Tendon Ginza Itsuki (Japanese Dining) @ Tanjong Pagar

Crave for Japanese tempura prawns? I have been craving on Japanese foods for quite some time, especially for tempura lover like me. Recently I paid a visit to a Tanjung Pagar, purposely to satisfy my hunger on a bowl of tempura rice set. Tendon Ginza Itsuki is the first tendon restaurant in Singapore and it a collaboration with the highly acclaimed Ginza Itsuki Sushi restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. There are one row of seating available beside the restaurant and that's where your queue starts. The restaurant is friendly to the visitors as they have prepared iced barley tea near the seating area for you to quench your thirst while waiting for your turn. They have food menu hung on the wall and they will take your food order when is almost your turn. Do you always have an issue of difficulty in making food choices? Fret not, for this restaurant, there are only two options from food menu which are Special Tendon (tempura rice set) and Vegetable Tendon (vegetable tempura rice set). Go for Special Tendon if you are a meat lover as you can get yourself big tempura prawns and big chickens as well as half boiled egg inside the huge bowl. On the other hand, go for Vegetable Tendon if you are vegetarian! Easy right?

Exterior building of Tendon Ginza Itsuki

Food menu which only 2 sets available

The moment you step into the restaurant, you will be transferred to Japan for awhile, as there are Japanese musics playing constantly as the background while you enjoy your food. The smell of tendon is quite strong in the restaurant. The chef fries meat and vegetable by using different pans. And by controlling different ingredients at different frying temperature, they get the best tendon meat and vegetables on plates for your dining pleasure.

Here's my Special Tendon set for the day. It even comes with miso soup and chawanmushi. This chawanmushi is specially soft compared to outside one that I have ever tasted, I guess that's the power of egg yolk. After miso soup and chawanmushi as entree meal, here comes the Special Tendon rice bowl. It is very generous in portion. You get to eat 2 tempura prawns, 2 big chickens, one half boiled egg yolk hidden beneath the dishes, and a variety choices of vegetables. Since the food is tendon, hence is very soft and elastic compared to outside restaurants. I have not realized I was actually eating chicken, until I have been told by my bf. I thought it was fish all the while. The texture is really that soft.

Chawanmushi

Special Tendon Set!

Special mention on the rice as well, it is actually imported from Japan and guaranteed to be Japan rice, as they get the certification of using genuine Japan rice when I glanced through the certification that has been hung on the wall of the restaurant. So you can know that the rice here is actually fragrance and pearl shape like. The porcelain bowl used here also will help to retain the heat of your foods and you get enjoy the foods better even at a longer time. However, since there is always queue outside, so once we finished our foods, we will not be able to stay and spend longer time there. And, there is one thing to point out, the smell of tendon will "stuck" inside your clothes and it has been there for whole day! Guess that's the sacrifice for good foods. 

So, head over to this restaurant and try out the dish yourself! There are a number of Japanese restaurant here and there is even Sapporo beer cafe. For beer lover, you can end your night with a glass of beer after the dinner.

A Little Info. on Tendon Ginza Itsuki

Homepage: http://www.tendon-itsuki.sg/

Facebook: Ginza-Tendon-Itsuki 

Opening Hours: Lunch (11.30am-2.30pm) & Dinner (5.30pm-10.00pm)

Location: 101, Tanjong Pagar Road, 088522 Singapore.

Personal Rating: 
Taste ➪ 7.5/10 (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)
Price➪  6.5/10 (1-3: Expensive, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Budget-friendly)
Ambiance ➪ 6/10  (1-3: Below average, 4-6: Average, 7-10: Above average)



💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date of Visit: 7 October 2017

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