Somwrita Sarkar

I don't usually write reviews, so this comes straight from the heart. We have been ordering from Saffron Tree for years, and we kept ordering because they WERE really good. However, lately we ordered from them again. I wish I could give them a NEGATIVE FIVE stars. Maybe we should alter these ratings to include a -5 to a +5 rating. The food was TERRIBLE. The spinach in the curry was smelling as if it was months old, and there was way too much salt in the curry. The meat pieces were boiled and just dropped into the curry, were rubbery and well, absolutely inedible - we discarded most of the curry. The MALAI KOFTA (cottage cheese - paneer) was ALL POTATO. Infact, I am a fairly elaborate cook myself, and therefore, I would bet saying that the MALAI KOFTA was FROZEN HASH BROWNS reshaped into malai koftas. Their food used to be really good quality, therefore it breaks my heart to say that, it feels like Indian restaurants these days do not take any pride into their product, their cooking, and the fact that they represent a cultural tradition that is treasured around the world. I would request - please take some pride in your product - especially because if you charge a whopping big amount of money for an amazingly small amount of food per serving, please take some pride in at least ensuring that it is not gutter food, and it is quality Indian food.