My "normal" idea of an curry house is the flock wallpaper, indian music in the background , the odd picture of the Taj Mahal and an aquarium full of fish who can sometimes look more tasty than the curry! The little cards on the table advertising kingfisher or Cobra Beer. then of course there is a bloke sitting on a row of chairs by the counter reading the Sun and waiting for his take away, the couple in the corner desperately trying to have a romantic meal only to be drowned out by the group of lads at a nearby table trying to outdo each other in curry eating, drinking and talking loudly.  Aaaaaaaaah ,just soak up the atmosphere.... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Joking aside I am not too bothered by the decor - I'm more of a take away guy myself. As long as the curry is a good 'un then I'm not too fussed. However from personal observation, the restaurants with the flashy upmarket decor often have flashy upmarket prices to match.........

Just finished it.. what can I say?  sheer heaven! agree with you totally - curry on!

Silly question perhaps, but why is it that  in the current weather situation (hot and sticky and sweaty) I am craving for a decent curry? If it wasn't for the fact that we have already eaten I could MURDER a decent madras,bhaji,naan et al! My dear wife thinks I've been out in the sun too long...is the the first step in becoming a curry addict?   :

Trouble is, I'm getting a lot of colds recently (tee hee!) sorry dear, need to have another curry tonight to clear this cold of mine (!)

I have to restrict my curries to one a week as I have a young family and a Chicken Madras does not go down too well with a three year old!
I think home made curries are healthier as you have more control over the fat ciontent and use better quality ingredients.
On the health side I can now virtually guarantee that if I have a cold then a good hot curry will clear it!