The Willow Den

I'm not sure about all the negative reviews as I've never had an issue here. It's the most "wild" dive bar in Willowglen with excellent prices before 5pm when they ring the bell. They also have karaoke on random nights.

Cool vibe, not overly pricey (for SJ), fun pool tables and kareokee and serious security

I had a fun time at the Willow Den last Saturday night. This bar is located in the Willow Glen area of San Jose. I stopped by with a few friends; one of my friends recommended this spot since they live near by. The decor inside is pretty neat! By the women's bathroom they have a wall of Playboy magazine covers. Haha, nice. There is also a dance floor, pool table, ping pong, & jukebox to keep the music going. I also liked the wrap around style of the bar! The bartenders were friendly. I wanted a vodka grapefruit, which they didn't have, so they made me a vodka cranberry instead. And of course included the slices of lime :) This place is located slightly away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Willow Glen. Parking lot in the back.

My cousin and I came to willow den tonight. We've been here before and the service was ok, tonight the bar tender didn't even help us we had to get his attention. After he brought us our drinks he told us the total and walked away. We left him cash. When he brought us change he took money from our change. Didn't give us the full amount back. He was rude as all he'll. I hate to make it about race but he helped everyone at the bar (who was not dark skinned) get skipped us for 15 minutes. Finally brought us drinks and our change and KEPT some of the money. He is absolutely horrible do not go here if you want horrible service and to be ripped off

Good service and great beautiful bartenders. Like the pool tables and beer pong games

We walked in, asked a question about the drinks and the bartender was very rude and made smart remarks that made us feel racially profiled. Also, we met a friend at the bar who wanted to buy shots and the bartender told him he had enough shots, when he was drinking beer and he was buying my girls and I shots #ThanksForBeingAHater

Horrible Customer Service! So many better bars in the area. Void this place at all cost. I would give it a zero stars if I could. Extremely Bad Vibes with the staff here!

I'm not a fan of this place at all. The staff are clueless about the laws and they keep serving people who are clearly wasted. The security is useless and they don't care if people are doing drugs in the bathroom. This place is far from classy and it's a terrible choice for a first date. You'll find a lot of shady characters here who have no morals. The only decent thing about this place is the look of the bar, but it's not enough to make up for the awful crowd that hangs out here. I hardly ever come here, and when I do, it's only to rescue someone who needs to get out.

Fun casual place to play beer pong, ping pong, pool, jenga, hangout, and drink. Beer pong is free. Pool costs $2. There's only like 2 bartenders when we went on a Thursday night. So getting drinks did take a while. Only 1 stall for girls bathroom. I did se another girls bathroom across but not sure it's in use. I heard they have karaokes on Tues or Weds. Easy to get parking in the private lot if you go early before around 7ish or earlier. Drinks weren't too expensive either. I met Justin who's the boss and he told me it was girls night so we got some discount after I got the bill. I had two bills and that only applied to 1 bill. Not sure how that works. You can bring outside food since there's no food served here.

Unfriendly. Bunch of weirdos hangout here. Not safe for women. Even the bartenders are super unfriendly. It really depends on who you know and it shouldn't be like that when you're bringing a place business.