Cookai Japanese Restaurant in Canterbury Menu

SASHIMI / SUSHI SASHIMI / SUSHI
  • Cookai Style New Sashimi $19
    • Thinly-sliced Whitefish drizzled with our special dressing
  • Beef Tataki (Sashimi) $15.50
    • Briefly seared fresh beef with sesame oil and soy sauce
  • Sashimi - Assortment S/$18.50 M/$29
  • Sashimi - Salmon (10 pcs) $20
  • Sushi and Sashimi Platter $33
  • Nigiri Sushi Platter Chef's choice (8pcs ) $18
  • Classic Sushi Rolls(8pcs per order) $15
    • -Sashimi / Sushi: Prawn and Tempura Scallop with Spicy Mayo-
  • -Salmon and Avocado with Mayo $14.50
  • -Teriyaki Chicken and Avocado with Mayo $15
  • -Vegetables with Japanese Spice $11
  • -California Prawn Roll with Mayo $14.50
  • -Crumbed Prawn w Sushi Roll (8pcs) $13.50
SMALL DISH SMALL DISH
  • Vegetables 6pcs $8
  • Tempura Sushi Rolls - One filling per order $10
    • Deep fried Sushi Rolls with a unique sweet and spicy sauceSmall Dish: Salmon 6pcs
  • Whitefish 6pcs $10
EDAMAME BEANS EDAMAME BEANS
  • Takoyaki (Octopus Balls) $8
    • Deep fried Octopus Dumplings served with Takoyaki sauce, mayonnaise, green laver, and shaved bonito 4pcs
  • Boiled Dumplings with Spicy Soy Sauce 6pcs $8.50
  • Japanese Omelette $8
  • Edamame Spring Rolls $8.50
    • with Cream Cheese 5 pcs
  • Deep Fried Tofu $8.50
    • in Tempura Sauce
  • Garlic Chicken Wings $11
    • with Oyster Sauce 6pcs
  • Karaage $11
SALAD SALAD
  • -Cooke Style Seafood Salad $14
  • -Tofu Salad with Sesame Dressing $8.50
  • -Salad on the Side $7
  • -Marinated Seaweed Salad $7
TEMPURA TEMPURA
  • King Prawn Tempura 4 pcs $18
  • Tempura Assortment $19
  • Vegetable Tempura $14
  • Salmon Tempura $15
A LA CARTE A LA CARTE
  • Tofu Steak $18
    • with Onion Sauce
  • Oriental Five Spice King Prawns $25
    • Deep fried whole prawns in shell with chilli garlic and oriental five spices 6pcs
  • Soft Shell Crab with Garlic Oyster Sauce $23.50
    • A Crab which has recently shed its full-grown shell The entire Crab can be eaten as the shell is completely soft
  • Double Cooked Pork Spare Rib with Sweet Soy Sauce $22.50
  • Ginger Pork $17
    • Thinly sliced Pork with Ginger sweet Soy sauce
  • Cookai Style Slow $22
    • Cooked Pork Belly
  • Crumbed Beef Skewers $20
  • Prawns Simmered $19.50
    • in Garlic Chilli Sauce
  • Pan-fried Salmon $28.50
    • with Sweet Miso Sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken $17.50
  • Nambun Chicken $21
    • Deep Fried Chicken pieces with a sweet and sour marinade, with Tartare sauce on the side
  • Japanese Spiced Grilled Chicken $17.50
  • Crispy Tempura Chicken $17.50
    • with Lemon Soy Sauce
  • Rice $2.50
  • Miso soup $2.50
YAKITORI (CHAR - GRILLED BBQ)YAKITORI (CHAR - GRILLED BBQ) YAKITORI (CHAR - GRILLED BBQ)YAKITORI (CHAR - GRILLED BBQ)
  • Chicken $8
    • 2 skewers
  • Beef $11
    • 2 skewers
  • Scallop $13
    • with Tartare sauce2 skewers
  • Salmon $13
    • with Tartare sauce 2 skewers
  • Vegetable Assortment $8.50
    • Yakitori Sauce, Simply Salt3 skewers
  • Yakitori Assortment $20
    • Chicken, Beef, Salmon and Seasonal Vegetable 4 skewers
RICE DISH RICE DISH
  • Chirashi $18.50
    • Sashimi Assortment on Rice
  • -Grilled Eel on Rice $22
  • -Salmon Sashimi on Rice $19
  • -Teriyaki Beef on Rice $17
  • -Japanese Fried Rice $16

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Xtra Large $3.90
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Pepperoni $5.00
    • Pepperoni topped with mozzarella
  • (B) Combination Meats $18.00
  • (C) Seafood or Prawns $20.00
  • (A) Chicken, Beef or Pork $18.00
  • (B) Combination Meats $19.00
  • (C) Seafood or Prawns $20.00
  • (D) Lamb $20.00
  • (B) Fish Fillet $15.00
  • (C) Crispy Pork $20.00
  • TERIYAKI SALMON $20.00
    • grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce
  • YAKITORI $8.00
    • grilled chicken skewers with teriyaki sauce.
  • TORI TERIYAKI MAKI $15.00
    • eight pieces of chicken teriyaki roll
  • CALIFORNIA MAKI $15.00
    • eight pieces of California roll(sweet egg, cucumber, avocado and crab stick)
  • YAKINIKU (BEEF) $16.00
    • pan fried beef slices with Yakiniku sauce.
  • SUSHI TEMPURA $15.00
    • deep fried futomaki served with mayonnaise and spicy cocktail sauce
  • FUTOMAKI $12.00
    • five pieces of assorted sushi rolls with kanpyo, sweet egg, cucumber, avocado, crab stick and flying fish roe
  • SPICY CHICKEN $16.00
    • grilled marinated chicken served with spicy sauce
  • Vindaloo (chicken, beef, lamb) $17.00/$17.50/$18.00
    • a hot dish it is cooked with vinegar, potatoes and spices
  • Peas pulao $5.00
    • basmati rice cooked with peas and spices
  • Chicken biryani $17.00
  • Lamb botti kebab (6 pieces) $16.00
    • fresh ginger flavoured young lamb cutlets marinated in yoghurt and tandoori masala roasted in tandoor
  • Tandoori prawn (7 pieces) $17.00
    • prawns battered in lightly spiced tandoori masala and roasted in tandoor. served with mint chutney
  • Chocolate naan $4.00
    • naan stuffed with chocolate
  • Vegetable jaypuri $14.50
    • mixed vegetables cooked with ground spices and cream
  • Aloo gobi $14.50
    • stir-fried potatoes and cauliflower cooked with tomatoes, onions and ginger
  • Herb & Garlic Toasties N/A
  • Veggie Delite N/A
  • Steak and Cheese N/A
  • Pickles N/A
  • Hot Chilli N/A
  • Jalapenos N/A
  • Subway Melt N/A
  • Flatbread N/A
  • Breakie Muffin $9.90
    • bacon, free range eggs, cheese, tomato relish on an English
  • GF $1.00
  • Hollandaise $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • served on 7 grain bread. Your choice of
  • - salmon, cream cheese, tomato, spinach
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Salmon $5.50
  • Bacon $16.50
  • Malaysian Curry with Potato, Cabbage and Mushroom Balls $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Fresh Veggy with Abalone Mushroom $11 Reg / $16.50 Lge
  • Tomyum Ramen Soup $10 Reg / $15 Lge
  • Steam or Fried Dumplings $6.80
  • Gingery 'Shitake' Soup $6 Single / $12 Double
  • Honey Wedge and Soysage Salad $12 Reg / $18 Lge
  • Hotplate Lemon Red Roast Noodle
    • Sweet and sour plum and lemon sauce over Crispy Red roast (Mienjin) with stir fried noodle and cashew nuts on sizzling hotplate
  • Something 'Fishy' on Hotplate
    • Slices of firm creamy soy protein with seaweed over fried Ramen noodle, fresh vegetable and cashew nuts serve on sizzling hotplate
  • Acai Bowl $17.50
    • House Granola, Goji Berries, Chia Seeds, Coconut Flakes, Cacao Nibs, Bee Pollen, Almond Milk, Toasted Almonds, Seasonal Berries
  • Eggs on Toast $11.50
    • Eggs cooked your way, House Smoked Tomato Chutney, Toasted Sourdough
  • Gluten & Dairy Free Bread / Free Range Egg / House Ricotta / Avocado / House Smoked Tomato Chutney $2.00
  • Braised Beef Brisket $18.50
    • Whipped Cream Cheese, Sautéed Spinach, Poached Egg, Pomegranate Molasses, Pea Shoots, Toasted Sourdough
  • Avocado Brunch Salsa $18.50
    • Gourmet Salad Greens, Green Pico De Gallo, Feta Cheese, Vincotto, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds, Poached Egg, Toasted Sourdough
  • Slow Baked Beans $17.50
    • Spicy Chorizo, Wilted Spinach, House Ricotta, Soft Boiled Egg, Toasted Ciabatta
  • House Pancetta / Smoked Salmon / Chorizo Sausage $5.00
  • Brioche French Toast $18.50
    • Hazelnut Syrup, Saffron Poached Seasonal Fruit, Whipped Mascarpone, Crème Anglaise, Hazelnut Crumb, Flowers
  • Plain $3.20
  • Bacon & Eggs $4.80
  • Curry Roll $2.70
  • Mussels $0.80
  • Blue Cod $6.50
  • Whitebait Pattie N/A
  • Mushroom $4.00
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Smoked Chicken Sage / Onion Relish $10
  • Haast Whitebait Fritter $8
  • Best Bacon Buttie $8
  • Rump Steak, Roast Veg Chutney, Grilled Cheese $10
  • Pulled Pork, Grilled Cheese, Red Pepper Relish $10
  • Kransky and Egg Roll $8
    • Fried or Scrambled
  • Deluxe Cheese Toastie $8
  • Plus Fried Eggs $1
  • Chicken Nuggets (6) and Chips $10.00
  • Beef Taco $10.00
    • beef mince, tomato, cheese with sour cream and chips
  • Roast of the Day – Beef, Chicken or Pork $19.50
    • served with roast potatoes, seasonal vegetables & gravy
  • Salad – small bowl $5.50
  • Ribeye Mignon Steak $31.50
    • 250g garnished with grilled bacon and mushroom sauce
  • Platter – Small $25.00
    • (fried) four each chicken nuggets, fish bites, samosas, spring rolls, onion rings, salt & pepper squid, wedges & fries, with BBQ, sweet chilli & tartare sauce
  • Battered Onion Rings $6.00
  • -with extra cheese and bacon $14.50
  • No:01 Cereal, Fruit, Milk and Yogurt $12.50
  • No:06 Eggs Benedict with Salmon $19.50
    • Poached eggs, Salmon on Toasted Ciabata, Served with Hollandaise Sauce
  • No:05 Bowl of Kumera Chips $12.50
    • Comes with sauce of your choice. Aoli, Mayonaise, tomato, Bbq, Sweet chilli, vinegar,Tartare, sour cream
  • No:17 Seafood Platter for 2 $56.00
    • Crayfish Cocktail, Tuna Balls, Blue Cod Bites, Muscles, Scallops, Prawns, Chilli Prawns,Whitebait Patties and Calamari Rings served with Chips
  • No:07 Pancakes, Bacon and Banana Stack $15.50
    • Served with Fruit, Bacon and Maple syrup. Served with Cream or Yogurt
  • No:16 Meatlovers Platter $32.00
    • Sirloin Steak, Chicken Schnitzel, Pork Fingers served with Chips and Crispy Bread
  • No:02 Farm House Breakfast ( The Works ) $21.50
    • Bacon, Sausages x2, Fried eggs x2, Tomato, Baked beans, Mushrooms, Hashbrowns x2
  • Or design your own, any 3 fillings: Ham, Cheese, Chicken, Onion, Tomato, Avocado, Pineapple
  • Hot Soup $2.80 per cup
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn & Eggs Soup.
  • Meat Ball $5.50
    • with Potato Gravy
  • Hot Soup $2.80
    • Chicken with Sweet Corn
  • Surf & Turf $7.50
    • Seafood + Chicken
  • American $3.50
    • Hot Dog
  • Poutine $4.50
    • Hot Chip with Cheese & Gravy
  • - Come With 2 Slices Of Bread $5.00
  • Fitted Sausage $3.50
    • with Cheese
  • Cheese & Pineapple $5.30
  • Nasi Goreng $12.00
  • Fish $2.40
  • Roast Pork with Mushroom on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Steak with Mushroom on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Onion Sausage $2.20
  • Chicken Nibble $1 (each) $9.90 (doz)
  • Sweet & Sour Pork $13.00
  • Breakfast stack $15.00
    • Hash Browns, grilled tomato, bacon & eggs
  • Vegetarian breakfast $16.00
    • Eggs, spinach, mushroom, hash brown, grilled tomato & toast
  • Big breakfast $20.00
    • Sausages, bacon, eggs, hash brown, mushroom, grilled tomato & a side of toast
  • Eggs benedict $16.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, streaky bacon and poached eggs topped with hollandaise
  • Eggs florentine $14.00
    • Hot buttered english muffins, poached eggs with creamed spinach and hollandaise sauce
  • Omelette $16.00
    • Freshly made to order with a choice of three fillings- mushroom, ham cheese, spinach, onion, tomato.
Cookai Japanese Restaurant

Cookai Japanese Restaurant

location

Address

6 Nelson Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033432860

clock

Opened hours

Monday: Closed, Tuesday: 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Thursday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Friday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Saturday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 9:00 PM, Sunday: 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM, 5:30 – 10:00 PM
price range

Price

$10 - $20

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Chinese , Japanese , Sushi

features

Features

Dine in ,  EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  Bankcard ,  Lunch ,  Group Meal ,  Seating ,  Desserts and Bakes ,  Disabled Friendly ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly

Location
6 Nelson Street, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8011, New Zealand