Saffron Tandoori in Basingstoke and Deane

Always great food and a friendly welcome

Lovley food staff brilliant owner makes time to talk not to expensive but drinks are little steep well recommend 😀 👌 rob and vik

We were recommended Saffron Tandoori by friends and were really looking forward to it. We spent £120 and could haven’t felt more disappointed. The best part was that it was so bad that it was actually entertaining. So where to start? It’s probably best to list:- The mixed starter consisted of 2 tiny samosas (where was the rest of it as advertised?). The poppadoms were stale and soggy (went straight in the bin). There were bones in the murgh makhani (it wasn’t pulled chicken - it was actually completed unpulled and the sauce wasn’t as described, plus very watery). The chicken tikka masala was completely tasteless (was the first time the kids have left a masala from a curry house). The chicken kapsila was nothing like described (was like a watery tomato stew and nothing like a “creamy coconut, almond mild sauce”). The special fried rice was completely bland (absolutely not “special” in any way). No free bottle of wine (to drown disappointment) or coke as advertised for an order over £100. All in all was a terrible experience and wasn’t even at the standard of curry sauces from a jar. Not sure how you can get a curry so wrong!

Look very shabby but once inside fantastic service and food at reasonable prices

Friday night takeaway ordered at 8.15pm, 22.31pm still not arrived. Tried phoning 59 unanswered calls gave up phoning after 2 hours of waiting. Cannot review the food as we haven't had any, I'm sure it would of been as tasty as usual. If you are busy have the decency to email or text to say you cannot fulfill this order.

Always a fantastic meal and the staff are very attentive. It's a small restaurant which makes it tight inside which is a product of how good it is. Takeaway is always good but not as good as eating in the restaurant. Go treat yourself

The food is always good. The mixed biriani is to die for. Traditional North Indian tweaked for the English palate in the usual way. The staff are always very friendly and responsive. But don’t just take my word for it, whenever anyone in a Basingstoke Facebook group asks for curry recommendations, the Saffron Tandoori always features. It’s definitely in the top 5 in Basingstoke, and there’s a lot of stiff competition from 3 South Indian restaurants that have opened up in the past few years.

Heard good things about this place. Always busy when we walked past so thought we’d give it a go one Friday night. Turned up about half six. Restaurant was half full and the tables did seem to be laid out for reserved for bookings but I asked one of the staff if we could have a table for two. Not even a hello. Just an extremely rude “Ain’t got nuffink” I asked again as I thought I misheard but not I was greeted with the same rude one liner from the tiny little waiter. I appreciate that a restaurant is busy and cannot accommodate walk ins but there is no need to be rude like this little person was. Be polite and I’ll come back and recommend it to friends but now I’ll only advise people not to go. Surely it’s not that hard to understand?

Found us a table even when they were full.

Had a delivery from here tonight. This was my 1st time using them and will be my last. The meat was incredibly gristly and the yoghurt mint sauce was rancid! The flavour of the sauce was good but that is about it.

Fantastic! Lovely food! My local Indian restaurant from now excellent service, food, atmosphere and best of all, free shots of Sambuca and Baileys! Will definitely return again with friends they also enjoyed it too last night.

Poppadoms were a little under done. Lamb samosa was OK. Jalfrazi was too sweet. Naan was doughy. First and last time ordering from here. Average at best. Much better Indian's available

Another fantastic meal for our Tuesday night curry club .Excellent food and staff are lovely thank you once again already booked for September for 4 .

Very good food , tried different places same dishes not the same this one the best.Good service , hassle free place to be.Always coming back.They do take away.

Would never recommend anyone to waste their time and money in this restaurant. Rude staff extremely unprofessional, didn’t even want to try it.

Worst Hosting and service experience. They need to change their attitude towards the customers. I went to dine in with my own energy drink with creatinine as because of gym. The waiter came to me and very rudely said and I quote: "This is the last time that you have brought drink from outside." And many other things in a rude manner. We just visited the restaurant for the very first time. I apologised and he was going on and on about it. I was with my wife and we felt embarassed. I wanted to leave the restaurant without taking anything because of the rudeness when the second person jumped and in a threatening manner said that I will have to pay the bill of everything no matter what. When I already had apologised twice. Still I paid for the food as it felt wrong even after getting embarrassed by the staff. Never ever gonna go to this restaurant again.

Amazing food Amazing Staff, very friendly and go above and beyond to make your evening special. Went there on Saturday Evening with friends for a joint birthday celebration and had an amazing time. Atmosphere in the restaurant is happy everyone having a lovely time. Will definitely be back especially for some more Peacock Mango and Lime Cider

Beautifully cooked. Had a chicken korma dish for myself, vegetarian for my daughter, cheese and naan and pilau rice.

Had a lovely meal there on Friday. The gentleman who serviced us recommended a lovely fruity chicken curry for myself. Great service and food

Saffron Tandoori simply the best Indian in town. Lovely atmosphere also food and service great 👍. Will be back.

Top notch - great food and service 👍

Absolutely love this place food always excellent staff are lovely . My husband and I go once a month with special friends highly recommend We call it our Curry Club

Wow! Had a curry from here tonight, first time in years as my usual place has a change of chef. This place is absolutely amazing! Really good quality food, lovely tasting, quality and really friendly staff too. This will now be my regular. Thank you.

Very good food Very good service we will be back definitely thanks all team.

Been coming to Basingstoke number of years (visiting friends) and always make a point of visiting Saffron Tandoori Restaurant in Brighton Hill with them (on several days). The staff are welcoming and very polite and the food is always delicious. In fact all the dishes are great. Thank you Saffron. See you next time.

The food is very tasty and the service is top notch. I always recommend to family and friends 👌

The Saffron is easily the best Indian cuisine restaurant in Basingstoke. I have been coming here for years and have never been disappointed. The food is so tasty. The staff are very welcoming and friendly, and it has a great atmosphere.

One of the best places to eat authentic indian food, the service is fantastic and the food is the greatest in the area, you can order a delivery if thats convenient for you. Overall one of the best food I have eaten in a while. TASTY!

Perfect. Food came out on time couldn’t recommend enough!!

Food is always excellent at the Saffron. Staff couldn’t do more. It’s a great restaurant with very reasonable prices. We keep returning.

Bloody love this place…. ❣️ This is our go to Indian 🇮🇳 restaurant every time. Great food, thank you chef(s) ! Great service, thank you boys ( you know who you ) Great atmosphere, nothing is too much trouble. We are greeted like friends and welcomed like family.

My favourite Indian in Basingstoke. Amazing food and not greasy unlike other places. People are lovely too!

The last two times we have ordered from here it has taken over two hours to get our food. When we tried to call there is no answer. The food might be good but not worth the long wait.

Highly recommended takeaway service. Ordering was easy and delivery was bang on time. The quality was as expected as dining at the restaurant. Have used a number of time and never disappointed.

Service was great..polite attentive servers ..BUT… my main ‘tandoori mixed grill’ which was brought out on a sizzling skillet was hopelessly over cooked..the lamb was really chewy but I was hungry and don’t like to waste food so I ate it (I have strong teeth)..the chicken was stringy and the kebab was ‘bouncy’ in texture..again..overcooked..the ‘naan’ which was served with it was in no way freshly baked/cooked in a tandoor…if anything I have to question…was it externally sourced?…the rice and extras were the usual fare and acceptable..would I go again ?…No…average at best 2.5/5..there’s much better elsewhere in Basingstoke.

Excellent food and service as always thanks

DO NOT GO!!!! My mum ordered the wrong food so I called politely too try and change the order only to be invited by completed rudeness by who seems too be the head of the restaurant. He was very passive aggressive down the phone and was saying that the food had already been made so I could not change it. After back and forth he finally agreed as I thought my mum had already payed so I had an understanding although the amount of passive aggressiveness I was receiving down the phone. Going into the restaurant to pick up my food I was greeted with absolute rudeness by the same man and was told that actually the payment hadn’t been made so it wouldn’t have been a issue too correct the order. I am usually a very lienent and understanding person when it comes too customer service as I understand what it’s like dealing with customers but I have NEVER received customer service like that EVER. I do not recommend if you like dealing with polite waiters as this is far from it.

Friendly service, great food, always keeps us coming back.

Rudest host I have ever come across, never ever had an experience in a restaurant as bad as I had there. The waiters passive aggressiveness was probably better than their bad, unreputable and overall bland food. Save your tips and money and get some better service and food down the Asda continental aisle;) Don’t.Waste.Your.Money.

Atmosphere was absolutely amazing! It's amazing everything coming back and it is the best service that I have experience.

2 hour wait for delivery. Phoned after an hour and fifteen minutes to be given mixed messages of why it was delayed, then told it was busy at the end of the call, expect they had missed the order but didn’t want to say. Told it would be another 15 mins, probably while they tried to get it cooked and then finally turned up 45 minutes later. A quick phone call after an hour to explain delay would have been appreciated. Shame as the food was good but no attempt to compensate, won’t be using again.

EXCELLENT food, delivery driver was very patient as ive just broken my leg and took awhile to get to the door, service was spot on

An excellent meal, as usual, to celebrate New Year. It was very busy but that did not impact on the high quality of food. This is the best Indian Restaurant in Basingstoke in my humble opinion. Great food and very friendly staff. See you soon.

I ordered my dinner to be delivered at 7:30pm and it turned up at 10:30pm . I phoned you 80 times to try and find out what was happening to my order, but you had turned your phone off , which you have done before when you have been very busy. How do you think it is acceptable to deliver food 3 hours late. I have been using you for 20 years and your food is very good but your delivery is pathetic.

Staff are really good and so is the food but sadly very slow due to the high amount of people not only sitting in but have ordered take away. Very understaffed

Lovely food, would highly recommend.

Best Indian in Basingstoke, food is always soo fresh and tasty. I wouldn’t go to any other Indian, chefs are amazing. Service is fantastic.

Our Ladies darts team Xmas do such excellent food and service as always .My husband and I go with our special friends once a month we call it our curry club wouldn’t go anywhere else .Looking forward to next month thank you to all Staff .👏👏

We were four people visited last Thursday at evening time and we really enjoyed your food and the atmosphere was so nice and food was really so delicious and the staff behaviour so polite .we will definitely visit again.😊😊 Thanks to all your team.😊😊

Delicious every time. Great food, wonderful service and always a fab atmosphere! Highly recommend

I go on a Thursday. Absolutely outstanding 👏

A group of nine of us on a Friday night, all had excellent meals, service as always very efficient and friendly. Nowhere better in Basingstoke to dine, in my opinion, have eaten here many times and always excellent. Well done guys.

Another excellent meal with my husband and our special friends we go once a month absolutely wouldn’t go anywhere else great food friendly helpful staff can’t do enough for you love this place 👏👏 we call it our curry club .

Lovely food and great service. This was the second time I have been and will definitely go again.

Pretty bad... Twice now have had food arrive not only very late but cold, wrong and flavourless. Both mains had very overcooked meat in sauce that tasted watered down & the cheese nan literally had what looks & tastes like burger cheese in it. We ate it because we were hungry. I'd have been disappointed if this was half the price to be honest. Come on sort it out.

Ordered a delivery meal, which came on time and was just the best delivery Indian meal I can remember having the pleasure of eating. Thanks so much guys amazing food.

Great local restaurant serving delicious food with exemplary customer service.

Really nice place. Very welcoming and friendly service. The staff were excellent. We were a group of 17 people and they handled us superbly given that the building was completely full. Can't fault the food. Would happily return

Friendly service and always good food , always make you very welcome , we have been there many times ,we would not go anywhere else .

Great service and the food was delicious would definitely eat there again and order takeaway. Prices were reasonable too

A lifelong curry lover, you can't go wrong with this place. Staff are great food brilliant, and they will adapt the food to your preference.

First time ordering and the food was absolutely delicious!! Ate everything that was ordered and no complaints! Found our new Indian takeaway and will be ordering again soon

Friday curry night with friends four of us really enjoyed will be back 100%.

Good food in a friendly atmosphere.

Beware the Chicken Jalfrazi.. It is hotter than a vindaloo!

Excellent curry matched with great service and a nice clean well kept ambient environment.

Another fantastic meal with hubby highly recommend this lovely restaurant looking forward to next time table already booked .

I went with my family 6 of us we had great evening with lovely foods really nice atmosphere will be back.

Best Indian takeaway I've had in the longest time (I've had a series of terrible ones in the last year or so, not from here)! Ordered online, very quick and simple. Arrived well with in the time. Incredibly tasty, sauce was the perfect consistency, (I had the MURUG MAKHANI), they followed my extra instruction. Onion bhaji was tasty and not greasy, poppadoms were also great, nice and crispy. Garlic naan also good. There was an item missing, but they delivered it within 10 mins of me ringing, The person on the phone and both delivery people were very pleasant. They only lose a star (though really it only deserves half a star missing) because there was a bit of chicken bone in the main. Defo be ordering from here next time. Thanks

Brilliant service great food and could not do enough for you .

Been using this place regularly since lockdown! It is by far the most consistent Indian food I've ever had! Takeaway is always always delivered hot and promptly! Even in snow! Started eating there in the restaurant quite regularly recently and the choice of food and knowledge of the manager is amazing. I cant thank him enough for introducing me to several dishes I would of never considered before he explained how it is cooked and various spices they use! My favourite at the moment is the hyderabadi chicken! Absolutely amazing dish again one I would never of tried! So thanks again for an amazing experience and showing us how indian food is meant to be!

My husband and I go with our special friends once a month and book one month to the next absolutely wonder food and staff very attentive highly recommend this restaurant looking forward to our July meal .

The food wasn't to the expected standard. But by far the biggest problem with this restaurant is the managers attitude and the ability to take feedback from customers. Accusations towards me that I was trying to get a fee meal is one of a response to a complaint. While like anyone unhappy with a service refund is a option it was not my reason to call. As the feedback didn't get taken seriously ive been left bitter, i dont want the refund but i hate the idea of getting a meal i couldn't eat and Being forced to pay £30 for the privilege im stuck. I've since called back and been told that I need to give back the food before I get a refund, I agreed I'm waiting for someone to collect. I have called again, no drivers could collect my meal. So a guess a refund is not available. Im worried for these guys, competition is strong here. This place is at risk as so many do things better and treat customers with respect.

Tale out, didn't dine in.... thankfully. I have never been so appalled. Had a delivery of 2 curries. Lamb sag, korma. It was sub standard. We called to offer feedback and was grated with a sharp tone! Asked if we'd eaten Korma before! Spoken down too and told we were just trying for a refund! Absolutely not the case! A 5 minute conversation was turned to a 20 odd minute row with them being rude and absuive. I am absolutely disgusted! For a business owner to be this way is disgusting and as a business owner myself, I welcome feedback. I do not insult the customer presuming they just want a "FREE MEAL" as it was put to us! We eat out all the time and tried this place on a referral! Never again! Best in Basingstoke was his answer on the phone, hung up and was absolutely rude! We had a sloppy, greasy meal and wanted to give feedback. Petaks (a jar) was far tastier and better consistency! I do not recommend this establishment! They are giving sub standard food, with a terrible rude attitude when brought up on it. We are not dumb and will feedback when you are serving crap!

Visited on a Friday evening - definitely glad we had booked! It was really busy, but the service was still quick and they were friendly. Food was really good. Recommended to friends already and looking to return soon.

Very nice was great evening with friends and family will be back.

Best Indian restaurant in Basingstoke by a country mile. Friendly staff that don't just serve you, they make you feel welcome. Another spot on meal today.. I'd recommend it to anyone.

My favourite Indian in the area. A truly wonderful range of delicious Indian cuisine. The staff are so friendly and helpful.

Don't recommend this terrible way of doing bill and serving food charging flr each popadom recommend tuli in town here is disgusting don't go here any other place not here

One of the nicest Indian restaurants I've been to in a long time . Lovely food and great service

Absolutely awesome as always, many thanks once again for a fantastic meal and service 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Always amazing food and great service, recommended 100%, the best in basingstoke

This local Indian restaurant is not only quiet and peaceful but the food is outstanding. It's fairly fast and very fresh! I'll be coming back

It was a friendly atmosphere staff was very pleasant the food was nice …. It seems a very popular restaurant and you could tell a lot of people are regulars there … it was a nice relaxing evening after a very manic week the prices are very good too

Amazing service, food and prices I really can’t fault anything will return 😍

Excellent service nothing was to much trouble. Food was an excellent and the price. I am defiantly returning and glad we booked as was busy 😍

Take away bad service cold food I will not order. Crap food not great speaking in your own language no mananners rude service

It has always been the best eatery in Basingstoke. The best food, hospitality and environment that you could want. Well deserved recognition!

Food was lovely, service was ten out of ten staff were friendly and very accommodating Fantastic service, fully recommended and will be going there a lot

Best Curry house in Basingstoke, came with my family of 5 for a birthday! The services was amazing, food was Amazing. Would 100% go back..

Another great meal 🥘 thank you will see you soon we come to this lovely Indian Restaurant once a month as a treat with our special friends always looked after that’s why we keep going back.👏👏👏

Exceptional flavours and very nice service. Best curry in Hampshire!!!

By far the best Indian in Basingstoke I’ve been dining in and using the takeaway service for many years and many more to come the owners are very welcoming and friendly and have always treated me and my friends/family like their own the food is outstanding and always to a high standard and quality it’s never been a miss if you’re wanting to try something different to your normal choice of restaurant then this is a must you won’t be disappointed

Best Indian around . Great service and even better food .

Saffron by far the best Indian in basingstoke, been going there for many years now. Always welcoming and food is always top class. A must visit

the food was delicious and the customer service was outstanding. Great team here. Saffron Tandoori will now become my regular spot for an indian.

The best Indian restaurant in town. Lovely people who own it and lovely people who work there. Always make you feel welcome, and they treat you like family. Love them all. Keep it up guys

Takeaway food took 2hrs to arrive and was stone cold. Most of it went straight in the bin. First and last time using this restaurant

First class service, extremely delicious food and the staff were very lovely and highly accommodating. Very happy and lively atmosphere, would highly recommend to friends and family!

an absolute disgrace, terrible attitude problem towards myself and my five year old son