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

  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • Chicken Skewers (4) $10.00
    • BBQ chicken on a skewer served with satay sauce
  • Crispy Pork Belly Stir Fry $26.50
    • Stir Fried Pork Belly with bok choy, garlic, capsicum, carrot, green beans, broccoli, oyster sauce and soy sauce. Ask for it spicy if you like a bit more flavour
  • - Duck $26.50
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • Ice Cream Sundae $8.50
    • Vanilla ice cream, with your choice of chocolate, caramel, strawberry or passionfruit sauce, topped with whipped cream and chopped nuts
  • - Beef or Chicken $22.50
  • Sweet and Sour Stir Fry (Includes Rice) $22.50
    • Seasonal vegetables stir fried with tofu in our sweet and sour sauce
  • Chicken $4.80
  • Egg $7.80
  • Tarakihi fisa $3.60
  • Pork $9.80
  • Pork $9.80
  • Donut $1.10
  • Pineapple $2.50
  • Pork $9.80
  • Fish of the day $24.90
    • Ask about today’s fresh selection
  • Fettuccine Di Pollo $13.90
    • Sautéed chicken pieces, mushroom, olive oil, garlic, fresh herbs & crema sauce
  • Spaghetti Gamba’s $14.90
    • Pan fried prawn cutlets, garlic, chilli, white wine, lemon & fresh herbs
  • -Cheese $5.90
  • -Garlic/Chilli $4.90
  • Steak Open S/wch $14.90
    • Grilled scotch fillet steak, caramelised onion, fried mushrooms, mixed greens, tomato, cucumber w honey mustard dressing
  • DiPollo $14.90
    • Grilled chicken, spinach, onion & mushrooms
  • Antipasti Affettato $20.90 / $35.90
    • Traditional Italian platter of assorted sliced delicacies, meats, bread & other appetisers
  • Stir Crazy Sirloin $34
    • 250gram premium-aged sirloin, cooked how you like it. Served with sautéed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.
  • John Deer $36
    • Medallions of venison Denver leg, served with a herbed potato bake, pea purée, sautéed spinach, house plum chutney and a red wine jus.
  • Drinks free!
    • First fizzy drink, juice or glass of milk (excludes all bottled products).
  • Spiders $4
    • Any fizzy drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • Lassoo of Hog $38
    • 450grams of rolled pork loin with a prune, carrot and seeded mustard stuffing. Oven-roasted with crackling and finished with a fresh apple and ginger sauce. Served with buffalo chips and Lone Star coleslaw...a fair dinkum Lone Star legend!
  • Comanche Chicken Salad $26
    • Oven-baked chicken breast, cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, garlic croutons and streaky bacon, tossed in Lone Star Caesar-style dressing. Topped with a free range poached egg (anchovies optional).
  • Gerhard Burger $25
    • NZ grass-fed Wagyu beef pattie, onion jam, swiss cheese, free-range egg, tomato, red onion, lettuce and aioli in an artisan sourdough bun. Served with straight-cut chips...the Ferrari of burgers, perfect with a Steinlager. Also available as a vegetarian option with a lentil, pea and kumara pattie
  • Prawn Star $19
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Italian Chicken and Bacon Burger $22.50
    • with brie, onion jam, and beer battered fries
  • Workout Breakfast $22.50
    • toasted wholegrain bread, poached eggs, grilled haloumi, roasted tomato, field mushroom, sprouted seeds and baby spinach
  • Beer Battered Fries $9.50
    • with garlic aioli
  • The Raft Baby Breakfast $19.50
    • a small version of the farmers big breakfast
  • Seafood Pizza $24
    • with anchovies, smoked salmon, prawns, shrimp, fish, capers and lime
  • Seafood Linguine $24.90
    • with scallops, prawns, squid, fish, spinach, capers through linguine pasta
  • Paleo Muesli $17.50
    • with almond milk and cinnamon plums
  • Lamb Ribs $18.50
    • with sticky fennel caramel sauce
  • Homemade Pie $15.00
    • Chefs homemade pie of the day with salad
  • Seafood Chowder $18.00
    • A rich creamy soup filled with mussels, squid, shrimp and fish served with crusty bread
  • Beef, Cheese & Bacon Burger $20.00
    • Homemade beef Pattie, salad, beetroot, pickles and aioli served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
  • Beef and Blue $20.00
    • Beef, blue cheese, spinach, caramelized onion and aioli
  • Fresh Fish Burger $20.00
    • Fresh beer battered fish, salad and tartare served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
  • Chicken Brie and Avocao Sandwich $22.00
    • Grilled chicken breast, brie, avocado and salad served on toast with a side of fries
  • Fresh Fish and Chips $26.00
    • Beer battered and served with garden salad, fries, tartare sauce and lemon
  • Chimney Chicken $20.00
    • Smoked chicken breast, Brie and plum sauce
  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Italiano $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, cabanossi, mushroom, capsicum, olives and melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • Beef and onion $5.00
    • Beef & onion topped with mozzarella
  • Chocolate mousse $3.50
  • Classic cheese $5.00
    • Mozzarella, mozzarella & mozzarella
  • Veg supreme $7.50
    • Mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple, tomato ane melting mozzarella with garlic & oregano seasoning
  • BBQ chicken & bacon $11.00
    • Succulent chicken, onion, bacon & melting mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Creamy Mushrooms $16.50
    • Served With Free Range Bacon And Toast
  • Omlette Your Choice $15.50
    • House Smoked Salmon & Feta Served With Toast. Or Free Range Bacon And Dutch Gouda Served With Toast
  • Eggs On Toast $12.50
    • Free Range Eggs Any Style - Poached, Scrambled Or Fried Served With Toast. Add Free Range Bacon $4.00
  • French Toast $14.50
    • House Made Brioche Loaf, French Toasted And Served With Berry Compote, Real Maple Syrup And Cream.
  • Toast & Jam $5.50
    • Toasted Ciabatta With House made Jam & Butter
  • Gluten free options available
  • Savoury mince on Toast $13
    • -Topped with a poached egg
  • Eggs Benedict $15
    • with bacon, spinach< poached eggs on english muffin topped with hollandaise
  • Toasted Sandwiches $8
    • Choice of 3 fillings" ham/cheese/pineapple/tomato/onion
  • Open Steak Sandwich $18
    • With beetroot, brie & pesto mayo on toasted ciabatta
  • Big Breakfast $18
    • With egg your way, bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomato, hash brown & baked beans on toasted ciabatta
  • Three Egg Omelette $14
    • Filled with ham, cheese,tomato & spinach
  • Creamy Mushroom & Bacon Fettuccine $15
  • Cheese & Mushroom
    • Cheese, mushroom
  • Cheese & Chillis
    • Cheese, jalapenos
  • Fungi
    • cheese, mushrooms, capsicum, red onion
  • Chicken & Ham
    • cheese, chicken, ham
  • Tikka Masala
    • cheese, chicken, raisins, cashew nuts, spring onion, tikka masala sauce
  • Vegan 2
    • crushed tomato base sauce, red onion, asparagus, red capsicum, homemade cashew cheese, beetroot pickle, garnished with baby spinach
  • Bacon & Banana
    • (no base sauce) cheese, bacon, camembert, banana, maple syrup
  • Vegan 5
    • crushed tomato base sauce, tofu marinated in sweet chilli sauce, mango, red onion, mushrooms, beetroot relish, garnished with baby spinach
  • French Cheese Selection (70g per portion) $ 16,00
    • Brie of Meaux or Blue of Auvergne or Gruyère or Camembert. From various regions of France served with toasted bread • feijoa chutney • quince paste • red wine & cinnamon poached pear.
  • Smoked Salmon Croquette two pieces/three pieces $ 22,50 / $ 25,50
    • (Délices de bretagne) Creamy Riesling, lime & crayfish stock sauce
  • French Cheese Selection (70g per portion) $ 16,00
    • Brie of Meaux, Blue of Auvergne, Gruyère, Camembert From various regions of France served with toasted bread • feijoa chutney • quince paste • red wine & cinnamon pear
  • Melting Chocolate Cake $ 14,00
    • Warm melting chocolate cake served • vanilla ice cream (allow ten minutes cooking
  • Scallops St Jacques $ 19,50
    • (Coquilles Saint Jacques au Ricard) Big sautéed scallops • champagne • leeks • lemon juice • Ricard creamy sauce
  • Josephine Soup $ 13,50
    • Napoleon’s wife’s fresh vegetable soup
  • Crepes Mikado $ 14,50
    • With vanilla icecream • hot chocolate sauce
  • Goat Cheese Profiterole $ 17,50
    • (Petit chou au chevre chaud) Basil olive oil • sweet tomato ratatouille • roasted pine nuts
  • Big Boy Wedges $15.00
    • A bowl of seasoned wedges with grilled cheese, bacon and sour cream.
  • Eggs Benedict B $18.00 S $19.00
    • 2 slices of ciabatta bread with spinach, 2 poached eggs and topped with either bacon or smoked salmon (smoked on premises) and covered with hollandaise sauce.
  • Mini-hotcakes with whipped cream $9.00
    • Served with either jam or maple syrup.
  • Pan Fried Fish $20.00
    • Served with seasoned wedges, a side salad and tartare suace on the side. Includes a wedge of lemon.To know what the fish is please ask the staff.
  • Bacon & Eggs $14.00
    • Classic bacon and eggs with toast, eggs come either poached, fried or scrambled.
  • Venison Burger with Fries $18.00
    • A burger with aioli, salad, caramelised onions and a venison patty, served with a side of fries.
  • Scallops in macadamia sauce $20.00
    • Scallops cooked in a macadamia and white wine sauce, served with a garlic bread wedge and a side salad
  • Creamy Garlic Mushrooms $15.00
    • (Add 3 rashers of bacon $4.50 extra).Mushrooms cooked in a creamy galirc and white wine sauce served with 2 slices of ciabatta. Bacon optional
  • Scotch fillet $28.00
    • Aged 250gm scotch fillet on roasted potatoes with sauté garlic, cherry tomatoes + onions jam
  • Zest platter $13.50
    • A selection of tasty morsels - olives, salmon, marinated feta, sun-dried tomatoes, mussels + more
  • Seafood $28.00
    • Tarakihi fillet, prawns, scallops, half shell mussels, lime + aioli
  • ●Fill the gap
  • Zest musil # $7.50
    • Dried fruit, coconut, seeds + nuts tossed w manuka honey + smothered with yoghurt
  • Chicken caesar $17.50
    • Sauté slithers of tender chicken with cos + mixed lettuce, streaky bacon, garlic croutons, pesto, shaved parmesan + egg dressing
  • Mussels $12.50
    • Half shell mussel grilled with garlic butter, herb crumb + zest
  • Scallops $13.50
    • Flash fried with chilli ginger, snow peas, toasted nuts + grilled zesty lime with mesclun salad
  • -Free range eggs
  • -Free range eggs
  • -Salmon
  • Poached free range eggs on sourdough (GFO)(VO)
  • Lemongrass and kumara hash (V)(GF)
  • -Parsley pesto
  • -Free range eggs
  • Miso noodle bowl (V)(GF)
  • Deep Fried Combination $10.00
  • Scallop with Cashew Nuts $23.00
  • Roast Pork Noodle Soup $9.00
  • Roast Pork on Rice $9.00
  • Maggi Prawn with Shell $23.00
  • Beef with Oyster Sauce $16.00
  • BBQ Pork $20.00
  • Chicken (Beef/ Pork) With Black Bean Sauce $16.00
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