we started the meal with onion bhaji, barra kebab, seekh kebab, and vegetable kachori. i haven’t had kachori before. they were three pasties (think small samosa) filled with peas, coconut and sultanas. they were the hit of the four entrees and i’ll be having them again the next time we visit. the seekh kebab wasn’t as flavoursome as others i’ve had. the plates came out nice and hot – which was welcomed, as the upstairs area we were dining in could have been heated a bit more. there was a portable gas heater near, which was useful to warm our byo red wine in front of. our mains consisted of lamb vindaloo, rogan josh, tandoori chicken and scallop balti. the last dish was a first for me and it came with seven good sized scallops. the vindaloo and rogan josh had very similar sauces. they were distinguishable but they were very similar nonetheless. both were orderedindianhot but the vindaloo was definitely hotter. the tandoori chicken was moist but lacked additional flavours. the three breads we had (pershwari naan, garlic naan and onion kulcha) were a treat and superbly fluffy. we rounded off the meal with gulab jamun and mango kulfi for dessert, and sat for another half an hour chatting until we had finished our last bottle of wine. the background music was good and not too intrusive. the upstairs toilet was okay. we had good service from a waitress that chatted to us briefly. she came from chennai in south india. on leaving i enquired with the restaurant manager about the pricing structure. all the main dishes (apart from the seafood) are all the same price, but the serving sizes appeared to be the same. i find this intriguing, as elsewhere the price of the vegetarian dishes are always a bit cheaper – but not at planet spice. apparently it is “easier to manage and the price differentials average out in the end”. overall, the food in general didn’t stand-out from other places in town, the breads were very good and the environment was okay, if a little cool for my liking.