Indian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Ivanhoe

"Everytime we visit Melbourne, we try to have a meal here. The food is absolutely delicious and the friendly staff make it an extra divine dining..."

Baz Bakir

"Best Indian I have eaten in years!! Excellent highly..."

Janet Davenport

"Been going here for about 13 years and always amazing. Great atmosphere, attentive service and delicious..."

Kylie Morris

"Great food, excellent host and the only change they've made in the 17 year I've been going to Cafe Saffron is that they get better and..."

Deborah Kananghinis

"Loved the restaurant. Awesome food.. nice ambience...very good service ..very friendly owner who cares for customers and food !! Highly..."

Kunal Batavia

"Its really become one of my favourite restaurant in Melbourne.Both food and staff..."

Azman Khalid

"First time to this restaurant. What a pleasant surprise. Beautiful food. Great genuine service and good value. Think we have just found our favourite..."

Suzanne Mcphee

"The best Indian restaurant in the southern hemisphere definitely worth checking out when in Melbourne. Awesome kormas, naan and can't go wrong with..."

Jonathan Nixon

"We have celebrated daughter's first birthday food and service was amazing and very friendly staff . Thanks so..."

Manjeet Kaur

"Very fine Indian food ordered on Uber Eats during the corona lockdown. Good range of dishes. All were very nicely executed. Couldn’t fault it. ..."

Two Sheds

"Excellent takeaway Indian. Vegetarian and beef curries. A little bit pricy but worth it. Garlic naan a little small but delicious. New local..."

Nicki Shells

"Food is always so delicious from here. I have found that they seem to give more bang for your buck when you order take away. Take away is our go to,..."

Vanessa Tam

"Great food & service at this cosy restaurant. One of the best Indian meals we’ve had. Will definitely come back...."

Jai.leong

"The staff at cafe saffron are wonderful, always smiling! Food is delicious and always cooked to perfection! Vijay and his family are the reason we..."

Erin Moore

"Very decent Indian feed. Have never walked away hungry and food is traditionally tasty. I generally go with the standard butter chicken but have had..."

Lee Thompson

"Great restaurant, one of the best in Melbourne. Have been coming here for years, prices are very reasonable. Vijay the boss is always so friendly,..."

Renuka Eliezer

"What could I say about this ‘institution’ called Cafe Saffron. Consistently, the food we were served are, by far, the best Indian cuisine in..."

RayDAN143

"My favourite Indian in Melbourne. Friends love the leg of lamb and butter chicken. Never a scrap left over. The malai kofta is a winner..."

Paul B

"Best Curry in Melbourne! CTM, BC, and the lamb leg, are just amazing! We are regulars here, the serves are generous, and we always leave there..."

Julia Basa

"The best Indian restaurant ever! The staff is extremely friendly and are guaranteed to look after you. The food is authentic and extremely tasty and..."

Samantha Annakis

"This place is Melbourne’s best Indian restaurant and I can say this because I’m Indian. Highly recommend dining here for the delicious food -..."

Tia.mohamed222

"Cafe Saffron is probably the best Indian cuisine I have had the pleasure of tasting in Melbourne!! It is a charming, cozy setting and the owner is..."

Damien Shah-Harrison

"Delicious food and great staff..!! Consistent taste since last 10 years..!! We had our wedding reception party at Cafe Saffron and the guests..."

Sheetal Kothari

"Nice and friendly reception, chicken is tasty. We ordered a whole fish as well, not as good as I had expected and needed to dip into sauce for..."

Lifan Zou

"I’ve eaten here countless times over the years and it never disappoints! Consistently fresh, well balanced dishes and lots of great vegetarian..."

Sotasty

"We challenged ourselves with the banquet, which came with a very large amount of food for quite a reasonable price.Firstly, both the man..."

SJFU

"I’m always on the look out for good Indian food in Melbourne and boy do I struggle after trying it in UK. Again, not quite UK, nonetheless we..."

Split The Bill

"One of the best if the not the best indian I have ever had. All the food was so yummy. Had the Bombay potatoes, goat rogan josh and chicken Malabar...."

Winky420

"Always great food and even better service. I wish this guy next to me woulld shut up so i can enjoy my aloo tikki even more. The eggplant and potato..."

April Clifford

"Incredible food with something for everyone. They were able to customise a vegan meal for my partner and I which was delicious. Would recommend the..."

Madivandersluys

"I came here for my sisters birthday and ordered the goat rogan josh. It was amazing! Not a whole lot of meat because of the bone but the meat was so..."

Chlo

"Great Indian food. Very generous and the chef came out to make sure we were happy with the food. Very flavoursome and great place. Recommend this..."

Saady

"Brilliant food and service. I don't eat dairy and the staff could not have been more accommodating, will definitely be back! Thank you..."

BasicReview

"Very delicious and traditional tasting Indian. Reasonably priced. Very quick take away and a variety of well made meals. Very friendly staff, highly..."

Michelle Catherine

"Absolutely amazing! My family has been coming here for years now and have never had a bad meal. Highly recommend the spinach lamb chops and tandoori..."

Lucy Alice

"My wife and I love to go to this place. Our favorite Indian restaurant. Good customer service. Fresh food. Both quantity and quality are..."

Amir Kasra Zanjani

"Absolutley love this place and always have.Been here many times, for lunch, dinner and even birthday parties. Fabulous service, authentic food..."

Marie Goizet

"I regularly come here and get the lunch deal - a hugely generous serving of curry with rice. The Aalu Methi Chaman is always fabulous and the price..."

Chewly Madly Deeply

"Great food, friendly service, and reasonable prices. We went there on a midweek night and the place filled up very quickly! I'd definitely go..."

Michael Azari

"Easily the best Indian food in Northern suburbs. The tandoori platter was delicious, fresh and quite filling.Chabahar murg was a definite win...."

Rit Vika

"Quick meal on my own and excellent can't fault it very obviously a family run business with passion for the customer and quality food. Had the..."

Steve

"We have been visiting this Indian restaurant for several years. We visited two weeks back in a large group. As always the food was superb,..."

Aaron

"Probably the best Indian I've ever had in Melbourne!! It's a shame I don't live close by anymore because no other Indian restaurant measures up! The..."

Mrscinny

"My favorite placeAlthough I've noticed some of my fav curries change recipeTo the point where its completely newI'm guessing there's a..."

Chris Burness

"This is my favourite Indian restaurant, we often get delivery from here. Always fresh and super flavoursome. My favourite is the tomato soup and the..."

Olivia

"The quality of the food is great and there is a good variety on the menu. The baby leg of lamb is a must try. Great menu item for dine in or take..."

Caitlin Mary

"We came here after wanting to try this place for a while and we were definitely satisfied. The staff were extremely friendly and talkative and the..."

Beccy's Adventures

"Outstanding food and service. This is the best Indian restaurant I have eaten at, and I've been eating here for 17 years. You can't beat them on..."

Mlinda Saveur

"Consistently nice suburban Indian food with decent meat quality. Staff are always lovely and friendly. Good for both eating in and take away...."

Gotham

"Came here for a friends birthday. It was quite a trek but was well worth it. The lamb rack was delicious, & the Cochini Jhinga was a definite..."

Zuma Sinclair

"Food is awesome. Especially Sikandari raan, chicken curry and mutter methi malai. Entrees are great treat too.The owner as well staff are very..."

Food Expert Puru

"Hands down the best Indian restaurant in Melbourne! Do a yourself a massive favour and order the chicken in coconut, you'll be ordering a second and..."

Wade Quinlan

"For us, there's nothing like a good Indian meal to top off a hard day at work! Smiling faces greeted us at the door and lead us through a packed..."

Two Bears And A Fork

"Cafe saffron is located on Main Street. Food is very good . Service is good . Owner Mr Negi is very friendly. Channa masala and aloo matter are good..."

Sunil Kumar Singhvi

"Excellent service when we went for an early weekend family dinner, including a complementary little treat for the kids at the end of the meal. The..."

Ozbloss

"Excellent service and good food ;) Would certainly recommend. Their grilled meats are certainly one of the best I have eaten. Must try their..."

Keng

"The service was really good and the food was really tasty. The Dahl was amazing. Perfect amount of heat and spices. Will come back here..."

Cindy Moschoyiannis

"It was a decision between Thai or Indian last night and looking through the window of Cafe Saffron (the word 'cafe' preceding it was pretty..."

Julian B Ho

"Love this place. We eat here a lot as it's the most authentic Indian in Melbourne.The decor is a little dated but totally in keeping with the..."

Melbourne Foodie

"I love it here! The family run business is lovely and food authentic. Some favourite reasons to go here:1. Not too salty!2. They use ACTUAL..."

SamwichesXoX

"Definitely my go to place for Indian now (it's nice to mix it up with the cuisines hey) because it was absolutely flawless. Price was absolutely..."

The Hungry Excavator

"Delicious. Best Indian in..."

Liv Moir

"Lovely experience everytime!. I come here every year for my birthday and have always had a nice experience. The food is the best Indian I have had..."

Bec Michelle

"Simply awesome, great fare, service and reasonably..."

TheEnforcer

"Really pleasantly surprised by this place. My partner and I ordered the cheapest option vegetarian banquet and received enough food for four people!..."

Kdonks

"We have only ever had takeaways but the food is very good. Great selection of vegetarian mains, with lots of different flavours. As a lifelong curry..."

Red Rabbit

"Good, but not great.. Went here on a busy Friday night in Mid May. Restaurant was busy with the restaurant 80% full and lots of take away orders..."

Melbfoodie

"Excellent. We have been eating here for several years and this is definitely the best Indian restaurant in the area. The meats are tender, curries..."

Erdmann

"Love the variety of meals. You can always come here for a great banquet , and roll out of here. constantly bring new customers here and everyone..."

Foodiecritic

"A long time favorite. Cafe Saffron has served up great Indian food for the last 10 or so years. After a few years break (because the kids refused to..."

Wonder

"Very good potato and pea samosa with the dipping sauce that goes really well with it! Curry was alright but samosa the..."

Precious Taste

"Good, but just.. Service was polite and friendly, but that doesn't erase delay and error. Had what most people call butter chicken,..."

Rothy

"Above average Indian fare-quality can fluctuate on weekdays... Good Indian food, the grilled lamb with coriander and mint marinade is a crowd..."

Tj

"Tasty!. Delicious authentic dishes with so much flavour, a must try!! I usually get the prawn chef special,..."

Virginia

"Easily the best Indian restaurant I've been to, and I love Indian food. Very unassuming little place in Ivanhoe. Food ticked me pink, it was just..."

Rebecca

"Consistently good quality Indian food. Our favourite Indian restaurant and after a longer than necessary absence the food was still great. The three..."

Wocksie

"Always a favourite. Great food very friendly service. Love..."

John Smith

"Very good authentic Indian taste, spices are balanced giving the real flavour and aroma. Very good restaurant with a very reasonable price tag. Will..."

Sandy

"Highly recommend this restraunt. Excellent food, service, friendly and attentive staff. Lamb shank was perfect: soft, juicy and flavoursome. Good..."

Allan Basdekis

"Recently had a group dinner at this restaurant. The food was amazing, but it was the service that made this restaurant standout. The staff were all..."

Anna Lehmann

"Fantastic and very affordable take away. Our “go to” for Indian. Unfortunately with two kids it’s a little hard to dine out these days but take..."

Terry Mylonopoulos

"Probably the best Indian Restaurant experience we have had in Melbourne. The food was awesome and the service friendly and welcoming. Our first time..."

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