The Fountainhead

387 S 1st St, San Jose
(408) 642-5270

Recent Reviews

Vraj D

The Bartender who worked on Fri at 7pm is on drugs or something. Looks directly at us, and i thought he sees us. A minute later, he is again serving another customer who came after us. This goes on for 20mins. We just left. Preposterous.And then we catch him chilling and sitting on the side. Mind you, there is a huge crowd at the bar.

Service: 1

Matthew Maynard

Erica is wonderful!! Best drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gary C. Powell Jr.

Erica, Genuine Bartender, Erok. We enjoyed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

K

It's the nonsociable bartenders that make this "bar" a flop. Honestly, I don't know why stools are in front of the bar. Customers are treated as if they're in the checkout isle. And I've never seen them wipe the sticky bar down. Looking at your phone must be more important. Who keeps hiring these kids??

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 1

Meagan G.

Buyer beware. Drinks are watered down; bartender was adding water to bottles of alcohol. Good service but not worth the cost for drinks that should have included booze with no alcohol in them.

Morgan Williams

Our bartender, David, was rude and standoffish. Then he overcharged me by about $50 and laughed it off. Terrible service.

an l.

If you open at 12, it should be open at 12 and ready for business. We waited for it to open as we were dining at the various small restaurants. At 12:05 someone comes and turns on the lights and takes away the closed sign. We excitedly went up to order and the guy, looking like he just rolled out of bed said he could only serve us beer. We asked if a vodka soda was simple enough and he didn't really respond... just walked back and forth and came back and said yeah I can do that. He charges for a shot 12.00 and 2.00 to top it with soda. Never been charged like that but whatever. Point is, opening at 12 means everything should be prepped and ready for customers at 12 especially on a Saturday. Guy behind bar needs better customer service.

craig c.

Friendly bartender, but the cocktails were watered down and overpriced. Ambience is pretty basic too and not comfortable. I just don't like drinking $20 cocktails and sitting at a picnic table. Beware.

Roya J.

Went to the Continental and then came here. This is inside of the sofa market and just judging it based on drinks the quality and prices were way better. Randy is a great bartender.

Vince S.

Nestled away behind popup eateries, this modest bar has a selection of craft cocktails, wine, and beer on draft. With Friendly bartenders, and a selection of fine libations, you are sure to find something to your liking. Only criticism is the price per drink is on the higher side, so be prepared to spend some money if you plan on having a few drinks.

Adolfo V.

I've been coming to this place for a few months for their Trivia night, it is a lot of fun and there are lots of regular. They have a decent selection of drinks, though I wish they updated their selection more often as the beers and cocktails they have have not changed in the past 4 months. They recently ran out of stuff, so hopefully they'll get something new. There are a lot of restaurants nearby to get food from, so you will always have a diverse selection of good food options to choose from. The ambiance is nice and friendly with outdoors and indoors sitting.

The_Ardent ShutterBug

What an interesting idea! Cool vibe nice selection of Gin's.

Keith Gregory

Good live music. Good Stout. Great atmosphere.

Michelle Pierce

Great place! Kinda low key. Love it!

Lela Drake

Total Tiki Vibez. Decor is spot on and the drink menu is great. Definately check out the happy hour

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