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

  • Sweet and Sour Stir Fry
    • Onion, cucumber, pineapple, cauliflower, broccoli and carrot, in a sweet and sour sauce
  • Mini Pavlova $10.00
    • Pavlova accompanied with tropical fruit salad, passionfruit syrup, cream and a scoop of vanilla ice-cream
  • Crispy Pork Belly Stir Fry $26.50
    • Stir Fried Pork Belly with bok choy, garlic, capsicum, carrot, green beans, broccoli, oyster sauce and soy sauce. Ask for it spicy if you like a bit more flavour
  • Endamame Beans $8.00
    • Steamed Endamame beans seasoned with chilli and salt
  • Ginger Stir Fry
    • Ginger threads, carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum, mushroom and chinese fungi
  • - Seafood, Scallops, Prawns, Mussels and Squid $26.50
  • - Prawns $24.50
  • Garlic and Pepper Stir Fry
    • Stir fry garlic and pepper, carrot, broccoli, onion, capsicum and mushroom
  • Soup of the Day $11.90
    • Made fresh daily, with pizza bread
  • DiPollo $14.90
    • Grilled chicken, spinach, onion & mushrooms
  • Fettuccine Di Pollo $13.90
    • Sautéed chicken pieces, mushroom, olive oil, garlic, fresh herbs & crema sauce
  • Mixed Salad $5.90
    • Crisp lettuce, tomato, cucumber & onion
  • Grissini Italiano $9.9
    • Italian breadsticks, Parma ham & pesto
  • Gluten free option $1.5 Charge
  • Di Salse $5.90
    • Selection of 3 dips to accompany bread
  • Duck Leg $24.90
    • Oven baked with mushroom risotto & rich gravy
  • Wrap Star $12.5
    • Warm flour tortilla filled with roast chicken, cheese, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, mayonnaise and Mum’s tomato relish. Or leave the tortilla out and we’ll make you a yummy chicken salad!
  • Creme Brulee $12
    • Round off your dining experience with this classic dessert and its ever-changing flavours.
  • The Wagon Wheel $40
    • Redneck Ribs™, Chief's Chicken Nibbles, Chicken Roadrunners and Battered Fish Fillets. Served on a platter with straight-cut chips, coriander aioli and tomato sauce. serves 3-4
  • Apache Fish medium $27 classic $32
    • Fresh fillets of fish dusted in seasoned flour, egg-washed, then pan-fried in a lemon and herb butter, finished with a classic tartare sauce. Served with straight-cut chips and a fresh green salad.
  • Stir Crazy Sirloin $34
    • 250gram premium-aged sirloin, cooked how you like it. Served with sautéed onions, buffalo chips, Lone Star coleslaw and your choice of steak sauce.
  • Burrito Ranchero $24
    • Chicken thigh mixed with jalapeños, fresh herbs and sundried tomatoes. Topped with grilled cheese, BBQ sauce, salsa and sour cream. Served with chilli rice and Lone Star coleslaw.
  • Comfortably Numb $9
    • Premium Killinchy Gold New Zealand ice cream. Served with wafers and berry coulis.
  • Rock the Boat medium $27 classic $32
    • Fresh fillets of fish dusted in seasoned flour, then grilled with fresh herbs and parmesan. Topped with a lemon and caper sauce. Served with mashed potato and a fresh green salad.
  • All Burgers Available Gluten Free - Add $1
  • Calamari $12
    • Aioli: Lemon (AVAILABLE GF )
  • Pizza & Fries $10
  • Tacos
  • Fish & Chips $15
    • Beer Battered: Salad: Lemon: Tartare
  • Ceviche $16
    • Raw Fish: Coconut Cream: Lime: Coriander (AVAILABLE GF)
  • Pulled Pork: BBQ Sauce: Coleslaw $15
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $18
    • Cos Lettuce: Bacon: Cheese: Egg: Crostini Caesar Dressing (AVAILABLE GF)
  • Smoked kahawai (S) $24.00
    • Served with kasundi relish, pickled cucumber and chargrilled ciabatta
  • Pork ribs $35.00
    • Whole rack
  • Spaghetti puttanesca
    • With olive oil, capers, anchovies, garlic and chilli in an earthy tomato sauce
  • Frangelico tiramisu $16.50
    • Served with a shot of coffee
  • Venison pepperoni $24.00
    • With red onions, pepperdew, cacao nib and beetroot dressing
  • Baked lemon cheesecake $16.50
    • Served with vanilla sorbet and a shot of limoncello liqueur
  • Napolitano style pizzas with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese
  • Braised beef cheeks
    • Through pappardelle pasta with a rich, earthy sauce, herbs and grana padana
  • Crispy Chicken $19.50
    • green apple & ginger slaw, kewpie mayo (gf)
  • Hells Bells $23.00
    • hot salami, chilli (for serious chilli lovers)
  • Mixed Greens $8.50
    • sherry vinaigrette, pecorino (v )(GF)
  • Banoffee Pizza $23.00
    • vanilla ice cream (serves two)
  • Prawn & Pork Dumplings $27.00
    • citrus soy, crispy shallots
  • Margherita $21.00
    • mozzarella, bocconcini, basil (v)
  • Prawn Linguine $27.00
    • garlic, chilli, parsley, pecorino, olive oil
  • Fresh Fish Sliders $19.50
    • cress, preserved lemon aloli (3)
  • Spudly dudley 2 $5.00
    • 4 chicken nuggets with chips
  • Spudly dudley 3 $6.00
    • 1 hot dog and 2 nuggets with chips
  • Snapper $5.90
    • Each
  • Squid of the rings $12.00
    • Half scoop chips, 6 battered squid rings, 1 fish
  • Seafood medley skewer $6.00
    • Battered scallop, prawn & fish, each
  • Mix pack 1 $21.00
    • 2 Fish, 2 hot dogs, 4 potato fritters, 2 scoop of chips
  • Fish and spud pack 2 $28.00
    • 6 Fish, 3 potato fritters, 2 scoop of chips
  • Mussel mania $10.00
    • Half scoop chips, 3 battered mussels, 1 fish
  • Aloo Gobi $9.00
    • Potato and cauliflower curry
  • Entree
  • Murgh Tikka $11.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces marinated in spices and indian herbs overnight in the roast tandoori oven
  • Goaness Fish $25.50
    • Fresh fish pieces prepared in a traditional goaness style, served in a coconut cream and cashew nut gravy
  • Butter Prawns $25.50
    • King Prawns served in our own rich tomato and butter gravy
  • Navrattam Korma $17.50
    • Fresh mixed vegetables and fruits cooked in a creamy gravy
  • -Coconut and Banana $3.50
  • -Mando Chutney $3.50
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • Eggs Benedict
    • Free range eggs, poached on toasted focaccia bread, served with hollandaise sauce
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Pancakes with bacon and banana $15.50
    • Served with grilled banana, bacon and maple syrup
  • Omelette $15.50
    • Free range eggs, with you choice of three fillings: bacon, ham, cheese, tomato, mushroom, onion, pineapple, served with toast
  • Soup of the Day $9.50
    • Served with fresh focaccia bread & butter. Please ask to the counter for today's flavour
  • Fruit Pancake Stack $15.00
    • Pancakes served with seasonal fresh fruit, yoghurt and wild berry coulis
  • Breakfast Stack (Vegetarian) $16.00
  • Fries & aioli $9.00
  • Grilled Chicken & Chorizo Salad $16.50
    • Mesclun salad, sundried tomatoes & feta.
  • Spicy BBQ pork belly sliders $16.50
  • Wedges with bacon $15.50
  • Garlic bread $8.50
  • Tempura fish sliders $16.50
  • Affogato $16.50
    • Vanilla bean ice cream with a coffee shot and your choice of liqueur on the side.
  • Chicken liver pâté infused with truffle oil $17.50
  • Lamb/Goat Korma $18.50
    • Lamb/ goat cooked in Methi, Spinach Kashmiri Spices, and Herbs
  • Mushroom Masala $16.50
    • Mushroom cooked with onion, tomatoes, and spices.
  • Onion and Peas Rice $15.00
  • Lamb Biryani $17.50
    • Plain Basmati rice cooked with lamb, herb, and spices
  • Lamb/Goat Saagwala $18.50
    • Lamb/ goat harmoniously cooked with spinach, herb and a selection of delicious spices.
  • Chicken Nuggets and chips $9.00
  • Saag Paneer/Aloo>Indian homemade cheese/potato cooked in spinach, spices, and herbs $16.50
  • Papadoms 4 pcs $3.00
  • Chicken Cashew Nuts $17.50
    • Popular Thai stir-fried veges & cashew nuts with your choice of chicken, pork or beef
  • Tropical Jungle Curry $17.50
    • Traditional spicy Thai curry with herbs and vegetables without coconut cream with your choice of chicken, beef, lamb or pork
  • Phad Thai $17.50
    • popular traditional Thai rice noodle with your choice of chicken, beef or pork
  • Mixed Entree $9.00
    • A mix of the above items 1 to 5, served with sweet chilli sauce (serving consists of one of each item 1 to 5) .
  • Red Curry $17.50
    • Red curry cooked with coconut cream and vegetables with your choice of prawn, duck or seafood, or pork, chicken, beef or lamb
  • Gai Pa Ram $17.50
    • Char-grilled chicken and herbs served with steamed vegetables & topped with peanut sauce
  • Gai Sapparod $17.50
    • Stir fried chicken with pineapple, onion, honey, and cashew nuts
  • Roti Bread $3.50
  • Margherita $19.50
    • Mozzarella, fresh basil & extra virgin olive oil
  • Seared Sirloin $26.00
    • Wood oven seared Savannah sirloin, mozzarella, caramelised red onion & Whitestone blue cheese
  • Thai Garlic Prawn $26.00
    • Marinated garlic prawns, red onion, roasted capsicum & mozzarella, finished with fresh red chilli, fresh coriander & a slice of lemon
  • Ham, Mushroom & Mozzarella $18.50
  • Roast Pumpkin $24.5
    • Wood oven roasted pumpkin, Danish feta, Kalamata olives, fresh rosemary, semi dried tomatoes & mozzarella
  • Hawaiian $19.50
    • Smoked streaky bacon, pineapple & mozzarella
  • Mikes Special $23.50
    • Spicy pepperoni salami & Whitestone blue cheese, finished with fresh rocket and mozzarella
  • Free-range Roast Chicken $26.00
    • Succulent wood oven roasted free range chicken thigh, Danish feta, red onion, basil pesto & mozzarella
  • Toasted breads $7.50
    • Two slices of Flaveurs organic multigrain or ciabatta with condiments or VAGABONDS homemade banana bread (GF, DF) with coconut cream (DF).
  • Mince on toast $15.00
    • Savoury Mince on toasted sourdough bread with a poached egg.
  • Kransky sausage $4.00
  • Pancakes $14.50
    • Homemade buttermilk pancake with caramelised banana, berry compote, maple syrup and cream
  • Just eggs $10.00
    • Two eggs poached/ scrambled/fried on toasted organic sourdough or multigrain bread.
  • Big vagabond breaky * $20.00
    • Poached eggs, streaky bacon, kransky, hash, tomato and mushrooms with toast.
  • All day breakfast with Gluten and Dairy free options available.
  • Tomato $3.00
  • Mexican chicken
    • cheese, chicken, red onion, capsicum, jalapenos, sweet chili sauce, chili flakes
  • Tikka Masala
    • cheese, chicken, raisins, cashew nuts, spring onion, tikka masala sauce
  • Veggie Lovers
    • cheese, tomato. mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, sweetcorn, avocado
  • Mexicano
    • cheese, pepperoni, red onion, capsicum, jalapenos, sweet chili sauce
  • Chicken & Sweetcorn
    • Cheese, chicken, sweetcorn
  • Vegan 3
    • crushed tomato base sauce, homemade kumara and carrot mash, pineapple, sweetcorn, beetroot pickle, garnished with baby spinach
  • Teriyaki Chicken
    • cheese, chicken, mushrooms, red onion, capsicums, teriyaki sauce
  • African Lamb
    • cheese, marinated lamb, raisins, sliced almonds, courgettes, yogurt
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