Sand bar & Island Grill

Would have been nice to know that they are closed for the winter. April 1^st is the date listed for opening. I’ll sit here a minute and watch folks ice fish.

Great relaxed, casual local place. The food is much better then you would think. The burgers are excellent. I have tried most all of the appetizers over many stops at the Sand Bar Island grill and can honestly say, yes they are all good. No complaints and the prices are very fair for the good size portions you get.

This is one of the best lobster/​seafood restaurants I have eaten at! I recommend anything on the menu. Ravioli is delicious and small for anyone who isn’t starving. Lobster on a pretzel roll (can’t remember the exact menu item) is absolutely mouthwatering. Yum!

Great atmosphere, the food was good and the drinks were excellent.

Oysters! $ 1.85 or $ 19 a dozen. In a tiki bar, doesn’t get any better lakeside.
Fall is the best time to visit here imo, SO crowded on the weekends in teh summer and that is the only time they regularly have oysters anyway. Call ahead to make sure they are open and still have oysters, they go fast. Closing Halloween, scary.
Better than average burgers, a decent cubano, nice caprice salad and good sweet potato fries. Very reasonably priced wines although it is a beer joint of course. You can wash your $ 19 dozen oysters down with a $ 19 bottle of Columbia Crest chardonnay.
It’s cold, it’s wet, those oak chips worked.
Super service by Katie and others. Be there.

Looking for the unexpected? Try this tiki bar. First glance the restrooms are outside and most of the seating is at the bar but then you’ll try the food. As a first timer wanted to try something unique so had the beefsteak grilled tomatoes with crumbled bleu cheese. One word –delicious! Grill marks on bottom and perfect toasty brown on top. Served with grilled toast points but you won’t need those extra carbs to enjoy these rich summer fruits.
My best test of a new place is the burger. This time I ordered the Gouda and red peppers burger without the bun. Once again perfectly cooked with great unique flavor combo. Also liked that the red onions were see through thin sliced which is perfect for adding flavor without overkill. Coleslaw side was fresh and citrusy.
All in all I’d go back. Friendly staff, nice fun local and more stuff to try on the menu.
What’s not to like? The swivel chairs at the bar can be tricky to get settled into. But once you’re in enjoy the rest.

Ate here for lunch today. Locals rave about this place and for years I have riden by it on my bike without stopping. My mistake. Today wifey and I were looking for something different so we took the cruise to twin lakes. On the back Side of the lake is a trip worth taking.
Started with beefsteak tomatoes grilled and then broiled with amazing chunks of bleu cheese. Wow is all I can say other than a taste explosion in the mouth.
We are currently lo carbing so burgers without buns has gotten real old as most are dry hockey pucks and the bun kinda masks that. Not here. PERFECTLY cooked burger with awesome sear on outside and perfect medium juicy goodness inside. I had yet more bleu cheese and wifey had Gouda and avocado. Hers was awesome too!
Really cute inside with large bar where most folks sit. Not too many tables but one can be scored with a reservation.
Hope to be back again before they close for the season and definitely back next year. Super cool place with solid food.

A star for the cold beer and another for one of the three sliders being good. The lobster roll was no good at all.

Nothing special. Service, food and drinks were mediocre at best. Disappointed since its in a good location with a great view of the lake.

Since I researched this place, I went in with no expectations other than what I knew they would offer. I knew that it was a casual tiki bar with plastic ware, outside bathrooms etc., so I will not fault it for any of those reasons. The reason for the low rating? The food! I will sacrifice posh for excellent food any day, actually I prefer that. The food, however, can’t be so-​so and this was. The duck strips were so overdone and so were my trio sliders. My son ordered a burger, and that was good (seafood place and the burger is good,) and my husband ordered the shrimp Po Boy and said that it was ok.
I do have to say that the hostess was absolutely delightful and accommodating, and the waitress was too. We were comped our appetizers because our food took a while (although this wasn’t due to our complaint-​we were enjoying our company and didn’t notice,) but we appreciated that they were cognizant of the time delay.
With all the great reviews, I feel like we had an off night with the cooks. I might try again.

Went on a Saturday night and was so glad that someone in our party of 4 thought to call ahead for reservations. This place was packed! I was a little annoyed that they make their customers park across the street so that the cars with the boats and trailers can park in their lot. Really? And there are signs saying your car will be towed if you park there. But we drove an hour to get there so we parked across the street instead of leaving. The food was pretty good but I was disappointed that the menu is mostly just sandwiches. The servers were very attentive but definitely move you along. They even bought our last round of drinks if we would agree to move over to the bar. I understand that other people are waiting but we had JUST finished eating.
I’m not sure if it was worth driving an hour for or if we’ll ever go back again. It was nice but that’s about it.

I went here with my sister and we both had burgers. I make my own burgers and they did a good job! Very tasty meat! And the onion rings where home made! 5 stars from us!!! Go get a burger u will love it! We will return for sure!!!

Looking for something new on a Friday night… started my search to come up with this «diamond in the rough». Kudos’s for the Tiki Bar atmosphere… great location for the lake lovers… we don’t boat but, enjoyed the water and sunset! The outstanding part of this place was the food. Lobster Po-​Boy and Grouper Sandwiches were out of this world! Had some appetizers of Guinness Onion Rings and Alligator Bites… yum! Tropical Long Islands were flavorful and would love the recipe! The atmosphere is casual… come as you are… we were lucky to only have two so we sat at the bar and had fun.
The unfortunate down fall was the wait staff we had. The bartender was friendly from the start and then it was almost like she was avoiding us… waited on the parties on both sides of us and seriously felt like she tried not to make eye contact!!! Was very weird and put a damper on the evening. We are pretty good patrons, friendly… courteous and good tippers… so hopefully they can re-​train them to understand their patrons are the people they should be friendly to so that they want to come back! Will recommend… and will visit again… was still fun!

Great meeting place just across the border in Wisconsin… the wife and I met our camping friends here on Friday on the way up to Kettle Moraine state park. Perfect meeting spot if you’re venturing to Wisconsin via route 12.
Spotted cow by the bottle should be enough said alone… but they have a terrific seafood menu to boot. Love the restaurant theme and location is right on the lake. Ordered the blackened grouper sandwich and the lobster roll, both solid choices.

The food was great. Everything from the oysters and lobster bites that we started with to the Grouper tacos and Ahi Tuna that we had for dinner. The menu has something for everyone. They were very busy but made sure we were well taken care of at the bar until our table was ready. Food was served quickly, hot and perfectly done. Fun was had by everyone. Enjoy.

Had shrimp cocktail, lobster roll and tomato appetizer –so good! All of it. It is a little hidden gem in twin lakes Wisconsin — who would have guessed. Cold beer, good seafood. Yum. Impressed

Excellent sea food, great place to have a quick bite to eat. Wouldn’t recommend being a place I would bring friends to hangout. As soon as you’re done with your meal, they rudely take away your table, while your still having drinks. After you just spent a hefty amount on food.