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Hours
Sun
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mon
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tue
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wed
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thu
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fri
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Food and ambience
Indian, Nepali, Halal, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options
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About
Thank you all for embracing us wholeheartedly, Ever since we have opened our doors this spring at our first ever location in North West Hills, your love and support has been overwhelming. It makes our commitment even stronger. All inputs, tips and advice is taken in earnest and appreciated. Saffron serves an eclectic mixture of traditional Indian Cuisine punctuated by the flavors of the Himalayas. Our food stand true to its roots and origin while we source most of our produce locally. All dishes, sauces, naans and desserts are made in house from scratch. We are proud to be the first restaurant in Austin with a dedicated Nepalese menu. Nepal is a land of many flavors, while many of its dishes are indigenous and indicative of its culture and people, while few are inspired by its immediate neighbors, India and China. Our Nepalese menu is a thoughtful mix of both. We welcome Austin and its love for good eats with open arms! Namaste! And Tashi Delek!
CUISINES
Indian, Nepali
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Halal
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, BYOB
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4.5
94 reviews
Excellent
52
Very good
34
Average
6
Poor
2
Terrible
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Jim B
Austin31 contributions
Dec 2021 • none
We've ordered takeout 3 or 4 times since I first visited (and gave 2 stars). The food is indeed quite good. However, you are getting a lot of oily gravy on many of the dishes, which means you're getting less meat and vegetables. The dishes are a bit pricy, but that's Austin. The most annoying thing is online ordering. For one thing, you may have problems with the display when ordering from your phone. If so, you'll see what I mean. If not, don't worry about it.
But last evening, I ordered 3 dishes, one of which was goat curry. I was told the order would be ready in 30 min. My wife got there on time, and had to wait an additional 30 minutes for the order. So... 1 hour to get a take out order? The restaurant was not busy at all. The staff told her, "Sorry, this goat dish takes a long time to prepare." Couldn't resist the thought: maybe they are having a hard time catching the goat. Seriously though, maybe put a comment on the take-out menu that some dishes may take longer to prepare. If this seems like a petty complaint, imagine standing around in the front of the restaurant for 30 minutes AFTER being told your order would be ready. And being told, "Sorry, we're still cooking it." It's annoying.
BTW, I'm all for leaving a tip for take-out during COVID, since the pandemic has hurt restaurant workers. But next time, we'll just wait until we get our order to leave a tip.
Written December 4, 2021
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Jay F
Austin997 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
Dropped in for dinner with friends after too long a gap. They have a new menu - mostly the same but with a few new dishes to explore, but after a long absence we elected to stick with old favorites. While we have long been fans of this restaurant we felt the food last night was particularly fresh and appealing - pushing 5 stars. Very, very good. The cauliflower appetizer remains superb and the Brusseks sprouts are very good. The eggplant entree was very good and three Lamb Passander was the star of the night. The accompzntpying rice was about as good as rice gets. The garlic naan is something we consider mandatory. A great meal!
Written February 17, 2020
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SafetyDave1986
Round Rock229 contributions
Apr 2024 • couples
My wife and I used Saffron as a meeting place from a couple from El Paso who come to Austin occasionally. Our friends had never had Indian food before and like it. We had a long visit, during which time the servers were attentive but left us to visit. The event was a great success.
Written May 12, 2024
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FarAway10093728657
Austin1 contribution
Aug 2024 • couples
Waitress personable. Lamb roghan Josh tender and sauce delicious. Mushroom coconut delicious. Scallops too small and saffron sauce had no saffron flavor. The raita was terrible. Should not have served it.
Was like water and had only a trace of veg.
Waitress said homemade yogurt didn't process. Not sure we will go back. Atmosphere pleasant casual.
Written September 1, 2024
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Peter
4 contributions
Apr 2024 • friends
Excellent meal at extremely reasonable prices. A little known jewel in the Austin restaurant scene, with outstanding quality and taste of the food and first class service. Have been here frequently and enjoy the experience every time I go.
Written April 18, 2024
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SafetyDave1986
Round Rock229 contributions
Mar 2023 • couples
This was the first visit here for me wife and me. My wife likes vegetarian dishes and got the Nargeshi Malal Kofta. I had the Saffron Goat Curry with Garlic Naan. The food was a little slow in coming, but not unreasonably so. The service was very good otherwise. The decor of the restaurant was pleasant. That night, at least, Saffron attracted a number of Asian customers--good to see.
Written April 6, 2023
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Viatgesrjr
Mayaguez1195 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
I look forward to returning. This was easily the best meal for our family while in Austin. Excellent service and orientation on the menu. Great serving of lamb chops and deliciousl
Written August 20, 2023
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Peter
4 contributions
Sep 2022 • none
Outstanding true Indian and Nepalese food. Very attentive and knowledgeable wait staff. Hands down the best Indian restaurant in town
Written September 21, 2022
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Peri J
Austin3 contributions
Sep 2022 • none
Prachet (sp?) was our server, and she was very knowledgeable, helpful, and kind. I will be going back!!!
Written September 15, 2022
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nickspat
4 contributions
Jun 2022 • none
Now that dine-in is open, we went for dine-in lunch and were very impressed. Food was quite tasty. Overall place looks great.
Written June 12, 2022
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Julie3158
Austin64 contributions
Apr 2020 • family
We just had a wonderful takeout dinner from Saffron. Every dish was exceptional. We loved the chicken with spinach and mint, the korma, and the eggplant in particular. Highly recommend it!
Written April 18, 2020
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Oz R.
Houston67 contributions
Feb 2020 • business
Fine Indian fusion food. Fast service and the food was well prepared and presented. Staff are super responsive and will cater to customers with a smile.
Written February 1, 2020
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Jim B
Austin31 contributions
May 2019 • solo
Tack on a name like "Saffron", and...how can you go wrong? My first time sampling their food (as take-out), which included a protein dish with saffron, a vegetable dish, and garlic naan. The tItles of the dishes vary between the on-line menu and the printed menu, but I'll refer to the on-line menu for now. To start with, the naan was disappointing. Limp and mushy. The "Saffron Scallops"...listed as an appetizer at $9 on the Online menu, but $12 on the printed menu, NOT under appetizers, were also a disappointment. Four scallops (not "Sea" nor "bay" but somewhere in between, at barely an inch in diameter, were competently prepared but rather uninspired for a dish entitled "saffron" anything. I have next-to-nothing experience cooking with saffron, and probably could have done better. The best dish was the vegetable tandoori. It was quite good, but left me wanting more. Online, it's listed as Amritsari Seekhs. Several things on the menu look good, so I'll give them one more chance, and order 3 different dishes.
Written May 25, 2019
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Paul
1 contribution
Dec 2018 • family
Everyone is entitled to the odd 'off day' and maybe yesterday (3/17/19) was Saffrons on Far West.
2 of the 3 dishes we ordered were full of bones and not as tasty as we remember.
Maybe their 'good' chief has been diverted to their new location.
The girl on the front desk seemed new and a bit untrained in the operation of their payment system too.
I'm hoping this isn't an all too common story of ignoring the original location while opening a new one.
Written March 18, 2019
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Gary T
Austin1016 contributions
Feb 2019 • couples
We stopped in for dinner tonight and while the place isn't much to look at (think hole in wall- Strip mall), the food was pretty good.
The place was quite crowded and even with a reservation we almost ended up seated with another party, We requested a different table and they accommodated us.
We ordered within a few minutes and the food arrived about 20 minutes later. We had Tandoori Chicken, Saag Paneer, Lamb Sekuwa, and Garli Naan. All three mains and the Naan were quite good'
We'll try the lunch buffet soon,
Written February 16, 2019
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