You can't really go wrong with any place on the beach. Having been a resident and Townie beach goer I have watched this venue take shape from its original concept to a happening hot spot. Rows n rows n rows of volleyball nets facilitate league night, Sunday's you can catch aisles of classic cars in the parking lot and the feel of nostalgia is in the air. Then there's the new band shell that boasts a wide variety of musical acts to tickle anyone's fancy. An additional bar has been added but the service is very poor. As a former mixologist, a busy bar =Profit but... when there isn't even eye contact or just a simple acknowledgement of "I'll be right with you" and your just left standing there... never a good thing. Also like any venue, restroom facilities can make or break you. This venue is also the home base for beach goers as well so the lines for the restrooms are insane. They've created a patio type area right down on the sand, a second and third level for spectacular viewing of the bands, the volleyball, amazing sunsets and of course, the Atlantic Ocean. read more

This place gets five stars simply because they have completely redid the place and made it into a tropical oasis. You feel as though you've stepped out of New York and into the Floridian coast line. Upon arrival you'll either be serenaded by beach music from a local DJ or one of the greatest local bands on Long Island. Check the schedule they're there pretty much every day starting around 5 PM. There is a variety of food selections to choose from. Yes food prices are slightly higher than normal but you are at a seasonal restaurant so take it for what it is. Food is fresh food is good anything from chicken to Sea Food all the way through a lobster roll. In addition to the salt shack's menu there is a large bar that you can sit out that is covered so you're not in the sun or if you prefer to sit outside there are picnic tables in the sun and upstairs deck to sit out or there are tables facing the volleyball courts in beach with umbrellas. You also will find that there is a tropical drink bar with a variety of taps their drinks elections are plenty full they have great creations like a spicy margarita or a daiquiri of choice. Don't forget a mudslide there always a go to. They are not stingy on their liquor for the price you pay for the drink which is always helpful. In addition to the shack they have added a bangle bowls on the side super excited for this whether you want breakfast lunch or dinner if you've ever been to Bango Bowls which many of us yelpers had been till you will know that their food is fresh and delicious so if you're going for a healthy option there are plenty to choose from. I absolutely love the Decour the giant chair as well as all the palm trees. I hope they know how to maintain those palm trees so that they have them year after year the new stage is set for the bands can't wait to spend my summers here. read more

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I have gone a few times, the food and drink was unbelievably pretty good, not what I expected! Well managed.... Nice people, love the palm trees! I definitely will be back. read more

The wife and I took the kids here for dinner and were blown away with the location. Right on the water with a great view! Food was delicious and the atmosphere was top notch. The place made you feel like you were on vacation at a seaside resort. Live music was the topping on the cake. Can't wait to go back! read more

I came here for my boyfriend bday and he is 23. I am 20 and they have bouncers at the front which is fine. But I am 20 years old with an eating disorder and I asked them kindly if I can get food while they get drinks and they told me I was not allowed to eat even though there were children at the tables . STUPID. I am hungry at least let me sit and watch me becuase I am not getting a drink. That's the dumbest shit ever . Fuck u shit shack read more

Sweet bartenders good food nice view and music definitely recommended. The beach is right there so you can just walk after eating and grab a drink read more

Went last year and found the bartending staff rude. Patiently waited for a drink during a busy time for nearly 10 minutes at the bar and felt somewhat ignored. It was confirmed when someone near me just walked up and got served. I scoffed and the bartender went on a tirade at me screaming how busy she is. I wanted to scream back but kept my cool. Finally got served and she did attempt to apologize. Went this year during COVID and so naturally the crowd was far less people. Had my mask on and approached two female bartenders that seemed to turn and walk away. To confirm this, I overheard their apparent manager say to one of them, "You know when customers come up to you you have to serve them." Rude staff with bizarre attitude problems. Going forward I will stick to sitting on the beach and bringing my own drinks. Also, a security guard checked my bag while in the shack vicinity to apparently make sure I had no alcohol. Wondering why that would be an issue surrounded by everyone with beach and surfing gear. read more

Went there last night. Interesting scene!! I brought my two children, 11 and 14. It certainly is not a place for children. It is quite dirty and the food is $$$. I had the tuna wrap and it wasn't tasty at all. I smelled weed the entire time. The parking was a hot mess. We had to park in the Babylon lot. It was very far. We almost got hit pulling over to the lot. There is no turn off lane. Thank God my husband went off on the side. I feel like I need a vacation after last night!! read more

The depressing live music doesn't match the beach atmosphere, with acoustic Alanis Morissette and Melissa Etheridge classics ringing through the bar area smh. Outdated Bob Marley and Beach Boys songs as well. Bring in some updated party beach music and it would have a chance. The frozen drinks and beers are great! The wings are good meat and crispy, but the red sauce is terrible; just very basic and funny tasting. read more

Solid fare for a beach shack and love that they seem to provide employment opportunities to local kids. Bringing back the summer job is awesome and I wish more businesses would do this. I had the fish tacos ($14 for 3) which were kind of pricey but weren't half bad although they took a while to come out. The inside area is spacious and they have a number of dining kiosks as well as a bar. I didn't use the bathrooms but it was nice to see they were available. Outside dining area is nice and I was content to park myself at a picnic table and sink my feet in the sand. They also have sweatshirts for sale in case you get cold, which was a godsend on a chilly, overcast day. read more

Great atmosphere on a summer night, but super expensive. Also tell me why the bartender wouldn't serve me water unless I purchased a drink after I already dropped $40 at the place... read more

Decent place, its cool they have love music every night. The food is overpriced quick bite type as expected. But WARNING very aggressive COUGARS lurking in the shadows around every turn. Its truly a full blown jungle on that roof top bar once the sun goes down. If you dare to walk down to the water at night there is a good 86-92% chance you will be attacked by the not so rare long island piña colada cougar. read more

So we get there about 7:15. Sign is up that the lot is full and go to the next lot. We show them my handicap tag. ( I had knee surgery and can't do far walks) He said there are no spots. I told him I can't do that walk. He tells us there is a tram. Ok fine. So we drive to the other parking lot walked around, got on the tram. While the tram is driving through the lot, we notice at least two dozen empty spots. WTF is with that? How can that be when we were told the lot was FULL. They lied to us Ok so now we go in to listen to some music which was great. Around 9:15 we decided we had enough go out to the parking lot to get the tram to go back to the very far parking lot where they made us park This women ( the one that drove us to the music) is walking around and sees us waiting and says you are not waiting on me are you ? We said yes. She said the tram already stopped. Ok great how can they do that? The tram should be running till the very last person in that far parking lot is gone Now how do I get back to my car? If I could not do the walk to the music how do I do the walk back to my car ? They should tell people the tram stops at such and such time My husband had no choice but to do the huge walk to go get the car. Problem is he had to drive awhile to come all the way back around to get in the parking I'm in waiting for. That whole thing took a while Salt shack you need to let people park in the first lot when there are spots and not say full. Especially someone with a handicap tag Or offer the tram round trip no matter what time people come out to get back to there cars read more

My favorite place . All time summer hangout place . This place is such a gem . Very great place with the music , drinks and food. Can't wait for the summer to begin . Love this place read more

location great, food so so drinks are drinks.check event calendar to check who's playing music. you don't want to get there and the music is intolerable. it's best when they find bands that cover a large spectrum of the audience but there's not enough around as younger bands are audience specific read more

Great drinks and greatttt food. Drinks are a little pricey wish they'd lower that but great summer night spot. Perfect for old & young.

Recently a friend and I came in for lunch and cocktails. We had 2 drinks and started feeling extremely intoxicated, which for both of us is abnormal. We decided to walk back to the boat to rest and within 10 min we became paralysed. The feeling was scary and we realized we had been drugged but not knowing who or how. We were in this state for approximately 45 min and came to. We called Salt Shack the following day to inform them what had happened and have a report filed just to get rude responses and the phone hung up on us. Not sure why the manager wouldn't file a report for us as we wanted but we ended up filing one with police instead. In addition we went to get drug test performed at the hospital to find out what was in our system and were told many incidents have occurred prior to us reporting and were from the same place. I would take all precautions when dining at this place. read more

Got there at 5:30 on Wednesday. They let us in the parking lot but we're no spots. Had to go to the next one and walk over which would not have been bad if it wasn't so hot out. The food was a little pricey for what you got. They had a live band that started at 7:15. They were amazing! If you plan it right you can pack your own coolers and sit on the beach. I felt like I was on vacation. That's the kind of vibe it had. read more

One should know that if they bring their car, they are subject to receiving a parking ticket for $350 after dusk. The Parking Lot is governed by the Babylon town and they will ticket your parked car at The Salt Shack. The Salt Shack is opened to 11 pm, and they do not have anything in obvious sign to say this. The proprietors of the this establishment don't care, and they will do nothing to stop it. It doesn't matter how good the food, the music, or the decor is; if i'm going to find a $350 ticket for parking there after dark, it's not worth it. I recommend that nobody go there at night until this is remedied. Thank you. read more

I live super close to Smith Point Beach so rarely stray to other beaches. That said, I am so glad I did. The Salt Shack is heads above Tiki Joe's at Smith Point. The fully stocked and large bar is a pleasant surprise, as I am so accustomed to the single line long wait at Tiki Joe's. The food options are way better. The covered location and two-story deck is fantastic. Smith Point needs something similar! read more

I have played volleyball at cedar beach for three years and since they got new league owners (which are terrible) and switched over to the salt shack, they've let it go down the drain. Just because they added acai bowls to their menu doesn't mean its better. The bathrooms have black mold all over the stall walls and they have the nerve to put a tip bucket in there? LOL for what? Ive been in cleaner porter potties. I cant even imagine what the kitchen looks like. read more

The drinks were good and the food from the grille was also great for the kids. Our bad experience came with our poke bowls. Both young people working were not wearing masks. Okay. Whatever. There was barely a line, but we waited 30+ minutes for our bowls. As we waited we watched the female employee pick stuff out of another customers acai bowl. Her hand was gloved, but it was weird to watch. She then placed it on the counter for the customer ahead of us to pick up. Sigh....okay. We then watched the male employee finally start to prepare our bowls and he was popping shrimp into his mouth as he was making our meal....gross. His hand never touched his mouth so I guess he would assume this was okay. But again, what a weird thing to watch. Our three bowls totaling 50 bucks or so was finally ready and I realized two of them were the wrong order. I politely pointed it out and the male employee said " What do you want me to do? I'm the only one here! " That was a lie. But I just wanted to get back down to the beach and enjoy my drink at that point, so I said okay and we took the bowls we didn't order. Oh ..and there was a hair in one of them. read more

Don't get there before 500 PM. It is $40 to enter before 500 PM. Most people wait on Ocean Parkway until 500 PM then it is free. Food was a little better than fast food. Fresh, but expensive. $15.00 for a pulled pork sandwiches and fries. Bar is also high priced. Bathrooms are clean enough. Live music is nice. As it gets later in the evening it is a middle aged hook up place. Very uncomfortable. Middle aged people acting like they are 21 is a turn off. read more

expensive for what it is, and you need to fend for yourself to find the line for the register, but great food and amazing atmosphere. like you're on vacation :) read more

We were 6 - 50/60 year oldshaving a fun nite at the salt shack. There for our first time. Sorry to say we had a very disappointing evening at the salt shack. We went to listen to a great band. Got there about 6:00 sat by the stage at a round table for over 2 hours. Got some drinks and as our friends arrived they took out some snacks. Our one friend just spent 45 minutes online for food. The owner/ manager (gray haired guy with a bandaged hand). Told us we would have to leave because we had our own snacks. We put everything away and apologized. But I guess that wasn't enough. He sent security over. And made us leave. We tried reasoning with the gray haired man, but he threw us out like drunken teenagers. We Will go back to listen to our fav band. But next time well sit on the beach. I'll never spend another nickel at Salt shack. read more

The staff and security were rude. It's bad enough we're dealing with the new normal and we have to sit in one place, but to for security to ask personal questions about where I'm going and what I'm doing with my phone is too much. The tina wrap is way too salty and so is the shrimp taco. Plus the music by Mystic was like a funeral dirge. Crusty slow oldies that made everyone depressed. When they did a country song it was time to leave. Prices are too high for food and drinks. The only thing good is the beach scenery. One 7 foot tall security guard said I wasn't allowed to take a video of the band so they made this very miserable experience read more

The atmosphere as usual was outstanding, if I had to pick anyplace on the beach (that wasn't ob) to buy an overpriced beer it would be the salt shack. That being said I was extremely disappointed by the lobster roll they had. For $25, I expected it to be fed to me or at least make it bigger than my fist. I don't think that's to much to ask for. Would strongly advise against the lobster roll. More updates to come as we are early in the summer season. read more

For the life of me I can't figure out who gave this five stars, whoever gave this place five stars must have date night at McDonald's the food is barely OK You can't get it the way you want it I tried to get a buffalo chicken sandwich with no blue cheese they said they can't do that because it could get too confusing and then I asked for a grilled chicken sandwich with no avocados and they said the same thing! I understand it is a beach grill but management is rude, kids behind the counters are nice! read more

Me and my group of 6 friends between the ages of 19-21(only one friend in this group is 21) came this past Wednesday night and were told we can't even order food unless we are 21 or over... only on a Wednesday nightNever was this rule stated on their website or any social media theirs I couldn't care less about alcohol though the security guards were very rude about it. One of them made a ride comment to my 21 year old friend when he brought himself a drink back to the table that we had to sit at completely away from the beach "only one drink right". Like srsly... Based off this experience you're better off going 9 miles down the road to surf shack. More like the shit shack to me read more

Located beachside at Cedar beach. Food was pretty good. Great options. There's also a bar that serves frozen drinks that were delicious. I had the chicken sandwich, shrimp tacos, and we also tried the poke' bowls. Everything was delicious. A DJ was playing great music which made the atmosphere more enjoyable. Palm trees lined the entire outside. There is a roof top and a stage area. The place is pretty new. However the floors are concrete. Mixture of water and sand made the floors look swampy. Bathrooms were typical beach bathrooms and could've been cleaner. Would be nice to have more natural lighting/skylights. Overall very good and will be back. read more

2.5-3 stars. Too chaotic for dinner when a popular band is playing. The food is decent maybe even good, but a) it's a little expensive, b) there is no table service, and c) you end up fighting for a table and have to scour for chairs. it's excellent for atmosphere and being an "on the beach" concession stand, but they should improve the service for the dinner crowd. read more

Really good fish ... totally enjoy it after a nice swim and tan on the beach . Sorry about fish taco ate the rest read more

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Great Beach Vibes! Food was great! Night started out quiet, once the awesome Kenny Chesney cover band went on the Place was rocking! What an awesome place! Tacos were great, clams were great! Angela the bartender is a rockstar! Visit the Salt Shack, you won't be disappointed!!! read more

LOVE THIS PLACE! The renovations, new food options, it looks spectacular. Looking forward to the summer nights with live music read more

Was never the OBI as previously mentioned ,but a vast improvement from the Beach Hut. No more long waits for food or drinks. The food is fresh and there is a larger variety. They have added a tropical touch with giant palm trees and a fresh paint job. Definitely a nice relaxing night. read more

This place is good for food on the beach! My friend got the mussels and they really enjoyed it. We really wanted the clams but they were out so that was a disappointment. But for a cute little place on Cedar beach it's definitely good but a little on the pricey side. read more

Went last night (Thurs night) with friends. There was 8 of us and we sat at a picnic table and put a chair on each end. The tacos were good and they had great beer on tap. My friends all got cocktails. Everyone had fun and the live music was good. read more

Close early at 5pm. Didn't have a chance to eat there. Is on the beach. Will get there earlier.

I never actually went into Salt Shack as the parking attendants wanted $40 for parking before we could even get anywhere near it. Not sure if Salt Shack is aware of this. Needless to say I turned around and left. read more

Good menu options including healthy ones. I really liked the acai bowl and the chicken bowl was good too. It is a good beach lunch destination but do not expect fancy. It is a true outside beach cafe with wet, sandy bathrooms, outdoor sitting. The bar tender was very nice to add a different flavor to the drink i did not like. I gave it a four because it was a little pricey for a beach cafe but everything was good. read more