Loft Bar & Bistro

We enjoyed a weekend afternoon snack and cocktail sitting outside. I wasn't a huge fan of the shrimp cocktail, but it came as advertised. We did enjoy the Spare ribs mmm mmm good. Excellent service as well, and I really liked the outdoor seating :)

I recently held a combination engagement/birthday party for 50 guests at the Loft and had a great experience! We held the event in the downstairs bar area. As part of the event we did karaoke with our guests. The venue provided a projector screen for us to use, along with letting us connect to their wifi so that we could stream the songs from YouTube. We used our own projector, but the venue does have one available if you need to borrow one.

The owner - Kam - was super helpful and responsive over email, text and phone calls during the initial stages of booking the venue and going over the menu. The manager - Adrian - was great - he allowed us to come to the venue a few days early to set up and test out our karaoke system. The staff during the event were extremely helpful, responsive and friendly to us and our guests. Special shout-outs to the bartenders Taylor and Julie!

The food? The Mediterranean-themed buffet menu provided by Capers was very good and many of my foodie friends commented on how tasty it was.

I'd definitely go back to this venue for another party! After our event ended the venue brought in a DJ and my guests stayed late to continue dancing....

Tip: You will need to bring your own sound system (I recommend the Bose S1 Pro) if you plan on singing or giving speeches as the venue may have other events at the same time and you may be competing with their music. Our karaoke system was the following: Windows Laptop playing Karaoke songs on Youtube pushing to the LCD Projector pushing to the sound output to Bose S1 Pro Speaker. We also chained a second second Bose S1 Speaker to ensure ample volume in the room.

The staff was very friendly. The bouncers Yesenia and Irwin gained our attention right away, they were dancing and having a great time! The DJs were great on both floors. This is definitely our new spot!

Me and a few friends visited this bar Friday March 29th. Bar was very nice with really good music and a dance floor. Between myself and my small group of friends we easily spent over $400 on drinks. After about an hour and having bought 7-8 drinks myself (many for others) I simply asked for water from the male bartender. [We were a bit hot from being on the dance floor. ] The male bartender on the 2nd floor wanted to sell me a water bottle for $4. I politely asked for simply tap water, and he gave me a nasty look and just walked off. Genuinely amazed by how brazenly rude he was. Outside of that I thought the establishment was quite nice. But on principal alone I'll never go back after that.

A good place to hang with friends on Saturday night because they have 2nd floor. I thought they closed down during pandemic but I think now they're back in business ? Idk if there music event still open on Saturday nights ?

Our previous dining experiences at the Loft Bistro and Bar were pre-COVID All wonderful memories. So we were excited to dine at the Loft tonight for my husband's and my Christmas Date Night. Taylor was attentive and served us elegantly.

We had a wonderful dinner in a comfortable and nostalgic atmosphere. We will return soon with our friends. E

I recently hosted my future daughter-in-law's bridal shower at the Loft. It is the perfect venue for parties of any kind! Kam and the rest of the staff went above and beyond to make the event a huge success. One of the crew even helped the maid of honor put together the easel for the Welcome Sign! Now that is excellent service!! The champagne brunch was delicious and the waiters were all very attentive. I highly recommend Loft Bar & Bistro!

I ordered the garlic prawn skewers which were excellent. The service was extremely attentive.

It is a shame because of lack of business in San José's downtown that this business is open just a few nights a week.

Came here for an event at their private venue upstairs. The restaurant itself is pretty cool with an open bar and and an open kitchen where you can watch your food being made. The staff was super courteous and always coming to check if we wanted any more drinks.

Our event served food buffet style. The food is really give and take, some pieces are cooked to perfection while others were too tough or too raw. Pesto salmon was pretty good but the ones my sister got was too overcooked. Chicken marsala did not have much flavor. The capers meatloaf was too tough but the pieces my dad got were pretty tender. The bread is extremely hard, especially the crust. The calamari though was surprisingly good, the squid itself was super tender with a airy and well-seasoned bread coating.

Overall pretty good space to hold an event at. One thing though is that parking is super difficult to find unless you want to pay a ton and park in a parking garage.

(3.5 stars) Mostly because the service staff is kind and didn't kick us out while we stayed late! We dined in their upstairs patio, which can be nice, but I feel like it could use a facelift. Table was wobbly, chair padding had a hole in the center, benches looked welcoming but no padding so if you sat there for a while, I guarantee your behind won't be so happy!

Came here for a friend's birthday and because we wanted to try the Dine Downtown SJ menu, while it was good value, I wasn't super impressed with the steak. Although all 4 of us had steaks, 2 out of 4 felt the need for more salt or flavor in the steak and the sauce. My Creme Brûlée tasted burnt (only the top, I know how hard it is not to burn it) but the inside was absolutely delicious. My starter was the tomato and mozzarella salad (aka caprese salad?) was not bad, I would have preferred more balsamic vinaigrette (theirs seemed runny & watery) and definitely more basil. Liked the pistachio in this dish!

(3.5 stars, rounded up) My little group of three had a quick bite here before an event at the nearby Hammer Theatre. Happy Hour pricing runs until 7 and offers a good selection of food choices as well as discounted drinks. We all had a happy hour choice, Lettuce Chicken Wraps, Angus Beef Burger, and Asian Chicken Salad.l as well as tasty house wine.

All the food was good, for women these portions were meal sized. Most men would probably need an additional appetizer to fill them up. Nothing really earth-shattering in this the menu, but The Loft delivered what we wanted, a reasonably priced meal. We sat upstairs and it was basically the same as the first floor. This restaurant is in a great location but is a bit tired in appearance and needs a good remodeling.