Ristorante Gallo d'Oro

We came by at 8:30p on a Sunday evening and had to wait for an hour for a table for 2. So reservations are recommended in advance. This was a very family style restaurant and had a nice charm. We really enjoyed the fried bread for the appetizer and the cappelini were tasty with the bolognese sauce. The tricolor ravioli is very cute; however the green and yellow ravioli flavors are a bit too similar to the sauce. The orange ravioli had pumpkin and was a better contrast. A skirt steak came out and it was seasoned after cooking. The potatoes are heavily seasoned and the greens were not. We enjoyed our meal at the golden rooster.

The atmosphere was so cool! We were seated downstairs and it really feels like you’re in a wine cellar. The food was great and unique. We shared a variety of dishes and all were delicious. The horse tartar was really fresh. We also really liked the trio of tortelli. I recommend eating here!

We had an amazing lunch with wonderful service. The restaurant is exactly like the pictures. The ravioli with truffle is the type of lunch one dreams of and if you eat here, start with the fried bread (Torta fritta) with Parma cheese and cold cut is the best start to the meal. Enjoy this wonderful place and they will gladly explain about the region, wine, and food.

Amazing restaurant with authentic Parma local cuisine. Love the restaurant display; super clean and friendly staff and service. Love the Italian pancake, crispy and warm. The chicken broth was delicious. All cold cuts and cheese are fresh and enjoyable. Very enjoyable meal.

It's a tourist restaurant. The food is not bad, the colorful ravioli and Parma ham are a must. The house wine is only 6 out of 10. The toilets are on the ground floor like a cellar and smell musty, but clean. If you can't find any other alternative, you can come here.

The location of this place is great: super central, in a small quiet road just beside a main street. We found a table in the veranda. Normally we would have been concerned considering the less than ideal weather but it was actually enjoyable, even if we were super close to the entrance we're all the wet umbrellas were left. Food was very inconsistent as it had high highs and low lows. The wine was fantastic. The "gnocco fritto" really extremely tasty. We expected neither of these 2 things to impress us. What we were looking for were charcuterie and "cappelletti in brodo di cappone" and I found both disappointing. The charcuterie wasn't particularly tasty and actually, one seemed almost not particularly fresh. The broth of the cappelletti had barely any taste (and sure, that can be due to personal preference) but it was not warm at all, like it had stayed there waiting too long before they served us. In general I recall having to wait quite a bit between the starter and the main.

Very nice, classic (but with its own charm) Italian restaurant. The dishes were delicious and the service very attentive. It’s good they are opened all day, without afternoon break, it means that you can go at 3 or 4pm to have lunch, which it’s very rare in Italy. The restaurant is in a hidden backstreet and has a glass-enclosed “outside” terrace. The area is ZTL zone, and it was easy to find parking in the adjacent streets. Pls ASK FOR THE FRIED BREAD!!! You’re welcome! ✅Recommended

Friendly helpful staff, and great food. What could you ask for more? I really enjoyed the fried bread, and the risotto covered with truffle. The ham platter, ravioli, and gnocchi were also very nice.

We loved the Golden Rooster (Gallo D'Oro). The food was very good - my wife had the Tris Di Tortelli which was served in the shape of the Italian flag, and enjoyed i. I decided to be adventurous and had Vecchia Cavallo (horse) on the advice of our waiter who explained that it was a Parma delicacy. It was very tasty with sauteed onions, red peppers and tomatoes. The only food item we were not happy with was the bread, a dense, white biscuit-ish type that for our palates was bland. Dametreo (see photo) was easily the best waiter we have had in our first week in Italy - super friendly, knowledgeable about every menu item, and spoke very good English. Ambiance was nice with a rustic feel and tables were not crowded together as in some places we ate. While some reviewers said this was upscale, the cost seemed reasonable - 13 euros per main dish - and my artisanal birra (Freeride) from a Ligurian craft brewery was very nice, an IPA without the typical bite (5.5 euros). My wife is on a Tiramisu quest, so we had to try their Tiramisu and it was great. It was the traditional type (not smothered in marscapone) and came with caffe granitas on the side, which was a nice twist. The location is very convenient, close to Piazza Garibaldi in the old town area, so near the Opera and other attractions. Very enjoyable place to dine!

Let me say there are few if any purely tourist restaurants in Parma. Their love of quality food is embedded in their DNA. They cannot serve food that is not perfect. That said, as popular as Gallod'Oro is the food is outstanding. We started with a mixed plate appetizer with Torta Fritta. I had the Risotto with black truffles and my wife had the Ravioli parmigiana with black truffles. You haven't tasted prosciutto until you have had it sliced fresh and served. The staff were all great and the restaurant has separate rooms and outside dining.

Cute little Resturant great reviews but thought the food was just average, not bad but not great. I would say if you want to try it and maybe you will like it more.

Galla d'Or is a must try while in Parma. The staff was friendly and spoke English and provided some excellent recommendations. We started with the meat prosciutto sampler and the cheese player with fried bread. It was really good. The cut the meat and cheese fresh. For our main dishes, we had the ravioli with cheese and truffle in a brown butter sauce. FANTASTIC. Highly recommend to go early and or make a reservation.

Although my party of 2 was seated without a reservation, I would definitely recommend making one as the restaurant was packed and, at times, turning customers away. Not being incredible hungry, we ordered the fried bread, tortellini, and eggplant parmigiano. Fried bread: Yes. Always "yes" to fried carbs. Tortellini: Solid five stars on those. Eggplant Parmigiano: Rather disappointing. However, here's my thought process. Eggplant Parmesan is one of the "things to get" in this area, so naturally, this restaurant being a lauded example of delicious dining, would be a fabulous place to experience a true Eggplant Parmesan. My prior exposure to this dish was always mediocre, so I hoped that either this rendition would blow my frickin' mind away and leave me forever saying "Oh, but you haven't tasted REAL Eggplant Parmesan," or I'd just realize it really wasn't going to be my thing. Verdict? I'll never be an Eggplant Parmesan connoisseur. But fried bread ALL THE WAY.

Made a reservation through 'the fork' easy and table without hassle. Food was good. Had simple standard fare, potato ravioli and pappardelle a la ragú. Simple white wine salad and tiramisu for desert. Service was fine. It was an enjoyable meal in a nice location.

Not the best to be honest, service was very very slow, we waited an hour before we got our food and it wasn't even that busy. Food was ok, not the best. Portions were not the best looking and food wasn't even that warm. Kind of disappointed in our choosing of this place

This my favorite italian restaurant in Parma. In the middle of the old town, great atmosphere, you can seat outside in the patio and inside in the different floors. The have great apetizers, Parma ham of course, but as well wonderful bruschetta's. Regarding the pasta they have very good home made filled pastas. I look forward to go back.

Gallo D'Oro is an upscale restaurant in old town Parma, with a very nice atmosphere and a good, if somewhat pricey menu. It was quite crowded, but we managed to snag what seemed to be the only table in the enclosed front patio. The patio is most likely open when the temperature warms up, but that wasn't the case on this chilly night. Because we were in the patio area, decor was kind of plain, but up half a flight of stairs is the main dining room, and it's a warm and inviting old-world beauty. Unfortunately for us (but good for our wallet), we'd had drinks at a bar in the main plaza not long earlier, and drinks in this part of Italy come with half a meal! I don't know how the Italians eat all that delicious snack food and then go out to eat a full dinner. So we weren't all that hungry. But staying in a hotel means you don't get to eat until the next morning, so we didn't go whole hog. We shared an appetizer of Giant Pumpkin Ravioli. I thought it was going to be a zucchini filling because, at least in Spanish, it's the same word for pumpkin and zucchini; but no, it had real pumpkin filling and was covered with a delicious and very rich sauce. It was definitely home-made pasta, and wonderful. "Filling" was the key word, because by the time we finished it, we were almost too full to enjoy the two glasses of Frizzante wine and the sauteed spinach and zucchini that we'd ordered along with it. But we managed, because that, too, was delicious. We had a great time with the food and during the very long conversation we had with the two young Italian ladies seated next to us, and regret that we couldn't get to try some of their main courses. Note: the patio area is handicapped-accessible. Just make sure you don't have to use the bathroom!!

We came at a weird time of 3pm but was allowed in with a buffet with great cuts of ham and parmesan cheesw at a affordable price..great food

This restaurant is fantastic. The pasta dishes taste amazing. There is raw horse and roast horse on the menu if you feel adventurous. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely meal. I had the trio of ravioli and the rabbit. My husband had tortellini and the pistachio crusted lamb. We enjoyed everything very much. Even the house red wine was very enjoyable.