Cardiff & Cocktails — Restaurant in Campbell

I've been an attendee of events here since 2007-2008. There's always a decent crowd (both in number and attitude), respectful bouncers, and heavy pouring bartenders. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and some Sundays, House Music is playing. Wednesday nights are hip-hop night. Not "Lil John OKAAAAAY" type, but classic, lyric-driven, conscious hip-hop. There is no TOP40 played at this spot, and thankfully there never will be.

Reading lots of previous reviews, folks are really pissy about the whole "No CA ID" thing. After talking with the owner of the venue, as well as his bounce staff, I can break down exactly WHY they have this policy in place:

A person with a suspended license (usually happens with a DUI) has no license, so is left to obtain valid identification by using a CA ID. There's nothing wrong with this, but by weeding out patrons with CA IDs only, he prevents suspended license holders from coming in and drinking, which is probably what they did to get themselves in that position to begin with.

Sometimes the rules don't make all the sense in the world, but they're there as a safeguard for both patrons coming into the establishment, and the owner's responsibility in providing a chill, drama-free environment. If you don't understand that, then this isn't the...

I would say zero stars because this place is 100 percent BS. We were at the place a total of 15 min and barely got a drink when we were wrongly accused of trying to take wallets or some bs. We were pulled from the bar without any real reason. Nobody did anything except waste our time. They called the police due to “company policy” and apparently they didn’t even know wtf was going on. No video was pulled. We were just told to “wait outside”. And stood there for 40 min with no acknowledgement with what was actually going on. After talking to the cops they even said we didn’t need to be there- there was no resolution to whatever we were accused of doing. No apologies or any type of communication with what was going on the entire time while being “investigated”. Even the owner made zero effort to figure out what was going on or smooth the situation out. Horrible service. Unprofessional. And not worth spending your dimes. Do NOT go to this place. Do...

I love it here & come all the time, especially after dinner somewhere nearby in dt Campbell. Tasha is my fave bartender in the whole world - she knows what I want even when I’m not sure what I want (she asks about your taste palette and serves up something delicious & strong based on that!) Zach is great also, and security is top-notch. Can’t say enough good things about the people that come in & make the vibe what it is. Wednesday’s are my fave because of hiphop, but on the other nights the house is some of the best I’ve heard. The talent (DJs) are on a rotation and they are what make Cardiff consistently amazing. I come to Cardiff because I know it’ll be...