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SandBar Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, CA

SandBar Huntington Beach

4.6
4.6
79 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
Sandbar Cocina y Tequila offers a variety of revamped Mexican food classics, vibrant cocktails, and an extensive range of international tequilas and mezcals.

Our food menu celebrates Mexico’s diverse ingredients through contemporary interpretations of classic dishes, as well as some nostalgic recipes.

The bar program features handcrafted margaritas and creative cocktails, an extensive tequila & mezcal list, including a selection of rare and classic international tequilas and many Mexican, craft and domestic beer selections.

Sandbar’s design incorporates custom materials, lighting, furniture and décor which will transport you to the beautiful coasts of Mexico. With our prime locations just blocks from the Pacific, Sandbar’s Mexican coastal design blends with laid SoCal beach vibes and modern Mexican cool.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 9 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican, Traditional Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 11:00 am–1:30 am Sat, Sun 10:00 am–1:30 am
  • Phone number
    (714) 460-5423
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 79 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Orange County

    Lively

  • North Orange County

    Lively

  • North Orange County

    Mexican

79 Reviews
  1. AndreaD

    Mexico City

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service! Our server Ocean was great! We had a nice early dinner with our 16yo son, great food and ambience!

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  2. SurfCityGirl

    Orange County

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was tasty and server was attentive. My order came out wrong , and the correction was also wrong. My friend also ordered food to go, but not until we were ready to leave, but it was brought out randomly while we were still eating. So, while the server was attentive, the kitchen apparently isn’t.

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  3. ChristineM

    Hawaii

    28 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Fun Cinco de Mayo celebration. Lots of people happy to be there.

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  4. MJGIRLY22

    Seattle

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 5, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went for a girls night out. Yummy food, drinks and fun atmosphere!

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  5. CatherineR

    Orange County

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Our server was awesome! Noise level a bit high. Excellent food.

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  6. b4food

    Los Angeles

    12 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    On a Saturday night, this restaurant is definitely for the younger crowd. It's swarming with people. We ate outside and the seating there was comfortable. This was our first visit to the restaurant and we don't see ourselves returning. We had the shrimp with mango salsa tacos as an appetizer and they were quite good. I had the shrimp quesadillas which were also good, but a little too oily. My husband and son had the seafood enchiladas. Unfortunately, neither of them liked them. They were not warm when they were served and they were quite "mushy"...not to their taste. In addition the complimentary chips tasted stale, although they were edible. The wait staff were all friendly and helpful.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    What an amazing value for great food, cocktails and atmosphere despite being in a very touristed area. We loved it!

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  8. Abby1

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 23, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Sandbar is a very lovely place, clean and nice setting, food was very delicious, drinks also ,all of us loved our food, service was good although place got so packed with people, poor servers were very busy , but they did a great job.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Waitress was awesome great ambiance and the food is yummy

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  10. AlbertP

    Palm Springs

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good vibe, friendly service and great location. Fish Tacos are the bomb.

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  11. John

    Chicago

    82 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    82 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Good food, not so good service. Had to flag someone down to get a server--it was a Sunday night and not that busy. Tacos and chile rellenos were delicious.

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  12. NicoleD

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on February 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This restaurant is absolutely amazing! The service has always been top-notch, the drinks are phenomenal, and the food is over the top! Be sure to save room for dessert, because the churros are unbelievable! Be sure to try out this restaurant

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  13. KitC

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food super great Service amazing Cant wait to go again

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great chips, salsa and warm bean dip! Frozen strawberry margaritas were outstanding! Tacos and enchiladas were fresh, flavorful and quite tasty. Presentation was excellent. Service was very good. Only the music was exceedingly loud.

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  15. Cassie

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 27, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Love the vibe at Sandbar! I've been here twice since moving to OC recently and it's just such a cool spot in HB. Great food and even better atmosphere. If you're into sports, they always have something playing on the tv's too, which is cool!

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  16. AnkitP

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The restaurant has the vibe for any type of events. We went there for a birthday and the service was great. The food was on point and very authentic. The flavors were just on spot. The decor is phenomenal and the staff is very friendly, and helpful. We will definitely be back for future.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    So fun and food was amazing! Stuff were so nice and helpful

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  18. HeatherJ

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 6, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Love the food! It’s amazing!! Always have had a pleasant experience!

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  19. HappyCamper

    Central Coast

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best place in Huntington Beach to go for a great vibe, excellent food and drinks, and an amazing price! Plus you can catch all of your favorite sports in an upscale environment.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went to Sandbar for dinner last night as we had seen photos on Social Media and it looked good. It’s in downtown HB and was within walking distance of our hotel. We had good service, the drinks were good and the food was just ok. Ordered the ceviche (little dry) and our main dishes were just ok. I had the Chicken bowl and I only received a couple pieces of chicken. Wife had the green enchiladas and they were very dry. As we were eating dinner, we were told to get out of our seats and the table was moved to move room for the DJ who had to set up. This occurred around 9 PM where half the restaurant was empty. The table next to use had no room for their chairs to back up as the DJ booth was pushing up against their chairs. Why would you inconvenience your customer to set up a DJ? To make matters worse, they turned on the disco ball and lights which shined directly in my wife’s eyes. Definition be returning and caution anyone who gets a table, ask if you are in the area of the DJ.

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  21. heatherB

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We have been dining at Sandbar since it's opening (just before Covid time). We loved the lounge setting outdoor with comfortable sofas, pillows and plants around..The outdoor has been replaced with uncomfortable high booths that were difficult to get in. We had reservation for a birthday party of 7 plus a dog. It was a slow Thursday but nothing was set up for us. They appeared to be short staff with only one server, one food runner & one bartender who was doing everything including busing table! Our server Ariel was sweet and patient and was doing the best she could to accommodate all customers. Bartender was friendly and courteous as well. Unfortunately, it took an hour for us to get our food. Noone was around to give us addl chips & salsa or refilling water while we were waiting. We ordered everything from Fajitas with ribeye, carne Asada entrees, combo meal of taco, enchilada, steak burrito, Cesar salad with ribeye and shrimp tacos.. all were average in quality & portions. Skinny margarita was well mixed and beer selection was good. Service was great but slow (not Ariel's fault ). Overall was okay, not worth calling "fine dining" by any means. They definitely need more server backups during lunch time...

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  22. BrandyC

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 1
    The food was overly salted, the fried ice cream and the margarita were the best two things out of our 5 person dinner. The atmosphere is like being at a college party and was way too loud.

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our waitress was AMAZING she was very fun & gave a lot of good suggestions

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Table took too long to have us seated as they said the wait staff needed to get caught up

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  25. HeatherJ

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 11, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is amazing. We go there as often as we are able. Best food downtown!

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  26. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on August 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    First time there and very very impressed! Has a good vibe with soft desert colors that are fun!!! The food was 10/10 but the decor and drink really pull you in.

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  27. OcLeah

    Los Angeles

    22 reviews

    5.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on August 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Sandbar is the best! Great food & service. Fun atmosphere. The place to go if you want to have a good time in Huntington Beach.

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  28. OpenTable Diner

    Austin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We’re here on vacation and stopped in here for lunch before the beach. It is a great spot. Super nice, cute place. The staff is great and the food was really good. Spicy tho so ask before you order if you don’t prefer spicy. We’d definitely come back here

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  29. Juls

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on July 23, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great good and reasonably priced but a bit noisy, but it was Saturday.

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Excellent menu - covered our wide variety of tastes! Food was wonderful. Service was attentive but a little slow. Very friendly staff.

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  31. moni

    Kansas City

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on July 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great place to have drinks and eat on a fantastic weekend

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  32. JulieF

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    I met with a few friends and the whole time we where there we felt neglected. We constantly where trying to get the employees attention. Very disappointing

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  33. Foodiefan

    Exclusive

    8 reviews

    3.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on July 6, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    We went for my son's 21st birthday. He enjoyed his good and the gigantic margerita. I ordered a fajita salad and asked if it was spicy and told no. Well it was so spicy I couldn't eat it. Plus who wants to eat a salad made out of fresh cabbage with no dressing. The ceviche was really chewy like rubber. also the margarita is so large and piled so high that it immediately starts melting and dripping all over the table. its a mess. (but yummy) Also the cheese dip is fabulous, and so are the chips.

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  34. JessicaS

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on July 1, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great food and🍹!! Service was awesome. We stayed until it got loud with DJ music. 10ish.

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  35. JanineO

    Orange County

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 27, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always enjoy Sandbar. Food is great and very reasonably priced. The vibe is positive and the service is always good.

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  36. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 20, 2023

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 5
    Didn’t acknowledge my mothers birthday. 0 Service and it was only a tuesday afternoon. Food was mediocre. Dad had asked for a lemonade from the person picking up the dirty plates and the person stated: “I am only a barback so I can’t ring that in for you.” So then my dad had to wait 15 minutes for just a lemonade… The plantain chips that come with the ceviche were old and stale. Queso fundido barely had any chorizo for an upcharge wow. My Mexican mother was upset with the fish tacos. The margarita my dad ordered had a really old nasty lime for the garnish like seriously…?? My dad had half of his food missing. Had ordered enchiladas with a chile relleno and didn’t even get the chile relleno LOL… My birria tacos were good. I was happy with that. Coming from a Mexican family, just overall upsetting.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 11, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The Sandbar was a wonderful experience for my family, and for myself during a birthday celebration. The service was attentive. The drinks were as advertised. And the food was quickly served and delicious. The ambience is in concert with its name sake and comfortable. Most importantly, the prices are reasonable, and the menu was accommodating with a wide variety of tastes. I would highly recommend the Sandbar to anyone living in or visiting Huntington Beach.

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  38. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Never been here before tonight. What a pleasant surprise. The food was amazing, service was excellent and the prices were very reasonable!! Will defiantly come back!

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  39. LindaS

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved our waitress!!! Oliva Food was great!!! Love the atmosphere!!

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My third time here and the food is always amazing and on point. The service is always good, very attentive waiters. Amazing drinks!

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FAQs

SandBar Huntington Beach is rated 4.6 stars by 79 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 9 times today
Google Map for SandBar Huntington Beach

221 Main St, Huntington Beach, CA 92648-8111

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Huntington Beach
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 11:00 am–1:30 am Sat, Sun 10:00 am–1:30 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican, Contemporary Mexican, Traditional Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Dog Friendly, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Firepit, Patio/Outdoor Dining
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