Mac's Club - San Jose

Fun and relaxed place to relax. I visited here after a long night in downtown and just wanted to chill somewhere where I can sit back and enjoy my beer. This place was exactly that!

Wouldn't recommend this place. I and a few friends came here to hang up; but I was the only one who doesn't drink since I was the DD. When I used the bathroom, the owner said I couldn't use it unless I bought a drink. Even all my friends had bought 2 rounds. When I let him know that I was the DD, so I didn't drink and he answered that if you want to use the bathroom, you have to buy a drink! I never come back!

I've never been in there. I couldn't tell you anything.

Gustavo is the best bartender! They have great film and music taste and always make sure I feel at home. I recommend to come in this place only for Gustavo

Our gay bar scene here in SJ is extremely limiting. We currently have 2.5 of them. The .5 one is Renegades a disgusting 50 year old building that smells like a crime scene, but I 'll save that for another review. Mac 's is a tragic, tiny gay bar in an otherwise amazingly historical building a couple doors down from it 's prettier bigger sister, Splash. I 've been to Mac 's maybe 10 times in my life (I 'm born and raised here in San Jose), and each time it either smells like sewage or vomit. Last night was vomit. The bartender told me, you just get used to the smell after working here . Um, ok? My friend and I got a drink and walked out to the back patio (a firetrap with a few wobbly high top tables, some dead planes and a few $10 Rite Aid plastic patio chairs). I honestly don 't know how the fire Marshall hasn 't shut that patio down because if there was a fire inside and the patio entrance was blocked, you 'd be trapped. I was happy to see they finally dragged a piece of wet paper towel along the white patio restroom door which every other time has been converted in dirt, grime and last time I was there, some blood (yes, blood). The 2 restrooms are always gross, dirty and occupied with coke heads or people hooking up. As for the bar tenders they 're nice enough, the drinks are meh at best. I question whether or not to trust their dishwashing procedures or not. As with the other gay bars in SJ Mac 's is cash ONLY, so there 's an ATM in there for you with a cute $3.99 service fee. All in all I 'd say people come here because besides Splash, it 's literally all we have, which is a crying shame. The owners of Mac 's could do *SO* much to this place to make it *SO* much better, but they 've clearly cheaped out and clearly don 't care, because where else are the gays gonna go, right? Sorry to those who love this place, I 'm sure y 'all have fun and gather with your friends. I 'm not above this place I 'm just stating the facts. I wish we had more options here in San Jose, but this is it. If you 're from out of town stick with Splash.