I have been eating here for over 10 years now and love the food. Today though I really had a bad experience with my usual order combination plate. The serving was so little, the rice tasted different-too much cardamom or something.. the meat was dry (gyro meat and chicken) and veggies was soggy-no crunch and flavor at all.. the bread was hard as if it had been sitting for a while already. I love this place and hope that this was a bad day or something because i would hate for another bad experience to happen when i visit next. read more

My food came in extremely cold and the rice was certainly not made that day. The potato I ordered came drenched in oil. Very disappointed.

I ordered here for the first time for delivery.. never again.. it was delivered in over an hour.. fries were stale and soggy.. and the falafels might have been refried ?? They were hard as rocks.. worst experience.. f*ck this place!!! read more

Not a good place for dine in. Food taste was ok, had combo plate. 15.99$ is bit expensive for the quantity & quality of food served.

Went here because I wanted some lamb wrap, unfortunately they gave me a lamb gyro. I told them that is not what I ordered and they insist that it is a lamb wrap. I ordered lamb wrap from this place before. And my wife ordered a combination kebob it's supposed to be grilled not fried, they fry their kebobs. Not worth it read more

We absolutely love the shwarmas from this place! Our number one go-to for shwarmas. The only drawback here is that this place is managed by only one person, (who collects the cash and prepares your order), so the restaurant timing sort of depends on him....like several times I drove down to find the restaurant closed randomly on a day or closed before the closing hours. read more

The meats are all done perfectly, great flavor. The hummus is so good I could just eat it straight up. Highly recommend the chicken kabob meal with the basmati rice. The staff is super friendly and prompt, and the prices are more than reasonable. I'll continue to support this spot whenever I'm in Fremont. read more

Second time here, ate during my lunch time and did some work on the nearby property but I did have a chance to take a look at their kitchen and it's clean overall. No complaints there. Good tasting dishes they have. My favorite dish is the combo plate. I usually grab an orangina drink with it, idk why it goes good with the dish but it just does and it comes out to about $12. Not bad for a good dish. read more

Gaters Restaurant - Combo Plate.. A+++++ - Middle Eastern Near Me - Fremont, California

I love Gators! I highly recommend trying this place. All through my pregnancy I craved the combo plate..yumyum! Me & my sons father would eat at least 5x/month. Even after moving to san leandro I still stop in for my usually whenever I can. $$ Price: Reasonable and you get a good amount of scrumptous quality food. Time: If you're hungry and dont want to wait long, my orders have always been ready within 10-15mins:)) it's ready quick & way better then any fast food chain Service: friendly employees, I always get smiles and good service! Thanks Gators for the many delicious meals my family & friends have had!:)) read more

Hands down the best place to go if you want some halal dishes. No other place has the chicken and lamb cooked and marinated like they do. They are always on point with the ratio of meat, rice, fresh vegetables and their delicious white sauce! The meat here is cooked always to perfection! The number one place here in fremont if you want yourself a delicious home cooked, quick and satisfying middle eastern plate. All the staff are friendly and cool especially the sweet lady at the cashier who always makes sure her customers are set and enjoying the food! read more

Best middle eastern dishes I have tasted . Perfect spice and taste . All time favorites Gyro plate Combination plate Their wraps are good too. read more

Chicken gyro and lamb platter are my favourite,tasty food,good people. Though have very less space but taste is good. read more

The food here is great, i come very often. But the customer service here is poor. I would rather choose the Newpark mall location rather than the one on Mowry. I have seen the owner here a couple times and she seems very nice! read more

Best marinade for meat - best tasting mediterranean / middle eastern food in fremont. Try their spicy meat option :) read more

I have ordered from Gaters on several occasions and was happy with the taste and quantity for the price. I am wondering if there was a staff change because my typical order has gotten so much worse. Today I ordered the Combo Salad and Veggie Plate. There was less meat than usual, and it was cold and tasteless. The shawarma tasted like and had the consistency of boiled chicken. The salad typically has a light dressing, and it seemed to have none. The Veggie Plate was equally disappointing. The hummus has absolutely no taste, and the falafel is overly burnt. They also forgot the pita. read more

Gyros for everything! Pretty much all the items on the menu taste like Gyros. Ordered a steak plate; tasted like Gyros. Ordered Philly Steak; tasted like Gyro in a hoagie roll instead of pita. Flavors were good enough, but kinda sucks when you expect a philly cheese steak and ends up tasting totally different. read more

Food wasn't bad but when we got home, we were missing a chicken wrap and had to drive back to get it. They were nice enough but why didn't they offer anything to compensate for the trouble? At least she apologized and was nice about it. I even gave them a tip when we paid (my bad) and also our bad for not checking the order before leaving. I don't think we'll be coming back here. Seemed very pricey for what we got and we like Yalla Mediterranean anyways. We saw the star rating on Yelp and decided to try this place since we always see it when we go to Aniki's. We ordered the 3 Kabob Combo Plate, chicken wrap with fries, and extra fries on the side. The extra fries sounded like it had all these spices and flavor on it so we couldn't pass it up. Some fries came in a box (which we thought was the wrap) but it was just plain fries so we figured that one came with the wrap. Then there were fries in a paper bag which had seasoning on it but the portion was so small! It was less than a McDonald's Happy Meal fries. The rice in the 3 Kabob Combo Plate didn't seem like enough either. Maybe it was because we were sharing one meal. Hummus was good. Kabobs were good. Saving the wrap for later. read more

Lovely food I ordered for my daughter graduation to feed 10 adults and the food was delicious. Just be aware when placing the catering trays the lamb and chicken are mixed giving one tray of meat, rice, yogurt, naan and salad. So we did run out of meat but that shows it was good - Great valuable and will definitely order again thanks so much ! read more

Freaking expensive for little bit of food. Go there with lots of money and little Hunger.

The food served here is good. They have gyros, falafel, fries and, combo plates. Not the quickest food to pick up or most friendly staff, but they know how to cook up good meditaranean food. It is one of the only good spots of Mediterranean food left in the Fremont area. read more

Absolute fire!!! That means it's delicious. From the seasoning and flavor to quality, I highly recommend this place

I have been going to this place last two years... this is the first time I experienced a drastic change... I have ordered chicken plate and that's what I liked there most... But.. 1. Rice was not as good as before.. it's soggy and tasteless... no one want to eat that paying $11 2. Chicken is raw... no taste at all.. like boiled chicken... before the chicken used to be smashed and blends with the spices to give the authentic taste.... THIS MADE ME STOP GOING THERE AGAIN!! 3. Quantity.. when I used to buy before it's single chicken plate cost around $11. Now they ask me to choose small large or extra... small cost 11, large 15 and extra large close to 20 which is crap... GATERS provide quality food.... I wasted $11 today this crap... NEVER COMING AGAIN.... read more

Felt intimidated to even order food here. The cashier bumped up the total charge. When I asked for receipt he called in his boss who got very nervous and aggressive on my questioning for a receipt as this place routinely added few dollars to the final amount charge. And you are not supposed to question it. read more

Goood foood terrible service every time I come in they are always giving me attitude for no god damn reason. Don't get me wrong the food is real good, but the people taking orders need to learn how to calm down and quit bitchin read more

This was our second visit and my husband asked is there is any special item today. He suggested gyro mixed plate. So we ordered for one lamb wrap and mixed gyro plate(chicken and lamb) with rice, bread, salad, hummus etc. We paid $22 without realising that he is charging for two gyro plates. The guy came up with the two plates (not any wrap). He didn't understand that we ordered for wrap. But still we didn't mind coz we were really hungry and didn't want to send the food back. The most disappointing thing was when we started to eat we realised that there were literally few dry scrapes of meat(so called chicken and lamb)....which you can't pick up with fork as iterally they look like wood scrapes ...with yellow coloured rice(without any flavour or nuts or raisins) and dry bread and some cut onions tomatoes and sweet pepper. We somehow ate dry bread with little hummus or white sauce they gave.We literally paid $22 for the dry bread and little salad it seemed. We felt so much cheated and disappointed that we made a pact with ourselves that this is the last time we are visiting them. It seems that the staff has changed. We came here once before but the food and particularly the amount of meat(laughable second time) has changed drastically. A big thumbs down to this place. If they think they can make money by decreasing the portion of meat to some dry scrapes and covering with bread.. and salad then...these guys are fooling themselves. Only one star for them. read more

I have been going to Gators for many years. I have come to know their style of cooking and compared to other; they set the bar high. I recently went to another Mediterranean restaurant and it doesn't compare. I told the owner "thank you" for being consistent with the quality of your food and I will not sway to another Mediterranean restaurant again. read more

10/11/2017 - I ordered 2 to-go chicken plates , the food is very bad. The rice is totally uncooked and the chicken also and it's like giant pieces. They forgot the hummus. It's a total fuck up. Not going here again. read more

Was told about this place by some Israelis who own a Krav Maga studio near Cafe Leila in Berkeley last summer. Finally had the opportunity to come here and and enjoy their food. Had the Vegetarian Plate substituted the babganush for hummus (personal taste). They use real pita, not the pale imitation pita that are useless in sandwiches, that most restaurants use. Needless to say I cleaned my plate. Seating wasn't all that but the food was authentically Middle Eastern, spices imported from Israel, food was halal. read more

Wanted to grab a quick byte and just happened to drive by this place. So dropped in and ordered lamb gyro and babaghanoush.. 1 word - AWESOMME.. I am goin back for more :) read more

Just finished my Lamb Gyro and order of Dolma. Outstanding. The Lamb was pouring out the pita the veggies tomato and lettuce and onions were fresh and still cold The food is awesome The young lady behind the counter was very nice great smile and attitude I love coming to this place. read more

The food here is so good! The chicken plate is the best! One of my favorite spots. And they have great customer service. read more

Gaters Restaurant - Middle Eastern Near Me - Fremont, California

I have died and gone to Gaters gyro and kabob heaven!!! If I could give 6 stars to Gaters Fremont, I would give it! Their fresh, tasty homemade lentil soup is to die for! Their kabobs are as fresh, delicious and juicy as any place can be! Especially the LAMB KABOB! I do not exaggerate when I say that Gaters is by far the best Mediterranean place in ALL OF FREMONT!!! And Believe me there are many Mediterranean places to eat in Fremont CA. The service is FAST, super friendly, and professional! The Staff and management make you feel RIGHT AT HOME. You feel like you are eating in your mom's kitchen. Their home baked desserts of a variety of home baked baklava and halva is out of this world. Try this place out, believe me, you will thank me! read more

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Very friendly people and great customer service! Gyro plate was very good. Quality of the ingredients used are better than the average Mediterranean style cuisine here in Fremont. Side salad is very fresh and the cucumber yogurt sauce is a must with this dish. Goes very well together. It would be nice if the pita bread was homemade... Also, in my opinion, an updated look, simplistic easy 1 - 2 - 3 menu would attract even more customers. I will definitely return to try some other plates. read more

Tried the combination platter chicken and lamb which was pretty good and light. It's not very spicy so if you are looking for spicy gyro this ain't it. They don't have a house made spicy sauce but offered a Sriracha kind of sauce. I liked the food as they served it without the extra sauce. My friend ordered a steak gyro wrap which seemed very filling and the beef tasted very good. My favorite part was the service, guys working there were awesome! They were extremely busy with orders but still managed to give our food pretty fast. Will definitely go back sometime! Small space better for take out. read more

Gaters Restaurant - Combination platter lamb and chicken. - Middle Eastern Near Me - Fremont, California

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I needed to let others know about my experience at Gaters on 5/9/17, so here comes my lengthy post. Let me start off by first stating that I was beyond excited to try Gaters for the first time based off of Yelp. I walked in at 8pm and there was a cashier and two cooks behind the counter. I was looking over the menu and the chicken salad sounded super appetizing. My friend ordered her gyro salad and some french fries. I told the cashier that I wanted the chicken salad and she says, "No chicken"... I'm pretty sure I had the stupidest look on my face when I asked her, "What do you mean no chicken?" and she said, "There's no chicken." While I'm looking over the menu again to see what else I can eat, I hear one of the cooks say, "I can cook some more chicken" to the cashier and the cashier doesn't say anything to me. So I just continued to look over the menu again and the cook repeated himself again, "It's the same chicken as the kabobs, I can just cook it for her if she wants it." Again, the cashier says NOTHING to me, so I started to get fed up and said that I would get the steak salad. Out of curiosity, I asked, "What kind of meat is gyro meat?" She said, "Lamb" and then I ordered some hummus. She repeated the order back to us: One gyro salad, one steak salad, fries, and hummus. Total came out to $28 with tip. While sitting and waiting for our food to be made (The restaurant is small like a bedroom so the food prep/kitchen area is literally 5 feet away from the tables), my friend tells me, "Oh I wonder when they're making your food.. I just saw the cook slicing meat only from the only one rotating (which we assume is gyro meat w/ lamb)." Fast forward to when we get our food... We open the salad boxes and they're exactly IDENTICAL. So we asked the cook, "Which one is lamb and which one is steak?" He goes, "Uhhh, THAT ONE!" I was genuinely confused by now, the boxes were unlabeled and the meats were IDENTICAL... I told him that I had a food allergy to lamb and that I can't consume it at all. My friend offers to take a bite of both meats and they were the same meats. Friend said, "Tastes like regular gyro meat - with lamb". At this point, I was asking why they would take the same meat and put it on a salad which is supposed to have two different meats. No one could answer me - I then asked the cashier, "Remember, you told me that gyro meat is lamb?" and she goes, "Oh no, I never said that." I was completely dumbfounded - by this time, I was furious. NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS WHAT AND HOW IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SERVED. So enough arguing with people who had no idea what to do... I asked to speak to the manager and the cashier goes, "She'll be here tomorrow morning." I told her, "No thanks, I will speak to her TONIGHT so please give me her number." I got a hold of the owner, Maha (I believe is her name). Thankfully she picked up and I had to tell her the experience I had at her restaurant. She tried to explain to me that they had 3 different types of gyro meat (beef, beef and lamb, and just lamb). I had to explain to her that if that's the case, why would the cook slice meat from only one meat stand... Better yet, where were the other meats he was supposed to switch out? We had two different orders - one steak and one lamb gyro. My friend clearly watched him slice meat from only ONE meat stand so either way - it's both steak or both lamb (not the right order we placed). Anyways, I told her that her cashier had no idea what she was doing and that I asked for a chicken salad first and they "ran out". By this time, the owner was completely confused and said that they shouldn't run out of chicken. (OOPS! Cashier was lying to me again). The owner apologized and while I was on the phone, my friend already got a refund from the COOK and not the cashier (cause once again, she had no idea what was right and what was wrong). Apparently the cashier is new, but still. CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT DIFFICULT - you don't deny them food if you're not the one cooking it and the cook says it's ok that he can make more chicken. Also, customer says order may be wrong - double check it rather than arguing with me that, "That's not what I said - gyro is not lamb." (You clearly stated it was earlier when I asked you.) Owner also offered another meal on the house but I could not stand how unorganized the restaurant was. read more

I ordered 3 kabob combo to go,when i got home there were only 2 ,chicken and lamb. Wheres the other one? Also i was ahead of 3 customers but they got theirs ahead of me. Piece of advice check your order while your there. I was rift off, will never come back there. read more

Called to make a take out order, and the food was ready so fast. The food was delicious and fresh and definitely worth trying in fremont. Prices are very very reasonable for the amount of food and taste you get. Def reccomend if your looking for a quick ethnic spot to eat on a strict budget and time slot. read more

I have no idea how this place is rated at 4 stars. The guy taking orders over the phone had me on hold forever and you can't even understand him because he talks so fast. The interior of the restaurant and kitchen especially is dirty and gross. The guy at the cash register had on a super wrinkly shirt that appeared to be pulled out of his dirty laundry basket- he is the first person to greet you, his appearance should be much cleaner. The food that I ordered was left on the counter with the top open, so it wasnt the warmest. As for the food itself, this is the worst "Mediterranean food" that I've had in this area. The servings are also the smallest I've had. With so many different choices in Fremont and in the area this should be the last place you go to. read more

If I could rate this place a 0 I would. The service is always trash when I call to place orders. It's either they dont make the order or they give your order away. Tread lightly doing business with these scumbags read more

Wish I could give them some negative stars. This was one of our favourite joint but can't say this any more. Today's experience has made us think whether we should ever go back there. The man at front made us wait for 10 mins to take the order, after he took the order he printed the wrong receipt for us. The orders after us were made before us when asked he said there is some problem in the system and orders were not getting printed so the cook is not getting the order. After repeatedly telling about our order(10-12 times) we still got the wrong order. When we said we don't want the order and asked for a refund he refused to give us the refund and kept arguing. After getting the order we just left and when came back home to eat it the food was disgusting nothing of what we ordered, it was blunt, burnt and just not appetising. My six year could say it is not what we eat regularly, imagine how bad it must be. I usually don't like to write reviews coz I understand everyday is not the same and ups and downs come but today's experience made us very upset. read more