I feel like I've been to two different Saffron Patches in the same restaurant. I went once for the lunch buffet. It was so poor, that I vowed never to return. I never could understand why people raved about this place. Granted, I grew up on Indian food, so maybe I made the mistake of comparing it to my childhood and young adult experiences.
Anyway, some dear friends were going for dinner and begged me to come. I was very hesitant, but am so glad I did. The a la carte dinner totally made me revise my estimate. It was solid Northern Indian restaurant food. Given my first experience, I can't give it more than 3 stars in good faith. But I'll go back, and if it relives my last experience, I'll bump this to 3.5 stars with a warning to only go at dinner time.