Saffron Indian Cuisine

Casual and cozy inside. The menu was very easy to read and understand and everything on the menu looked incredible. Not your average Indian restaurant. They had so many interesting and diverse choices. The owner talked to us directly and was very kind and engaging. Will definitely be going back to try some different options! New favorite Indian restaurant in Raleigh/Cary.

My first experience dining at Saffran Indian Cuisine. I ordered the butter chicken and it was delicious. Very clean and the staff was exceptional! Highly recommend and will be dining here again!

Everything about this place is great!!!

The food was out of this world! exceptionally spiced and delicious!!! This is the best Indian restaurant I've been to in this area!
The service was friendly and helpful. Very personable!!
People ... come here!! you will be so happy you did!

Service was excellent though when I asked if the check could be brought with the food as I had a last minute meeting I had to cut dinner short for - the waiter looked at me as though I slapped his mother.
And they refused.
We had to hurriedly shove the food down to get our check before I ended up late.

My husband and I both had a lot of intestinal distress after eating, we had the chicken. It was flavorful and beautifully presented but will likely skip coming back as I had more trapped wind than the good year blimp that night. Painful.

Saffron Indian Cuisine came up on Yelp and read the reviews, looked at the pictures, and decided to stop by. We were not sure if the establishment has break of service between lunch and dinner. So opted to try for dinner. Quaint establishment and the ambiance was not expected from the outside, pleasant atmosphere 5 stars.

We arrived early and the place was not busy yet. We were seated promptly and provided menus. There seemed to be some minor misunderstanding about the order. First, ordered mango lassi no ice and it was brought in a to go plastic container. The size and price is varied from other establishments as this is a traditional drink and not deducting any stars, 4 stars

Wanted a side salad but none only a regular salad, ordered with dressing on the side simple to pack up remaining salad. A decent size for $7, menu states GF and mix green, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon vinaigrette. The one received was different as it consisted of a few additional items such as radish, grapefruit, and avocado! Please be mindful to patrons with allergies to such as avocado. Discussed with the gal who seated us who mentioned to two other employees. One of the waiters came over apologized and offered to make a whole new salad! Great customer service at the moment. The leftover salad was packaged with avocado!!! Next time leave off the extras and will indeed request a fresh, new salad to go, 3 stars for mishap including packing with avocado!

Next entree arrived which was something from another picture that looked scrumptious and wanted for dinner. The two people who took order mentioned it was an appetizer but were willing to accommodate and make as dinner. The pictures looked very different for chicken malai but was seasoned wonderfully served with mint sauce and basmati rice. Decent serving size plus pack up leftovers. The waiter brought dessert to accompany the meal and experience, 4 stars

The water not sure if bottle water such as Fiji or Aqua Panna but currently Town of Cary is treating tap water and it is not good. While no stars deducted, since Town of Cary does this at least annually mIght want to consider an alternative for drinking water.

Dessert, delightful ending 5 stars.

Attached are pictures and would like to try some other menu items as well as compare a lunch and dinner experience. Overall experience solid 4 stars.

A really solid choice for Indian food in Cary.

I went here in the late afternoon, so it was really quiet but it's probably a nice, vibe at night when there are more people.

I had butter chicken and naan. I thought the naan was a little over-priced for one serving, but the quality was good.

Was here this past Saturday around 4pm. The guy up front Tom was very friendly and polite. Our waiter was also very polite. Food came out fast. Appetizer of the paneer naan was very good- four pieces. We ended up with french fries too but I'm not sure how. I was wondering if it came with it or there was some miscommunication. Anyway, the chicken tikka masala was tender dark meat in a masala with a bit of a kick. Hubby had lamb and was very tender. Mango lassi was delicious. Place is clean and quiet. My only complaint is unlike other Indian restaurants they don't give you any type of free snack when you sit down.

Saffron Indian Cuisine is in that Walmart/Harris Teeter Shopping Center on Tryon. You wouldn't expect this place to house so much great food, but it does.

The biggest highlight of Saffron is the food. I ordered lamb vindaloo and a side of garlic naan. The curry was cooked perfectly. I can't tell you the amount of times I've had a curry that was starting to separate. The flavors were all there. Spice wasn't quite as high as I liked/ordered, but that's not a problem.

Service was a real problem. During my meal, the staff had family/friends/maybe a VIP in an area. Even if this is a VIP, it was a small party. You need no more than one sever there. Unfortunately, the entire staff was hanging out at that table and neglecting the rest of the customers. I wanted more rice and I was prepared to pay for more rice. I didn't get the opportunity to order more rice.

I came back again for lunch because the express lunch looked interesting. Choose a protein [or make it vegetarian] and a spiciness level. You get a nice, light tasting menu. It's honestly close to a perfect lunch. This was another thing that Saffron executed perfectly. Service was fine during my lunch.

There are so many great Indian places in RTP. As much as I liked the food at Saffron, I'm taking this all the way down to 3 stars because I'm sick of getting terrible service at restaurants.

Saffron is a great place to eat if you are in the south Cary or Apex area. We always love coming here before or after a show at Koka Booth.

The menu is very straightforward and gives you a variety of protein choices along with bases, sauces, and curries.

The service is outstanding and always very quick as well.

We came here on Saturday hoping to have lunch but was told Fri-Sun is dinner menu only :( Very disappointed since I was not able to see that information on their website!

Ended up ordering off of their dinner menu. Food was really delicious-ingredients are fresh, everything had the proper texture, 10/10. I loved the lamb pepper fry (appetizer), it was pricey but the portion was pretty big.

Service people were friendly and efficient. Place is clean and spacious.

Will come back to try the lunch menu!