Mien Tay
Kingsland Road stalwart for home-style Vietnamese — big-portion pho, clay-pot curries and ginger duck at budget prices, but service and consistency draw complaints.
Why it's listed: Mien Tay Vietnamese, Kingsland Rd E2 (Pho Mile), East London
Profile last updated 14 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Home-style Vietnamese — pho, clay-pot curries, duck dishes and bánh xèo“Vietnamese home-style cooking including pho and clay pot curries”
— editorialSummary - Vietnamese focus
- full vietnamese“Vietnamese home-style cooking including pho and clay pot curries, served in a simply decorated room”
— editorialSummary - Service modes offered
- dine in“Went there as a large group for a mates birthday”
— reviews - Price band
- budget“PRICE_LEVEL_INEXPENSIVE; the portion sizes are of incredible value”
— priceLevel
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Occasions customers use it for
- groups · casual dinner“Went there as a large group for a mates birthday”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- pho · ginger duck with rice · bánh xèo · clay-pot curry“my dish (ginger duck + rice) was wonderful, flavourful, and hearty”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- slow service, orders sometimes forgotten or badly delayed · consistency and quality have slipped for some long-time regulars“Waited over an hour for the food... the waiter had never told the chef our order... this used to be 5 stars”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- No-frills and to-the-point; can be slow, especially when busy“the service was..how to say.. Minimal.... very straight to the point”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Big, filling portions at low prices — strong value“it is very filling, the portion sizes are of incredible value”
— reviews
Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.