Yatai Hope Island — Japanese comfort, close to home.

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-marinated chicken may retain a slight pink hue when fully cooked.
• 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 Japanese grilled chicken skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [SV]
• Layered Wagyu Kushi — AUD 19.5. Thinly sliced wagyu layered onto two skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [GFO]
• Buta Bara - Pork Belly Kushi — AUD 18. Two Japanese grilled pork belly skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [SV]
• Salmon Kushi (A) — AUD 18.5. Two salmon skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [GFO]
• Kingfish Kushi (I) — AUD 19. Two kingfish skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [GFO]
• Prawn Kushi (M) — AUD 18. Two prawn skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [GFO]
• Mushroom Kushi — AUD 13.5. Two Japanese grilled mushroom skewers. Choose salt or tare sauce. [V] [GFO]
• Gyoza — AUD From 13. Seven pieces, grilled or spicy soy boiled. Vegetable [V] 13 / Pork 13 / Prawn (M) 14.
• Edamame — AUD 7 / 8. Salt 7 / Spicy Garlic Butter 8. [V] [GFO]
• Edamame Spring Roll — AUD 9. A small plate to start. [V]
• Lotus Chips & Avo Dip — AUD 13. Lotus chips with avocado dip. [V]
• Takoyaki (I) — AUD 14. Eight pieces with bonito flakes, mayo and takoyaki sauce.
• Japanese Coleslaw — AUD 8.5. A side for your meal. [V]
• Truffle Potato Chips — AUD 9. With truffle mayo. Extra truffle mayo +2. [V]
• Shio-Dare Cabbage — AUD 6.5. Cabbage with shio-dare dressing. [V]
• Agedashi Tofu (I) — 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 (A), prawn (M) and mushroom. [SV]
• 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.
• Japanese Panko Squid (I) — AUD 22. Tender squid in a crispy panko crust.
• Scallop Tempura (I) — AUD 19.9. Six pieces on two skewers.
• Shiitake Tempura (I) — AUD 25. Six shiitake mushrooms with a light touch of minced prawn for added umami.
• Seasonal Mixed Vegetable Tempura — AUD 22. Bite-sized seasonal vegetable tempura. [V]
• Japanese Panko Ebi (M) — AUD 26. Panko-crumbed prawns.
• Asparagus Tempura — AUD 19. Asparagus in light tempura batter. [V]
• Japanese Fish & Chips — AUD 24. Four seasonal fish fillets with golden fries.
• Kabocha Pumpkin Tempura — AUD 12. 3-4 pieces. Served with our house dipping sauce. [V]
• Sweet Potato Tempura — AUD 12. 3-4 pieces. Served with our house dipping sauce. [V]
• Cheese Sticks — AUD 12. Six pieces.

Aburi & Sushi

Our signature aburi features 140g of thinly sliced wagyu or salmon, lightly torched to bring out its natural richness. Choose a ponzu rice bowl or Japanese stir-fried soba (+3). Nigiri sushi is served as six pieces with fresh wasabi.

• Wagyu Aburi Meal — AUD 36. 140g wagyu. Aburi don: ponzu-dressed steamed rice with torched teriyaki mayo, onions marinated in oriental dressing, Japanese pickles, wasabi and pink pickled ginger. Or Japanese soba stir-fried with seasonal vegetables in our house-made sauce +3. Add an extra 80g wagyu +12 (same protein only). GFO with rice only. Intentionally served rare.
• Salmon Aburi Meal (A) — AUD 34. 140g salmon. Aburi don: ponzu-dressed steamed rice with torched teriyaki mayo, onions marinated in oriental dressing, Japanese pickles, wasabi and pink pickled ginger. Or Japanese soba stir-fried with seasonal vegetables in our house-made sauce +3. Add an extra 80g salmon +10 (same protein only). GFO with rice only. Intentionally served rare.
• Raw Salmon Sushi (A) — AUD 24. Six pieces, served with fresh wasabi for a delicate aroma and a clean finish.
• Raw Kingfish Sushi (I) — AUD 24. Six pieces, served with fresh wasabi for a delicate aroma and a clean finish.
• Wagyu Aburi Sushi — AUD 28. Six lightly torched pieces with fresh wasabi. Default: teriyaki + mayo. Spicy option: teriyaki + spicy mayo.
• Salmon Aburi Sushi (A) — AUD 25. Six lightly torched pieces with fresh wasabi. Default: teriyaki + mayo. Spicy option: teriyaki + spicy mayo.
• Kingfish Aburi Sushi (I) — AUD 25. Six lightly torched pieces with fresh wasabi. Default: teriyaki + mayo. Spicy option: teriyaki + spicy mayo.

Sashimi & Raw

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

• Sashimi Plate (M) — AUD 35 / 74. Chef's selection with soy sauce and wasabi. Small: nine pieces 35 / Large: 21 pieces 74. [GFO]
• Salmon Sashimi (A) — AUD 24. Six pieces. Seared (tataki) +1. [GFO]
• Tuna Sashimi (I) — AUD 24. Six pieces. Seared (tataki) +1. [GFO]
• Kingfish Sashimi (I) — AUD 24.5. Six pieces. Seared (tataki) +1. [GFO]
• Japanese Carpaccio — AUD From 29. Thinly sliced fish with house soy dressing. Salmon (A) 29 / Tuna (I) 29 / Kingfish (I) 30.
• Japanese Tartare — AUD 31 / 32. Seasoned rice, avocado, fresh seafood and Japanese-style sauce. Salmon (A) 31 / Tuna (I) 32. [GFO]

Wagyu & House Mains

Japanese wagyu, a whole grilled eel and house specialities.

• Wagyu Steak - 200 g — AUD 55. Sous vide, then grilled. Creamy mashed potato, seasonal vegetables, sweet soy base and Asian-style sauce. Add Wagyu 200g +40. [SV] [GFO]
• Wagyu Cube Steak - 150 g — AUD 38. Choose sweet and tangy Japanese sauce or dry curry spices. Stir-fried vegetables, steamed rice, salad and miso soup. Add Wagyu 150g +30.
• Unagi Don (I) — AUD 37. A whole Japanese grilled eel with sweet soy. Rice, pickled ginger, scallions, sesame, miso soup and salad.
• Kakuni Steak — AUD 34. Tender pork belly, slow-braised for 210 minutes in a soy-based sauce, then gently simmered to order in our sweet and tangy signature wine sauce.
• Japanese Chilli Omelette — AUD 23. Yatai-style donpeiyaki. Beef and cabbage wrapped in egg with Japanese sauce, mayo and chilli.
• Nikusui — AUD 25. Osaka-style beef soup with seasonal vegetables in light dashi. Served with rice. Swap rice for udon or ramen +1.
• Salmon Steak (M) — AUD 42. Grilled salmon steak served with seasonal vegetables. [GFO]
• Yatai Chicken Steak - 230g — AUD 34. Chicken thigh fillet with a light Japanese-style sauce and a clean, fresh finish.

Curry & Katsu

Five years in the making with the Hope Island community. Japanese curry sauce over rice with your favourite topping, or a two-cutlet katsu meal with katsu sauce and no curry sauce.

• Chicken Katsu Curry — AUD 28. Japanese curry sauce over rice with a crispy chicken katsu cutlet.
• Pork Katsu Curry — AUD 30. Japanese curry sauce over rice with a crispy pork katsu cutlet.
• Karaage Curry — AUD 27. Japanese-style curry with eight pieces of karaage.
• Tofu & Mushroom Veg Curry — AUD 22. Japanese curry sauce over rice with tofu, mushrooms and vegetables. [V]
• 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 31. Two crispy panko-crumbed chicken cutlets with katsu sauce, steamed rice and miso soup. No curry sauce.
• Pork Katsu Meal — AUD 33. Two crispy panko-crumbed pork cutlets with katsu sauce, steamed rice and miso soup. No curry sauce.
• 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. Rice with your choice of protein and house teriyaki sauce. Tofu [V] 22 / Chicken 24 / Beef 26. [GFO]
• Buta Karubi Don — AUD 33. Pork ribs, vegetables, rice, Japanese coleslaw and miso soup. Dine-in only.
• Spicy Itame Don — AUD From 22. Spicy or extra spicy. Stir-fried vegetables and your choice of protein over rice. Tofu [V] 22 / Chicken 24 / Beef 26.
• Japanese Fried Rice — AUD From 23. Japanese-style fried rice with egg and vegetables. Tofu 23 / Chicken 26 / Prawn (M) 27 / Beef 27.5. [GFO]
• Spicy Eggplant Don — AUD 22. Fried eggplant in spicy galbi-style chilli sauce. Rice, salad and miso soup. [V]
• 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 [V] 24 / Salmon (A), Tuna (I), Kingfish (I) or Beef 28. All options [GFO].

Noodles

Ramen, udon and Japanese stir-fried noodles.

• Tonkotsu Ramen — AUD 25. Rich pork bone broth. Chashu pork standard / Seafood (M) +4 / Yakiniku beef +4.
• Spicy Miso Ramen — AUD 25. Spicy miso broth. Chashu pork standard / Seafood (M) +4 / Yakiniku beef +4.
• Yatai Udon — AUD From 18. Simple udon noodles in a light, savoury broth. Veg [V] 18 / Chicken 22 / Beef or Seafood (M) 24.
• Yatai Noodles — AUD From 23. Choose soba or udon, stir-fried with vegetables and our house sauce. Veg [V] 23 / Ginger Chicken 26 / Chicken & Prawn (M) 27 / Beef 28.
• Curry Udon — AUD From 22. Udon noodles in a rich Japanese curry broth. Veg [V] 22 / Chicken 25 / Beef 26 / Seafood (M) 27.

Japanese Salads / サラダ

Both salads include your choice of Oriental or sesame dressing.

• Wakame Salad — AUD 21. Fresh garden salad with chicken, wakame seaweed and crunchy tempura bits. Chicken is standard. Swap chicken for yakiniku beef +2 or prawn (M) +2; this replaces the chicken, not an extra portion. Oriental or sesame dressing included.
• Chirashi Sashimi Salad — AUD 26. Japanese noodle salad topped with your choice of diced sashimi: salmon (A), tuna (I) or kingfish (I). Oriental or sesame dressing included.

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. Japanese fried rice with sweet corn, snow peas, carrots, scrambled egg and beef. Ages 5 and under.
• Kids Yakisoba — AUD 9. Soba noodles with sweet corn, snow peas, carrots, scrambled egg and beef. Ages 5 and under.
• Kids Mini Crumbed Cutlets — AUD 9. Pork or chicken. Rice, teriyaki sauce and mayo. Ages 5 and under.
• Matcha Dessert Plate — AUD 16.9. Matcha cheesecake, one choice of ice cream, one choice of mochi ice cream and mixed berries (frozen).
• Extra Sauce — AUD 1 / 6. Mayo: Onion / Spicy / Wasabi / Japanese. Sauce: Teriyaki / Sweet Chilli. Each 1. Curry Sauce 6.

Japanese sour, beer & soju

Sake-based Japanese sours 12, crafted with house salt-cured lemon aged for months. Choose lemon, yuzu, peach tea, Calpis and more. Asahi on tap (400ml) 14; Sapporo Premium Lager (380ml / 500ml) 13 / 16. Bottled beer from 8.5; soju 15.

Sake, umeshu, whisky & cognac

Sake by the glass, 300ml carafe or bottle, plus sparkling and yuzu sake. Kamotsuru Premium Umeshu: 3oz on the rocks 12 / bottle 73. Japanese whisky: 45ml pours from 20. Hennessy X.O: 30ml 27 / 60ml 54.

Wine & Champagne

White, red, rosé, sparkling wine and Moscato. The updated selection includes Allandale Fiano, Cork Cutters Riesling, Tomfoolery Cut ’n Run Riesling, Woodlands Wilyabrup Chardonnay, Port Phillip Estate Pinot Noir, Tappo Shiraz, Woodlands Watson Family Whole Bunch Shiraz and Tomfoolery Son of a Gun Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz. See the PDF for glass and bottle prices.

Cocktails & sharing drinks

Suntory Highball 16 and Yuzu Citrus Highball 17, alongside Japanese-inspired and classic cocktails. Sharing jars for 2–4: Moscow Mule Jar 39 / Sake Sour Aid Jar 38. Open the PDF for the full selection and ingredients.

House-made refreshments

Lemon iced tea 9: peach, lychee, lemon, orange or rosemary. House-made lemonade 9, made from lemons cured for months and finished with sparkling water. Plain, fruit flavours and more in the PDF.

Soft drinks, water & cider

Soft drinks, juices, Japanese green tea and Calpis water 5.5. Tap water free. Purezza premium filtered water (1000ml) 3; sparkling water (750ml) 8. Somersby Pear Cider 9 / James Squire Apple Cider 10.