Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant

This place is an institution. No need to travel to North Beach for great Italian, it's right in the sunset.
Even though I lived in the Sunset for years, I had not heard of this place. But I saw it on Check Please, then my neighbor recommended it, and a friend told me about it all in the same week.
If that's not a sign to check it out, I don't know what is. I was not disappointed. Great food, super service.
It's a little pricey, but not bad. Will definitely return.

I've been to Gold Mirror two times and both times were a bit of a disappointment. The first time the pasta in my carbonara was not cooked enough (and I don't mean al dente, I mean chunks of hard crunchy pasta).

The second time I went for a friends birthday and the server forgot to put in my boyfriend's order so his meal came after we were all done eating. The server gave a very unenthusiastic apology and offered no compensation to make the situation right.

Overall, mediocre food and service for the price.

Old World Charm. Good fresh food. Friendly service.

Gold Mirror is a San Francisco icon and has been serving the city for more than 50 years. We always come for the authentic, fresh Italian food. My favorite is the Good 'Ol classic Spaghetti and Meatball Bolognese and it's made perfectly every - single - time. Between our party of 3, we ordered the following dishes:

* Beef Tripe Appetizer - very good
* Minestrone soup - First time I've had a 'white' minestrone soup... it lacked flavor and the abundance of ingredients. Didn't like it.
* Shrimp and Avocado Salad - Flavors are good but the salad was a bit soggy. Overall an ok.
* Spaghetti and Meatball Bolognese - excellent all around! Flavors, portion and the perfectly mixed sauces ... yummy
* Short rib ravioli - very good and full of flavors.
* Chicken Marsala - Perfectly cooked... excellent!

Overall a great meal at Gold Mirrro!

PASTAA

I was craving pasta and tiramisu for the longest and it was fun getting surprised here for a dinner date!

Walking through the doors you've teleported into a new space. The vibes are great and staff are friendly. Mostly an older here but nevertheless very yummy!

This is definitely authentic

I'm craving it as I'm writing this review xD!

Gold Mirror Italian Restaurant

Came here for a fantastic medical dinner and got to try their wonderful selections of food! Started off with the house made ravioli with mushroom cream sauce, then indulged in some yummy pesto pasta. I was already feeling a bit full from the family styled appetizers but for my entree I chose the filet mignon, medium rare, with bone marrow reduction. I was surprised I was even able to finish my steak, but I'm glad I did. It always tastes best when it's right out the kitchen. But my favorite was definitely the pesto pasta, it was made just right and the sauce hit the spot! The staff was amazing and did a wonderful job. The food was great, and close to where I live. Hope to be back soon!

We were fortunate to have Gold Mirror serve pizzas at our annual golf tournament. The dough was whole wheat and crust was thin and chewy. We tried the sausage, pepperoni and prosciutto. All were amazing. I can't wait to make it out to their family restaurant in San Francisco go check out the rest of the menu!!!

5/5 for food, ingredients and amazing customer service!

This is a very old traditional Italian restaurant in the Taraval neighborhood.

The food continued to stay fresh, tasty, and delicious. The restaurant stays quite busy and fast service. The ambience is fun, noisy, and lots of activities

Parking can be a serious hassle as there are many nearby restaurants and shops.

I had to take one Yelp star off as my food was not served hot.

Will still come back again.

We had our association banquet here this week and the service and food was quite exceptional. The room upstairs was just right for our group. Special thanks to the cooks, waiters, and Francesca (?) for her prompt and professional service to our group! Thank you!

Had dinner here with friends a little while ago and just now writing the review! I hadn't been here in many, many years so it was just like a first time for me. Two of us had the salmon piccata and two had the petrale sole. My salmon was cooked just right... not overdone! It was fresh and deliciously flavorful. It came with some green beans, cooked just right, and rice pilaf. I was so engrossed in catching up with my friends that I forgot to take pictures of the restaurant, menu, and dishes before they were eaten! Luckily, I remembered before I consumed the whole thing!

The only unfortunate thing was that we came on St. Paddy's Day, so it was *really, really* loud and we were seated right next to the bar. We couldn't hear each other without shouting; it made for a shorter evening and strained vocal chords!

The waitress was friendly and efficient and the warm bread with butter was a yummy addition to our pre-meal munching.

It's been months now living in San Francisco and I've become a regular at the Gold Mirror. Lots of regulars there, at the bar and tables, laughing, talking and having a good time. I'll be honest, I've only had drinks/dinner at the bar but the staff remembers you when you arrive. Regular or not you feel welcomed walking in, it's a warm and inviting environment with a a great looking rustic, Italian motif. Stone and dark reds with a flurry of activity.

The bar is where I gravitate to because of Dean and Johnny behind the bar. They are absolutely excellent! Great drinks, attentive and solid conversation, even when very busy, which is damn near every night. They usually know what you want to drink when you sit down Arriving at 4pm, when the GM opens is rather quiet but people/parties filter in and it quickly gets filled up, the noise increasing.

The drinks are nice and strong, from a Moscow Mule, Pisco Sour to the Sidecar and margarita and the Italian favorite, Negroni. We usually bring our own bottles of wine but have favored the red cab from Ancient Peaks, solely because of my connection with Paso Robles.

The food? Wonderful! I've sampled a wide range of entrees and have yet to have a bad meal. I'll admit never had any of the 'Starters' except for the soups (potato leek & chicken mushroom), usually ordering the Golden and Red Beet Salad. A good combination of sweet and acidic with a nice smooth goat cheese and balsamic reduction.

When it's time to order it's Entrees as opposed to Pastas but both dinners have been good. The Chicken and Mushroom Fettuccine is wonderful. A rich cream sauce with white truffle and nice pieces of chicken. The Cannelloni was good, rich as well but could have used a third, left a bit hungry that night. The Spaghetti Bolognese is perfect. Deep and rich, meaty. Can't beat it. I'm also a Carbonara fan and was impressed with the guanciale offering. Very rich but so good! The orecchiette, broccoli rabe and sausage was always wonderful. A light cream sauce with a very flavorful sausage and pasta cooked to perfection.

I've ordered both eggplant and chicken parmigiana, preferred the chicken, as it was more hearty and a bigger meal. The eggplant was excellent but like the cannelloni, I left hungry as it didn't come with any sides. Also had the filet mignon, cooked to perfect (for me) and it was incredible!

All in all Gold Mirror has become a regular, weekly stop for me. Okay maybe 2-3 times a week. Not sure what other Italian food the city has to offer but this corner restaurant has me coming back every week!

Highly recommend making reservations and checking out what they have to offer. The food. The service. The GM (got to mention Francesca) is amazing too! Thanatos for old world Italian and excellent customer service!