Planet India in Brighton and Hove

Amazing food, great atmosphere. Extra points for the comedic menu descriptions 😅

My 4 word review: bungalow height but worthwhile For full review including photos, see potato_world_and_beyond on Instagram!

Great food, very chill atmosphere.

This place is great. The food is straightforward but the flavours are really big. The atmosphere is very relaxed. Even if you just get rice and dahl it will be a really good dining experience. But there’s more choices than that of course. Fantastic for vegetarians and vegans. Good prices. They do two sittings, an earlier one and a late one, and you can book on the website really easily. Five stars all round.

We have been coming here every time we come to Brighton. We spotted it by chance when arriving one time. It is still good. Great food. Friendly staff. Can’t fault it at all. Highly recommend!

Absolutely fantastic! Fabulous fresh food, far from your average .. i haven't ever had better Indian anywhere Also really liked the low lighting and warm room

Fabulous place with a wonderful (hilarious) menu. The food is fantastic - delicious and authentic. The atmosphere is chill and easy going. The staff are friendly and the prices are very affordable and great value. An excellent place, we will be back, soon!

Best restaurant in Brighton and Hove hands down

Delicious! My friend and I ordered the "two half curry" deal - I got the mild vegetable korma and the black chick pea curry (labelled as very very spicy. If you can eat Samyang Korean Noodles this is less spicy than that). My friend ordered the Mombai potato curry and the spinach and paneer curry. It was all very tasty and great portion sizes. Would visit again!

Omg the Dhai Bhel Puri is out if this world

Love the concept and the atmosphere. Food was so good and I will most definitely be coming back to try the other curries! Owner was super friendly :)

Lovely tasty Indian food, great rich flavours, good portions, cute place and friendly service

Great food & service, we will be back. Top tip.... Book a table in advance 😉

Great food and a lovely atmosphere too

A great dining experience for vegans and vegetarians.I can thoroughly recommend a visit.

My friends and I have been coming here for over 15 years - despite moving away from Brighton I still try to come back once a year to experience this special place. Fantastic food, great staff and a unique atmosphere shouldn't be missed

Great to experience an Indian restaurant that has a unique style of food, different from most UK Indian menus. Very interesting and tasty starters, followed by a great selection of plant or dairy based main courses. The half&half is best choice. Good beer and friendly service. I will be back!

Had our first takeaway from Planet India after wanting to try it for ages - we will definitely be back! Every dish was 10/10!

One of the best curry restaurants in Brighton, with vegetarian options only, at very convenient prices (curries are around £10-12). The location is not fancy but it's cosy and staff is super welcoming.

Fantastic experience this evening with very friendly staff and wonderful food. I was in a party of 7 and food arrived promptly with just the right amount of attention paid to make sure we had what we needed. We had such a nice time and great food - I definitely would go back.

Absolutely delicious, great service, good atmosphere.

Amazing food, service & reasonable prices, highly recommend 👍

Break after a while not been here. Had a good meal on both occasions.

A must visit for anyone who wants to try authentic Indian food! The interior is very cosy and I really enjoyed it, it's different from what you'd expect. The reggae music wasn't what I expected but it added to the vibe. I've always wanted to try Pani Puri and I'm so glad I did, it really is an explosion in your mouth. Great to share with friends. I also had the aubergine curry and it was just so lovely, I would love to go again and try more. The flavours were exquisite and genuinely fun to try. The menu is also well written with jokes and that added a little personality to this quirky restaurant. 10/10

Had good reports about Planet India so ordered a takeaway and picked it up. Very impressed with the food, portion size and also good value and the order was ready for me when they said it would be. It looked fairly busy inside and i can see why.

Food is delicious, lovely atmosphere too. All the dishes have a nice, complex spice flavours, and not swimming in grease.

Fantastic experience! I’d got my reservation date wrong and they made space for the 4 of us. Wonderful food and incredibly friendly staff. Thank you 🙏

We took all our brothers and sisters to Planet India and had an absolute ball inspired by beautiful food, and even more beautiful waiting staff. The owner made us really feel like honoured guests. We were immersed in the charm of authentic India and the eccentricity of Brighton. The entire evening has left us with a memory we’ll never forget. The food was perfectly spiced, deeply flavourful and totally authentic. A number of us have travelled to India so we can testify to that. The highlight for me was the perfectly cooked rice, the spinach and paneer curry, and about the best chapati that I’ve ever eaten. My brother John, ex chef for 30 years and who has travelled to India extensively said this was the best curry he’s eaten - ever. I want to thank Planet India personally for treating my family with such respect. Just go or you’ll miss out, what more can I say. Thank you.

This place takes me back to India- the food is so much like that ice had when I was lucky enough to spend some time working there. The food has lots of flavour without any over-the-top heat.

Brilliant veggie Indian food. My go too for veggie and vegan Indian delights. Always top notch food, full of flavour and taste and not full of oil. They know their cuisine. Highly recommended.

Amazing food, beer & service. Proper Indian food. Undoubtedly the best vegetarian Indian in town😁

Amazing veggie food! Loved everything we got, I recommend the pea and paneer curry!

Very good, tasty and relatively inexpensive and Indian vegetarian food. Samosas were generously sized, and mains were nicely spicy and tasty but not hot. Unexpected pleasure

Great atmosphere and an unfussy style presenting delicious food. The house red was excellent too.

Excellent place, highly recommended. Lovely food and service.

So good you really have to book in advance. Been here for years apparently but as I only visit Brighton not living there I have missed this one on my radar

Great relaxed atmosphere, service attentive but not intrusive. The food was excellent. It was spicier than I am used to, but the flavours were excellent and a varied menu allowed a lot of choice.

Recently had a meal here with a friend. Very friendly service and lovely food.

I'd heard great things about this place, and it did not disappoint! Full vegetarian menu, friendly service, everything was delicious and there's something about the place that gives off warmth and love - it felt like eating in a family living room. Can't wait to go back.

Excellent food. The flavours are delicious. The food isn’t too oily. Quirky interior decor, 70s feel - but not kitsch. Quite an unique place. Service is good. This seems a popular place and I can see why. The dishes are generously portioned. The wait for the food was a little long, but not so long as to bring the overall score down. A fairly solid 5 stars. Overall, well worth it - also fairly reasonably priced. Will definitely return.

Really really good food. Fun fizzy drinks. Good beers. You don’t even notice it’s veggie. The interior is super cute and feels like you’re hanging out in a living room.

We were warned, both on the menu and by the waiter, that the Black Chick Pea curry was spicy. It was but in a good way! But as suggested, paired with the creamy aubergine curry it worked really well. We also had a mansoor dall curry with the spinach and paneer curry. By offering two half curries you get the chance to try different options and mix the flavours. We started with poppadums and Pani Puri. I had a sweet lassi and my husband had the salty one - both were delicious. A wonderful meal, great service and amazing price

Real Indian food but extremely hot spicy. Should have that indication at the menu. 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

The rotis and theplas we ordered seemed to be store bought frozen, not freshly made, and the food served was super hot on the inside suggestive of microwave heating .. the quality of the food was not great at least for an Indian palate.

Nice atmosphere with some lovely vegetarian currys, parking available in the street and free from 8pm

I went half and half on my dish of very spicy black chickpea curry and mixed veg curry, glad I did as the spicy curry is exactly that and the mixture was perfect. Bhel puri was a new one for me and was delicious. A repeat visit next time I'm in B town is anticipated.

Best microwave in Town,an offensive Place for all indian people!basically dont have Sense to Cook nice dishes and then you Destroy in the microwave

One of the best Indian restaurants we’ve been to. You can order two halves of different curries as your main which I liked. Sweetcorn, tomato and vine leaves curry was great (and spicy). Everyone loved the korma too. Friendly staff and the descriptions in the menu are entertaining. Check it out.

Best microwave in Town!! Offensive for all indian

Very good Indian vegetarian food,it worth a visit.

We had a great time at Planet India. From the first second we walked in, the service was warm and friendly and we felt right at home. The food was tasty and reasonably priced and we loved that you can split the portions in two to try more things. Also loads of gluten free beers which was much appreciated. Will definitely be back!

Second week in a row that we've eaten somewhere excellent. Turmeric pickle Mansoor daal curry Patra leaf and sweetcorn curry. Cumin rice I had to get stuck in with my hands. Too good to allow the metal to sully it. Wonderful, delicious food! Need more places like this across the UK. No photos. To busy with eating.

My favourite Indian restaurant. No competition

I bought a takeaway online using their easy to use website. I soon received a polite phone call to confirm the order and ask when I will pick it up. When I arrived to pick up my food I was met with a wonderful atmosphere, people of all ages enjoying their food. The food was absolutely superlative! These vegetarian dishes provided the texture and flavour that one might covet from a meat eater. I was very impressed for moderately priced and healthy portions and I will return. I recommend.

Superb delicious food and such a friendly buzzy place. You need to book.

Exceptional place. So good we went two nights running when we were in Brighton. The food is delicious, the feel is comfortable casual and service great. I really would recommend a visit.

One of the best authentic meals we've had. Currys were amazing , service was excellent. Really enjoyed the experience.

amazing, amazing, amazing food. we ate the two different paneer curries, onion bhaji, famous cumin rice and poppadum with chutney. such amazing value for money and it was fantastic food. will definately come again. service was great, very friendly and helpful. too marks - got to visit again

This food slaps and my lord please try those lassis. Super service as well, compliments to the chef and everyone involved! We were super impressed

There should be option for spicyness based on customer request rest all was good

Excellent!! Really enjoyed food here with the family. Never had such a large Samosa chaat, not even in India. Superb taste, we had also ordered paneer curry, rice, lassi and chapati, everything was perfect!! Must visit for a vegetarian!! Please make sure that you book it in advance to avoid queues!! Thanks for the tasty banana chips which was served as freebies, really loved it!!

I visited Planet India for the first time, on a friends recommendation. and my first time trying a vegetarian restaurant. I tried the paneer and pee curry alongside a very spicy chick pea curry. It was fantastic. And the selection of beers were a great accompaniment. Really enjoyed the night, and will definitely return when home visiting again.

This place is WONDERFUL! I am a coeliac and our server knew exactly what this meant and gave me so much confidence in ordering something safe to eat. I had the korma and it was delicious. Staff friendly, prices good and atmosphere relaxed. Can’t wait to come back! Thank you Planet India!

my excitement boiled as I entered this establishment, greeted by warm colourful lightning and joyous chorus of friendly chatter. The mood enchanted romance as we were greeted and sat to our table. The food, starting with the onion Bahjis were crisp and not overly oily, complemented by the tangy sauce. Our curries were vibrant and flavourful, perfectly spicy and cooked to perfection. I’d go 10 times over, and I will. I’ll take my family, I’ll take my friends, I’d encourage you to do the same. The owner’s aura is friendly and the staff were attentive and welcoming. Keep doing what you are doing because you are smashing it xoxo

Wish we lived closer! We ate here whilst away for the weekend on a recommendation and it was so good. Starters are generous and tasty as are the mains - amazing value. The team are smiley and friendly and service is quick and efficient. I was moved to tip at twice my usual rate so that’s proof of exactly how excellent it is.

The homemade chutneys are a must. Food was excellent. Pick up and delivery was on time! Would highly recommend.

A really friendly atmosphere with great vegetarian food.

This restaurant is great. It is a regular spot for my Mum and her partner but I had never been. The food was delicious and it was so nice being able to pick anything on the menu because it's all vegetarian. I'd definitely recommend! The pea and paneer is amazing and the chapattis are awesome!

A unique and wonderful gastronomic experience. Top drawer.

Always a treat. Fabulous Bel Phuri and great veggie curries. Love the half half option.

Amazing food. Service was wonderful too!

Quite possibly the best Indian food in Brighton and not expensive at all!

Best vegan Indian food I've had. Staff were lovely and the prices were great. Highly recommended

Planet India, Brighton, UK, Earth, 10ish Years Later... A long-dreamed-of reunion. The dish to eat every day forever. The desert island dinner. Fresh coriander, tamarind sauce, crunchy stuff. Sweet holy Jebus and the devil's own never-you-mind, it even has plump bright pomegranite seeds. Crash, bang and wallop. Good old Nilish. Still grinning, but now with shoes on (...seemed rude to ask if this was the new norm, sorry if it is to say so now, but largely irrelevant really anyway). Still the purveyor of the finest bhel puri this side of Fiji and indeed the easternmost island of Caroline, Kiribati. Still vibing that relaxing reggae ambience. So what's new? That siren of the tastebuds, the tamarind sauce has gotten (excuse the US slang) sweeter and greater in ml (unless my tongue or memory deceive me). We shoulda oughta 'ordered sooner one of the 4 or so comic varieties of cumin rice from the snazzily jazzed-up, humorously phrased menu (the +2p version is money well spent) to quell the delicious tang a def-con or so. There's loads we didn't try, but the pani puri has the best crispy basket and liquid components of any I've previously tried. Those little cake pieces (khaman dhokla) are so fluffy and light, and accompanied by so delicious a somewhat hotter, smokier sauce, I almost heard the Lark Ascending anew. Slosh over a load of exquisite choice lagers and, hey presto, your salivary glands are involuntarily squirting like billy-o in a steam driven piston engine. F%£^ing bravo! 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌🫶🫶🫶

What a gem of a place! Never had this style of Indian food before. The starters were a different type of treat. The food was great and the service excellent. It does a surprisingly good range of beer for an Indian restaurant. The menu's quirky descriptions deserve a special mention.

This truly is my favourite restaurant, third visit with my daughter, and it just gets better each time. My taste buds were given a delightful workout.

The best Samosas chaat amazing every time!!

Delivery was good, food was good. It's pure vegetarian.

A lovely little establishment with friendly service and delicious food. Good value for money. A charming, unassuming gem of Brighton.

Migliore Indiano a Brighton..... menu molto interessante e sfizioso 🤗

I haven't eaten here before, but what a wonderful suprise. The atmosphere is relaxed, nothing fancy, and the food is just amazing. I will definitely be going back.

Great food, grateful atmosphere perfect service

This is the best Indian food I've ever had! Amazing food and service! We went as a large group and we all had such a lovely time. We particularly enjoyed the pani puri and ketchuris! Thank you to Neez and the team! x

amazingly tasty food, great personable service, fantastic vibes. loved the pink lighting and retro pop hits playing. i'd recommend booking ahead! (let them know if you're a wheelchair user so they can plan the seating arrangement ahead of opening)

The food here is delicious! Consistently tasty and fresh flavours. The 2-half portions option makes it easier to choose when tempted by all of the dishes. The staff are friendly and make it an all around great experience. We're lucky to have such a gem in Brighton.

I love Planet India - the food is always lovely and the service is just great. A Brighton institution, long may it last.

Service was good, but the food was worst and overly sour and sweet. Ridiculous.

Had a lovely meal here Friday! Had a raft of starters and shared 4 dishes split into 2 over mains. The Aubergine dish and Daal being highlights. Great staff and homely vibe within the gaff.

Love the food here, especially the dhoklas are to die for. Not on the pricer side and service is really good.

This cozy restaurant has left a good impression on me. The hosts are hospitable and the dishes are tasty. Unfortunately there aren't many options to pick from, but that wasn't a big issue. Coming from India, the taste and preparation of food lacked the authenticity and the spice level - but nevertheless it was overall a good experience!

Great quality Indian vegetarian food, very quirky, very Brighton. Decent range of drinks. Definitely worth a visit..

We went as a group of 7 and were very glad we pre booked a table. The food was excellent with the spice acting as real flavour not just heat. I especially enjoyed the Mumbai potato curry. Exceptional !

The most incredible place. Exceptional everything, and so homely. Their Samosa Chaat is in my top 5 favourite dishes of all time. Great value is the cherry on the cake.

This was soooo good I want to go back now

Potentially the best onion bajis of my brief existence on this godforsaken planet

The cumin rice was a highlight, especially compared to the other cumin rice. Seriously, they put cumin in everything.

Loved the food today, closest to authentic Indian in Brighton. In some starters there were too much tamarind than needed, but that's a personal preference based on which part of India your origin is from. Still I will rate 5* for the overall food quality and experience 😊

Very good Indian food...Pure Vegetarian...life saver for indians

My all-time favourite Indian dish is matter paneer and I tend to judge any new place I try based on how it turns out. The matter paneer here (which they don't call by name) is amazing. We also enjoyed the attentive service and the helpful advise on how hot which dish would be. In total, we tried 4 different mains and the onion baji. All of it really good and highly recommended.

I come back here again and again and I just love it so much. Every person I bring is convinced they won't enjoy a curry without meat in it and they always leave a changed person. The pea and paneer is my absolute favourite but everything is great (I haven't risked the black curry yet because I don't have a death wish - it will definitely be too spicy for me)