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Time Out says
Mon Jul 2 2012
Not much changes at family-run Mien Tay. It’s still one of the least fancified restaurants in the Kingsland Road Vietnamese enclave; decor in the odd two-room set-up could be generously described as ‘homely’, although more realistically it’s in sore need of a sprucing up. Service is still brisk, occasionally warm. But, reassuringly, the food is still brilliant: this remains one of the best (and best-value) places to eat Vietnamese in London.
Don’t visit without ordering the barbecued quail – a quartered and blackened bird, marinated in spices and honey, served simply with a chilli and herb salad, and an aromatic dipping salt. Cutlery is definitely not required. The menu focuses on the cuisine of south-west Vietnam, although there are dishes from elsewhere: the pho is a fine version, if a bit too liberally speckled with sliced red onion. A speciality is the whole ‘hard-fried’ fish, served with green mango: perfect for picking over with chopsticks. Seafood hotpots are also popular. If you can ignore the worn-out surroundings – and crowds of diners do so every night – Mien Tay’s a winner.
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