As someone who grew up eating here in the summers I was pleasantly surprised to see the Sandpiper still serving up good food. My family and I decided we needed some seafood before we flew back to CA and came in the night before Thanksgiving. The service was excellent and the food even better! Got some great steamers and fried clams that were perfectly cooked -- not greasy or tough. Everything tasted fresh and cooked to order. Will definitely be coming back next time I'm in the area!

Great seafood place cozy ,great service and foot excellent staff enjoyed out dinners again this evening

The place has a nice view of the sound. The hostess wasn't very nice. The waitress was good. My friend and I wanted to sit in covered porch area. She told us it was closed but sat people there 15 minutes later. Maybe, it wasn't open at time. The table behind the salt and pepper was dirty. I resorted to cleaning it myself. The food was very good. We had fried shrimp, scallops and scrod. They allowed us to substitute coleslaw for salads and french fries for baked potatoes.

Cozy, casual seafood restaurant next to the beach. There's a takeout area in front with outdoor seating and a full-serviced indoor restaurant in the back with a spacious customer parking lot. My family stopped by here during a road trip, and everyone loved it. Food was fresh and delicious, service was attentive, and the staff also very kindly addressed an issue we had with one of our dishes. The popular lobster roll was fantastic (as expected), but don't sleep on the other dishes - my husband's broiled sea scallops platter was delicious and came with a generous amount of large scallops. Great lunch overall!

Great location good food! Sat on the porch in late winter and enjoyed it! Friendly service

I had this for dinner and o think I will become a regular while I'm here in New Haven. First of all, it was a pleasant little drive down to the beach area that this restaurant is situated at. Inside is sea-themed and I could see it being family friendly or cute date night spot. I got seated pretty quickly and the waitress was friendly and attentive. I knew when my pina colada arrived that this was going to be a treat. think what won me over was the lobster roll. Tender, buttery, warm lobster on a buttered roll. I didn't order dessert, but I'm sure that would be just as good. I did order a second entree to take home: the shrimp scampi which tasted fantastic. I'll be back again is all I'm going to say. Ample parking and I went during a week night.

Every so often, I'm in the mood for fish and chips. The Sandpiper, overlooking the East Haven beach, is the perfect place to go. 4 nice size pieces of battered cod, lots of fries, and a good amount of coleslaw. I get two meals out of this take-out box. Nice!

Have you ever had friends that literally could eat their way across the state? After a wonderful dinner, the group decided they needed dessert. Since everyone loves the ocean, we thought it would be great to take a ride along the shore and have some Italian ices. As we entered East Haven, we thought of the Sandpiper. Evidently this place has changed ownership. There was a very strong fishy odor as you walked in the door. Since they do a lot of seafood business, we didn't think much of it. The saddest part was that they also no longer have chocolate Italian ice. They did away with the beautiful display that showed how fresh everything was for dessert. Based upon the large crowd, it seemed that they were doing as much business as ever. Next trip will be to try the actual dinners. Hopefully by then, they will also have a better flavor selection of ices.