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

  • Simos $25.00 per person
    • Chefs choice, with selection of dips and bread
  • Pil Pli marinated Chicken strip, battered and served with chilli jam $12.00
  • Grilled sumac Lamb Kona with yoghurt and mint sauce $12.50
  • Smoked barley and vegetable Falafel with hummus and tahini (3 pieces) $10.00
  • King prawns, fresh chilli and coriander $15.00
  • Jewelled Couscous Salad with orange & cinnamon Med $7.50 Large $10.00
  • Marinated Moroccan lemon chicken $18.00
  • Passion and lime Parfait $7.90
  • Tandoori roti $3.00
    • traditional crispy bread made from wholemeal flour
  • Pepper bridge sizzling tandoori for two $22.00
    • tandoori chicken quarter, murg malai kebab, amritsari fish, lamb seekh kebab, hariyali chicken tikka
  • Green salad $5.00
  • Lamb biryani $18.00
  • Vegetable jaypuri $14.50
    • mixed vegetables cooked with ground spices and cream
  • Chocolate naan $4.00
    • naan stuffed with chocolate
  • Tandoori prawn (7 pieces) $17.00
    • prawns battered in lightly spiced tandoori masala and roasted in tandoor. served with mint chutney
  • Wada (6 pieces) $6.50
    • mashed potato balls lightly spiced and fried, served with tamarind chutney
  • Tandoori Chicken (Half / Whole) $9.00 / $16.95
    • Whole chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices, baked to perfection in a tandoor and served with salad
  • Basmati Rice $2.50
    • Plain, steamed Basmati rice
  • Mango Chicken $14.90
    • Boneless chicken cooked in a subtle creamy and mango sauce
  • Lamb/Beef Masala $14.90
    • Tender pieces of lamb or beef cooked in a special tandoori sauce flavoured with Indian herbs and spices along with onion, tomato and capsicum
  • Chicken Tikka (5 pieces) $10.00
    • Tender chunks of chicken marinated in fresh yoghurt and spices, skewered and cooked in a tandoor, served with mint sauce
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $12.00
    • Lean Lamb cooked with roasted ground spices and onion, tomato gravy
  • Lamb Rogan Josh $14.90
    • Lean Lamb cooked with roasted ground spices and onion, tomato gravy
  • Fish Fingers $10.00
    • Fish cubes battered in chickpea flour with ginger, garlic and spices and deep fried served with tamarind sauce
  • Vegetarian Singapore Noodles $9.00
  • Honey Chicken Noodle $9.80
    • Egg noodles with battered chicken and vegetables in sweet honey sauce.
  • Vegetarian Soy Noodles $9.00
  • Seafood Nasi Goreng $11.00
    • Fried rice with king prawns, calamari, crab meat, fish balls and vegetables in Malaysian-style spices.
  • BBQ Pork Noodles $9.80
    • Egg noodles with roast pork, tomato and vegetables in Cantonese BBQ sauce.
  • Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice $9.80
  • Combination Noodles $10.50
    • Egg noodles with king prawn, roast pork, beef, chicken and vegetables in oyster sauce.
  • Thai Sweet Chili Beef $9.80
    • Egg noodles with beef and vegetables in Thai sweet chili sauce.
  • Scallops $14.00
    • 6x
  • Seafood chowder Sml $5.00 / Lrg $7.00
  • Chicken burger $11.00
  • Fish burger $11.00
  • Hot dog $3.00
  • Gurnard $7.00
  • Cheese burger $9.00
  • Prawn twister $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict $16.80
    • Toasted focaccia topped with soft poached eggs, smoked salmon and drizzled in hollandaise
  • Muesli with Natural Yoghurt $10.80
    • Home made toasted muesli served with wild berry compote, yoghurt and milk
  • Eggs Florentine $16.80
    • Toasted focaccia topped with baby spinach, soft poached eggs and drizzled in hollandaise
  • Eggs Anyway $14.80
    • 2 Eggs - fried, poached or scrambled with toast, hash brown, tomato and mushroom
  • Breakfast Combinations $5.80
    • Toasted Bagel with cream cheese and
  • Ice Cream Sundae $6.00
    • Vanilla or Chocolate Ice Cream with Chocolate, Caramel or Strawberry Sauce
  • Banana Split $7.00
    • Banana with Ice Cream & Chocolate Sauce
  • Steak Burger $21.00
    • Succulent grilled 150gm Ribeye steak served in Turkish Bun with lettuce, tomato, egg, beetroot, caramelised onion & brie cheese, served with steak fries
  • FARMER'S BREAKFAST $17.00
    • with bacon, eggs, toast, tomato, hash brown, sausage & mushroom
  • PANCAKES $14.50
    • with berry compote, maple syrup & cream
  • BACON $4.50
  • FRENCH TOAST $14.50
    • with bacon, banana, maple syrup & cream
  • TOMATO / MUSHROOMS / HASHBROWNS / TOAST $4.00
  • 1 EGG $2.50
  • HOT STEAK SAMMY $12.50
  • 3 EGG OMELETTE $15.50
    • with tomato, bacon, mushroom & cheese
  • Piña Asada $5.00
    • Pineaple slices marinated in a mixture of rum with sugar, cinnamon and other spices and roasted on the grill
  • Entraña 400 gr $26.00
    • A particulary Flavoursome cutloved by Argentinians
  • Warm Salad $6.00
    • Grilled seasonal vegetables
  • Ribeye 400 gr $33.00
    • Bone in Grilled to your choice
  • Anticuchos $19.00
    • A selection of pork, house madechorizo, beef, capsicum and onion all skerwered and seared over the grill
  • For two $51.00
    • A selection of different meat cuts:Beef, chorizo, and chicken accompanied byyour choice of 2 sides and 2 sauces
  • Chimichurri $2.00
  • Chicken Salad $12.00
    • Market fresh fish marinated in citrus juices with a twist of chilli and coriander
  • Garden Salad with Croutons $7.00
  • Beef Fillet $42.00
    • Char-grilled 200g beef fillet, puree shallot and brioche crust, Dauphinoise potatoes, bacon and tomato jus, pastry scrolls
  • Meat Lovers $17 medium / $23 large
    • chopped bacon, beef, salami, black olives, mozzarella, bbq sauce
  • Goats Cheese Terrine $17.00
    • sliced potato and spinach, beetroot puree
  • - or individually - creamy havarti $6.00
  • Lamb Shank $37.00
    • Slow cooked Canterbury lamb shank, roasted root vegetables, mint glazed potatoes, red wine jus
  • Fresh Fruit Salad $12.50
    • Fresh cut fruit, crystalised ginger, mango sorbet
  • Seasonal Salad $10.00
    • Seasonal leaves, sprouts, capsicum, cherry tomatoes, cucumber with a choice of vinaigrette or aioli dressing
  • Hotcakes $16.50
    • Blueberry hotcakes layered with fresh organic banana, berry compote, yoghurt and maple syrup. Add bacon $20.50
  • Open Fish Sandwich $23.5
    • Pan fried groper fillet presented on fresh salad atop Hislops toasted garlic buttered  bread and finished with homemade tartare sauce
  • Eggs Benedict $22
    • Two poached eggs on Hislops wholemeal toast, hash browns, bacon, and hollandaise sauce
  • Chia Cream Bircher $9.5
    • Chia seed ‘cream ‘ with almond and raspberry, layered with house-made  organic bircher, fresh fruit, sweet dukkah
  • Ham $4
  • Hashbrowns $4
  • Feta $3
  • Full Breakfast $23
    • Two eggs any style on Hislops wholemeal toast with bacon, tomato, hash browns and sausage. Add mushrooms for $4.5
  • Small $5.50
  • Quarter $6.50
  • Sandwiches - Lamb $6.90
  • Roast Kumara $1.00
  • Gravy $2.00
  • Half $10.50
  • Combo 2 Quarter Chicken $12.50
    • 4 Roast potatoes, 420ml coke
  • 2 Lamb Shanks $18.50
    • Served with potatoes, pumpkin, kumara, carrots, peas, corn and gravy
  • Badam Faal Naan $5.40
    • Naan bread stuffed with minced fruit and nuts
  • Peas Pulao $4.40
    • (rice cooked with Peas & spices)
  • Chutney $2.90
    • (Mint /tamarind / mango/ mixed pickle) - each
  • Ginger Beer $4.40
  • Mochacino $4.90
  • Nobanno aromatic crab $13.90
    • Crab meat cooked in specialty coconut, tomato and spiced sauce and served in Potato pocket
  • Biryani (chicken or lamb or beef or vegetable) $21.90
    • Aromatic rice cooked with your choice of meat, cashew nuts and raisins.
  • Short Black $3.90
  • New Zealand cheese plate
    • a selection of local cheeses with seasonal accompaniments, apricot and saffron compote and crackers (GF available) Wine match: Cockburn’s Special Reserve Port
  • Duck and pork terrine
    • with parsley, fennel, gherkins and Melba toast (DF, GF available) Wine match: Carrick Rose
  • or
  • Baked Cloudy Bay clams
    • with shallot and parsley cream and garlic bread (GF available) Wine match – Vavasour Riesling
  • Wine match package available for $20 per person
  • Summer berries
    • with rock melon carpaccio, crystallised white chocolate, creme fraiche and basil (V, GF, VG & DFavailable) Wine match: Forrest Botrytised Riesling
  • Slow roasted cauliflower
    • with coconut, pickled chilli, crispy shallots and coriander(V, VG, GF, DF) Wine match –Greystone Pinot Gris
  • Aged beef sirloin
    • served medium-rare with charred broccoli, buttered swede, anchovy and Parmesan (GF) Wine match: Babich Black Label Syrah
  • Tomatoes
  • Curried Steak on Rice
  • Steak Mushrooms on Rice
  • Mushrooms
  • Pineapple
  • Prawn Fired Rice
  • Deep Fried Wontons - half dozen
  • Poast Pork Foo Young
  • Garden Salad $9.50
    • Side salad of mixed greens with our house dressing.
  • Garlic Bread $9.00
    • Baguette style bread, lashing of garlic butter, with grated cheese and cracked pepper on top.
  • Spicy Pepperoni $32.50
    • A combination of pepperoni, bratwurst, and jalapenos.
  • Wobbly Caesar Salad $23.50
    • Gourmet salad mix, bacon, anchovies, parmesan cheese, smoked salmon, dressed in our own Caesar dressing and topped with a egg. Croutons if non-gf.
  • Smoked Blue Cod Quesadilla $18.00
    • A flour tortilla with smoked blue cod, roast vegetables, and ricotta cheese, topped with beetroot chutney, house salad.
  • Baileys Hot Chocolate $13.50
    • Double shot Baileys or Tia Maria, hot chocolate and topped with cream.
  • Bangers and Mash $23.50
    • The Wobbly bratwurst sausage (4), agria potato mash, and caramelised onion gravy.
  • Pie, Salad and Chips $16.50
    • Choice of pie (from the pie warmer), gourmet salad mix, and fries.
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