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 $15.50
  • Eel futomaki (eel & avocado) $15.00
  • Vege roll (tempura veges, avocado) $17.50
  • Tuna (4 pieces/ 6 pieces/ 8 pieces) $12.00/ $18.00/ $22.00
  • Diced salmon, tuna & prawns with spring onions, sesame seeds, sesame oil & lemon juice $21.00
  • Ebi furay roll (panko prawns, cream cheese, chives, lime slise, satori sauce) $17.50
  • Ebi roll (prawns, avocado) $17.50
  • Chicken roll (chicken, capsicum, susumber, cream cheese) $17.50
  • Running Bear Salmon $35
    • Pan-seared boneless fillet of Marlborough sea-run salmon. Meal set changes with the seasons. Your waiter will tell you all about it.
  • Chip $9
    • Buffalo Chips - Chunky potato chips, tossed in herb salt. Served with a side of salsa and sour cream. Straight-Cut - Crunchy potato chips, tossed in herb salt. Served with a side of coriander aioli.
  • San Ouentin Squid $17
    • Crispy salt and pepper calamari, served with citrus aioli.
  • Banoffee Pie $12
    • Homemade sweet pastry, layered with caramel, banana, sweet coffee cream and chocolate.
  • A Fist Full of Pizza (Quesadilla) $18
    • Two flour tortillas encasing your choice of spicy chicken or beef, with cheese, tomato and fresh herbs. Finished with sour cream, salsa and jalapeños.
  • Redneck Ribs six $19 nine $28
    • Porky Pig's ribs blanched in honey and spices. Blasted in the Lone Star fire, piled high then smothered in our famous hoisin, orange and sesame seed sauce.
  • Barney's Ribs $15.5
    • Juicy pork ribs smothered in Barney’s sweet Lone Star sauce...lip smacking, finger licking, all the good things.
  • Comfortably Numb $9
    • Premium Killinchy Gold New Zealand ice cream. Served with wafers and berry coulis.
  • Pork Gyoza Dumpling Set *Vegetarian Option $9.50
    • Japanese pan fried pork and cabbage dumplings, miso soup, rice and side dish of the day
  • Pork Gyoza Dumpling $6.00
    • Japanese style pork and cabbage dumplings. *Vegetarian option available
  • 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
  • Deep Fried Squid (Tentacles) $5.50
    • Great seasoned deep fried squid tentacles. Served with Japanese mayonnaise
  • Boiled Egg $1.50
  • Chicken Katsu Set $11.00
    • Deep fry crumbed chicken with japanese katsu sauce, miso soup, rice and side dish of the day
  • Butter $0.50
  • Mentai Ramen (Salt) $13.50
    • Spicy seasoned cod roe topped on unami shio ramen japanese yuzu zest pepper end fresh and light flavour chashu pork, leek, spring onion, dried seaweed and spicy cod roe
  • Evansdale Farmhouse Brie, baked briefly in a white pine box, and served warm $15.50
  • Potato and olive oil mash $8.50
  • Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé with oven roasted paprika pears $19.90
  • (All main courses include a dish of seasonal vegetables, which is included in the main course price. However, in addition you can also have):
  • Served individually with our oatmeal crackers, chutney and leaves (per cheese) $15.50
  • Seared Eye Fillet with portabello mushrooms, Café de Paris Butter and red wine sauce $39.50
  • Somerset dishes that we’re not allowed to take off the menu!
  • Salad of cos leaves with grano padano and classic vinaigrette $8.50
  • POTATO FRITTER $0.70
  • 4 WONTONS
  • COMBO. MEAT $11.00
  • PINEAPPLE $2.00
  • PORK SATAY ON WHITE RICE
  • 3 HOT DOGS
  • CHICKEN $4.50
  • CHICKEN WITH VEGES $11.00
  • SUNFLOWER EGGS 18.5
    • Two poached eggs, avocado, sunflower shoots, feta and seeds on whole grain V
  • KAARAGE CHICKEN 22
    • Crispy chicken, daikon salad, pickled ginger and sesame salt
  • Bacon 5
  • Rosti X2 5
  • Avocado 4
  • Halfbaconbene 10
  • RASPBERRYCHIA 15
    • Coconut yoghurt, berries, honey toasted nuts and seeds V GF
  • FREE RANGE EGGS 12.5 WITH BACON 16.5
    • Eggs poached or scrambled on house-made Turkish V GF
  • 3 BBQ Wing Fillets $11.90
    • 3 BBQ Wings, kids juice & corn or chips
  • Chicken Liver Salad $15.50
    • Grilled Chicken livers served on a fresh garden salad
  • Chicken Mediterranean Salad $15.50
    • Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken breast strips, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, carrot & mixed lettuce
  • - +2 Large sides $35.90
  • Caramelised Onions $1.50
  • - Large $6.50
  • Potato Salad
  • - Regular $4.50
  • Shrimp Cocktail $13.00
    • traditional "Kiwi Style" served w/ chef's bread
  • Scallops wrapped in Streaky Bacon $16.00
    • served w/ honey mustard dressing
  • Fish Burger $16.00
    • Crumbed Hoki, fried egg, tartare sauce, salad & chips
  • Crumbed Scallops $14.00
    • w/ tartare sauce
  • Seafood Medley $16.00
    • prawns, scallops, mussels & squid served w/ kumara rosti & salad garnish
  • Wheelhouse Salad of the Week POA
    • see our blackboard for details and price
  • Includes a Complementary Ice Cream Sundae
  • Chocolate Brownie $12.00
    • warmed & served w/ whipped chantilly cream & drizzled w/ chocolate topping
  • Snapper $5.90
    • Each
  • Chips $2.00
    • 1/2 Scoop
  • Pineapple fritter $1.65
    • Each
  • Snapper meal $9.90
    • Half scoop chips, 1 fish with coleslaw
  • Banana fritter $2.70
  • Hot diggity dog $10.00
    • Half scoop chips, 1 hot dog, 1 fish, 2 chicken nuggets
  • Potato fritter $0.95
    • Each
  • Mix pack 2 $32.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 sausages, 2 potato fritters, 3 scoop of chips
  • Green Thai Chicken Curry (GF) $27.00
    • Waitoa Free Range Chicken, Straw Mushrooms, Baby Corn, Coconut Cream, Coriander, Shallots, Steamed Fragrant Rice. Wine Match – Spy Valley Marlborough Gewurztraminer 2014
  • Tay St Green Leaves Salad $12.00
  • Banana Bread $12.00
    • Toasted Banana Bread, Ricotta, House made Marmalade
  • Vietnamese Slaw (GF) $17.00
    • Asian Vege, Green Beans, Sprouts, Coriander, Peanuts, Lime, Chili. Add; Crispy Tofu 4 Wine Match – Framingham Marlborough Riesling 2014/ Add; Crispy Duck 8 Wine Match – Clearview Black Reef Blush (Rose) 2016
  • Fries, Sea Salt, Roast Garlic Aioli $8.00
  • Eggs Benedict $18.00
    • Poached Free Range Eggs, Ciabatta, Baby Spinach, Hollandaise With; Streaky Bacon, Red Currant Chutney
  • Fish of the Day TBC
  • Tiramisu (Pick Me Up!) $13.00
    • House made Tiramisu - Sponge Fingers, Coffee, Liqueur, Mascarpone/ Wine Match – Tuatara Tiramisu Stout
  • Beef and Blue $20.00
    • Beef, blue cheese, spinach, caramelized onion and aioli
  • Chicken & Bacon Burger $20.00
    • Crumbed chicken breast, salad and aioli served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
  • Marinara $20.00
    • Prawn, shrimp, capers and basil pesto
  • Pulled Pork Sub $16.00
    • BBQ pulled pork, salad, served on a toasted sub, with an aioli drizzle
  • Beef, Cheese & Bacon Burger $20.00
    • Homemade beef Pattie, salad, beetroot, pickles and aioli served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
  • Fresh Fish Burger $20.00
    • Fresh beer battered fish, salad and tartare served in a toasted bun with a side of fries
  • Homemade Pie $15.00
    • Chefs homemade pie of the day with salad
  • Chicken Salad $24.00
    • Panko crumbed chicken on a bed of garden salad with chipotle mayonnaise
  • Lolipop (6 pieces) $10.00
  • Lamb Kadai $13.00
  • Seenkh Kabab $11.00
  • Prawn Kadai $16.00
  • Cheeky Chips $5.00
  • Malai Tikka (6 pieces) $11.00
  • Chicken Nuggets (5 pieces) $8.00
  • Butter Chicken Reg $9.00 L $13.50
  • -Large $11.00
  • -Large $11.00
  • -Large $11.00
  • Lentil and vegetable
    • soup With red and brown lentils, pearl barley and vegetables, this soup is sure to warm you up from the inside out! (vegan)
  • Caesar salad
    • Crispy cos lettuce served with hard boiled eggs, bacon, tomatoes, parmesan cheese and our famous caesar dressing.
  • -Small $7.00
  • -Small $8.50
  • Bread roll ciabatta $1.50
  • FRIES $4.50
    • served with tomato sauce
  • CRISPY CHICKEN STRIPS $9.50
    • served with plum sauce and aioli
  • PIZZA FOR TWO $18.00
    • 10 cm pizza topped with a choice of two topping combo's, Hawaiian or pepperoni, served with fries
  • FISH & CHIPS $17.00
    • beer battered fish fillets served with fries and tartare sauce
  • SEASONED WEDGES $8.90
    • topped with bacon, mozzarella and sour cream
  • BACH KIWI BURGER $16.00
    • traditional kiwi burger with fried egg, beetroot salad, chutney and served with fries
  • BACH NACHOS $11.00
    • served with refried beans, grilled cheese, jalapenos, guacamole and sour cream
  • GRILLED SAUSAGES $14.50
    • local bangers served with fries BBQ sauce
  • Yakjundon Set $13
    • Teriyaki chicken on noodles, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Seafood udon $13
  • Teriyaki Chicken $11
    • Chicken with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Katsu Set $13
    • Crumbed pork on rice, tempura set & 2 chicken sushi with salad
  • Nigiri Sushi N/A
  • Teriyaki Salmon $12
    • Salmon with teriyaki sauce & fresh vegetable salad on rice
  • Seafood yaki udon $13
  • Seafood Set $15
    • Teriyaki salmon on rice, sashimi & 2 salmon sushi + 1 nigiri with salad
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