The Reef Restaurant Bar
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The Sandy Beach comeback: the old Reef reborn with a real kitchen, fresh flounder, and servers worth naming.
The Reef is the Sandy Beach comeback: a venue longtime visitors remember, reopened under the old name with a kitchen that has won it a new reputation. Recent reviews are warm: fresh, flavorful plates across a party of ten (arrachera tacos, tuna ceviche, the Reef burger, fish and chips, a crispy chicken sandwich on sourdough baguette), a fish basket built on fresh flounder, and Cadillac margaritas doing the honors. The chef has been known to come out and talk menu plans, which are reportedly growing more ambitious.
Servers Alfredo and Alberto get named in nearly every review, and the sentence that keeps repeating is the meaningful one: locals say they finally have a place on this side of the beach they'd happily return to.
Local tips
It handles big groups gracefully, which is scarce on this stretch; ask for Alfredo. Quiet weekdays mean the kitchen to yourself; busy nights are when the room shows off.