Annette Seaborn Top Los Gatos Monte Sereno Realtor
Best Dive Bar in Los Gatos. Authentic and fun!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Lennard
Watched a scene unfold yesterday that I couldn't believe. I watched the larger, female bartender, have a complete meltdown. There were a lot of college kids in the bar, and after one ordered I watched her storm out from behind the bar (the bar was completely packed) and scream at this college kid. She was having a temper tantrum because the kid didn't tip!! She then proceeded to kick the kid and ALL of his friends out of the bar. They were all cordial and left without a fuss, while she continued to throw a fit. I've never witnessed something so disrespectful and weird. I will never be giving my money to this business again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chase
The service here is unbelievably atrocious. Every single time I've come here I've had a negative experience with the bar tenders. They are rude, disrespectful and treat their customers like trash. I have been here twice this week and both times have received snarky or rude remarks from service workers. I will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Christina Bostick
The food and drinks are good. Not too pricey. They have outside seating and indoor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daunisha Williams
Wonderful establishment. Great owner, bartenders, bar backs, and awesome bouncer
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Michael Johnson
The bar was actually decent, but the service was absolutely atrocious. Bartenders were extremely rude and made incorrect drinks. Extremely disappointing as the bar has a lot of potential. Truly ruined by awful service and horrific employees. If the owner were to fire everyone in the place and hire an entire new staff, I would give the place 4 or 5 stars.
Lisa Lo
Local pub. G&T was fast and actually pretty good
Jesse Mendez
Dive bar in Los Gatos?? Yep, One of the best neighborhood dive bars anywhere! Clientele, bartenders, owners...worth the visit!
Dina McMahon
I visited this place last night and enjoyed delicious margaritas prepared by a very friendly female bartender.
I was very uncomfortable to order a drink by a bar which has a garbage bin hanging in the center of the bar. While I was ordering a drink a bearded server with gray hair literally threw empty bottles in it making a loud noise while i was standing there, waiting for my drink.He said, "Don't move! Stay where you are!" Absolute chaos and nonsense. I have never seen anything like that at a bar!
No coming back for the rude server and for the garbage being displayed at the bar
Lisa Marie Washington
I have grown up and lived in Los Gatos my entire life. Over the years. I have had lots of good times at Black Watch. The night of Thanksgiving 2024 was the worst night I've ever spent at blackwatch in my entire life. The bald-headed old man that was the only bartender there that night took 45 minutes to even ASK my order even though I've been sitting at the bar with my bestie for almost an hour. Then he tried to make my bestie and I look black and poor by announcing loudly to everyone that her credit card was declined, when there has never been an issue with her card. To add insult to injury, we ordered dirty martinis and he would not give us olives that we offered to PAY for. When I stated loudly that we offered to pay for them, he threw four olives in each of our martinis and muttered, "Here, this is all that the bar will let legally allow me to give you". We were clearly put off by the fact that he was treating us this way (and nobody else) and literally about to leave when some good music came on the speakers and a couple people started to dance. My bestie started to dance with them to which the bartender loudly yells, "EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME MISS!!! There's no dancing in this bar. You are not allowed to dance in this bar. There's an ordinance!!" So everyone else is allowed to dance, but when my melanated best friend stands up to dance all of a sudden, there's no dancing???
How is this place called "Black Watch" but they're mean to black people?
I'm not even going to go into the way he was treating the bar back...who was the only other black person in the bar besides my friend and I ....
There's prejudiced and then there is absolutely racist. This bartender was the most blatantly racist person I've ever come across in my life and I will never go to that bar again. AND I'M FROM LOS GATOS.
And those were the worst martinis I've ever had in my life.
Please don't go to this bar if you are African American or have friends that are because chances are they will be treated the same way my friend was.
And that's a pretty despicable way to treat anyone or to be treated.
Vegetarian options: Probably fine unless you're black and then they probably don't have any.
Parking: Racist af
Kid-friendliness: Probably fine with kids too unless they're also African American and then probably not.
Wheelchair accessibility: They'd probably really help you get in there if you are any race other than black... if you are, then probably not.
Best Dive Bar in Los Gatos. Authentic and fun!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Watched a scene unfold yesterday that I couldn't believe. I watched the larger, female bartender, have a complete meltdown. There were a lot of college kids in the bar, and after one ordered I watched her storm out from behind the bar (the bar was completely packed) and scream at this college kid. She was having a temper tantrum because the kid didn't tip!! She then proceeded to kick the kid and ALL of his friends out of the bar. They were all cordial and left without a fuss, while she continued to throw a fit. I've never witnessed something so disrespectful and weird. I will never be giving my money to this business again.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The service here is unbelievably atrocious. Every single time I've come here I've had a negative experience with the bar tenders. They are rude, disrespectful and treat their customers like trash. I have been here twice this week and both times have received snarky or rude remarks from service workers. I will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food and drinks are good. Not too pricey. They have outside seating and indoor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful establishment. Great owner, bartenders, bar backs, and awesome bouncer
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The bar was actually decent, but the service was absolutely atrocious. Bartenders were extremely rude and made incorrect drinks. Extremely disappointing as the bar has a lot of potential. Truly ruined by awful service and horrific employees. If the owner were to fire everyone in the place and hire an entire new staff, I would give the place 4 or 5 stars.
Local pub. G&T was fast and actually pretty good
Dive bar in Los Gatos?? Yep, One of the best neighborhood dive bars anywhere! Clientele, bartenders, owners...worth the visit!
I visited this place last night and enjoyed delicious margaritas prepared by a very friendly female bartender.
I was very uncomfortable to order a drink by a bar which has a garbage bin hanging in the center of the bar. While I was ordering a drink a bearded server with gray hair literally threw empty bottles in it making a loud noise while i was standing there, waiting for my drink.He said, "Don't move! Stay where you are!" Absolute chaos and nonsense. I have never seen anything like that at a bar!
No coming back for the rude server and for the garbage being displayed at the bar
I have grown up and lived in Los Gatos my entire life. Over the years. I have had lots of good times at Black Watch.
The night of Thanksgiving 2024 was the worst night I've ever spent at blackwatch in my entire life.
The bald-headed old man that was the only bartender there that night took 45 minutes to even ASK my order even though I've been sitting at the bar with my bestie for almost an hour. Then he tried to make my bestie and I look black and poor by announcing
loudly to everyone that her credit card was declined, when there has never been an issue with her card.
To add insult to injury, we ordered dirty martinis and he would not give us olives that we offered to PAY for. When I stated loudly that we offered to pay for them, he threw four olives in each of our martinis and muttered, "Here, this is all that the bar will let legally allow me to give you".
We were clearly put off by the fact that he was treating us this way (and nobody else) and literally about to leave when some good music came on the speakers and a couple people started to dance. My bestie started to dance with them to which the bartender loudly yells, "EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME MISS!!! There's no dancing in this bar. You are not allowed to dance in this bar. There's an ordinance!!"
So everyone else is allowed to dance, but when my melanated best friend stands up to dance all of a sudden, there's no dancing???
How is this place called "Black Watch" but they're mean to black people?
I'm not even going to go into the way he was treating the bar back...who was the only other black person in the bar besides my friend and I ....
There's prejudiced and then there is absolutely racist. This bartender was the most blatantly racist person I've ever come across in my life and I will never go to that bar again.
AND I'M FROM LOS GATOS.
And those were the worst martinis I've ever had in my life.
Please don't go to this bar if you are African American or have friends that are because chances are they will be treated the same way my friend was.
And that's a pretty despicable way to treat anyone or to be treated.
Vegetarian options: Probably fine unless you're black and then they probably don't have any.
Parking: Racist af
Kid-friendliness: Probably fine with kids too unless they're also African American and then probably not.
Wheelchair accessibility: They'd probably really help you get in there if you are any race other than black... if you are, then probably not.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 1
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Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Best Nar in The Cats!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Liar's Dice and a pitcher of Kamikazes: the recipe for a great night at the Black Watch
Ok dive to swing by for a drink
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 3
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