A family restaurant at Sector 30, DLF Star Mall, Gurgaon, by the name of ‘Zaffran’ is stealing attention on the city’s culinary circuit. The restaurant is not trendy or swanky but has a timeless quality to it. The tasteful elegance of the décor is soothing on the eyes. Pastel shades are used in the interiors to create a serene ambience to relax your nerves. And they are successful about it too. The room is large and spacious, dotted with ethnic looking furniture. The contemporary lamps throw nice pleasant glow around the room. Though the tables are equipped to seat a party of four to six comfortably you can also ask to be seated in private dining room which is offers privacy. This restaurant welcomes families and are very kid friendly. You will receive very warm welcome by the staff and full attention during your evening. They will fully co-operate if you want to organise any family celebration here.

Zaffran focuses on serving the authentic and traditional north Indian cuisine to you. It tries to maintain quality throughout and manages to present to you a truly memorable meal. You will find delicious Mughlai dishes on the menu too. The food is prepared by very skilled chefs who excel at art of cuisine. Start the meal at Zaffran with shorbas. Choose between murgh shorba or tamatar shorba. For appetizer they will offer you khumbh nawabi, corn kebab, mahi tikka, tandoori jheenga, gulafi seekh, dahi ke kebab,tandoori pomfret, tandoori bharwan aloo, amritsari fish, lahsuni murg tikka, noorjahani burrah and paneer tikka. Appetizers are followed by delectable mains. Kashmiri dum aloo, rogan josh, laal maas, malai kofta, karari bhindi, murgh lababdar, subz taka tak, egg curry, fish curry, channa pindi, martaban meat, paneer akbari, gobi dum-dar and methi malai chicken.

Combine the delicious mains with equally delicious biryani or indian flatbreads. Zaffrani chicken biryani, yaseen vegetable biryani, khasta roti, mirchi paratha, missi roti, laccha paratha, olive naan, paneer kulcha, garlic naan, butter naan and roomali roti. Ask them to tone down the spice level as per your need. The restaurant is popular for takeaways but it is as popular for the a la carte as well. Make reservations before visiting or you might be left standing in wait. The tables are snapped up almost instantly. Zaffran is popular dining choice for families but is not at all expensive. It is affordable enough so go with a free mind.