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    The Buck Tavern

    4.4 (20 reviews)
    Open • 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    Apple O.

    Cute quaint vibey. Low key chatter with soft background music. Very chill to catch up w gfs or have an intimate conversation w a lover lol The Paloma and the Duchess neat were so delich. Did not try the food bc had already eaten but they do have a food menu . Yum! This dive bar is definitely chill and the bartender had the funnest chill vibe with our bartender had the best service on drinks and local bars we might wanna visit. If you're on this side of town and want to just chill come thru!

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    Debbie S.

    A neighborhood bar that's been around for years and revamped their name and interior about a year ago. First time coming in to "scout" the place before having an event here, and glad I finally stopped in. A few customers were present on a Saturday afternoon, and the bartender was very friendly and social. I mentioned to her that I would be coming back with a handful of people in a few weeks, and she said she would be working. With serving a few snack items to eat, she said she would also do the cooking too. So, looks like she does it all. Great music playing with 3 big tvs in 3 corners of the space. Truly a neighborhood bar and well done. Looking forward to coming back and trying their food. Oh, their Nitro Espressotini is yum!

    Carlo Q.

    Buck's Tavern is a great local spot. The hot dogs are delicious, the service is awesome, especially Ashley, but in general everyone is amazing and the ambience is super nice. You can really feel the neighborhood vibe. Lots of locals who know each other, and at the same time new people stopping by. Definitely worth a try, it's a nice place to hang out.

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    Jamie B.

    Stopped in here on a Friday night around 7pm. The staff were really friendly and seated us right away. For it being a casual bar the drinks were extremely elevated and something you'd find in downtown San Jose for $20+. We ordered the truffle fries that were great, cooked to perfection and reminded me of a giants game. We ended up ordering 4 cocktails total and they were all great and unique. The restroom was clean as well. This was a hidden gem and we could see this place as being our bar for sports games where you want a cold beer and a big TV. I definitely recommend.

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    Remodeled, but still great! Good food, knowledgable barkeep, and bumper pool! Chicago dog was great!

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    Great sports bar with TVs, they have food until 8:30pm, and fast service. Perfect place to hang out pre game and watch games as well.

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    Never knew a neighborhood bar can offer a food menu to enjoy there or order for pick up or delivery…read more(through a third party) The foods are pretty good. I have tried several items such as street tacos, quesabirria tacos, burritos, Barbacoa (soup) and menudo (soup). My favorites are the weekend red menudo which has no hominy, but wish it did and the burrito (in both sizes). Menudo is one of the best in the area (I shouldn't say that too loud, but it's true). It's not watered down like other restaurants, it's full bodied and meats (tripe and pata) are soft. I do wish we had an option of hominy that we can request. Burrito have been filling as I have tried several meats. It's heavy to the hand and filling to anyone's belly. Sometimes I enjoy for 2 mini meals in a day. Quesa birria tacos are the third favorite. Cheesy, crispy and greasy in the best way. Consume is flavorful too. The least favorites are the barbacoa (soup) as itwas mostly broth and minimal shreds of beef, if any. The tacos are enjoyed by family, but there is an abundance of a taste or flavor I don't prefer. I maybe wrong but I think it's oregano (but again not 100%). The third not so fav are the regular nachos with just cheese and jalepeno. Also, a negative is that 2 orders were missing items. So check your bags to make sure. So thats not a good feeling when that part of someone's order but recourse is to drive back or let third party know to get a few dollars off. We prefer to receive order and enjoy. Not to follow up with a drive back or a complaint of an item shortage to get refunded a few bucks. Otherwise the staff inside are very nice and understanding. The menudo and burrito are favorited of mine. I will follow up and order other dishes or appetizers, along with the weekend red menudo.

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    3.5 star. One of the rare value finds in the Bay Area…read more Came on a night to just check out the venue; the host was super friendly. He let me see the menu while he was diligently wiping each of them and walked me through my options. The next day I came for happy hour. The food menu was great. We ordered mock tail, chicken wings with 2 flavors, garlic fries, a chicken Pho, which was not on HH menu, and all that food filled us up. The food was also quite above my expectations. Garlic fries has good amount of chopped garlic; the chicken wings of BBQ and HK Style both had deep flavors. The pho was tasty and a good comfort food. Their dessert menu was what we were saving for last. There are so many varieties. The chocolate lava cake was nicely decorated with ice cream and berries for $9! And so is the pandan panna cotta and a gigantic croissant bread pudding which was moist, dense and rich in flavor with the hint of cinnamon. The place has long tables for big parties as well as 3-4 seaters along with some high bar seats along the wall. Big screens were mounted on the wall for whoever was following games. Our waiter was super friendly and on top of our needs; he gave us good suggestions and brought boxes before we asked.

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    The only appeal to this place is being able to pour your own beer. Everything else from the shit…read moreservice to the mediocre food. I've come here at least 5x and they make it painful each time. Once I came early with my partner and we had dinner and drinks. Then friends showed up an hour layer, sat at a different table, and ordered separately with their own drink cards. The wait staff combined their check with ours and refused to separate it. How does that even make sense? They refuse to create separate bills for different drink cards which is stupid. They refuse to split checks. They didn't let us participate in happy hour because we didn't want to sit at the bar or outside in the cold. The staff here are terrible and want to make it the worst experience possible. I seriously cannot understand who combines checks for separate parties and checks who show up at separate times! Like where is the logic in that. Absolutely terrible place

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