The Alley

I would give it 5 stars for the live entertainment, 2 stars for the bar options, bathrooms and service. I believe you order food from a BBQ place next door and bring it in to eat. If you order from the bar, you will get good service, but don't expect anyone to come to your table and serve you. I think it's a fun place to listen to music, hang out with friends and have a drink. There is a small dance floor near the stage, so you can dance as well if you feel so inclined.

A biker bar right in the middle of Sanford.Not much option when it comes to beer and spirits.Food is even limited. You don't come here for food, more for hanging out, music and pool. Our server is excellent, fast, friendly and engaging.

Live Music, Cheap Pool, and Great Beer Selection gets 5 stars in my book. As part of a bar crawl around Sanford, fellow Yelper Scott W. took us here to see what it was like. There was live music and we were able to enjoy from the side while we played a few games of pool. They had Tucher in bottles so it was a no brainer for me.The staff was friendly during our visit and it seemed like a cool place to hang out. We were bar hopping and after the band finished, we took off for the next destination.

Came to quickly swing by and see the place but Katie was such a wonderful bartender with her hospitality kept us here for longer than we thought we'd be. I'll be back to check out the night atmosphere. Cheers.Totally reccomend checking our this hidden gem!

Great venue for live music. Fantastic staff. Awesome bbq right next door! We will be back.

Great venue for music . Very affordable shows. Easy parking.Customer friendly Good cold beer

On November 10th 2019, The Alley held the Second Annual Rock for Food Music Festival in Sanford Florida. The event was sponsored by Seminole Harley-Davidson, the law offices of Sara Howeller, Static Live, St. Johns rivership company, Cheney Brothers, Historic downtown Sanford, Doors-N-More garage doors and Park Ave & 2nd Street antiques. This was a food drive benefiting Soldiers Angels with the added bonus of food, merchandise and live music. What more could one ask for on a beautiful day in Sanford! The City blocks off - S. Park Ave between 1st and 3nd street and a portion of 2nd street between S. Oak Ave and Magnolia Ave.The main stage for the performers was top notch and much larger than I expected.There were great local bands that played during the event: Sound Theory, Crash Rocket, My Generation and Rockit Fly.The event started at 1:00pm and went on until 7:00pm. After the show, another great band (The Beautiful Bastards) began playing inside the Alley.Patrons of the event donated 6,000 pounds of food and $1,300 in donations! The event was a blast; I am glad that we were able to make it out here to participate in this monumental charitable function.If you have never been to the Alley, keep an eye out for upcoming events because there is always something entertaining going on there. Maybe I will see you there!

Neet music venue, but don't expect good service or vibes from the bartenders here. I visited this past Saturday evening during porchfest and came in to have a drink with my parents and witnessed some of the rudest customer service from the two female bartenders in duty that I've ever seen in my life. It was around 6pm and it wasn't that busy inside. Some of the staff were setting up for music. I ordered one bud light draft, one hazy ipa draft and one seltzer (somehow that all came out to $22 at the end of this story). One of the female bartenders took my order, walked away, and clearly forgot about me for a few minutes because she was just standing around chatting. That's fine. When I politely waved her down, she made eye contact with me, realizing her oops. Then, she said loudly and aggressively for the whole bar to hear, "UMMM YOU walked away. I made your drinks but I poured them out because YOU left." Mind you... I never even took my arm off the bar. I was there the whole time waiting patiently with my older parents. Other patrons were listening to this ongoing interaction and looking at me out of pity because they all know she was just trying to save some face, going on the defense because she doesn't know how to take accountability for forgetting the drinks. At the same time, some other guy lit a cigarette and the other female bartender started yelling at him and kicked him out. Damn... mistakes happen, it's how you handle them that matters. I literally will never step in this establishment again and I will not recommend it to others because the bartenders think gaslighting customers is an appropriate way to handle business. I wrote "check the cameras" on the receipt and left $2 because I'm not a monster. Although she probably didn't think twice about it, the way she treated me definitely ruined MY evening.

The seating design is terrible compared to the to the stage, but some good bands. the place is a dump, the bathroom is disgusting, you be better off going in the alley behind the bar. Drinks were high. After seeing the bar and bathroom, I would not buy food there. They did a good job in the barbecue area: nice and clean but they need to take a little pride in the bar area, bathroom, seating, especially if your charging10$ for one draft beer w/ tip.

Book your calendar now for legendary rocker, Joe Stump appearing from 7 pm - 11 pm next Thursday, September 24th! The Joe Stump Players rip the classics from the past as well as some head-banging great originals!Tom Saunders, Devoted Fan