Vash

Upscale and lively Indian fine dining spot right in downtown San Carlos. The space feels modern, polished, and intentionally curated, with a smaller focused menu built around quality dishes rather than quantity. I tried the dahi aloo puri to start. It was tasty, but leaned a bit too sweet for my preference compared to similar versions elsewhere. For the main, I went with the home-style chicken curry and tandoori roti. The curry was flavorful, well-balanced, and comforting in a way that felt both elevated and familiar. Staff was professional and attentive throughout the experience. I’d definitely return to try more dishes on the menu.

+12

Medha Viswanath

We ordered from their weekend lunch menu which had a decent set of vegetarian options. The food was not excessively oily nor was it made with excessive masalas which was a big win for us. The ingridients were fresh and the over all dish was delicious. Be mindful of their Chai, they say it's for one but in my opinion it's sufficient to serve 3 😅

Richa Chadha

I loved my dining experience at Saffron. Upon entering we were greeted warmly by Anna. The Chef Romeo was super helpful in helping us decide what to order. He embodied the service attitude. We might just go back for the service and Romeo. The ambiance was beautiful. We’d have preferred to sit outside if it was a little warmer. We ended up getting the sizzling black pepper chicken, garlic naan, lamb kosha, rajasthani chat, gulab jamun. While they all were delectable, my favourites were the sizzling chicken and the gulab jamun. Highly recommend this restaurant!

Piyush Tandon

We ordered black pepper chicken tikka and lahsooni saag paneer with a tandoori roti. Great flavors - authentic taste of Delhi 😋. They have wine and beer but not really cocktails. Rose flavor kulfi is a nice dessert.

Shreyas Life

Great food. I have been here more than 4 times and it’s one of my favorite Bay Area Indian restaurants. Service is a bit on the slower side. The people are great. Atmosphere is just perfect. The music is also not too loud.

Adam Lasnik

4.5 stars, rounded up to 5. Delicious food, attentive and friendly service. I ordered the lunch plate (which was available even on a Saturday) and the overall amount of food was reasonable though below typical gut-busting American portion sizes (no one in my party had leftovers, in contrast with our common experience at a lot of restaurants). All the dishes in my combo meal (pictured) were delicious, though be warned that the lamb is QUITE spicy and I wasn't asked in advance how spicy I wanted it. In fact, nothing about the lunch specials is customizable, which was a bit of a shame because I had a hankering for garlic naan and the waiter apologized that no substitutions could be made :(. That aside, this was a lovely meal, with all the dishes well-balanced and very flavorful and the meat quite tender. At $26 (not including tax and tip), my meal was probably on the higher end of Indian restaurants even in the Bay Area, but I think it was reasonable for the quality and variety. (I was also happy to see that this restaurant *hasn't* gotten on the "let's abuse customers with bogus surcharges" bandwagon!)

Tom Hsu

I made a 1230 reservation but we arrived early. We got seated promptly. The decoration is modern, clean and bright. We ordered general tso cauliflower, lamb curry, chicken biryani, and garlic naan. The cauliflower exceeded my expectation. The other dishes were good too. The server is friendly and the restaurant is quiet enough for two of us to carry on good conversation without yelling. All in all. I would recommend coming again.

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Oren Williams

Great place. Have ordered from here but never dined-in. Great location with comfortable and attractive seating. The interior gets great sunlight. Went for lunch with my wife and really enjoyed the Jafrani Kofta tali. Vegetarian options were incredible. Mango lassi is slightly different in a slightly foamy, delicious consistency way.

amrita kahlon

Excellent food and excellent service. There are very few fine dine Indian restaurants preserving authentic Indian taste and Saffron is one of them. They not only got the flavors right, they also serve it in an aesthetically pleasing form. Highly recommend.

+1

3dogs1monkey

One benefit of living in the bay area is to be able to enjoy so many delicious ethnic foods because all the best come here to compete and serve. I used to go to Indian Buffets for lunch to try out all different kinds of dishes they had to offer. There are 2 regions Northern and Southern, one may have richer food than others with yogurt and heavy cream which I’m allergic to, others are quite spicy but tasty. My sister took me to this place, northern food, and we had a greatest lunch. There’s no parking, so I had to park on the street a few blocks away. It’s after 1PM so the lunch rush may be over, the place is empty and quiet. Quite clean and airy. The server was quite patient and helpful with me for asking about all the dishes. We ordered butter chicken, spinach vegetable dish, spicy chicken, rice and garlic bread. I thought the butter chicken would be creamy and rich but it was just right and tasty. My spicy chicken was not too spicy and delicious, flavorful perfectly with tender long grain rice that I love, we ordered 2 bowls of rice and finished all LOL. The spinach dish was amazingly excellent. The prices are quite reasonable. Although I thought the dishes are a little small but the sauces are so good with rice and bread. Never had a la cart Indian Food before. Definitely will take my family for dinner when my daughter is back from NY. My son doesn’t like curry but I’m sure something here will please him.

+7

Sankha Hota

The best Indian food we have had in the bay area. We went twice with two groups of friends and all of us liked it. Food is really tasty and unlike in many other Indian restaurants, not overwhelmed with chilly, therefore not spicy (hot) but spicy in the proper way. Excellent balance of the taste and relatively quick service. Price wise the dishes cost above average but not overly pricey. This is now our go to place whenever friends visit us and want to taste Indian foods.

+5

Harshika

Cozy ambience, serving staff is very polite and checked in our meal often. Situated right by the San Carlos, parking in front of the restaurant might be difficult but there's enough parking around the block. Coming to food - food is uniquely presented. Chaat was beautifully presented on a papad with microgreens and butterfly cutout, but chana jor garam in the chaat was a little soggy. Latte art on the malai kofta was great, and it tasted very rich. Kulfi also tasted good!

+1

Palak Dewan

We had thali and chole bhature. I really like their service and food was full of flavors. We could have asked to make our food a bit more spicy which we forgot, if you want spicy let them know. Overall great experience, would recommend trying out!

James Wang

A great place to go for lunch as their lunch deal is quite comprehensive. Do note that the prices for their food are on the more expensive side given the small looking portions but the food is surprisingly filling. I will say that their ODS Butter Chicken is the best dish we had, but their General Tso Cauliflower has a unique taste. Their Roomali Roti wasn't as good as I expected and would recommend the Naan instead. Each dish has a great presentation, the plates and napkins look great, and the service is impeccable!

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