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

  • Extra meat $3.50
  • Mixed vege S $10 / L $ 11.5
    • Falafel, mujver, dolma
  • Extra $1.00
    • Falafel or mujver
  • Lamb on rice $9.00
    • With your choice of sauce
  • A serve of just lamb or just chicken $10.00
    • With your choice of sauce
  • Chicken S $11 / L $ 13
  • Lamb S $11 / L $ 13
  • Lamb on rice $7.00
  • Saag $16.00
    • Delicious meat cooked with light spiced herbs and fresh spinach puree
  • Chicken manchurian $16.00
    • Marinated boneless chicken is deep fried and this golden bowl are tossed with corn flour based ginger and garlic, garnish with herbs
  • ●Chicken tikka
    • Tandoori item marinated in yoghurt, ginger and garlic paste roasted in clay oven. Served in sizzling hot plate
  • Bombay fish/ prawn curry $18.00
    • Prawn / fish cooked in bombay style in a light curry sauce with tomatoes
  • Aloo gobi $13.00
    • Potatoes, cauliflower and special spices cooked together and garnished with fresh coriander
  • -Full $20.00
  • Garlic naan $3.00
    • Plain flour bread with garlic baked in clay oven
  • -Full $17.00
  • Tarakihi $3.60
  • Pineapple fritter $1.10
  • Combination $10.30
  • Steak $9.80
  • Chips $2.70
  • lemon chicken $0.70
  • Egg $3.80
  • Pork $9.80
  • FLASH FISH + CHIPS 22
    • Beer battered fish, fries, tartare sauce and summer garden salad
  • Fries 8
  • Extra egg 3.5
  • Halfbaconbene 10
  • THE MEXICAN 18.5
    • Elizabeth black beans + fried egg, crispy tortilla, sour cream and smoked tomato sauce V
  • Cured salmon 5
  • Fresh Sliced Tomato 4
  • FREE RANGE EGGS 12.5 WITH BACON 16.5
    • Eggs poached or scrambled on house-made Turkish V GF
  • Kids,selection of 2 scoops(from the sorbet options available) $8.00
  • Master stock pork belly and pineapple salsa.(GF) $15.00
  • Crispy fried squid ,joisin and peanuts.(GF) $16.00
  • Trio of sorbet,selection of mango,berries and lemon $15.00
  • Dahl fritters ,early root vegetable masala sauce and a cucumber and coconut yoghurt salad(V,GF) $23.00
  • Raw hazelnut and chocolate cheese cake,raspberry coulis and whipped coconut cream(V,GF) $15.00
  • Marinated lumb rump,sumac,minted yoghurt,feta,beetroot, and almond salad with tomato salsa.(GF) $28.00
  • Kids doughnuts,ice cream and chocolate sauce. $8.00
  • 50. Butter Prawn $14.99
  • 26. Chicken Tikka Masala $9.90 / $12.90
  • 44. Vege / Chicken / Lamb / Prawn Biryani
  • 58. Cheese & Garlic Naan $4.50
  • 60. Peshavari Naan $4.50
  • 25. Chicken / Lamb / Beef Kadai $9.90 / $12.90
  • 3. Onion Bhaji $4.00
  • 65. Mango Pickle $2.00
  • Gluten Free Or Dairy Free Menu Options Available Upon Request.
  • Bruschetta 2 Pieces $15.50
    • Toasted French Style Bread with our own Tomato Salsa, Pesto & Mozzarella
  • Chilli Prawns $28.50
    • Prawns with Chilli, Garlic, Lemon, Tomatoes Stock & W hite Wine Served on Fresh Spaghetti Finished with Parmesan
  • Duck Confit Gf $26.50
    • Crisp Apple, Slow Roasted Red Onion, Crispy Kumara Shavings, Toasted Walnuts Salad Leaves & Orange Essence
  • Cannelloni
    • House Made Pasta wrapped & filled with your choice of: >>
  • Italiano Spice $27.50
    • Salami, Feta, Olives, Chilli & Roasted Peppers
  • Pizza Breads Gf $19
    • Onion Jam & Blue Cheese Garlic & Parmesan Anchovies, Olives, Capers & Mozzarella Medium Size Only
  • Tasting Plate Gf $24.00
    • A selection of some of our favourite Pizza Bread Meats, Seafoods & Condiments changes daily
  • VEGETARIAN Crumbed Camembert $18.50
    • served with a mesculine salad, black berries, plum sauce & garlic bread
  • Tender scotch fillet steak sandwich $17.50
    • filled with a seasonal salad, tomato, caramelised onion & whole grain mustard served with fries & garlic aioli
  • Homemade cheese cake $12.00
    • waiter to advise
  • Chicken Express $18.50
    • Succulent chicken breast served with fries & plum sauce
  • Prawns & pan seared scallops $21.00
    • sautéed with bacon, set upon a seasonal salad topped with our homemade garlic aioli & segments of lemon
  • VEGETARIAN Sautéed portobello & button mushrooms $16.50
    • with wilted spinach & hollandaise sauce topped with a poached egg
  • Vegetables $7.50
  • Cheese board selection (Plate for 1 / Platter) $15.00 / $31.00
  • Saag AIoo $13.00
    • Diced potatoes cooked with a puree of leafy spinach
  • Fish Masala $18.00
    • Fish cooked in tomato & onion sauce enriched with spices & capsicum
  • AIoo Gobi $13.00
    • Cauliflower & potatoes cooked with onion & spices
  • Honey chicken $15.00
    • Tender pieces of chicken cooked with honey & spices.
  • Naan Basket $13.00
    • A combination of Plain Naan, Garlic Naan, Plain Rob & Peshwari Naan
  • Mudgee Madras $15.00
    • south Indian curry usually very hot but we can prepare
  • Chicken fried rice $15.00
    • Chicken, onion, cabbage, carrot spices & soy vinegar spices
  • Goan Fish Curry $18.00
    • Fish cooked in coconut cream in a Goan style
  • Mediterranean Lamb Salad* $15.50
    • Pan seared spiced lamb, tossed with roasted vegetables drizzled with a zesty mint yoghurt dressing.
  • BLT $14.50
    • Bacon, lettuce + tomato with aioli on lightly toasted vienna.
  • Mince on Toast $13.50
    • Savoury lean beef cooked in rich tomato juslie on fat toast topped with a poached egg
  • Seafood Chowder* $12.50
    • Full of chunky seafood, enriched with cream + fresh herbs
  • Toast $1.50
  • Smoked Chicken Filo $14.50
    • Smoked chicken with spinach, hazelnuts + cream cheese, wrapped in filo with spiced plum sauce. Served with seasonal salad
  • Watties Spaghetti on toast $6.00
  • Thai Chicken Salad $15.50
    • Tender chicken saute in a spicy honey, ginger thai sauce, tossed with crispy noodles, roasted cashews + salad greens.
  • Prawn Lettuce Cups $19.5
    • chilled prawn San choi bao, baby cos lettuce, spring onion, coriander, chestnuts, fresh lime & garlic crumb
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $3
  • Baked Eggplant $19
    • miso, ginger glaze, chilled soba noodle, radish, spring onion, orange salad, and soy caramel dressing
  • Spring Rolls $13.5
    • free range chicken, prawn, vermicelli, fresh coriander, water chestnuts and garlic shoots
  • Salmon “Chop Chop” $20.5
    • Sashimi, sweet wasabi, edamame beans, pickled ginger
  • Kimchessy Rice Balls $12
    • Shitake mushrooms, kimchi, coriander, sriracha mayonnaise
  • Stir Fried Greens $13.5
    • bok choy, brocolini, spring onion, sesame oil, garlic and soy sauce
  • Beef Ramen Noodle Bowl $24.9
    • peppered beef brisket, crispy bacon, bamboo shoots, boiled egg, in Asian broth
  • Wedges with bacon, cheese and sour cream $10.00
  • Kids Cheese Burger and Chips $9.00
  • Garlic Bread $6.00
  • Kids Sandwich Peanut butter, vegemite, jam or nutella $4.00
  • Smoked Chicken Salad Smoked chicken, bacon, sun-dried tomatoes, camembert, pickled cucumber and crisy noodle salad with aioli dressing $18.00
  • Toasted Sandwich 2 fillings for $8.00
  • Hot Chips $6.00
  • Beef and Egg Burger Homemade burger with egg, onion jam, salad and aioli served with chips $16.50
  • Top Gun $16.00
    • Gourmet Beef Pattie, bacon, cheese, tomato salsa & BBQ sauce
  • Louisiana Chicken Breast $22.00
    • Seared Boneless chicken breast with a hint of Cajun seasoning enveloped with Bacon and melted Brie complimented with a delectable cranberry sauce served with large seasonal salad (optional choice of creamy mashed potato or fries)
  • Garlic Pizza Bread $6.00/$9.00
  • Vegetarian Delight $11/$14.90
    • Roasted kumara, mushrooms, onions, capsicum, cheese & aioli sauce
  • Gooey Chocolate Brownie $8.00
    • Served with whipped cream, ice cream and drizzled in chocolate
  • National Treasure $11/$14.90
    • Marinated chicken, onions, chopped cashews, cheese and aioli sauce
  • Endless Summer $11/$14.90
    • Mushrooms, onions, capsicum, tomato salsa, cheese & brie
  • Bangers, Eggs & Fries $10.00
    • Two sausages served with eggs & fries
  • Childens menu available (0-12yrs). Please ask our counter staff.
  • -Tomato, avocado, lettuce, and brie cheese $13.00
  • Creamy mushrooms
    • Fresh button mushrooms sautéed with garlic. Finished with cream, white wine and herbs.
  • -Smoked salmon $8.00
  • -Hot mixed berries $3.00
  • Gluten free bread available at extra cost
  • -Portobello mushroom $4.50
  • Toasted croissant
    • A lightly toasted croissant with your choice of
  • Apple & Blackberry Crumble N/A
    • With custard sauce & ice cream
  • Pineapple Fritters in Cinnammon Sugar N/A
    • With Cramel sauce & ice cream
  • Red Thai Chicken Curry N/A
    • With fragrant rice, roti, crispy poppadam & mango chutney
  • Warm sticky date pudding N/A
    • Butterscotch Sauce, Anglaise & Ice Cream
  • Beef bacon & mushroom pie N/A
    • A Delicious rich caserole in buttery puff pastry served with wilted greens
  • Main & Dessert only $30
  • Slow braised Hawkes bay lamb shank N/A
    • With potato & chive mash, greens, red wine jus & mint jelly on the side
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