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    The Sand Bar

    3.7 (55 reviews)
    InexpensiveSports Bars, American
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Juke Box
    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise

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    Fish fry dinner
    Kaylie P.

    This place has the homiest dive bar feeling that welcomes locals and out of towners. We had their fish fry and it might be one of the best I've had! The two bartenders both checked on us and make sure we had drinks and the food was delivered super quickly!

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    Samantha B.

    This is a pretty nice dive bar. They have a small food menu, mostly fried things. The drinks are fairly priced. The decor inside is very entertaining, definitely a vibe. There is some patio seating outside but not much. Service was great - quick on getting the food out and good for conversations.

    Mikhala F.

    I got grandfathered in to a Sandbar tradition by my boyfriend and his family. His family is mainly from Chicago, but went to St Mary's college in Minnesota. The Wisconsin Dells are a great halfway point, so they stopped here often on trips to and from home/college. Sandbar became a St Mary's bar of sorts for them, with banners and flags from the school hanging everywhere. As far as the experience, the Sandbar is the perfect road trip stop. It's a quiet dive bar during the day--never have been at night! I like the signs and fun paraphernalia around the place. There's usually a max of two people working during the day, but our waiters here have always been very nice. My boyfriend is OBSESSED with their steak sandwich sauce. They know people love this stuff so much that they can it and sell it for $4! He always gets the steak sandwich. I've had their wings a few times and they never disappoint. Don't expect a fancy menu with anything crazy, but the food they do offer is good and fuels you for the rest of your trip.

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    Amanda O.

    Bartender was great. The atmosphere was relaxed with a beach feel. Food looked amazing although we just had drinks...I was peaking at everyone else's food. Drinks were strong and yummy

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    Matt B.

    Very friendly staff. Bloody Mary was perfect. Cold beer. Bar food, burgers are also good. Will return

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    LaTiece R.

    This place was fantastic from the drinks to the the company and the bartenders (Lace and Nico were fantastic) and the food was great! But unfortunately there was one bartender who was not friendly nor did she acknowledge my boyfriend and I (Bree?). Everyone else was friendly and knew a lot about the menu and it's specialties and made us feel comfortable. Maybe Bree is new but I did not feel welcome by her at all and she did not speak until I asked her for a glass of water....I would still come back but I would rather be "served" by anyone else but her. I love you Joleen

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    2 years ago

    Great service and bar food. 5/5 would recommend if you just want some good food with a friendly environment.

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    they took forever to bring out food. they let the food sit before handing it out. very poor mood no energy and had very little help.

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    5 years ago

    Lace was the most wonderful bartender! The food was amazing and drinks fast and delicious. Thank you!

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    14 years ago

    Just a block off the main drag. Good place to watch the Buckeyes!

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    Great place to have a few drinks and awesome steak sandwiches......

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    Great sports bar. Perfect for Packer games if your in the Dells. Lots of TVs Endless wings are great. Sports bar for sports fans.

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    Stopped in for a late lunch and drinks after a weekend in the Dells and so happy we stumbled upon it!

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    A Master Class in How to Lose Regular Customers…read more We've eaten here four times. Until now it was always fine -- not great, not terrible -- but usually saved by really good servers. This last visit? Not so much. Our server vanished almost immediately (except for one heroic soda refill). Meals were dropped by a runner and we were never checked on again -- despite the restaurant being nearly empty on a frigid Friday with more staff than customers, we still couldn't seem to get helped. I eventually had to go find the manager. In a place this slow, he could have easily gone table to table. He did not. My friend's chicken sandwich was inedible: gnarly, tendon-heavy, and made incorrectly after requesting almost everything removed (none of it was removed). My institutional burger and fries were a snore. They offered to remake my friend's meal to go. Out came... just a burger. No fries. No sides. Just vibes. Finding the manager on the way out and bringing up our issues: multiple disappearances, an attempted discount after she'd already paid cash, and finally a handful of dollar bills shoved into her hand with "I took care of it." He never really asked to resolve my complaints but at least I had something to eat. Final thoughts: * Food: increasingly mediocre * Service: vanished * Management: improvisational * Fries: missing in action The only reason we kept coming back was good servers. This time we had neither. We won't be returning.

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    We decided to drop in to Spring Brook Sports Bar and walked into a packed restaurant. But alas,…read moreAnne was not only our host, our waitress, but also our savior. She initially warned us that the food may be delayed due to a significant crowd but we came as a group of 7 guys and were in no rush whatsoever. Ironically, and likely due to the overwhelming amount of patrons present she also became our server, and our trusted confidant. Neither she, nor I or my group had any idea of what was in store this particular night. This place was bonkers. A fraternity formal, coupled with some kind of 14-year-old girl convention, plus karaoke turned what we thought would be a chill beer / man session into a shrilly scream festival. Yes, the stage was set for pure mayhem. Regardless, Anne handled us with poise, confidence, and utmost regard. The beer was crazy cold, the food was fantastic, and Anne kicked ass. Hats off Anne - you're doing it right!

    I'm not posting this for the owner to respond to it and say they'll fix it and don't. I'm writing…read morethis to future customers to prepare them for the service they're getting. First off there was literally two tables filled in the whole restaurant and it said sit yourself so we did, in the hall of fame part, well the room closest to the bar but still in that little doorway . We were the only ones in that part but they saw us come in, made eye contact but never said hi how're y'all or Anything. So I let it slide. After I want to say 15 minutes of sitting down with nobody coming to the table, I personally had to go up to the bar And tell the lady , we needed to get our drinks ordered. She then said okay I will be over in a second. She came to take our order yet no menus, so we had to wait for that as well. After we got a alcoholic beverage and a coke with lemon, and water with lemon, she comes back with drinks , no lemon. At that point we said forget it. Then after 20 minutes of her not coming back, I had to go up AGAIN just to find out she was sitting there talking to her coworker . I said uhm we've been ready to order and you haven't came back and she used the excuse she was waiting for bar orders which doesn't make much sense because while you were talking and waiting, you could've gotten our orders in. We order and I ordered the beef brisket or whatever it was and she asked if I wanted the glaze and the BBQ and I was like well if I can I'll do the glaze on the side and she said ok that will work. Then the other two in my party ordered burgers. Waited about 25/30 minutes for food. When she came with the food she finally introduced herself as Kristen. Now the brisket was amazing hands down. However, one of the burgers were made medium rare and also the egg was runny. Then I thought about it. KRISTEN NEVER ASKED HOW SHE WANTED HER EGG OR BURGER. Careless mistake. I wouldn't have been mad if that was all but also on this sandwich, they forgot the tomato and lettuce and the sauce that goes on it. Come to find out they put the sauce in between the two patties and it's a very small amount so you couldn't even taste it . The other burger was also wrong because they didn't put cheese or the right bun on it. Very disappointed for the price of the food y'all charge. Portions and quality is unacceptable. Service is ridiculous. Customers please be aware. You'll probably have to sit at the bar just for good service because that's were the attention was since that's where they stayed posted. You guys need to do more than just "relay the message to staff" you need to fix the broken service. Also she didn't check on the table the whole time after that and I had to go up there again for the check. Took so long to come get it, I payed thru the dumb QR code and left. It seems like all the bad reviews, the owner is trying to justify the fact that the staff can't do their job. That's not something you do, you have to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. Take action. Make this restaurant better. Not a good first impression for someone visiting the state, won't be back, even if I was in state. This experience was three years ago * hope they've improved. Would still never go back

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