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

  • Tarka daal $13.00
    • Yellow lentils cooked with garlic, ginger, onion, tomato and selection of spices
  • Vegetable samosa (2 pcs) $5.00
    • Flakey pastry filled with diced potatoes, peas and cumin seeds them fried golden brown
  • Pulav rice $7.00
    • Basmati rice cooked in cashew nuts, sultanas and herbs
  • Daal makhani $13.00
    • Whole lentils on a slow fire overnight, finishing with great spice
  • Tandoori prawns $13.00
    • Finest shrimp marinated with spices and cooked in a clay oven
  • Butter prawns $18.00
    • Peeled king prawns cooked in mild creamy tomato gravy
  • Kashmiri naan $4.00
    • Naan stuffed with dried fruits cooked in tandoori oven
  • Palak paneer $13.00
    • Homemade cottage cheese cooked in fine mild puree of fresh spinach
  • - Fish (Snapper - not gluten free) $26.50
  • Endamame Beans $8.00
    • Steamed Endamame beans seasoned with chilli and salt
  • Som Tum $22.50
    • Another favourite Thai street food dish. Finely sliced carrot, swede, green beans, green apple, tomato, peanuts, fish sauce and lemon juice
  • Cashew Stir Fry
    • Stir fried carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, celery and mushroom with roasted cashew nuts
  • Pineapple Fried Rice
    • Fried rice, egg, pineapple, carrot, peas, broccoli, and onions topped with cashew nuts
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • Mango and Sticky Rice $14.00
    • Fresh mango and sticky rice. A Thai favourite
  • - Prawns $24.50
  • Salmon (4 pieces/ 6 pieces/ 8 pieces) $10.00/ $15.00/ $18.00
  • Ponsu sauce (soy, lemon juice & sesame oil with a touch of chilli) $0.80
  • Wasabi mayo $0.80
  • Sake (salmon) $16.00
  • Dairy free cream cheese (per item) $2.50
  • Dessert of the day $11.50
    • please ask waiter/waitress
  • Ebi furay roll (panko prawns, cream cheese, chives, lime slise, satori sauce) $17.50
  • California tori (chicken, avocado) $15.50
  • Leek $3.00
  • Spring Onion / Sweet Corn / Extra Noodle / Bamboo Shoots $2.00
  • Special Ramen Combo (Soy, Salt or Miso) $13.00
    • Any $10 ramen with choice of 3pcs dumpling or mini pork chashu donburi
  • Butter Corn Ramen (Miso/Soy/Salt) $12.00
    • Rich flavour ramen with butter and sweet corn, butter corn, chashu pork, spring onion, bamboo shoots and leek
  • Karaage Chicken Set Menu $11.00
    • Marinated deep fried chicken in traditional Japanese style miso soup, rice and side dish of the day
  • 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
  • Butter $0.50
  • Pork Chashu Paitan Ramen (Soy/Miso/Sault) $14.00
    • Original paitan ramen with extra chashu pork. 5 pcs chashu pork, bamboo shoots and leek
  • ●Seekh kebab
    • Spiced keema (minced) meat prepared then skewered in tandoori oven.
  • ●Chicken tikka
    • Cubes of chicken marinated in various herbs and spices barbecued in tandoori oven.
  • ●Chicken tikka
    • Cubes of chicken marinated in various herbs and spices barbecued in tandoori oven.
  • Vegetable korma $14.50
    • Fresh vegetable cooked with cashew nut, cream, coconut, mild herbs, spices, ginger, cinnamon and cardamom.
  • Cheese naan $4.00
    • Stuffed with grater cheese.
  • Prawn spinach $18.50
    • Prawn cooked with fresh spinach cooked in aromatic spices.
  • Chicken mushroom masala $16.00
    • Fresh mushroom, tender chicken pieces cooked with garlic,tomato and onion gravy.
  • -Half $11.00
  • Chick n Fala Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Signature Kids $5.00 per head
  • Signature Mix $10.00 per head
  • Super Vege (3 Fillings) $4.00
  • The Protein Pack $15.00
  • Steak Pita $11.5 Reg / $9.5 Petita
  • Falafel Salad $11.9 Reg / $9.9 Petita
  • The Family Feast $40.00
  • Jinga Masala $25.50
    • King Prawns gently simmered in a coriander, garlic and onion sauce
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $20.50
    • Succulent chicken gently simmered in a rich coriander garlic and onion sauce
  • Chicken Korma $20.50
    • Boneless pieces of chicken cooked in mild cashew gravy
  • Rogan Josh $20.50
    • Boneless Lamb pieces in a thick spicy gravy
  • Beef Masala $20.50
    • Lean tender pieces of beef in a thick tomato and onion gravy.
  • -Poppadoms $1.00
  • Navrattam Korma $17.50
    • Fresh mixed vegetables and fruits cooked in a creamy gravy
  • Paneer Palak $17.50
    • Tender fresh spinach leaves steamed, then carefully prepared together with spices, tomatoes and home-made cheese
  • Ham and cheese $5.00
    • Ham topped with mozzarella
  • BBQ Hawaiian $8.50
    • Tasty ham, bacon, pineapple, onion & mozzarella with a tangy BBQ swirl
  • Trio of cheese $8.50
    • Melting mozzarella & swiss cheese with a parmesan sprinkle
  • Pepperoni lovers $8.90
    • Spicy pepperoni, pepperoni & pepperoni topped with melting mozzarella
  • Meat lovers $9.00
    • Spicy pepperoni, beef, ham, cabanossi, bacon & melting mozzarella
  • Hash bites $3.50
  • Veg hot 'n' spicy $5.00
    • Capsicum, spicy jalapeno & mozzarella
  • Chicken supreme $10.50
    • Succulent chicken, onion, capsicum, mushroom and melting mozzarella with parmesan sprinkle & aioli swirl
  • Garlic Dhal Reg $7.50 L $12.00
  • Lamb Briyani $12.00
  • Mango Lassi $4.00
  • Fish Curry $16.00
  • Malai Kofta $10.00
  • Lamb Madras $13.00
  • Plain Naan $2.00
  • Prawn Kadai $16.00
  • -C $15.99
  • - B $15.99
  • - B $15.99
  • Mixed Vegetables $14.50
    • An assortment of vegetables cooked in an onion based curry
  • Muttar Paneer $14.50
    • Home made cottage cheese cooked together with baby green peas in a mild tomato and cream based curry
  • - B $15.99
  • -L $16.99
  • -L $16.99
  • -Large $9.50
  • Grilled chicken & chips $10.00
  • ●Benedict bap
  • Bircher muesli $16.50
    • With berry compote & honey yoghurt or homemade granola & fruit
  • Croque monsieur $15.50
    • Toasted sandwich with swiss cheese & ham on sour dough
  • -Mushroom $5.00
  • ●Omelette
    • Mushroom or avocado
  • -With sour dough toast $11.00
  • Gluten free options available
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $16
    • With avocado & mango relish on toasted ciabatta
  • Creamy Mushroom & Bacon Fettuccine $15
  • Open Steak Sandwich $18
    • With beetroot, brie & pesto mayo on toasted ciabatta
  • Toasted Sandwiches $8
    • Choice of 3 fillings" ham/cheese/pineapple/tomato/onion
  • Savoury mince on Toast $13
    • -Topped with a poached egg
  • Eggs Benedict $15
    • with bacon, spinach< poached eggs on english muffin topped with hollandaise
  • Big Breakfast $18
    • With egg your way, bacon, mushrooms, grilled tomato, hash brown & baked beans on toasted ciabatta
  • Chatham D $14.90
    • Stir fried rice with prawns, chicken & vegetables
  • -5pcs $7.90
  • Chicken Teriyaki Quesadilla D $19.90
  • Salmon Teriyaki D $16.90 / B $20.90
  • Ebi Katsu $9.00
    • Bread crumbed crispy prawns (4 pcs)
  • Gyoza $7.50
  • Agedashi Tofu $7.00
    • Deep fried tofu
  • Tofu Teriyaki D $13.90 / B $17.90
  • Main & Dessert only $30
  • Apple & Blackberry Crumble N/A
    • With custard sauce & ice cream
  • Beef bacon & mushroom pie N/A
    • A Delicious rich caserole in buttery puff pastry served with wilted greens
  • Slow braised Hawkes bay lamb shank N/A
    • With potato & chive mash, greens, red wine jus & mint jelly on the side
  • Warm sticky date pudding N/A
    • Butterscotch Sauce, Anglaise & Ice Cream
  • Red Thai Chicken Curry N/A
    • With fragrant rice, roti, crispy poppadam & mango chutney
  • Pineapple Fritters in Cinnammon Sugar N/A
    • With Cramel sauce & ice cream
  • -Chicken, beetroot chutney, cashew, brie and mozzarella
  • Parmesan and Pesto $10
  • Sauces
    • Yoghurt, Garlic Yoghurt, Minted Yoghurt, Mayonnaise, Sweet Chilli, Hot Chilli, Avocado, Satay, BBQ, Horseradish Cream, Tomato & Basil Passata.
  • Falafel Meze* $13
    • Home made rolled falafel, served hot with Zeytins hummus, tomato and cucumber salad and Greek yoghurt.
  • 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
  • Mixed Meat (with chicken and roast beef) $17.50
  • Haloumi Meze* $16.50
    • Pan fried haloumi and red peppers, served with olive tapenade, capers.
  • Chilli Squid Meze* $16.50
    • Marinated squid scored and seared, served with fresah salad greens, sweet grilled peppers, tomatoes and cucumber. Dressed with a coriander mayo and lots of lemon wedges.
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