Kura Sake Bar

Name: Kura Sake Bar
Address: 315B Queen Street, 1010, 1010
Telephone: 09 379 5656

Kura is an underground Japanese restaurant on Queen Street, Auckland. We serve beautiful presented and tasty food in a wonderful setting.

315B Queen Street, Auckland, 1010, NZ

• Tuesday: 5:00PM-10:30PM •Wednesday: 5:00PM-10:30PM •Thursday: 5:00PM-10:30PM •Friday: 12:00PM-2:00PM •Saturday: 5:00PM-11:00PM, 5:00PM-11:00PM •

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Cuisine: Japanese
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Reservations: Yes
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Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Seating: Outdoor, Indoor
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Small dishes

Chamame 6.00

Premium grade edamame soybeans, steamed and seasoned with sea salt

Crispy fried spring rolls with shrimp and cheese 9.00

Spinach 9.00

Fresh spinach, gently steamed and served with Kura’s original sesame sauce

Broccoli 8.00

Fresh broccoli, gently cooked and served with a creamy sesame sauce and mayonnaise

Takowasabi 7.00

Fresh octopus in a wasabi marinade, a spicy Japanese delicacy!

Agedashi tofu 9.50

Crispy fried tofu and eggplant, served in a delicate fish and soy broth

Tofu Steak 10.00

Fresh Tofu, marinated in a sweet and sticky sauce and gently pan fried

Nama Harumaki 10.00

Fresh spring rolls, filled with slices of prawn, lettuce, shredded daikon radish, coriander and soba noodles, accompanied by Kura’s original dipping sauces

Steamed snapper wings in sake 15.00

With ponzu citrus sauce, chili radish and Japanese pickles

Ebi Gyoza 12.00

Kura’s steamed prawn dumplings, made in house and served with edible gold flakes, oil free Japanese shiso leaf dipping sauce and mustard.

Buta no Kakuni 16.00

Pork belly that has been slow braised to melting perfection in a sweet soy braising sauce served with a dab of English mustard sauce

Carpaccio beef Tataki 17.00

Seared thinly sliced beef, served with a citrus ponzu sauce

Scallop in soy butter sauce 18.00

Seared sashimi grade scallops (3 pieces, no roe), delicately cooked in a light soy butter, served with seasonal greens

Miso soup 3.50

Bowl of steamed rice 3.50

Chef’s selection of Japanese pickles 8.00

Sushi

Aburi salmon (salmon fire ball)

Sashimi grade premium Ora King Salmon, seared and served on nigiri. Minimum order 2 pieces

1 piece - 5.00

Mame sushi 18.00

Bite sized nigiri topped with one of teriyaki eel, sashimi scallop, sashimi snapper, sashimi tuna and sashimi salmon (5 pieces in total)

Yasai Nigiri 15.00

Delightful nigiri topped with seasonal vegetables

Bridge roll 17.00

Rolled sushi with fresh salmon and avocado, garnished with flying fish roe, Our Bridge roll is a visual feast!

Tiger Roll 16.00

Rolled sushi with crispy fried king prawn in a light tempura batter

Spider roll 18.00

Rolled sushi with crispy fried soft shell crab

Teriyaki eel and cucumber roll 17.00

Rolled sushi with Teriyaki eel, cucumber and capsicum

Spicy tuna roll 19.00

Rolled sushi with fresh tuna and avocado seasoned with spicy chili paste

Rainbow roll 20.00

Fresh salmon and avocado inside, encased with fresh assorted sashimi on the outside, topped with flying fish roe and salmon roe. Gorgeous!

Aburi (seared) beef and cream cheese roll 19.00

Cream cheese, avocado and flying fish roe rolled sushi encased with seared raw beef tataki, sliced onion and melted cheese

Kura Head Chef’s selection of assorted Nigiri sushi

Fresh raw fish, carefully selected by the Head Chef and served on a bed of vinegared sushi rice

Small (7 pieces) - 24.00Large (14 pieces) - 48.00

Sashimi・Fresh sliced raw fish

Salmon sashimi

Beautifully fresh salmon sashimi, using premium Ora King salmon, from the pristine waters of the New Zealand Marlborough Sounds

10 pieces - 24.00

Kura’s Head Chef’s selection of sashimi

A selection of the best available market fresh fish

Small size (12 pieces) - 24.00Large size (24 pieces of fish sashimi and one Scampi) - 50.00

Kura’s Head Chef’s selection of fresh Sashimi and Nigiri sushi 48.00

Tempura・Deep fried dishes

Assorted tempura 17.00

Prawns, market fresh seasonal vegetables and today’s market fresh fish, crispy fried in a light tempura batter, served with a soy dipping sauce

Vegetable tempura 13.00

Market fresh seasonal vegetables, crispy fried in a light tempura batter, served with soy dipping sauce

Prawn tempura 17.00

Whole king Prawns crispy fried in a light tempura batter, served with a soy dipping sauce

Crispy fried soft shell crab 20.00

Very crispy fried soft shell crab, served with ponzu-citrus sauce

Kara age chicken 15.00

Seasoned crispy fried chicken served with a creamy Japanese mayonnaise

Grilled dishes

Grilled & lightly salted salmon head 15.00

Slow cooked beef tongue with Kura’s original sauce 25.00

Tender cooked beef tongue, slow cooked to perfection, then pan-fried and served with Kura’s original sauce and English mustard sauce

Salmon Saikyo miso yaki 21.00

Grilled salmon fillets glazed in seasoned sweet miso

Salt grilled Ora King Salmon 22.00

Premium salmon from the pristine waters of the New Zealand Marlborough Sounds, grilled and lightly salted, served with a small seasonal salad

Snapper Pari Pari yaki 22.00

Crispy skinned snapper pieces served with a seasonal vegetables and a beautifully balanced daikon and chilli dressing. Please allow a minimum of 20 minutes when ordering this dish

Teriyaki chicken 20.00

Pan fried chicken marinated in a sweet and sticky teriyaki sauce

Teriyaki style grilled salmon fillets 24.00

Pan fried salmon marinated in a sweet and sticky teriyaki sauce

Japanese style grilled scotch fillet steak with Kura’s original sauce 31.00

Tender New Zealand Angus Beef Scotch Fillet, oven grilled and served with Kura’s original soy based sauce

Donburi・Hot Pot

Seafood lovers donburi and miso soup 23.00

Selection of fresh Sashimi and seafood delicacies served on a bed of vinegared rice

Teriyaki eel donburi and miso soup 23.00

Sukiyaki 24.00

This very famous Japanese hot pot is in Nabamono (earthware pot) with a soy based broth you cook in. Our selection is thinly sliced scotch fillet, Chinese cabbage, leek, mushroom, carrot, tofu, kale and shirataki noodles (konnyaku). Usually the cooked meat and vegetables are dipped in beaten raw egg, our sukiyaki comes with a raw organic egg

Salads

Green mesclun salad 8.00

Tofu salad 12.00

Fresh tofu tossed with mesclun leaves and topped with seaweed

All salads have a choice of either
Japanese style dressing | Sesame dressing | Oil free Japanese shiso leaf dressing | Gluten free soya sauce dressing

(All dishes come out as they are made in no particular order, Japanese style. Why not order dishes to share as we do in Japan?)