North Island
Satori Lounge
Cuisine: Japanese, Sushi, Seafood, South American
309 Maunganui Rd
Mt Maunganui
Tauranga 07 575 0979
Mt Maunganui
Tauranga 07 575 0979
Hours:
- Tues – Sun
- 12noon – 2.30pm, 5.30pm – 9:30pm
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Facilities/Features:
- Business Dining
- Out Catering
- Private Functions
- Private Parties
- Romantic Dining
- Payment Types: EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard
- Price Range: Moderate, $15 - $25
- Dress Code: Casual
- Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Spirits, Cocktails
- Seating for: 45
- BYO/Corkage: No BYO
- Parking: Free Off-Street
- Good For Groups: Yes
- Good For Children: Yes
- Takeaways: Yes
- Delivers: Yes
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Dietary Restrictions: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Dessert
- Wi-Fi: None
Satori Lounge is a new concept of Sushi & Cocktail Bar in Mount Maunganui. The sushi is rolled fresh when you order. Our warm sushi rolls are a favourite.
Sip delicious cocktails while dining on sushi and listening to our resident DJ’s spin some laid back beats. There’s no rush…it’s all good! Phone Reservations : 07- 575 0979
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27 Reviews for Satori Lounge
20th April 2013
Thank you for the beautiful dinner. Presentation was high as well as taste. The service was wonderful and venue beautiful. Our first time here after it being thoroughly recommended by many. Prices are justified alongside all other factors. We will definiley be back 
15th April 2013
We find the dinning experience at Satori Lounge very inconsistent. I will say that we have had fabulous experiences maybe a year ago or more, but of recent visits the standards seem to have dropped or management changed possibly?
Previously there was always banter between staff and ourselves as diners, however now the staff almost seem burdened in having to offer service. Wait times seem to have doubled, and this is with comparative numbers of patrons.
The food itself is still good, although something is to be said about the so called Soy Sauce which tastes very watery.
It is a real shame to see and hear from others that Satori Lounge seems to have lost the passion for their business, and standard of dinning.
Previously there was always banter between staff and ourselves as diners, however now the staff almost seem burdened in having to offer service. Wait times seem to have doubled, and this is with comparative numbers of patrons.
The food itself is still good, although something is to be said about the so called Soy Sauce which tastes very watery.
It is a real shame to see and hear from others that Satori Lounge seems to have lost the passion for their business, and standard of dinning.
5th April 2013
I eat at Satori regularly with friends & family (for several years)and always enjoy the experience.
The food is tasty, fresh & ambience relaxed – with pleasant staff & friendly service.
It may be not what some expect from a “sushi” restaurant -it is much more than that.
It appears rare to find a sushi restaurant that appeals to family or business meetings equally -always leaving us feeling that we have been looked after well with a reasonable price for great dining.
I appreciate the job that these guys are doing.
Thanks lots.
The food is tasty, fresh & ambience relaxed – with pleasant staff & friendly service.
It may be not what some expect from a “sushi” restaurant -it is much more than that.
It appears rare to find a sushi restaurant that appeals to family or business meetings equally -always leaving us feeling that we have been looked after well with a reasonable price for great dining.
I appreciate the job that these guys are doing.
Thanks lots.
28th March 2013
Being from New York where there is practically a sushi shop on every corner, with all sushi being made to order, I had a hard time adjusting to all the premade sushi displayed in cabinets in NZ so discovering Satori Lounge was a dream come true for me! Coming from Greerton, a lunch at Satori Lounge becomes a bit of an outing so have been a bit disappointed upon noticing that there doesn’t seem to be true schedule of when it’s open. The past few times we have tried to come on a weekend around lunchtime (the 1:00 area) we got there only to find that it’s closed. The last time this happened we also saw several others standing outside disappointed and confused as to why it was closed during prime lunch time on a weekend. We’ve been a bit discouraged from going recently to avoid the risk of driving all the way there for it to be closed! Also, a bit bummed that the prawn gyoza (one of our main reasons for going!) is no longer available. The food is great so once we figure out when it’s open we will be back!
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28th March 2013
Satori Lounge has been by far one my favorite places to eat since it has opened. The service along with the food has always been amazing, the staff are always friendly and willing to help & they have a great sense of humour. The food has always been of a very high standard, and has never taken any longer than it should to produce FRESHLY made sushi to your liking.
The atmosphere is awesome & my friends and I have made it our weekly treat for lady dates
Thanks Satori keep up the good work.
The atmosphere is awesome & my friends and I have made it our weekly treat for lady dates
Thanks Satori keep up the good work.
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26th March 2013
We are now regulars at Satori and absolutely love the food especially the hot rolls and sashimi.
Its hard to go past it for great sushi.
We were there on Valentines Day and it was lovely to see the tables of people being offered a glass of bubbles and/or a chocolate mousse dessert complimentary!
Its hard to go past it for great sushi.
We were there on Valentines Day and it was lovely to see the tables of people being offered a glass of bubbles and/or a chocolate mousse dessert complimentary!
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22nd March 2013
To begin with coming from a hospitality background I would highly recommend a staff training program. We booked a table and waited 20 minutes before menus arrived and a further 15 minutes before water arrived. This was a real let down after highly recommending it after previous experiences with a South American waiter. After finally ordering, the meals took an hour, which I believe is fair enough to say unreasonable with the amount of patrons in the restaurant. Our order came out wrong, I was then argued with by the waitress, who had made the mistake. We weren’t offered drink refills and only once got water once our glasses were empty with blatant glares around being noticed. Overall extremely disappointed, will not be returning and recommending others to look elsewhere for Japanese food.
Comment from Cristian S. of Satori Lounge
24/03/2013
Hi Jesse, I’m sorry to hear you had a bad experience on your latest visit to Satori. Unfortunately due to some bookings arriving late & a few later bookings arriving early we were swamped with lots of tables arriving in a short space of time. I apologise for…
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30th November 2012
Went in last Friday & was lucky enough to get a table only because people were leaving! We saw a couple of people walk in and were unable to be seated as fully booked out. Advise to book if you want to get in over weekend just to be safe, but you never know you might walk in and get lucky like us. What a treat and selection of sushi. I won’t be going anywhere else now. Try the hot roll sushis YUM!! Great & friendly team at Satori Lounge. Helped us out with our selection of sushi. I won’t be going anywhere else for sushi now. And I also saw they do takeaways while we were dining in so great! Highly recommend. Thanks for treating me to real sushi. Thanks team at Satori Lounge!
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12th May 2012
I am always impressed when I eat at Satori. It is hard to stray from firm favorites to order, but I am never disappointed when I do. I like th hot rolls, but also the tempura platter is a good ne to start. Fresh sushi at its best with a warm friendly and relaxed vibe.
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8th April 2012
I took my daughter to Satori Lounge for lunch today as her friends had been raving about it, and I’m so glad I did! As we had not been before the menu looked daunting, but the waitress was lovely and explained the different kinds of sushi, we tried a hot roll and a beautiful avocado roll and they have changed our perception of sushi forever. We will be back!
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12th February 2012
I have been to Satori lounge 3 times in the past month. While the food is good, it is ruined by the fact that the soy sauce is diluted down. When I asked the waiter about this he said it was a common complaint and that I would need to talk to the manager as he was sick of dealing with it.
Also on all three times, despite the fact that we were one of only maybe three tables in there, I had to get my own menus, go to the bar and ask for my drinks as they were never delivered (took about half hour for them to pour a glass of wine). The staff are rude and lazy and are always eating or drinking at the bar themselves. I always feel like I leave having interrupted their dining experience….Weird!!
Not going back again…there are better sushi spots at the mount that use real soy sauce
Also on all three times, despite the fact that we were one of only maybe three tables in there, I had to get my own menus, go to the bar and ask for my drinks as they were never delivered (took about half hour for them to pour a glass of wine). The staff are rude and lazy and are always eating or drinking at the bar themselves. I always feel like I leave having interrupted their dining experience….Weird!!
Not going back again…there are better sushi spots at the mount that use real soy sauce
Comment from Cristian S. of Satori Lounge
17/02/2012
Generally we are able to bring menus to the tables without customers having to venture to the bar. Considering there were only 2 other tables eating at the the time of your visit I find it unusal that you were unable to catch the waiters attention if you were in…
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23rd January 2012
We have visited Satori many times. Each time it is exceptional. The food is fresh and divine. The service is excellent. We have been with large and small groups and each time the service is amazing. They accommodate our very busy toddler without a raise of an eyebrow. They treated our birthday guests like kings. Would recommend with complete confidence. We need more places like this!
20th January 2012
Amazing sushi!!! Just went for the 100th time, love, love, love! Food is always amazing, hot rolls are a MUST! I tried their fresh cocktails as well tonight, which are made by their new ‘cocktail expert’…these were also great, all fresh ingredients that tasted fantastic!! Service is not always great….but I do not think this is always intentional. Regardless of this I will continue to go back, food this good I am willing to sacrifice a little bad service!!
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17th November 2011
We were visiting the Mount and returned to Satori Lounge for the 2nd time last night. Again the sushi was absolutely amazing. The waitress was helpful and explained the menu. We are in our late 60′s so not really sushi experts. The restaurant busy and nearly full inside so we sat outside in the courtyard where it was quieter. The staff offered to turn on the gas heater for us but we were warm enough without it. We waited about 15 minutes for our food to be made and it was worth the wait. It was so fresh. We couldn’t pick up the sushi with chopsticks so the waitress provided us with special chopsticks so we didn’t have to use a fork. We will definately be returning when we are in the Mount again.
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16th November 2011
Spot on everytime, fresh and yum.. The hot rolls are the best, I would definitely try one. The gyoza are also really good. The service is also good, quite relaxed but I like that. If you are a stressed out city person, you might get a bit impatient but hey, you wouldn’t enjoy the mount generally. Would throughly recommend.
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2nd November 2011
I had lunch at Satori Lounge today with my Father and 5yr old son. The service was great, right down to the menu being explained and specials pointed out. The food was absolutely amazing, I have eaten sushi at many restaurants and this most definitely tops the lot. The ambience was very relaxed and comfortable, with some upbeat music, giving it a great energy, a nice change from the average sushi bar.
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20th September 2011
A group of us had dinner there on Sunday as its my favourite sushi restaurant. The food was lovely but the service was not good, which was really disappointing. We were the only customers, we had to ask for our wine to be topped up, at one stage 5 glasses were empty and no one came to serve us. No water was offered. One friends order was mucked up from entree to main to dessert. We only got dessert and coffee by asking, its like they wanted to close up for the night and wanted us to leave. It was only 9pm. I will go back because I love the food, but the other 7 friends are not keen to revisit. A real real shame, if only the service was better!
8th July 2011
I am so obsessed with satori lounge.
ive been there probably like 6 times and every times its been amazing.
i agree with the other reviews that the service isnt the best but i dont care.
the food is amazing.
ive been to heaps of places where teh service has been good and the food crap. so satori lounge is the bees knees
ive been there probably like 6 times and every times its been amazing.
i agree with the other reviews that the service isnt the best but i dont care.
the food is amazing.
ive been to heaps of places where teh service has been good and the food crap. so satori lounge is the bees knees
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14th June 2011
the food at Satori is always fabulous. Iam just addicted to the hot sushi rolls, by far the best I have had in NZ. And great value for the money!
Always nice chill dj music playing which adds a nice touch away from the annoying japanese music at some other sushi restaurants.
I will definatly be returning for my fix again soon thanks guys
Always nice chill dj music playing which adds a nice touch away from the annoying japanese music at some other sushi restaurants.
I will definatly be returning for my fix again soon thanks guys
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14th June 2011
I love the food at Satori Lounge! You can taste the difference from other sushi places… this is FRESH! The staff always make me feel welcome. If I want to change something about the roll I order.. swap for something else… it is never a problem. I totally recommend you visit this restaurant.
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12th June 2011
Total disappointment – We had made a reservation during the day – turned up at 7.30pm only to be told they had no booking for us and they were full. We returned 3/4 of an hour later. The restaurant was by now probably half empty.
We ordered entrees and Sake. We received 3 of our 4 dishes and no Sake. Eventually after asking for our fourth dish we received it – still no Sake.
The staff were very very inattentive and did not remove any of the finished bottles on the table until we sat them on the edge of the table so they could not miss them. This was because they were too busy at the bar drinking!!! not a good look.
The small Soy dishes were chipped (3 of the 4 of them)
When I tried to get the attention of the waitress by saying to her “Excuse Me” – her reply was “WHAT”
Eventually after asking for our Sake again we received it.
All of the Rice dishes tasted exactly the same – the only difference between them was the meat/shellfish that was added. Same flavour to them all.
The music was not authentic Japanese – it was Rap.
All in all this was a terrible experience and I would not return.
We ordered entrees and Sake. We received 3 of our 4 dishes and no Sake. Eventually after asking for our fourth dish we received it – still no Sake.
The staff were very very inattentive and did not remove any of the finished bottles on the table until we sat them on the edge of the table so they could not miss them. This was because they were too busy at the bar drinking!!! not a good look.
The small Soy dishes were chipped (3 of the 4 of them)
When I tried to get the attention of the waitress by saying to her “Excuse Me” – her reply was “WHAT”
Eventually after asking for our Sake again we received it.
All of the Rice dishes tasted exactly the same – the only difference between them was the meat/shellfish that was added. Same flavour to them all.
The music was not authentic Japanese – it was Rap.
All in all this was a terrible experience and I would not return.
Comment from Cristian S. of Satori Lounge
12/06/2011
Hi Sheryl, Thanks for sharing your feedback. We are deeply sorry that you didn’t enjoy your experience at Satori Lounge. In the weekends we are always very busy & reservations are essential. Not sure how your booking was missed.. we do apologise. We don’t pay our…
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15th February 2011
Went to Satori for V-Day. They had a set menu which was unbelievably cheap and the best sushi we have ever had! The drinks were sensational. The only down fall was probably the service. Some of the waitresses were not very cheerful and looked to be un interested in servicing you. I didn’t find the wait times very long. We only waited 45mins before the first meal came out which was fine, we had a couple of drinks and as soon as the first lot of food came out there wasn’t a huge gab in waiting for the next lot of food. We did hear alot of people asking were their food was but lets be real, to make sushi and a lot of it for a full restaurant would not be easy. If people want food in a hurry- go to MacDonald’s!! The food was amazing and presentation was out standing. Definatly recommend!! 8.5 out of 10 overall.
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30th December 2010
beautiful restaurant and lovely food, we noticed they did not have much staff on and we were waiting over an hour for our food. we left, and came back a couple of days later to find we STILL had to wait an hour for our meals. but i must say the food was well worth the wait.
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18th February 2011
Amazing food, great concept, lively atmosphere. Even after 10+ meals at Satori, it is still at the top of my list- The Speical Rolls are mouth-wateringly delicious, and are always served with a generous portion of wasabi and ginger. My only hope is that wait times would be cut down, as it can take upwards of an hour to get your meal. Otherwise, congrats Satori Lounge for providing a great dining experience!
UPDATE: We miss Alex! Service has been slightly poor since he left : (
UPDATE: We miss Alex! Service has been slightly poor since he left : (
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28th November 2010
Wow. Food is amazing I recommend the Furay Salmon sooo good. Thanks for an excellent dinning experience. Hot Sushi rolls are the way to go at this joint. Live, original music on a Sunday night! Super chilled and easy. You will be addicted to this one.
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8th August 2010
Perfect combination between freshly made sushi, beautiful Japanese drinks and cocktails, and awesome music and ambience… I was very impressed. Highly recommended!
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4th August 2010
They have spoilt me! I cannot eat sushi anywhere else now! This would have to be the best sushi I have ever tasted anywhere!
Freshly made for you, melts in your mouth!
Just have to groom them a bit on bringing the alcohol out faster to you!
Its a must for sushi lovers!!
Freshly made for you, melts in your mouth!
Just have to groom them a bit on bringing the alcohol out faster to you!
Its a must for sushi lovers!!
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