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Saffron Restaurant and Takeaway

Indian restaurant and takeaway on the High Street

The stylish dining room at Saffron Restaurant, with white-clothed tables, dark decor and mood lighting
🌱 Vegan options

Pateley Bridge's go-to for Indian food - a proper sit-down restaurant and takeaway serving a full menu of classic and contemporary Indian dishes. A reliable and popular choice for an evening meal in the dale, whether you are eating in or taking food back to where you are staying.

On the menu

Set Meals

  • Set Meal (for 2) - sharing menu of appetisers, starters, mains & sundries£38.95
  • Set Meal (for 4) - sharing menu of appetisers, starters, mains & sundries£74.95
  • Vegetable Set Meal (for 2) - vegetarian sharing menu of appetisers, starters, mains & sundries£34.95
  • Seafood Set Meal (for 2) - seafood sharing menu of appetisers, starters, mains & sundries£38.95

Appetisers

  • Poppadom (v)£1.20
  • Pickle Tray£3.95
  • Mint Sauce£1.00
  • Mango Chutney (v)£1.00
  • Onion Salad (v)£1.00
  • Mix Pickle (v)£1.00
  • Raita - Cucumber£2.95
  • Raita - Onion£2.95

Starters

  • Mix Starter - sharing platter of chicken tikka, onion bhaji, seekh kebab & tandoori chicken£14.95
  • Onion Bhaji£4.50
  • Garlic Mushroom£4.50
  • Royal Mixed Kebab£5.95
  • Seekh Kebab£4.95
  • Mutton Chops (2)£5.95
  • Tandoori Chicken (1/4)£5.50
  • Fish Tikka Fry - Asian style£5.95
  • Tikka - Chicken£4.95
  • Tikka - Paneer£5.50
  • Samosa - Meat£4.50
  • Samosa - Veg (v)£4.50
  • Pakora - Chicken£5.50
  • Pakora - Fish£5.95
  • Pakora - Mushroom£4.50
  • Chatt (served on a pancake) - Chicken£5.50
  • Chatt (served on a pancake) - Aloo (v)£5.50
  • Puree (served on a pancake) - Prawn£5.95
  • Puree (served on a pancake) - King Prawn£5.95

Tandoori Mains (dry charcoal grilled, served with salad & mint sauce)

  • Chicken Tikka (Main)£11.50
  • Tandoori Chicken (1/2)£11.50
  • Tandoori King Prawn£14.95
  • Mix Grill£14.95
  • Shashlik - Chicken Tikka£11.50
  • Shashlik - Fish Tikka£11.95
  • Shashlik - Tandoori King Prawn£14.95

Popular Mild Dishes

  • Masalla - choice of protein, cooked with tandoori sauce, coconut & fresh cream
  • Tandoori Butter - choice of protein, cooked with tandoori sauce, coconut & fresh cream
  • Delight - choice of protein, cooked with tandoori sauce, coconut & fresh cream

Fusion Medium Dishes

  • Garlic Wala - choice of protein
  • Mint Bhuna - choice of protein
  • Parsi - choice of protein, cooked with urad dal & bullet chilli
  • Bangla Karahi - choice of protein, cooked with urad dal & bullet chilli
  • Saag Garlic - choice of protein

Special Hot Dishes

  • Jalfrezi (v*) - choice of protein
  • Balti Chilli Massalla - choice of protein

Home Style Dishes

  • Himalayan Fish - fish in spiced batter, Himalayan salts, black seeds, paprika & hints of mango chutney£14.95
  • Fish Jhul - fish cooked with lemon & tomato£14.95
  • Murghi Tarkari - chicken cooked on the bone£14.95
  • Chop Salom - chops cooked on the bone, please call to check availability£14.95
  • Nawabi Khana - the most complex of the great curries, twenty-one individually roasted ingredients

Signature Dishes

  • Chef's Special Balti - chicken tikka, keema & garden peas with onion, capsicum, tomato & balti sauce£15.50
  • Special Mixed Karahi - chicken, mutton, prawn & mushroom with diced onion, capsicum & garlic£15.50
  • Saffron Special Dish - striped tandoori chicken & minced meat£15.50
  • Silsila - chicken with special herbs, green chillies, potato & mushroom£15.50
  • Special Handy - Chicken, with spinach, lentils, mixed spices & herbs£15.50
  • Special Handy - Mutton, with spinach, lentils, mixed spices & herbs£15.50
  • Special Saag Paneer - Chicken, with Indian cheese, spinach, onion, herbs, garlic & coriander£15.50
  • Special Saag Paneer - Mutton, with Indian cheese, spinach, onion, herbs, garlic & coriander£15.50
  • Rajastani - Chicken, with egg, fresh lemon, special spice & green chilli£15.50
  • Rajastani - Mutton, with egg, fresh lemon, special spice & green chilli£15.50

South Asian Dishes

  • Balti (v*) - mixed herbs & spices in a balti paste, stir-fried with onion, capsicum & bullet chillies
  • Karahi (v*) - stir-fried onions, garlic, ginger & tomatoes with a melange of spices & herbs

Traditional Dishes (Korma, Bhuna, Dopiaza, Dhansak, Rogan, Pathia, Madras, Vindaloo)

  • Korma - sweet & creamy, mild
  • Bhuna (v*) - medium strength, a little condensed but mostly tasteful
  • Dopiaza (v*) - cooked with chunks of onion in a thick sauce
  • Dhansak - sweet & sour, cooked with lentils & pineapple
  • Rogan (v*) - tomato-based, medium strength but a little dry
  • Pathia (v*) - fairly hot, sweet & sour
  • Madras (v*) - hot, prepared with fresh tomato paste & fine herbs
  • Vindaloo (v*) - very hot, similar to a Madras but hotter

Biryani Dishes (stir-fried with basmati rice, served with vegetable biryani sauce)

  • Chicken Biryani£11.95
  • Chicken Tikka Biryani£12.50
  • Mutton Biryani£12.50
  • Prawn Biryani£11.95
  • King Prawn Biryani£14.95
  • Vegetable Biryani (v*)£10.95

Vegetable Dishes (small or large portion)

  • Bombay Aloo (v) - spiced potatoes£5.95
  • Mushroom Bhaji (v) - spiced mushrooms£5.95
  • Sag Bhaji (v) - spiced spinach£5.95
  • Sag Aloo (v) - spinach & potatoes£5.95
  • Sag Paneer - spinach & Indian cheese£5.95
  • Chana Bhaji (v) - spiced chickpeas£5.95
  • Chana Masalla (v) - chickpeas cooked in a thick sauce£5.95
  • Tarka Daal (v*) - lentils£5.95

English Dishes & Kebabs

  • Chicken Nuggets & Chips£8.95
  • Chicken Omelette & Chips£9.95
  • Chicken Burger & Chips£8.95
  • Donner Meat & Chips£8.95
  • Spicy Donner Nan Kebab - served with salad & mint sauce£9.95
  • Chicken Tikka Nan Kebab - served with salad & mint sauce£9.95

Chips

  • Chips£2.95
  • Cheesy Chips£3.95

Rices

  • Steamed Rice (v) - boiled rice£3.95
  • Pilau Rice (v)£3.95
  • Mushroom Rice (v)£4.75
  • Egg Rice£4.75
  • Fried Rice£4.75
  • Special Rice£4.75

Breads

  • Plain Nan£3.95
  • Garlic Nan£4.95
  • Garlic Coriander Nan£4.95
  • Garlic & Cheese Nan£4.95
  • Peshwari Nan£4.95
  • Keema Nan£4.95
  • Roti (v)£2.95
  • Chapati (v)£1.75
  • Paratha£3.50

Drinks

  • Coke (330ml)£1.75
  • Diet Coke (330ml)£1.75
  • Fanta (330ml)£1.75
  • 7Up (330ml)£1.75

(v) usually vegan as standard. (v*) usually vegan if ordered with vegetables, chickpeas or lentils and no cream, butter or ghee - worth asking the kitchen to confirm, especially for dals. Plain, garlic and stuffed naan breads are not vegan here, but chapati and roti are. Dishes marked 'choice of protein' offer a range of meat, fish or vegetable options online with prices varying accordingly - ask in store or order online to see today's full options and pricing. These vegan notes are based on guidance from Saffron's own kitchen, so please double check when ordering as recipes can vary. Open Monday to Saturday, 5pm to 10:30pm, closed Sundays.

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High Street, Pateley Bridge