Saffron Cafe - Indianapolis

I was with a big group of family and friends there. we were thrilled to try the Moroccan food. I ordered cousin with nice and braided bun. that was eating at some point to make it a table, and then the waiter began to bring it. the couscous and the sweet were very tasty and delicious, but the hen was not grilled as described in the menu, and there were only 3 small cubes grilled hen on the top! I was a little disappointed! my wife got the basilikum cocosnous paste with garnel, which also came with 3 cloves and it was excessively sweet! the decor is beautiful and authentic, but the eating experience was not 100% authentic or impressive! to the traveling coming, I think they are overpriced (about $23 for some 3 cube grilled chicken and some cousins with sweet) and we had added a 20% cut to our ticket!

I wish I could give this zero star. the service was terrible. server seemed like I was an inconvenience. I ordered and he went away before I could order my drink. decided to drink only water. water was warm, so I asked about ice, instead I got another glass warm water. eating was very bland and not worth the price. I could have done better preparation at home. finally had to get up and find some salt because the whole tme I was there, the server never came back to see if I needed anything. it wasn't because he was busy. I was the only one in there. when he brought mine, he didn't say anything. I gave it exactly and went. the first time in my life I have ever refused to leave a tip. I had a rare opportunity to enjoy a nice meal and I ended to waste it.

We have paved a parking space next to this restaurant. I ordered chicken-pita red kartoffels for lunch. it was from this world! excellent food service. will definitely come to eat again!

Super sweet restaurant and such a great experience! I would highly recommend coming here. the aromas of food are incredible and make such a fun environment to get out of the norm of American food when they look for something like this. it is a small restaurant, so sitting place is very limited and it? it is hard to come sometimes from what I hear, but if they can get it?s definitiw it worth it. it is also at the pricier ende of the spectrum for a restaurant, but again it is worth considering.

So I?m going to tell you about an unusual adventure I had a few evenings ago. I decided to check another restaurant off the ever growing google maps list. I?ve been trying to hit up the Saffron Cafe but my schedule never really matched up to when they were open. I headed there and was excited to try out the Moroccan food. I found a place to park (paid parking) behind the restaurant. I went inside and a voice called out from the kitchen to sit wherever I liked. There was only one other table inside and one on the patio so I chose a round table. Thought that would be able to accommodate the food I?d order. After I was seated the waitress came out and asked if there was ?just one?? Let me just say please don?t say this to someone who is dining alone. It doesn?t bother me but it takes a lot of courage for some people to eat by themselves. This makes them feel bad. I read an article a few years ago about it and I?ve never said ?just one? again. After she handed me the menu a gentleman came into the restaurant. He sat down at a table nearby so I invited him to join me. Surprisingly he came over and sat down. We ordered and I chose the saffron mussels appetizer and the lamb tangine. My ?date? ordered Chef Sentissi?s Traditional Lamb M?Rosia and a house salad. My mussels showed up and I offered to share. The waitress brought out a small appetizer plate. There was One pound of fresh steamed mussels prepared in a rich creamy saffron sauce with garlic sweet basil served with warm bread for dipping. They had a sort of sweet flavor but delicious none the less. Our meal showed up shortly after. I was excited to try a tangine. The one I picked had lamb leg, peas and artichoke hearts in a rich saffron, garlic, and ginger sauce garnished with pickled lemon. Honestly I was a little underwhelmed. Lamb was tender. Sauce was lacking flavor. It was expecting it to be super flavorful. I shared with my guest. His entree was enormous and he let me taste it too. The couscous and vegetables were very good but the star was the leg of lamb. Here is the description from the menu: A 16 ounce bone in New Zealand lamb shank slow roasted for 5 hours in a rich hearty vegetable purée sauce of onions, potatoes, carrots garlic prepared with the sweet flavors of honey, nutmeg, cinnamon along with the deeper flavors of ginger clove all balanced with lots of saffron just a touch of cayenne... Sweet spicy perfection! It was a touch spicy but overall had an amazing flavor. I was jealous I didn?t order it! We ate and had some awesome conversations about traveling and food. I tried something out to my comfort zone and it turned out to be great. I learned so much about someone new and enjoyed myself. Can?t wait to do it again soon. Try something new and invite a stranger to join you for a meal. I?ll be back to try something else on the menu. I want to get a dish that floors me. Until my next meal?grab your forks and get