Sahara SandBar and Pizza — Restaurant in Huntington Beach

I hate to be so critical but today was terrible at Sahara. The service was terrible. The female bartender was rude! They didn’t have mixed drinks today. Last weekend they had the most amazing watermelon margaritas. You’d think with it being Mother’s Day weekend they’d have good cocktails but not the case.

We ended up ordering a pizza. We wanted half pepperoni, half Canadian bacon with pineapple. She said they don’t do half and half. Ok. I get it. We ordered Canadian bacon with pineapple and fresh slices of jalapeños. It was great if you like really thin pizza like we do. Super thin crust, huge pizza big enough to share with 4 people. $28 for a large. Kinda skimpy on the toppings for the price. $10 modelo beers kill me! Seriously!! $10??

When we went to pay, we noticed it automatically added a 20% tip on the order. Luckily we saw it and left a custom tip. Apparently all of the beach bars (Sea Legs, Sea Salt, Huntington House) add an automatic 20% gratuity so be aware...

Everyone check your receipts before you leave this establishment! I was helped by Bella L and she added a tip to my total. If I hadn’t looked at my receipt I would not have known she added the tip. Her excuse was that the machine is already preset to tip! Unacceptable! I have never been to an establishment that has the tip preset. That is illegal. On top of that she was rude and unprofessional. That’s unacceptable and unfortunate that we are giving business to this establishment that is stealing from its customers. So, BE AWARE! Check your receipt and make sure a tip is not added by the staff without your consent. As far as the food goes, the pizza was ok. It is very overpriced for the quality. I wish my experience would’ve been a better one, but...

We really want this place to succeed. We are neighbors. But…come on people..

They said they could do tequila, vodka and rum drinks.

We ask for a margi and they said they cannot do margaritas. They couldn’t do a whiskey cola. They don’t have fresh lime. You cannot order food because the cook was gone. They don’t take cash. The toilets are awful.

So what DOOO they do?

Nuff said. Ridiculous! I hope they improve things because this is .5 miles from my house. This was our...