Saffron

43170 Southern Walk Plz, Ashburn - 20148
225 reviews
Indian
(703) 729-7700

Had a very bad experience sharing the review late .. first visit in march for the restaurant placed an order to go in lunch time for veg biryani , gobi manchurian and mango lassi .. they missed lassi and packed non veg biryani . When went to return the order the staff was least bothered to attend and apologize for the inconvenience..I wish I could give zero .

Food was oily,taste was ok ok. someone was sleeping on the table in the corner. Not a good atmosphere

New to the area, our friends brought us here for lunch. The food was amazingly delicious. We ordered:Lal mas - 9/10, onions kulchas 10-10, chicken briyani 10/10, dal makhni 8/10 & tandoori chicken platter 10/10 the chicken was amazingly moist and full of flavor.This place also has a beautiful ambiance. Great place to celebrate anniversaries, birthdays etc.

Let me start by saying my Chef's Choice Thali non-vegetarian lunch was good, if not great. It was hot. It was ready on time. And the portions (except for the salad) were HUGE - way too much for me to eat - I finished less than 1/2 of it and ate none of the rice. That said, the service was off-putting. As I entered the restaurant to pick up my order which I had phoned in, the proprietor received a call. I'm assuming it was a personal call b/c he answered "Hello." He then proceeded to continue talking on the phone for the entire time I was in the restaurant. He rang up my order and showed me the screen while he chatted on the phone, so I could see what my total was. I gave him my credit card, which he ran while still on the phone, and he handed me the receipts. I had to motion to him that I needed a pen b/c he was still talking on the phone. He handed me a pen, I signed, he handed me my food, muttered "thank you," and continued his phone chat while I left the restaurant. The whole thing was incredibly rude, and I knew before I even got to my car that I would never return, regardless of how good the food was. Fortunately for me, the lamb was just ok. The chicken was quite good, but the vegetables were under-seasoned, and the salad was fresh but tiny. Saffron was a one-and-done for me.

Bad experience, bad food most importantly very rude manager and waitress. We used to go to this place all the time before Covid but they have lost customer service and quality of food in these 2 years. Papdi chat had stale yogurt taste. I was made to pay for the main course food that I did not eat because it had no salt and was super spicy when I ordered as medium taste and when I requested to change to mild taste they said they will charge me money for the food I didn’t eat because this is how their medium food flavor tastes. So their policy is whether customer likes the food or not, once it’s on your table you are paying for it. I paid as was asked and returned food back to them and left without eating. Never had such HORRIBLE service experience in any restaurants. Rather than accommodating for customer’s need they are interested in ripping people off by serving poor food. Stay away!

Recently moved to the area and was excited to have an Indian restaurant so close. But have been disappointed with this restaurant the two times I've gone. My biggest issue is they don't serve mild spice. If you order mild they don't put any spice at all. If you order medium, it's actually spicy. If they adjusted their spice levels to the normal levels (e.g. no spice, mild, medium, and spicy), I would probably try it again since it's conveniently located. In the meantime, though, any one have suggestions for other Indian restaurants in the area?

Ambience was good, but we took a to go order, they deliver to the parking lot but we came in to take order. We’ve ordered Vegetable biryani - It was of okay taste , too much oily though. The prices are bit expensive compared to Tri states.

Wow, this is close to the best meal I have had this year. The food is so fresh and delicious. We got samosas, bullet naan, chicken vindaloo curry, baingan bhartha (eggplant), Channa Masala (chickpea), and look forward to the Kesari Kheer for desert. Very authentic and so delicious!!! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Order take out here very often. Always yummy and consistent taste. Out go to choices are the paneer dishes, malai kofta and pepper mutton ( spicy but yum ). Their breads are the best, especially the garlic naan. Never disappointed!

The biryani is very good. Portions are smaller than other places, but the flavor is better. They also give you a large cup of raita for each biryani order, far more than you get at other places. They also are very generous with their meat portions. The shrimp biryani even had jumbo shrimp, which was a happy surprise. The only bump from 5 stars was the mulligatawny soup. For the price, it was a very small portion and there was literally nothing in it, it was just broth. The flavor was good, but I would not recommend it based on the size for the price and the fact it was literally just broth. I will definitely go back though based on the biryani.