The Sand Bar

Vinalhaven, ME · Restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Vinalhaven
#5
of 13 restaurants
City Percentile
25%
rating percentile
Address
The Sand Bar, 63 Main St, Vinalhaven, ME 04863
Phone
(207) 863-4500
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM Sat

The Sand Bar is a restaurant located in Vinalhaven, ME. It is one of 13 restaurants listed in Vinalhaven. Its 4.4-star rating is slightly below the Vinalhaven city average of 4.5 stars. It ranks #5 among Vinalhaven restaurants by combined rating and review volume. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Friday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Lockie Hunter · Nov 2025

As others have noted, a big shout-out to the servers who are really working hard. They are serving drinks and delivering food, and since it’s one of the only places open on the island in the off-season, the place is packed! The slushies are very boozy! Which is great if you’re in the mood for boozy drinks. We had one in the middle of the day and then went hiking, and it was a bit much, but certainly great for the evening! The atmosphere is fun. We went two times. The first time was for lunch one day, and they had the game on, which was great. And the second time was for a bingo trivia, which was a lot of fun, but there was definitely one gentleman at the bar who was not happy that people were not paying attention to the game! The place is full of locals, as you might imagine. And that’s

★★★★☆ 4.0 Brian Liberty · Nov 2023

The server here was very friendly and the place was interesting. A bar and a little restaurant with alcoholic slushies on tap. We ordered crab rangoons as an appetizer. They were delicious and well priced. For the meal my wife got a grilled cheese baguette with bacon and onion and apple which was an interesting sandwich. And I got my traditional Reuben. The sandwiches were delicious. My Reuben especially, no soggy parts. Crispy bread, excellent sandwich. Unfortunately, our fries were cold as soon as they hit the table. Not an ounce of warmth to them. When asking how our food was the server did apologize for the cold fries and offered to refry them. It's almost a shame that lunch was so filling, because the dessert menu looked amazing. This was our first visit to the Sand Bar on vinalhaven

★★★★☆ 4.0 Kevin Markman · Jun 2023

Nice dive bar on the island. Bring your own pool cue if you want to play. Local vibe serving the tourists.

★★★★★ 5.0 Deb Wyman · Oct 2025

Food was consistently good which is incredibly important in my book... I had a Reuben one day for lunch and a quesadilla for night for dinner...both equally delicious!

★★★★★ 5.0 Dawn gallipo · Oct 2025

Everything was amazing. Definitely come and check it out.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom

Services

RestaurantBar

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