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

  • Mushroom Medley $17.9
    • Shitake, swiss, white + Portobello mushrooms, roasted potatoes, spinach + poached egg
  • Bagels $11.5
    • Salmon + Cream cheese
  • French Toast $16.9
    • Brioche French toast w espresso mascarpone, maple syrup, toasted nuts + dried raspberries
  • Bagels $12.9
    • Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado + Tomato
  • Pancakes $17.5
    • w/ seasonal fruit, mascarpone, maple syrup + toasted nuts
  • Relish/ chutney $2
  • Porridge $11.5
    • Quinoa, linseed, oats, dates, toasted nut mix seasonal fruit + cream
  • Roasted potato $5
  • Curried lamb N/A
  • Steak, Bacon & Cheese N/A
  • Vension Portbello N/A
  • Chicken & Camembert N/A
  • Steak & Cheese N/A
  • Steak & Kidney N/A
  • Steak & Mushroom N/A
  • Back by popular demand N/A
    • Butter Chicken
  • Seasonal Tart $12.50
    • Served with cream and pouring custard - see specials board for details
  • Five Stags Big Breakfast $20
    • Sausage, bacon, potato rosti, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes served with eggs the way you like them on sourdough
  • Coconut Brulee $12.50
    • Whipped cream, minted oranges (gf)
  • Steamed Vegetables $6
  • Chocolate Cake $12.50
    • Candied orange, house made salted caramel ice cream
  • 450 GRAM Flamed Flinstone $38
    • Served sizzling with brandy peppercorn sauce, and a mozzarella mash (GF)
  • Green Garden Salad $6
  • Jelly Tip Sundae $12.50
    • Vanilla bean ice cream, raspberry gel, chocolate ice cap (gf)
  • For 4 people $70.00
  • $12 Meal Deal, kids main and small softdrink $12.00
  • For 2 people $35.00
  • Trio of Ice Cream $10.00
    • Check today’s ice cream selection with our staff
  • Spicy Pulled Pork Tostada $16.00
    • Crispy tostada topped with Mexican spiced slow cooked pulled pork and apple slaw
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
  • Chocolate Orange Brownie $12.00
    • Decadent chocolate brownie infused with orange and served warm with ice cream
  • Chicken and Bacon Burger $22.00
    • Warmed foccaccia bun topped with grilled chicken, crispy bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, aioli and a side of fries
  • Mushroom $ 4.40
  • 3 Fillings $ 4.50
  • Chocolate Expiosion $3.50
  • Corn Nuggets 12 For $ 5.00
  • Steak Roll $2.80
  • chicken $ 5.40
  • scallops 6 For $8.00
  • Full scoop Plain chips $ 2.50
  • Kiwi Big Breakfast n/a
    • The complete breakfast to kick start your day. This Kiwi Big Breakfast includes two Sausages, Hash Brown, freshly cracked scrambled eggs, and a Toasted Muffin
  • Strawberry Jam n/a
    • Your toasted bagel has never tasted this good. Slather on some of Craig's® sweet Strawberry Jam, made with real strawberries
  • Strawberry Sundae n/a
    • Be sweet. Delicious, fluffy soft-serve made with fresh milk, topped with a yummy strawberry sauce
  • Massive McMuffin n/a
    • When one McMuffin® is not enough. Our Massive McMuffin® has a rasher of bacon, a freshly cracked egg, a slice of cheese, two sausage patties with ketchup on a hot toasted English Muffin
  • Chicken McWrap® Caesar - Crispy n/a
    • Introducing the new delicious Chicken Caesar McWrap®, with crispy 100% NZ chicken, tasty bacon pieces, shaved parmesan and crisp iceberg lettuce drizzled with creamy Caesar sauce all wrapped up in a warmed tortilla and ready to eat on the go
  • The Boss n/a
    • Eat like a boss with this Kiwi favourite. With two juicy beef patties, two cheeses, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce all on a sesame seed bun. The Boss is back
  • Plain Sundae n/a
    • Who needs topping when you've got a whole cup of our fluffy soft serve, made with fresh milk?
  • Chicken McBites® - 10 piece pack n/a
    • Get them while they're hot. Our legendary, super-tasty chicken mcbites are the perfect side to any meal. We only use the highest quality chicken
  • -Corn chips $3.50
  • Snack nachos $6.90
    • With melted queso cheese
  • Pork carnitas
    • Marinated in pepe's authentic smoked chipotle and juniper sauce, braised slowly overnight then shredded
  • Black or pinto beans
  • Nachos $14.90
  • ●Quesadilla
  • (Coriander lime rice white or brown)
  • Bowl
  • Fresh Salads $14
  • Warmed Bread Loaf half $9/ full 15$
    • Served with garlic butter & basil pesto
  • Chocolate Fudge Cake $12
    • A rich & decadent chocolate sponge with chocolate ganache & butterscotch
  • Grilled Chili Lime Chicken & Bacon $25
    • Between 2 slices of toasted bread with ranch slaw, lime Tzatziki & hand-cut agria fries
  • - Battered white fish topped with crispy slaw & sour cream tartare.
  • New Zealand Cheese Board $20
    • A selection of New Zealand made cheeses, served with dried fruits, nuts, crusty bread, quince paste & herbed butter
  • - Feta, roasted tomatoes, olives & balsamic
  • With hand-whipped cream & ice cream
  • Hot and spicy beef in hot soup $21
  • BBQ pork and teriyaki chiken $21
  • Zhar Choi and beef soup $6.50
  • King prawns with black bean sauce $21
  • Sweet and sour pork $20
  • Curry chicken $20
  • Prawn crackers $4
  • Garlic and chilli prawn on rice $15
  • Open Monkfish Ravioli $17.00
    • Caramelized monkfish, chorizo, mixed beans and spinach with anchovy glaze and tarragon butter
  • Chocolate Wafer, Thin Mint $3.00
    • A tiny little thin one
  • Deep-fried Camembert (75g) $14.00
    • With old-school apricot sauce
  • Whitestone Windsor Blue (75g) $16.00
    • With gingered walnut loaf and fig chutney
  • Festive Plate $35.00
    • Turkey fillet and Ham, baked in madeira. Served with new potato salad, cranberry and asparagus
  • Daily Cheese (75g) $16.00
    • With Branston pickle, gherkin and lavoche
  • Sefton Duck $38.00
    • Leg confit with baked eggplant, bok choy, duck fat potatoes, beets and cherry jus
  • Crepes a la Gas $16.00
    • Flambéed in Mandarin Napoleon and served with fresh and frozen creams
  • HAM STEAK, CHIPS + SALAD $13.50
  • HAMBBURGER + CHIPS $14.50
  • WEDGES $11.00
  • TOASTED SANDWICH + CHIPS $9.00
  • CHICKEN NUGGETS+ CHIPS $11.00
  • CHICKEN BBURGER + CHIPS $14.50
  • SAUSAGES, EGGS + CHIPS $13.50
  • SEAFOOD BASKET $12.50
    • served with tartare sauce
  • Moroccan Couscous
  • Moroccan Couscous
  • Arabic Rice
  • Kid's Souvlaki $7.00
  • Moroccan Beef Meatball Reg $13.50 Large $16.00
  • Lamb Single $11.50 Double $15
  • Grilled Pita Bread $7.00
  • Moroccan Beef Meatball Single $11 Double $14
  • Waffles with hazelnut caramel poached pears, berries, cream and toasted hazelnuts $19.00
  • Fresh fruit salad with granola $8.00
  • Hot smoked Akaroa salmon $22.00
    • with house pickled beets, horseradish crème Fraiche, avocado, chives. Croute and soft herbs
  • Chia seeds $9.00
    • with almond milk, coconut cranberries, granola rhubarb, pecans and almonds
  • Salad greens. hazelnuts, currants and radish side salad(V)(GF) $6.00
  • Toasted muesli. yoghurt and poached fruits $8.00
  • Chicken pretzel roll with garlic aioli, soft greens, cheese and cucumber $9.00
  • Th Ruben sous vide beef with gruyere, sauerkraut. whole grain mustard aioli, rye and soft greens $8.00
  • 250g Ribeye Steak $30.5
    • Cooked the way you like it
  • Belt Panini $13.5
    • Bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato, fries & chopped lettuce
  • Beer Battered Fish & Chips $13.5
    • with tartare & chopped salad
  • 200g Eye Fillet Steak $38
    • Cooked the way you like it
  • The Roast $13.5
    • Today's roast of the day (Please ask our staff)
  • Cajun Chicken Salad $17
    • Lettuce, chorizo, warm potatoes, tomatoes, house dressing & panko-crusted fried soft boiled eggs. Add sauteed prawns $19
  • Fries $6
  • Kids Roast $8.5
    • Comes with soft freeze ice cream in a cone
  • Open Steak Sandwich $16
    • Porterhouse steak, aioli, mushroom, caramelised onion, tomato, lettuce, fried egg, side of chips
  • Roast Vegetable Salad $12
    • Roasted vegetables, salad leaves, honey mustard dressing
  • Open BLT Sandwich $12
    • Bacon, lettuce, tomato, aioli, side of chips
  • Salmon Fillet $16
    • Asparagus wrapped in bacon, mint & butter potoatoes, roasted tomato, hollandaise sauce
  • Lamb Salad $16
    • Lamb, roast veg, salad leaves, tomato, asparagus, feta, cucumber, minted yoghurt dressing
  • Pork Belly Salad $16
    • Roasted vegetables, caramelised apple, fennel, salad leaves, Asian style dressing
  • Baked Ham Panini $12
    • Ham of the bone, cranberry sauce, brie cheese, side of chips
  • Moroccan Chicken Salad $12
    • Moroccan chicken, fresh salad, minted yoghurt dressing
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