Mike's Place

Small neighborhood bar that is a cool place to go!!Excellent staff and service and the drinks are the bomb so Warning if you can handle 2 just order one for they load them up and their cheap drinks also Great place to visit....

It's a nice little dive bar if you find your way in this neighborhood. Looks like a lot of locals. Friendly, loud and chill. Dive ambience with 1 pool table. Don't expect personal space here and just enjoy the vibe.

The best bar in Almaden Valley!!!Oh wait, it's the ONLY bar in Almaden Valley? OK.Mike's Place is probably the biggest perk to moving to the area because now I have a unpretentious, friendly, clean dive bar within walking distance, without worry of getting a WUI. (Wobbling Under Influence).The friendly locals are colorful and odd, which is great because I like my regulars to be irregular. You are likely to make instant friends. The sweet owners, attentive bartenders, and funny bouncers are all awesome people. The pours differ by bartender (it's like the Three Bears, one is too strong, one is too weak, and one is just right). You can bring your own food. My first time there they made me leave with five plates of leftover catered food. (The catered food is not an everyday thing, of course, but if you see balloons from Camden Avenue, I advise you stop!)Be warned: the drink prices go up during nights with karaoke, DJs, and live performances (instead of charging a cover).Darts, pinball, shuffleboard, karaoke, and wacky people over 42? This is my place. Well, it's still Mike's, but you know what I mean.

Apparently I've been here before, as my ex's review from 4 years ago is right below mine lol. And apparently we had an ok experience. But 4 years later, here I am, back at Mike's Place, for what must be my second visit. Forget about the exes review- I had a good time tonight. David was a great tender and theres a great crew of regulars that frequent the joint- everyone was having a good time- no drama and the young scene has not taken over (a must for me, as I can't deal with stupid drunk). They have heated tents set up out front so that we can continue to indulge in solid pours and good company while we ride out the rest of the COVID nightmare.

We stopped on our way home in order to try this place (had been passing in front of this place numerous time and had always told myself that it was a must try....yeah...I love dive bars :)Bartender, super friendly, maybe too much on the acting side but yes, friendly.Drinks? The well mix drink was really weak. We asked for a bit more vodka and we were proposed to order a "double"...why not. 1 beer and 1 double 17.5$ + tips almost 20$.For 20$ you can get the job done at Stevie's or the Willow Denn...Too bad because I feel this place could be a lot of fun.Great Pinball machines.

This place is awesome! The bar tenders are very kind, nice place to chill, sing Karaoke and live music Friday nights!

This is exactly what a true neighborhood bar should be. I came last weekend for Mike's retirement from behind the bar celebration and had a blast. The ladies behind the bar worked their butts off because it was a full and festive crowd. They made the chaos look easy and the drinks were poured great. Loved the local crowd. Mixture of 20's - 70's and everyone was having a great time. This was a special occasion so the Garcia Brother's were performing and they were AWESOME. So fun. Unfortunatly I don't live in the immediate area but if I did, I'm pop in way more often. Wishing Mike all the best on his retirement and I think the folks he's passing the torch to will make him proud. The only downside was it got HOT in there. With a packed house and lots of dancing going on, it became a little too warm. But towards the later half of the evening, the back doors were opened and a fan was brought in which really helped. Lots of TV's to watch your favorite team. Mike has some cool sports memorabilia on the walls and there are weekly events that you can learn more about if you go to their page. So just to recap: Great neighborhood bar where the locals come to have beer, watch a game, dance a little and just have a good time. Drinks are good, bartenders are great, and the owner is a San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos Legend.

We got winners We got losers Chain-smokers and boozers We got yuppies We got bikers We got thirsty hitchhikers And the girls next door dress up like movie stars Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, I love this barWe got cowboys We got truckers Broken-hearted fools and suckers And we got hustlers We got fighters Early-birds and all-nighters And the veterans talk about their battle scars Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, Hmmm, I love this bar

Sheila was a horrible bartender the place was good but service sucked.Took me super long to get a drink cause bartender was talking with her friends

It doesn't look like much from the outside but once you go in you'll realize that the bartender who is normally there is one of the friendliest bartenders and people that you'll meet. He goes above and beyond to help out with whatever you ask of him. The combination of that and some extremely friendly customers make for one of the best vibes of any bar I've been to. As someone with anxiety this is one of the few bars that I immediately felt comfortable and welcome at.