Tempura Makino in Suntec City sits next to Din Tai Feng, and has a pretty big dining area - both of the normal seats and bar counter where you can observe the chef at work. We were there for lunch which is when their lunch menu is available, from 11am to 3pm daily. All lunch sets come with a bowl of miso soup, rice, and an appetiser of the day.

Wanted to get one of the tendons initially, but the top up to swap rice for inaniwa udon / soba is only available for the non-tendons. This Prawn & Vegetable Set came with 3 prawns, eggplant, mitake mushroom, butternut pumpkin, french bean and lotus root. Wasn’t a fan of the lotus, but the rest were fried very nicely. The batter was light and crisp without being greasy, though I would prefer it to be better seasoned as well. Udon was a tad bit softer than I’d like.

The okra appetiser was so surprisingly good, I would buy it home if it was available 😂