Hidden gem it's got a great summer vibe, good food, service was pretty good and some slow pockets but it was busy. Good music, great drinks and a great view on the water. Our server Oceana was personable and great! It's family friendly and for a first time visit we had a great time. Hung out for a few hours. Had a Florida feel and just super down to earth. read more

We had a great morning- boating on The Chain- stopped in for lunch. We had one of today's specials- two(2) Chicago style hot dogs & fries. Wait staff was terrific- very attentive. We have been here before for the thin crust pizza- which I highly recommend. read more

Food is good. Service is poor. Waited too long to order food. Bartender/ Service can't handle 2-1 job. Order is not consistent. Ordered 10 pieces wings, I received 12. We even get charge with $1.65 twice on the Parmesan fries that we didn't order. Ambiance is fantastic. It will be better if they have live music outdoor. Just saying!!!! For the great view, why not. read more

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May 16th was a splendidly warm Saturday night on the Chain of Lakes. Went with some friends to the Sandbar on Lake Marie. The night started out rather poorly since it took over thirty minutes for our drink order - four canned beverages to even be served. Then the waitress and/or kitchen totally screwed up a simple sausage and pepperoni pizza. Then finally, they delivered the correct pizza - but not wanting to cause any problems, we already had started eating the wrong pizza they brought us. So, they decided to do us a big "favor" and not charge us for their stupid mistake with the first pizza. Then this is when the entertainment actually began. Sitting near our table was a group of younger adults (but far from being contextually true). They were all partying with one guy who was celebrating his 21st birthday - no problem and no concern, although they were loud and obnoxious, not a word was said - let them have fun. This dude's friends kept forcing drinks and shots on this guy - so you can only guess what happened - he started to get violently nauseous. Instead of his friend politely removing him from the dining area, which really only amounts to picnic tables on the beach. His friends give him an empty pitcher to collect his vomitous regurgitations. After about five minutes, and the pitcher becoming more than half-filled with disgustingly gross liquor, bile, and half-chewed whatever TF it was, my guess "foulness I can't even imagine, or maybe I just don't want to". In my defense, I was really trying to mind my own business, but I couldn't help but see this disgusting movie as it even polluted and infringed on my peripheral vision. After being extremely nauseated for five minutes, I finally had enough. I calmly and matter-of-factly recommended they should remove the puke-puppy to the parking lot. These white-trash, hillbilly drunks took considerable offense to my comments, and started to become belligerent, and directing profanity and other rude remarks at me. I returned several choice words, which made the drunks even angrier - then bi-directional F-bombs were being volleyed. You can only imagine what happened next. Some big fat guy, who must be an inbred family member got all in my face 'cuz I was the "bad" guy for not tolerating this disgusting BS. Then, the morbidly obese cousin-mother (???) and sickenly fat sister joined the fracas. Finaly, the owner (maybe) came on over, he was somewhat understanding - but too little, way too late. So, there I was surrounded by well over a ton and a half of obnoxious obesity, all yelling at me to leave. The flabulous mother was all up in my face, and repulsively spittling all over me. She was totally unhinged and wildly tossed any number of accusations at me. She was so delusional, she even said: "I remember you, you did this same exact thing last year". Not sure which fold of flab she pulled this out from, but I wasn't even anywhere near the Chain last year and have only been to this dive maybe 5 times in my entire life. The incredible blob, the cousin-son (???) who was probably 3 or 4 inches taller than me and at least 150 pounds heavier repeatedly tried to provoke an altercation. One time he walked away saying that he "was only matching my energy". When I told him that he could never match my energy, he came charging back like a raging bull who just got castrated without anesthesia. Then he got all "bad breathed" in my face and demanded that I leave. This establishment is an open dining area with any number of children running around amongst the tables. No kids and no normal families should ever be subjected to the vile behavior by these types of drunks, not to mention the abuse and berating from the "Hills Have Eyes" family members. WOW - just WoW, What The Actual F-bomb is wrong with these people. It's perfectly okay for someone drunk to nauseatingly puke his guts out in their dining area, but it is incredibly wrong for someone to object to that person doing it. GMAFB read more

Easy nice place for a quick beer and food. All outdoor seating. Huge speakers for the DJ. read more

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Boisterous and busy place that seems to put a premium on eye candy wait staff more so than *great* wait staff. Fair enough, it's that kind of joint. Come here to hear some CRANKED pop music outside in a dog-friendly beach environment. Tell ya what though, the pizzas......the pizzas are legendary. Easily the best thin crust around here. Good lord I want one right now. read more

On the water on the lakes in Illinois this spot is a must stop if you need to recharge I went for the Caesar salad the frosted electric blue lemonade was what I went with, great for a hot summer day on the lake I loved my sassy bartender lots of personality but she can be a bit to sassy calm down a bit maybe it's early menopause but she came through, yes theirs some where to park your boat yes it's a sand bar type of bar.... read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Great group of people - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

Beautiful lake views on the patio. Great service. This time we had the shrimp salad and chips. Big delicious portions really filled us up! read more

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Waitress was nice, food order took a long time to get. Food was average at best but nice location on the Marie lake read more

We were there on Monday and they were not at their best due to some employees deciding to take a day off. The staff was as polite as they could be being left hanging. That said there was a terrible disconnect between the servers and kitchen. If we had known it was going to take an hour and a half for a few salads we would have left and found an alternative. Be honest about the delays and let the customer make a decision rather than hold us hostage. Chicken breast salads were uninspired and they forgot to make one of our entrees. read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

Great place to hang with friends!!! Love their pizza! Service is always friendly and willing to help in any way!! read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

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Wife, dog, and I had a great time enjoying the atmosphere, beverages, service, and Thursday's $1.00 taco day. The Sandbar presents much better from the lakeside but once your cold beverage is in hand, all is relaxed @ the Sandbar. read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Boat docks even have a nice guy to help you tie up! - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

The food was good. However, the wait was terrible. We went on a Tuesday around seven not during the rush. It took over an hour to get our food. We had small children with us and they needed to get back on the road to go home. The waitress should've been honest with us and told us there was a very long wait. We could've decided what we wanted to do or go elsewhere. We can expect that kind of wait if it was a weekend but seriously on a Tuesday that's unacceptable. We are very upset because our kids had more than an hour ride home with their small children, but they had to be fed before hitting the road honesty is the best policy. read more

the pizza was so good that I wanted to eat it for breakfast and great atmosphere and a great band and a great view of lake marie

This is our go to place on the Chain. Easy pier parking and a fun beach style atmosphere. The food is really good and they have daily drink specials. Its very family friendly and the service is great. read more

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Excellent ambiance and service. Fun night out with the family. Very nice atmosphere to dine outside

I went there in September for dinner with a friend and we brought our dogs and sat outside. The staff were very nice and attentive but the food was less than desirable. The scenery is beautiful when you sit outside as it's on the chain but during boat season it gets very busy and loud. read more

Food is mediocre on a good day. Service is pretty much non existent. Young adults more interested in talking to there friends versus doing there job. read more

Oh my gosh, we were running late since another restaurant was closing early, we shot over here and made it! Wow!!!!!! The Bang Bang shrimp are out of the world! Wow!!!!!! The calamari was great, and their drinks!!!! Pineapple spice Mule!!! Oh my gosh! Wow!!!!! This place is awesome! read more

This place is a little off the beaten path, but worth the find. Be careful driving into the parking lot many pot holes and speed bumps. They have excellent thin crust pizza. It's a very nice atmosphere sitting outside and dipping my toes in the sand. I feel like I'm on vacation and I'm only in Antioch visiting my boyfriend. read more

Great place to hang with friends!!! Love their pizza! Great service with friendly faces!! read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Outside Bar!! - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

This place is absolutely terrific. Combo of great food, hard working staff and great food combine to make this a great place to gather, eat and have fun. And location, location, location! Great view of Bluff Lake and the Chain boating scene. Total winner! And dog friendly outdoors! read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Patio - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

Josie the bartender Rocks!! Not only is she gorgeous, but she carded all of us in our party!!! She recommended A lot of different drinks as well as what foods are great!! Visit Josie!!! read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

What a great spot for a drink with friends. We stopped here one summer evening while out on the boat. They have lot's of dock space for boaters. The food is pretty good and the service is fast! Best of all the price point is perfect. Everybody there is happy and ready to party! We had such a good time, we stayed way longer than we had originally planned to. Went back a few weeks later via car to meet with friends and the experience was the same! We sat out on the picnic tables had some snacks and drinks with our guests and had a great time! Since we have been back a few times even though it's a little out of our way. Great fun little bar! read more

Came here on a recommendation, ordered a combo sandwich, first one was came out and the beef was ice cold, like they took it out of the refrigerator and forgot to warm it. When it came back it was hot but the beef and the sausage tasted old. Definitely not recommend. read more

This place is really nice . It was recommended to me by many neighbors. The food is really good and the drinks were really good. The people there were really nice and sweet. We arrive there by boat awesome experience. Will definitely go again!! read more

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We stopped here to have a few drinks and apps with the family. Frozen drinks were not frozen- pretty much liquid. Then ordered a large bag of ice for our boat and this is what they gave us. It looks like they just filled a bag with their own ice half way. Pretty comical... come prepared. read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

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The food is good, the service could be quicker. It's a great spot on the water for the view. Standard bar food, nothing fancy.

Super nice to pool up to and get a drink. Love the extended sand beach and tables. A little unnecessary to have to music so loud late at night outside. Decided to actually go inside so we could hear each other talk. Definitely get the atmosphere is party on the weekends. But literally no one is outside due to the excessive loud music. Food is mediocre, I think the main cook left so the food is a little basic. Hit or miss on certain days, no rhyme or reason. read more

Thanks to Matthew, our server we had a very nice lunch. Food was good, at right temperature and served in a timely and friendly manner. We will be back I'm sure. Thanks again Matthew. God bless you! In Christ's love, N. Eder read more

Great Beach Bar and Grill! Staff is friendly and the food is always great! When busy you may have to wait but look at the beautiful Lake Marie and chill!!! read more

Frequent a lot from boat. Food is a average bar food. Wait staff is inconsistent in mask wearing. Seating outside seems acceptable in most cases. read more

We have been going there for 5 years and its always been good. We went last Sunday and everything sucked. Server was a total dingbat. 100% clueless. Food was totally messed up and absolutely nothing was done to rectify it. If there are new owners they will tank. This is NOT the way to take care of your customers. Try adding in some care and attention to detail. Youre gonna lose alot of customers fast. Everyone talks on the chain. read more

Dude, phones busy for over an hour. Last time we were there it was a 2hr wait for food so this time we tried to call first to no avail....

It was horrible..Service was ok..drinks took 30 minutes..food took 1 hour..New owner stood and drank beer as we waited for our drinks and food. Beer was flat. No good. Food was salty like nothing I've ever tasted. Again. Owner stood and watched .10 guys won't be going there again.. read more

I hate to tell others, but their Prime Rib on Saturday's, is amazing. This is the only bone-in prime rib I've found, in the entire state. The place doesn't look like much on the outside, but buckle-up....you will not be disappointed. Their prime rib rocks! Tuff to get there, kind of a hidden road, but worth the trouble. read more

Been here quite a few times for drinks and the view so can't comment on the food. Drinks are reasonable and have been good but I love the location best! read more

Sandbar Bar & Grille - Bars Near Me - Antioch, Illinois

Of all the restaurants serving boaters on the chain of lakes, Sandbar is just ok. There are other places I would choose, but when the dogs are onboard, the Sandbar makes it easy and convenient. The service is good, but eat outside. The inside is abysmal. Even on the sunniest of days it is dark, and nothing has changed since either the 60s or 70s. Bathrooms are outdated and disgusting. The food is just ok. Anything that is fried is not seasoned. The burger is good, but it is covered on a huge bun. My boyfriend ordered the ribs (not sure why) and he said they were bad. After the fact we were told the tacos were what to get, and the consensus was people went for their daily drink and food specials. If you're just looking for basic fare, kid and pet friendly, this is a good option, but like I said there are plenty of better places on the chain than this. read more

We have been here before and the food was decent. Beautiful view. Cleanliness of the women's bathroom not so much on two occasions. Literally smells like you are walking in urine. While walking to the bar you can also smell it. Won't be back. read more

Matt is the most patient, dedicated server I've had the pleasure to meet! I showed up with 2 senior gals, that are half deaf and half decided (sweet though). He was kind and accommodating, above and beyond! The num nums were good, too. Thank you. read more