Best sushi place in Santa Cruz county! Love the clam miso and sashimi salad! Only down fall is that it is very loud when it is full of customers. Great place! read more

My new Sushi go to place.It is fabulous. I find them to be very nice and inviting. The food is great. The Aloha roll is my favorite. Yum. I also have kids and find them to be kid friendly for a sushi place. read more

This place has killer lunch combos that are a great deal. While I was unemployed but living nearby, going here for lunch was the silver lining. read more

I have enjoyed many delicious meals here over the past couple years of living in Scotts Valley. The wait staff is very friendly. The food arrives promptly. I like the Godzilla Roll and the Rainbow roll. They have clam miso soup which is nice change from the usual miso. The lunch specials are a great deal. The combo dinners offer alot of food especially if you order a teryaki dish and The Godzilla roll. read more

We have tried several other sushi bars in Santa Cruz County, and NO ONE comes close to Rumblefish. The quality, variety and service are always outstanding. We are always greeted with smiles, and feel so special. The owner is usually present, making sure every dish that comes out from the sushi bar is beautifully arranged and perfectly cut. Everything always tastes as wondeful as it looks. read more

Very good food at a reasonable price. One of our fall back restaurants in Scott's Valley.

Business client selected Rumble Fish for business meeting. Decor spartan and atmosphere a bit noisy, but service, selection, flavor and price are outstanding. One of the best sushi/sashimi restaurants I've attended. Compares very well to the best places in SF and LA.. read more

by far one of the best sushi restaurants in santa cruz! was a bit skeptical at first since santa cruz doesn't really have good sushi, but WOW :D i love rumble fish! amazing service, amazing quality, crazy variety of sushi, definitely would recommend!! read more

Service was amazing!!! Can't ask for better sushi! It's a bit crowded, however, If they make enough revenue I hope that they can expand their business! When im in town and I'm craving for good sushi, this would be the place to go. read more

Really enjoy this place, though it can get crowded and loud because of it's popularity. I don't like loud places, but in this environment, it almost suits the moods of the effervescent staff. Truly love the welcoming, kind and attentive staff. Often get our orders to go and the food is as fresh when it comes home as when we eat in the restaurant. The selection is excellent and we really enjoy some of their specialty rolls. The Bento boxes are always favorite go-tos as well. Love the seafood Udon! I also like coming here during football season as they always have seasonal sports on the TVs, but they are never annoyingly loud to those patrons not watching the games. Overall, our favorite sushi place in town. Side note: there's a back room, we've never sat there...not sure if it's for parties or just additional eating area for regular diners, but they have plenty of room for larger parties, it seems. read more

Oops. Gotta take away a star. They were training a new waiter, and he was doing fine. But the supervisor training him was scolding him right in front of us, which was unpleasant for us, and then he got flustered and made a mistake, and then she scolded him even more. It was abusive and hostile, and cast a pall over our experience. The food is consistently good, so i'm sure we'll go back, but not soon. read more

We've been coming here for years and have always been pleased with both the food and the service. However, at our past two visits, there's been an overwhelming odor of bleach in the whole restaurant. I'm happy they're keeping things clean, but the smell is very off-putting. Also, on our last trip we were seated in a booth with a huge tear in the vinyl, covered completely with layers of duct tape. Luckily, we had three people so no one had to sit on it, but we all had to look at it, and it left us wondering what the back rooms look like. read more

I was a long-time customer of Rumble Fish and ate at Rumble Fish at least once a week. It was fresh, service excellent, and they knew their customers. Once the business was sold the commitment and care to customers took a hit. During my last visit I was ignored by the owner because it was important for her to sit at the sushi bar and oI was given truly bad fish. I went from a 5 star customer to a 1 star Me thinks not. again customer, sadly Definately a decline both in service and quality I will not go back again. read more

Ridiculously good- I have now experienced eating in and taking out and I highly recommend both!

So disappointed. Used to work in Scotts Valley and go there occasionally for lunch. Sushi was always fresh, but the place was so noisy that I stopped going. A friend and I decided to go there for lunch today and WHAT A LETDOWN. On the PLUS side, the wait staff was wonderful. They get 5 stars for friendly, knowledgeable, prompt service. The place is still VERY NOISY, but if you sit in the little side dining area it's not too bad. The fish was the problem. Ordered a sashimi appetizer. Sashimi has to be properly sliced and extremely fresh. I didn't eat 2 of the 6 pieces (the Maguro) because it smelled so fishy. (Actually tasted one piece but spit it out into my napkin). Told the wait person and he told the chef, who said, too bad. They didn't offer me a replacement or a discount off the bill. When I asked for one, they refused. We also ordered several rolls, which were pretty good, but not spectacular. There was a time when that place would be overflowing at lunch time, but today, only half the tables were filled. Now I know why. Never going back there and will never recommend it to anyone. You blew it by not taking care of your customers. read more

Nice place, friendly staff. Have been going for years. Food is good, prices fair, portions average.

Our fav place for sushi! Love the lion king, miso soup and aloha rolls. Very friendly service!

Over rated. Pricey, slow service and nothing to differentiate it from other Sushi restaurants in the area

Their lunch specials can't be beat! Fish is very fresh and rolls are clean and simple. Love this place!

The staff is very friendly and attentive. The sushi and sushi rolls are very good and surprisingly fresh (did not expect such quality in the heart of Scotts Valley). The interior is immaculate. read more

So good, my favorite place in Santa Cruz County (yes, even over Sushi Garden). Consistently fresh and flavorful. Really nice staff who are attentive and helpful. I've been with big groups and by myself, each time was just as good. Presentation is really pretty, lots of parking too. read more

Just moved from Menlo Park, which has very good Japanese restaurants. Rumble Fish was a great surprise. The rolls were very well presented, lots to choose from and at a very affordable price. The only reason it didn't get 5 stars from me was the noise level is rather high. We did go on a Saturday night so there were a lot of people. We will definitely have this on our top restaurants for Japanese food. read more

I was in the area with my friend and we decided to stop by at the famous Rumble Fish that my other friend was talking about for months. We walked in and we got seated by a big group of people who were little loud. But whatever. We were hungry and tired so we just wanted to eat. We ordered the 2 item platter and spicy tuna roll to share. Then my friend thought maybe we should order another roll like something different. So we asked the waitress if we could look at the menu once more. She said ok but looked irritated. She brought us the menu like 10 mins later and almost threw it on the table. Same thing happened when she brought us the food. She just put the food and walked away even though my friend was asking her about the menu. I looked over the waitress and she was looking all smiley and happy at the other table. It got me thinking, maybe we bothered her or something?? A few minutes later, she brought us the spicy tuna roll. So my friend stopped her and asked about the other rolls. She still looked bothered and said "so you want it or not?" At that point I felt uncomfortable. But my friend wanted to try the baked roll with scallop on top, so she ordered it without fish roe. I just felt really weird. Clearly this girl wasn't having a bad day - kept looking over her at the other table, she looked all nice and smiley. She seemed to speak English just as fine as I am - she was Hispanic, I guess. We didn't ask her too much questions - all we asked were about the rolls, like 3 questions. And my friend asked her to refil her tea once - it took a while until other waitress came by and refil it. Other waitresses asked if everything was okay, if we needed anything and refil the water and tea. They seemed nicer. Anyway, like 20 mins later, I asked our waitress that if our roll was still coming. She said that the roll we ordered takes a long time. Turns out the roll takes like 15 mins, and if we knew that we wouldn't have ordered it. We were tired and still had to drive over to Hwy 17, and didn't really want to sit at the restaurant doing nothing but waiting. Shortly after she brought us the roll, but it had fish roe on top. My friend pointed that out, she said "you didn't say you don't want any tobico". Wait, I heard my friend saying 'no fish roe'. But at that point we just wanted to get the h*** out of there. This waitress was nice to other people BUT us. We didn't want to sit there for another half an hour to wait for some roll , so we just ate it. But I noticed somthing later. This waitress came by our table if our food is fine and we need anything else. She seemed nicer than before. I though oh, maybe she was just in a bad mood a while ago. But then I saw a lady at the cashier who clearly was a manager or maybe the owner. It doesn't take much to figure whats going on in the restaurant, right? Then the waitress kept coming by and refil more tea or water, or asking us if we need anything - just so obvious. BTW, food was very decent. We ordered salmon teriyaki and tempura for our two item platter. Salmon was cooked nicely, the sauce was very tasty and tempura was very good. Spicy tuna roll was really nice too. I liked cucumbers in the roll. Also salad dressing was superb. I wanted to ask what it was but didn't really get a chance. It was sweet and nutty - maybe sesame seed oil?? I'd give 4 stars just for food. Overall price seemed a bit expensive, but not unreasonable. I'd love to go back to the restaurant to try other rolls, but honestly my first experience was just horrible that I'd rather try other new place if I'm in the area again. read more

I don't get the rating they are getting at this place. I've come to Rumble Fish for their rating at first and It just doesn't make sense that they have 4 1/2 star. I read recent reviews on them and recent reviews are right giving them 3stars. I think it should be max 3stars or less. Their portions of fish on Sushi and rice is not optimal and their Unagi roll is not comparable to Otoro Sushi nearby. Their place needs upgrades overall and their wait staff are okay. The menu is old and needs upgrades. They still use decent fish and ingredients but too typical. It is still okay place but now my favorite place is Otoro. read more

BEWARE OF HOSTILE MANAGEMENT!!!! This is my first time writing a review, and it makes me sad to have to say this about what was, up until tonight, my favorite local restaurant. I and my family eat here often, and we love the food and usually pleasant staff. However, tonight, I called in a simple order of 3 rolls for pick up. When I arrived to pick up my order, the woman who I believe is the owner told me it was $60. I told her it must be a mistake. She proceeded to start yelling at me and telling me I had ordered many things I did not. I said she was mistaken and she continued to yell in front of other customers and very meanly and rudely said she had confirmed my order with me on the phone. Obviously this all happened because she did understand what I ordered, but rather than correct the problem she very aggresively and angrily asked me what I wanted to do about it. I was so shocked I could barely speak. I have never been treated like this in any restaurant anywhere in the world. I can never go back. VERY VERY SAD :) read more

i went with a couple of my UCSC friends because they suggested that i go there with them and it was great! the service was great and the food was even better. the pricing of the food was cheap compared to how fantastic the food tasted. next time i ever want sushi, i am going back here again. i thought the fish quality was awesome. it is probably the best quality fish I've ever tasted. read more

Well, I was pleasantly surprised! We happened to be nearby and needing dinner, so we stopped in at Rumblefish on what turned out to be a remarkably busy night, mid-week. At first I thought it was a big mistake -- the place was packed, and staff seemed frazzled, running in circles. It took about 20 minutes for anyone to come over for our order, and the people sitting at the next table were finished and waiting to pay that entire time, surrounded by many dirty plates of half-eaten food, used crockery and general mess. Usually, in a situation like that I would get up and walk out. But I guess I was feeling patient that night, or very hungry, so I waited it out. I am happy to say that patience was rewarded (and that we did receive a polite apology for the chaos). Our meal was excellent, even if service fell short. The vegetable tempura starter was light, fresh, hot and delicious. The two special rolls we ordered were plated together, attractively, on a platter. Both were as fresh and succulent as any I have had, and it was obvious that great care had been taken in their assembly, as the pieces were as beautifully layered as petits four. I was pleased, overall, and I will definitely return to explore more of the menu. I hope to find better service next time. A refill on my tea would have been nice, for instance. read more