We were looking for a place to have Japanese food for dinner before heading to Cuba Libre at Clarke Quay, and settled on Ten Restaurant due to its good reviews on Hungrygowhere.
I feel that the quality of a Japanese restaurant can be judged by a few items on its menu: the freshness of its sashimi, how crispy and light its tempura batter is, the firmness and chewiness of its udon, and how juicy and tasty its saba shioyaki is.
The Ten Special Bento ($20++) was a good set to order for a feel of the food at Ten Restaurant. Most of us ordered it due to the variety in the set:
Given its name, the tempura don is the signature dish at Ten Restaurant and the reviews on Hungrygowhere rave about how Ten’s tempura is the best in Singapore. Unfortunately we weren’t very impressed by the tempura – though it more or less retained its crispiness even towards the end of the meal, we found the batter to be a bit thick and heavy. I felt that the prawn was a tad overcooked too, and we were only given a shallow dish (like the one holding the pickles above) instead of a bowl for dipping the tempura in sauce.
The saba shioyaki was a bit tough and slightly dry for me, although the skin was quite crisp. Given how immensely fussy I am about saba, I’d still rate it a pass. I think we were most surprised by the quality of the sashimi here. We all agreed that it was fresh and delicious – while the swordfish could be better, it was more than good enough and the salmon was perfect.
Considering the price, we were satisfied with our dinner at Ten Restaurant. I wish the miso soup came with a lid, as my soup was mildly lukewarm by the time I got to it, but I think the impression of the sashimi was strong enough in my mind to override the average experience with the other items. We’ll be looking out for set lunches for even better value!
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