Saffron

This is a must-try restaurant that offers a unique fusion of flavors. I was en route to a different restaurant but decided to explore something new. The food truly reflects genuine culinary traditions from these countries. As a vegan, finding delicious and flavorful options can be challenging, but this restaurant exceeds expectations and is worth experiencing.

Saffron was an absolute treat! The sweet tea was amazing! We started with the chicken samosas, and they were packed with flavor, especially when paired with the delicious sauce provided. For our main course, we tried the butter chicken, beef karahi, chicken biryani, and garlic naan. Each dish was rich, with bold spices and cooked to perfection. The butter chicken was creamy and comforting, the beef karahi had a wonderful depth of flavor, and the chicken biryani was aromatic and satisfying. The garlic naan was soft, warm, and the perfect companion to scoop up all that flavorful sauce. If you’re looking for flavor, Saffron will not disappoint. Highly recommended!

Visiting Waco, Texas, and this Restaurant was recommended to us. Boy Does this place hit the spot. Can’t say enough good about the tastes & flavors! You will not be disappointed whatsoever. Food is absolutely terrific and the service was Excellent as well. We like this place so much, we had to come back for a second try having something totally different. The curry is fantastic. Highly highly recommend!

Good clean place, came here for lunch with a friend. Very friendly and the food for tasty and delicious. The server took care of us, was not too invasive but was there when needed. Not like most restaurants where the server is breathing onto your neck. I recommend this place if you like indian or pakistan cuisine. Must try the nuclear naan if you like spicy!!

I made my husband stop here on the way back from Dallas because I’m pregnant and craving fresh garlic naan. I had chicken biryani and he had the paneer tikka masala. It was SO YUMMY especially the cilantro yogurt sauce that came with mine. I would absolutely go out of my way to return!

It’s conveniently located in Waco in a shopping area. Lots of parking. The place was practically empty. My parent was on a walker and it took him a bit to get to the table. However in that time the server didn’t even come to offer us water or anything. We asked for cups. My dad had to use the washroom and the servers found it very funny when the man was struggling to get out of the place. Food was okay. Kids chicken and rice = shredded chicken + rice. Our kids didn’t eat it. The veg biryani had over cooked vegetables and tasted like meat. The kadai paneer was good.

The restaurant is very nice and located in a large shopping center. The restaurant was very clean and organized. For the appetizer, we ordered four veggie samosas which came with a chutney. The samosas were crispy, had plenty of fillings, and delicious. We ordered a cheese pizza (cheesy, delicious, and a good size) and chicken tenders with fries (crispy, large tenders, and tasty) were from the kid's menu. From the barbeque menu, we ordered the Bihari kabob and chicken tikka leg which both came with naan. The Bihari kabob had a nice a kick to it, was tender, and did not last long at the table. The chicken tikka leg (two piece) had a nice combination of spices on it and had plenty of meat. The naan tasted fresh, soft, and buttery. Will come back next time when we are in town to try the other items on the menu.

The staff is awesome. The food is cooked just Right and is very flavorful. The cheese Naan was awesome. It's almost like a pizza. I will definitely frequent this place. still a great place although they i still haven't been giving the spice level i expect. But that it minor.

Excellent food and very clean. Staff is always very humble and friendly. Ambiance is inviting and pleasant. We love this place. Much success!

The food here was outstanding & fresh & I'd definitely go again! The only complaint is how small the portions are. I got maybe 5 pieces of chicken in my entree but it was 5 super tasty pieces of chicken! The service is prompt and perfect.

Nice restaurant to try out,we had a miscommunication about what we ordered and the waitress was quick to fix the issue, the food was good i really liked the pani puri and the butter chicken.

In Waco for business and stopped at Saffron for dinner. Service was great, the restaurant is clean and the food is fantastic. The minute you walk in you are hit by a wonderful smell from the kitchen. When I come back to Waco I am eating here every time I loved it that much!

This is my first time seating down at the new location and I love the atmosphere. It's fresh looking and a little modern. Of course, I'm going to get my papdichaat, masala chai and finish it off with my kulfi.

Service was great! Ambiance clean and spacious. Food was tasty, but smaller in portions. Basmati rice was overcooked and bland. $16 for vegetable Karahi portion we got, they must be stingy. Would not recommend as an over 4 stars ranking restaurant.

The food was amazing!! I ordered the Daal Fry and it was fantastic! The service was incredible as well!! This was my first time eating here and didn't know anything at all about the style of Indian food but our server Alyssa stopped what she was doing just to explain everything that was on the menu in detail. The set up is a little small but the placed screamed originality from the music, Tv shows playing on the wall, etc. I would go back ‍

I've come to saffron for years now and it is by far the best Indian food in town. They are very consistent and always fulfill my craving of what feels like a home cooked meal. I always get the garlic naan and today I tried the cheese naan. I love both and they paired well with chicken tikka masala.

(Chris Helmsworth voiceover) The vibe is fantastic place for Pakistani cuisine right here in Waco! Brianna warmly greeted us! The Mango Lassi was fab! The Pakola Cream Soda was great! The Lunch menu is unbeatable pick one item from each column! Wow!!!!! Tikka was fantastic! The Chicken Biryani amazing! The Naan was topnotch! But the Grilled Platter! The Grilled Platter was magnificent! Perfectly spiced! And spicy! Would order everything again! Thanks, Brianna! Woohoo!

It was great to find a #halal option in #wacotexas, @saffron.wtx is a great spot with a massive menu. we ordered the Chicken 65, Shrimp Karahi, and Bihari Kabob. you will not get the authentic Pakistani taste when it comes to the bihari kabob and shrimp karahi but overall it was good. also want to note that the staff was really nice and the place has a great ambiance.

Drive down to try their food and was very impressed. Service was great and their chicken tikka and Bhuna chicken were incredible. Chicken was tender and had a nice spice to it. It was a bit of a drive but would definitely go back! The place was clean and welcoming!

The best smell hit me on the initial walk in. Got seated very quickly to our likings. We tried a mango drink that was ok. But everything else was amazing. From the Naan to the Curry. A definite should try!

Delicious!! Everything we have tried here is great. You can adjust the levels of spice, and the staff are great at answering questions about the cuisine.

The food is good. I love the lunch specials so worth the money ! The service was super slow as there were 2 waitresses for 10 tables. The food was extremely spicy and the wait was very long to get the food. I did love the lunch specials how you can choose three different entrees for a good price, and I loved how the servers were very kind even though they were short staffed. The chicken boti grilled was the best thing I ate. I would recommend to get that, it was so juicy and flavorful, even though it was spicy, that was phenomenal ! The tandoori and garlic naan was great and came in an abundance of quantity. This place is great to try !

The food was amazing. Loved the variety of dishes. Clean as well. Service was very good. Will make this a regular place to eat with the wife.

Very good Indian food. Chicken Tikka Masala was excellent. Fellow diners loved it as well.

Great food and service!!! All of what we've tried has been so good and tasty. definitely recommend

Sooooo I was on my way back to Austin and got the sudden urge for some good Indian food....I could smell this place from the street!!!! As soon as I came in I was greeted by the sweetest girl, she ran down the menu for me (all I know is I was craving goat lol) offered me some water while I waited for my food and even brought it out to me Now about this damn food chiiile I was in HEAVEN!! It smelled so good I had to pull over to take this picture before devouring it needless to say; it didn't make it. I wish they weren't so far away, tho I might just have to make a turnaround trip (an hour/half) JUST for some more! I would definitely recommend and will be returning. **I know I didn't take the best pics, my bad lol

Delicious and authentic Indian cuisine in Waco, Texas! I had chicken Korma and it was yummy with just the right level of spices. Not much for ambiance but the service and food were both excellent.

My son wanted to try Indian food, so we drove an hour to eat here. It was so, so good! The service and food were great. We will be back!

We just got a late start on as month long driving trip. We were hungry before we could get to San Antonio tonight and stopped in here. I just a saw a message that Saffron needs pictures. Well, the empty curry dish used to be my butter chicken. The empty basket used to be naan. Excellent flavor, the chicken was super tender, the naan was great. Now I just have to drive another 2 1/2 hours without falling asleep.

Wow, this was some of the best Indian food I've ever had! I had the Nuclear Naan (amazing), the Karahi Lamb and asked for extra spicy (sooo good with the nuclear naan) and the Kheer. I have a high spice tolerance and would have liked the Karahi spicer but it was pretty spicy. The flavors of everything was great. Service was super friendly and the food came out in a reasonable timeframe. The ambiance was much nicer than expected! Will definitely be back any time I'm in the Waco area!

AMAZING SERVICE! 10/10. The food was delicious for my first time being here. The garlic naan was just the cherry on top! Definitely coming back

This doesn't look like much from the outside but the inside is big. You can have huge get together here. The yogurt sauce is yummy, and the leave the onion and cucumbers on the side as in traditional Indian restaurants. The food is very spicy, as it should be. The butter chicken is the least spicy and very tasty. I love Indian food coming from Los Angeles, and highly recommend this place. We walked in on Sunday and we're greeted with a buffet. I was grateful to get to try all of the main dish flavors. I am definitely coming back to this place. Next time I will get dishes so we can bring some home. Oh - and be hungry!! The food is very filling and is served with naan (so good!)

I recommend ordering Chicken 65 and butter chicken with nann if you've never eaten Indian food. 10/10

This is the worst Pakistani restaurant I have ever been. Ordered the following: 1) daal - nonexistent lentils. So diluted and liquid 2) chicken curry - 4 miserable thumb size pieces and curry so diluted. 3) samosa - oily 4) naan - only good item Portions were so small and pathetic. Overpriced. Toilet was so dirty and nasty. Service was ok.

If I could give 0 stars I would. My husband is Pakistani so we frequently eat at places like this and everywhere we go my husband lets them know that I cannot tolerate their spicy levels and to please make it "no spice". This place said they would not do that but that they could do very mild...my ass! The food was so spicy I couldn't even eat it! And when I told the girl that I couldn't eat it she came back and said that the manager said I couldn't have a refund because I ate from it. First of all I didn't want a refund!! Second how about just an acknowledgment that I couldn't eat!

We are always looking for great Indian food and Saffron did not disappoint. Immediately our waitress was super nice and full of energy. We ordered the Pan Tiki Masala, chicken Boti roll, cheese naan and garlic naan. The Boti roll and Paneer Tiki Masala were crazy good. Big flavor and just a little spicy. The Boti roll has a nice grill. The garlic naan was perfect. We would not order the cheese naan again as is is more like a cheese pizza. We will definitely come here again.

AMAZING and authentic. I got the Karahi Goat and it was incredible. I highly recommend it. Everything is always hot and fresh and unique. The new location is fantastic as well. Can't beat the naan. Will be back regularly.

Food is amazing here. Definitely get the butter chicken and their garlic naan bread. Their new location is great

Just ordered take out from this place. I ordered beef Bihari Roll.. The Naan was undercooked and still doughy ... the meat on the inside was raw. I took it home and tried to put it in the air fryer but still ended up being raw. Made me question the quality and safety of the meat being served here. Please be careful, someone can get very sick. The Samosas were ok but the filling was bland... not a good first impression of Indian food in Waco's only Indian restaurant. This is subpar and I promise you Indian food is better in reputable places in Austin or Dallas. The best ever of course is in India or in the UK.

The food was delicious. I ordered a veggie curry and a butter chicken. Only thing I didn't love was that the butter chicken had little bit of chicken. Usually a plate like this has enough for 2 people but this one didn't.

I usually have a great experience when we go but we walked in someone that worked there said take a seat anywhere and then our "server" walked up and said really rude "you needed to wait to be seated"

Discovered a great little Pakistani place in Waco, TX. definitely will be returning. Had the best goat curry and the naan was perfect. Just enough crunch and chew. My husband had the buffet and thought it was ok. If you like Chicken masala or butter fish then buffet is the way to go but I think the a la cart items are much more unique. Servers were attentive and pleasant.

Tasty food! Friendly service. Conveniente location. They will adapt the heat on your food for you.

Food was excellent. Service a little slow. (Our drinks were empty for much of our meal and when we asked for refills it took a long time to come.) We enjoyed Naan bread, chicken rolls masala, samosas, and a chickpea salad. Restaurant was clean and plenty of windows so pretty bright. We will definitely visit again. All food had warm spices which my wife and I enjoyed. However, if you're averse to hot spice, you may want to ask for more mild dishes. Good Indian/Pakistani food!

Came here off of a recommendation from a friend when driving through Waco. I decided to order the lunch plate ($11) so I could try a variety of different things. You choose 1 dish from 3 different categories. The waiter recommended the chicken samosas, butter chicken or tikka masala, and the chicken biryani. I enjoyed everything that I ordered along with the garlic naan. The samosas were really crispy, butter chicken masala was creamy, and chicken biryani was full of flavor. My vegan friend ordered the daal fry. She said there was basically nothing in there, but still ended up being really filling. I am curious on what their weekend lunch buffet is like, so I would come back again to try that.

First visit for lunch. Very nice menu, lots of choices for whatever you're craving. Pakistan/North Indian, though they also have biryanis available. Some unique items not always seen on Indian restaurant menus. Lots of drink choices. Well kept with plenty of seating. Our party ordered three different entrees from the full menu, plus two different naans. Everybody loved their food, and agreed it was very fresh tasting, like your favorite family member was in the kitchen cooking it just for you. Generous portions, and everything came out in a timely manner. The lunch menu looked like a good value, a "choose one item from three columns " for a fixed price, with butter naan included. Another plus, they were playing music from Indian cinema, so we got to recognize show tunes from some of our favorite Shah Rukh Khan movies (Om Shanti Om, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Veer-Zaara)! We will be back!

Stopped in for lunch. AMAZING food, wish I remembered the servers name but she was great. I'll definitely be back and I'll remember the name next time!

Food is delicious we got the chicken curry, service was good, atmosphere is nice, the new location is clean

Service and food were both excellent! I'm hoping they can break the curse of this building and thrive here

As of the time of this initial composition, we had watched several of the classic scenes in return of the Jedi while we were waiting for some attention from our server. At length I was finally told that no goat was available, and I regrettably selected chicken as the replacement. What went to us for our selections today, as the beef kebab was utterly indigestible by my orthodontically challenged mandibles. Moreover, the misfortunate replacement chicken biryani was offensively grainy and dry. I like some spice, but these sapor of the beef kebab was well beyond quotation mark medium." I did like the creamy Orange curry sauce and the masala chai tea, so I did upgrade from my initial single star.

The best service and the restaurant was slammed because of Ramadan. We got chicken samosas, garlic naan, butter chicken and karahi chicken. Everything was fresh, they customized our desired spice levels. We took most of our meal home as the servings were pretty big. Definitely will return. No pics because we were snarling, hungry beast.

Love the food here ! The fans in there are always running high and its a little bit of a bother. But they will turn them off if asked to , and its very appreciated. ALTHOUGH , this 2nd time I went , 2 young waitresses seemed to be in a rush and overwhelmed chitchatting complaints to eachother. seemed to have an attitude about the fans being off because of customers request which made it so obvious and uncomfortable. Theyre attitude appearance made it uncomfortable to ask for utensils , napkins and a refill lol

Once seated, the wait for the food was about an hour. It was a hot day outside, but chilly inside. To the restaurant's credit- the food was amazing and exactly what I hoped it'd be. Honestly I'd still return, but this time wearing long pants and a sweater, having eaten a snack beforehand, and with no other plans for the evening.

Came here with referral from a friend who loves Indian food -- authenticity is there! Ambience: 3/5, the inside is very simple, bare bones with a buffet counter in the middle but not in a bad way. You come here for the food not the ambience lol. Only complaint is we kept having fruit flies going around our table. Service: 5/5, our waitress was super friendly and receptive to our needs, the food came out quick, and they definitely treat their customers well. Food: 3/5, we ordered the chicken Karahi and chicken tikka masala with the least spice possible...even then it was too spicy for our liking. Portions are generous! If you can do spice, then great! Cheese naan was basically a cheese pizza...would probably go with the regular naan. Chicken and beef samosas -- chicken over beef, they were ok, a little more flakey and fried than my liking and the beef was again pretty spicy.

Good portions, huge naan breads made fresh. Delicious blend of spices to make each distinct dish.

Bad food, their servers were decent but it's a really messy place. Food quality was not fresh and was very very cold. They served me food and it was as cold like it came out of the fridge. The pani puri was so bad it smelled like it was so old.

The lunch specials are amazing even though they are done in only. The tikka masala and samosas are the real winners here. Always fast service too.