Wrench and Rodent Seabasstropub

Fabulous experience at Wrench & Rodent! Quirky ambiance and welcoming service. The flavors and presentation of every dish were next level. The Chronic Roll was absolutely to die for, warm, crispy, melt-in-your-mouth goodness, do yourself a favor and order two of these lol.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We LOVED it! Beginning with a Kyoto Mule and a romantic corner spot by the window. ♥️ Thank you for one of the best meals I’ve ever had (and I am 68!) Still dreaming of the albacore sashimi with the garlic bits. Adding cinnamon is brilliant! Special thanks to Shaella for that birthday gift. You made my spouse’s celebration extra special.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hedgehog, Seared Albacore Sashimi with Spicy Garlic Chili

Shaelah is a fantastic server! The food is super creative and phenomenal.
Had a variety of sushi’s yellowtail hand roll was fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing sushi and ambience

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Salmon Sashimi with Sweet Citrus Salt, Sushi, Baked Scallops

Excellent sushi, will be coming back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bomb food and cool surfer vibe sushi spot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very loud. Service is mediocre. Some rolls are great, others are just OK.

Gotta admit, the name was the initial attraction, however the reason I will be back is the food and the service. Some of the best fish dishes I have ever had, listened to our sever on several of the chef specials and were suitably impressed. Can’t wait to go back and try more.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seared Albacore Nigiri with Spicy Garlic Chili, Sushi

Fresh, quality fish!

We tried so many different things I can’t even list them all! I tried the omakase and my husband had various sashimi and other items.

Unfortunately, I was a bit underwhelmed by the omakase. It was certainly plenty of food! However, we found the tartare in course 1 to be a bit plain and other items that were served with sauces to be quite overpowering. I would love to see a better balance of flavor where the fish (which is clearly a very high quality) is the star of the plate!

I have to also say, the Uni here was the best I’ve ever had! So light and fresh, not bitter or “fishy” at all. My husband also said the Blue Fin Tuna and Yellowtail sashimi, and the Bok Choy were spectacular!

As far as service goes, we were there at the start of dinner rush on a Friday night and did experience some delays in being seated and receiving our next course. However, overall attentiveness and a couple small comps well made up for this.

Lastly, Erica took great care of us and deserves a shoutout!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

We arrived around 7:15p for a 7:30p reservation. Reira welcomed us and proposed for us to have a drink first or wait a few minutes for our table. After a very short wait Reira brought us to our table. Morgan was our host and did a great job in taking our order and accommodating special changes to some of the dishes we ordered.
The swordfish pastrami Nigiri with Miso Mustard was very original and the cured process and a slight smokey flavor completed the experience. The Sautéed Broccolini tasty and fresh, cooked to perfection al dente.
We each ordered a roll. The Hedgehog was very nice with a copious portion of fish and delicate truffle oil, garlic and a few other complementing fine flavors.
The Dragonfly roll consisted of among other ingredients spiced tuna and shrimp tempura, avocado, citrus soy etc.
The menu consists of a main menu and extensive daily menu, an interesting beer and sake menu and some interesting beverages like Kombucha and hot and cold alcohol free drinks. Special mention for the creative plant based items for those who have such preference. All in all creative food experience from chefs who understand that it starts with quality ingredients and a front of house team who embodies the term
hospitality through friendly professional and personal service. We certainly will return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was exceptional and the staff was really nice but they seemed a bit short handed on a Saturday night. The coursed meal took about 2 hours, with pretty significant down time between plates. Overall a positive experience and I'll definitely be back to give them another try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sushi

Love the hedgehog roll with the truffle oil. The staff here has always been kind as well. I'm surprised there are any bad reviews. Having been there often, we had a 5 star experience every time.

Great sushi restaurant a different take on sushi.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was delicious! Service was excellent and atmosphere perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Spending a few days in Oceanside. Discovered the Seabasstropub on Thursday. Loved the food enough to return 2 more evenings before we leave for home. All 3 dinners were divine and we recommend that you include a dinner here when you're in Oceanside. You won't be disappointed.
Many thanks to everyone at the Seabasstropub for your friendliness and kudos to the chef!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5