Saffron Indian Restaurant and Bar in Auckland City Menu

TAKE AWAY MENU TAKE AWAY MENU
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Entree Entree
  • Vegetable Samosa Deep fried Indian puff pastry stuffed with green peas and potatoes (2 pieces) $5
  • Vegetable Pakora A fine combination of spinach and cottage cheese with ginger and fine herbs(3 pieces) $5
  • Idli Steamed cake made of rice and lentils (3 pieces) $6
  • Vadai Indian Donut made from dhal and spices, deep fried (3 pieces) $6
  • Onion Bajji Onion slices dipped in basin flour and deep fried (4 pieces) $5
  • Fish Tikka Boneless chunks of fish marinated in Indian spices and cooked in Tandoor $10
  • Tandoori chicken The world famous tandoor chicken marinated overnight in oriental spices and yoghurt cooked in tandoor Half $8 / Full $16
  • Seek Kebab Lamb mince kebab with a touch of fresh ginger, garlic, green pepper and flavored with fresh coriander skewered in tandoor $8
  • Mixed Kabab Platter Assorted kebab combinations of lamb, chicken, fish, samosa and pakoras (for 2 persons) $18
Indian Breads Indian Breads
  • Tandoori Roti Crispy dry whole wheat bread $2
  • Plain Naan Leavened bread made from refined flour $2
  • Butter Naan Fine flour soft layered bread with butter $2.50
  • Cheese Naan Fine flour soft bread stuffed with cheese $3
  • Garlic Naan Fine flour soft bread with gresh garlic $3
  • Parata Multi layered white flour bread $3
  • Stuffed Naan Fine flour bread with potato, onion, cottage cheese masala $3.50
  • Kheema Naan Fine flour bread stuffed with minced lamb $3.50
  • Dry Fruit Naan Fine flour bread stuffed with mixed dry fruits $3.50
Saffron Delicacies Saffron Delicacies
  • Dosa Famous crispy savoury pancake-plain dosa $6
  • Masala Dosa Dosa snuffed with potatoes $8
  • Uttappam (Indian Pizza) Pan fried South Indian pizza topped with onion/tomato accompanied with sambar and chutneys $8
  • Dosa Kheema Dosa stuffed with spicy lamb mince masala $10
  • Dosa Spicy chicken Dosa stuffed with spicy shredded chicken masala $10
  • Veg Biriyani Vegetables cooked with spices and basmati rice flavoured saffron and nuts $10
  • Lamb Biriyani Chunks of lamb cooked with spices and condiments with basmati rice $13
  • Chicken Biriyani Chicken pieces simmered in spices with basmati rice, flavoured with saffron and nuts $13
  • Prawn Biriyani Fresh prawns simmered in spices with mint and coriander and blended with basmati rice $15
  • Choice of pulao Long grained basmati rice with spices and condiments cooked with your choice of GREEN PEAS/JEERA/SAFFRON $5
  • Plain Rice fine flavoured basmati rice-steamed $2
SIDE DISHES SIDE DISHES
  • Sweet Mango Chutney $2
  • Hot Pickles $2
  • Papadums $2
  • Cucumber & Yoghurt Raita $2
  • Tomato & Onion Kachumber $2
  • Mint Chutney $2
  • Tamarind Chutney $2
Curry Specialties Curry Specialties
  • (All mains served with rice) -
  • Kadai Prawns Fresh prawns cooked in traditional tomato masala with black pepper and red chillies $15
  • Prawn Malabari Fresh prawns cooked in coconut sauce $15
  • Goan Fish Curry Chunks of fresh fish cooked in tamarind chillies and cumin sauce $13
  • Chicken Tikka Masala Marinated chicken morsels cooked in tandoor and tossed in rich tomato onion masala $12.50
  • Kadai Chicken Boneless chicken cooked in spicy cumin flavoured tomato masala with pepper corn and red chillies $13
  • Butter Chicken Succulent chicken morsels simmered in rich fenugreek flavoured tomato saucewith cream $12.50
  • Chicken Shahi Korma Tender boneless chicken cooked in saffron flavoured cashew gravy $12.50
  • Mysore Chilli Chicken Boneless chicken cooked in fresh curry leaves, fenneland coconut sauce $12.50
  • Lamb Rogan Josh Pot roasted lamb cooked in a thick onion gravy with selected Indian spices traditional way $12.50
  • Lamb Korma Tender lamb cooked in a rich cashew gravy in Mughlai style $12.50
  • Chicken/Beef/Lamb Vindaloo Cubes of fresh meat braised in spicy chilli and cumin gravy $12.50
  • Lamb Perattal Lamb cubes tossed in tomato, onion sauce $13
Vegetarian Specialities Vegetarian Specialities
  • Bhindi-Do-Piaza Fresh Okra tossed in cumin, tomato and ginger masala with onion quaters $11.50
  • Paneer Malaikofta Fresh cottage cheese mashed potato cooked in cashew gravy $11.50
  • Palak Paneer Fresh spinanch cooked with cottage cheese $11.50
  • Vegetable Shahi Korma Mixed Vegetables cooked in saffron flavoured cashew gravy laced with cream $11.50
  • Vegetable Jalfrezi Mixed vegetables tossed in spicy masala with bell pepper and onions $11.50
  • Aloo Gobi Kashmiri Traditional combination of potatoes and cauliflower in spicy dry masala $11.50
  • Dal Makhani Black lentil simmered over night and laced with cream $10
  • Dal Taduka Yellow lentil tossed in mustard and garlic $10
Deserts Deserts
  • Gulab Jamoon Creamed milk dumplings enhanced with cardamom, saffron and almonds insyrup (3 pieces) $6
  • Mango Kulfi Mango flavoured Indian special ice cream with nuts $7

Nearby Sample Menus

  • -Crumbed $5.50
    • fish from the window may also be grilled/crumbed/ battered - Price
  • American hot dog
  • Fish of the day
  • Donut $1.00
  • Fish and egg $6.20
  • Chicken wing $1.80
  • Cheese $4.70
  • Fish $5.50
  • Rice with spicy Chicken & Vege $14.00
  • Chicken Peanut Sauce $14.50
  • Red Bean Pancake $6.00
  • Fried Rice with Chicken or Steak & Vege $14.00
  • Sour and Spicy Soup $8.50
  • Salt & Pepper Tofu on Rice $13.00
  • Chip $4.50
  • Red Curry $14.50
  • Eggs Benedict with salmon & avocado $18.50
  • Mushroom on Toast $16.50
    • soulteed mushrooms in a creamy balsamic sauce
  • Soup $12.00
    • creamy chicken and mushroom or Sicilian tomato, available winter only
  • Omelette(veg or pastrami) $18.00
    • with sourdough toast
  • Hummus $12.50
    • a traditional Jewish chickpea dip
  • Smoked Salmon $5.50
  • Fried Pastrami $4.50
  • Feta Salad $15.90
    • a stack of chargrilled vegetables & feta served with fava bean dip with rocket, served with French bread(with chicken $19.00)
  • 0210 Cucumber Salad $13.80
  • - Prawn, Scallop & Cashew Nuts in a Potato Basket
  • 0207 Dim Sum 4 Varieties from a Steaming Hot Bamboo basket $6.00
  • 0505 Fresh King Prawns with Seasonal Vegetables $29.80
  • SOUP
    • Seafood Spinach Soup or Hot & Sour Soup
  • 1604 Gai-Choi & Pork Meat Ball in Hot Pot $22.00
  • - Prawn & Cashew Nuts in a Basket
  • 1903 Pan Fried Pork Dumplings (3 pcs) $5.80
  • Chips $3.80
  • Cheese & Pineapple $5.20
  • Hawaiian $5.50
  • Hot Dog $3.00
  • Bacon $6.00
  • Scallop $2.30
  • Donut $1.70
  • Tomato $4.00
  • Soya Chicken with Ginger & Spring Onion $17.00
  • Stir Fried Prawn on Brocoli $25.00
  • Mushrooms Pork $10.00
  • Mushroom Chicken $16.00
  • Soya Chicken/half $10.00
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts $19.00
  • Shredded Duck F.R $14.00
  • Chicken Beef BBQ pork in egg Gravy $12.00
  • SAUCES
    • BBQ, Garlic yoghurt, hot chilli, mayonnaise, sweet chilli, tomato, mint
  • Samosa $4.00
  • Spinach Brok $14.50
    • Served with Rice and salad
  • Moussaka $15.00
    • Served with Rice and Salad
  • Felafel kebab $9.50
  • Lamb salad $10.00/$12.50
  • Felafel salad $9.50/$10.50
  • Chicken Shish Kebab $15.00
    • Served with Rice and Salad
  • FREE RANGE EGGS ON TOAST $8.00
    • any style you like
  • VEGETARIAN BAGEL $12.00
    • tomato, avocado, pesto and cream cheese
  • AGRIA ROSTI BENEDICT $15.50
    • poached eggs, baby spinach & hollandaise sauce with your choice of bacon, smoked salmon or mushrooms
  • Chutney, Cream Cheese, Sour Cream, Cream, Pesto, Honey or jam $1.00
  • MUSHROOMS & SPINACH ON TOAST $15.50
    • sauteed portobello mushrooms, white mushrooms, spinach in a tarragon & parsley cream sauce on ciabatta toast
  • CHUNKY FRIES & AIOLI $6.50
  • BACON & EGGS ON TOAST $12.00
  • Bacon, salmon, mushrooms, Eggs (2), sausages $5.00
  • GARDEN SPECIAL $13.00
  • OYSTER $1.80
  • COMBINATION $11.50
  • BACON BURGER $4.20
  • CHICKEN NIBBLE $1.00
  • SWEET CORN $2.70
  • HAWAIIAN BURGER $3.50
  • EGG BURGER $3.50
  • 6 Oysters & 1/2 Chips $15.95
  • 6 Scallops & 1/2 Chips $14.95
  • 1/2 SCOOP $2.00
  • WEDGES $7.50
    • WITH SOUR CREAM
  • HOT DOG $2.50
  • MUSSEL FRITTER $6.90
  • HAPUKA $8.50
  • CHIPS PER SCOOP $3.00
  • Stir Fry Fresh vegetables
  • Stir Fry beef with Oyster Sauce
  • Beef Lasagna
  • Lamb Curry
  • Pan Fried pork dumpling with chives 4 for $5.00
  • Egg Benedict $13.50
    • Spinach/ham/smoked salmon/bacon/poached egg and topped with hollandaise sauce
  • Toasted bagel with smoked salmon/tomato $8.50
  • Egg Fried Rice
  • Pop Corn Chicken $10.00
    • chipotle mayo
  • Country Platter $24.00
    • ham/jamon serrano/salami/pate/gherkins/olive/salad camembert/fresh baguette
  • Vege Fritters $16.00
    • feta/carrot/kumara/zucchini/fresh grated vine tomato/green salad
  • Grilled Chicken Salad $16.50
    • mixed green salad/red pepper sauce/pine nuts/fried goat cheese
  • Chicken Breast $22.00
    • bacon/camembert/prune/sundried tomato/linguini/creamy white wine sauce
  • Kids Sandwich $11.00
    • fresh bread/bacon/fries
  • Salmon $5.00
  • Calais Croissant $14.00
    • croissant/fried eggs/bacon/green salad
  • Herbed Kumara Mash $6
  • Udon Noodle Soup - w honey seared tofu, shitake, mushrooms, bok choy, water chestnut, sesame soy sauce, chilli, coriander, porcini stock $15.5
  • Wild Mushroom Risotto - w braised celery, walnut & blue vein vinaigrette $22.5
  • Venison Sausages - w kumara champ mash, caramelised onion gravy $24
  • 250g Angus Scotch $31
  • Umami Angus Beef - w porcini, swiss cheese, maple bacon, hand cut chunky chips $21.5
  • 300g Angus Sirloin $29.5
  • Chicken, Leek & Bacon Pot Pie, - w winter greens, wholegrain mustard, gruyere $22.5
  • BBQ pork ribs $12.00
    • smoky, spicy with hint of lemongrass, galangal and coriander root
  • Shoe String Fries $7.50
    • with aioli dip
  • Plamuk Krathiem $12.00
    • fried squid with garlic and pepper
  • Oodles of noodles $15
    • Pad Thai mix with chicken and prawns, egg, bean sprouts, peanut and wedge of lemon
  • Flash in a pan $15
    • Stir-fried chicken with cashews seasonal vegetables and oyster sauce
  • Wedges & Sour cream $7.50
  • Sen lek tom yum $15
    • Spicy soup with thin rice noodles and king prawns *national favourite* + kumara spring rolls (entree)
  • Pot of Green lipped mussel $12.00
    • steamed with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime and coconut milk
  • B.L.A.T $14.80
    • Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato, Focaccia Bread, Drizzled with our Sauce (Aioli & Vinaigrette)
  • BENEDICT FLORENTINE $15.90
    • Poached Eggs on Foccacia Bread, Baby Spinach & our Homemade Hollandaise Sauce/Bacon
  • MEDITERRANEAN SALAD $12.80
    • Blanched Green Beans, Red Onion, Tomato, Feta, Garden Herb Salad and Poached Egg topped with Aioli and Vinaigrette Dressing
  • TOASTED CHEESE BAGEL $6.50
    • with Cream Cheese/Preserves with homemade Berry Coulis
  • STEAK OPEN SANDWICH $17.90
    • 200g of Sirloin Steak on Italian bread served with Caramelised Onion, Fried Egg, Gravy and side of Salad.
  • OMELETTE $16.80
    • eggs with focaccia bread/Salmon, Feta
  • OMELETTE $12.80
    • eggs with focaccia bread/Mushroom, onion
  • TOASTED CHEESE BAGEL $9.50
    • with Cream Cheese/Vegetarian, Avocado, Tomato
Saffron Indian Restaurant and Bar

Saffron Indian Restaurant and Bar

location

Address

31 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

093782122

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Thursday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Friday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Saturday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM, Sunday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 10:30 PM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Indian , North Indian , South Indian , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Delivery ,  Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Home Delivery ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Breakfast ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Cash ,  Television ,  American Express ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Buffet ,  Highchairs Available ,  Free Wifi ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Full Bar

Location
31 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, Grey Lynn, Auckland, Auckland, 1011, New Zealand