Riva Fish House

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Went here for dinner with my beautiful wife and kids for her birthday. I ordered steak and shrimp tacos. My son had salmon sandwich with fries, wife had crab sandwich melt and for appetizer we had calamari. The calamari were good sized bites. Nice crunch when you bit into it. The meat was sweet and clean tasting. Not fishy like some places. Only downside was it didn't have tentacles just the body cuts but tasty nonetheless. So my steak tacos were good size portion. Steak cuts were pretty good size cuts. Not chopped into minced sizes, so you actually got good bite from the steak. What made the steak taco stand out was the shrimp that was included into it. They were a good complement to each other. The seasoning and sauce were good with a hint of spice all served in a corn taco. My son's salmon sandwich was served in a sour dough roll. Lettuce and other produce were left on the side so you could decide what you wanted to add to the sandwich. As for flavor it was a bit of disappointment. It was a bit bland. There wasn't and seasoning on the salmon other than the char from the grill. My son just dipped the sandwich in the ranch dressing that came with it. My wife's crab melt was full of crab and was flavourful. That sandwich too was pretty good sized serving. Last but not least I had a Rum cocktail drink to wash down the tacos. It was ok nothing to write home about. In my opinion it was a bit watered down and not enough rum as well as not enough of the juices that were supposed to be mixed in it. Over all it wasn't a bad experience. The service was good, the waiter was very tentive checking on us every so often and made sure we were OK with our orders and if we needed anything. What's nice too is they still have out door dining for those wanting to eat outdoors.

Nathan Nicholson

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 just a little kid when I moved away what a great place to eat to be welcomed back home.

Reichen Yoo

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 us regret. The service was super nice, everyone was very friendly and kind. We had the outdoor seating, in late evening, it was a little cold. The food was amazing, good portion, very delicious and fresh and the price is very good, honestly. We definitely will visit there again if we stay or pass Santa Cruz.

Beth Silva

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!