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Yatai Hope Island — Japanese comfort, close to home.

ようこそ、屋台へ。

Lightly torched aburi, sushi and Japanese favourites, served with a warm welcome at Hope Island Marketplace.

Shop TD03, 99 Broadwater Avenue, Hope Island QLD 4212. Phone 0486 118 817. Email info@yataihopeisland.com.

Kitchen closing times: Monday to Thursday 8:30 pm; Friday and Saturday 9:00 pm; Sunday 7:30 pm. Break: Monday to Thursday 3:00–4:00 pm.

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Food menu / お料理

Small Plates & Skewers

Start with a few favourites for the table. Kushi are served as two skewers; choose salt or tare sauce.

  • Original Karaage — AUD 19. Lightly marinated Japanese fried chicken.
  • Soy Glaze Karaage — AUD 19.5. Japanese fried chicken with soy glaze.
  • Sweet Chilli Cheese Karaage — AUD 20.5. Japanese fried chicken with sweet chilli and cheese.
  • Chicken Kushi — AUD 17. Two grilled chicken skewers.
  • Layered Wagyu Kushi — AUD 19.5. Thinly sliced wagyu layered onto two skewers.
  • Pork Belly Kushi — AUD 18. Two grilled pork belly skewers.
  • Salmon Kushi — AUD 18.5. Two salmon skewers.
  • Kingfish Kushi — AUD 19. Two kingfish skewers.
  • Prawn Kushi — AUD 18. Two prawn skewers.
  • Mushroom Kushi — AUD 13.5. Two mushroom skewers.
  • Gyoza — AUD From 13. Seven pieces, grilled or spicy soy boiled. Vegetable 13 / Pork 13 / Prawn 14.
  • Edamame — AUD 7 / 8. Salt 7 / Spicy Garlic Butter 8.
  • Edamame Spring Roll — AUD 9. A small plate to start.
  • Lotus Chips & Avo Dip — AUD 13. Lotus chips with avocado dip.
  • Takoyaki — AUD 14. Eight pieces with bonito flakes, mayo and takoyaki sauce.
  • Japanese Coleslaw — AUD 8.5. A side for your meal.
  • Truffle Potato Chips — AUD 9. With truffle mayo. Extra truffle mayo +2.
  • Shio-Dare Cabbage — AUD 6.5. Cabbage with shio-dare dressing.
  • Agedashi Tofu — AUD 12. Fried tofu in soy dashi with bonito flakes.

Tempura & Platters

Choose a platter to share, or add a few crispy favourites. Tempura is served with our house dipping sauce.

  • Kushi Platter — AUD 89. 12 skewers: two each of chicken, pork belly, layered wagyu, salmon, prawn and mushroom.
  • Pork Back Ribs Platter — AUD 89. 1.5 kg Japanese-style BBQ pork ribs with our house sauce.
  • Karaage Platter — AUD 72. 12 each of Original, Sweet Chilli Cheese and Soy Glaze Karaage. Chips, shio-dare salad and dipping sauces.
  • Chicken Wings Platter — AUD 65. 1.5 kg assorted crispy chicken wings with house sauces.
  • Japanese Panko Squid — AUD 22. Tender squid in a crispy panko crust.
  • Scallop Tempura — AUD 19.9. Six pieces on two skewers.
  • Shiitake & Prawn Tempura — AUD 25. Six shiitake mushrooms filled with minced prawn.
  • Seasonal Mixed Vegetable Tempura — AUD 22. Bite-sized seasonal vegetable tempura.
  • Japanese Panko Ebi — AUD 26. Panko-crumbed prawns.
  • Asparagus Tempura — AUD 19. Asparagus in light tempura batter.
  • Japanese Fish & Chips — AUD 24. Four seasonal fish fillets with golden fries.
  • Chicken Wings Karaage — AUD From 14. Original 14 / Soy Glaze 14.5 / Sweet Chilli Cheese 15.5.

Aburi & Sushi

Nigiri sushi is served as six pieces. Signature aburi meals feature ten lightly torched slices with seasonal vegetables and house sauce.

  • Wagyu Aburi Meal — AUD 36. Steamed rice, or Japanese stir-fried soba +3. Add five wagyu slices +8.
  • Salmon Aburi Meal — AUD 34. Steamed rice, or Japanese stir-fried soba +3. Add five salmon slices +6.
  • Raw Salmon Sushi — AUD 20. Six pieces.
  • Raw Kingfish Sushi — AUD 21. Six pieces.
  • Wagyu Aburi Sushi — AUD 23. Six lightly torched pieces.
  • Salmon Aburi Sushi — AUD 21. Six lightly torched pieces.
  • Kingfish Aburi Sushi — AUD 22. Six lightly torched pieces.

Sashimi & Raw

Sashimi, Japanese carpaccio and layered tartare. Aburi and tataki are lightly seared and remain rare inside.

  • Sashimi Plate — AUD 34 / 73. Chef's selection with soy sauce and wasabi. Small: nine pieces 34 / Large: 21 pieces 73.
  • Salmon Sashimi — AUD 23.5. Six pieces. Seared (tataki) +1.
  • Tuna Sashimi — AUD 23.5. Six pieces. Seared (tataki) +1.
  • Kingfish Sashimi — AUD 24. Six pieces. Seared (tataki) +1.
  • Japanese Carpaccio — AUD From 29. Thinly sliced fish with house soy dressing. Salmon 29 / Tuna 29 / Kingfish 30.
  • Japanese Tartare — AUD 31 / 32. Seasoned rice, avocado, seafood and Japanese-style sauce. Salmon 31 / Tuna 32.

Wagyu & House Mains

Japanese wagyu, a whole grilled eel and house specialities.

  • Wagyu Steak - 200 g — AUD 55. Sous vide, then grilled. Mashed potato, seasonal vegetables and sauces. Double Wagyu (400 g) +40.
  • Wagyu Cube Steak - 150 g — AUD 38. Japanese sauce or dry curry spices. Stir-fried vegetables, rice, salad and miso soup. Double Wagyu (300 g) +30.
  • Unagi Don — AUD 37. A whole Japanese grilled eel with sweet soy. Rice, pickled ginger, scallions, sesame, miso soup and salad.
  • Kakuni Steak — AUD 34. Pork belly slowly braised for 210 minutes in our signature sauce.
  • Japanese Chilli Omelette — AUD 23. Yatai-style donpeiyaki. Beef and cabbage wrapped in egg with Japanese sauce, mayo and chilli.
  • Nikusui — AUD 23. Osaka-style beef soup with seasonal vegetables in light dashi. Rice +4 / Noodles +4.
  • Salmon Steak — AUD 42. Grilled salmon steak with seasonal vegetables.

Curry & Katsu

Japanese-style curry over rice, or a crisp panko-crumbed cutlet meal.

  • Chicken Cutlet Curry — AUD 28. Japanese-style curry with a chicken cutlet.
  • Pork Cutlet Curry — AUD 30. Japanese-style curry with a pork cutlet.
  • Karaage Curry — AUD 27. Japanese-style curry with eight pieces of karaage.
  • Tofu & Mushroom Veg Curry — AUD 22. Japanese-style curry with tofu, mushrooms and vegetables.
  • Grilled Chicken & Veg Curry — AUD 27. Japanese-style curry with grilled chicken and vegetables.
  • Beef & Veg Curry — AUD 29. Japanese-style curry with yakiniku beef and vegetables.
  • Seasonal Fish Katsu Curry — AUD 27. Japanese-style curry with four pieces of fish katsu.
  • Chicken Katsu Meal — AUD 28. Panko-crumbed chicken with katsu sauce, rice and miso soup.
  • Pork Katsu Meal — AUD 30. Panko-crumbed pork with katsu sauce, rice and miso soup.
  • Chicken Nanban Katsu — AUD 28. Chicken katsu with sweet and tangy Nanban sauce and tartare sauce. Rice, shredded cabbage and miso soup.

Rice Bowls & Poke

Rice bowls, house sauces and your choice of protein.

  • Karaage Don — AUD From 24. Rice, fresh salad and house sauce. Original 24 / Soy Glaze 25 / Sweet Chilli Cheese 26.
  • Gyu Don — AUD 25. Original or spicy beef in sweet soy sauce. Cheese Gyu Don 26.5.
  • Teriyaki Don — AUD From 22. Original or spicy. Tofu 22 / Chicken 24 / Beef 26.
  • Buta Karubi Don — AUD 33. Pork ribs, vegetables, rice, Japanese coleslaw and miso soup. Dine-in only.
  • Spicy Itame Don — AUD From 22. Stir-fried vegetables over rice, spicy or extra spicy. Tofu 22 / Chicken 24 / Beef 26.
  • Japanese Fried Rice — AUD From 23. With egg and vegetables. Tofu 23 / Chicken 26 / Prawn 27 / Beef 27.5.
  • Spicy Eggplant Don — AUD 22. Fried eggplant in spicy galbi-style chilli sauce. Rice, salad and miso soup.
  • Spicy Buta Don — AUD 25. Pork and onion in a rich sweet and spicy sauce over rice.
  • Kakuni Don — AUD 30. Braised pork belly, rice, salad, pickled ginger, spring onion and miso soup.
  • Poke — AUD 24 / 28. Seasoned rice. Tofu & Mushroom 24 / Salmon, Tuna, Kingfish or Beef 28.

Noodles

Ramen, udon and Japanese stir-fried noodles.

  • Tonkotsu Ramen — AUD 25. Rich pork bone broth. Chashu pork standard / Seafood +4 / Yakiniku beef +4.
  • Spicy Miso Ramen — AUD 25. Spicy miso broth. Chashu pork standard / Seafood +4 / Yakiniku beef +4.
  • Yatai Udon — AUD From 18. Udon in a light, savoury broth. Vegetable 18 / Chicken 22 / Beef or Seafood 24.
  • Yatai Noodles — AUD From 23. Soba or udon stir-fried with vegetables and house sauce. Vegetable 23 / Ginger Chicken 26 / Chicken & Prawn 27 / Beef 28.
  • Curry Udon — AUD From 22. Udon in Japanese curry broth. Vegetable 22 / Chicken 25 / Beef 26 / Seafood 27.

Desserts & Kids

Something sweet to finish, and small meals for children aged five and under.

  • Choco Fuji Melt — AUD 15.5. Chocolate cake, ice cream and a cherry.
  • Hokkaido Cheesecake Brulee — AUD 15.5. Caramelised sugar crust and mixed berry sauce.
  • Mochi Ice Cream Skewer — AUD 6. One piece of Yukimi Daifuku. Vanilla or matcha.
  • Ice Cream — AUD 5 / 9. Matcha, vanilla or black sesame. One scoop 5 / Two scoops 9.
  • Kids Chahan — AUD 9. Fried rice, vegetables, scrambled egg and beef.
  • Kids Yakisoba — AUD 9. Soba noodles, vegetables, scrambled egg and beef.
  • Kids Mini Crumbed Cutlets — AUD 9. Pork or chicken. Rice, teriyaki sauce and mayo.
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