Found out about this restaurant/B&B while in Louisville and looking for last minute lodging. I really enjoyed both the food and the room but the service leaves much to be desired. The pro/con list:
Pro:
1. Very good food
2. great atmosphere
3. the apartment was quiet large and quaintly decorated.
Cons:
1. Very spotty customer service. I made the reservation in person because no one was answering the phone, but for the next two days when I called to find out check-in time and other general info, no one ever answered the phone or returned any of my messages. Â In addition When we went down for the complimentary breakfast, no one was there except a cook doing prep work in the kitchen. Luckily a waiter showed up and took care of us but it was about 30 minutes before we received our food.
Because of its location and the space of the apartment I would stay there again but i hope they actually answer in the future when I need. to make a reservation.
My husband and I saw great reviews and were excited to try Le Gallo. We called on a Saturday at 1:30 and left a message for reservations for two that evening. As I have never made reservations here -I didn't know the protocol and was assuming I'd get a phone call letting me know if I had a reservation for that evening.
I never received a call and my husband and I showed for our reservation that evening  only to be turned away by a very rude worker. With the worst attitude she says, "Well, I called you". "Sorry" I say, holding my phone, " I don't have any missed calls or messages."  Defensively she replies," Not only did I call you I left a message."
It disappointed me to be rudely treated by the young lady on our first and only visit. I at least would have expected an "i'm sorry". I was expecting great service and food instead we not only were unable to try Le Gallo but were greeted with bad attitude
Magnificent place!
If you think the Olive Garden, Carrabba's or Macaroni Grill are good Italian food, then please stay away. You will think it is overpriced, cramped and missing bottomless salad, bread sticks and soup.
However, if you do not fall into the grouping of such people above, try it!
Let me start with their salads...no...my favorite salad. The bistro salad. It comes all wrapped up in a slice of cucumber that you cut up and mix as you wish with your favorite, in-house dressing (except for the Italian...the don't make that one themselves for some reason). Don't tell anyone, but I sometimes find myself licking the plate because I love their honey dijon dressing so much.
The spaghetti and meatballs, if you're into that kind of thing, while not my favorite on the menu, is pretty damn good. It's not a spicy meatball...it's a ginormous meatball. A ginormous meatball stuffed with mozzarella. How can you go wrong with that?
I usually don't order pasta there, so let me quickly list my favorite entrees.
Roasted Lamb Shank, Pork Chop, Beef Tenderloin Medallions and Saltimbocca Chicken, but not in that order.
Anyway...great place, cozy atmosphere, great service and excellent food. That's all. I'm done. Thanks for reading and have a nice day.
Romantic, intimate setting. We went for Sunday brunch which pleasantly brought back memories of trips to Mediterranean countries. Â Including the relaxed nature of the service, which my wife and I enjoy. Â Thick cut sausage (not tiny sausage links), eggs poached in light, tomato-based mushroom sauce. But there are omelets, pancakes, eggs & bacon to choose from as well. Absolutely delicious. The name is Italian, but the surroundings reminded me of being back in a French bistro and the breakfast maybe even those I've enjoyed in Greece and Turkey. Â
Keep doing what you're doing Le Gallo Rosso. You've recreated a unique experience here in Louisville. A pleasant surprise!
Great atmosphere. Â Set in two rooms of an old house on Bardstown Rd., the decor along with the friendly staff gives you feeling of feeling of being a guest at a family dinner in Italy. Â
Because this was our first time there, I can only give a limited evaluation of the menu. Â We started off with the Spinach, mushroom, and feta cheese flatbread, which was excellent. Â Homemade dressings made the salads unique. Â My wife had the veal parmesan, which had a little too much breading, and not enough sauce, which was easily corrected. Â I had the spaghetti and mozzarella stuffed meatballs, which I was told is one of the house specialties. Â Normally I don't order spaghetti when I am out, but boy am I glad that I did. Â It was excellent.
 The presentation of all the dishes was excellent, which at most restaurant means that the portions are tiny.  But not here.  The entrees are huge.  At least half of the meals came home with us.
The real highlight of the meal was the tiramisu dessert. Â It was the best tiramisu we have ever had, and we have had a lot of tiramisu.
AMAZING EXPERIENCE.  I grew up eating Italian food  in New Jersey (both parents from Italy) and I can tell you Le Gallo Rosso is authentic and delicious. If you like Lasagna, get it, If like Meatballs and Spaghetti, get it. If you like stuffed chicken, get it. We have finally found our go to restaurant and can not wait to share it with friends.
Our waiter was Patrick and he could not have been any nicer. The food was so good I told him to go kiss the chef on the mouth and don't hold back. It's that good.
Chef Annette, Â "mantenere il grande lavoro"
Best Regards,
Carmen & Meda Calderone
La Grange, KY
I took my wife out to Le Gallo Rosso for her birthday. Â She is quite fond of eggplant parmesan and had wanted to go since a review in one of our local papers recommended this particular dish. Â Le Gallo Rosso has a very romantic atmosphere. Â We were waited on by Kyle, who did a tremendous job. Â He was very friendly and engaging and was able to answer all of our questions. Â The service was at exactly the right tempo for a quiet romantic dinner. Â We started out with the Magherita Flatbread as an appetizer. Â It was a light but very tasty begining to our meal. Â For our entrees my wife ordered the above mentioned Eggplant Parmesan, and I had the Pasta Carbonara. Â Both meals were delicious. Â The Eggplant Parmesan came in an enormous portion and was distinguished by a flavorful tomato sauce. Â The Pasta Carbonara was also good, but I was somewhat put off by the fact that the dish was served luke warm. Â All in all a very enjoyable dining experience. Â Le Gallo Rosso is definitely recommended for celebrating a special occassion.
Review Source:Solid Italian fare with a limited wine list and somewhat cramped conditions, BUT WHO CARES? The food never fails to satisfy and their meatballs are like something from the early 1900's- made from veal and beef. I have never had a single bad experience there. The waiters are laid back and friendly because that's just how we do things here in Louisville. 100% reliable and you never go away hungry- ever. Detractors be damned...this place is awesome.
Review Source:This is quite possibly my favorite resturant in louisville. It is very small and very high quality. The first night I ate there I think I met the entire owners family. They have the best scallops that I have ever eaten. The menu is limited and it is all very very good. I now just order whatever the special is.
Review Source:Very good standard Italian food. Friendly service. Maybe a little too friendly. But you expect that in Louisville, right? It IS the South!
The restaurant is located in an old house right on Bardstown Road. Apparently the chef/owner lives upstairs and it's also a B&B.
It's a very charming setting but parking is a bit iffy -- the lots in the back are kind of odd. Lots of street parking in the area, though, so really not as much of a problem as it could be.
On my visit I ordered a stuffed chicken special, which was very good, plated beautifully and served with care. Huge portions here, so be prepared to take some home if you don't have the biggest stomach ever.
I'm a little bit of a control freak. When one of my running mates picked out a restaurant for our pre-marathon carb dinner, I had to check it out to see if it was indeed our best option - she chose well.
Located in an quaint section of Louisville, Le Gallo Rosso is adorable. It occupies the first floor of an old converted Victorian home and is a series of small rooms. There are also a few small tables on part of the front patio and the upstairs houses The Roost Inn, a small B&B.
I'll dispense with the main negative first; I don't think this restaurant is ideal for parties larger than six. Our group of 15 was seated in a middle room at two tables. Service was extremely friendly and pretty attentive, but I don't really think the kitchen is set up to accommodate large groups. We arrived close to 6, about an hour into the dinner service (per the website). Initially, there wasn't enough bread ready to serve our starving crew and they ran out of ice at one point. After what seemed like an inordinate amount of time, our salads came out; the plating was beautiful, little salad bouquets, but delivery was a bit staggered. The one person who upgraded to a specialty salad got hers well after the rest of us. The entree pacing was worse, to the point of being awkward. Plates were delivered with seemingly no rhyme or reason; the lucky few served first felt awkward eating before everyone was served, but no one wanted them to eat cold food. Fortunately, the quality of the food allowed us to mostly overlook the timing problems.
A friend ordered the calamari appetizer, and *forced* me to help him finish it. I enjoy calamari, but was not impressed by this dish and it's unusual preparation. The dish was comprised of sauteed calamari over cappelini pasta with olives, red onion and peperoncini. Overall, I found the dish to be light on calamari, the sauce lacking spice and the onions, olives and peppers to be an odd accompaniment; I'd give it a C. The entree menu is on the smallside , but there are a long list of daily specials. I wish they printed the specials because it was hard to remember all of them. All of the entrees come with a side salad and for a few dollars more you can upgrade to one of the specialty salads. Not wanting something heavy before our run, I opted for the cappelini pomodoro. My meal was good, the sauce fresh and garlicky - just how I like it; I would give it a B+. I didn't taste and of the other entrees, but a few of my friends were talking about their meals, especially the stuffed chicken special, a few days afterward.
The liquor menu is strictly wine and beer, and the beer list is small - Peroni, Moretti (I think) and Corona. I didn't see the wine list, only the non-runners were imbibing and they stuck to Peroni.
Overall this is a solid Italian option and prices seem reasonable, but as I said before I wouldn't return with a large group. My only other suggestion is that they need to upgrade the bathroom off the center dining room - it's very worse for wear.
No flaws really with the food but a 7:30 reservation for 6 had our meals plated slightly after 9 pm, and after the waitress told us at 8:30 out order was next up. She then disappeared for 30 minutes till I finally got up to stroll to the hostess to ask what's up and
our waitress was busy serving several other tables in another area. No good cooking takes 5
Minutes to prepare but over an hour is way off base without explanation. I was so excited our party chose the restaurant because they are suburbanites but the experience left them less than happy on their birthday. And the sea bass was not worth 34$.
I don't know if they have expanded since last time I was there, but I loved how tiny and hidden away this place was--and couldn't believe how huge the portion was--especially for the price! I had the lasagna and thought: maybe this is where the Cheesecake Factory got their ideas on portions. This is just one of those places that I think on fondly as a place that surely not too many people know about since it's tucked away behind a house on Bardstown--there's not a lot of fanfare and wild gimmicks to get you back there, which I love. And it made me feel like I was in Europe in a little family place that only the locals know about. Charming, quaint, intimate and great food. Yay for all of that.
Review Source:We've known Chef Annette for a while; she has a lot of experience cooking at a number of fine dining establishments and throughout her time as a chef, has received a number of well-deserved accolades.
The restaurant itself is in a cozy little blue house on Bardstown Road, attached to an upstairs B&B. Â It's very intimate, and perfect for a romantic evening. Â The wait staff is always friendly, engaging, and knowledgeable, and they have some great wines in their selection, as well.
Writing about how good the food is really doesn't do it justice, but I'll give it a go, anyway. Â Regardless of what you order, it's going to be great. Â Chef Annette has some fantastic items you won't find at other Italian restaurants, like Scallop Fajitas and other dishes you won't find on the regular menu, like Sea Bass. Â I will tell you this: if you're at Le Gallo Rosso, and one of the specials is Sea Bass...get it.
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Get it, get it, get it. Â
You cannot say that you've had good sea bass until you've tried Chef Annette's recipe. Â It's a magical dish that should probably be delivered to your table by a waiter riding a unicorn, but A.) it would break from the restaurant's cozy, homey feel and B.) unicorns aren't real. Â But this sea bass is very real, and it's as good as it gets. Â And if you like lasagna, then get it here. Â If you're Italian like me, this will give you Ratatouille-like flashbacks to the food your mother or your grandmother made.
Le Gallo Rosso has spoiled me. Â If I'm in Louisville, I really can't go anywhere else for Italian food. Vincenzo's and Come Back Inn are really good, don't get me wrong, but nowhere else in the city is like Le Gallo Rosso.
This is a nice Italian spot tucked into a little house in the Highlands on Bardstown Rd. The chef/owner lives upstairs and also runs an on-site bed and breakfast with 3 rooms.
Our server was super nice although a little socially awkward. And he was well informed about the menu selections and wine choices. They had a great wine, off list, that they had limited cases of and were selling for $4 a glass. It was good and I appreciated the pricing.
The salads that accompanied our dinner came out in beautiful presentation and were very tasty. Bread was warm and chewy and served with a lovely tomato and spice olive oil. We had seconds.
For the main course I ordered the Spaghetti and Stuffed Meatballs. The portion was enough for 3 meals and I left with the leftovers to prove it. The meatballs were the size of baseballs (no joke) and were absolutely delicious. Spaghetti was also well prepared and the sauce was good.
Overall cute spot, great food, great wine.
A few things I'd change:
1. The bell on the front door is better suited for a retail shop. It is loud and rings for a very long time - not conducive to a quiet restaurant atmosphere. We sat in the back away from the bell but could still hear it. I wouldn't want to sit in the front room, closer to the noise.
2. There is a religious picture of the chef in the entryway. She is in a white service gown and a passage about "Jesus Christ Our Lord" is painted on the wall behind her. This was off-putting and, in my view, inappropriate for a business, especially in a neighborhood as liberal and spiritually diverse as the Highlands. That is just my two cents and it likely won't stop me from going back. But I do find it a little odd.
Just moved back to Louisville after many years away in Atlanta. Â La Gallo Rosso was one of the first places I was able to visit upon coming back and all I can say is "wow"! Â
Great Italian food, with great service and atmosphere!
If you go and you are hungry, try the lasagna! Â It is fantastic!
Great value too and couldn't beat the great way we were treated by the staff and server!
A group of 6 of us went here before starting the Bourbon Chase last week and I was extremely disappointed with the waiter, who seemed preoccupied with something else in back of the restaurant. Â He only checked on us rarely, and we watered ourselves with the pitcher on a nearby stand. Â He also opened the wine and managed to spray it on one of our party in the process. Â He apologized briefly, but with red wine, it's not like it doesn't stain. Â However, I suspect the lackluster service isn't the case normally, as the other waiter in the front room was hustling to keep his tables covered and happy. Â The food was fine, but I've had a lot better in equally small establishments. Â So, bad service plus ok food = meh.
Review Source:Went on a rainy week day night and it was pretty dead. We got great service. We sat in the front room with a large loud group. Definitely took away from the atmosphere, but once they left it was great. I had the spicy penne and bruchetta. Both were very good. My date had the scallops and she said they tasted very fishy. She also had the Gorgonzola, Walnut & Pear, but they were out of pears so had to switch to apple, but it was good. A previous review said they didn't serve wine, this is not true. You CANNOT bring your own wine. They have a small, but decent selection of wine. Look forward to going back when we can dine outside.
Review Source:We went to Le Gallo Rosso on Friday night (6/25) for a going away celebration for a co-worker. Â We were a larger party (18) of mixed company: couples and singles. Â The wait staff was fantastic. Â Even better was the food! Â I had the spaghetti and meatballs ($15.95), which were absolutely delicious. Â I loved the small salad that was included with the meal. Â I had to box up my second meatball and the other half of the pound of spaghetti that came with it. Â We split a bottle of Kenwood wine ($35). Â My girlfriend had the fish special - sea bass, which just so happened to be the most expensive dish on the menu ($34.95). Â A major pet peeve of mine is when restaurants do not share the prices of specials when they review them at the table. Â It makes for an uncomfortable and tacky moment if you ask the price of a special not listed on the menu. Â It doesn't bother me to pay money for good food; it bothers me when the wait staff does not reveal the prices, even more bothersome when the price is more than twice the price of just about every other dish on the menu. Â
There was one glitch by the wait staff with our party: one of the orders (pork) in our party was missed by the kitchen. Â Unfortunately, this was noticed after they had brought out the rest of the group's food. Â Our guest had received his food after everybody had finished their meal. Â Fortunately the restaurant deducted $10 off his bill.
Now for the reason I am rating this restaurant one star. Â If you are with a larger group, I suggest you NEVER go to Le Gallo Rosso. Â They absolutely refused to split our checks into smaller checks. Â I don't think this was the fault of the wait staff, as they were trying their best to be accomodating of us. Â It was the owner who finally came to our table and asked, "Why are you people making this so difficult?" Â Mind you, we are a party of 18 split up in two tables with a check for more than $500. Â
To make matters even worse, a 25% gratuity was added to our bill. Â To automatically include a 25% gratuity is unheard of and completely unacceptable for a restaurant to force this amount of gratuity on any party - especially when they were unamenable to our request to split the check. Â
The reason for not splitting checks? Â "It would take so much time for us to do it", says the owner. Â So let me understand, it would make better sense to have a party of 18 split in two separate tables to divvy up the checks on our own without scratch paper and a calculator? Â Totally absurd.
Unfortunately, the owner's hostile and unfriendly tone at the end of our meal soured the experience for our whole party. Â I doubt any of us will ever step foot into this restaurant again, and we'll make sure to tell all of our friends about this awful experience. Â Sadly, the food is amazing. Â But with the way we were treated as customers, I am not okay with giving any money to support the owner's attitude toward her customers. Â There are way too many other good restaurants in town that have amazing food AND are friendly to it's customers.
I suggest the owner take a business course in customer service 101.
Four stars: mostly for the potential and to encourage this type of small restaurant.
The good
-My lasagna was delicious and there was enough to bring home two more meals.
-The prices were reasonable for such a small restaurant.
-The quaint atmosphere reminded me of a small restaurant in Europe (it's the antithesis of Buca di Bepo).
-Our waiter was fantastic.
-The side salads had an interesting presentation.
The bad
-My lasagna was lukewarm at best.
-Louisville's bizarre liquor laws prohibit a restaurant of this size from serving wine or liquor.
This is my favorite Italian restaurant in Louisville. Â Their food is incredible, although expensive, but worth every penny. Â It is sometimes easy sometimes hard to get in and eat here, so make reservations. Â
The tomato and garlic sauce with basil is incredible, I think about it all the time.
Le Gallo Rosso (The Red Rooster) describes itself as Italian fusion. This little restaurant is tucked away in the back of a B&B at the same address and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
We literally stumbled on this place during a walk on Tuesday evening, October 10, 2006. Lured by the sign out front and an arbor lit with white lights that announced open, we stalked the brick path between two buildings, nearly giving up before hearing voices and smelling something wonderful. Once we reached the last door on the left it was apparent we had found a new second home. It's a small room (they have an overflow space as well) with a max capacity of 20) and there was a robust group of customers who were obviously enjoying themselves.
For antipasto we ordered the scallop fajitas, which came in a mini-iron skillet as scallops baked over a bed of rice. We each had a salad--the caesar and bistro--both of which were delicious but not overdone. My friend got the last order of spaghetti and meatballs while I settled for the lasagna. Both were excellent (I'm judging by the moans coming from across the table). The sauce was sophisticated and the servings were ample.
While finishing my entree, I overheard the magic word canoli, so we ordered decaf coffee and each had a canoli. It was as good as the rest of this fine meal. The total bill for two people including the three courses and sodas was $49 and we left a $7.50 tip.
Le Gallo Rosso doesn't serve wine but you are welcome to bring your own bottle (there's a liquor store across the street). They also serve breakfast and lunch.
Subsequent visits, such as on May 30, 2007 when I took guests to Le Gallo Rosso have only solidified my love for this place and its off-alley, under-B&B charms.
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