The Sand - Tacoma

First off don't ask for directions to this diner through Yelp! It's wrong! Nice menu for breakfast and lunch. Omelette was delish! Friendly efficient waitress.

I can 't comment on food, ambiance etc. Why? because we never made it to a table. I get your busy, I even understand that you are short handed. I am a very patient person however, when your customers walk through the door (and yes we are customers) have the decency to inform us of the delay in seating. Hi, there will be a 15 min wait ...(for example). Not.... we 'll be right with you ...and then leave us hanging for 30 minutes. It did however give us the opportunity to watch your (un-organized) kitchen staff correct wrong order after wrong order with their bare hands?? WHAT?? .....We bailed at that point.

Food was very good and large portions. We came in with a larger group due to a baseball tournament going on close by and the hostess/waitress upfront seems upset and they literally went and asked the chef if he could handle our party size (10). She kept giving us dirty looks and it was very uncomfortable for us. They only had one or two other tables in when we came around lunchtime. However they then sat as in the back close to the bar. The waitress that ended up helping us was extremely nice and friendly. The food came out in a timely manner and it was soo good. everyone was stating how good it was. I would eat there 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