Tassos Old House

My favorite restaurant in all of Gilroy! Family run restaurant with a surprising large menu and very reasonable wine options. Especially fun for groups, but special enough for date night.
We also order take out — the food is always fresh and flavorful.

Tasso’s is a great restaurant especially if you want Greek food. My husband and I have been there many times. We’ve had scalloni, (scallops and abalone together in a patty), moussaka, salmon, steak Diane, and prime rib (weekends only). Tasso will even make some things that are not on the menu if you ask. He and wife Maria are so friendly and welcoming. I recommend this restaurant highly

Excellent meal. However, when the waitress assures you they won’t sing for your birthday, and then they sing, I was very annoyed. My husband is autistic, and hates attention, so next time you lie, please consider the person’s feelings when they ask you not to sing.

This restaurant is very popular with an older generation, all of whom seemed to be having big nights out. It is pricey for the type of food that they serve. On the other hand, the owner is completely charming, and made a big effort to make us — and our dogs — feel welcome and cared for on the front deck.

Very very friendly place!
The owner came out several times to check on us, to chat with us, to talk about where we were from and where he was from. (Italian restaurant, but he’s Greek, and the influence shows in the menu.)
This feels like a local hangout that has been around for years; a lot of the patrons coming out of the restaurant (we were near the door) also stopped to chat, and a lot seemed to know each other. I suspect this is a frequent haunt on a Friday night when you live in Gilroy and want to go somewhere nice, but a place that won’t take a lot of energy.
More than one of the waitresses came over to the table to chat too. There was no time when we felt we weren’t being taken care of, or where we felt we had been left stranded and there was no way to ask for a refill or an extra sauce or anything else.
I had the garlic steak, and I will probably still smell of garlic till around the end of next week. Understand: That’s what I came for. They also have dishes that aren’t overpowered by garlic. But the bread, for example, came with a dipping bowl of garlic oil. Because they know why a lot of people come to Gilroy.
The food was solid, and very acceptable, but for a nice restaurant it probably leans a little more toward local diner rather than stretching to reach some new culinary fantasy. it’s a very comfortable menu, well prepared.
More than anything else, I was sold by the amazing, wonderful, friendly staff and service, and would be happy to come back again and be embraced again in that almost-​family kind of way.

We were searching Unilocal and had settled on a place that we were on the way to when we passed Tasso’s. We stopped in because it looked adorable. it was. The owner and his buds were playing dice and gambling at the bar. The missus was serving… The old world charmed was oozing out of the place! The food was classic greek and very good. highly recommend.

My husband and I went here last night for dinner and when we first walked in we were pleasantly surprised on how nice this place is, nice décor and clean. Tasso the owner he greeted us and is a very nice and funny man. We also really liked our waitress Lisa, shes great. Now for our food, it was delicious! We also had the best Tiramisu ever, they make it there! D-​Lish! We did not have a steak last night but we will for sure next time because we hear they are Awesome! Coming from Tasso himself. We have found a gem of a place to dine! Can’t wait to go back!

I was visiting gilroy and in need of a garlic fix, found this place and was not disappointed.
I had the garlic steak rare yum yum
It’s a small quaint place with good food, the owner and his wife are great.
I suggest giving this place a try

This was my first visit to Tasso’s. The food and staff were wonderful. We took my mother for her 89^th birthday, although she didn’t want us to share this with the staff.
The soups, salads, entrees and sandwiches were great!
We met the owner, who was more than cordial, as was our waitress. I will certainly visit again.
My only negative comment was regarding the restroom. Upon visiting the ladies room, the smell of urine was overwhelming. In hindsight, I should have mentioned it to the owner. I think it needs a thorough cleaning. It was neat, but the odor was horrible.
Besides this issue, I would highly recommend this restaurant to friends!
Many thanks for a great meal, and for making us feel so welcome!

This is the best place to eat in Gilroy! Prices are good and portions are huge! The garlic seafood pasta is our favorite but everything is great! People get too hung up on going to restaurant chains like the Olive Garden… TASSOS has real family and real food!

The soup was great — beef pasta. The orange rouge was yummy. The tiramisu amazing. The out door patio is a little rustic but was very dog friendly. Service was great. I will go again when I am in the area. I love family owned places!

We went to Tassos after an excursion to the gilroy factory outlets. Not being too hungry, we ordered two plates between the four of us. The waitress offered us the vegetarian minestrone soup along with our plate of garlic penne pasta.
Turns out the soup had beef pieces in it and had beef based broth. Neither of us eat beef and this was totally not cool. Once we told the waitress we got a stink like this was totally our fault and we were inconveniencing her by calling it out.
Also, we got slapped with a split fee that was 30% of our bill for splitting the plates between us. This place is not cheap and 30% split-​fee amounted to quite a lot. We were not informed about this at any point and when we asked the waitress about this, she replied like this was a normal practice in America!
NEVER going back here. You will probably have a better evening almost anywhere else. Not to mention the money you will save on expensive food and needless charges.

This is my absolute favorite place to eat in town. The owner will custom design your dinner plate if you ask for suggestions it may seem pricey at first but factor in the portion sizes and soup and salad are included with your entrée; you’re not paying extra on top of the regular menu price. Ask for the Greek Village Salad its not on the menu but I promise you won’t be able to duplicate it at home!

Prices are expensive for the area, 18 – 30 a plate.
Service, rude, waitresses were mad at one another and had terrible attitudes with us. Lots of empty glasses, made us feel like it was an imposition to ask for refills. Waitress got a soup order wrong, then was not pleasant about correcting her mistake; she made our cousin feel like she had done something wrong for asking for the correct soup.
Appetizers: Fried calamari was fishy. Cheese sticks were over cooked
Moussaka, came with rice and squash. Rice tasted like minute rice with frozen vegetables. Squash was yummy, not over cooked. Moussaka was good, but nothing special. It was my first time having Moussaka so I don’t have a frame of reference for how true to the dish it was.
Seafood Fettuccine Alfredo: scallops were ok, prawns were mediocre, had those mini salad shrimp, $ 25 dish, could definitely have had better at an Applebee’s/Johnny Carinos for $ 10 less.
None of the flavors were worth the prices. Sadly, Applebee/​Johnny Carinos/​chain restaurants are better in quality.
Will NOT be going back, save your money, go somewhere else.

Not impressed. A group of 10 of us went. The food was pretty flavorless and without greek zest. Server was rude and seemed annoyed to be there.

We were on vacation again and decided last minute on our way home to get something garlicky in Gilroy. We had always driven past before. We used our map app to find a restaurant. We chose Tassos. It felt like home. Outstanding service. Its called «old house» and thats what it felt like. There was 50’s era jazz playing and the staff joked with our children and treated us as part of the family. (Like Nana and Papas house)
The feta appetizer I ordered was great looking as well as great tasting with fresh ripe tomatoes in roasted garlic olive oil. Our entrées were all excellent. The flavors were rich but balanced. My garlic seafood combo plate was not overly garlicky.
All in all, we had a great experience and are planning on going back if we are anywhere near gilroy. You should try it too. Its a great greek restaurant that knows garlic.

Steer clear. High price, below average food…
The meal left much to be desired. They served kabobs with a loaf of sourdough, since when is kabob not served with pit bread??? The prices were what you would expect from a high class sit down Mediterranean restaurant, however the food was’t fit for a kabob hut on the beach and should have been priced accordingly. This was a pricey bad experience, and I have to mention the one croûton on my salad, it was larger than a walnut and clearly made of unseasoned sourdough bread from the prior day. Ii will never go here again. My friends meal was undercooked chicken kabob… wow!

Fresh vs. Leftovers
Recently went back to Tassos to try the Prime Rib dinner.
I am really disappointed with the results.
It turned out that they only had Prime Rib that was medium to well done. Without thinking I decided to try it. It was dry with little taste. It was clear that this was not cooked today. When I pushed them they said it was actually cooked yesterday and this was the leftovers that was reheated.
I understand that restaurants have to turn a profit but not at the cost of serving old reheated food from a day or so ago.
It would appear the issues you see on the various «restaurant impossible» shows (days old, reheated, microwaved food) happen in more restaurants then you would imagine.
I am sorry to say that we will not be back again.

My wife and I ate at Tasso’s and Maria’s (don’t forget Maria! who is Tasso’s wife and at the restaurant she appeared to be the center of energy! So just find an excuse to speak to Mrs. Maria! She is a tireless and enthusiastic hostess. So we went to this restaurant for the first time on Sunday/​I can tell you this! The hosts are amazing! They know how to welcome people to their establishment! I was observing Mrs. Maria saying something very special to all her guests. Mr. Tassos was also amazing. He came and guided us on the menu. And when we ordered… What can I say! The best food from all the Greek American establishments in the Bay area. The food is just perfect! Now, beyond that, they offered us their expertise in choosing the wine. And they guaranteed the quality to the point that we were told that if we did not like the wine, they would open another bottle for us.
So bottom line! If you do not live in Gilroy; find an excuse to go there! And then find an excuse to meet Mrs. Maria and Mr. Tassos. After you will finish dinner there, you will know that your trip to Gilroy was worth it!
And do not forget to try Tiramisu as a desert. Many of the deserts are made by the owners on the premises, and you can taste the difference.

2.5 stars
The food was decent but the service was lacking. We felt rushed the entire time during dinner. It was 8pm on a Friday night and the place was dead. Yet, the server came by and took my MIL’s plate before she was done! They also tried to take the appetizers away when there was clearly half of the portions left.
What really annoyed me, though, was that the male (owner?) poured our wine sooo sloppily! He poured the wine into the glass, then allowed it to drip drip drip on the white table cloth, moved onto the next glass, drip drip drip, and again. It was just kind of rude (and wasteful).
Their saving grace was that they offered us a refill on our coffee in a to-​go cup when one of the servers heard that we had a long drive ahead of us for the night.