A popular Welsh takeaway venue has vowed to do everything it can to reopen and continue to serve its close-knit community after a devastating fire forced it to close down. It’s now more than a week since a blaze broke out at Saffron Indian takeaway in the heart of Pontypridd during the early hours of Friday, May 24. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and is being investigated, but it means that a local business which had been running for more than 10 years is currently shut as it tries to rebuild and reopen as soon as possible.
Saffron, located in Bridge Street, has been a huge hit with food lovers for several years with a Google rating of 4.5 out of five based on more than 100 reviews. Customers have described the takeaway as somewhere offering “great customer service” and “stunning food”.
But for now, Saffron is closed, with no definite date in mind as to when it can reopen. The damage caused by the fire is extensive - it has destroyed a store room and badly damaged the kitchen. Announcing that the business had to close on social media, Saffron said: “It’s something which breaks our heart.
The disappointed faces of our regular customers who were patiently waiting outside at 5pm for their Friday curry made us realise what this fire has done. At Saffron we have always been about building a relationship with the Pontypridd community whereby you felt safe, valued for money and reassured that we are always here to help. For the first time in 10 years we fee.