Sneakers Sports Grille

Came to sneakers after being rained out at the players. Very impressed w the big screen tvs and got set up at a nice booth w a group to watch once coverage started again.  The entire room and bar was filled w like people wanting to watch the coverage.  A nice hostess turned two of the three large screen tvs on to the golf but left the sound on to the playoff basketball game between Oklahoma and Memphis.  I inquired from our server and then a bartender if we could get the sound turned to the golf after hearing applause and oohs and ahhs from the entire crowd as golfers would make or miss a putt. I was given the same answer from each that the tvs were on timers and could not be switched for sound. I know your usual clientele might be of the basketball watching persuasion but with an entire restaurant and bar being filled w golf fans the week of the players a few miles away, which you are even having a special for the manager on duty should be fired. I wouldn't really mind that much but I was lied to by more than one employee because after the basketball game was over that lasted longer than scheduled and after sports center was on for a while the sound was then changed to golf...  Just in time for the coverage to end due to darkness. I hope this issue will be resolved w management because we really had a lovely server and the meal was very nice as well as a great setting to watch sporting events. It would just be nice if a main event happening in your hometown would be that one.

This is advice of the optometry students visiting Jacksonville for TVCI:

You can use your $30 voucher on your first night here, they even do room service, if you're too lazy to walk, literally, a minute from your room.  We opted to use our voucher for a real meal (if you can call it that) at Outback and ended our night here at Sneakers.

I like to refer to Sneakers as the biggest, most empty bar in the world!

It is very big, and as implied, has tons of seating! Granted, I visited on a Wed and Thurs night (yes, twice in a row).  On wed the domestic beers were $1!  I opted for a capt'n and coke, a double was around $9, which is reasonably priced.  We also tried the Gator Bites which were really good!  When in FL, try the cuisine!  The spice in the batter of the bites was really good and flavorful.  It was like popcorn chicken, but chewier and with a more distinct taste.  They also give you a cajun ranch to dip, which I enjoyed.  Try it!  They are market price, but our night we paid, $11.99 for a little basket, shown in the photo I uploaded.

They have tons of pool tables that are free to play and a few arcade games, although they weren't the popular attraction.

We came here because of the great convenience of the location.  Some people took a taxi to the beach, but since my group was from CA, we just walked over to the bar.  You have to make your own atmosphere because it is relatively empty.  But once you do that and create a mood of your own, it is fun!

I signed up for Yelp for the sole purpose of reviewing this lousy arse restaurant. Came here months ago but  the horrible experience is too hard to forget. Came for wings on a busy game night, I forgot exactly what game was on though.

Waited at the door about 15 mins while the hostess just stared at us and continued to talk to her friends (short brunette pregnant chick so whoever was pregnant sometime last yr thats the one!) No greeting or service whatsoever. That should have been my indicator to leave but I was starving and that was the only thing open on the beach that time of night.

Anywho after basically huffing and puffing for some type of service I was finally seated. So after waiting for a waitress another 10 more min, I had to physically get up and find a manager for us to get some type of service. Only for me to get back to my seat and watch the manager and other waitress laugh hysterically at me out of the corner of my eye. Seriously the entire staff looked DRUNK. The waitresses were disoriented, the manager's ( blond short haired dude in all black attire) eyes were bloodshoot red  and glazed over just unprofessional.

So after a waitress relunctantly came to take our order she brought us back the WRONG drinks. At the point I had had enough & I'd rather go to sleep hungry than waste one more minute in that place. The Sneakers on Point Meadows is 10 times BETTER! Dont waste your time or money.