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

  • -pork $9.80
  • spring rolls $0.90
  • Curry roll $2.20
  • Beef $9.80
  • Mushroom $2.50
  • Chicken fritter $2.50
  • Mussel fritter $2.50
  • Shrimps $10.30
  • Eggs Benedict $19.50
    • on toasted ciabatta with housemade hollandaise w/housesmoked salmon
  • Green Goodness Bowl $19.50
    • Bacon, free range eggs, hashbrown, cherry tomatoes, garlic mushrooms, breakfast sausages & toasted organic multigrain
  • Coconut Milk Porridge $17.50
    • Oaty Porridge made with coconut milk and served with mango compote, coconut yoghurt, pistachios & coconut cream
  • Hollandaise, Toast, Hashbrown $3.00
  • Eggs Benedict $17.50
    • on toasted ciabatta with housemade hollandaise w/bacon
  • Tomatoes, Spinach, Mushrooms $4.00
  • Fluffy $1.20
  • Kiddies Pack – (ham & cheese toastie, fairy slice  & juice box) $11.50
  • 7 pcs $12.20
  • Homestyle Chicken Fillet $8.10
    • Juicy succulent whole chicken breast, lovingly coated in a lightly seasoned crispy coating, paired with tomato, lettuce and creamy mayo in a premium toasted bun.
  • L $4.00
  • Chili & Cheese Potato $6.20
    • Oven baked potato topped with Wendy’s tasty chili and cheese.
  • 5 pcs $4.20
  • Spicy Chicken Fillet $8.10
    • With its irresistible fiery blend of eight spices and peppers, this original classic has long been Wendy's top selling chicken sandwich. The tender and flavourful Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich gets its kick from a special mix of black pepper, chili powder and cayenne pepper, and is topped by mayo, lettuce, and a red, ripe tomato – all on a premium toasted bun
  • Single Mushroom Melt $7.60
    • We start with our famous 100% fresh NZ beef patty, and top it with cheese, NZ Manuka smoked bacon, and Wendy’s signature mushrooms in creamy cheese sauce.
  • Baconator Mushroom Melt $10.70
    • The much loved Baconator Mushroom Melt is chock full of oozy, cheesy mushroom sauce, sandwiched between half a pound of juicy, Quality Mark sourced fresh beef, and NZ bacon.
  • 1/2 Chicken $12.90
    • Nothing half hearted here!
  • Chicken Mediterranean Salad $15.50
    • Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken breast strips, feta, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, carrot & mixed lettuce
  • Avo $1.50
  • 5 Churrasco BBQ Thigh Pieces $11.90
    • Comes with BBQ basting. Add some extra Peri-Peri basting of your choice if you wish!
  • Chicken Garden Salad $14.50
    • Flame Grilled Peri-Peri Chicken breast strips, capsicum, olives, cucumber, red onion, cherry tomatoes, carrot & mixed lettuce
  • Veggie Wrap $9.90
    • Veggie patty with iceberg lettuce, tomato & our light mayo wrapped up in a warm tortilla
  • Dessert $4.00
    • Choose from Cheesecake or Choc Mousse!
  • Grilled Haloumi $1.50
  • Mixed Greens $ 8.50
    • sherry vinaigrette, pecorino( v) (GF)
  • Chocolate Sundae $5.50
    • vanilla ice cream, chocolate fish
  • Chorizo $23.00
    • mushroom, olive, chilli
  • Smoked Cheddar Croquettes $17.50
    • chimichurri ,parmesan, dipping sauce
  • Prawn Linguine $27.00
    • garlic, chilli, parsley, pecorino, olive oil
  • Crispy Chicken $19.50
    • green apple & ginger slaw, kewpie mayo (gf)
  • Cajun Chicken $24.50
    • mango chutney, banana, coriander yogurt, cashew nuts
  • Banoffee Pizza $23.00
    • vanilla ice cream (serves two)
  • Chips $3.00
    • 1 Scoop
  • Seafood medley skewer $6.00
    • Battered scallop, prawn & fish, each
  • Gluten free available
  • Banana fritter $2.70
  • Mussel $1.65
    • Battered, each
  • Fish and spud pack 1 $21.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 potato fritter, 2 scoop of chips
  • Mix pack 2 $32.00
    • 4 Fish, 2 hot dogs, 2 sausages, 2 potato fritters, 3 scoop of chips
  • Chips $2.00
    • 1/2 Scoop
  • Lamb or beef saagwala $17.50
    • Lamb cooked with fresh spinach cooked in aromatic spices.
  • Cheese naan $4.00
    • Stuffed with grater cheese.
  • Onion kulcha $4.50
    • Naan stuffed with chopped onion and herbs.
  • Prawn spinach $18.50
    • Prawn cooked with fresh spinach cooked in aromatic spices.
  • Prawn malabari $18.50
    • Prawn cooked with grated coconut and tamarind sauce.
  • Fish tikka $20.00
    • Over marinated boneless fish cooked in dry oven.
  • Chips $5.00
  • Prawn or fish masala $18.50
    • Prawn prepared in thick onion gravy finished with capsicum and onion.
  • Add Avocado $4.00
  • Add Hay Smoked Salmon $9.00
  • Fish of the Day TBC
  • Add Streaky Bacon $18.00
  • Buttermilk Waffles $15.00
    • Waffles, Honey, Ginger, Crème Fraiche, Mango Compote
  • Tay Street Burger $23.00
    • Changing weekly, ask the wait staff for this week’s creation. Beer Match – Panhead Port Road Pilsner OR Parrot Dog Bitter Bitch
  • Baked Eggplant (GF) $13.00
    • Crispy Eggplant, Miso Rub, Wasabi Mayo. Wine Match – Clearview Coastal Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2015
  • Tay St Green Leaves Salad $12.00
  • Butter Naan $5.00
    • Traditional Indian Bread baked in Tandoor oven with butter
  • Lamb/Goat Hyadrabadi $18.50
    • Boneless diced lamb/ goat cooked in onion tomato and yogurt with mint sauce
  • Balti Chicken $18.50
    • Tandoori boneless pieces of chicken cooked in onion tomato gravy and flavor of chickpea flour
  • Butter Chicken $18.50
    • Tender boneless pieces of chicken. half cooked in Tandoor and finished in a creamy tomato gravy
  • Mix Platter for 2 $20.00
    • A combination of the above. It consists of, 2 Veg Samosa, 2 Pakora, 2 Seekh Kebab, 2 Chicken Tikka served on a sizzling hot plate with Mint and Tamarind sauce.
  • Prawn Masala $19.50
    • Succulent prawns, cooked in spicy gravy with peppers and sliced onion>>
  • Lamb Seekh Kebab $13.50
    • Minced lamb flavored with exotic spices, pressed on a skewer then cooked in the tandoor
  • Roti $3.00
    • Whole wheat flour bread
  • Chicken S $12.30 / L $13.30
  • Moussaka $17.00
    • Slice Only - $12.00 / ​With Salad And Rice
  • Vegeterian $17.50
  • Avocado N/A
  • Bbq N/A
  • Vegeterian $10.00
  • H​Ot Chilli N/A
  • Mixed S $12.50 / L $14.00
  • Pepperoni
    • Cheese, pepperoni (spicy)
  • The Mount
    • (large size only) cheese, chicken, ham, salami, mushrooms, capsicums, red onion, olives, pineapple, smoky BBQ sauce
  • Salmon
    • cheese, smoked salmon, cream cheese, spinach
  • Ham & Honey
    • cheese, sliced ham, bacon, mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, honey
  • Chicken Satay
    • cheese, cream cheese, chicken, cashew nuts, spring onion, satay sauce
  • Spanish
    • cheese, feta, chorizo sausage, artichoke hearts, pickled
  • Chicken & Sweetcorn
    • Cheese, chicken, sweetcorn
  • Cheese & Tomato
    • Cheese, fresh tomato
  • Cheese Croquettes/ Croquetas De Manchego $8.00
    • Panko coated cheese, onion & chive morsels with COMIDA aioli
  • Plain Bread / Pan Caliente $4.00
    • Warmed fresh bread
  • Gelato Cup $11.00
    • Please ask for combination available
  • Fried Chicken / Pollo Frito Marinado $13.00
    • Crisp fried chicken marinated in garlic & herbs with lemon wedges
  • Oyster Special $25.00
    • A glass of Piper champagne & three pacific oysters served with shallots & champagne vinegar dressing
  • Pork Ribs / Costlla De Cerdo $19.00
    • Slaw braised pork ribs with gourmet potatoes and healthy slaw
  • Coco Pan Con Queso $9.00
    • Baked flat bread with baby pimentos, caramelised onions, ham, capers, white anchovies & Spanish cheese
  • Spanish Sausage/Chorizo En Salsa De Oporto $10.50
    • Barbecued chorizo in sticky port sauce
  • Lemon tart with fresh raspberries $13.00
  • Crispy lamb shoulder, feta, orange, carrot, harissa & pomegranite dressing $18.00
  • Fine beans, garlic & almonds $9.00
  • Summer side salad $9.00
  • Confit pork belly, carrot caramel, crispy squid & fennel salad $30.00
  • Beer battered fries $9.00
  • Lamb aranchini's pea & mint salad $17.00
  • Chicken, sweet corn & mushroom $23.00
  • Caribbean Chicken $24.00
    • Rum poached chicken breast, capsicum, red onion, roasted peanuts, fresh mint, lime zest, coconut cream sauce
  • NZ Cheese Plate $19.90
    • Vintage blue and brie cheeses served with falwaser crackers and baked wafers served with apple and honeycomb
  • Roasted Garlic $7.90
    • With rosemary, parmesan and sea salt
  • Beer Battered Fries $$5.90 Sm / $8.90 Lg
  • Beer Battered Fries $5.90 Sm / $8.90 Lg
  • Caesar Salad $17.90
    • Cos lettuce, chicken, bacon, poached egg, parmesan, anchovies and croutons.
  • Phoenix Steak and Rib Combo $45.00
    • Half rack of pork ribs plus a 250gm porterhouse steak served with french fries, house salad, corn on the cob and a choice of mushroom, peppercorn or blue cheese sauce
  • Seasonal Greens $4.90
  • Big Boy Wedges $15.00
    • A bowl of seasoned wedges with grilled cheese, bacon and sour cream.
  • Eggs Benedict B $18.00 S $19.00
    • 2 slices of ciabatta bread with spinach, 2 poached eggs and topped with either bacon or smoked salmon (smoked on premises) and covered with hollandaise sauce.
  • Chips $4.50
    • Side of Fries
  • Grilled Halloumi $18.00
    • 2 slices of ciabatta with spinach, 2 poached eggs, avocado and grilled halloumi cheese coated in a chermoulla sauce.
  • Chips $7.00
    • Bowl of Fries
  • Chicken nuggets and fries $9.00
  • Seafood Chowder : $14.00
    • A traditional and also paradiso classic, seafood chowder served with 2 slices of ciabatta
  • Bacon & Eggs $14.00
    • Classic bacon and eggs with toast, eggs come either poached, fried or scrambled.
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