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

  • Dairy free cream cheese (per item) $2.50
  • Satori sauce (sweet teriyaki style) $0.80
  • steamed soy beans $6.50
  • Maguro furay roll (panko tuna, cream cheese, spring onions) $17.50
  • Chicken $15.50
  • Tomato hot roll (cherry tomato, cream cheese, basil) $18.00
  • Sake hot roll (salmon, cream cheese, spring onions) $18.00
  • Sake (salmon) $16.00
  • Bacon + egg burger $7.80
  • Hamburger $6.40
  • Crabstick $1.80
  • Spring roll $2.30
  • Fish, chips and eggs $10.60
  • Prawn cutlet $1.80
  • -For two $6.00
  • All burgers come with mesculin, lettuce, tomato, beetroot and grated carrot
  • (All main courses include a dish of seasonal vegetables, which is included in the main course price. However, in addition you can also have):
  • Hohepa Aged Cheddar or Mt Eliza Blue
  • A Scoop of our Vanilla Ice Cream, shot of San Emilio Pedro Ximenez Sherry $15.00
  • If you would like your cheeses served at room temperature, please let the waiting staff know your cheese order, when ordering entreés and mains
  • Oven Roasted Duck, vanilla and coconut scented kumara mash, orange sauce $39.50
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding with homemade vanilla ice cream $17.50
  • Vanilla Crème Caramel with baked rhubarb, ginger and coconut cream $17.50
  • Licorice Ice Cream, orange juice, chocolate dipped glace orange slices $17.50
  • Fluffy $1.20
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • on toasted ciabatta with housemade hollandaise w/spinach
  • Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms $4.00
  • Coconut Milk Porridge $17.50
    • Oaty Porridge made with coconut milk and served with mango compote, coconut yoghurt, pistachios & coconut cream
  • Cream Cheese & Jam $9.50
    • Courgette ribbons, edamame beans and puffed quinoa, two poached eggs and grilled haloumi with lemon herb oil, gluten free toast, pesto & roasted beetroot
  • Petite Bacon & Eggs $9.50
  • Housesmoked Salmon $6
  • Hollandaise, Toast, Hashbrown $3.00
  • Liquorice creme brulee $14.50
    • Served with lime cream and pistachio biscotti
  • Creamy blue cheese gnocchi
    • With grana padana
  • Smoked kahawai (S) $24.00
    • Served with kasundi relish, pickled cucumber and chargrilled ciabatta
  • Napolitano style pizzas with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese
  • Caesar salad
    • With garlic chicken, parmesan, bacon, croutons and a house caesar dressing
  • Braised lamb $24.00
    • Tomato, baby spinach, feta, red onion and mint
  • Pear, rucula and blue cheese $22.00
  • Sauces: Port wine jus / BBQ chilli bourbon sauce / chunky salsa verde / chimichurri green pepper / smoked creamy garlic sauce / wild mushroom jus / horseradish cream sauce / bearnaise sauce
  • 200g.Scotch fillet,wild mushroom,baby spinach,marinated feta,crispy polenta and chimichurri.(GF) $31.00
  • Dahl fritters,masala sauce and cucumber and coconut yoghurt salad.(V,GF) $13.00
  • Scotch fillet sliced,srispy chips,carrot sticks and tomato sauce. $12.50
  • Raw hazelnut and chocolate cheese cake,raspberry coulis and whipped coconut cream(V,GF) $15.00
  • Paprika beer battered fish,peanut, and honey slaw,jalapeno tartare sauce on a brioche bun served with fies and aioli(GFP) $25.00
  • Trio of sorbet,selection of mango,berries and lemon $15.00
  • Master stock pork belly and pineapple salsa.(GF) $15.00
  • Kids,selection of 2 scoops(from the sorbet options available) $8.00
  • Mains
    • Butter Chicken, Beef Vindaloo, Rogan Josh & Navrattan Korma served with rice, naan and accompaniments
  • Chicken Vindaloo $20.50
    • The famous South Indian dish made with tender chicken and hot ground spices
  • Mango Kulfi $9.50
    • Home made creamy icecream with pistachio nuts and cardomon
  • C4 Naan (Cheese, Chili, Coriander and Chicken) $5.00
  • -Poppadoms $1.00
  • Vegetable Pakora $9.00
    • A selection of mixed vegetable deep fried in a spicy hichpea batter
  • Chicken Korma $20.50
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in mild cashew gravy
  • Machhi Makhani $25.50
    • Fresh fish pieces in rich tomato and butter gravy
  • 400g Rump $35.00
    • Not for the faint hearted this 400g rump steak is a challenge, served with garlic roasted potatoes, mixed leaf salad & a BBQ sauce
  • Chicken Breast $31.00
    • Chicken breast wrapped in streaky bacon served with a fresh garden salad, garlic roasted potatoes & a plum dipping sauce
  • Eye fillet steak $37.50
    • set on a bed of seared courgettes, roasted shallots & garlic potatoes topped with a portobello mushroom & griddled bacon; your choice of either a blue cheese, pepper or creamed mushroom sauce
  • Brandy snaps $11.00
    • filled with a vanilla infused cream served with cookies & cream ice cream
  • Cheese board selection (Plate for 1 / Platter) $15.00 / $31.00
  • Chicken Strips $9.50
  • Pork Fillet $31.50
    • Pork loin accompanied with root vegetables infused in a red wine gravy & garlic roasted potatoes
  • Seafood Platter $50.00
    • Smoked salmon, prawns, seared scallops, calamari, green lip mussels & prawn twisters served with toasted ciabatta bread
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • 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
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • French Toast $15.50
    • Sourdough bread served with bacon, grilled banana and maple syrup
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • - Just add to upgrade to COMBO. Hot chips with tomato sauce + can of soft drink $5.50
  • Combination Dip 3 dips & 2 Turkish bread $12.00
  • Beetroot Dip & Turkish Bread $7.00
  • Hot chips with tomato sauce & can of soft drink
  • Your choice of TWO Pizzas and get a free drink. $12.00–$12.00
  • All Italian pizzas made with mozzarella cheese – 9 Inches $10.00
  • Your choice of meat or vegetarian option served with tabouli, hummus dip, and any combination of fresh salads & any three sauces of your choice. Large salads served with few more dips. $10.50–$10.50
  • Chicken Nuggets 6pcs $5.50
  • Vegetable Stack (v) $19.90
    • Roasted pumpkin, grilled capsicum and portobello mushroom served on marinated tofu with pea puree, pesto and a rocket salad.
  • Greer's Chicken Stack $20.90
    • Marinated chicken thigh, portobello mushroom, focaccia bread, salad, avocado and sweet chilli aioli.
  • Greer's Fried Chicken $12.90
    • Chicken tenderloins coated in Greer's homemade tasty batter and deep fried. Served with fries and dipping sauces.
  • Garlic Bread
    • 4 pieces of toasted baguette with garlic butter
  • Beef Burger $23.90
    • Greer's homemade ground beef pattie in a bun, stacked with bacon, salad, fried egg and relish. Served with fries, onion rings and tomato sauce.
  • Fish and Chips $23.90
    • John Dory fillet coated in a delicious batter made with Monteith’s Radler. Steakhouse fries, salad, aioli style tartare sauce and tomato sauce complete this classic Kiwi dish.
  • Salt and Pepper Calamari $12.90
    • Calamari pieces coated in a light crunchy batter seasoned with salt and pepper. Served with salad and dipping sauces.
  • Scallop Salad $24.90
    • Scallops poached in a lemon cream sauce. Served on top of rocket, mango and avocado with a lemon dressing.
  • Japanese Curry $10
    • Chicken with Japanese curry & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Teriyaki Salmon $12
    • Salmon with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Baby Stick N/A
  • Seafood udon $13
  • Sushi Roll N/A
  • Half Roll N/A
  • Crispy Chicken $11
    • Crispy chicken with don-katsu sauce, egg & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Inari N/A
  • Mixed Vegetable Pulao - Basmati rice cooked with fresh seasonal vegetables and spices. $7.50
  • Vegetable Kulcha - Naan stuffed with fresh seasoned vegetables and spices. $4.00
  • Mint Chutney $3.50
  • Bhuna Chicken - Boneless spring chicken cooked with ginger, garlic, fresh coriander, capsicum, onions and spices, served with a naan & basmati rice. $16.00
  • Biryani Chicken / Lamb / Vegetable - Basmati rice cooked with chicken, lamb or vegetables. Served with 2 poppadoms and raita. $16.00
  • Bhatura Chicken / Lamb / Chole - Bhatura is a soft bread made from flour mixed with semolina and yoghurt, then finished in hot oil. Two pieces of Bhatura breads served with Chole, lamb or chicken $16.00
  • Lacha Parantha - Unleavened wholemeal flour bread layered with lashings of ghee. Baked in the tandoor. $4.00
  • Mixed Vegetable Pickle - Achar. $3.50
  • -Hummus
  • -Chorizo sausage, caramelised onions, mushroom and mozzarella
  • Selection of Four (great for 2 people) $17.50
  • All pizzas have our special tomato and basil passata.
  • -Spinach and feta
  • -Mount Margarita, vine ripened tomatoes, basil and mozzarella
  • Smoked Salmon Cake $16.50
    • Hot smoked salmon with fresh herbs and pan fried, served on a fresh salad greens with a fennel and green apple slaw and tangy jajick
  • Spice Rubbed Roast Beef $17.50
  • Yang Zhou Fried Rice $12.00
  • Pork Rib with Peking Sauce $16.00
  • Deep Fried Combination $10.00
  • Sizzling Squid $23.00
  • Sizzling Fillet Beef With Black Pepper Sauce $20.00
  • Chicken (Beef/ Pork) With Black Bean Sauce $16.00
  • Pork Chop with Peking Sauce $18.00
  • BBQ Pork Fried Rice $12.00
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