Tomi Japanese Restaurant offers an extensive menu at Edgeware Village, combining traditional preparations with a measured use of fusion ideas. Fresh, seasonal ingredients guide the kitchen, so lunch, dinner and takeaway share a common foundation even when individual fish or dishes change. Group set menus and sake tastings add more structured ways to experience the restaurant beyond ordering a single main.

The small plates invite a gradual start. Lotus chips, pickles and agedashi tofu are joined by takoyaki, gyoza, karaage and vegetable or seafood tempura, while miso beef tendon stew brings a deeper, slow cooked note. Salmon zuke and beef tataki bridge the gap between those hot starters and the raw section, making it easy to build a table that moves through contrasting temperatures and textures.

Sashimi and sushi form their own substantial strand of the menu rather than serving as an afterthought. Salmon and seasonal fish can be ordered as individual sashimi or in a platter chosen by the chef, with nigiri and chirashi offering different proportions of fish and rice. Sushi rolls extend the choice, and the takeaway menu carries several of these formats beyond the dining room.

The hot mains show Tomi’s range most clearly. Teriyaki and crisp chicken sit beside eggplant glazed with miso, pork katsu, pork kakuni with black rice vinegar and duck with Saikyo miso, while salmon, beef and sukiyaki offer larger centrepieces. A Shokado bento can gather several elements into one ordered presentation, and the sake selection gives diners a natural accompaniment across raw fish, fried dishes and richer sauces.

Address: Edgeware Village, 76 Edgeware Road, St Albans, Christchurch 8014, New Zealand

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Tomi Japanese Restaurant Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Lunch Menu – Donburi (Rice bowl)

(G)-Gluten free available +$1.50

Teriyaki Chicken Don

$20.50

Grilled whole chicken thigh finished with teriyaki sauce on rice. (G)

Pork Katsu Don

$23

Deep fried thick pork cutlet finished in onion, egg and sweet soy dashi broth on rice.

Chicken Namban Don

$20.50

Fried marinated chicken topped with namban sauce on rice.

BBQ Pork Don

$20.50

Stir fried pork in ginger BBQ sauce

Teriyaki Tofu Don

$21

Fried Tofu finished with teriyaki sauce. Vegetarian

Salmon Don

$26.50

Fresh Marlborough king salmon on sushi rice. (G)

Salmon & Tuna Don

$27.50

Fresh Marlborough king salmon & tuna on sushi rice. (G)

Lunch Menu – Set Menu

comes with miso soup, salad, small side and rice. (G)-Gluten free available +$1.50

Crumbed Chicken & Prawn Set

$24.50

Fried crumbed chicken and prawn served with tonkatsu sauce

Karage Chicken Set

$24

Deep fried chicken marinated in ginger, garlic and soy.

Teriyaki Chicken Set

$24

Grilled hold chicken thigh finished with teriyaki sauce. (G)

Pork Cutlet Set

$24.50

Deep fried crumbed thick pork cutlet.

Pork Katsuni Set

$26.50

Deep fried thick pork cutlet finished in onion, egg and sweet soy dashi broth.

Prawn Katsuni Set

$27

Deep fried crumbed big prawns finished in onion, egg and sweet soy dashi broth.

Lunch Menu – Bento Lunchbox

comes with miso soup, sashimi, fried prawn, sweet egg, edamame and rice. (G)-Gluten free available +$1.50

Teriyaki Chicken Box

$33.50

Grilled hold chicken thigh finished with teriyaki sauce. (G)

Karage Chicken Box

$33.50

Deep fried chicken marinated in ginger, garlic and soy.

Pork Katsu Box

$34

Deep fried crumbed thick pork cutlets.

Sashimi Box

$38

Todays fresh Sashimi (G)

Teriyaki Salmon Box

$39.50

Grilled fresh king salmon finished with teriyaki sauce. (G)

Beef Fillet Box

$40

Medium rare beef fillet finished with our ginger soy based sauce. (G)

Lunch Menu – Side Menu

Fried Dumpling

$15

6pcs

Takoyaki (Octopus Ball)

$13

6pcs

Karage Chicken

$18

Agedashi Tofu

$12

Garden Salad

$13

Edamame

Rice

Miso Soup

Udon Noodle Soup

$13

Dessert Menu

Hojicha (roasted tea) Mousse

$21

Hojicha mousse, walnut cream, pear compote, milk chocolate feuilletine crunch, soy caramelised walnut, cinnamon ice-cream

Coconut & ginger crème brulee

$20.50

Raspberry lychee sorbet, almond tuile, roasted coconut (DF)

Black sesame Basque cheesecake

$22

Rich creamy black sesame cheesecake, black Doris plum, glazed lemon peel, vanilla bean ice-cream (GF)

Our homemade Ice cream (1 Scoop)

Entree

(V) vegetarian, (GF) gluten free, (GF?) gluten possible on request +$1.5

Edamame

$10

(v)

Homemade Lotus Chips

$10

(V)

Tomi homemade pickles

$13

(V)(GF)

Agedashi Tofu

$12

Seasonal Veg in Dashi

$13

Fried Yam Potato, Sweet Soy

$14

(V)(GF?)

Garden Salad

$13

(V)

Takoyaki(octopus ball)

$13

(6pcs)

Fried Dumpling

$16

(6pcs)

Karage Chicken

$19

Vegetable Tempura

$17

Prawn Tempura

$17

(3pcs)

Today’s Fish Tempura

$18

(5pcs)

Miso Beef Tendon Stew with Tofu

$21

Salmon zuke

$19

(GF?)

Beef fillet tataki

$25.50

(GF)

Sashimi

King Salmon Sashimi

$26

(8pcs)

Seasonal Bluefin Tuna Sashimi

$30

(8pcs) (subject to availability)

Chef’s Sashimi Platter

$17

(5pcs)

Chef’s Sashimi Platter

$28

(9pcs)

Chef’s Sashimi Platter

$55

(20pcs)

Nigiri Sushi

(2pcs)

Salmon

$8.50

Seared Salmon

Tuna

White Fish

Aka Prawn

$8.50

Sweet Omelette

Scallop

$13.50

Seared Beef Fillet

$9.50

Deluxe Chirashi

$36.50

Selected fresh Sashimi on sushi rice

Roll Sushi

Salmon Sushi Roll

$14

(5pcs)

Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Roll

$13

(5pcs)

Softshell Crab Sushi Roll

5pcs $17 / 10pcs $27

Main Dish

Teriyaki Chicken

$28

(GF?) Grilled chicken thigh finished with teriyaki sauce served with salad.

Crispy Chicken

$28

Tempura chicken on salad green with Japanese brown sauce & mayo.

Eggplant Dengaku

$28.50

(V)(GF) Eggplant is grilled and coated with our hatcho sweet miso glaze, then melted with fresh mozzarella.

Pork Katsu “Free farmed Harris farms”

$32

Deep fried fresh panko crumbed Pork cutlet, served with shaved cabbage & tonkatsu sauce.

Sweet & Sour Pork Kakuni “Free farmed Harris farms”

$33

Pork belly slow cooked in black rice vinegar & sweet soy, served veg & free range egg

Saikyo Miso Duck “Canter valley Sefton”

$39.50

(GF?) Grilled Saikyo miso duck breast, with duck fat glazed yam. Duck is preserved in sweet miso for a period of time, which draws out moisture from the meat and concentrates the flavor.

Angus Beef Fillet

$40.50

(GF?) Medium rare aged beef fillet with our ginger soy based sauce.

Toban Salmon “South Island King salmon”

$37

(GF?) Fresh king salmon on sizzling hot plate served with Teriyaki sauce.

NZ Beef Sukiyaki Hotpot

$36

(GF?) Thinly sliced South Island beef simmered in a sweet soy broth with veg, tofu & udon noodle.

Today’s Fish

Whatever fresh fish we can find from the market. Sauteed with garlic, butter & soy. Price: POA

Sides

Steamed Rice

Miso Soup

Seaweed Udon Noodle Soup

$13

Shokado Bento Box

Teriyaki Chicken Dinner Bento Box

$47

(GF?) Teriyaki chicken, sashimi, veg & prawn tempura, pickles, crumbed fish, rice & miso soup.

Teriyaki Salmon “South Island King salmon” Dinner Bento Box

$51

(GF?) Teriyaki King Salmon, sashimi, veg & prawn tempura, pickles, crumbed fish, rice & miso soup.

Angus Beef Fillet Dinner Bento Box

$52

(GF?) Medium rare beef fillet, sashimi, veg & prawn tempura, pickles, crumbed fish, rice & miso soup.

Premium Sake

Dewazakura – Aiyama

Small(90ml) $28.50 / Large vase(250ml) $60

Junmai Daiginjo. Yamagata Ken / 山形県. Rice: Aiyama / 愛山. Rice Polishing Ratio: 45% Alc.17%. Optimum temperature: 5～15℃. Fragrant, Mellow. A rare brewing rice ”Aiyama”. Difficult to cultivate and limited. Sake made from Aiyam always more expensive. It makes a full-body sake with balanced between umami and fruit. Gentle, smooth and well-rounded. A mild floral fragrance that reveals lingering notes of peach and apricot at mid-range, concluding with a long finish.

Kamoshibito Kuheiji “EAU DU DESIR”

Small(90ml) $26.50 / Large vase(250ml) $55

Junmai Daiginjo. Hyogo Ken / 兵庫県. Rice: Yamada Nishiki / 山田錦. Rice Polishing Ratio: 50% Alc.16%. Optimum temperature: 5～15℃. Modern, aromatic, fruity. Made form Yamada Nishiki ”The king of sake rice”. This Michelin stat has a powerful, complex, exotic aroma of ripe fruits of melon, mandarin peel, pear and cumin. Good balance of acidity and natural sweetness. Pure but creamy and rich.

Gangi – Mizunowa

Small(90ml) $21.50 / Large vase(250ml) $46

Junmai Ginjo. Yamaguchi Ken / 山口県. Rice: Yamada Nishiki / 山田錦. Rice Polishing Ratio: 50% Alc.15%. Optimum temperature: 5～15℃. Elegant, textural, balanced. Sake made from highly polished Yamada Nishiki rice using special techniques, a soft, light aroma with a hint of fruity fragrance, gently sweet mouth-feel and a rice-influenced dry aftertaste. A perfect balance of acidity and umami.

Kozaemon – Bizen Omachi

Small(90ml) $20.50 / Large vase(250ml) $43

Junmai Ginjo. Gifu Ken / 岐阜県. Rice: Omachi / 雄町. Rice Polishing Ratio: 55% Alc.16%. Optimum temperature: 5～15℃. Mid floral, soft, smooth. This sake has a nice and soft taste on a palate which is unique character of Omachi rice, one of the finest rice for brewing sake. It has candied florals with hints of peach nose which would be a great match to slightly meatier fish dishes.

Gokyo – Kioke zukuri

Small(90ml) $20.50 / Large vase(250ml) $43

Kimoto Junmai. Yamaguchi Ken / 山口県. Rice Polishing Ratio: 70% Alc. 15%. Optimum temperature: 5～45℃. Traditional, gentle, complex. This sake is brewed in a Japanese Cedar barrel, it gives a subtle cedar complexity. Gentle mouthfeel with balanced acidity and Umami from the rice. This sake is ideal for hot sake.

Masumi – Karakuchi Kiippon

Small(90ml) $18 / Large vase(250ml) $38

Junmai Ginjo. Nagano Ken / 長野県. Rice Polishing Ratio: 55% Alc.15%. Optimum temperature: 5～35℃. Dry, clean. With an aroma of young Fuji apples leading to a flavorful balance of subtle sweetness, acidity, and an astringency that leaves the palate clean and dry.

Jozen Mizunogotoshi

Small(90ml) $16.50 / Large vase(250ml) $35

Junmai Ginjo. Niigata Ken / 新潟県. Rice Polishing Ratio: 70% Alc.15%. Optimum temperature: 5～15℃. Clean, fresh. A thin layer of umami from the rice hiding in the crispness of the green apple. This sake does have a clean, quick finish but after a moment a rich rice aftertaste comes though.

Hakutsuru – Tanrei

Small(90ml) $12.50 / Large vase(250ml) $27

Junmai. Hyogo Ken / 兵庫県. Rice Polishing Ratio: 70% Alc. 13%. Optimum temperature: 5～45℃. Light, dry. A pure rice sake. It has a smooth and semi-dry taste makes it an everyday sake.

Special Sake Tasting Set

A very good opportunity to taste our selection (Served cold only)

First Tasting Set

$34

150ml (50ml x 3cups). Dewazakura – Aiyama Junmai Daiginjo / 純米大吟醸; Gangi – Mizunowa Junmai Ginjo / 純米吟醸; Gokyo – Kioke zukuri Kimoto Junmai / 生酛純米酒

Second Tasting Set

$30

150ml (50ml x 3cups). Kamoshibito Kuheiji – “EAU DU DESIR” Junmai Daiginjo / 純米大吟醸; Kozaemon – Bizen Omachi Junmai Ginjo / 純米吟醸; Masumi – Karakuchi Kiippon Junmai Ginjo / 純米吟醸

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Tomi Japanese Restaurant Menu

Tomi Japanese Restaurant Menu Menu updated on 18 Sep 2026

Lunch Menu – Donburi (Rice bowl)

Lunch Menu – Set Menu

Lunch Menu – Bento Lunchbox

Lunch Menu – Sashimi

Lunch Menu – Sushi Roll

Lunch Menu – Side Menu

Dessert Menu

Entree

Sashimi

Nigiri Sushi

Roll Sushi

Main Dish

Sides

Shokado Bento Box

Premium Sake

Special Sake Tasting Set

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