We loved the atmosphere. Great customer service. We hung out for karoke 2 nights in a row.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Anna B.
Reading these low rated reviews makes me think that no one knows how to have a good time anymore. The Karaoke DJ puts on a true performance as the host. He's like a hilarious Sebastian Bach and always keeps the room entertained. We've been coming here for over 12 years and I truly believe it's the best entertainment in OC. The crowd is equally entertaining. Sandbar, please, never, ever, ever stop being you. Only wish you'd go back to 7 days a week year round. Long live Badboy!
Annette Q.
Best dive bar for karaoke! Always try to make at least one trip when visiting Ocean City and it never disappoints.
Gabriella Fioravanti
Absolute trash bar. Great vibes tho.
Raj S
PROs - location , vibe , barCONs - too loud sometimes , service was okWas staying pretty close to this bar and we dropped by for a drink. At first I was really impressed with the ambience with lights and songs .. I liked the vibe but my friend thought it was too loud . We got a seat very close to the speakers and it was loud . The place was busy and lots of people were dancing etc. .bar was also busy and the service was a bit slow . Just had some quick drinks and we left . Not sure of the food situation here. I liked it overall but could be less loud (according to my friend :) )
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Raj S.
PROs - location , vibe , bar CONs - too loud sometimes , service was ok Was staying pretty close to this bar and we dropped by for a drink. At first I was really impressed with the ambience with lights and songs .. I liked the vibe but my friend thought it was too loud . We got a seat very close to the speakers and it was loud . The place was busy and lots of people were dancing etc. .bar was also busy and the service was a bit slow . Just had some quick drinks and we left . Not sure of the food situation here. I liked it overall but could be less loud (according to my friend :) )
Brian E.
Terrible drinks, Terrible DJ, honestly, it would be better to just play some YouTube karaoke videos and do karaoke with some friends at home.
Frank ciurca
So July 3 we arrived to the venue at 8 PM, waited 1-1/2 hours for KJ to arrive, we were the first to arrive. Than a young guy arrives hands us a lamated page to log on, my phone and wife's phone batteries low, so we logged on with our niece's phone. He calls up wife about 40 min later after 7 or 8 singers. He calls her by her niece's name even after she told him her name. He never calls me up, so after 20 singers I approach him, ask why I never got called, apparently I wasn't on his list, I said I'm going to talk to the manager. He than said "you're never going to sing here but I'll still be here. He tried to say that's how karaoke is done, I told him I was in the business for 30 yrs, it was unethical to treat customers that way. We had been going to the venue since mid 90s, and am not going back, ever!
Service: 1
Lizzy D
i was not impressed with the Karaoke DJ of 5 July, he waited 5 minutes before the start of karaoke to give out instructions for an app to download. i downloaded created an account and helped my aunt and uncle pick out songs. The DJ was asked to fix one of the names but kept ignoring the request; he put my aunt and uncle's names way down whatever list the app or he created.The DJ was rude and told my uncle he wasn't going to let him sing and said "get the f--k out of here" my uncle spoke to the manager who was also rude. My uncle had a karaoke business for 30 years and respect of the customers was what brought people back. We will not go here again.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
Frank C.
So we got to the venue at 8 PM, waited 1-1/2 hours for KJ to arrive, we were the first to arrive. Than a young guy arrives hands us a lamated page to log on, my phone and wife's phone batteries low, so we logged on with our niece's phone. He calls up wife about 40 min later after 7 or 8 singers. He calls her by her niece's name even after she told him her name. He never calls me up, so after 20 singers I approach him, ask why I never got called, apparently I wasn't on his list, I said I'm going to talk to the manager. He than said "you're never going to sing here but I'll still be here. He tried to say that's how karaoke is done, I told him I was in the business for 30 yrs, it was unethical to treat customers that way. We had been going to the venue since mid 90s, and am not going back, ever!
Great karoke spot. Variety of music. No books. Knowledgeable bar tender on drinks which were amazing. Up kept and clean. Security was personable and great location to our hotel. Will be back. 10 out of 10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine F.
This place was fine since there aren't any other karaoke bars in Ocean City, but it was disappointing. Watching other people sing was fun but the guy hosting was not doing it fairly at all. You put in your name to request a song and he 1) didn't call our name for over an hour meanwhile the same few people seemed to get up over and over again and even the host decided to sing a song when he called someone's name who had left instead of skipping to the next person. 2) when the host finally did call our name, he played his own song and not the song we picked! What was the point of having us choose a song if you wouldn't let us actually sing it?Overall we had fun but we're disappointed we didn't get to sing more. We were there 2.5 hours and only got to do two songs. As far as drinks, they are nothing special and the beer selection is poor.
Chris Warman
Bartenders are good. The mc skips you and let's his friends up. If you're not in his circle good luck singing.
Bill Fox
Dj is more into hearing himself than than letting others sing. Hire a new DJ. He’s not personable and actually is a detriment to paying customers waiting to sing at a Karaoke bar, this isn’t even close.
Scott F.
Went to the Sandbar Saturday night on a lark. Had a fun time, my girlfriend sang a song and the DJ made me get up and sing one, and I have a terrible voice. The crowd was small, but everyone seemed to be having fun and were very sociable.
We loved the atmosphere. Great customer service. We hung out for karoke 2 nights in a row.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Reading these low rated reviews makes me think that no one knows how to have a good time anymore. The Karaoke DJ puts on a true performance as the host. He's like a hilarious Sebastian Bach and always keeps the room entertained. We've been coming here for over 12 years and I truly believe it's the best entertainment in OC. The crowd is equally entertaining. Sandbar, please, never, ever, ever stop being you. Only wish you'd go back to 7 days a week year round. Long live Badboy!
Best dive bar for karaoke! Always try to make at least one trip when visiting Ocean City and it never disappoints.
Absolute trash bar. Great vibes tho.
PROs - location , vibe , barCONs - too loud sometimes , service was okWas staying pretty close to this bar and we dropped by for a drink. At first I was really impressed with the ambience with lights and songs .. I liked the vibe but my friend thought it was too loud . We got a seat very close to the speakers and it was loud . The place was busy and lots of people were dancing etc. .bar was also busy and the service was a bit slow . Just had some quick drinks and we left . Not sure of the food situation here. I liked it overall but could be less loud (according to my friend :) )
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
PROs - location , vibe , bar CONs - too loud sometimes , service was ok Was staying pretty close to this bar and we dropped by for a drink. At first I was really impressed with the ambience with lights and songs .. I liked the vibe but my friend thought it was too loud . We got a seat very close to the speakers and it was loud . The place was busy and lots of people were dancing etc. .bar was also busy and the service was a bit slow . Just had some quick drinks and we left . Not sure of the food situation here. I liked it overall but could be less loud (according to my friend :) )
Terrible drinks, Terrible DJ, honestly, it would be better to just play some YouTube karaoke videos and do karaoke with some friends at home.
So July 3 we arrived to the venue at 8 PM, waited 1-1/2 hours for KJ to arrive, we were the first to arrive. Than a young guy arrives hands us a lamated page to log on, my phone and wife's phone batteries low, so we logged on with our niece's phone. He calls up wife about 40 min later after 7 or 8 singers. He calls her by her niece's name even after she told him her name. He never calls me up, so after 20 singers I approach him, ask why I never got called, apparently I wasn't on his list, I said I'm going to talk to the manager. He than said "you're never going to sing here but I'll still be here. He tried to say that's how karaoke is done, I told him I was in the business for 30 yrs, it was unethical to treat customers that way. We had been going to the venue since mid 90s, and am not going back, ever!
Service: 1
i was not impressed with the Karaoke DJ of 5 July, he waited 5 minutes before the start of karaoke to give out instructions for an app to download. i downloaded created an account and helped my aunt and uncle pick out songs. The DJ was asked to fix one of the names but kept ignoring the request; he put my aunt and uncle's names way down whatever list the app or he created.The DJ was rude and told my uncle he wasn't going to let him sing and said "get the f--k out of here" my uncle spoke to the manager who was also rude. My uncle had a karaoke business for 30 years and respect of the customers was what brought people back. We will not go here again.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 2
So we got to the venue at 8 PM, waited 1-1/2 hours for KJ to arrive, we were the first to arrive. Than a young guy arrives hands us a lamated page to log on, my phone and wife's phone batteries low, so we logged on with our niece's phone. He calls up wife about 40 min later after 7 or 8 singers. He calls her by her niece's name even after she told him her name. He never calls me up, so after 20 singers I approach him, ask why I never got called, apparently I wasn't on his list, I said I'm going to talk to the manager. He than said "you're never going to sing here but I'll still be here. He tried to say that's how karaoke is done, I told him I was in the business for 30 yrs, it was unethical to treat customers that way. We had been going to the venue since mid 90s, and am not going back, ever!
Restaurantji Recommends
Great karoke spot. Variety of music. No books. Knowledgeable bar tender on drinks which were amazing. Up kept and clean. Security was personable and great location to our hotel. Will be back. 10 out of 10!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place was fine since there aren't any other karaoke bars in Ocean City, but it was disappointing. Watching other people sing was fun but the guy hosting was not doing it fairly at all. You put in your name to request a song and he 1) didn't call our name for over an hour meanwhile the same few people seemed to get up over and over again and even the host decided to sing a song when he called someone's name who had left instead of skipping to the next person. 2) when the host finally did call our name, he played his own song and not the song we picked! What was the point of having us choose a song if you wouldn't let us actually sing it?Overall we had fun but we're disappointed we didn't get to sing more. We were there 2.5 hours and only got to do two songs. As far as drinks, they are nothing special and the beer selection is poor.
Bartenders are good. The mc skips you and let's his friends up. If you're not in his circle good luck singing.
Dj is more into hearing himself than than letting others sing. Hire a new DJ. He’s not personable and actually is a detriment to paying customers waiting to sing at a Karaoke bar, this isn’t even close.
Went to the Sandbar Saturday night on a lark. Had a fun time, my girlfriend sang a song and the DJ made me get up and sing one, and I have a terrible voice. The crowd was small, but everyone seemed to be having fun and were very sociable.