Menu

Geisha, located in Capitola, CA, offers a casual yet vibrant dining experience with a menu catering to various dietary needs, including vegan and vegetarian options. The restaurant boasts a range of nigiri sushi selections, such as The Little Mermaid Nigiri and Sake Nigiri, showcasing sustainable and fresh ingredients. Appetizers like the Fried Gyoza and Tempura Vegetables provide a tantalizing start to your meal. Customers praise Geisha for its fresh and delicious food, attentive service, and welcoming atmosphere. The establishment has been revitalized under new ownership, impressing patrons with its improved quality in both food and service. For those seeking a diverse sushi experience with a focus on plant-based options, Geisha stands out as a must-visit destination in the Santa Cruz area.

Nigiri Sushi

Nigiri Sushi

The Little Mermaid Nigiri

Albacore wrapped around rock crab, tobiko, spicy mayo, and negi. Spicy.

$19.20

Sake Nigiri

Sustainable farmed or wild-caught salmon from the U.S.

$13.80

Hiramasa Nigiri

Young farmed yellowtail jack from Baja California.

$15.00

Shiro Maguro Nigiri

Troll-caught albacore from the northern pacific.

$13.80

Smoked Sake Nigiri

Geisha's in-house alder-smoked salmon. Salmon types may vary seasonally. Add eggs for an additional charge.

$15.00

Inari Nigiri

Sweet fried tofu pocket.

$10.80

Saba Nigiri

Wild-caught Norwegian mackerel.

$12.00

Tobiko Nigiri

Served raw. Wild flying fish roe. Add eggs for an additional charge.

$12.00

Hotategai Nigiri

The U.S. Trawled scallops.

$13.20

Kani Nigiri

Cooked rock crab from Canada.

$13.20

O-Nagi Nigiri

Seared and marinated namazu (close-farmed U.S. catfish).

$13.20

Masago Nigiri

Served raw. Net-caught wild Icelandic smelt roe. Add eggs for an additional charge.

$11.40

Nigiri

Nigiri

Appetizers

Appetizers

House Organic Green Salad

Choice of dressing.

$9.60

Edamame

Vegan.

$7.80

Fried Gyoza Chicken

5 pieces.

$8.40

Tempura Vegetables

Enoki mushroom, zucchini, eggplant, sweet potato, green bean, and Japanese pumpkin. Vegan.

$15.00

Agedashi Tofu

Lightly fried organic tofu with sweet sashi soy sauce and negi. Vegan.

$7.20

Tempura Shrimp

5 pieces.

$15.00

Spicy Garlic Edamame

Stir-fried edamame in spicy garlic mix. Vegan.

$9.00

Steamed Gyoza Chicken

5 pieces.

$8.40

Seaweed Salad

Vegan.

$8.40

Sonomono

Sliced cucumber pickled in sweet vinegar. Vegan.

$8.40

Fried Gyoza Vegetables

5 pieces.

$8.40

Steamed Gyoza Vegetables

5 pieces. Vegan.

$8.40

Tempura Combination

Battered and fried.

$20.40

Poke

Served raw. Fresh albacore, avocado, and pineapple tossed in wasabi-ponzu sauce on a bed of chilled crunchy seaweed salad and topped with masago.

$22.80

Tempura Soft Shell Crab

Battered and fried.

$20.40

Tempura Calamari

Battered and fried. Squid.

$16.80

Oshitashi

Cold wilted spinach served in a sweet dashi soy sauce and topped with sesame paste. Add bonito shavings on request. Vegan.

$7.20

Seafood Sonomono

Your choice of seasonal fish sashimi or chef's choice sashimi served on a sweet pickled cucumber salad.

$24.00

Fried Vegetable Gyoza

$7.00

California Roll

Rock crab meat, avocado, cucumber, mayo, goma, and masago.

$14.40

The Final Word Roll

Your choice of fish, mango, spicy mayo, cilantro, macadamia nuts, and negi. Spicy.

$15.60

The Lemon Drop Roll

Tempura roll with salmon, cream cheese, lemon, shiso, and ginger topped with moop sauce, teriyaki sauce, and spicy mayo. Spicy.

$15.60

The Cherry Coke Roll

Albacore, arctic char, masago, shizo, lemon, spicy mayo, goma, and negi. Spicy.

$15.60

Rainbow Roll

California roll topped with 4 chef's choice fish, masago, goma, tobiko, and negi.

$22.80

Izzy Bizzy Roll

Spicy salmon, avocado, jalapenos, a hint of satan sauce, togarashi, spicy mayo, black goma, and negi. Spicy.

$16.80

Caterpillar Roll

Tempura prawn and cucumber roll topped with o-nagi, avocado, goma, negi, and masago.

$21.60

Fish Taco Roll

Tempura albacore, jalapenos, cilantro, lime, shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, organic salad greens, negi, togarashi, and spicy mayo topped with miso mayo and chili sauce. Spicy.

$15.60

American Roll

Your choice of fish, avocado, and cucumber topped with goma.

$15.60

The Art Attack Roll

Tempura's soft shell crab, house smoked salmon, rock crab meat, tobiko, spicy mayo, and negi. Spicy.

$17.40

Tony the Tiger Roll

Tempura prawn, o-nagi, garlic, basil, and macadamia nuts.

$14.40

The Green Monster Roll

Tempura prawn, o-nagi, and cucumber roll topped with avocado, goma, and cashew nuts.

$20.40

The Fire Goddess Roll

Scallops, spicy mayo, shiso, and negi roll topped with arctic char, lemon, black goma, and wasabi-tobiko. Spicy.

$24.00

Tropi Maki

Your choice of fish, avocado, and macadamia nuts.

$14.40

Presto Maki

Your choice of fish, basil, garlic, and macadamia nuts topped with goma.

$15.60

Philly Roll

House smoked salmon, cream cheese, and negi topped with goma.

$15.60

Dammit, Janet Roll

Tempura albacore, Thai chili paste, mango, basil, toasted garlic, inari, and savory roasted walnuts roll topped with tsume sauce, togarashi, and negi.

$15.60

Daddy's Caddy Roll

Tempura roll with o-nagi, albacore, rock crab meat, spicy mayo, and garlic topped with masagao, tsume, and negi. Spicy.

$21.60

The Blue Note Roll

Arctic char, albacore, house-smoked salmon, avocado, pickled ginger, negi, and masago.

$17.40

The Black Widow Roll

Tempura soft shell crab, garlic, masago, and cilantro.

$14.40

The Latin Slant Roll

Spicy albacore & arctic char, mango, avocado, pickled jalapenos, shizo, cilantro, and negi. Spicy.

$16.80

The Clouds & the Rain Roll

Scallops, masago, spicy mayo, and negi. Spicy.

$13.20

Hanalei Way Roll

Spicy albacore, o-nagi, pineapple, avocado, spicy mayo, macadamia nuts, shizo, toasted coconut, and negi. Spicy.

$21.60

The Citadel of Groovy Roll

Spicy albacore, pineapple, mango, lime, shizo, cilantro, and macadamia nuts topped with albacore, salmon, avocado, miso dressing, more macadamia nuts, tobiko, negi, and goma. Spicy.

$24.00

The Unforgettable Roll

Tempura prawn, garlic, basil, and macadamia nuts roll topped with house-smoked salmon, o-nagi, avocado, toasted coconut, and goma.

$22.80

Spicy Albacore Roll

Chef's blend of spicy albacore and negi.

$15.60

The Hep Cat Roll

O-nagi, broiled house smoked salmon, mango, savory roasted walnuts, and cream cheese.

$15.60

The Spider Woman Roll

Tempura soft shell crab, spicy albacore, avocado, basil, masago, and negi. Spicy.

$15.60

Dusty's Creepy Crawler Roll

Tempura soft shell crab, avocado, tobiko, lemon, organic salad greens, miso dressing, and negi.

$14.40

The Blue Meany Roll

Tempura prawn, o-nagi, and cucumber roll topped with crab meat in a miso cream sauce served broiled and finished with masago, and negi.

$24.00

Smoked Slammin' Roll

House smoked salmon, cilantro, and lime.

$15.60

The Thailander Roll

Tempura prawn, o- nagi, cilantro, lime, garlic, togarashi, peanut butter, and negi.

$14.40

The Coco-Loco Roll

Tempura roll with spicy albacore, pineapple, and cream cheese topped with teriyaki sauce, and toasted coconut. Spicy.

$19.20

The Undertoad Roll

Albacore, garlic, and basil in a tempura roll rolled in a second roll with macadamia nuts and negi.

$13.80

Who's in Whoville Roll

Tempura prawn, inari, asparagus, and grilled portabella mushrooms topped with salmon, avocado, and sesame dressing. Served broiled and finished with miso dressing, teriyaki sauce, tsume, togarashi, and goma.

$24.00

Float Your Boat Roll

Tempura prawn, o-nagi, arctic char, albacore, and spicy mayo. Spicy.

$19.20

The Corn Dogger Roll

Tempura roll with arctic char, cream cheese, and togarashi topped with savory baked walnuts, rainbow crunches, moop sauce, and negi.

$20.40

Tom Drops by Roll

Rock crab meat, spicy mayo, pineapple, shizo, and macadamia nuts roll topped with albacore, salmon, yuzu tobiko, black goma, and negi. Spicy.

$22.80

Tekkamaki Roll

Albacore roll.

$14.40

The Trumpet Conch Roll

Seared albacore, spicy mayo, cucumber, goma, and masago. Spicy.

$16.80

Negi Saba Roll

Mackerel, lemon, shizo, and negi.

$13.20

O-Nacue Roll

Oooooh-nagi and cucumber.

$13.20

Maki Mon with Fish

Maki Mon with Fish

Maki Mono with Vegetables

Maki Mono with Vegetables

Yam Central Roll

Tempura yam, cashew nuts, cream cheese, and teriyaki sauce.

$12.00

The Happy Goblin Roll

Tempura avocado, pineapple, cilantro, cashews, and spicy vegan mayo. Spicy. Vegan.

$12.00

Avocado Roll

Avocado and rice only.

$10.00

Cucumber Roll

Cucumber and rice only.

$7.00

The Willow Garden Roll

Deep-fried tempeh or baked tofu, organic salad greens, Thai peanut sauce, lime, togarashi, savory baked walnuts, and negi. Vegan.

$13.20

The Temple Monkey Roll

Avocado, pineapple, cashew nuts, and toasted coconut. Vegan.

$10.80

Geisha Street Roll

Roasted bell pepper, avocado, basil, toasted garlic, and savory roasted walnuts. Vegan.

$12.00

The Soylent Green Roll

Tempura roll with asparagus, shiitake mushroom, baked tofu, pickled burdock, pickled daikon radish, garlic, and negi. Vegan.

$14.40

The Wave Roll

Seaweed salad, shiitake mushrooms, inari, baked tofu, pickled daikon radish, pickled burdock, and avocado. Vegan.

$13.20

For Lorne Roll

Broiled portabella mushroom, avocado, pickled burdock, shizo, macadamia nuts, and negi. Vegan.

$13.20

Tigger, Too Roll

Fried tempeh or baked tofu, stewed king oyster mushroom, basil, garlic, and macadamia nuts. Vegan.

$12.00

The South Gate Roll

Avocado, tomatoes, pickled jalapenos, pickled burdock, cilantro, negi, and spicy vegan mayo. Spicy. Vegan.

$10.80

I am Siam Roll

Fried tempeh or baked tofu, garlic, lime, cilantro, peanut butter, togarashi, and negi. Vegan.

$10.80

Emerald City Roll

Shiitake mushroom, avocado, carrot, daikon sprouts, and black goma.

$12.00

Cherry Blossom Roll

Toamto, cream cheese, basil, and negi.

$10.80

The VLT Roll

Fried tempeh or baked tofu, organic salad green, tomato, negi, and vegan mayo. Vegan.

$10.80

Nigiri & Sashimi & Maki Combo

4 pieces of chef's choice nigiri, 4 pieces of chef's choice sashimi, and 2 rolls of your choice. Roll choices include California roll, tekkamaki, or smoke slammin'.

$58.80

Nigiri & Sashimi Combo

6 pieces of chef's choice nigiri and 4 pieces of chef's choice sashimi.

$48.00

Nigiri Combo

6 pieces of chef's choice nigiri.

$38.40

Sushi Combinations

Sushi Combinations

Sashimi

Sashimi

Sake Sashimi

6 pieces. Salmon sashimi.

$25.20

Chef's Choice Sashimi

12 pieces.

$43.20

Sashimi Combo

9 pieces.

$34.80

Yellowtail Sashimi

6 pieces.

$26.40

Shiro Maguro Sashimi

6 pieces. Tuna sashimi.

$25.50

The Crabby Salmon

Broiled salmon stuffed with rock crab meat in a miso cream sauce and topped with teriyaki sauce. Served with steamed vegetables and your choice of white or brown rice.

$31.20

Japanese Curry with Pork Cutlet

Mild traditional Japanese curry with Japanese pumpkin, yams, carrots, zucchini, onions, and eggplant. Served with a choice of rice.

$24.00

Japanese Curry with Fried Tofu

Mild traditional Japanese curry with Japanese pumpkin, yams, carrots, zucchini, onions, and eggplant. Served with a choice of rice. Vegan.

$24.00

Japanese Curry with Chicken Cutlet

Mild traditional Japanese curry with Japanese pumpkin, yams, carrots, zucchini, onions, and eggplant. Served with a choice of rice.

$24.00

Signature Dishes

Signature Dishes

Teriyaki and Shioyaki

Teriyaki and Shioyaki

Chicken Teriyaki

$24.00

Salmon Teriyaki

$27.60

Beef Teriyaki

$25.20

Salmon Shioyaki

$27.60

Tofu, Portabella, & Vegetable Teriyaki

Vegan.

$24.00

Saba Teriyaki

$21.60

Saba Shioyaki

$21.60

Chicken Ramen

House-made dashi (broth) with chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables.

$20.40

Yakisoba

Pan-fried ramen noodles tossed with onions, carrots, shiitake mushrooms, and a sweet-savory sauce. Add-ons are available for an additional charge. Vegan.

$18.00

Chicken Udon

House-made dashi (broth) with chicken, shrimp tempura, egg, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables.

$20.40

Tempura Udon

Home-made dashi (broth) with egg, shiitake mushroom, and vegetables. Served with combination tempura.

$25.20

Beef Ramen

Home-made dashi (broth) with beef, shrimp tempura, egg, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables.

$21.60

Tofu & Vegetable Udon

Home-made vegetable broth with tofu, shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, and a tempura kabocha squash. Vegan.

$20.40

Beef Udon

Home-made dashi (broth) with beef, shrimp tempura, egg, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables.

$21.60

Tofu & Vegetable Ramen

Home-made vegetable broth with tofu, shiitake mushrooms, vegetables, and a tempura kabocha squash. Vegan.

$20.40

Vegetable Curry Udon

Home-made vegetable curry broth with Japanese pumpkin, yams, carrots, zucchini, eggplant, onions, and fried tofu. Vegan.

$21.60

Tempura Ramen

Home-made dashi (broth) with egg, shiitake mushroom, and vegetables. Served with combination tempura.

$25.20

Salmon Udon

Home-made dashi (broth) with shrimp tempura, egg, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables.

$25.20

Salmon Ramen

Home-made dashi (broth) with shrimp tempura, egg, shiitake mushrooms, and vegetables.

$25.20

Noodles

Noodles

Katsu and Donburi

Katsu and Donburi

Tori-Katsu

Chicken cutlet. Deep-fried chicken cutlet with Japanese breadcrumbs served with steamed vegetables.

$22.80

Tori-Katsudon

Rice bowl topped with a deep-fried chicken cutlet and simmered in a sweet and savory broth with carrots, onions, and a beaten egg.

$22.80

Oyakodon

Rice bowl topped with chicken and simmered in a sweet and savory broth with carrots, onions, and a beaten egg.

$21.60

Ton-Katsudon

Rice bowl topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet and simmered in a sweet and savory broth with carrots, onions, and a beaten egg.

$22.80

Ton-Katsu

Pork cutlet. Deep-fried pork tender loin with Japanese breadcrumbs served with steamed vegetables.

$22.80

O-Nagidon

Rice bowl topped with grilled o-nagi (sweet marinated catfish), and steamed vegetables.

$20.40

Bento Box

Your choice of 2 items. Served with miso soup, salad, and rice. Choice of salad dressing.

$30.00

Bento Box

Bento Box

Side Orders

Side Orders

Miso Soup

Vegetable broth.

$4.80

Steamed White Rice

$4.20

Sushi Rice

$4.80

Steamed Vegetables

$8.40

Fresh Wasabi

$4.20

Grilled Chicken

$12.00

Salad Dressing

Choice of flavor.

$2.40

Shrimp Tempura

1 piece.

$3.60

Teriyaki Sauce

$2.40

Steamed Tofu

$3.60

Steamed Brown Rice

$4.80

Avocado

$3.60

Cold Tofu

$3.60