Rumble Fish used to be a good restaurant but lately it's been slipping. The last time, they included plain steamed rice instead of sushi rice in the chirashi and some of the fish seemed mushy. The service was adequate but slow. The waiter was not helpful when I pointed out the issue with the rice. read more

Delicious food, very accommodating people, and the ease of ordering online is wonderful.

Wow - reading some of the other reviews and since I go here probably 2-3 times a week I am wondering - what the heck??? I have been eating sushi since I was a little kid in 1976 and there were pretty much NO non-Japanese folks in the area eating raw fish. I have read many sushi books and even make sushi and sashimi at my house: the point is, I know of what I speak. Let me tell you here and now: Rumble Fish is *definitely* the best sushi place in Scotts Valley (yes, I have tried them all) and is probably the best in Santa Cruz County (yes, I have tried most). In the current sushi climate, you can go as far off the map as you'd like. I'm not interested in places that offer deep fried Twinkie rolls with Sriracha-wasabi remoulade, ok? When I go to a sushi place, I am eating mainly nigiri sushi. As what you may call a sushi purist, I am looking at a few things: the freshness of the fish, the skill of the knife work in cutting and serving the fish, a proper fish-to-rice ratio, and, the thing that sets sushi places apart the most, the taste of the rice and the temperature at which it is served. Rumble Fish scores very, very well on all of the above, and they do it EVERY DAY. Pricing is also very fair for what you get. The "RUM" & "BLE" sushi lunch specials are darned-near a steal. And even the miso soup is noticeably better and richer here than at most other sushi spots. So - read what you want, believe who you want. Are you about the FOOD or are you about the decor and how long you might have to wait to get a menu in your hands? If you choose places primarily based on the quality of the food, you will be happy you chose Rumble Fish : ) read more

I am so happy to see you enjoy coming for our specials; something the chefs take much pride in creating for our guests. We look forward to welcoming you back again! Sincerely,Sushi Chef - Woogie - read more

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Literally 2 bites of seaweed salad for 6$... also put a fresh fish roll in the same box as our hot food. read more

Rumble Fish - Seaweed salad - Japanese Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

YOM! Rumble Fish is amazing and super fast!!! I waited no more than 10 minutes after placing my order online. Avocado sushi && fried oysters. Both were high quality. The lady at the window was exceptionally sweet. I am pleasantly surprised!! (: 11/10 read more

Some of the best food I've ever had, however the service is a little lacking. Any dining experience is greatly improved when the waiter knows the menu. Particularly love the deep fried sushi! Didn't even know it existed! Beer selection is weak, especially for being located in the craft beer capital of the state. Atmosphere was nice, relaxing and quiet. Will probably go back but hopefully we get a more knowledgeable waiter. read more

Had lunch here yesterday (Sashimi Lunch) atmosphere was good, service was great, price was good. Totally Recommended! read more

Had a really good experience at Rumble Fish Sushi. I give 4 stars because 5 stars is perfect. My wife and I went here on a recommendation from a friend. The atmosphere was interesting, it reminded me of eating at a friends house in a sub-division of Cupertino at where I grew up. I almost always ask the waitress "what should I order" but I didn't have to this time because there was a "chef special" roll with a "?" In the menu... I asked her about it and she said it changes, but be prepared for it to be spicy. I ordered it! It was AMAZING... It was a tempura shrimp inside with spicy tuna and cucumber. On the top was a rainbow roll-ish (tuna, salmon, albacore, and unagi) and spicy mayo. On top of that was a mixture of green salads and seaweed salads toped with rooster sauce. It was great! I can say enough about how much I liked this roll. To finish up, service was good nothing special. Salad had a good dressing, and my wife's sashimi was decent. All and all I would recommend the place to people! If your adventurous try the "chefs special"! read more

Rumble Fish - A small part of a "chef's special" roll. Was great! - Japanese Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

We just finished eating our takeaway lunch from Rumble. I had the three item combo and my husband got the chicken teriyaki lunch. My combo included chicken katsu, salmon teriyaki and tempura. All were delicious! This will easily become a regular lunch spot for us. We ordered online and pick up was easy and very safe. They have excellent precautions in place. The restaurant also added a spicy salmon kama on the house and it was amazing!!! If you have a more lenient schedule, you can indulge in half price beers and sake. The prices can't be beat. read more

DO NOT COME HERE IF TOU HAVE ANY ALLERGIES. Came here tonight for dinner with the family, my sister has a serious gluten allergy and sushi is one of her safe foods. She is extremely aware of what she can and cannot eat but tonight because of the mislabeling of imitation crab as normal crab meat she is now suffering a severe migraine. When we addressed this issue with staff we were basically told that there was nothing they could do about it. We paid for a separate roll without the imitation crab and were not offered a refund or even an apology. As a food service worker myself I am very disappointed in the way this establishment chose to handle such a serious concern. read more

"Santa Cruz" is the Best sushi in Santa Cruz! Others like San Francisco, OMG, Danemite are wonderful too!

This is a great place to get a wide variety of sushi. The quality of the fish is good and the people that run the place are kind and attentive. Their COVID pickup station is well organized. Definitely going to eat here again! read more

I love this place. Staff are always so welcoming, friendly and helpful. We had miso soup, salad, cu cu sunomono for starters and then Hamachi Love and Titanic Rolls. Everything was delicious! read more

Rumble Fish - Titanic Roll and Hamachi Love Roll. - Japanese Near Me - Scotts Valley, California

Went there yesterday, Sunday around 5pm after Scott's Valley Art & Wine. First time...no indoor service but totally cool... I could tell they spent a lot of $$ on the outside patio, it was high end. The umbrellas were built in LED's which aren't cheap. Got the food and it was amazing! We ordered 2 rolls and a Hamachi sashimi. We ordered Kirin's and a Hot Sake. The "small Sake" was $1.00 so we went for that and it was a very, very decent cup worth and delicious. The large was $2.00, WOO WHAAATT! The Hamachi was super fresh and as good or better than our other favorite Sushi restaurant. The two rolls we ordered were top notch. One of them was the best roll flavor I've ever had...the name of it was (fire-something) and the smoked flavor took me to a place I haven't ever been before. Can't wait to go back! A little dramatic, maybe :) Try it and you'll see! read more

Dirty little dump with rude servers. The sushi is not fresh, it taste like it's old or they don't keep the fish at temp. They have extremely rude servers that run around like bulls bumping into things. My friend and I were leaning over the table towards each other talking and the server reached in between us to grab our soy sauce to give to another table. Really? She bumped me in the face with her shoulder and shook the table so our waters spilled. Never did bring us the soy back. The food was average at best. All in all not worth it. read more

Very good sushi but HOOOOOORIBLE customer service. Down right snotty ... think the soup NAZI from Seinfeld. Sorry ... sushi isn't that great to be treated like that~ read more

It's a long wait every time. I understand everyone is busy with balancing take out and "dine in" orders but this place doesn't seem too concerned with figuring out how to prioritize either. read more

Always great food and pricing...but really wish indoor service would come back. I'm tired of eating sushi out of to-go containers.

Love the prompt service. The food is delicious and affordable. I give this restaurant an A+

Best sushi in calif Foy family been going here last 10 year's only place we will eat sushi well worth the drive once a week for our sushi craving you will love it great service super fresh seafood were from big island grew up eating sashimi and sushi so ive had the best and will only go to rumble fish try it you will love it read more

I am changing this to a great experience. After hearing about the inadequacy of our order, the owner reached out personally to rectify the situation. She gave us a meal on the house after apologizing several times. I understand things happen sometimes... our katsu was crispy and the sushi was fresh delicious and perfect. amazing and prompt customer service once the issue was brought up. Thank you guys so much. We will most definitely continue to be regulars of Rumblefish. read more

Rumble Fish is our favorite take-out and now that is our only option, we continue to enjoy our favorites from home! Easy to use website and quick pickup service. read more

Great sushi and service! The owner is super nice :) Their specialty rolls are the best! Glad they are across the street from where I work. read more

The best Sushi in town. Delicious food and the owner cares about their customers, which is much appreciated.

Super fresh fish and excellent service. This is my go-to sushi place, never been disappointed.

Great food. Good selection. Wait times for pickup usually much longer than estimated.

Tasty food, and their online ordering website/pickup window facing the parking lot make takeout extremely easy! One time the friendly gentleman at the window gave me a free side of grilled fish to try. Friendly and delicious! read more

One of the best sushi and sashimi I had in Bay Area! AWESOME! Lion King and Fire Dragon were very good! read more

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This place is excellent. By far the best sushi joint period. Sushi is fresh, served at the perfect temperature, both authentic and fusion choices are amazing. I would highly recommend this location not just do to the quality of the food but to the quality of the service as well. Ate here once and am now hooked, its become a once a week location. read more

I've gone to rumble many times. It's a fantastic place for sushi. I usually DoorDash from them, but I've actually gone to them more than once. Definitely recommend read more

Amazing service, amazing sushi & nice atmosphere. Love this place! The quality of the salmon was excellent. read more

This used to be our go-to place for sushi in the area. We stopped going for a while, due to tiny children. Now that they're sushi enthusiasts, we gave it another try. The management must have changed because everything is different. It's slightly more expensive & just not outstanding like it used to be. It's adequate. If there weren't 3 other sushi restaurants within 2 miles, they'd be fine. But.. Let's just say this isn't my first choice. read more

This place is amazing. The best sushi on both sides of the hill. The food is always consistent and the staff is very friendly.

We went to Rumble Fish for a friend's birthday and had horrible service. The waitress rolled her eyes when we ordered and did not give us any customer service. At the end of our meal she was so rude- she came out and told us we had not left our signed credit card receipts. One of our friends had to walk back in and hand it to her- still with no grace or care for the customer. Love their sushi and specials- not going back if we are not treated well! read more

This was a solid four-star restaurant that gets an extra star because they were so darn kind! My friend and I decided to meet for lunch at Rumble Fish, a restaurant that neither one of us had ever been to before... so it was a gamble. Although we left at the same time, she arrived over twenty minutes later than me, and this is where the kindness came into play. I was seated and given two menus (lunch and special order). My drink order was taken and water (with cucumber slice) was brought. As time ticked by, I was prepared to order an appetizer or something... but an appetizer-sized complementary sushi roll arrived "with compliments of the chef". I was thankful! After my friend arrived, we decided to order some sushi. Here is another example of the kindness surrounding Rumble Fish: taking my friend's order. I love to spend time with my friend, but she wants to tell every waiter to tell the cook to cook something in a specific way. In this case it was to put her tempura shrimp into the sushi as quickly as possible, because the warmth of the tempura accentuates the other ingredients of the sushi. :::sigh::: The waitress was very kind. She explained the the tempura was very fresh, finally saying that she would tell the chef what my friend was asking. I found our order to be very, very good. I had a tempura-fried Golden California roll that was tasty. My "Oh My" roll was also very tasty, with textural differences between the various cuts and various fish. My friend found nothing at all wrong with the sushi, very high praise, indeed! In fact, she said that now she had a new sushi restaurant and that she would be back (poor Rumble Fish!). :Laugh: The service was not only kind, but just the right tenor... there, but not overly obsequious. The sushi chefs were friendly with their greetings and goodbyes. They seemed to have a large selection of sakis and if I didn't have to drive over the mountain, I would have had some that happy juice in the wooden cups they displayed. The cost of four rolls, three sodas came to about forty bucks, without tip. The rolls would be considered prime sushi anywhere. Overall, I was very happy with my experience here at Rumble Fish. Their kindness will be remembered and the next time I am in Scotts Valley, I will return to Rumble Fish! read more

My first time eating at Rumble Fish was a fantastic experience. To start off the staff was very friendly to me and my group. We were seated promptly and our servers were eager to assist us. When I looked at the menu they had an outstanding list of sushi which is ultimately what I ordered. What separates Rumble Fish from other sushi establishments is how they throw and artistic spin on the presentation of their sushi. The roll I ended up buying was named the caterpillar roll which when placed on the serving plate looked like a crawling caterpillar. They used avocado on top of the rolls to create the green back and used vegetables to make features on the body. The majority of their rolls are finely decorated. They have your basic Japanese food appetizers and entrees which are a staple at most restaurants. They have a great bento box that comes with your choice of two entrees. The interior of the restaurant was very clean which is always a plus. The one thing that I disliked about the establishment is the decorations were not too Japanese. I always like going to restaurants that have the Japanese feel. All in all this is a fantastic Japanese food restaurant and you should definitely give it a shot. read more

Ive been hard pressed to find sushi that tastes good and is reasonably priced. This place got both categories down.

Tonight, I was starving and wanted my food fast, so I didn't bother messing with rolls and just ordered sashimi. The good news? We were seated quickly and ordered within 5 minutes. My sashimi order came really fast. The bad news? The Tuna wasn't great, nor the salmon. The only fish that was passable on my plate was the yellow tail. I ordered a spicy tuna roll, which never came, and I forgot all about it, leaving without getting it. To add insult to injury, I was charged for it too. We had to ask for water twice... And finally got it. I am disappointed in tonight's seafood and service. I hope they return to the quality I am accustomed to quickly - as they have offered me good experiences in the past - and they're right down the street... read more

I came here after being referred to it by one of my bosses. Knowing that I am a sushi fanatic, he told me that his gf's favorite roll is the Lion King roll.. WHOA ME TOO! Except my favorite place to get a Lion King roll is at Smile Sushi in San Jose. So he told me to check out Rumble Fish because it was her favorite place to order Lion King rolls and see how comparable it was to Smile. When we got there, we were greeted by the owners who were standing outside. We told them we were from San Jose and that it was our first time here, so when they sat us, they comped us with a mussels appetizer!! It was totally fresh and delicious! For sushi, we ordered the Oh Yes! roll, the Lion King roll, the Jalapeno roll, and another roll that was California roll with baked scallops on top (i forgot the name) and a spicy tuna roll. The baked scallops roll was AMAZING!! Everything was really good but I realized that there was a huge difference in Smile rolls and Rumble Fish rolls. First, the Lion King roll at Rumble FIsh is baked all the way through so the salmon is fully cooked. At Smile, it's baked but not completely so it still has a raw texture when you bite into it. Also, Rumble Fish uses cooked spicy tuna instead of the raw fish mixed with spicy mayo. I personally like the raw fish better! So that's why I had to give Rumble Fish a 4 star review. Yes, "I'm a fan!" but Smile is still "As good as it gets!" for me... as far as food goes. The service at Rumble Fish is totally personable though. They also comped our dessert so we are DEFINITELY coming back to support their business. I also like the atmosphere because it feels like I am eating dinner in someone's house. The restaurant is brightly lit and the building is actually like a house than a business/restaurant space. The only thing to beware is that some of the servers don't speak english well so it's helpful to enunciate your order and point to pictures... We ordered Asahis and our server kept saying HOT SAKE :) with a huge grin. And we were like NO... Asahi, "OK HOT SAKE!" read more