The food is amazing here especially their rajasthani chaat and home made paneer! We had ordered a few mocktails and they were good too. Staff is extremely nice; they go out of their way to give you a great dining experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hemant Patel
Limited menu but everything was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hazel Stabinsky
Always a family favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken, Dal Makhani, Baingan Bhartha Spiced Eggplant Hash, Lahsooni Saag Paneer, Chicken Tikka Masala
Badhri Varanasi
We love this place! Saffron offers the best North Indian food in the area (San Carlos / San Mateo) in a warm, welcoming setting.
The food quality is top-notch; our favorites include Lahsooni Saag Paneer, Malai Kofta, and the Aloo Kulcha on the weekend brunch menu. Parking can be a bit tough especially on weekend evenings, but it's worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michal Russ
We love this place. The food is amazing, even my 7 and 11 year old boys love it and ask to come here.
They have Indian brunch on the weekend. And they also have a fresh chopped salad which is not common in Indians restaurants so a good balance.
My son asked me to also write that they have really good Poori and great Butter Chicken.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Atkin
Excellent food, perfectly spiced.
Food: 5
Amar Singh
Great food highly recommend it! Kushal was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shilov Mani
The food was OK, not great. Even after sending back the Malai Kofta twice, it came back uncooked. The dal makhani was almost acceptable, but at the prices here, the food just did not live up to it. Service was good, but that did not make up for the noisy bar decoration set up that was happening through the time we were there. Sorry, this is not how you do good hospitality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Tessa D
Just did take out today but food is always delicious and Saffron is one of our go to places. We love the renovated stylish space.
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 😅
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Stratton
The prices are quite high considering the level of service and decor. But the food is excellent. Onion bhaji is the best, but everything on the menu is very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vinay Bannai
The food was great and even though went for a lite lunch, the food presentation and attention to the details stood out. Would definitely recommend for anyone craving Indian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Larry Cable
great food, better than average Indian, but a little pricey and there could be more meat in the lamb curry
The food is amazing here especially their rajasthani chaat and home made paneer! We had ordered a few mocktails and they were good too. Staff is extremely nice; they go out of their way to give you a great dining experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Limited menu but everything was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a family favorite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butter Chicken, Dal Makhani, Baingan Bhartha Spiced Eggplant Hash, Lahsooni Saag Paneer, Chicken Tikka Masala
We love this place! Saffron offers the best North Indian food in the area (San Carlos / San Mateo) in a warm, welcoming setting.
The food quality is top-notch; our favorites include Lahsooni Saag Paneer, Malai Kofta, and the Aloo Kulcha on the weekend brunch menu. Parking can be a bit tough especially on weekend evenings, but it's worth it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love this place. The food is amazing, even my 7 and 11 year old boys love it and ask to come here.
They have Indian brunch on the weekend. And they also have a fresh chopped salad which is not common in Indians restaurants so a good balance.
My son asked me to also write that they have really good Poori and great Butter Chicken.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent food, perfectly spiced.
Food: 5
Great food highly recommend it! Kushal was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was OK, not great. Even after sending back the Malai Kofta twice, it came back uncooked. The dal makhani was almost acceptable, but at the prices here, the food just did not live up to it. Service was good, but that did not make up for the noisy bar decoration set up that was happening through the time we were there. Sorry, this is not how you do good hospitality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 3
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Just did take out today but food is always delicious and Saffron is one of our go to places. We love the renovated stylish space.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
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 😅
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The prices are quite high considering the level of service and decor. But the food is excellent. Onion bhaji is the best, but everything on the menu is very good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
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!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was great and even though went for a lite lunch, the food presentation and attention to the details stood out. Would definitely recommend for anyone craving Indian food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
great food, better than average Indian, but a little pricey and there could be more meat in the lamb curry
Food: 4
Service: 4
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