McMenamins Sand Trap Pub

I took " mum" for a special lunch- her choice. On a Monday 11:30 the place was empty. We were greeted straight-away and sat near the real wood burning fireplace.. The crackling lent to the atmosphere...a real pub atmosphere which my Scottish "mum" enjoyed.  We started with a cup of chowder, coffee for " mum" glass of house white blend for me. The chowder, while hot and creamy, had no real flavor. Not clams, not even potato.. We were both disappointed. We ordered cod fish and chips. They were delivered crisp, hot and the cod was cooked perfectly. However, it again was bland. The tarter sauce,which came with the plate, overpowered the delicate cod. Lemon helped, but made the crust soggy....So I had another  glass of white. "Mum", who was the hostess at a very popular restaurant in Astoria years ago, shook her head when she had to ask for coffee refills and catsup for her fries. Her comment when we left, " cross it off my bucket list, I'm not coming back,,". Me either, they charged me $8 a glass for house wine....house wine!!

Great place in Gearhart. I recommend this place to anyone. It would be cool to stay in their hotel too.

We went to McMenimans again bc they were so generous to our local children one night donating half their proceeds to YoungLife! We took our cousins who were visiting and we really enjoyed our meals. We had the Portland French Dip and the guys had seafood. Both were delicious! We will keep this place as one of our favorites! The Bastianis