Zafran in Southend-on-Sea

Zafran delivers on all fronts! Great food, friendly service, and quick delivery.

Great flavors and even better service! The staff are wonderful and attentive.

I love how they cater to dietary restrictions. The gluten-free options are fantastic."

Perfect place for a casual dinner or takeout. The service is quick and friendly."

The friendly staff makes every visit enjoyable. They remember my favorite dishes!"

I always recommend Zafran to friends looking for authentic Indian cuisine. It never disappoints.

Their chai is a perfect finish to a wonderful meal. So soothing and fragrant.

Delivery is always prompt, and the food arrives hot. Their chicken tikka masala is unbeatable."

I appreciate the generous portions. You definitely get your money's worth at Zafran."

The ambiance is inviting, making it a great spot for family dinners or a casual night out."

Their special biryani is a must-try! Full of flavor and perfectly cooked."

Every dish I’ve tried has been a delight. You can tell they put a lot of care into their cooking."

The garlic naan is a game changer! I can't eat Indian food without it now."

Worst order ever ..never order food from here 🤮...worst experience ever and for BBC recommendations I think the chef left...for somewhere else better....and from other reviews i,am not wrong ....

Zafran is perfect for a cozy night in. The curries are flavorful and satisfying."

Zafran’s chef knows how to balance spices perfectly. Every dish is a culinary masterpiece."

The staff is friendly and helpful. They always offer great recommendations for newcomers."

The ambiance is lovely for dining in, but I also enjoy their takeaway service.

Vegetarian options here are top-notch. The paneer tikka is delicious and well-marinated."

Wasn’t bad but was only warm (temp).

So flavorful! The combination of onions and chicken is divine.

A comforting dish! The spices are balanced, and the veggies are cooked just right.

Stale poppadoms, wrong rice, 5 day old salad, inedible naan bread, when I called them to complain, they were rude & argued with me about the rice insisting I actually ordered plain rice not pilau! Said we could get free naan next time,. There won’t be a next time!!

My favourite Indian! They do everything right lovely flavours always quick at your door. Thankyou

biriyani amount is not enough for 1 person, even the large one. worst lamb I have ever tasted, had a bad odour in it.

Incredible flavors and great staff! They really care about customer satisfaction. The paneer tikka is delicious!

Always a great experience! The staff are attentive, and the food is packed with flavor.

Zafran is my favorite Indian spot! Great service and the food is always on point.

Zafran is always a treat! The service is quick, and the dishes are delicious. Highly recommend!

Great service with a smile! The food is consistently amazing, especially the chicken tikka masala.

Exceptional service! The team is always friendly, and the food is consistently fantastic.

Always impressed with the service! The food is delicious and arrives hot every time.

Very quick delivery and delighted with the food, excellent service as always.

Wonderful takeaway experience! The staff make it enjoyable, and the dishes are flavorful.

Every meal is a delight! The team at Zafran goes above and beyond. Highly recommend the butter chicken!

Zafran is my go-to for Indian food! The service is prompt, and the dishes are bursting with flavor.

Amazing food every time! The staff are so helpful with recommendations. Can't get enough of their naan!

Fantastic service! The staff are always friendly and welcoming. Food is consistently delicious!

The staff here are fantastic! Always polite and helpful. Their samosas are a perfect starter!

Zafran never disappoints! The staff are attentive, and the food is always fresh and flavorful.

We've never had a bad meal and the feed is always good but I expect the food to arrive better than this. It was over everything

We introduced a friend to his first indian takeaway food. He thoroughly enjoyed it. We will definitely use Zafran again. Lovely owner. Very polite and friendly. A big thank you to the chef for excellent food!!!

absolutely delicious. would defo order again. Delivered hot and enjoyed every morsel.

Amazing and kind service ! One dish was incorrect and the owner himself delivered the correct dish within 5 minutes and sincerely apologised . Food was amazing too!

Delicious food arriving hot and well packed. Delivery driver friendly. Thank you all.

Not one to review often but order was slightly wrong (chicken instead of chicken tikka) and not, on this occasion, the best quality. Have ordered previously and been very satisfied, shame

Onion bhaji was excellent, as was samosa. Main course lacked taste and could only taste chilli’s which was a shame because portion size was good. Nice saag aloo, but potatoes a little hard and a good, spicy keema rice. Would definitely order again. Really good spicy poppodums 👍

I would just like to say awful on phone that I repeated my order 3 times and still didn’t bring my madras sauce which is my favourite part of the meal . I gave him a call back not only did he say I got to pay for it the cheek of the man brought it then said you going to come down and get it do not order from these there are many better ones about 5* defo paid someone .

Ordered via uber eats. Food Was pre ordered 3 hours In advance to ensure arrival on time. At 45 minutes late I called the restaurante and asked politely where the food was. I was met by a very angry Intimidating man who explained how unhappy he was I had ordered and lived 6 miles away and it had made things very arkward for his kitchen as we arent local. I advised the man he could have declined the order. The man became more and more irate and made it clear he was prioritising his local customers and would send our food when ever he deemed appropriate. Extremely rude and as you can see by the photos the food was thrown into bags and ripped open and items were missing. Absolutely terrible restaurante and takeaway. Avoid like the plague!

1 star is being extremely generous. Very rude owner called Abdul - his face is plastered all over the walls when you go in so you'll know who the owner is. Missing rice - called and said it's essential with our masala dishes - told we'd have to go and pick it up as they have no drivers. Explained the masala dish would go cold. Response: "do you not own a microwave?". Ordered keema naan - no meat within. Onion bhajis and chicken tikka was cold. Told "you've got your order, you either come and get rice or tough". So rude. Wrong items, cold food, missing food, and shocking customer service. Booked through Uber Eats so will be seeking a refund from an establishment not even fit to be called a restaurant.

The saag chicken was lovely! Thank you. Delivered on time by friendly staff, thank you too.

excellent food and service 👌 😋 👍

I'm really sorry, but this was the worst Indian takeaway we have ever had! The tandoori chicken was lovely, however, everything else was bland and lacked flavour. Unfortunately, the jalfrezi was 90% vegetables and had very few prawns in it. There was some heat in the jalfrezi, but other than that, there was no real flavour to it. It was very disappointing as we decided to try here as the reviews were very promising however, we unfortunately won't be ordering from here again. It's such a shame, but we will stick to one of our other regulars we tend to use in the future.

Curry on had 3 pieces of chicken, keema rice was dry and bombay aloo was awful

Delicious food, will definitely order again

main dish had no taste so gave up eating it. Poppadoms came with no dips so ended up in the bin. Naan bread was nice to that’s the only thing we ended up eating. Really poor takeaway,

Amazing never fail with great quality 👏

Amazing, super tasty, and very enjoyable

Amazing tasty food, very enjoyable and highly recommended

Great flavour of foods and amazing service.

Food great as always but one portion of rice was missing from the order

Fantastic food again. Meat cooked perfectly and not dried out. Thank you.

Zafran was recomended to us so we gave it a go and what a great recommendation it was time was spot on, but food was incredible. It's really tasty. definitely, be using Zafran again. Thank you all and complements to the chief.

Zafran food is excellent every one sends negative reviews my opinion Zafran is the best in Southend on sea and resent they have 3 awards from restaurants guru they are the best in town

It’s good quality food and all Tandoor Cooked perfectly but Tandoor mix grilled description is misleading in the menu as there is a king prawn in the menu description but my takeaway don’t have the king prawn hence its 4*

Fantastic food highly recommended

Excellent food as normal, large portions will continue to use your devices. MAGIC!!!!. Johnnie Russell.

Sorry but an average dinner , read all the reviews but not for us

Our food was lovely thank you Zarfran

People living in this area kindly avoid this dusty takeway.The owner and staff were so rude and treat like a begger. The food was cold raw and tasteless.Worst food experienced in my life. Please avoid this takeway dont waste money.

I have not had a more tender lamb anywhere. The bhuna, mushroom rice and onion bahjee was totally 10 out of 10 I genuinely mean it too. I'll be dreaming of the lamb 😊

Just not as nice as it’s been before.

Takeaway order was cold and very poor. I ordered a stater of tandoori prawn, £7.20 I received one prawn and a leaf/ just the one of a salad! The food was cold when it arrived and took over an hour. Such a shame as was always my absolute favourite

Lamb dabawala full of gristle. Onion bhaji soggy and undercooked. Was advised food would arrive in 50mins when ordered. I called to check on order after an hour and a half of waiting and told food was ready but they were waiting on a delivery driver. Food finally arrived after 2 hours with absolutely no apology and was completely cold. Coupled with the poor quality food, this is unacceptable. Don’t bother with this place far better quality out there.

Awful service. Food didn’t turn up, rude and had to continually chase to even get an answer let alone a refund.

Food was cold and bread was under cooked! Took nearly 2 hours to be delivered

Wouldn’t answer the phone. Won’t be ordering from here again

Very greasy could not eat the chips view minor problems will not be ordering from here again

Very good as always. Great meal.Thank youx

Amazing food , I am a regular and I never have a complaint about the food. Delivery was on time👍

On Time and Great Food. Always consistent Great food form this Place. Never had a fault.

Sadly this place has gone down hill. My whole family and many friends use but they have become rude and now like to give out more sauce than any food! Having paid extra for a large I wouldn’t expect to get 6 small pieces of meat and a bucket of sauce (on both dishes)When queried be told you should have 8 pieces but tough go away. Really can live with mistakes but no excuse for rudeness. You can show off as many awards as you like but when you’re so rude word will get around! Shame on you Abdul!

Good quality, nice portion, delivered with care

Food was hot on time and delicious top marks 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

First time ordering from here and was really impressed

Quality didn’t feel great. Both our curries were thin and had the same tomato taste, chicken tikka had an odd gamey flavour. Naan was however very tasty, fresh and fluffy. All in we are unlikely to order again

Never had a bad meal from here. Always lovely

I find it unacceptable to pay for extras which was not asked for like a bag & service charge.

Good quality, nice portion, would order again

When I put in a phone order for delivery (to my cousins house) I tried to pay over the phone with my credit card only to be told they don't accept foreign cards so I paid cash at the door when it was delivered, a few days later when I checked my on line banking I noticed that my card had also been charged . Not a good experience and will not be going back next time I am in Southend.

excellent again really lovely food, recommend highly!👌

Lovely meal, will 100% order again 👍

Was disappointed had a chicken tikka n rice. The tikka had five small pieces of chicken and loads of sauce I ordered two £28 for two with only five small pieces of chicken!!! So they must count the chicken pieces to each serving. I won’t be using this place again what a rip off.

Absolutely lovely! Nothing more to say other than I’ll be ordering from you from now on! Compliments to your chefs😊

Delivery driver was extremely rude and told me off that he couldn’t find my place off 10 minutes although he only called me and directed him. Dumped the food on the floor and walked off whilst telling me off! Called resturant before to chase the order and apparently no order was made! Lol Good quality is pretty average if not below average

Despite the bad reviews for service, order was correct and on time. Portions on the small side but very nice food. Will order from here again.

First time order for us. Fresh, hot, delicious and not oily which was very refreshing! We had 2 x chicken Ceylon (perfectly spiced), a madras and a korma. Lovely, tender pieces of chicken and really good to have a small or large serving choice. Will definitely be ordering again. Happy, friendly delivery guy too.

Delivery driver called back as restaurant would not accept payment of old £20 note he had to return and take what change I had instead

The korma simply was not good. For some reason it tasted so sweet it was really off-putting.

Amazing A*** best Indian food I have had in a long time