Safran - Auckland

Great location and ambiance! They offer both indoor and outdoor seating. The food was quite tasty, though there is only one vegetarian option available on the menu. The staff were very friendly! Overall, it was a pleasant experience. I'd definitely recommend it!

Enjoyed our dinner here , ordered a seafood risotto and a padella, garlic pita , food was great , had a great time catch up with my sis! I used to come here for work lunch , as they do have a very reasonable lunch menu, offering steak sandwich, Greek meatball, lasagna etc . Recommended!

Posted on Instagram food reviewing account as well @nourishingmei <br/ <br/ Safran! Took mum out for dins last night and went to Safran in new market as she had said she has wanted to go there for a while due to always seeing Safran packed with people and to her packed restaurant= good food and oh my it was good! We ordered the roast chicken salad, mushroom risotto and the sticky ginger pudding for dessert. The roast chicken salad had a Mediterranean feel to it and I really liked that there was a good salad to meat/vege ratio so the mesclun salad took up less than half the dish. I really liked the chicken+chorizo, veges and roast veges veges, however I found the roast potato was dry and the chicken was a little dry too. But overall the salad tasted amazing! The mushroom risotto was so good I loved the combination of mushroom and Parmesan and the risotto was so nice and creamy. The sticky ginger pudding was pretty good, I love ginger so I was excited to try it. It came with icecream that helped balance the sweetness of the pudding. However I found that the sauce was very sweet and at the end of it sickly sweet despite sharing it between us. The pudding itself was very good and I really liked the amount of ginger that was in the pudding and the icecream definitely helped balance it out. The portions were big which I loved because I was full before dessert which means I wouldn’t have to snack at home. Overall service was good even with the restaurant having a lot of customers. I would rate a 4.5/5 and will probably be back to try their fettuccine and desserts (bc I love desserts hehe)

I came to Safran Cafe for lunch with my mum and brother. The restaurant itself is quite cosy and there is also outdoor seating for warmer days. We were seated indoors as it wasn't warm enough to sit outside (if you do want to though, I believe there are blankets). The service was average and the food came out at a reasonable time. The portions were relatively massive for its price compared to other cafes, filling us all up. I got the cajun chicken salad, my brother got the paella and my mum got the chicken fettuccine. <br/ <br/ The cajun chicken salad was so delicious and filling! The main thing I worry about when I order a salad is that I won't be full but Safran's cajun chicken salad is guaranteed to fill you up. The chicken was covered with cajun powder, making it spicy and flavourful but also a bit dry. The salad was dressed with a bit of balsamic vinegar with half a tomato and a thick slice of cucumber, I would have preferred more dressing but it was still delicious! My favourite part of the salad was the pita bread and hummus. The hummus had a strong fresh taste of chickpeas with a bit of garlic that wasn't overpowering and when I dipped the pita bread (which was also soft, airy and light) into the hummus, it became my favourite combination. I tried a bit of my mum's fettuccine and the creaminess of the chicken throughout the pasta was evident and tasted really good, the fettuccine wasn't soft/overcooked and it was cooked perfectly. My brother's paella looked really delicious as well! Great for cooler days if you want a good hearty meal to warm up.<br/ <br/ Overall, Safran Cafe is definitely a must-try when in Newmarket. I highly recommend this place.

This is a fantastic restaurant with delicious food and reasonable prices for the new market.