Mien Tay

Unwelcoming atmosphere and a burden! Sadly it is so damaging to what was suppose to be a fun evening meeting with friends! I arrived early and my 4 friends were running late. Managress insisted on seating us in a small corner table barely large enough for 3 let alone for 5. So immediately there is a hostile atmosphere created when i said that we are too large a crowd to squashed in that corner. Next comes the constant harrassment on if there going to be more people arriving. Finally 10 mins late, 2 friends arrived and the other 2 very late. More awkward harrassment on if there are 2 more to arrive. We placed starters order and ordered a bottle of wine to pacify the managress and anxious waiters. The restaurant was busy but not packed, there was always a spare table downstairs. Service was just awful with sloppy food delivered at the table. It is the last time i will visit this place and will let others know it is an unpleasant experience. What a shame that Dragon lady boss is more concerned with other issues than to make her restaurant more welcoming with better service with a smile. Its more service with a sneer!

Recently myself and 12 other friends went to Mien Tay for a Saturday evening meal. The service we encountered from Mien Tay Battersea was unacceptable. Unbeknown to our group they had only allowed one and a half hours between our large booking and another and as a result become more and more aggressive towards us in a failed bid to bully us out of their resturant. Their behaviour towards us deteriorated beyond the point of unhelpfulness to unprovoked shouting at us to get out as they had the table booked for a further booking. Whilst this was happening members of our party were still trying to finish their meal.

I have never seen such disgraceful behaviour from restaurant employees/owners in my life and would recommend to anyone never to go to Mien Tay on Lavender Hill. And finally I find it difficult to understand that they had such trouble with our group booking when their own website states "Mien Tay Battersea happily accommodates group bookings, private parties and events".

Name: Jenny
Location: West Kensington