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

  • Redneck Ribs six $19
    • Porky Pig’s ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire then piled high and smothered in our world-famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Stand by your Lamb $36
    • Slow-roasted lamb shoulder, served with spring onion and feta mash, sautéed seasonal greens, roasted cherry tomatoes and a mint jus.
  • Judge Roy Bean Dip $11
    • Spicy red kidney beans, cheddar cheese, sundried tomatoes and jalapefios. Blended and served hot with sour cream and oven-baked flour tortilla chips.
  • San Quentin Squid $17
    • Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with a citrus aioli... a Lone Star fave!
  • Steak sauce options N/A
    • Chunky Mushroom / Beef & Red Wine / Peppercorn / Garlic Butter / Jack Daniel’s & Cracked Pepper
  • 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.
  • 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!
  • Nipper's Fish & Chips $12.5
    • Lightly battered fish, flash fried crisp and golden.
  • Wedges $15
    • Cheese: Bacon: Sweet Chili Sauce: Sour Cream
  • Grilled Chicken $18
    • Pesto: Rocket: Tomato
  • Pulled Pork $18
    • BBQ Sauce: Coleslaw
  • Pizza & Fries $10
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18
    • Cos Lettuce: Bacon: Cheese: Egg: Crostini Caesar Dressing (AVAILABLE GF)
  • Ceviche $16
    • Raw Fish: Coconut Cream: Lime: Coriander (AVAILABLE GF)
  • Tacos
  • Goat Cheese Balls $16
    • Pine Nuts: Pumpkin Puree: Pumpkin Seeds
  • Hollandaise, Toast, Hashbrown $3.00
  • Coconut Milk Porridge $17.50
    • Oaty Porridge made with coconut milk and served with mango compote, coconut yoghurt, pistachios & coconut cream
  • Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms $4.00
  • Green Goodness Bowl $19.50
    • Bacon, free range eggs, hashbrown, cherry tomatoes, garlic mushrooms, breakfast sausages & toasted organic multigrain
  • Spiced Berry & Passionfruit Mascarpone Crepes $16.50
    • Served with fresh bananas
  • Kiddies Pack – (ham & cheese toastie, fairy slice  & juice box) $11.50
  • 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
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • on toasted ciabatta with housemade hollandaise w/bacon
  • KAARAGE CHICKEN 22
    • Crispy chicken, daikon salad, pickled ginger and sesame salt
  • Rosti X2 5
  • STEAK SANDWICH GFO 25
    • Grilled Scotch fillet rocket, creamy feta, chimichurri and fries
  • SALT AND PEPPER SQUID 20
    • Flash fried squid, Vietnamese slaw, peanuts, hoisin, Asian mayo
  • RASPBERRYCHIA 15
    • Coconut yoghurt, berries, honey toasted nuts and seeds V GF
  • MEDITERRANEAN LAMB SALAD GFO 24
    • Char-grilled lamb fillets, labneh, zucchini, herbs and flat bread
  • Extra egg 3.5
  • AVO + WHOLEGRAIN 11.5
    • Coriander, lime and smashed avocado on house-made whole grain V GF
  • Seared Scallops $18.00
    • served with on a couscous risotto infused with lemon & parmesan topped with a salsa verde
  • Dark Chocolate mud cake $12.00
    • served with a rich dark chocolate sauce forest berry compote & whipped cream
  • Green Salad $7.50
  • Selection of breads & dips $15.00
  • Chicken Fettuccini $18.50
    • Free range chicken, bacon & spring onion bound in a light cream sauce tossed with fresh fettuccini garnished with a parmesan crisp
  • VEGETARIAN Linguini $17.50
    • Red onion, diced tomato, baby spinach, button mushroom & capsicum tossed with linguini pasta bound in a creamy parmesan sauce topped with crumbled feta
  • VEGETARIAN Crumbed Camembert $18.50
    • served with a mesculine salad, black berries, plum sauce & garlic bread
  • Moroccan lamb wrap $16.50
    • filled with mesculin leafs, feta, red onion, olives, tomato, cucumber & garlic aioli served with fries
  • Lamb (Small/Large) $11.50/$13.50
  • Salami Pizza $14.50
    • mozzarella, salami, olives red onions, mushroom and capsicum
  • Mixed $9.00
  • Mixed $14.00
  • Vegetarian Broccoli Pizza $14.50
    • broccoli, mozzarella, red onion and capsicum
  • Cheese Calzoni (Small/Large) $7.00/$11.00
    • mozzarella, tomato & basil
  • Combination $15.50
    • chicken, lamb, falafel & mujver
  • Lamb Pizza $14.50
    • red onion, capsicum, and feta cheese
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • 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
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • -With Salmon $17.50
  • Keema Naan $5.00
    • Naan bread stuffed with lamb mince
  • Vege Pulao $9.50
    • Vegetables cooked in cumin seeds and basmati rice
  • Mango Kulfi $6.50
  • -Full $19.00
  • Cardamom Banquet $80.00
    • 2 x Chicken Tikka, 2 x Malai Tikka, 2 x Seekh Kabab, 2 x Tandoori Chicken, 2 x King Prawn Masala, 2 x Beef Korma, 2 x Butter Chicken, 2 x Lamb Razila with Rice, 2 x Garlic Naan, 2 x Condiments
  • Saagwala $17.50
    • A delightful combination of meat cooked in a pure of spinach mixture of our own herb and spices
  • Aloo Mattar $15.00
    • Potatoes and peas cooked together in subtly spiced gravy
  • King Prawn Masala $19.50
    • Prawn cooked in onion, capsicum and special spices in a creamy tomato sauce
  • -L $16.99
  • Masala Chicken / Lamb / Beef
    • Cooked in tomato, onion curry & peppers
  • Salad $5.50
    • Tossed baby spinach, cucumber, cabbage, tomatoes, red onions with mustard vinaigrette dressing
  • -L $16.99
  • Mushroom Chicken / Lamb / Beef
    • Cooked with mushroom and onion curry with spices
  • - B $15.99
  • -C $15.99
  • -C $15.99
  • Chocolate Beer Cake $16.00
    • with raspberry mousse and chocolate ice cream
  • Mushroom Parfait- g/f v $16.00
    • with cashew butter, pickled mushrooms, black garlic and lavosh
  • Creme Brulee $16.00
    • with feijoa, basil meringue and kapiti ice cream
  • Sword 'n' Sauce-ry $26
    • Our signature dish. (2007 Monteiths beer & wild food challenge national winner) skewered scallop, prawn cutlet, king prawn, salmon & fresh fish flambéed with horopito & lime vodka served with dipping sauces
  • Mini Beef Wellingtons $16.00
    • with balsamic fig relish
  • 12 Hour Lamb $36.00
    • Tomato fondant, kumara gnocchi, pickled cucumber
  • Pork Belly - can be made g/f $16.00
    • Bacon jam, tapioca cider pearls
  • Scallops g/f $16
    • With spiced mango, lemon, matcha cream & harakeke crisp
  • ●Fries
  • -Mushroom $5.00
  • Pancakes $10.00
    • With maple syrup and whipped cream
  • Gourmet open sandwich $18.50
  • Croque monsieur $15.50
    • Toasted sandwich with swiss cheese & ham on sour dough
  • -Roasted tomato $5.00
  • -Gourmet sausage(2) $5.00
  • Bircher muesli $16.50
    • With berry compote & honey yoghurt or homemade granola & fruit
  • Lemon pepper chicken $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, fresh tomato, melting mozzarella & lemon pepper
  • Garlic bread $3.50
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Tropical veg $5.00
    • Capsicum, onion, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Strawberry cheesecake $3.50
  • Dipping sauces $0.50
    • Choose from: tomato, BBQ, aioli, sweet chilli, american mustard
  • Super supreme $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, ham, cabanossi, mushroom, onion, capsicum, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Hawaiian $5.00
    • Ham, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Bacon & Eggs $14.00
    • Classic bacon and eggs with toast, eggs come either poached, fried or scrambled.
  • Mouse trap with Fries $9.00
    • Spaghetti, onion and cheese on a toasted bun.
  • Mini-hotcakes with whipped cream $9.00
    • Served with either jam or maple syrup.
  • Mega Breakfast $19.50
    • A big breakfast containing bacon, eggs (either poached fried or scrambled), 2 sausages, 2 hash browns, mushroom and toast.
  • Pasta of the day
    • Ask at counter
  • 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. >>
  • Chicken Brie And Cranberry Gourmet Sandwich
    • Chicken and brie served on a toasted Turkish bun with cranberry sauce and salad
  • Bacon Avocado Gourmet Sandwich $14.00
    • Bacon and avocado served on a toasted Turkish bun with aioli and salad
  • Fish & Coriander Soup $7.00
  • Cold Boneless Duck Feet $10.00
  • Vegetarian Fried Noodles $10.00
  • Pork Fried Rice $10.00
  • Sizzling Fillet Beef with Peking Sauce $20.00
  • Beef stir Fried Rice Noodles $12.00
  • Lemon Chicken $16.00
  • Kong Po Chicken $16.00
  • Vegetarian
    • Cheese, mix of vegetables, corn, egg, feta, rocket and oregano
  • Ask for gluten free base -Extra $2
  • Combo Spend $36
  • Gisborne
    • Cheese, Italian salami, onions, black olives, red capcicum. Fata and oregano
  • Hawaiian
    • Cheese, ham, pineapple and oregano
  • All the pizzas are made with home made tomato sauce
  • Taranaki
    • Vegan cheese, mix of vegetables, corn, mushrooms, rocket and oregano
  • Piha
    • cheese, bacon, egg, corn and oregano
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