This looks lovely. Those guys behind the bar, though!
I can understand why you always go for the balti. For me, it's a chicken jalfrezi. My friend and I used to go about once a month after payday and I found myself longing for a jalfrezi as the time got nearer. It wasn't until much later I learned that chillis are very addictive. That explained everything.
I like popadums but you are right, you have to make sure they don't take over the show.
Peshwari naan is heaven :)