1 Lunch menu We are open from 12-2pm Thursday and Friday lunchtimes Rolled vegetarian sushi Cucumber, lettuce, capsicum and shredded daikon radish with miso soup $12.00 Seared salmon rolled sushi Fresh salmon and avocado with sliced onion and flying fish roe covered with seared salmon sashimi dressed with original sauce $15.00 Special Lunch Set (Main CHANGES DAILY Please ask your waitress) Comes with steamed rice, 2 pieces of rolled sushi, salad $15.00 Sashimi lunch set Comes with spinach, rice & miso soup $18.00 Gyudon Simmered beef & sliced onion in a sweetened soy sauce, comes with miso soup $12.00 Small side dishes Takowasabi $6.00 Fresh octopus with wasabi seasoning Soy beans $6.00 Steamed soya beans dusted with salt Crispy spring rolls $6.50 Pork belly Spinach $6.50 With original sesame sauce Broccoli $8.00 With sesame mayonnaise sauce Assorted Japanese style pickles $8.00 Eggplant, daikon radish and cucumber pickles Deep fried whole soft shell shrimp with salt $8.00 With Japanese mayonaise Fresh spring rolls $8.00 With prawn, lettuce, shredded daikon radish, coriander and soba noodle served with original dipping sauce Deep fried tofu and eggplant $9.50 In a warm light soy and dashi stock Carpaccio style seared raw beef tataki $15.00 Thinly sliced seared beef with sliced onion dressed with original spicy sauce Pork belly $16.00 Slow cooked in a savoury broth and hot mustard SALADS All salads come with a choice of either: Sesame Dressing, Japanese style Dressing or Japanese oil free Shiso leaf dressing Green mesclun salad $8.00 Tofu salad $9.50 Fresh tofu with tossed mesclun salad garnished with seaweed Original Seafood Salad $16.00 Mesclun salad with assorted sashimi, grilled prawns, squid & scallops
2 SASHIMI Fresh Sliced Raw Fish Salmon Sashimi Today s selection of Sashimi Small Size $18.00 Today s selection of Sashimi Large size (includes Tuna and Scampi) $38.00 Assorted fresh Sashimi & Nigiri sushi $39.00 Fresh raw fish on vinegared rice SUSHI Fresh raw fish with vinegared rice Spider roll sushi $14.00 Deep fried soft shell crab rolled sushi Bridge roll sushi $13.50 style salmon & avocado rolled sushi garnished with flying fish roe Teriyaki eel and cucumber rolled sushi $17.00 Teriyaki Eel, cucumber and capsicum rolled sushi topped with shredded omelette Rainbow roll sushi $17.00 Avocado inside, encased with fresh assorted sashimi on the outside Vegetable roll sushi $12.00 Cucumber, lettuce, capcicum and shredded daikon radish rolled sushi Prawn tempura roll sushi $14.00 Spicy fresh tuna roll sushi $17.00 Fresh tuna and avocado seasoned with spicy paste rolled sushi. Encased with fresh tuna sashimi Beef Tataki cheese roll sushi $18.00 Cream cheese, avocado and flying fish roe rolled sushi encased with seared raw beef tataki, sliced onion and melted cheese on the outside Seared salmon rolled sushi $16.50 Fresh salmon and avocado rolled sushi with sliced onion, flying fish roe and salmon roe covered with seared salmon sashimi, dressed with original sauce Chef s selection of assorted nigiri sushi and temaki sushi Large $38.00 Small $19.00
3 TEMPURA and DEEP FRIED DISHES Assorted Tempura $15.00 Prawn Tempura $14.00 Vegetable Tempura $12.00 Deep fried soft shell crab with ponzu citrus sauce & spring onion $16.00 Seasoned deep fried chicken $13.00 Prawn Balls $15.00 Deep fried prawn mince balls coated with crisp flakes served with sweet chilli sauce NOODLES Yakisoba $16.00 Stirfried egg noodles with seafood & vegetables Yaki udon $16.00 Stirfried udon (flour noodles) with seafood & vegetables DONBURI All Donburi are served with miso soup Various toppings served on steamed rice Seafood lovers Donburi $18.00 Selection of fresh Sashimi and Seafood Delicacies Donburi $18.00 Fresh sashimi, raw egg yolk and assorted Japanese delicacies (seasoned shiitake, Natto fermented soy beans and Mentaiko spicy fish roe) Teriyaki Chicken Donburi $19.00 Teriyaki Eel Donburi $19.00 GRILLED DISHES Teriyaki chicken $19.50 Teriyaki-style grilled salmon fillets $20.00 Grilled scotch fillet steak with original sauce $28.00 Slow cooked beef tongue $17.00 Pan fried with orginal sauce and wholegrain mustard Sauteed scallops and prawns $23.50 With garlic flavoured soy sauce and sauteed mushrooms Grilled & lightly salted salmon wing OR salmon belly $8.00 DESSERTS Homemade sesame or green tea ice cream $5.00 Kapiti Ice cream of the day $7.00 This changes so please ask your waitress Sakura Mochi served with green tea ice cream $7.50 Azuki bean & glutinous rice wrapped in cherry blossom leaf Green tea brulee $7.50 Sago and Coconut pudding $8.50 With our famous sesame ice cream
4 SET MENU for large groups Please contact us as soon as possible with your choices and definitely 48hours before your booking. SAKURA SET $30 per person Steamed green soya beans / Green salad / Assorted rolled sushi / Fish fillet of the day / Assorted tempura / Teriyaki chicken / Grilled scotch fillet steak / Rice, miso soup and pickles / Dessert KIKU SET $40 per person Steamed green soya beans / Green salad / Assorted rolled sushi / Assorted fresh sashimi / Fish fillet of the day / Assorted tempura / Teriyaki chicken / Grilled scotch fillet steak / Rice, miso soup and pickles / Dessert VEGETARIAN SET $30 per person Steamed green soya beans / Vegetarian rolled sushi / Vegetarian tempura / Fresh spring roll / Stir-fried udon noodles with vegetables / Tofu steak / Rice, miso soup and pickles / Dessert
5 Sake list MINI BOTTLE SAKE River Crane Fresh Chilled Sake 720ml 16% 720ml / $38.50 Futsu-shu Everyday sake 180ml 360ml Yuki-suzume Snow sparrow 14.5% $13.50 $24.00 Yamahai Jikomi 14% $14.00 $25.00 Shouchikubai Seishu Mellow Style 15% $15.50 $29.00 House Sake Pine Bamboo plum $9.00 $17.00 Honjozo-shu Contains a small amount of alcohol. Good choice for warmed sake 180ml 360ml Ryouzeki Two Samurai 15% $13.50 $24.00 Ofukumasamune Lucky Lady 15% $16.00 $29.50 Kikumasamune Chrysanthemum Flower 15% $12.00 $21.50 Junmai-shu Pure sake. It is a good match with food 180ml 360ml Oku no Matsu Distant Pine 15% $19.00 $35.00 Nanawarai Seven Laughs 16% $16.50 $31.00 Tengumai Heavenly Dog 15% $15.50 $29.00 Seven Samurai Junmaishu $19.00 $35.00 Kawatsuru Original sake River Crane 20% $20.00 $38.00 Otokoyama Mountain Man 16% $15.50 $29.00 Peach River 14% $16.50 $31.00 Onigoroshi Devil killer 16% $20.00 $38.00 Junmai Ginjou-shu Made from 80% polished rice 180ml 360ml River crane with gold flake $15.00 $27.50 Bishonen $14.00 $25.00 Shochikubai Ginjyo Junmaishu 16% $24.50 $47.00 Nigori-shu Cloudy sake, always served cold 180ml 360ml Kawatsuru cloudy sake 16% $14.50 $26.50
6 Wine List BUBBLES Nautilus Cuvee NV Brut Marlborough $67.00 WHITE WINE Glass Bottle Mt Difficulty Target Gully Riesling 2011 Central Otago $10.50 $48.50 Margrain Pinot Gris 2009 Martinborough $11.50 $55.50 St Clair Godfrey s Creek Reserve Pinot Gris 2011 Marlborough $10.00 $46.00 Greenhough Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Nelson $8.50 $40.00 Villa Maria Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Marlborough $9.50 $44.50 Marisco Kings Series Bastard Chardonnay 2009 Marlborough $9.00 $43.00 RED WINE Glass Bottle Huia Rose 2010 Marlborough $9.00 $40.00 Jules Taylor Pinot Noir 2010 Marlborough $60.00 $12.50 Tohu Pinot Noir 2010 Marlborough $10.50 $48.00 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2009 Hawke s Bay $12.00 $57.00 Bilancia Syrah 2010 Hawke s Bay $11.50 $55.00 JAPANESE BEER Asahi on tap 400ml 500ml $9.50 $10.50 Sapporo Draft on Tap 400ml 500ml $9.50 $10.50 Yebisu Sapporo - bottle 334ml $8.00 Asahi Super Dry bottle 500ml 633ml $10.50 $13.50 Asahi Super Dry - Can 1L 3L $22.50 $67.50 Sapporo Draft - bottle 334ml 500ml 633m $8.00 $10.50 $13.50 Kirin Lager bottle 334ml 633ml $8.00 $13.50
7 OTHER BEERS Heineken 334ml $7.50 Wanaka Brewski Pilsner 330ml $9.00 Amstel Light 330ml $6.50 Gisborne Gold Malt Lager 330ml $6.50 CHU-HI A mixture of Shochu distilled spirit and Soda with Fruit Flavours RTD Red Apple, Peach, Grape, Calpis Milk, Oo-Long tea and Lychee $8.00 Shochu with Fresh Fruit Juice Fresh Chu-Hi Lemon, or Grapefruit $8.50 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Grapefruit, Cranberry, Pineapple & Orange $5.00 Antipodes Sparkling Mineral Water 500ml $6.80 Coca-cola, Diet coke $5.00 Phoenix organics; Ginger beer, Lemonade, lemon lime and bitters $5.00 Green tea $2.00 JAPANESE SPIRITS Glass 720ml Tenshun barley vodka spirit (shochu) $9.50 $51.50 Umeshu plum wine (umeshu) Glass with soda $7.50 Glass with ice $8.00 Choya organic plum wine (umeshu) $8.50 $51.50 Kirishima kumara vodka spirit (shochu) $11.50 $67.00 Yamazaki Japanese whiskey (double) $9.00