Our waitress was excellent. She explained the menu questions that we asked, was attentive to our needs, but not so much to be annoying. The food was delicious. The brussel sprouts were amazing. It was on the high end cost wise, but the service and food were also on the high end.
John D.
Had lunch at Saffron Social. The ambiance leans upscale but not stiff. The blackened Mahi fish tacos were delicious, just slightly salty for my taste. Side salad that came with it was perfect with cucumbers, radishes, and tomatoes. Our server Nicole was great; friendly and attentive to our table.
DeborahF
Great dinner; food and service was excellent. So great to have a special place for a terrific meal in Peoria! We totally enjoyed our experience. Only negative would be volume of music; great selection but a bit loud!
Having a high end restaurant such as this one in Peoria is very welcoming. My recommendations to the ownership and management is to deliver accordingly. You're currently falling short of that when it comes to value for the money!
CraigL
It's a very nice restaurant, with a great vibe and great service. The menu is eclectic and beet & burrata salad was fantastic. The strip steak and chicken saltimbocca dishes were good, but the chef used too much salt in both dishes. Some salt definitely adds flavor, but too much salt takes over the whole meal and that was the only downfall of the evening.
Loved this place. Really high end ambiance. Could easily mistake this for a restaurant in downtown Chicago. Service and food were excellent. Old fashioned was a bit sweet for my taste but otherwise everything was top notch.
Zazie7
We were in Peoria for lunch and stopped in. The restaurant is stylish and the wait staff very attentive. The French onion soup is flavorful and with a try if you are a fan. The chicken sandwich was a standout accompanied by fries which were exceptional when upgraded to the truffle fries with garlic aioli. The scampi pasta dish is served with a lighter less oily sauce and shrimp, mussels and scallops. The burger is a a prime beef smash burger that was satisfying and fresh. Our server did an excellent job in making sure everything was perfect..
Goodfoodhappylife
Appreciated the interior layout and design of this upscale vibed new restaurant in Peoria. I great place to get dressed up and dine with your significant other or friends/family. The food was good, but I wish I could share that I thought it was great. It had potential though. My friend and I had the lobster bisque. The temperature was unfortunately on the lukewarm side and lacked any signs of a morsel of lobster, but the flavor and texture were very tasty, along with the accompaniment of toasted croutons and a creme dollop on top. The $15 glazed brussels were delicious, but as a side, of brussels, for $15, well...you get what I'm saying regarding a side order. The menu stated that it serves 2, but they wouldn't be consider generous servings IMO. Seafood pasta was ordered by two at our table and I sampled. Again, not bad, but not noteworthy either. Not much flavor nor depth. Not bad, but not a wow factor as anticipated or experience elsewhere. I also enjoyed their $22 seasonal Burrata and beet salad. (Protein available if desired for an additional $.) It was good, but would have been considered very good, if the pre-dressed salad had not had such a heavy pour, weighing down the tender greens and overpowering the delicious beets, and sweet peaches. Another meal ordered by our table was the breaded pork piccata. Our friend described it as very good. :-) Our server was very personable and did an excellent job overall, include the wine suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't recall her name, but she said she's been waiting for over 30+ years and works during the day. If I were to offer any advice in alignment with many comparable restaurants to this one, I would suggest to always serve the ladies at the table, first. Old school, or not, just a nice touch from my perspective.
Heidi K.
The ambiance is amazing, you feel like you're in a big city like Chicago! Food is good, menu is a bit limited and not that many vegetarian options. Portion sizes are good. Service is good too. The prices are a bit high, especially for a town as Peoria.
Barbie D.
The food, service and ambiance are top notch! I've dined at lunch and supper and both meals were exceptional. The steak tartare is wonderful!!!
Saffron Social Club is a stylish upscale addition to the Peoria dining scene with a big city feel. Ambiance is a combination of sophisticated and at the same time cozy. The menu is innovative with high quality ingredients and executed superbly. The staff were very attentive without being intrusive. Our server Drake was very knowledgeable and an excellent guide to help navigate the many delicious options. Looking forward to our next visit.
HeatherL
The filet was outstanding, and the bourbon glazed Brussel sprouts are a MUST try! The wine (by the glass) menu was fabulous. I was a bit skeptical about an Old Fashioned on tap (yes, you read that right) - but it was on point and did not disappoint. The ambience, decor, and overall set up is incredibly warm and inviting. Definitely recommended and will be back in the future.
BrandonS
Food was average. The filet I ordered was over seasoned and over cooked. The service was average. The restaurant itself is beautiful but with such a limited menu, the items should be better than average.
Bethany Kapechuk
First , the staff was not friendly. No one smiled , not the front staff, the bar or other wait stuff. We got there 30 minutes before our reservation and went to the bar. Told the front we were there but instead of coming and getting us when our seats were ready we had to walk back up from, with our drinks. We asked them to put our drinks on our dinner bill but we had to pay at the bar.When we got back up front there was many people there and they sat them before us even though we were there before them and our reservations were before most of them too.For the drinks we got the Saffron 75 and Grace Under Fire. As you can see by the pictures they don’t fill the drinks up all the way, I would recommend using a smaller glass or fill the drinks up. A half empty cup is not classy or makes people think that you are getting anything worth a dime. The drinks were good at least, and I very much enjoyed the Saffron 75. So I thought this dinner might be good, I was sadly mistaken.So we sat down and the table was off balance and as we scooted into our seat the table tipped over and the wine glasses crashed to the floor. After a clean up of glass we were still sat at that table.We started off with hummus. This was tasteless. Only thing that has taste was the fried asparagus and peppers. Very disappointing for an appetizer .The pita is just cheap store bought bread.Then came out the French onion soup. Ok this I will say is the best in Peoria area. The cheese could have been a bit more melted as it was not stringy or pulling like most cheeses are on top of French onion soup. But the taste of the soup was good, not over salty and you could tell they use a good oil to golden the onions.For entrées we got the seafood pasta and the chicken saltimbocca. The seafood pasta was missing the parmesan, so we had to ask for a side of Parmesan to put on it even though it clearly states on the menu it comes with it. It did come out warm and the taste was pretty good if it wasn’t for the fact that the dish was missing one of the main ingredients next was the chicken and this was lacking everything. TheMushrooms were extremely cold. The plate was loaded with mashed potatoes, which it does not say that in the description it says a side of potatoes, but it was a bed of mashed potatoes, which had almost no garlic flavor whatsoever even though they state this garlic, mashed potatoes. It had very little sauce or spinach as it does say in the menu too. I sent the first dish back as everything was cold and the amount of potatoes was astronomical and asked for them on the side. The next plate came out in fact, the chicken and those mushrooms also were cold, so I sent that dish back and did not have any entrée for the evening.We finish the night off with a piece of chocolate cake, which was very good, but we did find out that that was brought in from a local bakery in Chicago that caters to restaurants called Diane’s . So the only thing that they actually do at this restaurant to their desserts is add whip cream to them so I guess they couldn’t messed that up.As far as the atmosphere of the restaurant, the music was extremely loud and from a very strange array between 80s rock 70s music like ABBA, or some 90s alternative completely not what you would expect for the decor and atmosphere of this restaurant . For the whole entire two hour dinner the alarm was going off upfront and no one had decided to turn it off.What I will say is they had an amazing waitress name Lily’s, who did her best to try to help us with all of the issues that this restaurant seems to have. We were not the only ones who talked about the food being served cold and items not being up to par . I am not sure if it was an off night for them seeing that it was a Saturday they should have been well staffed and good at their job since they have been open for a while.I will not be going here again anytime soon and unless you want to be disappointed at overpriced food with little taste, I don’t recommend going, save your money and try a different place.
Bethany K.
If it weren't for the server Lilly this place would have gotten one star!!! First , the staff was not friendly. No one smiled , not the front staff, the bar or other wait stuff. We got there 30 minutes before our reservation and went to the bar. Told the front we were there but instead of coming and getting us when our seats were ready we had to walk back up from, with our drinks. We asked them to put our drinks on our dinner bill but we had to pay at the bar. When we got back up front there was many people there and they sat them before us even though we were there before them and our reservations were before most of them too. For the drinks we got the Saffron 75 and Grace Under Fire. As you can see by the pictures they don't fill the drinks up all the way, I would recommend using a smaller glass or fill the drinks up. A half empty cup is not classy or makes people think that you are getting anything worth a dime. The drinks were good at least, and I very much enjoyed the Saffron 75. So I thought this dinner might be good, I was sadly mistaken. So we sat down and the table was off balance and as we scooted into our seat the table tipped over and the wine glasses crashed to the floor. After a clean up of glass we were still sat at that table. We started off with hummus. This was tasteless. Only thing that has taste was the fried asparagus and peppers. Very disappointing for an appetizer . The pita is just cheap store bought bread. Then came out the French onion soup. Ok this I will say is the best in Peoria area. The cheese could have been a bit more melted as it was not stringy or pulling like most cheeses are on top of French onion soup. But the taste of the soup was good, not over salty and you could tell they use a good oil to golden the onions. For entrées we got the seafood pasta and the chicken saltimbocca. The seafood pasta was missing the parmesan, so we had to ask for a side of Parmesan to put on it even though it clearly states on the menu it comes with it. It did come out warm and the taste was pretty good if it wasn't for the fact that the dish was missing one of the main ingredients next was the chicken and this was lacking everything. The Mushrooms were extremely cold. The plate was loaded with mashed potatoes, which it does not say that in the description it says a side of potatoes, but it was a bed of mashed potatoes, which had almost no garlic flavor whatsoever even though they state this garlic, mashed potatoes. It had very little sauce or spinach as it does say in the menu too. I sent the first dish back as everything was cold and the amount of potatoes was astronomical and asked for them on the side. The next plate came out in fact, the chicken and those mushrooms also were cold, so I sent that dish back to N did not have any entrée for the evening. We finish the night off with a piece of chocolate cake, which was very good, but we did find out that that was brought in from a local bakery in Chicago that caters to restaurants called Diane's . So the only thing that they actually do at this restaurant to their desserts is add whip cream to them so I guess they couldn't messed that up. As far as the atmosphere of the restaurant, the music was extremely loud and from a very strange array between 80s rock 70s music like ABBA, or some 90s alternative completely not what you would expect for the decor and atmosphere of this restaurant . For the whole entire two hour dinner the alarm was going off upfront and no one had decided to turn it off so on top of the overly loud music we also had an annoying beeping noise for all of dinner, distracting us most of the time from even being able to have a conversation. What I will say is they had an amazing waitress name Lily's, who did her best to try to help us with all of the issues that this restaurant seems to have. We were not the only ones who talked about the food being served cold and items not being up to par . I am not sure if it was an off night for them seeing that it was a Saturday they should have been well staffed and good
Our waitress was excellent. She explained the menu questions that we asked, was attentive to our needs, but not so much to be annoying. The food was delicious. The brussel sprouts were amazing. It was on the high end cost wise, but the service and food were also on the high end.
Had lunch at Saffron Social. The ambiance leans upscale but not stiff. The blackened Mahi fish tacos were delicious, just slightly salty for my taste. Side salad that came with it was perfect with cucumbers, radishes, and tomatoes. Our server Nicole was great; friendly and attentive to our table.
Great dinner; food and service was excellent. So great to have a special place for a terrific meal in Peoria! We totally enjoyed our experience. Only negative would be volume of music; great selection but a bit loud!
Having a high end restaurant such as this one in Peoria is very welcoming. My recommendations to the ownership and management is to deliver accordingly. You're currently falling short of that when it comes to value for the money!
It's a very nice restaurant, with a great vibe and great service. The menu is eclectic and beet & burrata salad was fantastic. The strip steak and chicken saltimbocca dishes were good, but the chef used too much salt in both dishes. Some salt definitely adds flavor, but too much salt takes over the whole meal and that was the only downfall of the evening.
Loved this place. Really high end ambiance. Could easily mistake this for a restaurant in downtown Chicago. Service and food were excellent. Old fashioned was a bit sweet for my taste but otherwise everything was top notch.
We were in Peoria for lunch and stopped in. The restaurant is stylish and the wait staff very attentive. The French onion soup is flavorful and with a try if you are a fan. The chicken sandwich was a standout accompanied by fries which were exceptional when upgraded to the truffle fries with garlic aioli. The scampi pasta dish is served with a lighter less oily sauce and shrimp, mussels and scallops. The burger is a a prime beef smash burger that was satisfying and fresh. Our server did an excellent job in making sure everything was perfect..
Appreciated the interior layout and design of this upscale vibed new restaurant in Peoria. I great place to get dressed up and dine with your significant other or friends/family. The food was good, but I wish I could share that I thought it was great. It had potential though. My friend and I had the lobster bisque. The temperature was unfortunately on the lukewarm side and lacked any signs of a morsel of lobster, but the flavor and texture were very tasty, along with the accompaniment of toasted croutons and a creme dollop on top. The $15 glazed brussels were delicious, but as a side, of brussels, for $15, well...you get what I'm saying regarding a side order. The menu stated that it serves 2, but they wouldn't be consider generous servings IMO. Seafood pasta was ordered by two at our table and I sampled. Again, not bad, but not noteworthy either. Not much flavor nor depth. Not bad, but not a wow factor as anticipated or experience elsewhere. I also enjoyed their $22 seasonal Burrata and beet salad. (Protein available if desired for an additional $.) It was good, but would have been considered very good, if the pre-dressed salad had not had such a heavy pour, weighing down the tender greens and overpowering the delicious beets, and sweet peaches. Another meal ordered by our table was the breaded pork piccata. Our friend described it as very good. :-) Our server was very personable and did an excellent job overall, include the wine suggestion. Unfortunately, I don't recall her name, but she said she's been waiting for over 30+ years and works during the day. If I were to offer any advice in alignment with many comparable restaurants to this one, I would suggest to always serve the ladies at the table, first. Old school, or not, just a nice touch from my perspective.
The ambiance is amazing, you feel like you're in a big city like Chicago! Food is good, menu is a bit limited and not that many vegetarian options. Portion sizes are good. Service is good too. The prices are a bit high, especially for a town as Peoria.
The food, service and ambiance are top notch! I've dined at lunch and supper and both meals were exceptional. The steak tartare is wonderful!!!
Restaurantji Recommends
Saffron Social Club is a stylish upscale addition to the Peoria dining scene with a big city feel. Ambiance is a combination of sophisticated and at the same time cozy. The menu is innovative with high quality ingredients and executed superbly. The staff were very attentive without being intrusive. Our server Drake was very knowledgeable and an excellent guide to help navigate the many delicious options. Looking forward to our next visit.
The filet was outstanding, and the bourbon glazed Brussel sprouts are a MUST try! The wine (by the glass) menu was fabulous. I was a bit skeptical about an Old Fashioned on tap (yes, you read that right) - but it was on point and did not disappoint. The ambience, decor, and overall set up is incredibly warm and inviting. Definitely recommended and will be back in the future.
Food was average. The filet I ordered was over seasoned and over cooked. The service was average. The restaurant itself is beautiful but with such a limited menu, the items should be better than average.
First , the staff was not friendly. No one smiled , not the front staff, the bar or other wait stuff. We got there 30 minutes before our reservation and went to the bar. Told the front we were there but instead of coming and getting us when our seats were ready we had to walk back up from, with our drinks. We asked them to put our drinks on our dinner bill but we had to pay at the bar.When we got back up front there was many people there and they sat them before us even though we were there before them and our reservations were before most of them too.For the drinks we got the Saffron 75 and Grace Under Fire. As you can see by the pictures they don’t fill the drinks up all the way, I would recommend using a smaller glass or fill the drinks up. A half empty cup is not classy or makes people think that you are getting anything worth a dime. The drinks were good at least, and I very much enjoyed the Saffron 75. So I thought this dinner might be good, I was sadly mistaken.So we sat down and the table was off balance and as we scooted into our seat the table tipped over and the wine glasses crashed to the floor. After a clean up of glass we were still sat at that table.We started off with hummus. This was tasteless. Only thing that has taste was the fried asparagus and peppers. Very disappointing for an appetizer .The pita is just cheap store bought bread.Then came out the French onion soup. Ok this I will say is the best in Peoria area. The cheese could have been a bit more melted as it was not stringy or pulling like most cheeses are on top of French onion soup. But the taste of the soup was good, not over salty and you could tell they use a good oil to golden the onions.For entrées we got the seafood pasta and the chicken saltimbocca. The seafood pasta was missing the parmesan, so we had to ask for a side of Parmesan to put on it even though it clearly states on the menu it comes with it. It did come out warm and the taste was pretty good if it wasn’t for the fact that the dish was missing one of the main ingredients next was the chicken and this was lacking everything. TheMushrooms were extremely cold. The plate was loaded with mashed potatoes, which it does not say that in the description it says a side of potatoes, but it was a bed of mashed potatoes, which had almost no garlic flavor whatsoever even though they state this garlic, mashed potatoes. It had very little sauce or spinach as it does say in the menu too. I sent the first dish back as everything was cold and the amount of potatoes was astronomical and asked for them on the side. The next plate came out in fact, the chicken and those mushrooms also were cold, so I sent that dish back and did not have any entrée for the evening.We finish the night off with a piece of chocolate cake, which was very good, but we did find out that that was brought in from a local bakery in Chicago that caters to restaurants called Diane’s . So the only thing that they actually do at this restaurant to their desserts is add whip cream to them so I guess they couldn’t messed that up.As far as the atmosphere of the restaurant, the music was extremely loud and from a very strange array between 80s rock 70s music like ABBA, or some 90s alternative completely not what you would expect for the decor and atmosphere of this restaurant . For the whole entire two hour dinner the alarm was going off upfront and no one had decided to turn it off.What I will say is they had an amazing waitress name Lily’s, who did her best to try to help us with all of the issues that this restaurant seems to have. We were not the only ones who talked about the food being served cold and items not being up to par . I am not sure if it was an off night for them seeing that it was a Saturday they should have been well staffed and good at their job since they have been open for a while.I will not be going here again anytime soon and unless you want to be disappointed at overpriced food with little taste, I don’t recommend going, save your money and try a different place.
If it weren't for the server Lilly this place would have gotten one star!!! First , the staff was not friendly. No one smiled , not the front staff, the bar or other wait stuff. We got there 30 minutes before our reservation and went to the bar. Told the front we were there but instead of coming and getting us when our seats were ready we had to walk back up from, with our drinks. We asked them to put our drinks on our dinner bill but we had to pay at the bar. When we got back up front there was many people there and they sat them before us even though we were there before them and our reservations were before most of them too. For the drinks we got the Saffron 75 and Grace Under Fire. As you can see by the pictures they don't fill the drinks up all the way, I would recommend using a smaller glass or fill the drinks up. A half empty cup is not classy or makes people think that you are getting anything worth a dime. The drinks were good at least, and I very much enjoyed the Saffron 75. So I thought this dinner might be good, I was sadly mistaken. So we sat down and the table was off balance and as we scooted into our seat the table tipped over and the wine glasses crashed to the floor. After a clean up of glass we were still sat at that table. We started off with hummus. This was tasteless. Only thing that has taste was the fried asparagus and peppers. Very disappointing for an appetizer . The pita is just cheap store bought bread. Then came out the French onion soup. Ok this I will say is the best in Peoria area. The cheese could have been a bit more melted as it was not stringy or pulling like most cheeses are on top of French onion soup. But the taste of the soup was good, not over salty and you could tell they use a good oil to golden the onions. For entrées we got the seafood pasta and the chicken saltimbocca. The seafood pasta was missing the parmesan, so we had to ask for a side of Parmesan to put on it even though it clearly states on the menu it comes with it. It did come out warm and the taste was pretty good if it wasn't for the fact that the dish was missing one of the main ingredients next was the chicken and this was lacking everything. The Mushrooms were extremely cold. The plate was loaded with mashed potatoes, which it does not say that in the description it says a side of potatoes, but it was a bed of mashed potatoes, which had almost no garlic flavor whatsoever even though they state this garlic, mashed potatoes. It had very little sauce or spinach as it does say in the menu too. I sent the first dish back as everything was cold and the amount of potatoes was astronomical and asked for them on the side. The next plate came out in fact, the chicken and those mushrooms also were cold, so I sent that dish back to N did not have any entrée for the evening. We finish the night off with a piece of chocolate cake, which was very good, but we did find out that that was brought in from a local bakery in Chicago that caters to restaurants called Diane's . So the only thing that they actually do at this restaurant to their desserts is add whip cream to them so I guess they couldn't messed that up. As far as the atmosphere of the restaurant, the music was extremely loud and from a very strange array between 80s rock 70s music like ABBA, or some 90s alternative completely not what you would expect for the decor and atmosphere of this restaurant . For the whole entire two hour dinner the alarm was going off upfront and no one had decided to turn it off so on top of the overly loud music we also had an annoying beeping noise for all of dinner, distracting us most of the time from even being able to have a conversation. What I will say is they had an amazing waitress name Lily's, who did her best to try to help us with all of the issues that this restaurant seems to have. We were not the only ones who talked about the food being served cold and items not being up to par . I am not sure if it was an off night for them seeing that it was a Saturday they should have been well staffed and good