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

  • Garlic Bread $14.50
  • Fish Fillet of the Day $24.00
    • Beer battered fish of the day served with chips, garden salad and Tartare sauce
  • Deep Fried Italian Custard $14.00
    • Homemade custard with crisp almond crust
  • Nautilus Scallops $23.00
    • Scallops wrapped in a thin basil pancake, with creamy tomato, garlic and coriander sauce
  • Chocolate Mousse $14.00
    • using the finest Belgium 70% cacao chocolate
  • Classic Creme Brulee $14.00
    • Heilalla vanilla brulee and a Toasted Biscotti
  • Beef Eye Fillet Carpaccio $17.50
    • Parmesan cheese, cream of balsamic vinegar, summer salad, first cold pressed BOP olive oil and sea salt croutons
  • Pasta Carbonara $22.00
    • Creamy mushrooms and manuka smoked bacon folded into pasta with parmesan
  • Comanche Chicken Salad $26
    • Oven-baked chicken breast, cos lettuce, parmesan cheese, garlic croutons and streaky bacon, tossed in Lone Star Caesar-style dressing. Topped with a free range poached egg (anchovies optional).
  • Spiders $4
    • Any fizzy drink with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
  • 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.
  • Prawn Star $19
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sauteed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Jack Daniel's Chocolate Fudge Pudding $12
    • A rich, self-saucing chocolate fudge pudding, laced with Jack Daniel's. Served with chocolate sauce, whipped cream and vanilla bean ice cream.
  • Prawn Star $19
    • Tiger prawn cutlets sautéed in garlic, chilli and coriander butter. Served with basmati rice...a Lone Star classic!
  • Midnight Nachos $19
    • Corn chips topped with our famous spicy bean mix, with your choice of chicken, beef or both. Topped with grilled cheese and finished with salsa, sour cream and jalapeños.
  • Pork Gyoza Dumpling $6.00
    • Japanese style pork and cabbage dumplings. *Vegetarian option available
  • Butter $0.50
  • Pork Gyoza Dumpling Set *Vegetarian Option $9.50
    • Japanese pan fried pork and cabbage dumplings, miso soup, rice and side dish of the day
  • Boiled Egg $1.50
  • Karaage Chicken (5 pcs) $7.00
  • Pork Chashu and Leek Paitan Ramen (Soy/Miso/Salt) $16.50
    • Original paitan ramen with extra chashu pork and leek. 5 pc chashu pork, spring onion, bamboo shoots and flavoured leek
  • Pork Chashu Paitan Ramen (Soy/Miso/Sault) $14.00
    • Original paitan ramen with extra chashu pork. 5 pcs chashu pork, bamboo shoots and leek
  • Crumble Prawn (3 pcs) $5.50
    • Crispy crumble deep fried prawn. Served with Japanese katsu sauce on top and mayonnaise
  • Evansdale Farmhouse Brie, baked briefly in a white pine box, and served warm $15.50
  • If you would like your cheeses served at room temperature, please let the waiting staff know your cheese order, when ordering entreés and mains
  • Momofuku style steamed pork buns, roasted belly pork (per bun) &6.50
  • Sticky Toffee Pudding with homemade vanilla ice cream $17.50
  • Seared Eye Fillet with portabello mushrooms, Café de Paris Butter and red wine sauce $39.50
  • Twice Baked Cheese Soufflé with oven roasted paprika pears $19.90
  • Sautéed Squid, tamarind and citrus dressing with peanuts $21.50
  • Oven Roasted Duck, vanilla and coconut scented kumara mash, orange sauce $39.50
  • Periperi chicken burger $22.50
    • With smoked bacon, lettuce, guacamole, confit mushrooms and roasted peppers
  • Scallop and prawn salad $28.50
    • With passionfruit and chardonnay sauce
  • Buffalo mozzarella $22.00
    • With tomato and fresh basil
  • Baked lemon cheesecake $16.50
    • Served with vanilla sorbet and a shot of limoncello liqueur
  • Spaghetti puttanesca
    • With olive oil, capers, anchovies, garlic and chilli in an earthy tomato sauce
  • Pork ribs $35.00
    • Whole rack
  • BBQ pulled pork $22.00
    • With jalapenos
  • Monteith's beer battered fish and chips $25.50
    • Served with citrus slaw and tartare sauce
  • Beef Short rib sticky maple and BBQ marinade $28.00
    • w hand cut chips and pea salad(gf)
  • Kikorangi blue, aorangi brie, smoked cheddar $22.00
    • w caramelised onion, fruit & crackers.
  • Chicken Caesar Salad $22.00
    • w panko crumbed thigh ,prosciutto,soft egg,crisp bread and anchovy dressing.
  • Beef short rib $32.00
    • w sticky maple &BBQ marinade & handcut chips (gf)
  • Pork belly $29.00
    • w bacon lardons,sweet potato gnocchi,creamy blue cheese sauce & crisp apple.
  • Warm calamari salad $18.00
    • w pan seared chorizo,baby spinach & white balsamic reduction(gf)
  • Snapper & Chips tempura battered w crispy hand cut chips,tartare aioli & petite salad. $26.00
  • Beef sliders on soft white buns $18.00
    • w caramelised onion , horseradish aioli &baby cress.
  • Seared Prawn and Scallop Salad $21.50
    • with a passion fruit, ginger and sesame dressing
  • Brioche French Toast $17.50
    • served with berries, mascarpone and maple syrup
  • Mince on Toast $17.90
    • served with poached eggs
  • Chicken and Cranberry $22
    • with bacon, brie and Italian parsley
  • Clevedon Mozzarella $22
    • with clevedon buffalo mozzarella, ovendried tomatoes and fresh basil
  • Sticky Beef Burger $22.50
    • braised beef on The Raft burger bun with salad leaves, crispy onions, cheese, aioli, pickled red cabbage and beer battered fries
  • Caesar Salad $28
    • with garlic chicken, parmesan, bacon, crouton and a house caesar dressing
  • Garlic Bread $8.90
  • Vegetarian $7.50
  • Roast Cracking $2.00
  • Chicken $11.50/$14.50/$18.00
    • Small/Medium/Large
  • 4 - 5 people $60.00
    • 1 Large meat mix, 1 Large Peas & Carrots Mix, 1 Seasoned Salad, 1 Large Gravy, 3 Chicken Drumsticks,20 Potatoes, 5 Kumara pieces, 5 Pumpkin pieces, 1.5L Drink
  • Gravy Tub $1.50/$2.50/$4.50
    • Small/Medium/Large
  • Wraps $8.50
    • served with meat of your choice, salad and gravy
  • Drumstick $2.50
  • Chicken Combo $6.50
    • 2 chicken & 4 potatoes
  • Add Pork n Fennel Sausages $6.00
  • Beer Battered Fish n Chips - Beer Battered Fresh Fish, Tay St Slaw $24.00
    • Fries, Roast Garlic Aioli, Lemon Cheek. Wine Match – Mills Reef Reserve Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2015
  • Crispy Tofu (GF) $12.00
  • Roast Mushrooms & Smoked Bacon $20.00
    • Roast Mushrooms, Sage Butter, Marsala, Smoked Bacon Hock, Freshly Shaved Parmesan, Herb, Toasted Focaccia
  • Add Hay Smoked Salmon $9.00
  • Or; Hay Smoked Salmon, Dukkha, Lemon $20.00
  • Buttermilk Waffles $15.00
    • Waffles, Honey, Ginger, Crème Fraiche, Mango Compote
  • Bourbon Glazed Chicken (GF) $13.00
    • Chicken, Chipotle Mayo, Shallots, Baby Cress. Beer Match – Garage Project Hapi Daze Pale Ale
  • Minimum of 2 people $30.50 Per Head
  • -Side dish Platter $9.00
  • -Poppadoms $1.00
  • Chicken Tikka Masala $20.50
    • Succulent chicken gently simmered in a rich coriander garlic and onion sauce
  • C4 Naan (Cheese, Chili, Coriander and Chicken) $5.00
  • Beef Badam Pasanda $20.50
    • Mild beef curry with almonds. Chef's specialty
  • Chicken Jhalfrazi $20.50
    • Boneless chicken pieces pan fried with fresh seasonal vegetables and strong aromatic spices
  • Lamb Samosa $9.00
    • Deep fried triangular pastries filled with spiced vegetables and minced lamb
  • Crumbed Chicken Caesar Salad $16.50
    • Made with crumbed chicken, cos lettuce, premium middle bacon, poached egg, focaccia croutons, parmesan & anchovies
  • Angus Beef Burger $15.50
    • Angus beef pattie topped with Swiss cheese, lettuce, beetroot relish & creamy aioli encased in a toasted ciabatta bun
  • Eggs Any Style with Toast $10.50
    • Free range eggs scrambled, poached or fried served with toast
  • B.L.T Sandwich $14.50
    • Toasted focaccia bread with bacon, lettuce, tomato & aioli. Served as an open sandiwich
  • 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
  • Robert Harris Big Breakfast $18.50
    • Free range eggs any style served with bacon, breakfast sausages, hash browns, tomatoes, mushrooms and toast
  • Gourmet Toasted Sandwiches $10.50
    • Bacon & Egg, Chicken & Mushroom, Chicken Schnitzel or Ham, Cheese & Tomato. Served on fresh toasted turkish bread
  • Watties Baked Beans on toast $6.00
  • Fat Toast and Jam* $6.50
    • Fresh homemade bread with a selection of preserves
  • Chicken Kebabs* $16.50
    • Skewers of marinated breast fillet with a sweet chilli sauce
  • Smoked Chicken Filo $14.50
    • Smoked chicken with spinach, hazelnuts + cream cheese, wrapped in filo with spiced plum sauce. Served with seasonal salad
  • Thai Chicken Salad $15.50
    • Tender chicken saute in a spicy honey, ginger thai sauce, tossed with crispy noodles, roasted cashews + salad greens.
  • Scotch Fillet* $19.50
    • 200gm scotch fillet with a bernaise dipping sauce
  • Potato wedges $10.50
    • with grilled cheese, sour cream + sweet chili swirl
  • Zest Muesli* $7.50
    • Dried fruit, coconut, seeds + nuts tossed with honey + smothered with yoghurt
  • PIZZA FOR TWO $18.00
    • 10 cm pizza topped with a choice of two topping combo's, Hawaiian or pepperoni, served with fries
  • SEASONED WEDGES $8.90
    • topped with bacon, mozzarella and sour cream
  • FISH & CHIPS $17.00
    • beer battered fish fillets served with fries and tartare sauce
  • BACH KIWI BURGER $16.00
    • traditional kiwi burger with fried egg, beetroot salad, chutney and served with fries
  • GRILLED SAUSAGES $14.50
    • local bangers served with fries BBQ sauce
  • FRIES $4.50
    • served with tomato sauce
  • CRISPY CHICKEN STRIPS $9.50
    • served with plum sauce and aioli
  • BACH NACHOS $11.00
    • served with refried beans, grilled cheese, jalapenos, guacamole and sour cream
  • French Cheese Selection (70g per portion) $ 16,00
    • Brie of Meaux or Blue of Auvergne or Gruyère or Camembert. From various regions of France served with toasted bread • feijoa chutney • quince paste • red wine & cinnamon poached pear.
  • Pork Belly Roulade 180g/240g $ 25,50 / $ 29,50
    • (Poitrine de porc au cidre) Melt in the mouth rolled pork belly stuffed with cranberries • cider & apple syrup sauce • roasted potatoes
  • Beef Eye Fillet (220g) $ 35,00
    • (Filet Mignon de boeuf) Cooked to your liking • roasted potatoes Sauces Creamy mushroom sauce OR jus sauce OR Bordelaise sauce ( cabernet • shallots • garlic)
  • Crepes Mikado $ 14,50
    • With vanilla icecream • hot chocolate sauce
  • Creme Brûlée $ 14,50
    • With natural Heilala vanilla
  • Crepes Bretonne $14.00
    • With salted caramel • sliverd roasted almonds • berry ice cream • caramel toffee
  • Beef Burgundy 180g/240g $ 24,50 / $ 29,50
    • (Boeuf Bourguignon) Braised beef • onions • carrots • mushrooms • bacon • slowly cooked for 3 hours in red wine & Burgundy spices • roasted potatoes
  • La Dame Blanche $ 13,00
    • Vanilla icecream • warm Belgium chocolate
  • Marinated tiger prawns with foccacia $18.00
  • Simple marinated olives $9.00
  • Beef carpaccio, rocket & parmesan $18.00
  • Twice baked gorganzola scuffle, sweet & burnt onion $17.00
  • Lamb rump, confit leek, red capsicum puree, smoked eggplant, burnt onion $33.00
  • Zucchini, chilli, mint & feta/buratta $20.00
  • Summer side salad $9.00
  • Home steeped gin cured salmon, pickled cucumber & crutes $18.00
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