Modern Indian kitchen · Est. 2016

Slow fire, bold spice, a table worth dressing up for.

Charcoal tandoor, coastal Kerala curries and hand-pulled breads, served in a candlelit dining room two minutes from 12th Main. Dinner nightly, brunch on weekends, and always walk-ins at the bar.

  • 4.8 from 2,400+ diners
  • 12th Main, Indiranagar
  • Lunch & dinner, 12 pm – 11 pm
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9 Years on 12th Main
2.4k+ Guests a year
48 Seats, plus 40 private
300+ Bottles in the cellar
A saffron House thali with curries, rice and breads on a dark wooden table
Tonight's pick: Malabar fish curry Kerala coastal, 400 likes
Chef checking lamb in the clay tandoor at Saffron House
Since 7 am

The tandoor never sleeps

Marinated overnight, fired with coconut husk, and pulled to order — 180Kebabs leave our tandoor between 12:30 pm and 10 pm.

Head chef plating a dish at the pass
Cocktails lined up on the brass-fronted bar
Our story

Grandmother's tandoor, our kitchen's fire

Chef Meera Iyengar grew up between a Kannada home in Mysuru and her grandmother's tandoor in Lucknow. Saffron House began in 2016 as a six-table room behind a garage on 12th Main, and the recipes have not changed since — only the fire got hotter.

Today we cook over charcoal daily, mill our own masalas, and buy produce from three farms within 60 km. The menu stays tight on purpose: 38 dishes, all of them things we would serve our own families.

  • Clay-oven tandoor fired with coconut husk — marinated overnight, cooked to order.
  • Produce from three local farms — seasonal vegetables change the menu every few weeks.
  • Breads pulled to order — naan, butter kulcha and ghee-laden parathas from 7 am.
  • 10% of every bill to mid-day meals for school children in Indiranagar.
Atmosphere

Quiet at lunch, candlelit by 8 pm

Forty-eight seats, a brass-fronted bar and a private room for up to 40 guests. Walk in for a table at the bar, or reserve for the full dining room.

Candlelit dining room with set tables
Warm interior with wooden tables and hanging lights
Table set for evening service with candles
Private dining corner with warm lighting
Chef cooking over an open flame
Guestbook

What Bengaluru says

4.8 stars across Google, Zomato and our own guest book. A few notes from recent tables.

“The Malabar fish curry tastes like my grandmother's kitchen in Kochi, and the service never once rushed us. We stayed three hours.”
Anjali Nair
Dinner for 4 · Saturday
“We booked the private room for 28 people. Chef Meera ran the menu like a proper feast — everyone left talking about the galouti.”
Rahul Khanna
Private dining · Anniversary
“Came for the veg thali lunch — genuinely the best value lunch in Indiranagar, and the mishti dal is worth the trip alone.”
Sneha V.
Lunch · Weekday
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Reserve your table

Tell us when and how many. We hold tables for 15 minutes after your booking time — for groups of 8 or more, please call the restaurant so the kitchen can plan.

Prefer to talk? Call +91 80 4123 4567 between 11 am and 9 pm IST.

Private dining for up to 40, with a set lunch and dinner menu at ₹4,200 per guest.

Birthdays and anniversaries: a complimentary cake and a table with room for a surprise.

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Visit us

Find us, and when we are open

Two minutes from Indiranagar Metro (12th Main exit), with valet parking from 6 pm.

Where to find us

Ground & First Floor, 452, 12th Main,
Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038

Free valet parking from 6 pm. Two-wheeler parking in the basement. 5 minutes walk from Indiranagar Metro.

+91 80 4123 4567 · hello@saffronhouse.in

Opening hours

  • Mon – Thu12 pm – 11 pm
  • Fri – Sat12 pm – 12:30 am
  • Sunday12 pm – 10:30 pm
  • BrunchSat – Sun, 11 am – 4 pm

Kitchen closes 45 minutes before the bar. The tandoor takes its last order at 10 pm.

Good to know

  • Lunch deal (Mon – Fri)₹499 thali
  • Set dinners (groups of 8+)₹4,200 pp
  • Kids under 6Free
  • Card & UPI acceptedAll major cards

Ask about our 10% community menu — a nine-drawer thali at ₹899 for a cause.

The weekday nine-drawer vegetarian thali
The ₹499 weekday thali
Private dining room laid out for a celebration dinner
Private room, set for 40
Good to know

Questions we get often

Do I need to book, or can I just walk in?

Walk-ins are welcome at the bar every evening and for lunch on weekdays. For dinner between 7:30 pm and 9:30 pm we strongly recommend a booking — that is when the dining room is at its fullest.

Can you cater to vegetarian, vegan and Jain diets?

Yes. Around 70% of our menu is vegetarian, and the kitchen keeps a separate Jain prep area with no onion, garlic or root vegetables. Tell your server when you order and the chef will guide you.

Is there parking and are you wheelchair accessible?

Valet parking runs from 6 pm on all days, and two-wheeler parking is in the basement with lift access. The dining room, bar and private room are all step-free.

Do you host birthdays and private events?

We host up to 40 guests in the private room with a set menu at ₹4,200 per guest, and we can set up a cake or a small decorated corner at no cost. Call the restaurant and we will send a full deck.

What about a quiet table or a high chair?

Both, with notice. Mention it in the notes when you book, or call us a few hours before — we keep two tables by the window free for families and a quieter corner away from the bar.