Spice Merchant 77 Hyde Park Road, Peverell, Plymouth PL3 4JN

"Order mixed starter and no salad or mint sauce with it, after calling them told he couldn't get any iceberg lettuce.... surely he should of mentioned this on ordering and Where's my mint sauce... Now looking for another Indian unacceptable tbh and was a regular customer"

"Looked to ordering our usual tonight from here but once I got to the checkout and saw the price I cancelled the order. So far in less than a year, the price has gone from £24 to £28 to now £31.70. I know prices have gone up, so has the cost of living too but seriously that's a ridiculous price for a meal for two people now more so for a takeaway. £7.45 to now £8.55 for a Kurma and £7.95 to now £9.15 for Tikka Massala and £2.95 to now £3.35 for Pilau Rice...plus not only has the prices gone up, the dishes they came in are HALF the size now, so your getting LESS for your money and it's MORE expensive...absolutely shocking. Shame, as we loved the food from there but WON'T be ordering again, ever...not at those prices."

"Our usual indian, well no more! Ordered from my previous orders tonight, expecting a chicken tikka masala and got tandoori chicken. Rang and spoke to an indian lady who was insistent I had ordered the tandoori, no help, no offer of exchange or refund. So cooked a ready meal curry to go with mine, then bit into the onion bhaji which was raw, undercooked and full of bits i've never seen before. Looking for a new indian as we speak."

"I was looking for a new regular Indian in which I would use always. I thought I had when I used them previously! I was disappointed when I receive my order. No flavour, it was cold and pretty much just horrible!!!! Even my dog turn up her nose!!!! Will NEVER use this please again!! Also it wasn't a cheep order!!!! Such a disaster!!!!"

"Consistently brilliant! We've ordered a few times now (since the new 5 star food hygiene rating in the summer) and every time the food has tasted incredible. The name 'Spice Merchant' seems so appropriate given the amazing flavours each dish has as a result of the spices used, rather than them just throwing lots of sugar and salt at the dishes to get flavour like most places do. My favourite dish has to be the king prawn bhuna! I've tried a lot of Indian takeaways in Plymouth and the South West (possibly too many), and this place is by far my favourite. Another small touch I like is that everything doesn't seem as artificial as some places. I find it really off-putting when the mint yoghurt looks more like nuclear waste because it is so green, and the other dishes are also bright colours, whereas here, it seems as though it's only the spices used that give the dishes their colour. Nothing ever seems to be swimming in oil either unlike some places. The only negative I can think of is that the chicken tikka starter is sometimes a little dry, even though the flavour makes up for it. I wonder if the chicken is at least partially pre-cooked because the food is always ready really fast. Nonetheless, we'll definitely be back many more times!"