Five Points

I was here for a private event and had a nice experience. LOCATION This bar is conveniently located near San Pedro's square (SPS). You can park in the SPS parking lot which provides 90 minutes of parking for free and only $1 for each additional 15 minutes. It's a short 5 minutes walk from the parking lot to the bar. AMBIANCEI like the spaciousness and warm decorated vibes that this place gives. Noise level is reasonable. Their restrooms are also clean and tidy. SERVICESOur server was attentive and made me one of the best Amaretto Sour drinks. Overall, I enjoy this place. Though I haven't tried any of their food item yet, I heard good things about them from my friends who've been here before. I'll definitely consider Five Points next time.

Five Points could be a Five Star Joint, but sadly, they fall just short. I've never eaten here, but before a game, I always manage to end up here for one last libation before the walk to the barn. This spot has so much going for it--rad backyard space, very clean bathrooms, good music and movies on, friendly and helpful service. My gripe is a real sticking point though--it just doesn't jive with me that they refer to themselves as "Downtown San Jose's Premier Cocktail Bar" when the specialty cocktails are batch made! I used to haunt this TINY cocktail bar in Corvallis, OR and not only did they make their own house infusions with local fruits, they made every last cocktail to order and would make any substitutions to the best of their abilities. My request wasn't even a hard to fulfill one--just to swap the vodka for gin--but it wasn't doable. And no shade to that bartender, but you can definitely taste the difference when you're a gin-drinker, despite his claim. Will it stop me from coming back? No way. Just might stick to basic drinks to get something more to my taste rather than the seasonal drinks.

BAD SERVICE. I've never given a 1 star review, but because of the service here was so poor, I believe this rating is deserved. I came here for their New Year's Eve event which required a $20 cover fee and offered complimentary Champagne.We decided to order cocktails from an Asian Female Bartender and we got the drinks just fine. However when we asked for the free champagne, she started giving us an attitude and told us to get our own champagne. She also kept yelling at us for "just standing there" while we were waiting for the champagne. She did end us giving us the champagne but I did not appreciate how it was handled. I also saw her yell at another customer who just asked to order from her while she was making another drink for another customer. It could've been handled more differently. I understand that the bar was hectic because of NYE but that doesn't give her the reason to act like that, especially when there is a $20 cover fee. The drinks and ambiance is nice, and other staff were nice, but the service from the bartender ruined it for us. Also if you notice other 1star reviews, it also mentions a female bartender which I suspect MAY be the same one. Considering that there are multiple reviews about the behavior, it seems that management is ok with this.

Ambiance and live music was fun. 4/5 Cucumber mule: kinda heavy on the lemon but nice and refreshing0/5 Eastman: tastes like cough syrup2/5 The Green Ray: too sweet4/5 Ward Eight: refreshing but a bit heavy with lemon

Came in on a Saturday late afternoon. Was shocked that it wasn't that busy! The space itself is nice, but I will say it is quite dark in there! However, it did help the bar stand out and the bar is quite nice!The espresso martinis were delicious! The fish n chips were pretty good as well, but $23 for 2 pieces of fish is a bit pricey in my opinion. We had one server/bartender who was great and then had it switched over to another server, and they did not do as well.. we maybe only saw them once and didn't see them much more after that. Also had a tab open, and they were unable to find the tab for a minute.. Overall okay, but definitely was expecting better.

This bar is great on a Wednesday if you like to start tasting a variety of whiskeys. Some pretty good prices on half off Whiskey Wednesday!Come before 7 to take advantage of the happy hour menu. I recommend the chicken wings! Decent sized bar with a good amount of seating. Come early if you want to grab a table and street parking. Around the corner from San Pedro.Great staff. Our waitress was checking in frequently to make sure we were okay. Everybody was pretty chill here and friendly.I'd come back for Whiskey Wednesdays again! They also offer half off some drinks and select wine.

Date: Wednesday, June 19th, 2024Time: around 7:15pmParty of: 4What: Whiskey Wednesdays - 50% off select whiskey and wine*Larceny Small Batch ($7): Bourbon Ren ($3)*Elijah Craig Small Batch ($7): Manhattan ($3)*Lagavulin 16 yr ($9) x2*Oban 14 yr ($10)*Fries ($10)*Chicken Wings ($17.25)*Ardbeg Corryvreckan ($12)*Macallan 18 yr ($28) x2*Living Wage: 4% ($5.70)My group had no idea Whiskey Wednesday even existed. We just wanted to check this place out. Glad we did cuz the pricing was awesome! And the pours were decent. They didn't seem to pour less just cuz they were doing a kind of happy hour type special.So happy we dropped by on a Wed. Will definitely be back is anyone wants to hand out with me mid week!REVIEW #3474

I went to San Jose for the weekend my cousin and I wanted a good drink . I like a good craft cocktail and this is definitely the place for that . They have an amazing craft cocktail menu to choose from. We came on a Friday night so they had a dj playing so it felt more of a dive bar / 1920 bar . The ambience was on point. They have a big outside patio out back but since it was cold everyone was inside that day. All the mixologist were super friendly and attentive. I got a gin drink with egg white so delicious called Green Ray I also ordered the Bees Knees which was not on the menu but she knew exactly what drink I was talking about. My cousin ordered a Paloma all the drinks were 10/10 . They have a cool theme in the bathrooms also a little dark history lol it was entertaining reading about it . Overall this was a fun Friday night for us .

We've come to Five Points multiple times for Tequila Tuesday and 3$ tacos. It's a great deal on the tequilas, and we always have a good time here. The food is alright - we always return for the drinks. We haven't had to wait for a table or bar seating when we come in, and staff are attentive even when it gets busy. The seating is a bit dark and can get noisy, but we still enjoy coming back. We've heard the speakeasy in the back is also great.

Came on a Monday night for their Jazz nights + drinks! Overall, I thought the jazz music and ambiance was fun, but small, and I was not impressed by the drinks.We ordered the old green eyes, green ray, and paloma. The drinks themselves tasted fine and as described in terms of flavor profiles. However, we all felt that our drinks seemed to have little to no alcohol in them; we couldn't taste any alcohol and didn't feel it at all.Jazz night was cute and starts at 9pm Mondays. I thought the place would get a bit more lively and fun, but it was chill (probably because it's a Monday).Service was quick and friendly. This is located at the edge of San Pedro Square, so you can walk around before/after getting drinks.