Takara Japanese Restaurant in Tauranga Menu

TAKARA MENU TAKARA MENU
  • Edamame $7
    • Boiled and Salted Japanese original beans
  • Age-Squid $13
    • Light battered marinated squid with shichimi mayo and lemon
  • Takoyaki $10
    • Authentic Japanese seafood balls (cgunks of tender octupus in light battered egg dumplings)
  • Mussel Pot $16
    • Sake steamed fresh New Zealand green mussels served in a pot
  • Age-Ebi $7
    • Lightly battered authentic Japanese mini prawns
  • Karaage Salad $15
    • Light battered chicken marianted with Japanese soy and garlic soy and garlic served with garden salad
  • Agedashi-Tofu $12
    • Lightly battered soft tofu served with dashi sauce, fresh seaweed and garden spring onions on top
  • Tako-Wasabi $7
    • Fresh octupus marinated with wasabi sauce. Very authentic!
  • Yakitori $16
    • Char grilled gourmet and prawn skewers
  • Atatakai Boat $62
    • Authentic japanese hot selection (Japanese tasting platter)
  • Sea-Spider $18
    • Light battered delicate soft shell crab served with chilli mayo
  • Yaki-Gyoza $13
    • Delicious Japanese pork and prawn dumplings
FRESH SALAD FRESH SALAD
  • Chicken Mango Salad $19
    • Fresh Chicken and Mango with garden salad
  • Tuna Soba Salad $21
    • Fresh tuna and Buckwheat noodles served with delicate sauce. Delicious!
  • Salmon Wasabi Salad $20
    • Char Grilled fresh New Zeland Ora King Salmon served with homemade Wasabi and soy sauce dressing
  • Grilled Squid Salad $21
    • Char grilled fresh and chewy while squid marianted with Takara secret sauce served with mayonaise and fresh salad
  • Beef Tataki $18
    • Char grilled New Zeland gourmet beef slices served with garden salad, parmesa cheese on top and authentic Chef's secret sauce. Tataki beef is lightly seared on the outside and left raw on the inside. This is the authentic way of cooking beef. No surprises!
  • Tofu and Seaweed Salad $13
    • Fresh Tofu and Seaweed salad served with miso dressing
SUSHI SUSHI
  • Roll & Roll
    • Takara sushi rolls are always fresh as you order, it may take time to roll so please be patient for your freshly rolled sushi. Every roll has garden avocado and lettuce inside
  • -Tradition $10
  • -Teriyaki Chicken $8
  • -Salmon $8
  • -Spider (soft shell crab) $15
  • -T-Bay (crispy prawn tempura) $15
  • -Mega Vegetable $12
  • Sashimi
    • Chef's selection of daily fresh raw fish
  • -Fresh $18
  • -Normal $30
  • -Boat $70
  • Nigiri
    • Nigiri is a small oval block of cold rice topped with wasabi and a thin slice of fish, prawn etc and sometimes held together by a thin band of seaweed
  • -Salmon $10
  • -Tuna $10
  • -Scallop $12
  • -Scampi $14
  • -Squid $10
  • -Prawn $14
  • -EEL $14
  • -Egg $8
  • -Avo $8
  • -Fish $10
  • -Caviar $14
  • Sushi Combo S $16 / L $28 / Vegetarian $26
    • Combination of freshly rolled sushi and Nigiri (small oval block of cold rice, topped with wasabi and a thin slice of fish, prawn etc and sometimes held together by a thin band of seaweed)
  • Mini Sushi
    • Small, cocktail sized freshly rolled sushi
  • -Avocado $5
  • -Cucumber $5
  • -Teriyaki Chicken $6
  • -Takuan (Japanesh Radish) $5
  • -Fresh Salmon or Tuna $6
JAPANESE TRADITION -TEMPURA JAPANESE TRADITION -TEMPURA
  • Tempura is a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetable that have been lightly battered and deep fried
  • Assorted Tempura S $17 / L $29
    • Light battered fresh vegetables and prawn served with authentic Takara dipping sauce
  • Tempura is a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetable that have been lightly battered and deep fried
  • Prawn Tempura S $18 / L $36
    • higly recommended for prawn lovers! Light battered large prawn with served with authentic Takara dipping sauce
NOODLE NOODLE
  • Nabeyaki Udon $17
    • Delicious chicken soup in harmony with udon noodles served with fresh vegetables and one piece of large prawn tempura
  • Zaru Soba or Udon $20
    • Cold soba (buckwheat nooodles) or udon (wheat noodles) with Takara's authentic dipping sauce served with crispy tempura
  • Tempura Udon $19
    • Delicious chicken soup in harmony with udon noodles served with crispy tempura
  • Seafood Fry Udon $22
    • Stir fried fresh seafood served with crispy noodles
MAIN MAIN
  • Pirikara Chicken, pork or fish $27 / King prawn $30
    • Pan fried sliced meat with garden salad served with authentic spicy sauce of miso, chilli, garlic, crunchy bean noodles and fluffy rice
  • Teriyaki Chicken $27
    • Pan fried New Zeland gourmet chicken with divine teriyaki sauce with fresh sautéed vegetables served with crispy bean noodles and fluffy rice
  • Chicken katsu $29
    • Crumbled and crispy New Zealand gourmet chicken with garden salad served with fluffy rice
  • Tofu Steak $27
    • Light battered Tofu served with authentic teriyaki sauce with fresh salad
  • Fresh Combo $36
    • Combination of fresh sashimi, sushi and nigiri
  • Teppan yaki $30
    • your choice of meat on a sizzling stone served with fluffy rice, miso soup, fresh vegetables, Japanese pickles and fresh nigiri. Meat choices: beef, chicken, pork or fish
  • Grilled Eel Bento $30
    • Authentic, Authentic, Authentic! Grilled eel with special chef's delicious sauce on fluffy rice in traditional Japanese box served with miso soup and Japanese pickles
  • Salmon Teriyaki $30
    • Pan fried New Zealand Ora-King premiun salmon fillet glazed with authentic teriyaki sauce, Kumara cream cheese puree and fried cake
  • Roe Donburi $25
    • Fresh fish and the fresh vegetables on top of Japanese sushi rice
  • Yakiniku Set $32
    • Combination meat cooking on the charcoal fire. You are the chef! you cook the meat yourself
  • Pork Katsu $28
    • Crispy pork cutlet katsu served with Takara secret sauce
  • Sukiyaki $30
    • Thinly sliced New Zealand quality beef with garden vegetables served with Takara special sauce, fluffy rice and miso soup. Served on a charcoal fire grill
  • Surf and Turf $32
    • Quality beef steak, delicious king prawns and fresh vegetables served on a sizzling plate
  • Yose nabe $30
    • Takara seafood pot served on a charcoal fire grill
  • Prawn Star $32
    • Lightly battered whole prawns served with stir fried vegetables and garden salad
SIDES SIDES
  • Japanese Curry $7
  • Rice $2
  • Honey Butter Potato $8
  • Chips $7
  • Garden Salad $7
  • Miso Soup $2
  • Seaweed Salad $6
KAISEKI SET (FOR 2 PEOPLE) KAISEKI SET (FOR 2 PEOPLE)
  • A style of Japanese cusine involving a series of samall, intricate dishes: a tasting set menu
  • -Miso $72 per person
  • -Salad $72 per person
  • -Tempura $72 per person
  • -Tataki $72 per person
  • -Sushi & Sashimi $72 per person
  • -Main $72 per person
  • -Dessert $72 per person
KIDS KIDS
  • Karaage and Chips $11
    • Lightly battered New Zealand gourmet chicken marinated with soy and garlic sauce served with chips
  • Fish and Chips $11
    • Lightly battered fresh fish tempura and homemade chips
  • Chicken katsu and Rice $11
    • Crunchy chicken on rice with special katsu sauce
  • Teriyaki Chicken and Rice $11
    • Delicious teriyaki chicken on rice

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Tsukemen: Cold Noodle (Soy, Spicy) $13.00
    • Cold ramen noodle and dipping soup on side adding lemon will change flavours when half eaten and enjoy two flavours. 1.5 size noodle, chashu pork, special leek, spring onion and bamboo shoots
  • Special Ramen Combo (Soy, Salt or Miso) $13.00
    • Any $10 ramen with choice of 3pcs dumpling or mini pork chashu donburi
  • Edamame Soy Beans $4.00
    • Japanese bes and healthy starter
  • Karaage Chicken Set Menu $11.00
    • Marinated deep fried chicken in traditional Japanese style miso soup, rice and side dish of the day
  • Spicy Tantan Ramen (Soy) $13.00
    • Spicy ramen with creamy sesame paste and housemade chilli oil miso flavoured minced pork, spring onion and leek
  • Chicken Katsu Set $11.00
    • Deep fry crumbed chicken with japanese katsu sauce, miso soup, rice and side dish of the day
  • Original Paitan Ramen (Soy/Miso/Salt) $10.00
    • Chashu pork, spring onion, bamboo shoots and leek
  • Leek $3.00
  • CHICKEN OYSTER SAUCE $11.00
  • BANANA FRITTER $1.80
  • EGG $9.00
  • KING PRAWN BLACK BEAN SAUCE $14.00
  • CASHEW NUTS $3.00
  • CHEESE $4.10
  • KING PRAWNS WITH VEGES $14.50
  • (CHOP SUEY - NO NOODLES)
  • Bucket of Prawns $28
    • with toasted ciabatta and seafood sauce
  • Pulled Pork $22
    • with choritzo and bbq sauce
  • Italian Chicken and Bacon Burger $22.50
    • with brie, onion jam, and beer battered fries
  • Caesar Salad $18.50
    • with garlic chicken, parmesan, bacon, crouton and a house caesar dresing
  • Fitness Bowl Salad $23.90
    • green salad with grilled haloumi, poached egg, avocado puree, nuts, sprouted seeds and a tahini dressing
  • Fish and Chips $28
    • withTiger beer battered fish and chips served with a green salad, lemon and aioli.
  • Eggs your way $9.90
    • fried, scrambled or poached, resting on ciabatta
  • Eggs Benedict with Bacon $18.50
    • with bacon, spinach and poached eggs
  • Brave Beef $5.00
  • Falafel Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Roast Beef Pita $10.9 Reg / $8.9 Petita
  • Ediballs $3 or $5 for two packs
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • Falafel Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • Cookie Fix $2.00
  • Happy Ham $5.00
  • Creamy Mushrooms $15.00
    • Served with bacon, grilled tomato and toast
  • Bacon and Eggs $14.00
    • Bacon, Eggs, grilled tomato and toast
  • Antipasto $22.00
    • A selection of meats, seafood, dips, breads, crackers, cheese and salad
  • Beef and Blue $20.00
    • Beef, blue cheese, spinach, caramelized onion and aioli
  • Caribbean $20.00
    • Bacon, pineapple, red onion and capsicum
  • Big Breakfast $19.00
    • Bacon, Eggs, sausage, grilled tomato, hash browns and toast
  • Chimney Chicken $20.00
    • Smoked chicken breast, Brie and plum sauce
  • Bread & Dips $15.00
    • 3 dips, dukkah, olive oil and balsamic served with a variety of homemade bread
  • -Bacon & egg
  • Badger Burgers $ 18.00
    • Your choice of
  • Beer Battered Fish and Chips $ 26.00
    • Served with a fresh coleslaw and fries
  • B.L.T $ 18.00
    • Served with fries
  • Steak & Guinness Pie with Smoked Cheese $ 27.50
    • Served with seasonal roasted and steamed vegetables or fries and coleslaw
  • The Crown Platter(for 2 people) $ 28.00
    • Salt and pepper squid, badger fried chicken and smoked duck spring rolls for 2 people
  • Beef and Bacon Croquettes $ 11.50
    • Served with aioli and a small coleslaw
  • Guinness and Wagyu Sausages $ 28.50
    • Served with mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables or fries and coleslaw
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • -With Bacon $15.50
  • Chicken B.L.T Open Sandwich $15.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, mango peach chutney & aioli. Served as an open sandwich
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • Muesli with Fruit and Yoghurt $10.50
    • Toasted Muesli served with fresh fruit and yoghurt
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Nachos Spicy beef and beans on corn chips with grilled cheese, sour cream and salsa $13.50 (GF)
  • Bacon & Egg Pie with salad. $13.00
  • Lasanga with salad $12
  • Gluten Free Frittata with salad. $11.00
  • B.L.A.T Bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato with homemade aioli $16.00
  • Club Sandwich Ham or Smoked Chicken. Fresh salad sandwich on soft grain bread with aioli and capsicum jam (GF avail.) $8.00
  • Kids Sandwich Peanut butter, vegemite, jam or nutella $4.00
  • Sausage Rolls with plum sauce. $3.00
  • Steak hash stack $24.00
    • 150g rump steak sitting on hash brown with creamy mushroom, spinach & bacon topped with a poached egg served with tomato.
  • Kransky sausage $4.00
  • Avo smash on toast (GF) $12.00
    • Served on Flaveurs OMG Bread or Flaveurs GF seeded Bread
  • Big vagabond breaky * $20.00
    • Poached eggs, streaky bacon, kransky, hash, tomato and mushrooms with toast.
  • Pancakes $14.50
    • Homemade buttermilk pancake with caramelised banana, berry compote, maple syrup and cream
  • Hash brown $2.00
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Bacon $4.00
  • Apple crumble $9.00
    • With vanilla ice cream
  • Thau beef salad (GF) (HC) $14.00
    • With spicy chilli and lime dressing
  • Warm moroccan spiced chicken salad(GF)(HC) $14.00
    • With lemon aioli and crisp greens
  • Trio or ice-cream $12.00
    • With chocolate topping
  • Malaysian prawn laksa $16.00
    • With chopped peanuts and vegetables in coconut broth
  • Garden vegetables $5.00
  • Chefs creation Market price
    • Speciality of the day inspired by locally sourced fresh ingredients
  • Mustard jus
  • Chicken Fillet In Cannelloni $ 29,50
    • (Cannelloni de poulet) Pasta made on the premise • chicken• Philadelphia cheese • basil • oven baked creamy Gruyere sauce
  • Frangelico OR Drambruie OR Galliano Affogato $ 13,00
    • Vanilla icecream • liqueur shot •intense expresso coffee (mix at the table to your liking)
  • Goat Cheese Profiterole $ 17,50
    • (Petit chou au chevre chaud) Basil olive oil • sweet tomato ratatouille • roasted pine nuts
  • Chicken & Seafood Chowder $ 17,50
    • (Creme de poulet aux fruits de mer) Creamy chowder • chicken • seasonal seafood & prawns
  • Petits Choux $ 13,50
    • Profiteroles • crème patissière (refined custard) • topped with warm Belgium chocolate
  • Crepes Mikado $ 14,50
    • With vanilla icecream • hot chocolate sauce
  • Josephine Soup $ 13,50
    • Napoleon’s wife’s fresh vegetable soup
  • Crepes Bretonne $14.00
    • With salted caramel • sliverd roasted almonds • berry ice cream • caramel toffee
  • Beef burgundy $28.00
    • Braised beef, onions, carrots, bacon, slowly cooked for 3 hours in Pinot Noir & Burgundy spices, roasted potatoes
  • 2 Petit choux profiterole $13.00
    • Crème patissier (refined custard), warm Belgium chocolate topping
  • Chocolate Mousse $12.00
    • Chocolate shaving, Callebaut chocolate
  • Affogato : Vanilla Ice Cream $14.00
    • Liqueur shot choice of Frangelico or Drambuie, intense espresso coffee mix at your table
  • Navarin of Lamb $27.00
    • Slow cooked lamb, tomatoes, garlic, turnip, carrot, polenta cake, shallots
  • Crepe $12.00
    • Salted caramel, berry ice cream, slivered almond
  • Basil and Philadelphia creamy cheese ravioli / $18.50
    • Basil and Cashew nuts pesto, parmesan waffle, lemon olive oil roasted mini tomato
  • -Served with 6 roasted garlic prawns $28.50
  • Parmesan Crusted Chicken Salad $18.00
    • Chicken breast grilled with a parmesan coating placed a top a bowl of salad, served with croutons and ceaser dressing
  • Venison Burger with Fries $18.00
    • A burger with aioli, salad, caramelised onions and a venison patty, served with a side of fries.
  • Chicken nuggets and fries $9.00
  • Bacon & Eggs $14.00
    • Classic bacon and eggs with toast, eggs come either poached, fried or scrambled.
  • Ab Fab $19.00
    • 2 kumara rosties topped with spinach and 2 poached eggs, with tomato and mushroomon the side with a tangy tomato relish as a garnish. >>
  • Seafood Chowder : $14.00
    • A traditional and also paradiso classic, seafood chowder served with 2 slices of ciabatta
  • Chips $7.00
    • Bowl of Fries
  • Salmon Rosti : $20.00
    • A kumara rosti with a delicious capsicum salsa, spinach, a smoke salmon fillet and topped with hollandaise sauce and served with a side salad. >>
  • - 2 pieces Seaweed Salad Gunkan
  • - 8 pieces Cucumber & Pickle
  • 8PC. REG $7.90
  • 6PC. REG $9.40
  • Smoked Salmon & Avocado
  • - 4 pieces Cucumber & Pickle
  • 8PC. DBL AVO $9.70
  • - 8 pieces Seafood Celebration
  • Chicken Salad $5.50
  • The Classic Choice
  • Steak, Tomato & Cheese
  • Chocolate Mudcake $3.00
  • Bacon & Egg $4.50
  • Macadamia Caramel $4.00
  • Bacon & Egg $4.70
  • Chicken, Camember Cheese & Cranberry Sauce $5.80
Takara Japanese Restaurant

Takara Japanese Restaurant

location

Address

97 The Strand, Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand

phone

Phone

075794177

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Thursday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Friday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:30 PM – 12:00 AM
price range

Price

$20 - $30

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Asian , Gluten Free , Japanese , Sushi , Vegan , Vegetarian

features

Features

Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  After-hours ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Groups ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Highchairs Available ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
97 The Strand, Tauranga, Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, 3110, New Zealand