The Sand - Tacoma

First of all, don’t rely on Yelp for directions to this diner—it’s incorrect! The menu offers a great selection for breakfast and lunch. The omelette was delicious, and our waitress was friendly and efficient.

I can't comment on the food or ambiance because we never made it to a table. I understand that you're busy and may even be short-staffed. I'm generally a very patient person, but when customers walk through the door—and yes, we are customers—it's only polite to inform us of any delays in seating. A simple, "Hi, there will be a 15-minute wait," would have been appreciated. Instead, we were told, "We'll be right with you," and then left waiting for 30 minutes. This gave us the chance to observe your disorganized kitchen staff repeatedly correcting orders with their bare hands, which was quite surprising. At that point, we decided to leave.

The food was excellent, and the portions were generous. We arrived with a larger group of ten due to a nearby baseball tournament, and the hostess/waitress at the front appeared to be upset. She even had to check with the chef to see if he could accommodate our party size. Throughout our visit, she continued to give us dirty looks, which made us uncomfortable. Despite several empty tables in the restaurant when we arrived around lunchtime, we were seated at the back near the bar. Fortunately, the waitress who ended up serving us was incredibly nice and friendly. Our food was served promptly, and it was delicious—everyone in the group was raving about how good it was. I would definitely consider dining here again.

So disappointed. Breakfast for 2. There was one other guest when we arrived. 2 breakfasts; biscuits sausage gravy with hash browns, corned beef hash. 2 big biscuits with thin covering of gravy. Gravy had no sausage flavor; tasted like out of a gallon can sold at restaurant supply store hash browns were not cooked through. Plates were not heated. Corned beef hash was few small slices corned beef stir fried with shredded hash browns onions; was in a light pool of grease. Poached eggs were perfect, cup of fruit consisting of cantaloupe, honeydew grapes (cantaloupe tasted of mold). Best part of this $45. Breakfast was coffee 50's music. Won't be back for a while.

Came in today (3/17/24) around 1:50PM an hour and 10 minutes before close. It was our first time eating here after 4 years of living in the area, and we were excited! They already had the closed sign out, and when we opened the door to see if we were okay to come in, we were greeted with an UGHHH. WHY ARE PEOPLE STILL COMING IN by one of the hostesses. We 're coming in because we 're hungry, wanted to grab lunch with our kiddo, enjoy the sun, and you 're still open for more than an hour. Food was great, we just immediately did not feel welcomed next time we 'll just go to the Cliffhouse