dio deka

update/p.390 hotel los gatos  210 e. main st., (866) 335-1700, (408) 335-1700.  71 rooms; $$$-$$$+.  some fireplaces.  heated pool; hot tub; sauna; full-service spa; fitness room.  restaurant; room service.  located just down the street from a ferrari/bentley showroom, this luxuriously spacious property has a colorful tuscan-country style.  public spaces are decorated with mexican tiles and pottery, studded leather chairs, and ornate wood-inlayed moroccan tables.  a sort of mediterranean hacienda, it melds the two architectural styles with a terracotta-tiled roof and a spacious interior courtyard with palm trees and fountains.  attractive art is displayed throughout.  guest rooms are furnished luxuriously with richly colorful silk drapes and comforters, soft egyptian cotton linens, and tile-and-granite bathrooms.

"hotel los gatos" a boutique hotel incidentally takes the name of the town "los gatos", is home to a restaurant that goes by the name
"dio deka", which interestingly has managed to tuck neatly under its sleeve, a "michelin single ⭐️ star"; which was more than enough raison d'être for me to check in there. the 30 year old hotel still maintains its rustic feel and has rooms, corridors and furniture reminiscent of a beatdown mediterranean-style hotel.

"dio deka" draws its nomenclature from the address of "hotel los gatos" (i.e. 210 main street and "dio deka" in greek translates to "2-10", which incidentally happens to be the area code of athens). so having exhausted almost an entire day meandering through silicon valley; i decided to have an early dinner (@ 05.45 pm, coz that was the only reservation slot available; but that did not deter from me reserving my seats there) and so i eagerly made a beeline for "dio deka" and reached there smack on time. i went absolutely crazy on the hors d'oeuvres and by the time i even got to the "plat principal"; i was left with no alternative but to totally relinquish the dessert segment, due to gastric volume-constraints. the culinary offerings at the "dio deka", i was told were plain orgasmic and post donning the garbs of an astute judge of culinary offerings; i was compelled to pass the verdict that it was indeed proven beyond reasonable doubt that "orgasmic" was probably an understatement. the culinary offerings, that were dispatched down my esophagus were as follows;

pinot noir, goldeneye, anderson valley, california u.s.a, 2014...

wild king puréed salmon on cucumbers...

pita bread...

chilled asparagus & potato soup...

saganaki - feta cheese crusted with nuts & seeds, farro, roasted
beets, mavrodaphne sauce...

octopus - mesquite-grilled mediterranean octopus 🐙, octopus ragu & charred chicories...

pork riblets - slow-cooked, honey-brined, mustard & herbs...

trout - mt. lassen rainbow trout, variations of peas, golden potatoes, saffron fumet...

artichoke and asparagus - served with warm panisse, oven-dried tomatoes & charred lemon crema...

fillet mignon - 8 oz. usda "natural prime", northern angus beef, dry-aged in-house for 28 days...

creamed spinach...

of all of the foregoing i must say the "pièce de résistance" was without a shade of doubt the "mesquite-grilled mediterranean octopus 🐙, octopus ragu & charred chicories."

expectations were very high for that evening - recommended by a foodie colleague, michelin star, ta certificate of excellence, greek food etc etc. still there is always a lingering doubt that the actual experience may fail.

not here...from the reception to the service and finally the food - everything was just great. i had the rack of lamb that was satisfying to see and consume, wife had the famed moussaka and that too came out with flying colors.

next time - the lamb chops and fish...

visited the restaurant for dinner with a group from work and we had a private dining room. it is an upscale restaurant and the service is good. having travelled to greece just last year i can vouch that the food has authentic greek flavors with a bit of a twist.

michelin starred greek restaurant at los gatos hotel. it's a little posh but they are awesome with children. we brought 4 kids in and no one blinked an eye. my babies loved the lamb and octopus. dips were excellent.

maybe i am not the appropriate person writing a review for them but i share a sense of belonging with this place. the sole reason being our annual company offsite being held here every year up until the last.

the hotel los gatos where dio deka is, is in an upscale locality. los gatos in itself is pretty upscale hamlet near san jose and san frisco. we used to lodge here as well so starting from breakfast to lunch used to be the buffet spread they offered.

all in all food here is authentic greek as i have come to understand and the taste of course is exemplary. the use of yoghurt and minimal spices is what excites me about greek food.
the steaks are a stand-out and so are the freakishly awesome chocolate balls which melt right away once you pop them in your mouth. panacottas is the other recommendation.

my review is based on the conference lunch spreads only.

fabulous food and service, but don't expect to get ketchup. dio deka has absolutely wonderful food, service, decor, and just about everything you could want. however, if you want ketchup with those fries, forget it - unless you bring your own. i asked for it once and was told that they do not serve it. why not? "it's not greek" i was told.


-----14 mar, 2008-----

dio deka - wonderful greek fusion restaurant in los gatos. i have eaten at dio deka twice, both times lunch, and been very impressed with the food, service, and atmosphere.

my one pet peeve: they don't serve condiments (because they aren't served in greece, i'm told). so if you want ketchup with your fries, forget it - or bring your own.

dio deka is an upscale greek/mediterranean restaurant in sleepy los gatos. the location of the restaurant was lovely – in the quiet almost suburbia like los gatos.  the restaurant is in the same building at the los gatos hotel, which is a nice romantic looking building.  it almost felt like we were somewhere in europe, which was perfect for a dinner out. menu is fairly simple – with about two pages of choices but not overwhelmingly so. there is also a nice offering of meats off the grill – rib eye, strip loin, lamb and even porterhouse. we ordered: silogy $14 assortment of greek spreads: taramas, tzatziki, ktipiti and tirokafteri i loved every single spread, typically i love chunky spreads but these were a range of smooth to chunky spread.  i honestly don’t know what is in

poor service ruined the experience.. we’ve been here once before and left with a wonderful experience, the food and service were excellent.

this visit on 07/13/12 was horrible. overall food was good, with the exception of the monterey red abalone. it was very chewy and salty. we ordered a bottle of wine and 3 appetizers first. the appetizers came within 2 minutes, but the wine didn’t show up till we finished the appetizers. we’re rushed by our waiter “stephen” the entire time. plus, he kept pushing for the lamb chops. we finally told him to stop rushing us, then he started to cop an attitude. if we didn’t ask him to stop rushing us, we’d have finished dinner in 45 minutes. the four of us spent over $400 and felt abused.

the place got extremely loud by 7:30p, couldn’t carry a conversation without shouting. the staff didn’t seem knowledgeable about their own food. our waiter first described the pig prepared 6 ways, then he mentioned 5 ways later. when the dish was brought by a server, he could only described to us 2 out of the 6 ways. he didn’t even offer to go find out from someone else. poor service and lacks training.

what happened to this restaurant? we would return for the food, but not with this kind of service.

great service and dish presentation but the food... the chef needs to learn how to use the ingridents wisely.

the only thing that wow'd me was the bill.. back again this time we actually sat down for dinner at a table instead of the bar. they now have a michelin star so i guess things change...on a friday night it was busy but not jam packed as i remember and the weird loud techno-ish music is long gone.

what we ordered:
*grilled octopus -good cause it didn't taste like octopus
* baby cauliflower (the server suggested it at least 3 times so i figured it had to be mind blowing) - it wasn't
*john dory (wanted to try because i hear it on hell's kitchen all the time) - just ok
* stone valley farm pig - hubby liked
* chocolate cake with coffee pudding -best thing of the night!

the service was not bad but a bit rushed. we would have been in and out in an hour if we didn't put the breaks on and personally slow things down.

i did not feel the food warranted the high price tag.

rapidly becoming a signature dish is his keftethakia, flavorful teensy lamb meatballs skewered with rosemary and lavished with a rich, cheesy yogurt sauce.

the bad service had us worried but.... food itself is great. so good it makes it worth dealing with amateurish service.

i recently found myself turning a little older on a surprise-end-of-the-weekend-adventure as a guest of my fiancee. i didn’t know where we were going, but i did know that it was necessary to take 2 cars and that we would be staying overnight and having di

dio deka, i love this place and it is not only because my bff dad owns it. i would eat at this place like every week if i could! the pita bread is more than yummy, it is super good, great. it is only that pita bread is good like no other is as good as here. the food is the best!