天孝

昔から神楽坂で天ぷらといえば「天孝」。御座敷天麩羅とは「芸者さんを呼べる店」という他店には真似のできない称号。若かりし頃はランチの「天丼」ばかり食べていたが、「天ぷら御膳」に醍醐味がある。天孝の「才巻エビ」の大ファンは国内外に幅広く、ハリウッドの名優（ユル・ブリンナーやニコラス・ケイジなど多数）がお忍びで現れた逸話は鉄板ネタ。事実、食べれば全米が泣くほど感動する食体験ができる。「天孝」は、天ぷらという日本の食文化と、神楽坂という美食エリアの知名度を格段に引き上げてくれた名店であることは間違いない。夏はアスパラやトウモロコシの天ぷらもアカデミー賞級の感動がある。丼たれ（天つゆ）を使った「特製おかき」も逸品。

特製天丼@3520円
7年振りの訪店だが変わらぬ味に大満足。
ネタの鮮度と言い揚げ具合と言い完璧に近い仕上がりだが、このお店の特長はタレのダシとカエシのバランスが取れている事と、ご飯がベチャつかない事。しかもタレは濃いめだがまぶす程度なのでサラッとした美味さ。

I enjoyed dinner course very much.
The first half of course is served by the first chef. His cooking is very good for fish and soft materials. Tender and filled with favor from material. For hard materials like asparagus I would expect more.
The second half is served by the second generation chef. Although the cooker, tembura coating are all the same, favor of each dishes differs from his master magically, especially for vegetables. I really like the expression of smell, shape, taste and passion of food for sure. So happy the art of tembura is succeeded and even better.
I would like to recommend people who enjoy Japanese traditional dishes.

Had a late lunch here and ordered the tempura rice bowl. Very good, the tempura didn’t need additional sauces as it was perfect tasting already.

An amazing tempura experience in a really great district of Tokyo, expensive but you really get what you paid for, the chef cooks everything in front of you and explains really well what and how to eat what's in front of you (like which sauce to choose.)

One of the best place in Japan to enjoy tempura. Pricey but unforgettable memory!
Diner in a private room where the chef cooks every ultra-fresh ingredients in front of you!