Irasshaimase (Welcome) Yatai is an lzakaya, a place to gather with friends and family to eat and drink at leisure. A selection of dishes are chosen by your group to share (please forget the usual western custom of ordering your own entrée and main).The greatest benefits of dining this way are; that you experience a variety of tastes, everyone eats together, and you can keep ordering and trying different dishes at your own pace. If something was particularly enjoyable, just ask the wait staff to order again. You each have your own small plate to eat from and a menu remains on your table for further ordering. The Japanese culture believes that you should never have alcohol without food. Our menu is selected with this in mind. Stay a while, relax, enjoy a sake and have an lzakaya experience. Douzo funiki wo otanoshimi kudasai “We thank you for your custom and hope you enjoy the atmosphere.” Your hosts: Atsushi and Barbara Taniyama 316 Featherston Street Palmerston North Phone/Fax 06 356 1316 www.Yatai.co.nz, [email protected]. We proudly serve only free range meats and eggs 100% Cold Dishes Sashimi $27 A selection of the freshest raw fish available Beef Tataki $23 A block of NZ farmed steak, sliced & served with crushed garlic, dipping sauce & salad Norimaki Sushi $22 - 10 pc pre-rolled sushi Tekkamaki • Teriyaki free range chicken $22 Raw tuna norimaki • Cold smoked salmon sushi. Can substitute raw • Mixed (1/2 Chicken, 1/2 Salmon) salmon if tuna is not available Tuna Tataki $26 A block of • Vegetarian fresh tuna, seared, cooled, sliced & served If time permits with 2 dipping sauces & our house salad we will consider special requests Wakame Salad $12 Seaweed salad topped with hand shredded vegetables and served with our house dressing Inari sushi $12 (Sushi rice filled sweetened tofu pockets) extra pieces Edamame $7.50 baby soy beans $3.50 ea Chirashi-zushi (Sushi rice salad with various toppings) • Kaisen (seafood) $24 • Teriyaki chicken $22 • Vegetarian $19 Hot Dishes Teriyaki Miso White Fish $22 • NZ farmed salmon $24 Today’s wild caught fish, pan fried and coated in • Free range, local farmed chicken $22 a yuzu (Japanese citrus) & miso sauce served with wakame salad • Fresh wild caught white fish$22 • Fresh soft tofu $18 Ikayaki $20 NZ wild caught squid, processed in house, flame - grilled, sliced & served with Japanese mayonnaise and soy sauce Saikoro Cut Steak $24 Large cubed NZ farmed Seasonal Stirfry Scotch Fillet, pan-fried with This seasons vegetables stir fresh local vegetables and fried with your choice of protein, finished with a thick soy long sweet red pepper, garlic based sauce and mushrooms combined with our house made yakitori sauce • Prawn or squid $24 • Free range: chicken, pork or beef $22 • Fresh Tofu or Just $20 fresh vegetables Yakiniku $24 NZ farmed Shogayaki $24 sliced beef, Free range pork, stir fried with freshly pan-fried with fresh local squeezed ginger juice, soy and fresh local vegetables & finished with vegetables. You may substitute a salad if preferred a yakiniku sauce Agemono - Deep Fried Kushiage - Panko crumbed skewers $3.75 ea Deep fried and served with bulldog (fruit & vege) sauce; Choice of: local free range chicken, NZ beef, free range pork or button mushrooms Potato Croquettes $16 Served with sauce and salad Geso Age $22 Marinated pieces of Taranaki fresh squid tentacles, lightly coated and crisp fried Served with hand shredded salad Shiitake Age $24 Fresh shiitake mushrooms, panko crumbed & served with a choice of lemon/salt & vegetable sauce Karaage $22 Marinated skinless, boneless free range chicken thigh pieces, lightly coated and crisp fried served with our hand shredded cabbage salad Katsu Panko crumbed cutlets/fillets, all served with our hand lka Age $22 shredded cabbage salad Freshly processed Taranaki squid, panko • Free range local Chicken $22 • Fresh tofu $18 • Scallops $26 crumbed and served with fruit and veg • Fresh caught white fish$22 • NZ farmed fresh Salmon $24 sauce and a hand shredded salad • Prawns $24 Others Gyoza 6 pc - $16.50 extra pieces $2.50 ea Hand made dumplings, served with Ponzu (a citrus/soy dipping sauce). Choice of free range chicken & vege, free range pork & vege or Vegetarian Mix to your required taste Kimuchi Okonomiyaki $24 Stirfry $22 Large handmade cabbage & corn Chilli, spicy pickled cabbage fritter: Choice of free range pork, stir-fried with squid, free range chicken, prawns • Buta Kimuchi (pork) or vegetarian. Topped with • Tori Kimuchi (chicken) Japanese mayo, bulldog sauce, • Ika Kimuchi (squid) spring onions and katsuobushi (dried • Vegetarian Kimuchi bonito shavings) Agemochi $12 Deep fried mochi rice served in hot dashi soup and topped with spring onions and shredded nori Chicken Namban $24 Tangy, crisp battered locally farmed free range chicken served with an egg tartar sauce, sweet/sour sauce and a hand shredded salad Aji Hiraki $26 Whole wild caught mackerel, brined, semi-dried and grilled under flame. Served with grated daikon and soy Takoyaki 8pc- $16 Fritter balls containing octopus & vegetable pieces, served with bulldog sauce, Japanese mayo and seasonings Agedashidofu $12 Potato flour coated tofu served in a hot dashi soup Others Prawn Local New Fritters $25 Zealand wild Eel $27 3 pieces - extra pieces $6 ea Steamed, pan fried until skin is crisp, Whole prawns wrapped in cooked in your choice of teriyaki sauce or okonomiyaki batter, deep fried, miso sauce. Served with a hand shredded halved and vegetable salad sauced Teriyaki Scallops $26 (4 pc) Pan seared, cooked into our house made teriyaki sauce & served with a wakame salad Salmon Creme Croquette $24 (5pc) Salmon cooked in a cream sauce coated in panko, deep fried and served with Yatai hand shredded salad Unagi $26 Fresh water eel, broiled in a soy based sweetened sauce and served with a hand shredded cabbage salad Battered Prawns $20 (5 pc) extra pieces $2.50 ea Teriyaki Prawns $24 (6pc) Pan seared & served with salad Donburi & Sides Torikatsudon $24 Free range chicken thigh cutlet, panko coated, deep fried and cooked with egg and onion in a dashi sauce, served over rice Ebidon $24 Battered prawns served over rice with sauce and pickles Unagidon $26 Imported Unagidon $27 Local NZ wild caught grilled fresh-water Oyakodon $24 eel served over Free range chicken cooked with rice with sauce egg and onion in a dashi and pickles sauce, served over rice Salads Curry All hand shredded Bowl • Salmon $22 • Free range chicken $20 Chicken, beef or vegetarian served with rice and • NZ beef $20 • Fresh tofu $18 • Vegetarian $16 daikon pickles • Small $12 • Medium $20 • Large $26 Side Orders • Rice • Small $4 • Medium $6 • Large $10 • Edamame - baby soy beans (pictured) $7.50 • Miso soup (pictured) $3.50 • Side salad $5 • Kimuchi (spicy pickled cabbage) $6 • Natto (fermented soy beans) $6 Desserts It is not usual Japanese custom to eat dessert at the end of a meal but for those who desire something sweet to complete their dining experience we chose the following... Italian Dessert Platter (all 4 desserts) $45.00 Italian desserts served with 8 small scoops of Kapiti premium ice cream • Chocolate Panacotta $13 • Creme Caramel $13 • Lemon Panacotta $13 • Tiramisu $15 Premium ice cream 2 scoops $9.50 Always using the very best of products (2 scoops and fruit decoration) • Vanilla bean • Triple chocolate •Matcha green tea • Black sesame • Red bean Daifuku Platter $32 Premium sorbet 3 (red bean filled) sweet sticky rice $9.50 cakes - served with Umeshu • Lemon (Japanese plum liqueur) • Passionfruit/Mango and a selection of premium • Berry ice creams • Lemon/Lime Daifuku $10 Served with Umeshu (Japanese plum liqueur) $14 Japanese sweet red bean filled mochi rice cake served with green tea ice cream Extras (Subject to Availability) Tetsukadon Fish Salad Sashimi tuna, served over sushi rice Tempura Thinly crisp battered and served with seasoning options • Prawn & Vegetables $26 • White Fish & Vegetables $25 • Vegetables only $22 Unatama Fresh water eel omelette served over rice • Imported Eel $28 • NZ Wild Eel $30 Pre Order Only These dishes are not on our main menu but you are able to pre order 2 days in advance. Temaki-zushi A great way to eat sushi. Hand roll yourself with the great selection of fillings. Mixed filling platter, bowl of sushi rice and ten pieces of nori. Set designed for four or five to share We can upsize for larger groups. Pre ordering necessary to avoid a long wait. Sole Karaage Whole sole, boned out, fillets are tempura coated, deep fried and served over a mayo potato mash. Topped with a thick ankake sauce and decorated with crisp fried strips of skin and the crisp fried skeleton. Everything is edible except the leaf decoration..