Address: 180 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TQ, United Kingdom
Phone: +442073500721
Rating: 4.2
based on 129 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The salt & pepper squid is always a must."
"After going to various places in Vietnam, I now appreciate Mien Tay even more!"
"Affordable, authentic and tasty Vietnamese food."
"Delicious and varied viatnemese food in a querky, traditional setting."
"Stunning pho, richer style with good fat levels, lightly pickled onions and herbs around."
"The best Vietnamese food I have ever had."
"The food here is fantastic."
Cons:
"Food was average.. curry was too much sweet.and portion size was quite small according to the price."
"Food is good but very expensive."
"I've eaten 3 times here, at best the food was very average/greasy at worst I left the food, the seafood tasted old and was worried about being ill."
"Beef curry was bland with gristly meat, the meat in the stir fry noodles had been boiled, not fried."
"The floating chunks of brisket (whilst perfectly tender) were completely flavourless."
"Food came out quickly but it was quite bland and some of it badly cooked."
"On the menu on Uber eats it has a “new vegan section” I ordered three things off of it and when they arrived two of them contained meat."
Service
Pros:
"The staff is always there to help."
"Arrived here around 8pm on a Saturday in a group of 14. Even without a booking the staff managed to make room for us to sit together and service was speedy."
"The service was perfect, very pleasant and friendly and we waited no time for our food."
"Lovely, helpful customer service."
"Fast and good service."
"The service staff are very customer oriented."
"The staff were friendly, courteous and very attentive to all our needs."
Cons:
"Shocking service, Rude Staff."
"Food is okay. The old waiter with bald seemed so rude."
"Service could be a bit nicer."
"Awful food and service. I was scared I would get food poisoning."
"He looked very uninterested and was rude and aggressive."
"Service was poor— probably because they couldn't see us."
"Unfortunately the service we received from one waitress in particular was appalling."
Ambience & Decor
Pros:
"Ornate glass and wood designed tables with picturesque inlay."
"Decor is simple, pine coloured tables with Vietnamese landscapes staged in the tables for you to peruse."
"The surroundings gives it a traditional Vietnamese feel and is comfortable if somewhat squashed when it's busy."
"It looks just like that - asian restaurants, and you could swear it's family-run: small, cosy, and not pretentious."
"We loved the traditional decor, friendly service."
"It feels like an authentic Vietnamese restaurant and the furniture (especially the cute tables) really aid that."
"Lovely place. small but cosy."
Cons:
"There isn't much space inside however so it can get quite cramped and loud."
"They squeeze as many people in as tightly and uncomfortably as possible."
"My god the place was LOUD."
"The total lack of any kind of ambience."
"Service was terrible, coupled with the tv on full volume chinese soap playing!"
"Gets crowded on Saturday evenings especially. Does not take cards."
"The only thing I would say is that the tables are quite close together."