Sandy Chanty

Wife and I came here years ago and had a really super meal...this time, not so much. Kinda like a divey style seafood restaurant, but the real "star of the show" is the shooting gallery behind the bar. It is an original piece of equipment from the famed Coney Island amusement park in New York City from the early 1900's. It was brought to Geneva-On-The-Lake in the late 1930's and installed in its current location as part of a small amusement gallery where it was eventually covered over and forgotten. Some time in the early 2000's (during a renovation of the space) it was uncovered and brought back to life. It still works to this day, and the owners were delighted to crank it up for us to see.As for the food, sadly the meal left a lot to be desired. The house salad to start was just fine topped with a balsamic dressing, but the smoked lobster dip and the lobster lasagna were just not good. You could hardly taste any lobster in the dip, and the lasagna was too oily, did not have enough cream sauce and did not taste super fresh.The other couple dining with us that evening was also less than impressed with their meal selections...so although the nostalgia factor was high, our dining expectations were not met.

We had dinner here our first night in town, and I think we have mixed feelings as a group. It's kind of a divey seafood place right on the strip. When we walked in, it was pretty empty, but did end up filling up. They have some local wines, which was nice, and an interesting menu. The decor is a mish mash, with a creepy lobster tank that may be inhabited by the Babadook, and a still functioning shooting gallery wall behind the bar. No shooting, but they turn it on about every 20 minutes and all the pieces move while creaking and squeaking. I ordered the Apple Salad and the walleye special, and was pleasantly surprised with both. The salad had a house honey lavender dressing that went well with the apples and carrots, seemed fresh, and was a nice portion size. The walleye was a generous portion, well cooked, cajun style, and served with garlic and oil spaghetti. I enjoyed my entree quite a bit. My friends were less enthused with their entrees, both prepared well, but smaller portion sizes. It's an interesting place, and maybe worth a visit for a drink or appetizer. Again, I did enjoy my food, but the overall experience was interesting.

My meal wasn't great. I would say the food isn't the reason to visit Sandy Chanty. I would say,however, stop in for a drink. They have possibly the coolest bar I've seen. It looks like an old-time carnival game. The bartender was happy to show off the functioning carnival game bar with a flip of a few levers that looked like Willy wonka operating some crazy machine. It all comes alive with motion. It's pretty neat.

Great seafood! The lavender lemonade is wonderful! I love the lobster lasagna! Very cute place along the strip nice service!

I wish I could give this restaurant zero stars. The food was subpar and the service was even worse. The cook was observed to be playing with her hair while preparing plates and the waiter blew his nose while bringing out drinks, ew! We were told that specials which were not consistent with every costumer/table. We were informed that nothing would be deep fried or fried, however the dishes served were covered in oil. We ordered the mussels and walleye dinner. The mussels were gritty and very very fishy. They were served with minimal broth and no bread to dip in the broth. The walleye was served with a side of angel hair pasta that was served cut up with no seasoning besides black pepper. Overall, not the best experience. Save your appetite for the fair foods across the street!

Might actually be the worst meal I've ever had. We were excited to try the "World Famous" lobster lasagna... OMG... we started with the lobster bisque. Salty and NOT a bisque at all. Then got the creel . That was supposed to be a bruschetta. It was an open face "bisque" sandwich. And finally the lasagna. It was a mediocre lasagna drowning in, you guessed it....BISQUE!! The swollen hands and feet from all the sodium were just a bonus!Skip the lobster, get the fried cheese from across the street. Giving one star because the sweet old server really believed in their product.

LOVE this place! The Lake Erie dip is awesome. She makes a scallop primavera pasta that simply melts in your mouth! If you're not a fan of seafood you have to try the 'Fire in the hole" pasta dish. It's a little spicy but oh so good. Make sure to stop out next summer!

I almost never leave bad reviews. But I paid $60 for one of the worst restaurant meals I've had, so I want to warn others. The service was slow. By that I mean we didn't get drinks until maybe 15 minutes sitting there--and there were only three other tables (this was a Wednesday night). The food was terrible. I had the mushroom pasta and the highlight of it was the canned mushrooms. The pasta itself was served naked with a big blob of sauce on top, so I had to stir it (never a good sign), and when I tried it, it was flavorless. I had to add a bunch of salt and pepper to even make it edible. I would have sent it back, but the weird menu had nothing else that looked appetizing. The worst part is that the chef herself came out to the bigger table (5-6 people) next to us to see how their dinner was toward the end of their meal, and they told her directly some of it was not good-- and she just laughed it off and said, "ok," and kept chatting with them. It takes a lot for people to tell a chef they didn't like the food, so maybe she should have asked them to elaborate on what they didn't like so she could fix it. Nope. My husband had the walleye and mashed potatoes and he said his wasn't bad. I couldn't believe how high the bill was given the quality of the food. Complete robbery.

Amazing food selection. It is not fast food so if I'm a hurry, I would suggest you try another restaurant. Every meal I have had has been delicious

Came upon this place during a girls weekend. Such a fun dinner! The server was so helpful, the chef came out and described all of the dishes to us and answered our questions. Very mindful of allergies and diet restrictions. We LOVED our food. Grouper and walleye were delicious. Homemade lavender lemonade was so unique and refreshing. Stop in to see the historic shooting gallery game. We had a great time and really good meal. Thank you Sandy Chanty!! We will absolutely stop by again.