Saffron - Knighton

I live locally and decided on going here for a meal. I've eaten in hundreds of Indian restaurants and lived in Birmingham for 25 years. Have had take away from... read more I live locally and decided on going here for a meal. I've eaten in hundreds of Indian restaurants and lived in Birmingham for 25 years. Have had take away from here before but thought we would try the eat in experience. We had pre-booked a table for 4 earlier in the day. First impressions from outside are not great. The place looks run down and unkept. To be honest the inside isn't any better. Not a picture on the wall, no music playing and cold. The place felt soulless. When we arrived at 7:30 there were two other tables of two. We ordered poppadoms and dips. These came after about 10 mins. We ordered our starters and mains next. These came after about 10 mins. The starters were nice and fair size portions. As we were half way through our starters a table of 19 came in. They had pre-ordered their food. So the wait for our mains was quite a long time. When the main dishes were nice but mine was a little tepid and the cheese naan was very greasy. The food presentation was good. While we were eating a member of staff was bringing big boxes of pre cooked poppadoms and other things through the restaurant to the kitchen which personally isn't very good practice. I decided before I left to use the toilets which was a big mistake. The toilets are really bad. Smell of urine. There is an open drain in the floor of the men's toilets which the urinals and basin empty into. To be honest they smelt worse than a festival toilet. Avoid using them if you can. Overall I was disappointed with the whole experience. The food was nice but everything else let the place down. No atmosphere,cold and dirty. I wouldn't recommend the eat in experience. Oh.. and it's cash only. Which in this modern age I can't quite work out why??? Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £20–30 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 1

Supposed to be open but was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. My wife phoned up beforehand (on Sunday) and was advised that they would be open but only for takea... read more Supposed to be open but was closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. My wife phoned up beforehand (on Sunday) and was advised that they would be open but only for takeaway. Had friends staying so Saffron ruined our plans and their credibility. The figures below represent what we would have spent x4 people Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £30–40

Tonight was our first time having a takeaway from Saffron....EXCELLENT! We will be ordering again as our food was first-class from start to finish. Good portion... read more Tonight was our first time having a takeaway from Saffron....EXCELLENT! We will be ordering again as our food was first-class from start to finish. Good portions and nice to have a dish that was actually filled with meat unlike some places that may allow 4 pieces of meat per portion and leave you with a sea of sauce instead. Support your local business and when stuck for something to eat then try the Saffron. Service: Takeaway Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £10–20

Unprepared unprofessional read more Unprepared unprofessional

What a lovely India restaurant. The food was excellent and the staff really friendly. We went in relatively early and the place was a little quiet. BYO as no al... read more What a lovely India restaurant. The food was excellent and the staff really friendly. We went in relatively early and the place was a little quiet. BYO as no alcohol served. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £10–20 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 3