Florence Restaurant
Genuine Italian restaurant adjacent to the Osborne Hotel. Handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza, and a menu that takes its sourcing seriously. Warm, unfussy, fairly priced.
About Florence Restaurant
Florence is an Italian restaurant on Osborne Road in Jesmond, aiming to deliver a genuine Italian dining experience that combines traditional dishes with a modern twist. The menu spans pizza and pasta alongside grilled fish and other Italian dishes, with options including an a la carte menu, set menu, Sunday lunch, a children's menu and desserts. Its drinks list focuses exclusively on Italian wines, complemented by aperitifs, beers and cocktails. Reservations are taken online for smaller parties, with larger bookings arranged directly. Warm and unfussy in style, it offers a relatively relaxed alternative among the busier bars and restaurants on Osborne Road.
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