Reviews for Saffron Indian Bistro in Banff, AB
God damn awesome food! This is another level of comfort food, you know how hard to find a Indian restaurant that makes perfect... cooked chicken that not too chewy? Me and friends were so stuffed after a long day, the first meal in Banff town and it erasedmy exhaustion from the trip! The owner was very nice too. Read more
The staff was super friendly and welcoming. The food was very good it?s been a while since I?ve tasted such good mutton biryani.... It?s flavours were definitely unique and tasty. The appetizers were also very good. Would definitely come back here ! Read more
It?s a great location in downtown, easy access from public transportation/ Mall and pretty close to gondola. Presentation is... also great. Exceptionally authentic spices taste and excellent customer service. Reception is very polite and first in firstserve table bookings so they don?t have reservations, also offers Thali on weekdays to try various dishes in one plate.Cleanliness is also great. Read more
Some of the best Indian food I?ve had outside of London. Meat is tender and curries are ultra flavorful. They were also happy to... indulge our request for ?extra spicy.? We went back multiple times on our weeklong trip to Banff. Read more
Wonderful Indian establishment in the heart of Banff. Saffron serves delicious Indian favorites. We ordered the Dal Tarka, Beef... Vindaloo, Saffron Special Lamb, Veggie Biryani, and Garlic Naan. All of it was wonderfully prepared and so delicious. Thebiryani may have been a bit too flavourful...I typically find the best biryani are not over spiced and are more subtle insaffron infusion. But otherwise, it was all wonderful. The service was very attentive, helpful and kind. The only slighttakeaway is the room is a bit odd...its one big square space with tables and chairs around the perimeter. It's fairly clean butthe room doesn't lend itself to any sort of ambience. Four stars for this beautiful gem serving Indian cuisine in themountains. Read more
The interior is very minimalistic like many other 'no frils' Indian restaurants. The butter chicken was good but all other... dishes more or less disappointed. The lamp filled Nan lagged flavor, the Safran pannier was also very plain. The beef currywas ok but the shrimp vegetables dish was also lagging flavor. Read more
My friends and I have dined in all of the Indian eatery in the Bow Valley area and we have to say that the food here is really... good! Has a homemade feel, and you can taste that the food is made with fresh ingredients. Our favourite is the Beef Pepper Fry,we ordered it as a starter but ordered another by the end as it?s so good. Only small thing is the restaurant is cold wheneversomeone enters or exit the entrance, hopefully this could be improved! But definitely will be back. Read more
TEN STARS!! I typically don't like to eat at any restaurants in "downtown" when I travel. This restaurant, however, exceeded my... expectation. The service was excellent. I asked for my server's recommendation, and he recommended the best Indian dish I'veever eaten, Saffron special curry. I. Am. In. Love. This green colored curry was flavorful with a little kick(I ordered mild butit still had a good kick). The chicken was tender and juicy. I ate it with a side of rice and I left with a full tummy. Myfriends had chicken Tikka Masala and buttery chicken, both were delicious. Buttery chicken was very sweet. Chicken Tikka Masalawas full of tomato flavor. Just when we thought we had the best meal of our trip.... they gave us some authentic Indiandessert!!! This was not just the best meal of our trip, it was THE BEST MEAL OF ANY TRIP. Pricing was right. Portion wasgenerous. Service was superb. Food was out of the world. Why wouldn't anyone come here? Read more