Khartoum

I'm not one for the bar scene, but I loved this place! The staff was super friendly. The vibe is safe and welcoming. The drinks are strong and the furniture has a very relaxed feeling. Great place to unwind or come with friends to chill. The inside is beautifully decorated for Christmas with a giant skeleton & tree, surrounded by stained glass. The crowd has a mix of all kinds of young and older people. The staff is very kind. The bathrooms were clean. The place was wheelchair accessible.We came to celebrate a loved one after a funeral and everyone felt very comfortable, so comfortable that glasses were dropped because the table was so low someone tripped. But it wasn't a big deal thankfully. The only con about this place is parking! Parking is hard to find if the parking lot is full. But across the street is a train station with another parking lot, making it super accessible to travel to. Best bar I've been to in a long time!

My younger brother and I have been regulars (during football season) at this bar for pretty much a decade now, and it's seen its up and downs. When I first started coming here, it was the place in Campbell for good and honest craft beers. New management has since come in and switched it up to simple tap and cocktails, but the prices have remained fair.Nowadays, it's really just a party spot, and I consider myself too old for that vibe, but in the few times I've come out to play, it's been a fun time.But let's talk about NFL Game Day. The reason I still give this place my business.This is the best place in San Jose to enjoy football, especially for fans of non-local teams. There's seven TVs in the general area, each showing a different game, and they'll play sound for the fans with the biggest contingency.Speaking of the biggest contingency, don't let anyone tell you otherwise: Khartoum is a PACKERS Bar. The bar used to be featured on Packers Everywhere (and they still have the plaque to prove it, though it's only taken out during gameday), and I don't know what happened, but best believe every time the Packers play, you can expect A LOT OF GREEN to be loud and proud in the back bar, and I'm one of the reasons why. There are three TVs in the back dedicated to Packers football, including a new 72-in one they installed this season.While the bar doesn't serve food, it's really easy to mark this spot for deliveries and there are usually potlucks every week.The bartenders on Sundays, Chris and Dave, are awesome. They'll chop it up with anyone. Chris is a Vikings fan, and he's great. We also have a bunch of Bears fans in there. If anything, Khartoum is an NFC North bar. But yeah, my brother is a Titans fan and as I mentioned is also a much appreciated regular.Awesome things that don't usually happen at other bars happen on NFL Game Day, so if you're a football fan -- come make it out. Just don't expect to local teams to dominate the bar. This has always been a safe space for teams of all colors, and that's what I love about it.

Great place to meet with friends. Awesome DJ Saturday nights. DJ AP always a friendly face behind the mixer.

I would give this place zero stars if I could. This was the most unprofessional, extremely combative and UNSAFE situation for a single woman to have experienced. I had several female friends walk into the facility to utilize the restroom and not only did they harass them and belittle them, but they also verbally abused them and used profane language to insult them while they were entering the premises. When i was waiting outside for my friends, they started to harass and berate me, while i was patiently waiting for my friends to safely return. please do not give this place any business, you won't be safe, and you will be harassed. these two security guards that are in the photo, are the ones that have tarnished this location's name.UPDATE TO RESPOND: I didn't cut the line! They let my three friends that were standing in front of me in and left me standing outside. I didn't try and cut the line or whatever they were saying. I get that you guys were at capacity so I waited outside for a while. At least 10 people left the bar and they still wouldn't let me in. I asked them politely to let me be with my friends. They said no which I didn't understand because if you're at capacity and 10 people leave you should be able to let one person in especially if they're a women left outside a bar alone when you let her whole group in. That's just not okay. I ended up just leaving because they were saying rude things to me when I asked why I couldn't go in.

Great bar, great value and great ambiance. A great spot to catch a game and enjoying the company of your friends. They have a huge parking lot for your designated driver (I hope you used ride share, because you'll be here for awhile). Service is great and friendly.

I've heard so many great things about this bar because my parents and brothers used to come here to drink back in the day! It's been in Campbell for a while now. Also, it's a popular San Jose bar where my high school friends go to grab drinks.We came here on a Thursday and it was the second bar of the night! We had to take a picture inside for identity purposes or something upon arrival. That was odd.The dress code is also weird, no jerseys? No tall T's? Isn't that just an oversized t-shirt? Just read the sign in the picture I posted!We walked in and immediately went to the back bar with a private area. We went to that bar and ordered drinks. The girl bartender with glasses didn't want to give us water! She said there was a water station on the other side of the bar. She made a huge fuss and was giving us at about it. I would love to come back if it's busy; I did enjoy sitting on their comfy couches!

My recent visit to Khartrum Bar in Campbell was nothing short of a nightmare. Upon attempting to engage with bartender Nikki for service, I was met with appalling aggression and unprofessionalism that left me shaken and deeply disappointed.Nikki's behavior went beyond rude; it was downright hostile. She began yelling and even resorted to throwing lemon and ice at me, actions that were disgracefully captured on the bar's security cameras. Feeling utterly disrespected and unsafe, I couldn't believe the lack of professionalism displayed.This experience was a stark reminder of the importance of customer service and basic human decency. Khartrum Bar failed miserably in this regard, and I strongly caution against patronizing an establishment that allows such behavior from its staff. Save yourself the trouble and seek out venues where customers are treated with respect and courtesy.

UPDATE: 7/10/2023To Brandon M - Business Manager:A YELPer knows how notifications are sent once a comment is made.I asked you to thoroughly go through my YELP reviews yet you continued to accuse me of posting your DJ photos and making defamatory statement in the caption to Cardiff and Cocktail Yelp page after my incident at Khartoum. Of the 11 nightlife YELPs I've completed, WHERE do you see Cardiff in my reviews?? It's very concerning for the guests/customers who pay to be here and to learn you as the "Business Manager" representing Khartoum is handling the situation so very poorly.End of Discussion.

I'm a supporter of small businesses. It pains me to have to give any kind of negative review on a small business - so please bear with me.This is how I arrived at the 1 star review...Here are my issues...1) There is a bar tender that wears a MAGA hat - I'll leave that right there - for this alone I feel like I should be able to give a negative star2) Drinks are well priced - for this they get a 4 star positive 3) Bouncers are not at all friendly - negative star 4) Do not know his name - but there is a younger bar tender that is 100 giving entitled energy and will quickly call the bouncers at 3) above to kick you out if he as much as doesn't like your accent.....- this needs 2 negative starsIf you are new to this area - and are a minority - please avoid this spot...

Anyone with a negative yelp review needs to stfu I love this place. This is my hometown bar nothing better than khartoums