Reviews for Riva Fish House in Santa Cruz, CA
Great location on pier. Nice ambient. I would recommend dining inside if you mind birds (pigeons and seagulls) roaming outside.... We had the Shrimp spring rolls, Fried fish and calamari with a cup of chowder and salmon filet cooked over charcoal. All itemswere delicious and freshly cooked+ served. I specially liked the spring rolls and the sauce came with it. Read more
Nice restaurant! Our waiter was awesome and the food was very good. We dined outside but some areas inside had beautiful views... too. It was very busy after Memorial Day weekend but we waited for just around 20 min. Definitely recommend dining there! Read more
Stopped in for lunch today and was not disappointed. I had the spicy linguine with clams and veggies, it was delicious. It came... with a cup of clam chowder or a salad, I chose the chowder. Again, delicious. Food came out pretty quick, the host and serverwere both great. Would definitely come here again when visiting Santa Cruz. Read more
Really enjoyed the food here. Had the bread bowl clam chowder. You can't beat the views and the prices are reasonable. Our... waitress Danielle was super nice and very accommodating. I was born in Santa Cruz and hadn't been back in 40 years. I was justa little kid when I moved away what a great place to eat to be welcomed back home. Read more
Came here for lunch after looking at the reviews. No complaints on the service which was good and the view of outside seating is... really beautiful. The food could have been better and I would give it 4 or 5 stars only if the items we ordered had a goodamount of seasoning (salt was missing). Right from kid's plain past with Alfredo sauce to fish n chips and crab n shrimp meltsall had salt missing. The Shrimp rolls were ok as it had a sauce as a dip. In the crab n shrimp melts...the shrimp sandwich wasbetter in taste as it had some seasoning. The fish batter lacked seasoning because of which the fish was bland. Hope we won'texperience the same on our next visit... Read more
This is a fantastic restaurant. We stopped in Santa Cruz on the way to Monterey and found this one from a small list of the... local seafood restaurants. Based on the reviews, it sounded very good so we decided to visit here first. It didn?t make usregret. The service was super nice, everyone was very friendly and kind. We had the outdoor seating, in late evening, it was alittle cold. The food was amazing, good portion, very delicious and fresh and the price is very good, honestly. We definitelywill visit there again if we stay or pass Santa Cruz. Read more
We had dinner here tonight and everything was great, from the service to the food. I had grilled salmon with French fries and a... house salad and my companion had fried fish and calamari. We both had mixed drinks. Service was attentive but not overbearing.The bill was only 60 bucks and the view was incredible. I would definitely return! Read more
Got a seat near the window, and a great view outside. Food and the service were top notch. The fish was fresh and the fries... were hot and crisp on the outside. Would definitely recommend. Read more