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The Sandbar Restaurant Pavilion is the most unique venue for Weddings and other Special Events on the West Coast of Florida. It is a stand alone, open air Pavilion located directly on the beach in Anna Maria, Florida. We can comfortably seat up to 160 guests under the Pavilion with additional seating available on the perimeter. Let us make your Wedding planning a Walk on OUR beach!
The Acclaimed Sandbar Banquet Buffet offers your guests a wide choice of sumptuous dishes to please every palate. We offer four standard buffets, to which you may add items such as lobster tail or filet mignon, if you wish. Our professional Chef, is always happy to discuss and create a customized menu just for your event. The Sandbar Restaurant has the recipe for your perfect Wedding Reception!
Sunday and Friday
60 or less guests $1250, plus $2500 Food & beverage minimum
61 to 100 guests $1500, plus $3500 Food & beverage minimum
100 + guests $1700, plus $4500 Food & beverage minimum
Saturday Events
$2000, plus $5000 Food & beverage minimum
(ask about week day pricing)
Tax and gratuity not included in food and beverage minimums.
Add 6.5% tax and 20% gratuity.
We provide a beach wedding ceremony site adjacent to our pavilion. The site includes the use of the little wooden deck, as well. Your event can last up to 6 hours. Due to noise restrictions, the event will end at 10:00pm.
We will set up, under our pavilion, 42 inch round tables, which seat 6, with deck style chairs. We provide linen table clothes and napkins, flatware, and plates. Additionally, we set up our acclaimed dinner buffet, a full service bar and beverage station. We provide a cake display table and cutting service. Additional tables for gifts and guest sign-in are included. We provide the services of our professional bartender, chef carver at the buffet and servers, too.
For your Ceremony
Deck Chairs - $2.00 each
White Folding - $3.00 each
*(Removal from beach to use for the Reception under the Pavilion, please add $1.00 per chair.)
White Arbor - $40.00
3 Piece Bamboo - $60.00
8 Piece Bamboo - $75.00
Decorating of the Arbors with Fabric and/or Silk Flowers please add $50.00
10x 10 Tent for Ceremony - $40.00
For your Reception
We offer a wide variety
of Table Décor
Sea shells, silk or fresh arrangements, vases, votive candles
Pricing from $10.00 up
Highboy cocktail tables - $8.00 each
60 inch round dining tables - $8.00 each
15 x 15 Dance Floor - $300.00
Dressing area with an attendant and private washrooms for you and your guests - $150.00
Sound System with iPod Hook up - $200
Projector and Screen - $50.00 each
DVD Player - $20.00
* Lighted Ceiling Draping - $150.00
* Paper Lanterns various sizes - $3 - $5 each
* $50.00 service fee applies
The Sandbar provides a portable bar and professionally trained bartender for your event. Plastic cups are used due to the proximity to the beach. Both cash bar and open bar concepts and pricing are available. You may also select a limited open bar or partial open bar. Let us help you select the option that most fits your budget and style of event.
Bar Prices
Well Brands - $5.00
Call Brands - $6.25 and up
Frozen Drinks -
$8.00
Domestic Bottled Beer - $3.25
Imported
Bottled Beer - $4.25
Ask About Keg Pricing. Domestic and Imported Keg Beer (1/2 Barrel Approximately 200 beers). Kegs may be available.
House Wine and Champagne
House Wine - $6.00 per glass or $40.00 per bottle
House Champagne - $25.00 per bottle (Tray served
in stemmed glassware)
Extensive wine list to choose from
Other Beverages
Soda - $2.29 per person Unlimited
Coffee and tea are included with each buffet
$18.00/ DOZEN
Caribbean Wings -
Marinated and grilled with Caribbean Spice
BBQ Chicken Wings
Spicy Chicken Wings - served
with bleu cheese dressing
Peel and Eat Shrimp -
Succulent shrimp served with cocktail sauce
$24.00/DOZEN
Conch Fritters -
Fried conch fritters served with
cocktail sauce
Crab Fritters -
Our signature blue and lump crab cakes served with creole mustard
BBQ Shrimp -
Cooked shrimp tossed in a tangy
BBQ sauce
Spanikopita -
Spinach and feta cheese baked in phylo dough
**Shrimp Cocktail
**Oysters on the Half Shell
$26.00/DOZEN
**Oyster Rockefeller - Fresh oysters on the half shell topped with a blend of parmesan cheese and bacon bits
**Cajun Oysters - Fresh oysters on the half shell topped
with a spicy shrimp stuffing
$28.00/DOZEN
**Buffalo Mozzarella and Tomato - Served with fresh basil leaves
Drizzled with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
**Stuffed Mushrooms - Sausage, crab or spinach
$36.00/DOZEN
**Tuna & Crab Wontons -
Seared Sliced Tuna
Topped with Crab, Avacado, and
Thai Chili sauce
**Mini Maryland Crab Cakes -
Maryland Style Baked Lump crab cakes
$48.00/DOZEN
**Tuna Fusion - Soy marinated Diced Tuna & Onion Over Asian Slaw. Served with crispy wontons and guacasabi.
$25.00/QUART
**Shrimp and Crab Ceviche - Citrus marinated Shrimp & Crab With mango, avocado, onions & peppers, served with crispy chips
$20.00/QUART
**Crab Dip - Spicy & Creamy Crab Dip Served with crispy chips
$14.00/QUART
**Spinach Artichoke Dip -
Blend of Spinach, Cheese, Artichokes
Bruschetta -
Diced Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Basil OR Hummus, Tapenade OR Spinach Artichoke Dip, served on Crostini
Stations - Build Your Own
Raw Bar -
King Crab, Stone Crab Claws, Shrimp Cocktail, Oysters,
Clams, Ceviche, Peel & Eat Shrimp
$MARKET PRICE$
Build Your Own Taco Bar with
Chicken or Fish
$15.99 per person as Appetizer or $21.99 per person as Entrée
The following are estimates of
servings per tray.
SMALL - serves 20 TO 25 people
MEDIUM - serves 45 TO 50 people
LARGE - serves 75 TO 80 people
Fruit and Cheese Tree
A pineapple tree covered with
fresh fruit and cheese
Medium - $225.00
Large - $265.00
Fresh Fruit Tray
Honeydew, cantaloupe,
pineapple, grapes, and strawberries
Small - $45.00
Medium - $70.00
Large - $100.00
Vegetable Tray
Assorted fresh vegetables
garnished with leaf lettuce and tomatoes,
served with ranch dressing
Small - $40.00
Medium - $55.00
Large - $75.00
Cheese Tray
Swiss, cheddar, provolone and Monterey jack garnished with strawberries and grapes
served with captain’s wafers
Small - $50.00
Medium - $80.00
Large - $105.00
Meatballs
Swedish, Polynesian or
Marinara Sauce
Small - $55.00
Medium - $100.00
Large - $150.00
Smoked Fish Dip Tray
Served with red onion, capers, lemon
and served with captain’s wafers
2 lbs. - $50.00
3 lbs. - $75.00
4 lbs. - $105.00
**Smoked Salmon Tray
Served with cream cheese, chopped red
onion and capers
$40.00 per pound
The Island Hopper - $31.99 per person
NY Strip Steak/Prime Rib * Chicken * Fish
Tropical Breeze - $35.99 per person
NY Strip Steak/Prime Rib * Chicken * Fish
Choice of two appetizers from appetizer and party tray menu
Excludes Fruit
and Cheese Tree
Gulf Dream - $39.99 per person
NY Strip Steak/Prime Rib * Chicken * Fish
Choice of three appetizers from appetizer and party tray menu
Fruit and Cheese Tree counts as 2 Appetizers
**Complimentary Carver with all Buffets**
**ABOVE Buffets include Rice or Potato choice, Salad Choice,
Rolls & Butter, Coffee & Tea**
Sunny Beach Menu - $24.99 per person
BBQ Riblets * Chicken Quarters * Chips & Salsa
Choice of
two: Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Black Beans and Rice, Caesar
Salad, or Island Salad
Standard Preparations for Dinner Buffet
NY Strip Steak or Prime Rib
Lightly seasoned, slow roasted and served with au jus
Chicken
Anna Maria: Grilled topped with pineapples
Marsala: Sautéed with
mushrooms and marsala wine sauce
Blackberry: Sautéed with mushroom,
topped with a blackberry brandy demi-glace and blackberries
Fish (Mahi Mahi or Salmon)
Provencal: White wine, fresh tomatoes, and garlic topping
Menieure: Lemon butter and Caper topping
Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce or Blackened or “your way”
Starch
Rice: Saffron rice with pigeon peas, sweet peppers and onions
Potato: Garlic Mashed potatoes or Roasted Red potatoes
Salad
Caesar Salad: Romaine lettuce tossed with a classic Caesar dressing
and parmesan cheese
Island Salad: Field greens topped with glazed walnuts, Gorgonzola cheese,
fresh mango and our very special Passion fruit vinaigrette
Classic House Salad: Romaine lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, carrot. Choice of dressing
The SANDBAR is a full service Restaurant We are happy to customize a menu just for your event.
Why not add an additional Entrée or Vegetable?
5oz. Lobster Tail for $12 per person.
Ask about Stone Crab, Oysters,
Fish Taco Bar, and MORE!
Substitutions? Yes you can!
Shrimp Provencal add $3 per person.
Grouper (when available) add $3 per person
Beef Tenderloin add $4 per person
Filet Mignon add $5 per person
5oz. Lobster Tail add $6 per person
Ask about Vegetarian and Pasta choices.
**Tax and gratuity not included
Dessert Buffet - $8.50 per person
Key Lime Pie; Chocolate Covered
Strawberries; Assorted Petit-Fours
Chocolate Fountain - $250.00
Includes trays
of Dipping Items such as sugar wafers, marshmallows, pineapple, pretzels and strawberries
Chocolate Fountain with Dessert Tree - $350.00
Tree is decorated
with Sugar Wafers, Marshmallows, Pineapple, Pretzels and Strawberries
Terms and Conditions
Please note that while we do our best to provide up-to-date pricing information, all prices are subject to change without notice.
Early Bird Specials (Inside Dining Only) 4:00PM-5:30PM

