The Sand Bar Capitola — Restaurant in Capitola

UPDATE: I went again on 6/21/22 and changing my review because the ceviche that I had last time was amazing but this time, it totally changed in flavor and had mostly shrimp with barely any of the fish ceviche (which is my favorite). I was disappointed it was not like the last time. The ceviche was a huge reason why I came back, however I won't be coming back. Not sure why they changed it... Also the Paloma was not good.

Previous review:I am happy to say I was content with what I ate!!! I am a ceviche connoisseur and I was pleasantly surprised with how delicious the ceviche was! It has both fish and shrimp ceviche. My preference is usually fish, but this was so good that it didn't matter!- one of the best!!! I also felt the size of it was filling. The clam chowder was good; I would say above average but I have also tasted some that are 5/5 in the past, so this is more like a 4/5. Also, I was not a big fan of the environment inside the restaurant- it seemed too touristy. But luckily, we ate outside in the patio and we were watching the beach and the colorful homes from there. Outside, it is a less clean though because of the birds. But because of the view outside, it has a nice feeling and the waitress was...

Brought a friend visiting to have a bite. She liked what she saw on the menu. When we go there the bartender came over and said they were at capacity and we had to wait. In the meantime more people walked past us and right in the door. So we went in. Stood at the bar ordered 2 glasses of wine, $23!!! Found a table sat there for a half hour or more. The waitress came to the table next to us and behind us but didn't take our order. The other tables got served and still no order. Every time she came by her back was to us and she took off. We finished our over priced wine. Went to Zeldas, we were seated immediately and had a great waiter and meal and wine that was reasonably priced. They were nice and attentive. I have lived here most of my life, bring many visitors to the Village and I am embarrassed at how a local eatery treats their patrons. Please teach your staff how to be respectful to all and not just wait on friends. I didn't appreciate being ignored. You lost a favorable...

Worst experience ever. The waitress was nice but she got our order wrong and was bringing us random food. She also charged us for three kids quesadillas when we ordered 2 and when I told her she says she charged us 3 because we had three kids (one is a 4month old). That’s no excuse. My brother asked for the receipt and the waitress handed him a blank piece of paper. The lady behind the counter was extremely rude and told us that we sat down when there was a 20 min wait so therefore we threw them off. She had actually told us to sit where we wanted to and told the same thing to the family behind us. The restaurant was not busy at all and it had open tables. With a sign that said please sit yourself. She was also talking behind our backs when we were leaving. Very unprofessional and rude. She definitely needs better customer service skills and not blame the costumers for...