Tempura Makino (Great World)

A medley of battered vegetables, mushrooms and seafood ingredients.

The price point of the bowl was about $28 which is higher than most places serving tempura but it's easily justifiable. You get to three ebi, vegetables (eggplant and pumpkin), mushrooms, kisu fish, squid and anago (sea eel); much unlike the tasteless white fish that's served at other cheaper tempura places. The batter was light enough and gave a good mouthfeel crunch I particularly enjoyed the squid, which was surprisingly tender and not chewy at all. To top it off, you will also get an egg that remains runny and half boiled even though it has been fried with a light batter on the outside.

Would definitely recommend, although do note that the waiting time between ordering and serving the food was markedly long. This could be attributed to what appears to be the practice of frying the ingredients only after the customers have made their orders.

Rating 7.5/10

Love the Butternut Pumpkin!
A half portion Rice and half portion Soba meal - best of both worlds

Didn’t expect sashimi at a tempura place but PB wanted it so I nipped a slice each of the hotate and salmon. :)

Passable but not extraordinary.
Expensive for the portions .