Mien Tay Reviews Summary

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."