Downers Sand Club Sports Bar & Grill

1211 Butterfield Rd b, Downers Grove
(708) 497-9689

Recent Reviews

Ricky Richeson

The ONLY way this place could improve is if the owner looked in the mirror, came to the realization that he is a joke and a pathetic excuse for a bar owner, and sold it to someone who could actually turn it around and make people actually WANT to be there outside of the fact it has perks no other place has...

Sarah O.

Walked into a dark bar. I thought they were closed. We were quickly greeted by a friendly bar tender. We came in to play darts, but they were turned off or unplugged so we thought we couldn't play until we were leaving and saw some people playing on a machine. We walk to the bar by the sand volleyball. We order drinks after a minute of consideration, and only after we purchase them, we're told we can't sit in the volleyball area as it's reserved for people playing or going to play. So we sat at a table watching from a window, in a dark room. You have to ask to play darts, and bags. Apparently they don't have straws either.

Bill A.

They have a lot of activities other than food and drink. But to get a soda the guy at the bar has to call a cook to bring one from the back. Nothing spectacular but the atmosphere is decent

Synjin M

Not a great vibe in here…the manager harassed me via email and accused me of sneaking in alcohol even though I purchased drinks at the bar and am 33 years old. Despicable management. Will never return.

Nancy E.

I have worked in Food Services as a Store Manager for a top notch corporation for years . I am very disgusted and sad to say I watched an employee come out of the restroom after apparently cleaning it. I then saw this person use one of the bathroom towels to wipe down a customer table. Talk about passing disease. Who cares about COVID at that point! The health department will be very Interested to hear how well you are maintaining and training your employees. I highly recommend NOT eat here... EVER!

Paige N.

Wow what a fun place ! I will definitely be going back . There are so many fun activities at the bar including sand volleyball , darts , corn hole, and billiards, and giant jenga . A very large space and 2 full bars.! I didn't try the food but had a great selection of drinks

Taylor Family

Super fun place to play volleyball inside. Courts are a great size and ceilings are high. A great place to gather with friends, have a few drinks, and get all sandy.

George Gollias

Volleyball, Bags, Pool, Darts, Dancing...beer and ...casual meet place with sand Volleyball indoors. Pretty cool.

Lauralyn Taylor

Super fun place to play volleyball inside. Courts are a great size and ceilings are high. A great place to gather with friends, have a few drinks, and get all sandy.

DJ. Kimani Rashad

A great place to dance ?? ??

Dani Saiz

Food and drinks are good, but cannot recommend visiting the bar on one of their event nights unless you are there to participate. I sat at an unreserved table after ordering food and a drink, but when the food came I was asked to move from the active area and into the unlit, closed second bar/dining area in the front, under a safety light as I wasn't there for volleyball or dancing. While I had originally came with the plan to stay, drink, and eat for an hour or two while friends danced, I ended up finishing my food and going to another bar to wait for my friends where I could sit at the bar.Edit: I am unable to post a reply to the response but the table we sat at was as clean and ready as any table I've seen. Which is wonderful to have patrons that leave tables like that. However, as for a deal with the dance host, I did ask so I could just sit there since my friends would be dancing and I would not be, but was told I would have to pay the full fee.I also would have loved to sit at the bar but we were specifically asked to move from the area to that table and weren't given another option.

Kristy V

Very cool place..indoor sand volleyball courts, bags, pool and more super friendly staff. If you like a good time out and have fun playing games with good food, bar and music come here!!!

Owen Figge

This one should be pretty easy. Prices? Terrible. Food? Terrible. Service? Worse than terrible. The owner himself made us feel like an annoyance not a customer. Had a group party in one of the private rooms and private is an under exaggeration, we might have well been in the ghost room considering how no one could get a drink, much less even try to order one. Group of about 50 and 50/50 left wishing they’d picked another bar. Will NEVER be returning.

Linda Hansen Latelle

volleyball, bags, pool tables. fun

Cristina Hall

Came for my first dance class and started a tab at the bar and the bartender graciously gave herself the gratuity on my bill without even letting me look at it, just automatically put it on there and had the nerve to tell me. Mind you I always tip but I would have like to give my own percentage, especially since I had to wait 20 min for her to come to the since she’s was so busy outside of the dance hall to busy talking , best advice bring cash or you’ll be charged your gratuity for horrible service

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Downers Sand Club Sports Bar & Grill

1211 Butterfield Rd b, Downers Grove, IL 60515
(708) 497-9689