Mien Tay Reviews Summary

Category: Vietnamese restaurant London

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."

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