Satori Sushi & Sake Bar brings fresh-to-order Japanese cooking to Tauranga's waterfront dining strip. The outlook over the water gives the room a relaxed sense of place, while the menu mixes recognisable Japanese forms with modern fusion combinations. Lunch can be built around a few precise bites, and dinner can expand into a sequence of raw, fried and grilled dishes, making Satori equally suited to a compact sushi order or a table sharing across the menu.
The opening section offers more than a cursory round of starters. Edamame, miso soup and gyoza sit alongside sashimi, nigiri and salmon gunkan, with wakame and crab salads adding cool, savoury contrasts. Tempura and furai preparations bring crisp textures, so a group can move between clean raw fish, warm dumplings and fried dishes before deciding whether to continue with sushi or one of the kitchen's cooked plates.
Sushi rolls provide the widest field for choice. Vegetable, prawn, salmon and spicy tuna combinations are joined by seared salmon, scallop and mushroom, and the kitchen offers different outer finishes such as sesame, chives, tobiko, avocado, salmon, rainbow fish or crisp panko. Larger platters gather several pieces into an easy shared order, while vegan and keto rolls show that the selection has been developed for more than one style of diner.
Cooked dishes such as tataki, yakitori and Japanese fried rice give substance to a meal for guests who do not want to stay entirely with sushi. Gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan markings help mixed groups navigate the range, and sweets including mochi, cheesecake and ice cream offer a simple final course. Taken together, the menu rewards contrast: delicate sashimi against tempura crunch, carefully composed rolls beside hot savoury plates, all within a central Tauranga setting.
Address: 83 The Strand, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand
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Satori Sushi & Sake Bar Menu
Starters
edamame
Steamed soybeans
miso soup
with tofu, spring onions & sesame seeds
gyoza
5 dumplings deep fried – with ponzu sauce
sashimi
salmon gunkan
3 bite sized raw salmon roses filled with rice, cream cheese & tobiko
nigiri
2 rice balls with selected topping
Wakame salad
Wakame, cucumber, carrot, spring onions & sesame seeds with satori dressing
Crab salad
Mesculin salad, crab, cucumber, carrot, avocado & tobiko with satori dressing
cheese furay
5 pieces of camembert cheese cooked in gluten free panko crumbs with satori or berry sauce
furay & tempura
Coated in panko breadcrumbs or flour batter. Served with Satori sauce & Japanese mayo
Main Menu
satori platter
for 2 people. Edamame, choose Nigiri Balls, choose Furay/Tempura, choose a Sushi Roll
satori tataki
Diced raw salmon, raw tuna & prawns with spring onion, sesame seeds, sesame oil & lemon juice (with a small ball of rice)
yakitori
2 skewers cooked with Satori sauce, capsicum & red onion – served with a small bowl of rice & Japanese mayo
yakimeshi
Bowl of hot rice, capsicum, courgette, carrot, spring onion & sesame seeds – cooked with oyster or mushroom sauce
gohan
Bowl of rice (or mesculin salad & dressing) with avocado, spring onion, sesame seeds & Satori sauce
Sushi Rolls
cut into 9 pieces. Choose one to wrap your whole roll in sesame seeds, chives, tobiko, avocado, salmon, rainbow, panko, or tempura.
vegetable
Mushroom Roll (mushroom furay, seasonal veges & cream cheese); Vegetable Roll (seasonal tempura vegetables & avocado); Tomato Roll (cherry tomato & cream cheese with basil pesto sauce)
prawn & salmon
Prawn Avo Cream Roll (prawns, avocado, cream cheese); Prawn Cream Roll (prawns, cream cheese, spring onion); Prawn Salmon Roll (prawns, raw salmon, cream cheese); Salmon Cream Roll (raw salmon, cream cheese, spring onion); Salmon Avo Cream Roll (raw salmon, avocado, cream cheese)
tuna & scallops
Tuna Spring Roll (raw tuna, avocado, spring onion); Tuna Cream Roll (raw tuna, cream cheese, spring onion); Scallop Roll (panko scallops, cream cheese, chives)
chicken
Tempura Chicken Roll (tempura chicken, avocado, chives); Chicken Crisp Roll (chicken, capsicum, cucumber & cream cheese); Chicken Cream Roll (chicken, cream cheese, spring onion); Chicken Mushroom Roll (chicken, mushroom, avocado, spring onion); Chicken Honey Roll (chicken, cream cheese, honey)
futomaki
Rolled in seaweed only
Chef's Gourmet Selection
citrus roll
Panko prawns, cream cheese, chives & lime slice with satori sauce – wrapped in avocado or salmon or rainbow
snow roll
Panko prawns & avocado topped with almonds and satori sauce – wrapped in flamed cream cheese
surf & turf
No rice, beef, tempura prawns, mushroom, avocado & spring onion with ponzu sauce – wrapped in cream cheese & cooked in panko
ceviche roll
Tobiko, cream cheese & spring onion – topped with diced raw salmon & prawns, red onion, capsicum, ginger, coriander & lemon juice – wrapped in avocado or salmon or rainbow
mexican roll
Chicken furay, capsicum & cream cheese topped with guacamole of avocado, tomato & red onion – wrapped in chives & sesame seeds
salmon dragon
Raw salmon & cucumber topped with spicy mayo – wrapped in tobiko
chado roll
Panko prawns & avocado topped with acevichado sauce of homemade lemon & coriander mayo – wrapped in raw tuna
sour roll
Calamari tempura, cream cheese & chives with sour cream sauce – wrapped in avocado or salmon or rainbow
spicy tuna
Cucumber & raw tuna coated with house made spicy mayo, rolled in shichimi. Topped with raw spicy tuna, tempura crisps & spring onions
aburi salmon roll
Salmon tempura, avocado & cream cheese. Topped with torched salmon, spicy mayo, tobiko & spring onions
scallop mushroom roll
Asparagus & avocado, rolled in sesame seeds. Topped with pan fried scallops & mushrooms. Drizzled with wasabi mayo and Satori sauce.
kani ebi roll
Crab & cream cheese rolled in tobiko, topped with prawn tempura & crunchy tempura crisps, spicy mayo and satori sauce. Garnished with shredded nori.
prawn salad roll
acocado, cucumber & cream cheese rolled in nori. Topped with creamy prawns, japanese mayo & sesame. Drizzled in our special tentsuyu sauce.
ebi furay roll
Prawn furay, cucumber & cream cheese wrapped in avocado. Drizzled with our special sauce of mayo, satori sauce, sesame & tobiko.
keto vegetarian roll
No rice, chicken, (or artichoke), roasted capsicum, cucumber & avocado topped with pesto sauce of basil, olive oil & almonds – wrapped in cream cheese
keto chicken roll
No rice, chicken, roasted capsicum, cucumber & avocado topped with pesto sauce of basil, olive oil & almonds – wrapped in cream cheese
keto seafood roll
No rice, prawns, raw salmon, raw tuna, cream cheese & mesculin with acevichado sauce of homemade mayo, lemon & coriander – wrapped in avocado
vegan supreme roll
Mushroom tempura, caramelised onion, dairy free cream cheese topped with roasted capsicum – wrapped in sesame seeds, chives, avocado or tempura
vegan dream roll
Avocado, roasted capsicum, spring onion tempura – wrapped in sesame seeds
Kids Special
hosomaki sushi roll
Rice with Chicken or Avocado or raw Salmon or raw Tuna
satori chicken
Small bowl of rice topped with chicken and Satori sauce
popcorn chicken
Bite sized pieces of chicken coated in panko crumbs – with Japanese mayo
fries
Small bowl of hot chips – with tomato sauce
Desserts
deep fried vanilla ice cream
Gluten Free – Not Celiac. Ball of ice cream coated in GF cornflakes & cinnamon. (choose chocolate, caramel, passionfruit or berry sauce)
deep fried banana chocolate gyoza
4 dumplings filled with banana, chocolate & caramel
cheese furay
Choose Satori or Berry Sauce. 5 pieces of deep-fried camembert cheese cooked in gluten free panko crumbs
panna cotta
Matcha green tea and vanilla panna cotta with homemade berry coulis
mochi balls
Please ask our waitstaff for today’s flavour. Two balls made from sweet, glutinous rice flour, with a smooth, chewy & elastic flavour.
cheesecake of the day
Please ask waitstaff for today’s flavour
Icecream surprise
Vanilla icecream ball – choose chocolate, caramel, berry or passionfruit sauce
Special Diet
Per item
Gluten Free Tempura or Panko
Dairy Free Cream Cheese
Extras
Small bowl of white rice
Avocado – half
Tofu (natural – cold)
Ginger
Sauces
Satori Sauce (sweet teriyaki style)
Satori Sauce (sweet teriyaki style)
Japanese Mayo
Spicy Mayo
Wasabi Mayo
Honey
Ponzu Sauce (soy, lemon juice & sesame oil & chilli)
Hot Chilli Sauce
Tomato Sauce
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