Da Silva’s Broncos

Every Thursday Night is hot SCU COLLEGE GIRLS NIGHT WITH FOOD TRUCKS. The bars are filled with the most beautiful college girls ever. Like… college girls gone wild kind of beautiful. And there’s a pretty damn good food truck right outside serving damn good food too. Will post pictures soon.

I really enjoyed my visit here. The bartender (Megan) was one of the most outgoing bartenders that has ever served me and they says a lot since I frequent bars a lot. The beer was cold and decently priced. The bar was clean and to my surprise the bathrooms too. I just moved in the neighborhood so it’s always nice to have a local brew joint nearby!

First time coming here, went with a group of friends. Not a huge turn out but just a chilled crowd. It’s a place where you can just hang out with your friends and drink a beer. There’s a pool table, beer pong, and the DJ played dope Hip Hop & old school R&B. They have drink specials daily. Im not too sure if there’s a Happy Hour. The Manager is a buff Filipino guy. Super welcoming and super hot ;)

It’s not as seedy as other dive bars I’ve been too, but it’s not-​not seedy either. They mostly have a young attractive female staff and the older thirstier regulars seem to like that about Da Silvas Broncos. I’ve heard it gets pretty gross during the school year with the SCU crowds.
The prices are about what you would expect at a place like this.

Good place to kick it on Friday nights. They got drink specials, 2 pool tables, TV’s, Beer Pong, Darts, and a DJ.

if you’re trying to get drunk, don’t come here. i’ve had stiffer drinks from a baby bottle.
although the lil wayne garth brooks mashups the dj was playing might be disorienting enough to simulate a buzz.
and if you’re not trying to get drunk – this is not a place you wanna be sober

this bar is awesome only on Thursday nights! I bring all my friends here coming from SF area. The only thing i suggest to everyone is to use cash only at this bar i used my debit card there for a 80 dollar round and they put a 100 dollar hold on peoples cards is you spend over 60 dollars for up too 3 days just to make sure the cards go through a lot of places are doing that now so beware! other then that its amazing Dj FUCKING AWESOME

Drinks are way too expensive for a dive bar, and possibly watered down.
Also it’s very depressing looking, old dated cinder block style in a strip mall next to another competing bar which is equally depressing.
There are never any good looking patrons, mainly college kids playing beer pong or the regular local drunks.
There are no drink specials either. I have been to much better classier dives.

Ewwww NO. Like OMG this place blows donkey ballz! Ok it looks like JAIL hello, damn so depressing wtf? Second I came for a drink and i needed a stiff one after a hard day of shoe shopping and coming up dry well i was parched!
The blonde betch bartender totally ignored me for hours! It was dead in there! I had to practically dance on the bar and throw myself over it and flail around to get her attention! She too busy flirting with some muscle dude, well betch he wasn’t all that, you want my tip or what yo? I appreciate some play and all but not on my dime they obviously were doing the nasty based on convo, but helloo remember me *waving* I“M THIRSTY!
Maybe she was just jealous of my SHOES, whatevs, well when i did get it my drink it was weak some sissy ass pour! what the hail? I was thirsty I sucked it down it 2 seconds I swear it was watered down, but i needed another, and let me tell you that was almost an act of god to get it.
Maybe if i sprouted some muscles i would have gotten noticed?
SO I posed and pranced and shouted and FINALLY she gave me a snotty look and mosied over in slow mo like she all that, so i got it (hooray?)and you know what? Betch upped the price for the SAME damn drink wtf? I questioned it she said it cuz a dj was playing. I’m like «for real» where?” because there was no damn music on! Seriously there was no damn dj there. There were some dudes with speakers out front smoking chit chattin.
What is up with this dead place? No wonder it’s dead they apparently have no desire to make money or serve decent drinks, and come on now 8.50 for a vodka drink? What the hell they smokin? This ain’t Vegas!

I love, love, love this place. Great neighborhood bar to just chill and hang out. Some nights could be a bit crowded, but the service is still great. Some nights the have live music, djs, and karaōke.

Woo hoo. This place kicks ass. Great staff and awesome drinks. The big buff bartender kinda looks like the asian mr. clean.

This place has local djs spinning house music on friday and saturday nights. What else could you ask for from an average dive bar? That’s pretty damn good. About time!

Considering the location this place is pretty chill.
I hear they are starting a new weekly event during the Summer with local artists playing house music and electronic. Finally, something decent going on in San Jose for the dancing and electronic music community.
Staff pretty friendly and good looking bartenders! :)
Isn’t that all you want at a bar anyways? And now they are adding something new and different!

I’m only a fan of this place because there really is no other bar near SCU. The Hut doesn’t count because it’s depressing. It would be an a-​ok bar but because of the lack of competitors and some nice amenities here, I’m a fan. What are the amenities you ask?
THE AMENITIES
+Karaōke — always fun if you’re drunk and usually fun if you’re sober. Also fun to watch other drunk people sing.
+Foosball.
+Pool.
+Cool owner.
+ Girls who dress up way too nice for a dive bar — I don’t know what it is but the girls come here dressed. It’s a dive bar. You, the hot brunette in the corner!!! I don’t know why you’re wearing skin-​tight designer jeans with heels and a very nice white top on but I appreciate it. My friends also appreciate your tall blond volleyball height friend wearing white nearly see through pants.
–This being said, I have not been here on a Thursday night. I heard you get all the drunk SCU girls and all the fratty SCU boys with their daddy’s money here Thursday night. How did I hear of this? Some drunk fratty guy told me this when I was in the bathroom. And then he started yelling about how he picked up some skank SCU student but he then got herpes. I don’t think he realizes he’s one of the fratty SCU boys he was talking about. I think the irony is lost on him.

If 7 Bamboo is worst place to sing karaōke in Santa Clara County, Da Silva’s Broncos is easily second to worst.
Wow. I feel so bad for the super cool KJ (Odir) who has to endure this place every weekend. It has a stiff, lifeless crowd of SCU kids who have no personality, opinions, or even souls.
Now, I have plenty of pals that went to SCU. I have nothing against the university. But I think the «SCU sheep-​les» all flock here on Thursday night. It’s uncanny how so many of the same exact type of person can show up.
Here is the typical person who shows up for Thursday night karaōke at Da Silva’s Broncos:
1) SCU student (with daddy’s money to spend).
2) If male: douche.
3) If female: vapid.
4) If a girl sings, she goes up with at least 8 other girls. She cannot sing alone as she has no sense of individualism. The 8-​headed monster usually sings a song by TLC, Spice Girls, or Britney Spears. And it usually sounds like a pig is being castrated.
5) If a guy sings, he usually sings with 4 other guys. They alternate laughing and passing the microphone around. They think they look cool. Unfortunately, it looks a bunch of monkeys passing poop around and laughing.
6) If they are not singing, they do not care. They do not look over at the person singing, nor will they will give a courtesy clap when they are done. They are all too busy hugging each other and remarking how long it has been since they last saw each other (which was only a week ago at the same exact venue).
7) There can be 918 people inside the place, and there will only be 4 singers lined up. These kids have no guts to go up on their own. It’s really sad and lame.
8) The SCU kids view the dancefloor as a lava pit. And if they do go on the dance floor, it is usually to just stand there and take up the space so no one else can dance. Really lame.
9) If a person is singing an entertaining song and one of the SCU kids wants to dance, you will notice they will start to dance a little only to realize no one else is doing it with them. They immediately stop. One time, a girl came over while I was singing and danced around me. Only to have her (douchy) guy friend pull her back off the lava pit. Super lame.
10) The typical patron here will be completely overdressed for a dive bar.
Anyway, other than that, this place has a $ 20 credit card minimum. Fail.
I have been here three times. It sucked every time.
Basura!

Decent neighborhood watering hole. It’s good to know that there are a few of these in old Santa Clara within walking distance. My expectations are pretty low, so I don’t expect much.
We started off at Blinky’s (which I have been to, and which I also like), however, since it was too loud, and my friends and I wanted to hear each other talk, we migrated over to Broncos.
We had a good time with drinks, air hockey, and foosball. We also had a good time hanging out, talking, people-​watching, and listening to karaōke.
That being said, I have no complaints cuz I had a good time there — I wouldn’t consider it a dive, either.

For the record, my experience is over a year old, but I just signed up on Unilocal,and I feel so strongly about this establishment that I had to post my comments.
I used to go to this location relatively often when it was the Claran, which was an alright local hangout. Then it changed ownership. My first and only trip since the change was greeted by a $ 20 minimum for credit card after I had already ordered a couple drinks with no warning. I later found out that they had some hand written sheet of paper in an obscure location to the side of the bar. I don’t know what they were thinking requiring such a steep minimum. Credit card fees for a business are not that expensive, so a simple $ 5-​$ 10 minimum should be plenty. I would have no complaints about a more realistic minimum.
It is just a lame excuse to rip off the customer. It is also dangerous. What if someone only ordered a drink or two, and then found out about the minimum, but didn’t want to get ripped off, so they ordered a few more drinks before driving home or before blacking out and getting raped? It’s totally irresponsible for them to make people choose to be ripped off just to stay safe.
The bartender was such a dick about it the night I was there (I was one of about 3 – 4 people complaining at the end of the night), and then the owner was a dick about it when I called and talked to him the next day. I have never and will never go back.
What if they dropped the minimum you ask? Well as I said, the Claran used to be an alright local hangout. And with Blinky’s next door, you could just walk back and forth depending on the crowd or music. But since the change from the Claran to Bronco’s, I noticed when I was there and I hear from people that have gone multiple times since that it is overrun with the SCU kids. They screw up all the decent local hangouts.
So I guess that explains the $ 20 minimum, because like another reviewer said, they have mom and dad’s money to cover the tab.

…I like this place because it’s quiet, it’s accessible to folks who live in the old Santa Clara neighborhood, and because they do get the game on if patrons really want to hear it. I often see the neighborhood’s «usual suspects» in attendance if I sit there long enough,.
Under the new ownership the place is cleaned up a lot and much more presentable. I don’t worry about inviting my friends to meet me there any more.
I personally shun the place on Thursday nights while school is in session. Karaōke night there is more aptly titled «Drunk Children Shouting» night, but other nights it’s generally okay.
There used to be a crowd of Cowboy fans who’d show up on Sundays for the game, but sadly (for me) they seem to have dissipated. Probably good news for about 75% of other football fans though.
I’m amused that they have two taps with Pabst Blue Ribbon. Underclassmen gravy I guess. They do sell a lot of it.

A nice place to stop by and get a drink, people there are very friendly.
I wish they would have a bigger and better selection of beer on tab.
Good place to hang out and chill.

After turning down an invitation to get dolled up and party at some posh club in San Francisco so that I could show up in my flip flops, old ripped jeans and hoodies and witness my co-​workers release the tension by belting out AC/DC’s All Night Long and Bön Jovi’s Living On A Prayer, I have certain expectations of the Broncos.
And sure enough, they didn’t fail to represent.
Surprised by the minimum amount of Unilocal reviews, I have heard that the Broncos is a popular hangout place for the SCU students. They were nowhere to be found last night — spring break ??? — so we pretty much had the place to ourselves, save for a couple of regulars /​American Idol hopefuls (I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ve tried out for American Idol) who sure weren’t shy about doing their sing and dance routine on the mini dance floor in front of us.
Granted, the karaōke is probably the best feature of this dive bar. However, there are also other neat things about this bar that made me glad that I chose this over the posh club in the city (which will remain nameless for the purpose of this review).
First — the dart board. I had my first ever dart game and my beginner’s luck saved me from having an embarrassing dart-​throwing performance.
There were also two pool tables which I didn’t have a chance of using.
To top it off, parking is easy and Hefeweizen is cold and cheap.