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Maybe a bit touristy, maybe casual diner vibes, maybe a touch pricier than other locations in the area. But it was still a great meal, a good value, and we received solid service. Be sure to take advantage of the lunch special menu/sets. All the local greatest, seafood hits were available as well as the crispiest and best toriten that we tried. The seki-saba tasted fresh, and you can really experience the different textures within the pieces of sashimi. The shitake tempura was a pleasant surprise of textural contrast. The only regret of the group was not ordering the very generous portion and crispy looking fried anago.

Very busy but well-managed tempura restaurant. The food is decently good, the rice, the sauce, the soup, and most importantly the Anago tempura has good texture, slightly sweet taste, a bit oily but still acceptable. I would say it’s a reliable lunch place.

Ordered a takeaway tendon with eel and prawns. Portion size was very big (enough for 2 people), and was very fresh (piping hot when we got the box). Good value. The prawns were great and you can tell that they were fresh prawns and not the frozen ones. The eel was ok, a bit fishy, but when you have it with the sauce the fishy taste gets masked by the sauce.

Fresh as it can get for sashmi, especially otoro (fatty tuna). The tendon was well portioned and tasty. Highly recommend adding a few extra pieces of ebi, can eat that for days.

What a lovely place for lunch! And it’s near the seaside so you can have a scroll after a nice meal. Their sashimi rice is amazing and very reasonably priced. Plenty of parking spaces too making it easily accessible.

Tokujo tendon tokumori (3pcs) is really delicious. The tendon is fried to perfection and the ebi is fresh too. The batter has a nice unique taste to it, just can’t figure out what it is.

Delicious tempura. English menu. Fast service. Don’t forget to buy their in house sweet soy sauce to go.

The best prawn tempura by far. And the fish shabushabu is really good too

Maybe a bit touristy, maybe casual diner vibes, maybe a touch pricier than other locations in the area. But it was still a great meal, a good value, and we received solid service. Be sure to take advantage of the lunch special menu/sets. All the local greatest, seafood hits were available as well as the crispiest and best toriten that we tried. The seki-saba tasted fresh, and you can really experience the different textures within the pieces of sashimi. The shitake tempura was a pleasant surprise of textural contrast. The only regret of the group was not ordering the very generous portion and crispy looking fried anago.

A good deal and large portions, but nothing too special. We came here based on the recommendation of our ryokan, so we had high expectations of the food here. But, our expectations were only partially met. The food I ordered here was the lunch set which came with a few pieces of sashimi, two types of seaweed, broiled fish neck, miso soup amd rice. Portion wise, this set was excellent. Additionally, the price was quite good at 880 yen. However, I didn't like all of the dishes we were given. Specifically, the seaweed dishes were not my cup of tea. All in all, though, the food here is a pretty good deal.

This place is known for their tempura donburi, or tendon. It's a rice bowl topped with tempura prawns and vegetables. Great for pescetarians! As such, I ordered the tendon! You are greeted at the table by a host and given some ice cold water. There is also a water dispenser near the pay counter, along with mugs to get your complimentary hot or iced green tea. I thought the tempura was all right; nothing to call the folks home about, or even tell my next-door neighbor about. The tempura was so sweet with the sauce around it. The price is slightly higher than usual but still reasonable. I would like to try the sashimi next time when I return to Beppu!

Pretty touristy place in Beppu near the main JR station. Known for TenDon (Tempura over rice). The tempura was crisp and light and the sauce was a bit sweet, must be the local flavor. Also tried the Toriten (chicken tempura), a Beppu favorite. It was made from seseri, the neck of the chicken. It was soft and moist but I found the batter a bit overpowering. Price was very reasonable.