Tenza Izakaya

We normally wouldn't have headed to Sunset Way for Japanese, but we had heard from various friends about this izakaya that opened probably about a year ago, with lots of (or at least with one) interesting Japanese beers.

We were there on a Saturday night and got a counter seat
There was no one else around, to my horror - it normally does not bode well.
Free salad with miso dip to start off with
The husband wanted to try this appetiser platter consisting various exciting -looking things.
There was a liver dish - I have no idea which animal it was, but I couldn't stomach it.
There was a fish egg thing, a fried fish thing and some weird preserved thing. Not very descriptive, but I really wasn't impressed with this dish.
The preserved roll thing was quite interesting, there was a piece of raw fish somewhere in there with vinegar. But nothing that I would order again.

What it really looks like under the dollop of sauce
We had a serve of tongue. This was tough and chewy
The husband had an unagi cooked in burdock stock with egg. Actually, it was more like an unagi omelette
Here's the unagi. I normally like burdock in the oden-like stews, but I think the burdock was weird, and the whole dish would have been better off without it.
We ordered the chicken wings. Good, but not as good as Aburiya Tei.
The husband had a normal yakitori and I ordered the nankotsu. These were not too bad.
I had a mentaiko ochazuke, and this was by far the best dish of the evening.
The tea/soup part was very gently flavoured, and the mentaiko was not too salty.
Another shot of my favourite dish with the chefs in the background

Lovely!

Overall I wasn't too impressed, but I would be willing to give it another chance if I was in the area (wouldn't go there specially though). Reviews online aren't too great, although this place has its supporters.

Phone: 6773 0093

Email: dine@tenza.com.sg
Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday . Lunch 12 - 2pm . Dinner 6pm - Late

Address: 106 Clementi St 12, #01-38D, Sunset Way, Singapore 120106