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

  • Cheese $1.50
  • Noodle $1.50
  • Pack $18.00
    • 20 Chicken Nibbles, $3.00 Chips
  • BBQ Pork Mushroom $15.00
  • Special A $7.00
    • 1 Fish, 1 Sausage, 2 Potatoes Fritter, $1.00 Chips
  • Pork & Vegetables $13.00
  • Meat Patty $1.80
  • Seafood $17.00
  • MIXED SALAD $8.00
  • GARLIC CHIPS $16.00
  • BUTTER CHICKEN ON RICE $14.50
    • diced chicken cooked with rich creamy tomato gravy
  • FALAFEL $12.00
  • FISH $11.00
  • BASIC BEEF BURGER $10.50
    • prime beef pattie and fresh burger salad
  • WEDGES $6.00
  • DOLMA $8.00
  • 2 Fish 2 Crab Sticks 2 Potato Fritter Chip $8.50
  • Combination Fried Rice $12.00
  • BBQ Chow Mein
  • Combination $12.00
  • Mushroom $9.50
  • Crabstick $1 30
  • Mussel $1.10
  • Soft Noodles (No Meat) $9.50
  • Sweet & Sour
    • Stir fried with pineapple, cucumbers, onion, tomatoes in sweet and sour sauce
  • Red Curry
    • Thai red curry in coconut milk with egg-plants, bamboo shoots and capsicum
  • Hoy Jo $7.50
    • Deep fried minced pork, crab and vegetables rolls oriental style served with plum sauce
  • Golden Prawns $8.50
    • Deep fried marinate prawns wrapped with egg noodles served with plum sauce
  • Sood Yod $9.50
    • Crispy Fried scallops. This is a very popular dish served with sweet chilli sauce
  • B.B.Q Scallops $9.50
    • Hot Plate. B.B.Q. Scallops on skewer with capsicum, onion, pineapple served with sweet chilli sauce
  • Mussaman Curry $11.50
    • Traditional, Thai-Muslim curry in coconut milk with potatoes, onion, capsicum and peanuts
  • Pad Kee Mao
    • Drunken Noodles. Stir fried noodle with garlic, chili, vegetable and sweet basil
  • Chicken fried rice 3 for $24.00
  • Cashew nuts $2.50
  • Chicken and egg burger $4.50
  • Vege curry $10.50
  • Extra meat $1.00
  • Special K $6.50
    • 2 fish, sausage, chips
  • Snapper $4.80
  • BBQ pork noodles $10.50
  • Penang Hokkien Char (Bami Goreng) $11.50 Prawn only $12.5
    • Fried yellow noodles with chicken, prawn & Bok Choy in gravy.
  • Char Ho-Fun $11.50 Prawn only $12.5
    • Stir-fried flat rice noodles with chicken, prawn and vegetables then top with soy sauce egg…
  • Claypot Noodles $11.50 Prawn only $12.5
    • Crispy noodles with chicken, prawns and vegetables with tasty gravy serve in hot pot.
  • Beef or Chicken Curry $11.50 / $12.50
    • on Steam rice / Coconut rice or Fried rice
  • Lamb Shank Curry $15.00 / $16.00
    • with Steam rice / Coconut rice or Fried rice
  • Tom Yum Noodle Soup $11.50
    • Yellow noodles in hot & sour soup with prawns and chicken
  • Nasi Goreng $11.50 Prawn only $12.5
    • Savoury fried rice with vegetables, prawn and chicken cook in traditional Malay style.
  • Beef or Chicken Rendang $11.90 / $12.50
    • Traditional country style dry coconut curry on: Steam Rice / Coconut rice
  • Strawberry Sundae N/A
    • Be sweet. Delicious, fluffy soft-serve made with fresh milk, topped with a yummy strawberry sauce.
  • Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • We take a strip of succulent, marinated and crumbed 100% chicken breast fillet. Then we add fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise and carefully hand wrap it all in a soft tortilla wrap.
  • Toasted Bagel with Strawberry Jam N/A
    • Lightly toasted bagel available with whipped butter and strawberry jam.
  • Whipped Butter N/A
    • Our fluffy butter, in creamy, whipped peaks. It's like walking on air.
  • $30 Legends Sharebox® $30
    • Included in the $30 Legends ShareBox®: 2 x Big Mac®, 1x McChicken®, 1x Filet-o-Fish®, 1 x 6pk Chicken McNuggets®, 2 x Medium Fries, 2 x Small Fries, 4 x Medium Soft Drinks
  • Cheeseburger & Small Fries Snack Deal N/A
    • Get more bang for your buck with this great snack bundle! Just $4 will get you a cheeseburger and small fries! Snack-time - sorted!
  • Massive McMuffin® N/A
    • When one McMuffin® is not enough. Our Massive McMuffin® has a rasher of bacon, a freshly cracked egg, a slice of cheese, two sausage patties with ketchup on a hot toasted English Muffin.
  • Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap® N/A
    • It may be little, but there's a lot to love. 100% chicken breast fillet marinated with spices and grilled to perfection. With fresh iceberg lettuce and creamy mayonnaise.
  • FISH $10.50
  • PORK $11.50
  • CHICKEN BURGER $4.20
  • MUSHROOM $1.50
  • BBQ PORK $10.00
  • FISH $10.00
  • WONTON NOODLE SOUP $9.50
  • VEGE BURGER $4.20
  • Lamb Kaday $13.00
    • lamb leg pieces tempered with onion tomato, capsicum & special spices, served in kadai
  • Lamb Madras $14.00
    • boneless lamb marinated with spices & c cooked with madras sauce
  • Mughlai Chicken $12.00
    • marinated chicken boneless cooked in Mughlai style
  • Pepper Chicken $12.00
    • bone chicken cooked with Indian pepper gravy & coconut
  • Prawn masala $14.00
    • Prawns cooked with onion & tomato gravy
  • Fish Malai $14.00
    • fish cooked in chef's special creamy sauce
  • Dal Tadka $11.00
    • yellow lentil with an aromatic tempering of cheese, cumin & red chilli
  • Chickpeas Curry $12.00
    • chick peas cooked with spices & serve with puri
  • French toast $16.50
    • Topped vs maple syrup and side cream, served w fresh fruit and bacon
  • Plain bagel, five grain toast, italian loaf or ciabatta $5.50
    • W jam. Cream cheese or butler
  • -gluten free $5.50
  • 39 b.L.T $12.50
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado w garlic aioli and pesto on toasted focaccia
  • Scrambled tofu $14.50
    • Organic tofu scrambled w curry and mixed herbs, spinach, served on gluten free toast
  • 39 salad $16.50
    • Choice of smoked salmon or lemon pepper chicken salad w red onion and balsamic vinaigrette
  • 39 salmon eggs benedict $18.50
    • Benedict style eggs w spinach, atop choice english muffin or homemade hash brosot served w hollandaise and pesto • smoked salmon
  • Bacon hash $17.50
    • 1 homemade hash brown, bacon, creamy garlic mushrooms w hotondatse
  • Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls
    • Savoy cabbage, coriander, peanuts, carrot and spring onion with
  • Tomato (grilled or fresh) $4.00
  • Potato Cakes $18.00
    • Potato, cumin and feta cake, with rocket salad, smoked salmon, poached egg & hollandaise sauce
  • House Cured Salmon $7.00
  • -Grilled Thyme and Lemon Chicken $18.50
  • -Avocado $15.50
  • Toast with Avocado and Tomato $11.50
  • Toast with Butter and Jam $5.50
  • Stir Fry Fresh vegetables
  • Roast beef, cheese, Onion, Tomatoes $5.00
  • Thai Style Chicken with Coconut Cream
  • Cajun Chicken, Cheese $5.50
  • Fruit Salad & Yoghurt $6.50
  • Toasted bagel with basil & tomato $5.50
  • Bacon egg on toast $10.00
  • Toast with Jam/butter $3.80
  • GOLDEN PRAWN CUTLETS 1 Doz $22.00
  • Hash Brown Nuggets $6.50
  • CLASSIC ANGUS $11.50
    • 200g Chargrilled Angus beef pattie, tomato, mixed mesclun, red onion, homemade tomato relish and mayo
  • FALAFEL SALAD $14.50
    • Falafel mini patties, leafy greens, yogurt sauce
  • SMOKED SALMON $16.00
    • Sliced smoked salmon, fresh greens, and our homemade dressing
  • PRAWN TWISTER $22.00
    • Whole peeled prawn infused with coriander, succulent green onion and garlic rolled in crispy wonton style pastry, sweet chili sauce & Aioli 1 DOZ
  • FALAFEL BURGER $13.00
    • Chickpeas and broad beans, a punch of fresh herbs and spices, yogurt sauce, tomato, mixed mesclun, red onion, homemade tomato relish and mayo
  • Extra Chicken $4.00
  • Mince Savory $1.00
  • Ham Sandwich $ 3.00
  • Steak Roll $ 3.50
  • Club Sandwich $ 2.00
  • Chicken Roll $ 3.50
  • Beef Roll $3.50
  • Chicken Sandwich $ 3.00
  • Steak & Cheese Pie $ 3.00
  • Sweet corn fritter stack $17.50
    • 3 sweet corn fritters, served with streaky bacon, fresh tomato salsa, smashed avocado and topped with sour cream
  • -add any of these $2.50
    • Streaky bacon/beetroot/cheese/dill/pickles/fried egg/avocado or caramelized onions.
  • Marinated lamb koftas $17.50
    • Served on a greek salad with cumin tzatziki.
  • Zarbo’s pasta fettucine $17.50
    • Freshly cooked fettucine, kalamata olives, garlic, cipollini shallots, and spicy chorizo, fresh basil finished with e.V.O and parmesan shreds.
  • Warm chocolate brownie $7.50
    • Zarbo chocolate brownie served warm with your selection of a scoop of kapiti ice-cream.
  • Most of these items can be made vegetarian, gluten free or dairy free, please just ask one of the friendly staff
  • Zarbo chicken burger $19.50
    • Marinated buttermilk chicken breast served with streaky bacon, melted cheese, tomato, cos lettuce preserved lemon aioli* served with a basket of shoestring fries…
  • Confit duck leg salad $21.50
    • Shreds of confit duck, cherry tomato, cucumbers, red onion, arugula, seasoned with zarbo’s special vinaigrette, topped with goats cheese and toasted nuts
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