Mien Tay (Battersea)

• Mien Tay on Lavender Hill is a much better option
• This Vietnamese is really authentic with an extensive menu to satisfy all tastes
• The tables themselves are a sight to behold with glass tops revealing hand crafted
• The food is similarly delicate with a fantastic blend of spices
• We were recommended the goat curry with galanga which was superb
• We'd had the fresh springs rolls with a really rich satay dipping sauce and a papaya and shredded beef salad that left your palette tingling with chili
• The other main we had was a prawn dish that was again full of flavour garlic this time although the prawn
• Whilst sizeable was not as succulent as perhaps hoped
• The collective plates were a real pleasure and we got a complementary beer for being moved which suggests the staff here are a little more caring than the sometimes more aloof waiters found in Hoxton
• T be afraid to eat with your hands it&rsquo
• The outside has a look of a cheap takeaway that you might only chance at 3am when there is no where else to turn
• We were greeted by a type of service that was more huff and puff than the cheeky and cheery I was accustomed to
• As we went along with our orders
• The (room temperature) noodles were firm (even after soaking the nuoc cham)
• A server came with plates of orange segments and our bill
• It may not be the cheery restaurant it once was but at least
• People have been raving about their authentic grub since I moved South West and I was ready to put it to the test providing I could maintain consciousness in the sweltering heat
• Given I had the excuse of a second male present with an equally bottomless stomach
• What it lacked in presentation it made up for with its light yet meaty texture
• The spicy pork spare ribs were less noteworthy but still nice as an appetiser
• After a graduated I went travelling to South America and had a particularly bad experience with a spatchcocked guinea pig in Peru
• The little bird impressed with its wing like meat sweet
• The fried sea bream with lemongrass and chilli dwarfed the rest of the dishes on show
• From what I tasted it was distinctly different to the Chinese variety
• Mien Tay's take is almost on the money
• Along with my ramblings is as good a recommendation as you're going to get
• Chillies and line were plonked in front of us to customise our soup's desired flavours
• Whilst the beef slices and brisket were tender I wasn't too sure how I felt about the beef balls
• ) Vietnamese cuisine is everywhere
• I'm now in the know that there is one in walking distance
• M now in the know that there is one in walking distance
• The vermicelli noodles with pork was as good as any I've ever had and the service was very efficient

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