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
  • Panang Curry $22.50
    • Similar to Red curry but sweeter in taste. Broccoli carrot, capsicum, green beans and peas - Chicken, Beef, Pork or Lamb
  • Spring Rolls (6) $8.00
    • Deep fried spring rolls filled with vegetables and vermicelli noodles. Served with a sweet chilli sauce
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • Cashew Stir Fry
    • Stir fried carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, celery and mushroom with roasted cashew nuts
  • - Chicken, Beef or Pork $22.50
  • Stir Fried Rice $22.50
    • Fried rice with tofu, egg and seasonal vegetables
  • Combination Chicken and Prawns $26.50
  • Garlic Bread $14.00
    • Homemade (serves 2)
  • Chocolate Mousse $14.00
    • using the finest Belgium 70% cacao chocolate
  • Garden Salad and Balsamic Vinaigrette $6.00
  • Freshly Baked bread $14.00
    • Homemade NZ cold pressed olive oil and dips (serves 2)
  • From the Grill $32.00
    • Medallions of Beef Eye Fillet 280g - skewered eye fillet morcels wrapped in manuka smoked bacon
  • Pasta Carbonara $22.00
    • Creamy mushrooms and streaky bacon
  • Over the Moon Goat Cheese Bonbon $19.00
    • A filo parcel of goat's cheese with roasted fresh tomato and eggplant sauce and walnuts in lemon olive oil
  • Oven Baked Aoraki Salmon Fillet $33.00
    • with mint and blueberries cooked in a paper parcel, seasoned with wasabi olive oil and Champagne. Served with a herbed hollandaise sauce, potatoes and vegetables
  • Squid ring $1.00
  • Fish of the day $4.00
  • Special $10.00
    • Flounder & chips
  • Scoop of chips $4.00
  • Paua fritter $5.00
  • Cheeseburger $7.40
  • Smoked fish cake $3.50
  • Fish, chips and salad $11.70
  • Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé with oven roasted paprika pears $19.90
  • Hohepa Aged Cheddar or Mt Eliza Blue
  • Seared Eye Fillet with portabello mushrooms, Café de Paris Butter and red wine sauce $39.50
  • If you would like your cheeses served at room temperature, please let the waiting staff know your cheese order, when ordering entreés and mains
  • (All main courses include a dish of seasonal vegetables, which is included in the main course price. However, in addition you can also have):
  • Licorice Ice Cream, orange juice, chocolate dipped glace orange slices $17.50
  • Salad of cos leaves with grano padano and classic vinaigrette $8.50
  • Chicken Liver and Duck Pate, gingerbread crumbs, cardamom pickled oranges toasted ciabatta $19.90
  • RASPBERRYCHIA 15
    • Coconut yoghurt, berries, honey toasted nuts and seeds V GF
  • Fresh Sliced Tomato 4
  • FLASH FISH + CHIPS 22
    • Beer battered fish, fries, tartare sauce and summer garden salad
  • Fries 8
  • STICKY PORK BELLY GF 22
    • Twice-cooked pork belly, stir- fry greens, Asian herb salad
  • EGGS BENEDICT ON POTATO ROSTI WITH YOUR CHOICE OF GF 18.50
    • Bacon ,Roasted field mushrooms and spinach V, Cured salmon and spinach
  • STEAK SANDWICH GFO 25
    • Grilled Scotch fillet rocket, creamy feta, chimichurri and fries
  • Gluten Free Bread 3
  • Big Boy Sausage $12.00
    • w/ chips
  • - Available between 11am & 5pm Daily - Choose Two fillings - Ham/Cheese/Onion/Pineapple/Egg/Mushroom: any extra filling 0.50¢ extra - Gluten Free Bread extra $1
  • Toasted Sandwich $6.00
  • AVAILABLE FROM 2PM - LATE
  • Tear & Share Loaf $9.00
    • oven baked ciabatta infused w/ garlic & herb, served w/ today's dip
  • Soup of the Day $11.00
    • w/ garlic bread
  • Wheelhouse Cheese & Bacon Burger $16.00
    • 180gm burger w/ melted cheese & bacon, lettuce, tomato. onion relish served w/ fries
  • Ice Cream Sundae $10.00
    • served w/ wafers & your choice of topping
  • Omelette $19.90
    • Bacon or Salmon plus two of the following - mushroom, cheese, spinach, red onions, tomato
  • Roasted Pumpkin $22
    • with pinenuts, caramelised onion, peppers and drizzled with buttermilk dressing
  • Hash Stack $19.50
    • hash browns, creamy mushrooms and bacon
  • 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
  • Open Chicken Sandwich $22.50
    • Italian garlic chicken on grilled focaccia bread with salad, brie, onion jam and beer battered fries
  • Grilled 250gm Organic Scotch Fillet $34
    • with  a baby spinach salad, beer battered fries plus a choice of port wine jus, whiskey BBQ jus, creamy smoked garlic sauce and béarnaise sauce
  • Chicken and bacon-beef and cheese-fish-vegetarian-served with fries
  • The Badger Platter for 2 people $39.50
    • Our famous pork ribs, chicken wrapped in bacon and english sausage with yorkshire pudding served with seasonal vegetables
  • The Crown Dessert Platter for 2 $ 18.00
    • A selection of our great desserts for 2 people who date to endulge
  • Junior Curly Fries $ 6.50
    • Served with tomato sauce
  • Guinness Pulled Pork Sliders $ 13.50
    • With a dash of coleslaw
  • English Cumberland Sausage and Mash $ 28.50
    • Served with yorkshire pudding, mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables and onion gravy
  • Badger Caesar Salad $ 17.00
  • Hot Apple and Rhubarb Pie $ 11.50
    • Served with vanilla ice cream
  • Steamed Jasmine Rice $3
  • Tempura Eggplant $19
    • soy caramel, Sichuan, sesame, mint, crispy shallots
  • Takoyaki “Octopus Balls” $13
    • Kewpie Mayo, Takoyaki sauce
  • Steamed Buns (two) $13.5
    • Roasted Pork Belly, hoisin, pickled cucumber, coriander, sriracha sauce
  • Sumatran Chicken Curry $29
    • cinnamon, lemongrass, eggplant, kaffir lime, coriander and coconut cream
  • Stir Fried Greens $13.5
    • bok choy, brocolini, spring onion, sesame oil, garlic and soy sauce
  • Wok Tossed Prawns $22
    • chili sambal, tomato, tamarind, spring onion, fresh pineapple, coriander and lime
  • Cross Hatch Fries $9
    • Togarashi sea salt, Japanese kewpie mayo
  • 12 Hour Lamb $36.00
    • Tomato fondant, kumara gnocchi, pickled cucumber
  • ICECREAM SUNDAE $15.00
    • choice of chocolate, vanilla, or white chocolate & raspberry ice-cream and brandied caramel, chocolate Kahlua or raspberry cointreau sauce
  • Salt'n'Pepper Tofu $16
    • Sweetcorn, kaffir lime, pear brulee
  • Crayfish gf Market Price
    • Cooked mornay, thermidor, rockerfeller or steamed with butter
  • Venison gf $36.00
    • Parsnip, parfait with liquorice and dark cherry sauces
  • Raspberry White Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake $16.00
    • Raspberry, macadamia nuts, ice cream
  • Pumpkin Tortellini gf v $26.00
    • Carrot olive oil fondant, pickled butternut
  • Crayfish Tail $42.00
    • Available Steamed, Mornay, Thermador or Rockefeller, Served with brioche, spiced nuts and salad
  • Pad thai
    • Udon noodles tossed with coriander leaves, sprouts, egg, cucumber, capsicum and roasted peanuts, served with a chilli lime dressing.
  • Bread roll wholemeal $1.50
  • -Small $8.50
  • -Small $7.00
  • -Small $7.00
  • -Large $11.00
  • -Large $8.50
  • -Small $8.50
  • All pizzas are served With traditional Napolitana tomato sauce
  • Roast Pumpkin $24.5
    • Wood oven roasted pumpkin, Danish feta, Kalamata olives, fresh rosemary, semi dried tomatoes & mozzarella
  • Margherita $19.50
    • Mozzarella, fresh basil & extra virgin olive oil
  • New York $18.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami with mozzarella
  • Mediterranean Veg $24.50
    • Char-grilled eggplant, roasted capsicum, mozzarella, parmesan & rocket fresh oregano
  • Italian Salami $23.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami, button mushrooms, kalamata olives & mozzarella
  • Free-range Roast Chicken $26.00
    • Succulent wood oven roasted free range chicken thigh, Danish feta, red onion, basil pesto & mozzarella
  • Pesto pizza bread $13.50
    • Homemade basil pesto & parmesan
  • Apple crumble $9.00
    • With vanilla ice cream
  • Salt and pepper calamari $14.00
    • With baby lettuce and garlic mayo
  • T-bone steak(350g)(GF) $35.00
  • Side salad $5.00
  • Feta cheese and pumpkin salad (V)(GF)(HC) $14.00
    • accompianied with zesty vinagrette, chopped walnut and melon salsa
  • Chefs creation Market price
    • Speciality of the day inspired by locally sourced fresh ingredients
  • Mustard jus
  • Filo bake $21.00
    • With spinach, ricotta and basil accompanied with fruit salsa and spiced toamto coulis
  • Crepe $12.00
    • Vanilla ice cream, warm Belgium chocolate
  • 2 Petit choux profiterole $13.00
    • Crème patissier (refined custard), warm Belgium chocolate topping
  • Creamy Seafood chowder $17.00
    • 1/2 white fish fillet of the day, prawns, scallops, mussel, Sauvignon blanc
  • -Served with 6 roasted garlic prawns $28.50
  • Creamy seafood chowder $24.00
    • 1 white fish fillet of the day, prawns, scallops, mussel, Sauvignon blanc
  • Crepe $12.00
    • Salted caramel, berry ice cream, slivered almond
  • Vanilla Ice Cream Sundae $12.00
    • Warm Belgium chocolate
  • Confit of duck's leg $27.00
    • Kumara puree, orange and star aniseed sauce
  • Roast 2 Combination on Rice $11.00
  • Roast Duck Noodle Soup $9.00
  • Stir Fried Beans with Mince Pork $16.00
  • Vegetarian Delight $16.00
  • Salted Pepper Pork Chop $18.00
  • Small $15.00
  • Soya Sauce Chicken on Rice $7.50
  • Scallop with Cashew Nuts $23.00
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