The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant

1535 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC

The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant Employer Reviews

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(12 reviews)
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83% Recommend
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17% Do not recommend

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Really went downhill
Written by a Bartender in Vancouver, BC on Apr 08, 2026
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Used to be an amazing place to work. After new management, relationship between kitchen and servers declined extremely fast, and continues to do so. When I started it was one of the most supportive places I’ve worked at. By the time I left, it was...

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Used to be an amazing place to work. After new management, relationship between kitchen and servers declined extremely fast, and continues to do so. When I started it was one of the most supportive places I’ve worked at. By the time I left, it was operated mostly on fear and everyone tiptoed around. To date, some of the best people I’ve ever worked with in the staff, and a beautiful location to work in and see every day. Not always consistent, but quite regularly amazing tips

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Great teamworks and atmosphere
Written by a Server in Vancouver, BC on Sep 21, 2025
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Fun place great people
Written by a Food runner / expeditor in Vancouver, BC on Jul 16, 2025
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Great people good food everyone cares

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Used to be a good workplace
Written by a Server in Vancouver, BC on Jun 27, 2025
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Management has become pretty bad, used to be good but micro management seems to be an issue and extremely minor faults you have had will be held against you as a reason to not promote you or give you a good schedule. There is no constructive criti...

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Management has become pretty bad, used to be good but micro management seems to be an issue and extremely minor faults you have had will be held against you as a reason to not promote you or give you a good schedule. There is no constructive criticism, you will not be told if you are doing something wrong or could improve on something else. Tips are good, especially in the summer, it slows down a lot in the winter. Little to no room for advancement unless you work extremely hard.

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Amazing place to work :)
Written by a Busser / server assistant in Vancouver, BC on Jun 26, 2023
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One of the most welcoming and kind hearted places it was a treat to work here and I’m still friends with lots of old coworkers.

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good team
Written by a Host(ess) in Vancouver, BC on Apr 17, 2023
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People come and go and new dynamics are always being made in the work environment but there is always an effort to really work as a team, and it's necessary for such a busy restaurant.

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Great coworkers, fast paced, seasonal
Written by a Server in Vancouver, BC on Jun 17, 2022
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Fun place to work as everyone is there to help each other get through the busy shift and have fun while doing so. Fast paced, so be prepared to hustle hard during the rush. Once Fall comes along it dies down so it’s great for students.

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Best place to work
Written by a Administration in Vancouver, BC on Jun 16, 2022
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Awesome place

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Fun place
Written by a Host(ess) in Vancouver, BC on May 17, 2022
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Fun place to work, very busy.

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Good team
Written by a Dishwasher in Vancouver, BC on May 03, 2022

good place

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