Bandito Barney's Beach Club - East Dundee, Illinois

Marissa J.

OMG.... WOW! This is my first time here and I Am In Awe. I came in for something small, just a bite after a workout and WOW LOL. I ordered a Turkey BLT. It comes as a wrap or a salad and I was looking for an actual toasted bread sandwich. Boy was I amazed! Saoirse is my Staff Member (I don't like to use the word waitress its soooo cliché). I explained to her what I was looking to order and she said that they didn't have actual bread slices, but if I wanted to try it on Texas toast I could. Omg I was so delighted to try something new! I was like Yes Please ☺️. Texas Toast with turkey, lettuce, tomato, bacon, cheddar cheese, egg and avocado. Hold the onions please lol. She was soooo polite. The wait wasn't long at all. I've never had sweet potato tots before and they looked amazing. I felt like a kid in a candy store. Saoirse asked if I liked honey mustard and I replied yes, why? She said that the tots tasted great with honey mustard, so I said ok with anticipation. I almost forgot about the sandwich for the tots! Lol, I would order these and take them home for dinner or a snack. I'm just sitting here giggling to myself with my tots because here is a tasty treat. This place is located in Downtown Dundee, just east of the Fox River and north of Main Street. Great place for a big crowd or party. Indoor and patio seating. Smoking only on rooftop or courtyard only. If you've never had sweet potato tots, please make your way here, and I'm sure everything else on the menu is amazing! And make sure you tip your Staff Member. Mimi Out! Lol

Mike S.

We went to see 7th Heaven play at 3 pm. Very good crowd at start of show. We arrived a little after 1 pm to have drinks and lunch. The place is quite large. Outdoor patio seats were metal and hard to sit on. Seats at the bar were padded and much more comfortable. Seats inside also had padding. Tip ....if your going to sit at an outdoor table bring a soft seat cushion or skip the table and sit at the bar or inside. I had the boneless chicken wings. There were alot of them and they were good but I think they were frozen and pre breaded. BBQ sauce was ok. It had taken us awhile to get a menu. Over a half hour after asking our waitress. She never did bring us one but we were able to steal a menu printed on a piece of paper off of another table. We also asked the waitress and bartender for a drink menu. Apparently that is not a thing here. Bartender said we should have them but we don't. So we ordered a mai-tai that I had seen under the reviews a few days before. It was very good. Hats off to the bartender! All the food we saw looked appealing and as we got closer to show time and the place was filling up the food was coming out of the kitchen pretty regular. 2 more friends joined us just before showtime to eat and drink and they seemed to like the food. Drinks come in a neat little green plastic cup. I would like to try this place another time during non peak hours. It's a perfect little venue to watch a band play but if it rains the show will be canceled as they fo not have an indoor stage. If management is reading this there was something in the tree above the front of the stage. We were worried that it may fall down onto a customer or service team member. Take a look.

matt M.

Good atmosphere. Plenty of room food is also excellent. They got darts if you want to play.

Samantha B.

This is the second time that I have been to this establishment and both times have been subpar. The service is slow and the food is not great. The live bands are what make this place happen. My server Bryan W. accidentally spilled lemonade on me and my food when he was serving us our drinks, and I understand that things happen, so that is not why the one star. He did bring me out non wet food very shortly after that had happened. The one star is for being charged twice, I was charged for a drink originally that I did not get and then I was charged again so I am paying almost double for one meal with the same check number. He asked to start a tab originally when we got there for food and to hold my credit card, but when I asked for the check, it was just automatically charged. If he would have not run the bill right away, I would have caught this mistake, but that did not happen and that is not my job. I asked Bryan and he said he voided the first one but when I checked my credit card, clearly he did not and now I have to make a dispute with my credit card company. It is the simple things in life when it comes with being a server and running a cashier that people just can't do and those people should not be doing the things they cannot do.

Updated to 2 stars for getting my refund on my credit card, but what a pain on the butt.

Kristie C.

One of my favorite places ! We stopped on our way home from Lake Geneva. My boyfriend took me here because he wanted to break up the ride and had been there before. The atmosphere I fell absolutely in love with. The staff was very gracious and friendly. I can't wait to go back. I think we are going to stop on our way out to Geneva for Valentine's Day. You will love the atmosphere!

Adam D.

Gosh. This place always feels... Sketchy. I'm not sure if it's the establishment of the people it attracts.

I can't speak to the food, but the drinks are kind of weak. Each time we come here it feels like the gimmick of the plastic cups is a way to divert your attention from the drinks not being very good.

It's an OK place to swing by with friends, but I wouldn't stay here long.

Ryan S.

This bar is the pride and joy of downtown East Dundee. In the day time it is a cool and fun place to grab a meal. In the night time it is an interesting, lively, and great place to grab a drink. What stands out is the environment, which I would say is one of the best settings I’ve seen in a bar (pictures attached). Everything is well maintained and clean. The food quality and taste is why I give the place a four star. The crowd is very diverse and one can find a place with anyone there. Drinks are average priced too. The staff is very friendly and add to the rating. I will be back again!

David G.

Great place to be is on their patio on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon listening to great music. Dog friendly! The turkey croissant was great as well as the hand cut fries. (No pic because I ate it too fast.) awesome Mai Tai!