Sushi Garden in Capitola

We get take out from here every time were in Santa Cruz. Midori Michi has that perfect combo of sweet and savory, avocado, tempura, with a sweet sauce and macadamia nuts. The vegetable tempura is huge! Inside seating is comfortable and bright.

First time at Sushi Garden. Stopped by for dinner around 5pm. Not busy at all. Staff is friendly and was patient with our newbie selfs. We searched on Google for images of the different rolls. I would have liked images on the menu of the rolls, but google did not dissapoint. Joe tried the Spider roll $15 and I tried the Ebi Carnival roll $16. Both very good. We also had the fried Gyoza pork Appetizer $8. Love them! Next time we will stop by the Watsonville location too.

We went there with the friend having her 70th birthday so the three of us celebrated together having the birthday party and a wonderful meal

Nice patio / garden outside in the courtyard away from traffic, and they accommodate dogs if you sit outside. The portions are of generous size. Good selection of drinks on the menu as well.

We really love the atmosphere at this restaurant. The koi fish pond and garden are beautiful.Service is always good and we get seated quickly.Recently we ordered some California rolls with our meal and were very disappointed with them. The imitation crab had way too much mayo (or something like it), that I didnt even finish them. This was the second time Id noticed this but my husband says they are always like that there. The bento box was great and the serving of teriyaki salmon was generous.If you dont care about CA rolls, youll love this place as the rest of their food is excellent.

New to area (30 year Bay Area resident - SF, Piedmont and Mill Vally), stumbled on this amazing find on a random Monday. WOW, great fresh fish, stellar service, beautiful presentation.HOWEVER .....Would have been 5 stars till the bill came:$75 = 1 ‘I love you’ roll, 8 pcs sashimi, miso soup, seaweed salad 1 draft beer (more expensive than I’m used to spending as a solo sushi diner).The sashimi I ordered which wasn’t on the menu spiked the price - 4 Pcs of unagi $17 and $15 for 4 pcs of shiro maguro feels exorbitant and was unexpected when 8 pcs of hamachi sashimi is $17.50 and maguro $18.50 on the menu). When I asked about this seeming discrepancy I was told that my choices were more ‘specialty’ than the other items actually listed on the menu. I was charged for 2 orders of nigiri w/o rice. When I compared the hamachi price of nigiri to shiro maguro, the shiro was actually less expensive! I feel ripped off and that the staff couldn’t think outside the box to charge me a reasonable price just because it wasn’t on the menu.

This evening I ordered 3 different rolls which was a disappointment. Two of the rolls where wrapped in a thick amount of rice which gave the texture of the roll heavy resulting in a odd taste. I called the Capitola Sushi Garden who said they were very busy but i was told the owner would call me back. Unfortunately I didn’t get a call back. I’m not looking for a refund - I just wanted to let them know how bad it was.

The place was nice and the people were amazing. The sushi was OK, not amazing or high quality. The tuna nigiri melted in my mouth but lacked the beautiful taste of tuna Ive come to love. Its expensive for the quality I received.

I’ve been to Sushi Garden a few times for lunch. And was always pretty happy with it. Can’t say anything about their dinner. But their lunch specials are really good.We tried their bento box, rolls and sashimi. Everything was delicious and fresh. Will certainly give them a try at night too.Service most of times was good. Only once they were a little slow. And parking is easier to find on the street since the parking lot is usually full.

The place is amazing. Fresh. Good flavors. Variety. Good service. Clean.