Yamagen

53 victoria Street Christchurch

Phone: 03 365 7799 | Fax:

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Yamagen set menu 1 $60

Chef's complimentary appetizer

Sushi of local fish and prawns

Breast of chicken teriyaki

Assorted tempura of seafood and vegetables

Steamed rice

Miso soup

Japanese pickles

Sliced seasonal fruits with ice cream

Green tea or coffee

Yamagen set menu 2 $62

Chef's complimentary appetizer

Sashimi of local fish

Beef sirloin with sweet soy marinade

Assorted tempura of seafood and vegetables

Steamed rice

Miso soup

Japanese pickles

Sliced seasonal fruits with ice cream

Green tea or coffee

Sukiyaki set menu $62

Chef's complimentary a ppetizer

Sashimi of local fish

Sukiyaki - a famous Japanese dish of sliced beef

Bean curd and a selection of vegetables cooked in a Japanese iron pan on the table top

Steamed rice

Miso soup

Japanese pickles

Sliced seasonal fruits with ice cream

Green tea or coffee

Vegetarian set menu $50

Chef's complimentary appetizer

Horenso ohitashi

Assorted nori rolls

Agedashi tofu

Vegetable tempura

Seaweed salad

Steamed rice

Miso soup

Japanese pickles

Sliced seasonal fruits with ice cream

Green tea or coffee

Sashimi

A selection of sliced fresh raw seafood or very lightly cooked meat, accompanied by Japanese soy sauce and wasabi. All main course size dishes are accompanied by steamed rice and miso soup

Sashimi combination 20.00+

Assorted local fish

Shake 20.00+

Fresh salmon

Tuna 20.00+

Fresh tuna

Tataki 20.00+

A combination of quickly seared venison and prime beef served with a garlic dipping sauce

Sushi

Sushi can be made from a variety of ingredients, raw or cooked. All are served on Japanese vinegared rice and complemented with wasabi and Japanese soy sauce. All main size dishes are accompanied by miso soup

Sushi combination 20.00+

A selection of assorted sushi and nori rolls

Shake 20.00+

Fresh salmon

EBI 20.00+

Cooked king prawns

Tuna 20.00+

Fresh tuna

Californian roll 20.00+

Nori rolls of avocado, cooked prawns and cucumber

Vegetarian tempura sushi 20.00+

Nori rolls filled with fresh vegetable tempura

Spicy tuna roll 20.00+

Nori rolls of fresh tuna and chilli

Avocado salmon roll 20.00+

Nori rolls filled with fresh salmon and avocado

Crayfish sushi roll 28.00+

Succulent strips of cooked crayfish combined with flying fish roe

Sushi and sashiml platter 20.00+

Chef's assortment of sushi and sashimi

Tempura

Assorted fresh food cook in a light Japanese tempura batter. Served with daikon and tempura dipping sauce. All main course size dishes are accompanied by steamed rice and miso soup

Tempura combination 20.00+

A selection of seafood and vegetables

EBI 20.00+

Three seasoned tempura king prawns

Chicken 20.00+

Chicken tenderloins, created for dipping

Vegetable 20.00+

Tempura pumpkin, kumara, field mushroom and capsicum

seafood kakiage 20.00+

Julienne onion, carrot, courgette and seafood in tempura batter

Deep fried dishes

All main course size dishes are accompanied by steamed rice and soup

Tori tatsutaage 20.00+

Japanese style deep fried marinated chicken

Tonkatsu 20.00+

Crumbed pork deep fried and drizzled with tonkatsu sauce (Japanese bbq sauce)

Kani karaage 20.00+

Crispy tempura crab with a Japanese vinaigrette, lemon juice and soy sauce

Crayfish

Fresh South Island crayfish

Crayfish shioyaki +

Grilled South Island crayfish wit h salt. POA

Crayfish sashimi +

Fresh South Island crayfish served raw. A delicacy to the traditionalist. (Subject to availability) POA

Beef sukiyaki / seafood sukiyaki

A famous Japanese dish with thinly sliced beef or fresh seafood 50.00+

Tofu and a selection of vegetables cooked in a hot skillet at your table. Served with dashi stock or seafood stock, sukiyaki sauce, steamed rice and miso soup.

Noodles

Served traditionally in flavored stock with a variety of garnishes

Kake udon 19.50

Noodles with seasonal vegetables in a light broth

Tsukimi udon 19.50

Hot noodles topped with lightly poached egg in a light broth

Yaki udon 19.50

Fried noodles with assorted vegetables and garnished with fish flakes and pickled ginger

Tempura udon 19.50

Noodles topped with prawn and vegetable tempura in bonito broth

Grilled and assorted dishes

Many of the following dishes can be served as either entree or main. All mains are accompanied by steamed rice and miso soup.

Seasonal fish shioyaki 20.00+

Fresh fish of the day grilled with rock salt

Seafood shioyaki 20.00+

Selection of grilled seasonal fish, local salmon, king prawns, mussels and scallops

Wakadori teriyaki 20.00+

Grilled chicken glazed with sweet soy and sake sauces

Chilli chicken 20.00+

Chicken with special chilli sauces with various strengths available

Japanese style steak 20.00+

Prime sirloin steak, marinated in sweet soy sauce and grilled to preference

Venison steak 20.00+

Farm raised venison, grilled according to preferences and served with hot mustard

Salmon shioyaki 20.00+

Salmon grilled with rock salt

Salmon teriyaki 20.00+

Grilled salmon glazed with sweet soy and sake sauces

Tofu steak 20.00+

Cooked tofu with teriyaki sauce

EEL 20.00+

Grilled eel with sweet soy sauce on steamed rice

Soups, salads and side dishes

Salmon chazuke 14.50+

Rice simmered in a fish broth with grilled salmon

Seaweed salad 12.50+

Tosaka and wakame seaweed and salad leaves

Agedashi tofu 12.50+

Deep fried tofu with tempura dipping sauce

Hiyayakko 10.50+

Chilled tofu with spring onions, bonito flakes, ginger and soy sauce

Yamagen salad 9.50+

Served with gion dressing

Edamame 8.00+

Green soy beans, steamed and salted.

Natto 8.00+

Fermented soya beans

Horenso ohitashi 8.00+

Blanched spinach with bonito flakes

Tsukemono 8.00+

Japanese pickled cucumber, radish and plum

Fried rice 7.00+

Traditional steamed rice with egg omelette, beans, carrots and onion

Osuimono 5.50+

Lightly flavoured broth with a vegetable garnish

Miso soup 5.50+

Traditional bonito broth with tofu, miso paste and seaweed

Steamed rice 3.00+

Short grain rice prepared as they would in Japan

Pickled ginger 3.00+

Traditional pickled ginger

Desserts

Platter of seasonal fruits 15.50

The freshest fruits with a scoop of ice cream

Tempura ice cream 15.50

Deep-fried ice cream served with spiced berry compote

Teppan-yaki banana crepe 15.50

Banana wrapped in crepes, flamed and served with honey orange sauce with ice cream

Yamagen ice cream sundae 15.50

Green tea, and rice cake ice cream

Teppan-yaki menu

Teppan-yaki main course

Here we offer a variety of teppan-yaki style to choose from, as well as add sushi, sashimi, and tempura as an entree to your main course. All main courses are served with steamed rice and vegetables. We recommend the teppan-fried rice for taste and entertainment

Teppan-yaki set menu

Once you have decided on your favourite main course, we will bring you other items to guarantee a complete dinning experience. Included in the set menu are today's appetizer, entree and soup, accompanied with pickles, steamed rice, fresh garden salad with gion dressing and teppan-yaki vegetables. To complete your experience, a fruit platter and ice cream is accompanied with your choice of Japanese tea or coffee

(* = Prawns, scallops, salmon,mussels and white fish / ** Tofu, pumpkin, spinach, bean sprouts and field mushrooms)

Teppan-yaki additions

Chicken 20.00

Beef 20.00

Venison 20.00

Pork belly 20.00

Prawns 15.00

Scallops 15.00

Salmon 15.00

Mussels 15.00

White fish 15.00

Mixed vegetables 7.00

Onions, kumara , tofu, pumpkin, spinach, bean sprouts and field mushrooms

Sushi and sashimi platter

Chef's assortment of sushi and sashimi 20.00+

Sashimi

All main courses are accompanied with steamed rice and miso soup

Sashimi combination platter 20.00+

Assortment of fresh local fish

Salmon 20.00+

Fresh salmon

Tuna 20.00+

Fresh tuna

Tataki 20.00+

Seared venison and prime beef served with garlic dipping sauce

Sushi

All main courses are accompanied with miso soup

Sushi combination platter 20.00+

Assorted nigiri (hand rolled) and nori (seaweed) rolls

Salmon nigiri 20.00+

Fresh salmon

Prawn nigiri 20.00+

Cooked prawns

Tuna nigiri 20.00+

Fresh tuna

Californian roll 20.00+

Seaweed rolls of avocado, cooked prawns and cucumber

Vegetarian tempura roll 20.00+

Seaweed rolls filled with fresh vegetable tempura

Spicy tuna roll 20.00+

Fresh tuna and chilli seaweed rolls

Avocado salmon roll 20.00+

Fresh salmon and avocado seaweed rolls

Crayfish sushi maki 28.00+

Succulent strips of cooked crayfish combined with flying fish roe

Tempura

All main courses are accompanied with steamed rice and miso soup

Tempura combination platter 20.00+

A selection of seafood and vegetables

Prawn 20.00+

Three seasoned tempura king prawns

Chicken 20.00+

Chicken tenderloins. created for dipping

Vegetable 20.00+

Tempura pumpkin, kumara, field mushroom and capsicum

Seafood kakiage 20.00+

Julienne onion, carrot, courgette and seafood in tempura batter

Agemono (fried) dishes

All main courses are accompanied with steamed rice and miso soup

Tori tatsutaage 20.00+

Crispy deep fried chicken marinated with sake, fresh ginger and soy sauce

Tonkatsu 20.00+

Crumbed pork deep fried and drizzled with tonkatsu sauce (Japanese BBQ sauce)

Kani karaagc 20.00+

Crispy tempura crab with a Japanese vinaigrette, lemon juice and soy sauce

Noodles

Kake udon 19.50

Noodles with seasonal vegetables in a light broth

Tsukimi udon 19.50

Hot noodles topped with lightly poached egg in a light broth

Yaki udon 19.50

Fried noodles with assorted vegetables and garnished with fish flakes and pickled ginger

Tempura udon 19.50

Noodles topped with prawn and vegetable tempura in bonito broth

Sopus, salads and side dishes

Salmon chazuke 14.50+

Rice simmered in a fish broth with grilled salmon

Seaweed salad 12.50+

Tosaka and wakame seaweed and salad leaves

Agedashi tofu 12.50+

Deep fried tofu with tempura dipping sauce

Hiyayakko 10.50+

Chilled tofu with spring onions, bonito flakes, ginger and soy sauce

Yamagen salad 9.50+

Served with gion dressing

Edamame 8.00+

Green soy beans, steamed and salted

Natto 8.00+

Fermented soya beans

Horenso ohitashi 8.00+

Blanched spinach with bonito flakes

Tsukemono 8.00+

Japanese pickled cucumber, radish and plum

Fried rice 7.00+

Traditional steamed rice with egg omelette, beans carrots and onion

Osuimono 5.50+

Lightly flavoured broth with a vegetable garnish

Miso soup 5.50+

Traditional bonito broth with tofu, miso paste and seaweed

Steamed rice 3.00+

Short grain rice prepared as they would in Japan

Pickled ginger 3.00+

Traditional pickled ginger

Dessert

Platter of seasonal fruits 15.50+

The freshest fruits with a scoop of ice cream

Tempura ice cream 15.50+

Deep-fried ice cream served with spiced berry compote

Teppan-yaki banana crepe

Bananas wrapped in crepes, flamed and served with honey orange sauce with ice cream

Yamagen ice cream sundae 15.50+

Green tea, black sesame and rice cake ice cream