Never again!!
A friend and I tried the Sandbar since it was new to the Desert Ridge area. And we've hit every place there more than once... so, we thought we'd give this place a try.
In my mind, Sandbar is more pick-up joint/bar than a restaurant. There were several tables near us with groups of cackling, screaching women... (a-hem.. do you really think men find that attractive???) So, the atmosphere killed our relaxing quiet dinner.
The table they placed us at had an interative computer screen built into the table top... which... BE CAREFUL when sliding into the booth... I hit my knee on the corner of that thing-- it hangs down rather low... couldn't cross my legs because it was in the way and the edges were sharp. Anyway... the brightness of the screen was too obtrusive.. again, not conducive to a quiet relaxing dinner. We tried to block out the glare with napkins and the salt and pepper shakers- rather unsuccessfully.
The food and service was also very disappointing. I had the shrimp tacos and had 3-4 small shrimp on each tortilla. I had to send my dish back 3 times -- yes THREE times, because I asked for no tomatoes - explaining I am severely allergic. First plate-- tomatoes on the tacos. Second plate-- they stated they just removed the tomatoes from the tacos and handed it back to me. Third plate-- tomatoes as a garnish. After all that... there ended up being no flavor!
The server was friendly, but not very attentive, as we had to sit for quite awhile with empty glasses and had to ask for refills more than once.
Ok younger set... HAVE AT IT! It's a big 'no' for me.