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Sandbar

Three friends relax outdoors, drinking cocktails at a sunlit bar or patio with casual summer atmosphere.

Enjoy a relaxing lunch or afternoon snack within the dunes at the Sandbar or grab something to-go on your way to the beach. Offering a curated selection of beer and wine, along with craft cocktails, the Sandbar is open seasonally, weather permitting, and no reservations are required.

Closed for the season

Our menu

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Deep Fried Chicken Tenders and Fries with Sauce
Spectacular martini cocktail in a rounded glass, decorated with flowers and lemon peel, placed on a linen cloth.
Homemade Frozen Aperol Spritz Slushy with an Orange
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Sharables
  • Sharables
  • Coastal Plates
  • Handhelds
  • Desserts
  • For the kids
  • Cocktails
  • Frozen delights $18
  • Beer & seltzer
  • Wine by the Glass

Sharables

Crab Rangoon Dip $19

Warm Cream Cheese | Lump Crab | Sweet Chili | Scallions | Crispy Wonton Chips

 

Hot Honey Chicken Bites $19

Crispy Chicken Thigh | Calabrian Honey | Sesame | Pickled Fresno

 

CHARRED STREET CORN DIP $18

Roasted Corn | Cotija | Lime | Chili Butter | Tortilla Chips

SANDBAR SMOKED FISH DIP $20

Local Catch | Lemon | Cream Cheese | Herbs | Grilled Crostini

CRISPY CALAMARI $20

Cherry Peppers | Lemon | Marinara

Coastal Plates

CRISPY SHRIMP BASKET $24

Buttermilk Fried Shrimp | Old Bay Fries | Cocktail Sauce

FISH & CHIPS $26

Beer Battered Catch | Fries | Tartar | Malt Vinegar

BLACKENED MAHI BOWL $18

Coconut Rice | Avocado | Pickled Vegetables | Chili Crisp

SMOKED CHICKEN POWER BOWL $25

Quinoa | Roasted Vegetables | Herb Yogurt | Citrus

Handhelds

SANDBAR DOUBLE SMASH BURGER $24

Two Patties | American Cheese | Shredded Lettuce | Pickle | Sandbar Sauce

 

HOT HONEY CHICKEN SANDWICH $22

Crispy Chicken Thigh | Pickles | Cabbage Slaw | Brioche

 

OBX PULLED PORK SANDWICH $21

House Smoked Pork | Carolina Gold BBQ | Pickled Slaw

BLACKENED FISH TACOS $24

Cabbage Slaw | Pineapple Salsa | Cilantro Crema

CRAB CAKE SLIDER DUO $26

Lump Crab | Old Bay | Remoulade | Buttered Potato Rolls

Desserts

BANANA PUDDING PARFAIT $12

KEY LIME PIE JAR $11

FRIED OREOS $11

For the kids

Hamburger or Cheeseburger  $15

 

HOTDOG $15

 

GRILLED CHEESE $15

 

Each item includes choice of fries or fruit

Cocktails

Rum Punch $25

Rum, Dark Rum, Bitters, Orange Pineapple & Lime Juices, Grenadine Float

 

Day at The Beach $16

Vodka, Triple Sec, Lime Juice, Cranberry Juice, Grapefruit Juice

 

Soul Serfer $20

Reposado Tequila, Passion Fruit, Guava, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Triple Sec

 

Hemingway Daquiri $18

White Rum, Grapefruit Juice, Lime Juice, Luxardo

 

Sandbar Spritzer

Aperol, Honeysuckle Vodka, Sparkling Wine, Club Soda

 

Back Porch Tea……………………………………………….$22

Bourbon, Honey, Lemon, Iced Tea

Painkiller

Rum, Dark Rum, Pineapple, Coco Lopez, Nutmeg

Mojito

Light Rum, Lime, Mint, Simple Syrup

Add: Strawberry, Watermelon, Cucumber +2

Margarita
$20

Tequila, Lime, Agave

Make it Spicy +2

 

Frozen delights $18

Daiquiri

Light Rum, Strawberry, Mango, Banana, Passion Fruit

 

Classic Pina Colada

Light Rum, Coconut, Pineapple

 

Grand Gold Margarita

Tequila, Lime, Agave, Cointreau, Grand Marnier Float

 

Mango Madness

Rum, Mango Puree, Lime

 

Mudslide

Vodka, Chocolate Syrup, Kahlua, Whipped Cream

 

Frozee

House Rose Wine, Triple Berry Puree

Beer & seltzer

Canned Beer $9

Kona Big Wave Lager | Sky Blue Kolsch | White Claw (Assorted) | Outer Banks Hard Seltzer | Sapporo NA | Modelo

 

Seasonal Draft Beers $10

Wicked Weed Pernicious IPA | Red Oak | Golden Road Mango Cart | Stella

Wine by the Glass

VUEVE DE VERNEY BRUT $12

 

LAMARCA PROSSECO $15

 

JOSH SAUVVIGNON BLANC $14

 

JOSH PINOT GRIGIO $14

 

JOSH PINOT NOIR $14

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