Excellent food and the fries are the best anywhere Always a great place for lunch Service is…read moregood. Easy location to get to

What a sweet little place, lots of character! Service was bang on and food was amazing!! Great…read moreplace to stop for a bite

A great place to eat, drink, and play in the sandbox!…read more The Sandbox Pub & Eatery is a restaurant and bar serving Canadian cuisine and seafood in a relaxed very casual and family friendly atmosphere. The Sandbox offers outside patio dining in the front of the building with a nice view of Route 6 traffic, as well as seating in the pub area and table seating in the lower main back dining area complete with a dedicated kids play area with a big sandbox. I have fond childhood memories of spending countless hours playing in the sandbox with my Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars & trucks. The interior of the airy dining area is finished wooden walls and high ceilings with colorful tarps spread overhanging from the ceilings in dining room. The menu offerings include chowders, salads, sandboxwiches, burgers, fresh hand cut fries & poutines, pasta, steak, chicken, seafood dishes, lobster dinners (cold or hot), and desserts. They also have a Little Sandboxers menu too! The prices here are moderate, most sandboxwiches/burgers (with fries or rice) $9.99-$12.99, and most entrees $11.99-$25.99. They serve Coca Cola beverages and beer (bottled & draft) and wine. After a visiting a few sights in Gables country, my friend and I took a lunch break in The Sandbox. Before entering the building, I had to pause and take a quick photo behind the colorful wooden board with painted Lobster with a "head cut-out." We sat ourselves in the lower dining room and the waitress arrived with newspaper print menus. For lunch, we ordered a bowl of Island Blue Mussels ($9.99) and a Fish Burger with Fries ($10.99) which was served to us in under 15 minutes. The mussels were very tasty and cooked just right in garlic, melted butter on the side. The FIsh Burger had a very crunchy piece of English battered haddock (not too greasy) with lettuce, tomato, and tangy tartar sauce on a toasted bun. The big pile of hand-cut fries was excellent, which deep fried golden & crisp to perfection. The fries were not greasy and the best tasting fries we've had in a while. The PEI potatoes used for the fries have that distinct sweeter flavour than other potatoes we've had. It must be that red soil here! The food was solid good and the service was acceptable, as the waitress checked up on us a few times during the meal. Several young sandboxers were seen having a great time playing in the sandbox near our table, and there were tracks of reddish sand on the floor leading to the washrooms. I wanted to play in the sandbox too, but we needed to boogie and stay on schedule for some afternoon driving around Eastern PEI.

All the marketing for this restaurant makes it sound fun and kid-friendly, however what we…read moreexperienced was just a basic expensive pub. We were greeted at the door by the fun lobster cutout, but there was no sign of a sandbox or kid play area... Well from the wall mural it seemed like there might once have been a play area In one corner, but it was empty at 7pm. We chose to eat outside based on that, and a friendly waitress led us to the deck. We were given newsprint menus with a small kids selection: hot dog, chicken fingers, burger, or fish. There was a coloring picture, but we were not offered crayons. Luckily we had some. For the food, we had been warned by our hotel to stick to the basics. We started with a plate of island mussels, generously heaped, and these were a hit. We had had seafood the night before, so we all ordered burgers. When I asked for my burger to be prepared "medium" the waitress looked confused and said she wasn't sure what that meant. Sure enough, all the burgers came out the same: well done, dry, and burnt. Not what I expect from a quality restaurant, serving good clean beef... Fast food places, sure. In comparison, the next night at Yvonne's I ordered steak medium and a) the waitress knew what I was talking about and b) it came out perfectly. The fries were good, service attentive, the side salads fresh and crispy, but what really saved the meal was the strawberry shortcake. Very nice.

Had dinner today with group I'm traveling with. We have been vacationing for 7 days and this was…read morethe best meal I have had! The service was superior the ambiance comfortable almost like being at a dinner theater! The staff was quite entertaining! Everyone had an absolutely delicious meal as well as a wonderful time! I highly recommend this restaurant

A local recommended this place. I hate to say this, but this is not a place I will eat at again…read more The fish was overdone and the steak was rubbery and over cooked as well. The location is outdated and old. I don't care about what a place looks like if the food is good, but this was not the case. The lemon pie tasted frozen and not fresh. I gave them an extra star for the service, the waitress was nice.

We visited this establishment two nights in a row while staying in a nearby Airbnb. The highlights…read morewere definitely the quality of the oysters and the super friendly and engaging staff. I must say though, that we found the service slow at times. And that may be a result of it appearing that waitstaff also shucked oysters and made cocktails. I know extra staff is expensive but this "double duty" created some delays and inconsistency in product.

True gem! My wife and I were staying at 45 Steps and found this place while exploring the island…read more Our trip was literally the week before the last of the last places close for the season, so most shops were empty, but the purveyors were happy to see you! Best seafood chowder we had in all of Canada from Montreal to StJohns Newfoundland. Oysters were so amazing too! Everybody working on site was super friendly, they were pairing rocks and having a good time. Right on the water the view was spectacular.

This place is like something out of a storybook. It was a highlight of our trip to PEI and truly…read moreone of the highlights of our entire two-week vacation. We have two people in our family with Celiac, and this was one of the most accommodating restaurants we've ever eaten at. And the food? Amazingly delicious. Our waitress was like our long-lost grandma--I honestly just wanted her to adopt me. She was so warm and friendly, and incredibly patient with our large party. The owner was like a character straight out of a pirate novel. He told us stories of fishing and life on PEI, and we could have listened to him talk all day. There was something so special about the people here that made the whole experience feel unforgettable. I cannot stress enough that eating here is an experience not to be missed. It's places like this that make traveling somewhere new so exciting--you get to meet fascinating, friendly people and eat delicious food in a place you've never been before. Our son said the deep-fried Oreo was "life-changing," and our other son with Celiac said the gluten-free poutine was one of the top three meals of his life. Eat here!

The wait time for this restaurant was not worth the wait. Also couldn't sit together as a family.read more

The food was excellent as well as the service and it was quite nice to sit on the deck for dinnerread more

The staff were really friendly. We had a late lunch on upper deck. We decided to share a salad ,…read moresweet potatoes fries and fish Tacos. Everything was fresh, hot and delicious. The service was great. The view of the water was spectacular. This is a great place to sit on the deck and enjoy a great meal.

This restaurant offers seating both indoors and outdoors. Interior is warmly decorated and lightly…read morefollows the lobster theme - very cute. We came here as part of a tour. It cost extra (~$60 IIRC) for a lobster lunch. We were each served a lobster and in the centre of the restaurant, they had trays of side dishes (self-serve). I don't remember all the side dishes but there were salads, soup, mussels. One con was that these didn't seem to get refilled as much as they should've throughout our lunch here (though we were told it would be constantly refilled). If you are part of a tour, my tip would be to fill your plate on the first round with whatever you think you'll eat. I usually take small portions and just get more after, but there was no more in this case. :') For the most part, the service was great. Our food was served almost immediately after being seated. The servers were very friendly. Food wasn't bad. I found my lobster to be just a teensy bit overcooked but the food is rarely ever perfect when you're part of a tour, because they have to prepare so much all at once.

The weather was overcast and the day arrived with light drizzle. We continued our PEI adventure…read morewith a stop to see what was advertised as "world famous" chowder. The chowder was creamy and full of flavour and served piping hot. We arrived ahead of a tour bus and were promptly seated. The French fries were some of the best we have had. The fish and chips and salmon burgers were also great. I've had better calamari. Efficient and friendly service. Good family spot.

Amazing food, great service despite how busy it was. Will 100% be returning for another meal.read more

We loved everything about our experience at this restaurant. First, it is open late 10pm, bonus…read morefor us! We had fish and chips and fish tacos with truffled fries! Delicious! Had we had more time in Cavendish, we would have returned to try other items on the menu! The service was kind, efficient and attentive. Our meals were served quickly, crispy and piping hot. The restaurant was spacious and clean. We sat inside as the bugs were pretty active around our arrival time. You must eat here when in Cavendish!