Welcome to Saffron in Saugeen Shores!

We have been serving international cuisine right here in Port Elgin since 2012! Everything is homemade, including our bread and desserts. Just below you will find information on reservations and take-out!

Today’s Specials & Reservation Information

RESERVATION PROTOCOL

The best way to make a reservation is to call 519-832-9121 any time after 1:30PM on Wednesdays to Saturdays (and you can call after 8:30AM on Sundays).  If you wish to pre-order your food when you make your reservation, go for it!  Walk-ins will only be accepted if it's a slow night for take-out, (take-out is about 80% of our business, thus reservations are strongly recommended!) :)

 TAKE-OUT PROTOCOL

   For our dinner service, call 519-832-9121 any time after 1:30 Wednesdays to Saturdays to place your take-out order in advance (after 8:30 on Sundays for breakfast). The hours for pick-up are in 5 minute increments between 4:00-7:45 for dinner (and 9:00-12:45 on Sunday).  The regular menu is all available, plus daily features listed below.

Saturday March 28th (4:00-8:00)

For a take-out order or reservation, call 519-832-9121 any time after 1:30! The regular menu is available, plus the features listed down below! We still have plenty of openings tonight - give us a call - the wait won't be more than 20 minutes!

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 29th!

We received a call on Friday from Westario Power that there will be a planned power outage in Port Elgin on Sunday from 8am-11am. While we cannot open for our regular breakfast operations that day, we are indeed going to serve up a super tasty breakfast special to feed our lovely customers! We can’t offer the regular menu since we can’t have the gas griddle on - without the hood fan running, it gets SO smoky in the restaurant. However, we are making a casserole in our gas oven and will have a pot of chai on! :) :) Description and ordering suggestions, next paragraph!…

Sunday POWER OUTAGE Caribbean Curried Breakfast Casserole SPECIAL! $20

Soooo good, and perfect to eat at home in the dark! You get a big honkin’ piece of it - the delicious thing is made with roasted cauliflower, potatoes, peas, cheddar cheese, curry powder, thyme, habaneros, onions, garlic, cream and is topped with buttery Panko bread crumbs! We are baking it up fresh Sunday morning in the gas oven… by candlelight. Served with two eggs - you can have them over-easy, sunny side or scrambled (we can cook them on the gas stove)! (Vegetarian. Contains gluten and dairy) We will also be offering our sweet, milky Chai for $4 (Indian-style tea). You can call any time after 1:30 on Saturday to pre-order for a pick-up time on Sunday between 9-11:00am - or whenever it is gone (I will update here). You can pay over the phone with a credit card on Saturday, or you can bring cash on Sunday. If you don’t see this until Sunday, given we will not be able to take calls that day, you can just come right over between 9:00-11:30 to pick it up. It will only take a few minutes to box it up and send you on your way! If you don’t have cash, Jenn will take your credit card information and charge you when the power is back on.

Easter Hours: Yes, we are open Good Friday (April 3rd), but will be closed on Sunday April 5th in order to allow staff the time to drive and see family! Thanks for understanding!

Today’s Specials:

Soup:

Indian Tomato, Pea & Coconut! $8

Onions, garlic, fresh curry leaves, fennel, cumin, coriander, cilantro, tomatoes, peas and coconut milk all in this super flavourful soup - it is truly amazing!

(Vegan.  Gluten and dairy free). 

Appetizer:

Indian Spiced Green Split Pea Fritters! $13

These have a perfect crunch, similar to falafels! Soaked raw green split peas were pulsed up with onions, garlic, ginger, finely chopped cilantro and parsley, green chilies, cumin, coriander, turmeric, etc., and fried until crunchy! Four are served in an order with a homemade sweet tamarind & date chutney (made with toasted fennel, cumin and coriander seeds!) to dip! Good for 2 to share! Yum!

(Vegan. Gluten- and dairy-free, but they are indeed fried in a communal fryer, and are thus not celiac-friendly).

Drinks:

Chai $4.00

Our famous hot milky caffeinated sweet tea made with cardamom and ginger. :)

Coffee! $3.50

We have partnered with Rabbit Dash/Dizzy Bird here in town to serve you a cup of their delicious "Saffron Blend" - a medium-dark roast with nutty, syrupy hazelnut notes, and a bright aftertaste!

Cold Drinks:

Ginger Ale, A&W Root Beer, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite $3

Fuze Iced Tea $3

Perrier or Lemon & Blood Orange San Pellegrino $3.50

Main:

Sold out! Sorry! :( Return of the Indian Korma! $25 (Veg: $23)

This is a very intricate and delicious dish made with ground toasted almonds, butter, onions, garlic, ginger, green cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, fenugreek, coriander powder, garam masala, chilies, etc., cream, yogurt and spinach.  Served with basmati rice, our homemade naan bread, and a garnish of DELICIOUS house-made crispy fried onions and cilantro!  Truly amazing, and with premium ingredients (we make ours home-style)!  You choose either chicken OR cauliflower, green beans & carrots to get cooked in the sauce, depending if you want meat or vegetarian! :)  This is not a tomato-based dish.

(Contains dairy and almonds.  Gluten free with extra rice instead of naan, or a GF tortilla +$1. Vegetarian with the vegetable version.  The fried onions are coated in a bit of cornstarch before frying and are done in a communal fryer with flour - so please advise us of any allergies).

Dessert:

Chai-Spiced Cake! $10

A very moist homemade layered cake with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper and vanilla! With a cream cheese icing! Big enough for 2! It is amaaazing - the perfect flavour!

(Contains gluten, eggs and dairy).

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