The Brit - Sports Pub & Patio

Walked in and sat at the bar for about five minutes while the male bartender with the long hair talked to his buddy . He finally walked over to me, but just to grab a bottle of water out of the cooler that was right in front of me for him self and then walked to the back without taking my order. I ended up leaving no drink in hand. It was fairly frustrating because I came across town to go to this bar because I heard it was really cool.

Service: 1

Hard to dance to the music, and the crowd agreed

Client invited me to lunch at the brit. Sat in the patio with kimmy. Definitely old school sports bar with good menu and excellent selection of bourbon. I had kale salad 🥗 and well done beef paddy. Waiter brought out water for kimmy. Highly recommend for you and furry friend. Kimmy gives two paws 🐾.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Became my ‘local’ whilst on biz in SJC. Really friendly bar staff and serving staff who chat if it’s not busy. Plenty of TVs to view sports including EPL. Recommend the Sausages and Mash with a good onion gravy.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Great place downtown to watch pro games like San Francisco Giants San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warrior's. Sharks not so much never won anything! Close to other places to see live music

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

First time. Came to watch UFC. I had a fantastic time. The food, service and drink specials are very fair and worth it. Maria was our Server, while she trained a new Server. Give Maria a raise!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Bartender/Manager Levi is the best. I've been to most of all the bars in downtown San Jose and the Brit is by far the best here. Levi has a great handle on reading the room,table control, and excellent customer service. He knew when to ask if we needed anything or if there was anything he could help with. It was a busy Friday night with a full bar and unruly customers but him and his staff were in sync.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great place to host large groups for dinner and drinks. The outdoor back space is really cool and provides a nice spot to watch games outdoors. I got a salad and the table got appetizers to share, all amazing!

This is my favorite place! The food is always good and the manager is a great guy. He cooked me a liver due to the Mother's Day that was out of the menu. It was super nice!

As will be clear from all of my previous reviews, I usually only bother to write them, if I have had a positive experience. However on this occasion, I feel the need to highlight how poor the customer service we received was. We have recently moved to the area and decided to visit this pub because they had an offer on, which was $5 fish tacos, stating that in this location, the Brit, they were sold in sets of 3.

When we went to pay, we queried the deal as the total price was not what we had expected. Our understanding was that, as per picture, it does not state anywhere that there is a minimum purchase of 3, but that in these 2 locations, the tacos are served in sets of 3.

This is when we were introduced to the ‘manager’ Ken, who was quite frankly, rude, confrontational and the worst person we have met who works in hospitality for a long time.

We queried the bill and were met with an aggressive and threatening response, for simply asking a question.

Ken then decided to make the situation quite hostile (unnecessarily, we were not saying we wouldn’t pay, we were simply explaining the offer was not clear) telling us we had to settle the bill and that he did not care about the offer. He kept offering the owners card and told us to bring it up with him as it wasn’t his problem but that we would not be leaving without paying out our bill (which once again, we had never suggested, we were just starting that the offer was not clear!)

Would never go back and would not recommend, not worth the agg!!!

I used to go to the Brit, pre Sharks games, for several years. The vibe, food, and overall experience was consistent and fun….until today. Ordered my “Go to” shepherds pie and it was disgusting. Cold and flavorless. Advised the waiter and he didn’t seem surprised. He offered his obligatory apology and took it away. The meal my friend ordered was equally dissatisfying. I will never patronize this again.

Best Bangers and Mash this side of the pond. Good Guinness too.
What more could you want?

Wait what? I’ve been here a bunch of times and haven’t reviewed them? Shame on me!

The best thing about The Brit is it’s a sports bar. Done! Sharks, Warriors, 49ers…! Inside gets packed and is probably the most love part, but the outdoor under cover seating in the back also rocks. Again, big tvs and decent sound. Built in heaters up above are strong enough to keep you warm.

Nachos, quesadillas, and burgers are all good. Fries and tots too. I like Guinness and they have it so I’m happy. But I think they have the full bar as well.

Parking is close by. Service is a little shady; not sure if it’s because they don’t have enough staff or what but it works; just flag ‘em down. Line coming for games after work. It can be monstrously busy and tough to find parking when there’s a Sharks game at the Tank.

Huge space! Lots of tvs, very cool that a small tv is mounted on the wall in some of the booths. Bar, table, booth, and outdoor seating. Cool decor. We only had the pub fries/chips, nicely salted. Enjoyed Pliny the Elder on tap. Great place to stop while in downtown San Jose.

Did not prepare my online order because they had disconnected from that service, but did not stop offering it.