5/5 Valerie D. 5 years ago on Google • 2 reviews
On
one
of
the
many
winding
streets
in
Volterra,
I
accidentally
stumbled
into
the
Paninotecca
Gallina
d’Oro.
It
was
quaint
and
just
what
I
needed.
As
I
approached,
the
man
behind
the
counter
greeted
me
and
my
family
with
a
ciao
and
warm
smile
-
his
wife
greeted
us
soon
after.
I
immediately
knew
that
communication
was
going
to
be
challenging
because
my
Italian
is
horrible
and
their
English
was
limited.
While
waiting
to
place
my
order,
I
noticed
that
the
man
was
making
a
cheese
and
meat
tray
-
it
looked
delicious!
When
I
got
to
the
counter
I
made
several
hand
gestures
trying
to
tell
the
man
that
I
wanted
the
same
thing,
he
said
ok!
I
also
ordered
a
Entruschi
(Tuscan
salami,
pecorino,
arugula
and
olive
tapenade).
He
asked
me
several
times
if
I
was
sure,
I
said
yea
totally!!
My
family
also
ordered
paninos
-
he
double
checked
again
to
make
sure
we
really
wanted
everything!
It
turned
out
that
we
ordered
a
TON
of
food
and
I
think
the
gentleman
was
trying
to
warn
us!
Regardless,
the
food
was
spectacular!
The
meat
and
cheese
tray
was
probably
one
of
the
best
I’ve
ever
had
-
one
of
the
salami
selections
was
cervo
(deer)
and
it
melted
in
your
mouth.
After
the
trays,
we
were
all
stuffed
so
we
took
our
paninos
to
go
and
had
them
for
dinner.
They
still
tasted
great.
I
experienced
a
lot
of
rudeness
while
in
Italy,
but
NOT
HERE!!
This
was
one
of
the
best
and
friendliest
experiences
I
had
while
in
Italy
—
the
kindness,
care
and
love
that
the
Soldato’s
showed
us
was
one-of-a-kind!
The
Soldato’s
are
the
owners
and
are
so
welcoming
and
gracious.
If
you’re
in
Volterra,
make
sure
to
give
them
a
try!
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