Tendon Tenya — Restaurant in Tokyo

We reluctantly went for dinner at this somewhat low rated restaurant that is close to our hotel to try their tempura. We were very pleasantly surprised by the food quality and the atmosphere. We already presuppose the good service in any Japanese restaurant 😅 The staff was very nice indeed. We also haven't seen any tourists eating here unlike any other restaurant we've been to so far. The atmosphere is very nice, with jazz music playing at a medium high volume, bright white lights, seating area that doesn't look worn out and no other tourists besides us. We could hear the trains passing on the rails on top of the restaurant which was fun to us. We ordered somewhat blindly at the ticket vending machine in the entryway. My set was 1150yen and husband's was 970yen. Unbelievably cheap for the size and quality of the meals. Card is accepted. The menu is in English but we ordered in a hurry and didn't understand very well what every set came with. I had the squid tempura set with rice and my husband had a soba set. I thought I wanted the big portion of rice, but their rice bowl is a bigger size than usual. Medium would have been better. There was a small dish on my tray that I didn't dare to try, but my husband said that it tasted like pickled fish and sauce. He enjoyed that one by himself. The tempura was a big portion, crispy, tasty, delicate and not oily. My husband liked his food as well. There was free tea offered, not sure which kind but it didn't overpower the taste of the food unlike in other establishments we've been to. We'd like to come back and...

Excellent and delicious tendon! A full meal of rice with tendon and a small soup and pickled radish. Everything is really delicious for less than 1000 yen. A simple, authentic place and there is paid parking nearby. Highly...

It is not the best tendon, it is in no way gourmet, but I will always have a special place in my heart for Tenya. It's the kind of thing you crave after a night spent drinking - better hangover cure...