This place is so beautifully decorated. The environment completely matches the theme of the food and gives good vibes. I came in on a Friday night for a quick bite and drinks with friends without making a reservation prior, and the hostesses were extremely accommodating and sat us down quickly. We started off with drinks and they were delicious! From the glassware to the garnish, the drinks were amazing! Mine came with a rose that they torched so that it adds an extra scent while you drink the cocktail. On to food, I wouldn't recommend coming here is you're starving. This is a tapas/appetizer portion restaurant so it's not extremely filling. The prices aren't bad, but for the portion, you will not get your moneys' worth. I will say that the food is great though. The chefs definitely balanced all the flavors of each dish perfectly! We got the tuna tartare, yellowtail roll, and ceviche. All was devoured. I'll definitely be back!! read more

Excellent food and drinks with wonderful service. Recommend the crispy rock shrimp and the wagyu beef. The tuna poke and bok choy were great as well. Drinks were well poured and crafted. Will definitely return. read more

Ruka - Sushi Bars Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

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Our Must-Have highlights cockails: The Joker sushi: Phoenix Sunrise Short Rib Tataki **** izakaya: Miso Mac and Langosta (best for 2) *** we also had the Crispy Rock Shrimp and King Tupac sushi and the Japanese Fried Chicken read more

Very nice and hip restaurant. Excellent service. Pretty good food from the regular menu. However, the $20 restaurant week set lunch is mediocre and unmemorable. Don't bother going if RW set meal is all you can afford cause it's simply not worth it. Beware...there's a 3% mandatory kitchen surcharge in addition to your tax and tip. I think it's kinda stupid cause people who eat here can will usually tip very well; why pissed them off with balogney surcharge? They will simply subtract it off the 20% tip and it all comes out the same in the end. read more

Wow, RUKA Restobar was fantastic. Good energy across the board. You can order anything and it will be very good, I tried Big Fish and was really happy. Staff are incredibly charming and service is very swift. RUKA Restobar is great. read more

RUKA is the new Liquid Art House, meaning that it is definitely the place you want to take your visitor friends when they come to Boston! The ambiance of the restaurant is very chic and upscale, reminding me of the NYC dining scene. Their artwork reflects their Peruvian & Japanese offerings in a tasteful way through artwork near the bar, and even their cocktail menu is a work of art itself since it is available for purchase with proceeds going to local charities! Because RUKA is pricey, I would recommend even coming in for drinks & apps. We tried the MORNING STAR, a strong raspberry & smokey flavor & JESUIT, a fruity concoction in a beautiful glass. Their cocktail menu is great because they describe every ingredient in the drink and even show what cup the cocktail will be served in. + SCALLOP CEVICHE ($20): The scallops were extremely fresh and bite sized. Paired with pomegranate seeds, chili oil, and and citrus marinade, this was a refreshing starter! - TORO WASABI ($26): I am a huge fan of toro, so when I saw this on the menu I knew I had to have it. Wait, $26? Is there GOLD in this roll?! So when it was served, I was disappointed to see that this roll has 8 tiny pieces of spicy tuna roll wrapped in toro and sprinkled with a pinch of caviar. Not worth it!! - RIBEYE ($16): The ribeye sounds like a substantial dish, but really it is two pieces of ribeye on two sticks. It is topped with ginger, butter, and garnish. Once again, not worth it. + OCTOPUS LOMO SALTADO ($17): Our last dish was worth it. I've never had octopus lomo saltado (usually steak), so it was cool to see this stir fry presented differently. I do with the shoe string french fries were thicker! They almost tasted like nothing, just for crunchy texture. Because we were trying to eat dinner here, the four plates with two drinks totaled ~$140. I would definitely come here again for cocktails and appetizers, but not sure that I would frequent here for dinner. read more

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POORLY MANAGEDI made plans to come here with friends cause I was so excited by the menu and I was immediately turned off by the host and hostess that not only looked completely miserable, but were short with us, couldn't look at us or smile and had a nasty attitude. Then the server immediately had the same attitude and when I asked him to repeat himself because he was talking so low key just walked away. So we walked out. The place wasn't even close to busy and at these prices I can't believe the attitude from the staff that you wouldn't even get from a McDonald's.... Glad we left. Chinatown has a better experience and much better service. The fact that it's summer and the place was half empty spoke volumes. read more

Had a great time here with my hubby! Food was very different and delicious! I had the BBQ eggplant sushi after asking for a recommendation on the best vegetarian sushi and it was awesome! We went on a Friday and it was pretty noisy but that is to be expected. The drink I had (Mama Quillia) was also incredible! Love the look of this place as well, looking forward to coming back another time, not to soon though as it was expensive. read more

Ruka - Sushi Bars Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

RUKA has a nice vibe and delicious cocktails. However, anytime you spend ~ $100 per person and walk away still hungry, something has gone wrong. RUKA serves what are essentially asian tapas, and they recommend 2-4 per person. We got 2-3 tapas per person, but as a lot of the tapas were small we ended up a little hungry at the end. We also got dessert, but it still wasn't enough. Favorite tapas included the rib eye, chicken fried rice, crunchy tacos, and scallop ceviche. The green noodles were okay but light on noodles. The sweet potato dumpling dish was a bit strange. If you are going to get dessert, go with the fried dough chachangas - they were great! read more

Every dish we ordered were delicious! We love the Asian fusion style and very balanced taste. We ordered crispy shrimp susahi and absolutely loved it. My kids finish this in a second. The lobster in the fruit-flavored sauce was beautiful in color. We also tried spicy noodle, blacked octopys, tuna and salmon roll. The mac and cheese is very unique as well. read more

So glad we tried this place! Decor was delightful. Every dish was fabulous, and we loved the tapas sized portions, so that we could try multiple dishes! My husband isn't a huge tapas fan (he likes his own main dish), but he loved this. Roti and the lobster ceviche were top choices. Dan Dan noodles and bok choi were also wonderful. The big fish dessert was spectacular, but I wish we had several more friends at the table to help us finish it! read more

Like the variety of Flavor and fresh fish, love the selection of Japanese whisky, the server answered all my questions about the whiskey read more

My absolute favorite restaurant in Boston! Amazing food, stellar service, and absolutely enchanting design and decor! All in all, a very well put together restaurant with thoughtfulness down to every bit of details. The only catch is its priciness but I think well deserved! read more

Worst customer service and business model EVER. Went in with a large group everyone wanting drinks and most people going to eat as it was our plan that evening. We had heard this place had cool decor and fun delicious drinks... WELL we don't know that and NEVER will. We were treated SO poorly by the hostesses... yes 'es' they had 3 hostesses working and the restaurant was only about 30% full on a Friday night. We clearly know why now they weren't full on a Friday night. They refused to seat 9 of us, weren't telling us what was going on, they were standing with their backs to us and standing on the other side of the bar talking about us. One host finally came over to us and said they don't know how to handle a party of more than 4..... they have an event planner who does all other larger parties. OMG PLEASE STFU. That IS THE STUPIDEST excuse I've ever heard. Not even sure I can call that an excuse.. it's just a lame, stupid comment that lost this restaurant $200- $300! I said while we stood there waiting to see if we were gonna get a table that if one of these hostesses was my child I would tell her she didn't do a good job and that she would need to try better next time. This treatment was completely uncalled for. We are all in our late 20s and 30s.. we weren't drunk or rowdy either. Just a little hungry and wanting some drinks to celebrate our friends' birthday that evening. I will NOT return. I hope others don't either. This was the worst treatment and every single one of us is so unhappy with how we were treated none of us have a desire to return. read more

Note: Update (5/24/17) - I was there during what's called restaurant week (pure happenstance) and the dessert that was served was for that particular week. Can't wait to go back. I would order the mussels again in a heartbeat along with the Tuna (not spicy/just right). LOVE LOVE LOVE this restaurant. Had lunch there and couldn't be more impressed. First, the food is outstanding. I had the mussels which were fantastic. They are served on a bed of rice in rich broth (but not a garlic broth like everyone else serves). The tuna app was amazing! Great wine selection at reasonable prices. I forget the name of the dessert but it was a small pound cake square with caramel and incredible ice cream. It looked basic but tasted great. All in all a win! I can't wait to go back and try more of the menu. I'm not really a Sushi person and I loved the menu! The decor is very (right now) - great design with back lighting and fireplaces and the music was a really cool custom mix. Perfect for all ages. The bar design with concrete interlocking blocks was really interesting. I don't believe there was a tv on the side I was sitting but the food was engaging enough. Service was very very good! Ate at the bar and the bartender really knew how to keep checking in and while I only had a glass of wine, he was very attentive to our needs. Friendly but not overbearing. Explained the menu and provided great service. read more

Hands down one of my absolute favorite places to eat! The atmosphere is great, the staff are attentive but not annoyingly so, and the food is absolutely divine. I have been several times, at different times on different days of the week and the quality is consistently melt-in-your-mouth good. Though the plates are small, 3-4 plates per person leaves you satisfied without feeling like you've overeaten or are still starving. Yes, it's pricey, but you get what you pay for. This is not some crummy little sushi place. And honestly, the food is good enough to be worth it. The flavor combinations are out of this world. Try it, if you can! You won't be disappointed. read more

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Been spending quite a bit of time in Boston lately on business and happened upon Ruka the other evening. We did not have reservations, but were accommodated at the bar. It was a Wednesday evening at around 7:30 and the place was nearly full. My suggestions, make a reservation as you may not be lucky enough to score bar seats. Onto the service: It was excellent. Everyone we encountered from the hostess to our server were friendly and helpful. Typically I'm a wine drinker but felt like a cocktail so the server helped me out with the selection. Really nice and fun guy, wish we remembered his name! Anyway, I settled on the Maracuya, which was a lovely blend of pisco, vodka, lime, mango, passionfruit and seltzer. Was light and refreshing but still a full bodied cocktail. It was topped with a gorgeous flower. So cute! The food: So tasty! I thought of ordering the Dan Dan Noodles, but opted for the corn friend rice. So yummy! We also had the Hamachi Ceviche and the Japanese fried chicken. Everything was prepared perfectly and beautifully. I can't wait to return so I can eat my way thru the entire menu. Thank you Ruka for a great dinner! read more

we got there at the exact time of our reservation and they made us wait 35 minutes. when we were finally seated we were right by the door and every time it opened it was freezing. the food was decent but the service was not good and our server was quite rude. the ambiance is really nice but personally, I don't think it's worth it for what you pay. wouldn't go back. read more

Great food however the waiter and the manager kicked me and my friend from the table. Apparently a reservation is not enough and you MUST spend only a certain time there... KEEP EATING OR GET OUT! Very disappointed!! On top of that my first drink came half of, after I complained the next came as the other clients were having. After we finished dinner, the waiter brought the dessert menu and we were chatting... at some point he came to our table and said, have you decided? We said no, and he angrily said " I come back next year" Now everyone knows you have to be fast! No chatting and enjoying the atmosphere! What a d read more

Busy place with a nice atmosphere. Service was not good. The food was delicious. You must like spices and Exotic flavors. The host was welcoming, the server assistant was great but the server was disprecful! Did not try to engage in any conversation, did not quality check or food, We were missing a food item and he did not apologize or informed us about what was going on... The food was delicious but for the price I was expecting better service and bigger portions. read more

Came for a girls' dinner and found a new go-to. The exotic decor and trendy vibe is contributes to the overall lounge-like feel that can serve as a romantic date spot or fun group outing. The service was outstanding and knowledgeable. I couldn't decide on a pick from the cocktail menu, so I told my waiter what I liked and left it up to him. Each drink he brought was a hit, including the wine. Looking to try several things, we opted to choose a variety of apps to pass around the table. Nothing was blasé or underwhelming-- everything was great and paired well with our drinks. Overall, I am pleased to say this place lived up to my expectations. Will definitely be back to try more soon. read more

PASS!! The drinks are expensive and mostly taste like juice. The food portions are small, and taste plain. If you want good japanese food go somewhere else!!! But if youre on a date i guess this place would be good to stop by for a mediocre drink in a really cute cup/pinapple or coconut. read more

WARNING: you're not allowed to sit at a table or half of the bar if you "just" want dessert and drinks. The hostesses were very unhelpful and indecisive in figuring out where we could sit - pretty sure they made up the rule that you can't sit at a table for dessert when they saw what tables were available. The big fish dessert is BOMB, which is why I came back twice in once week for it. Dissapointing experience this evening. read more

We had a reservation made by the hotel at 9pm for two. What a beautifull place ,we have been told that the food is amazing and yes it is !! Fried shrimp sushi with asian paire spicy are divine ! The ambiance is good but the waiter didnt smile once and we really felt we was his last table. We asked if there id a degustation menu and he just respond " Its a tapas style " and left ! Whitout helping really on how many dishe we should have or something. 0 recommandation and the minimum that you can provide , we was unlucky i gess . You can be sure that we would come back and pray for a better waiter ! read more

The atmosphere was great and it passed the vibe check. Unfortunately, the sushi was extremely salty. I was looking forward to eating the fusion dishes but it was unbearable. Eating the sushi with soy sauce made it worse. I would recommend them to minimize the salt use in their food. read more

The food is pretty good but service is the WORST. Do not go if you want a nice birthday experience. The waiter had such a bad temper. Her service was so bad that my friend decided to tip her less. She chased us down demanding for a 20% tip which she didn't even deserve. I will never come back again. WORST SERVICE EVER! TRAIN YOUR WAITERS BETTER! read more

Awesome place. Came here without an issue getting a reservation and the service was really great-- not over the top and they didn't hover but answered all our questions. The food was outstanding - had 2 great sushi rolls, loved the Bock Choy, and the Tuna Poke was probably the best thing on the menu. Can't wait to come back! Great location, great date spot, and not too loud. Fun vibe for the weekend but not too intense for a week night either. A MUST for Boston this winter. read more

Like so many other parts of Boston, new establishments are opening on the regular in Downtown Crossing. The most recent is Ruka. Advertised as a fusion of Peruvian, Japanese, and Chinese cuisine I wasn't sure what to expect. The space is very open, plenty of room between tables so you don't feel crowded in. Lighting was low, but the ambiance was warm due to the natural wood used throughout the restaurant. Food was delicious! Highlights were the chicken fried rice, baby bok choy, octopus salad, and toro wasabi, but my favorite was the fuego wagyu roll. It's nirvana for carnivores. The one cocktail I had (early workday tomorrow) was an Old Fashioned. This was not your typical Old Fashioned. It had this unique aftertaste that I couldn't figure out. Our server Ryan gave up the deets, coffee oil. I wouldn't definitely have had another or three if it were Friday. For a restaurant that had opened just 2 days ago, service was on point. Although Ryan was our main server, we had several others who brought out our dishes and kept our water glasses filled. I'm guessing this was due to the manager, Jennifer. Coming from managing establishments in NYC, she kept a tight ship. It also doesn't hurt that all the staff are easy on the eyes and very friendly. Clientele were also very hip and fashionable. Looking forward to coming back! read more

Walking into RUKA Restobar feels a bit like being transported to an alternative, trendier future, and the future is chic. You can tell that the team behind Yvonnes and Lolitas took everything they learned about delivering a gastronomical experience and applied it to their latest venture. Presentation is everything at RUKA, because dining should be a visual treat too. From the largely wood interior, the splashes of color around the restaurant, the menus, to the plating and presentation of dishes and cocktails, the attention paid to the details make RUKA an experience. Granted, walking in from the Godfrey hotel, through a door with no signage aided this feeling of transportation. I came in at 6pm to catch up with a friend, and also check out the newest restaurant to hit the neighborhood. It being the Tuesday after the Christmas holiday, it wasn't that busy, and I was able to get a seat at the bar easily. Waiting a bit for my friend to arrive, I ordered the delicious, delicious Fight Song from their "cockteles" menu, and sat back and appreciated the ambiance. Sure enough, small groups and couples filled up the bar and the restaurant. Once my friend arrived, the waiter gave us a quick rundown of the menu. As a "small plates" place, it was important to know how many plates on average a person ordered. He told us most people got 2-4 plates a person. Everything is tapas, but the "monumentals" are their large format dishes. We weren't particularly hungry, so we tried to order tapas that sounded interesting. We were looking for peruvian dishes and ended up ordering 5 dishes. We sat back to enjoy our drinks and conversation but what seemed like only 15-20 minutes later, our food arrived in rapid succession. For the most part, while the food did taste good, none of what I ordered made me insta-crave another bite. The Salmon Ceviche Makimono, Salmon Tacos and Hamachi Tiradito arrived first. Tiradito is a peruvian sashimi dish served over a spicy sauce. While interesting, I didn't find it spicy or particularly flavorful. The makimono is basically just salmon ceviche wrapped on a bet of cucumber, instead of a bed of nori and rice. The cucumber gives it more of a crunch, but the water content dilutes the flavors of the fish I think. Of the three, I enjoyed the Salmon tacos the most. Next up was the Octopus Lomo Saltado and the sweet potato dumplings. The octopus dish had plenty of cuts of cooked octopus, with the string fries adding another textural component. Its prepared well, and the octopus is tasty. As for the sweet potato dumplings, when they are served, the waiter will pour a hot barley/dashi broth when it arrives, and the soup is delicious. The broth isn't steaming hot though. Throughout the meal, service has been impeccable. For all its attention to detail and ambiance, you certainly do pay for it at the end. 5 dishes and a drink ended up with a total of $100, not including tip. At the end of the meal we were satisfied, but not full. If we had been starving, I'm sure the cost would have been significant. While I did find the food that we ordered to be only good, the drinks, service, and ambiance here are great. Other dishes on the menu look amazing and I need to work my way through that beautiful cockteles book. You can buy 1 for $20 and the proceeds go to charity! read more

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Very eccentric, down-to-earth spot with excellent service. Also one of the few spots that can pull off fusion cuisine without overdoing it. Very happy to make this my first yelp review. read more

This place is amazing! The food is fantastic and unique. The drinks are delicious. The service is on point! This place is a must try!

Sushi is great quality but just a bit weird options IMO, some of it definitely doesn't work well together.

Trendy. Cool. Hip. This place reminds me of Tao. Located inside the lobby of the Godfrey hotel, the bathrooms are located outside the restaurant, inside the lobby of the hotel. We came pretty late, close to 945pm. We were told there would be a 5 minute wait for a table but it was more like 15 min. At least they did have a small seating area for waiting. The decor is very trendy. There are high tables as well as normal tables. Each table has an ornament on it. Our table had a white piece of mineral rock that looked like it could have come from the minerals section of the Natural Museum of Natural HIstory in DC. The table beside us had some other random ornament, which one of the guests knocked over with her large coat. Good thing it didn't break. Drinks are pricey- cocktails range from $14-$18 for a cocktail and $95 for a fishbowl. We decided to have sake. They only had chilled sake and not hot sake. The cheapest bottle was $30. The sake was served in wine glasses instead of sake glasses. I am not used to this but I liked it. Our waitress was great- service was excellent. This is what we ate: -Hamachi ceviche: Delicious!!! -Spicy tuna roll: beautifully presented with little drops of mayonnaise on the side. It was pretty spicy. -Calamari: great flavor. The calamari was really thinly sliced though. To be honest, I prefer the calamari in the North end that is half the price and double the size. Overall, excellent food- but small portions- and high price tags. Don't forget, you will be charged for "surcharge kitchen appreciation". I kinda wish our waitress would have explained it to us what it meant becuase it was a surprise- turns out it is to raise the pay of the kitchen staff. I just realized that there is a small notice written in the bottom of the menu in the tiniest print ever- your grandma would need glasses to read that. read more

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They are not asking for proof of vaccination even though Boston regulations require it now, and several waitstaff were wearing their masks below their noses while standing right over us. This is not ok. read more

First time here and the food was excellent, unfortunately the dessert sections didn't read very good so it was skipped. But the entrees were awesome not a bad one in the bunch. Service was good and the place was packed. Definitely worth the reservation. read more

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Wanted an upscale dinner spot for a work dinner. We asked the waiter for recommendations and wound up with the Chao Shou Pork Wontons and Wagyu Steak Anticuchos - both were just okay, nothing special. But the Garlic Shrimp roll, and spicy tuna roll were really good. My favorite was the Chicken Fried Rice which was probably the best I've ever had. Perfect mixture of salty, umami, soft and crunchy - I could have had a double order it was so delicious. read more

Delicious food and cocktails, great crowd and vibe as lounge. Menu now has more veg options too! Try the maduro sushi rolls and baby street corn! Also liked spicy dan dan noodles. read more

Sushi was good especially the one with smoked salmon. Steak tartare was also good. However, service was poor. Server named Ryan was rude and rushed us. read more

RUKA is one of the best places in Boston. Good vibe, great and interesting food, upscale but not pretentious.

Everything we tried was excellent. Plates are meant to be shared and every dish we ordered was demolished. The most surprising hit was a vegetarian roll that had eggplant in it. Service was friendly and professional. read more