Florena’s Italian

Absolutely delicious, well-sized portion dinner. We are a party of one vegan and one gluten-free diner and the chef actually came out to talk the menu through with us and make suggestions on amendments to ensure we enjoyed our meal! Incredible food and service, we would definitely come back again.

Last minute decision to meet friends in Howden who recommended cocktails in Romeo’s followed by pizza in Florena’s. ‘Best pizza in the whole of Yorkshire’ was their ambitious claim. Oh my days they weren’t wrong! The pizza base was the BEST - non-doughy with the perfect amount of bite and the topping was absolutely FULL. I left 3 pieces (which is unheard of for me!) which they happily placed in a take home box for me. My daughter is VERY coeliac and the utmost care was taken to ensure her GF pizza wasn’t contaminated. They even went to the trouble of baking her a GF garlic bread to go with the mixed platter we had as our starter. It wasn’t just the pizza that was great, this quaint little restaurant feels like it’s taken a little bit of Italy and placed it right here in the heart of Yorkshire. The ambience is perfect with Friday night energy at every rustic dimly lit table - all in full view of the incredible pizza oven (it’s massive!) Great wine, super friendly staff and that all important family feel you want from a traditional Italian restaurant. For get your big chains - THIS is a little bit of real Italy and the pizza really was the best in Yorkshire. A must if you’re anywhere near Howden and if you’re not hear Howden - it’s worth the drive there anyway! :0)