrible. Won’t order from here ever again.

Had drinks and a meal with friends. The food was really good and good service too.

Gorgeous food and wonderful service ++++

What a great find. Fabulous food - among the best I've had. Very good service. Doing a roaring trade for a Wednesday early evening but our visit coincided with the fortnightly buffet. Didn't try the buffet but will certainly do another time. We had over ordered but we're offered option to take away a doggy bag. Can't recommend highly enough.

We are regulars at this restaurant and we have always had excellent food and service. We have not had a problem getting a table but it is getting busier so would recommend advance booking.

We arrived quite late, but they were really lovely and welcoming. The food was delicious and the service couldn't be faulted. We'll definitely be going back xx

Lovely food and great service. Great to have real ale on tap & in good condition (London Pride) Warm evening so ate outside - pleasant garden area.

Delivery, tandoori chicken bhuna murgh probably the best curry I've ever had. Chef's special dish

A lovely restaurant with great food a very friendly staff & well worth the visit at anytime with a wide selection of drinks also..

We have had numerous takeaways from here but decided to go into the restaurant. Wow the food and service was exceptional,fresh clean and cool dining experience. It's a must try yourself.

Our local curry house is always friendly and welcoming. The staff are respectful and polite and mainly seem to be from India. The dishes are an adequate size and served traditionally. My family and I have frequented the restaurant and had many meals delivered and not once have we been unhappy with the service or meal.

Excellent food. Attentive staff who were very polite and courteous.

If my wife says its good who am I to argue. I love it, kids love it. Delivered on time every time.

Great food and service which all four of us really enjoyed.

Excellent food and extremely friendly and efficient staff. We had the mixed platter to start and two different courses which were tasty and well made

Excellent food and extremely friendly and efficient staff.

Food always top notch here. Would recommend.

We enjoyed a great night. The food was really tasty and the staff were brilliant, they couldn't have been more helpful, attentive and friendly.

Good quality, tasty Indian dishes. Never disappointed… great for eat in or takeaway. Recommend the lamb biryani or saag paneer as vegetarian option.

Once again a delicious buffet meal with plenty to choose from including vegetarian options. The customer service was amazing from both restaurant and the bar team. Our table was originally booked for 16 but there was no problems adding a couple more even at the very last minute. Thank you from Louise and everyone at our table.

Once again a delicious buffet meal with plenty to choose from including vegetarian options. The customer service from the amazing from both restaurant and the bar team. Our table was originally booked for 16 but there was no problems adding a couple more even at the very last minute. Thank you from Louise and everyone at our table.

We love this restaurant and normally eat here at least once a month. Staff very friendly and food fabulous. They will vary any dish to the strength you prefer. Garlic Chicken Tikka is my favorite.

Glad to be back . Getting very popular recognised quite a few customers. Recommend Chicken Tikka starter, and Chicken Rogan Josh. The new naan stuffed with chicken Tikka Chilli and cheese was a hit as well Good customer service anticipating demand getting our order in quickly.

Firstly, the place was freezing cold, on a night when it was 0° outside, a bit of heat inside wouldn't of gone a miss. The food was bland not very much taste, the onion bhajis (my favorite dish) were just a mush of onion, no spice and not crispy. The so called chilli massala was not spicy at all and where were the chillis. The nan breads were just basic with no flavour. Pershawi naan had no nut inside it just nuts sprinkled on the top. Overall disappointed with the food. The waiters were however very attentive, friendly and very happy

Had a great meal at Saffron Lounge today. The food was excellent, and the staff was very friendly. Portuguese beer on the tap was a plus! Definitely coming back!

Food was amazing and the staff was really friendly will definitely come back again very soon.

Once again, amazing food the staff are brilliant attentive without being pushy well priced huge portions great value for money

We tried their festive buffet today and the food was spot on. The Thai green curry stole the show. It had an authentic taste and was perfect. We also enjoyed the tempura prawns. Everything was well cooked and delicious. Service was also great and we were taken care off very well. We will definitely be going back. Thank you Saffron Lounge 😊

Service, food was excellent. Will definitely return soon.

Table of 5 for the buffet Wednesday evening. Amazing selection of delicious fresh food - couldn’t fault a single thing. Excellent service, lovely staff. Very friendly. All round 5 star.

Massive choice and top quality ingredients. Really good service. Weirdly uncomfortable chairs but that's a minor gripe for food this good.

Had an amazing meal today with a few of my friends. Food was outstanding. Service was brilliant. Thank you. Will deffinately be back soon 100% 😃👍

Brilliant restaurant - top quality food and generous servings. Very friendly service and nice ambience. Will definitely be back.

Fabulous food, friendly staff, saffron lounge has become one of the best indian restaurants I have visited recently. Would definitely recommend.

What a super venue. We went to meet a friend and had a lovely buffet supper. Very tasty. Great value. I'll be back soon.

The food was excellent Tandori was really tasty also the Vegatable rice is really good tried overall a n excellent meal

Always had takeaways from this restaurant under old management, so was very pleased with food that was delivered under new management. Excellent quality food, delivered on time, so will definitely use again and certainly book a table in their restaurant.

Nice indian takeaway in the village

A big thank you to all the staff at Saffron Lounge today. They worked on their day off to produce a batch of 200 delicious homemade Samosas and Bhaji’s for our local Business Ontic aviation to celebrate Diwali. A few extras were supplied that I had to taste test before delivery 😋… Thank you again Ontic C.R. Team.

Recently moved to the area and decided to try our local restaurant for a takeaway it was 10/10 . Lovely food and fast delivery will definitely be ordering from here again . Nan breads were gorgeous and so was the lamb bauna the meat was...

Have had some takeaways and ate in a couple of times now since the new owners with the last being this Friday just gone. The food for the family was excellent and “beat” us all. Quality and size were really satisfying and definitely be going...

We like our authentic Indian food. Every-time we’re in the area we like to go to this place. The quality of the food is excellent and the new management is really good.

First time here in years but we will be back again soon! Food and service was outstanding couldn't fault a thing.

We ordered 2 chicken biryanis, a chicken rogan josh and a chicken Buhna. We had a variety of naan breads too. The food was fantastic, beautifully cooked, tasty and full of flavour.

Wow, I cannot recommend enough! Incredible food , the loveliest staff and a nice and chilled atmosphere! Great portion sizes too, we had to take the rest home as we were so full! 10 out of 10 which is rare for me to give! Thank you!

Ordered online as the menu is very impressive. Our food order was due to take about 40 mins which was fine but ended up taking well over an hour. When it arrived it was freezing cold despite us living fairly close (Cleeve) plus a naan...

Food and service was fantastic will definitely be returning.

Lovely atmosphere, excellent food and very polite staff - can highly recommend!

Great food, friendly and helpful staff Will definitely be back.

Fantastic meal and service at the Saffron Lounge. The Lamb Chilli Masala was perfect and the service was great. Everything you could ask for for a meal out as a couple. The new owners seem really keen to impress and are very caring about their...

Everytime we walk passed Saffron Lounge we keep saying we need to try it because even from the street it smells incredible. It definitely didn’t disappoint! The staff were really friendly and professional and the restaurant had a lovely atmosphere. The food was really fresh...