The Sandbar Restaurant & Bar

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   Paul

   VIP

   Des Moines

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great dinner. We ate outside and it’s very quiet.
   

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   Larry

   Los Angeles

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Sat out on the patio It was quiet and nicely decorated service was the best Never felt rushed Food was really good too Then went inside and sat in the bar Piano bar The music and people were great
   

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   Cara Larry

   New York City

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Old school seafarer themed bar and restaurant with excellent cocktails and a fun party atmosphere. Food is excellent Italian fare with pastas, meat and seafood options. Small but mighty dessert menu. Save room for the angel food cake!
   

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   Margie

   VIP

   San Francisco

   56 reviews

   5.0

   56 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Do not get turned off by the outside of this old restaurant. The food is terrific. It’s got old world charm. If you like duck, it’s amazing. The service was great as well.
   

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   Jeannie

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   57 reviews

   5.0

   57 reviews

   Dined on 19 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our dinner was absolutely fabulous! Three of us had the sautéed sole🛍️👏👏👏‼️ So mouthwatering and delicious ‼️ We sat out on the back patio and had a wonderful evening‼️
   

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   Jake

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 19 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   It was extremely disorganized, had 4 different servers during the dinner…. We ordered a second glass of wine that came after we finished our meals…server ran it over…. We both ordered a pasta dish, mine was overcooked and pasty, my wife’s overloaded with cheese. Disappointing as we have been here before and have had good experiences…not sure now we would come back again.
   

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   Ronald

   Palm Springs

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 17 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My friends wife and I celebrated our same day birthdays 10 years apart. The Sandbar was the best place I’ve eaten in Coachella valley! Our server Katie was professional and had a great personality! She allowed me to adjust the vegetable serving for my veal Marsala dinner that was fantastic! Other dishes chicken piccata, tomato soup with chopped wedge and bacon/ cheese were great too. Drinks did not disappoint We will be back!
   

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   Tom

   Minneapolis

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent atmosphere, extremely flavorful food, perfect music. Waitstaff situation was confusing and disjointed. Three different parties covered our table. At times waitstaff was MIA. I sense this was the exception vs. the rule. Highly recommend this restaurant, a gem !! .
   

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   David

   VIP

   New York City

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our first time, will definitely return. Professional wait staff, excellent entrees.
   

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    Paula

    VIP

    New York City

    23 reviews

    2.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on 7 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    I really love the Sand Bar. We have had many dinners there with family and friends. It’s kind of retro and fun because of the music and ambience. That said, the night we dined we opted for the Wine room as some of my guests have hearing issues and the music in the dining room was too loud. It was a perfect place to be seated. We shared salads which were good along with the bread. Two guests ordered the sand dabs, one ordered the duck and I had the sole. The guests that ordered the sand dabs complained that they were fishy tasting. The duck looked fairly dry and my sole was okay. Our waitress was really on top of it. She told the manager who then came to the table. Although we were not looking for compensation, she comp’t two sand dabs dinners which we appreciated. She really wanted everyone to be happy. Would I go back, yes.
    

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