Fino Pizzeria & Cicchetti in Wakefield

We hosted our wedding reception at Finos and it was nothing short of perfect. From start to finish, everything was seamless, beautifully arranged, and filled with thoughtful touches. The atmosphere was perfect, the food was exceptional, and every member of staff made us and our guests feel so welcome. If we could give a 10-star review, we absolutely would—for the service, the food, and the whole unforgettable experience. A very special thank you to Logan, who was an absolute star throughout the entire planning process. From our first conversation to the big day, Logan was endlessly helpful, kind, and attentive—truly the loveliest person I’ve ever met. It was a joy working with them, and they played such a huge role in making everything feel so smooth and stress-free. Truly felt like a friend!! To our complete surprise, we were welcomed with a bottle of Prosecco, two stunning glass flutes to keep, a huge celebratory balloon, and the most gorgeous bouquet of flowers. It was such a kind and personal gesture that truly made us feel so special. It was a pleasure to celebrate our special day at Finos and we’ll always be grateful for the memories made there.

Nice setting, but really below average food. Pasta overcooked, sauces not nice and pizzas aren't the Neapolitan style pizzas they look like with poor toppings. Would rather pay more for actual quality. Shame as a Fino looked like it'd bring Wakefield's Italian dining scene up when it first opened years ago. Pizza Yard pizza is better in my view, but still very below what you can get in Leeds - shame we can't match the standard as it forces people to go to Leeds instead!

My first visit today (13th April) since moving to Wakefield. Booked on line. Really warm and friendly greeting. I had the Pate and Diavola Pizza complimented by Peroni. Really enjoyed it and will visit again. Felt completely comfortable as a solo diner. Thanks to the team at Fino.

Very tasty and well-seasoned food. The restaurant was clean and had a nice vibe. Could’ve used more vegetarian options, but otherwise a great dinner experience.

The food wasn’t great today. The pizza was very wet, the pizza cutter I was given was broken. The cannoli was a bit burnt. The peachy mocktail was really nice though. The service was great from I believe his name was Logan but was very slow due to having just one server but being quite full, we were compensated for this however which was nice. I won’t be rushing back as it seems to be going downhill.

Sad to say, horrible. Myself and my partner used to love coming here, but our most recent trip today was thoroughly disappointing. The food took an hour and a half to arrive as they forgot our order and had us order again. The quality of food was embarrassing, the steak I ordered (Medium well) was pretty much blue and seemed like it had just been defrosted, the pasta my partner ordered contained more oil than pasta, and on top of the wait and the fact we barely touched our meal, we were awarded with £2.50 off the the bill and no apology. Won’t be coming back again

Visited Fino as a small group booking - unfortunately it was a disappointing evening from start to finish. It took 30 minutes from sitting down to having drinks orders taken, over an hour for starters (2 of which were forgotten about) (granted, those 2 were deducted from the bill) The slow service continued throughout and resulted in a couple of us going to the bar to get our own drinks - the servers were more than aware that it was a disaster and were very apologetic, our main server said they would be deducting 20% off our final bill as an apology to our group. We accepted this and moved on. However when it came to paying the bill, this hadn’t been knocked off. So we had to remind them what had been agreed. Not long after, we heard (maybe the owner) shouting at our waitress (she was only a young girl) and he sent the MOD up to us to tell us that the waitress “had no authority” to declare a 20% discount as she “is only 16”. We expressed our disappointment with the evening, the slow service, cold food and forgotten food - however they would not honour the 20% discount. In the end, we had a 10% discount knocked off our bill. Which simply wasn’t good enough for the evening we had experienced, we were out celebrating a birthday and it wasn’t the atmosphere we wanted. We were there almost 3 hours - just for starters and mains. So it was a very disappointing evening, I’m not sure what went wrong down the line, but I have to say none of us would return based off our experience.

Loverly staff and fantastic food, the door is around the back but easy to find once around there.

Love this little gem. If I have a day off work nd fancy meeting up with any friends or family for a casual lunch/brunch then Fino is my go to place. The staff are always attentive and friendly and I do like being able to see into the kitchen. The pizza's are some of the best i've had and always struggle to decide what to have (love the ciccehtti too). If i had to point out any areas for improvmenet it would be that it an be a bit nippy in winter, the decor and seating is getting a little tired and the ladies bathroom, whilst quirky is very dark if you want to touch up make up etc.

I am very happy I could go there , try tasty pizza, delicious wine and also I am grateful for service! Owner talked to me and my Friend with gentle recommendations, other Staff Members were kind too ! :-)

Amazing food in a beautiful building. Serves a range of Italian dishes.

Plenty of choice for gluten free pizza and pasta, Best gluten free pizza I've ever had. We'll definitely be back to try more! Staff were so helpful with the menu, thank you for a great evening 😊

Best ceaser salad in Wakefield The ten oz rib eye cooked to perfection the salad was just great all in all one of the best little restaurants in Wakefield will be back very soon I would say everyone should try this lovely little place you will go back again and again as I will

Would highly recommend. Great food and service as always

Valentine’s Day and busy but wow, fabulous good, great hospitality and personal service, nothing that wasn’t totally spit on including the bill, highly recommended

Great food and great service as always

Superb date night meal, booked last minute and we're greeted by a helpful and friendly staff. Varied menu making choice hard, but both went for rib-eye steak with delicious side and sauce

Food was great, just needed 5 more mins in the wood oven and would have been perfect.

Beautiful food, great service and very reasonably priced!

Unfortunately we were incredibly disappointed with our most recent experience at Fino - we order from there a lot and this time has made us decide not to return. Food was ordered and came in good time so we were very confused as to why everything came cold! The potatoes - we got about 7-10 and they were nearly 4 pounds and the lasagne was 13 pounds - saddest lasagne I’ve seen - it was frozen in the middle so clearly microwaved and very flat as well as a small portion in comparison to what we’ve had before. Overall really poor value for money and disappointing that everything was cold. Will go elsewhere next time as plenty of Italian restaurants in Wakefield!

Stumbled on this place when our intended restaurant was closed. We ordered a pizza each. I chose prawn, bad choice. Very disappointing to have only 4 prawns as topping. Come on guys, this is simply not good enough. The pizza base was good but scrimping on the main act really doesn’t encourage custom. We shall not be coming back!

Really nice restaurant. Service was very good.Nice choice of dishes at reasonable prices. The dishes themselves were very tasty, steak a little overcooked but otherwise it was all faultless. Atmosphere very cosy and warm.

Booked for NYE and got a call 20 minutes before the booking they had no dough! Turned up and they were also out of rose and Prosecco on NYE at 7:30pm. Prawns in starter were served raw and didn’t even get an apology. Once they served our meals turns out they then did have dough. Awful atmosphere created by the arguing in the kitchen, gone massively downhill.

Went for lunch with my friend here. Served by Shelley who was absolutely delightful and hilarious. Will definitely be returning!

Tried this place for the first and was not disappointed the food here was very tasty and reasonable priced I would recommend people to try fino

We had quite a few negatives in our experience at Fino which I have condensed into bullet points below, or we’d be here all day: - was left waiting to order drinks in which the manager, not the server, had to come ask if we’d even ordered them yet (there was 3 tables in) - wasn’t sure they’d have the ingredients to make some of the cocktails on the menu… shouldn’t you know your own stock? - wasn’t asked if we had any allergies - girl who brought our food clearly hadn’t been trained properly, didn’t know what anything was or how to properly present food, also put the chips down wrong so one went flying onto my lap, a hot, oily chip :) - garlic bread was SWIMMING in oil - pasta bake was not a pasta bake, just pasta, which was also cold and had next to no flavour - another pasta dish had pesto in which was not stated on the menu, what if this was an allergy? Wouldn’t know cos they didn’t ask us - sauce for dipping the chips in was basically just a bowl of mushrooms - service in general was pretty slow and rubbish Positives: - Prosecco was nice, which I guess you can’t really get wrong We used to love it here and it’s a shame it’s gone down hill. Probably won’t be returning

Came in recently and seems to be new ownership? Either way I did not enjoy my experience. This is mainly due to what I assume is a manager (female) absolutely berating her young staff members. Really put me off my meal the entire time and made me and multiple others around me uncomfortable, especially as despite her tears our waitress was amazing and went absolutely above and beyond for our table. Huge shame because I used to love Fino but if this is how the owners are letting their staff be treated I’d suggest anywhere else in Wakefield.

Brilliant service and food to match, delicious, never disappointed🥰

Great place for lunch. Really friendly and helpful staff. Good lunch and a la Carte menus with decent selection of drinks. Well recommended

Nice cosy Italian, food is delicious and staff are amazing friendly and very attentive to your very needs.

Fantastic restaurant with amazing food, quality service, and staff that any establishment would dream to have

Top notch! There's nothing bad to say at all. My meal was perfect, my wife enjoyed hers. If you get a chance, try the red wine and blueberry reduction sauce, beaut! I'd definitely recommend it.

Best pizza in Wakefield! Absolutely delicious sourdough pizza , you can taste all ingredients are fresh and imported from Italy!🇮🇹

Popped in for a late lunch on Saturday, the staff were really friendly but the service was pretty slow with not many tables occupied. The starters (goat cheese and figs) and mains (mushroom tagliatelle and the seabass) were really nice and very well cooked. The desserts were a let down, very poor tiramisu for an Italian restaurant

Really great foods with great gluten free options as well and the staff are all amazing and welcoming

Very friendly staff, lovely food and drink.

A great place for a quick lunch time pizza, you won’t be disappointed, fresh ingredients and friendly service, amazing tiramisu! Check it out!

Great location second time we visited great fresh pizzas and lasagna great service and good price .

Had calamari squid rings, just beautiful and then had this chicken in a creamy sauce with mushrooms, boiled potatoes and long stemmed broccoli. It was just stunning. Went with my friend and her son and their food was lovely too.

Lovely food, quick service and brilliant staff!

Charming beautiful historic little place. Having recently visited Italy, (a month ago), I needed a margherita hit. This was great. Great friendly service too. Well go again if in the area. Price was reasonable too.

Amazing food, great staff, was a bit quiet as Saturday afternoon but organising our next visit.

We were met by Shane who gave us the best service, chatted with us and made us feel relaxed and comfortable. We had chicken Milanese chicken start then Hawaiian pizza and Seabass with homemade pesto. The cocktails were lovely too. Thank you for a lovely afternoon a few weeks ago and sorry for the late review! We will definitely be going back and will recommend to friends and family 🥳see you soon 10/10 🤩

Lovely little place very cosy. No complaints, went for wifes Birthday with family. Pasta dish each and a garlic bread to share did us both. Would go again

We used to really rate Fino but our visit this time for a family birthday was very disappointing. We have always chosen Fino over many other restaurants for the quality and taste of the pizzas, however, sadly this time our pizzas were over done and lacking in taste and the quality we've come to expect. To top it off, £11.25 for a glass of standard Sauvignon blanc is just extortionate...I've not paid that in restaurants in London! We left feeling extremely underwhelmed by our whole experience and we won't be choosing to dine here in the future.

Went last night for one of kids birthday. Great deal on Tuesday to Friday. Fantastic service and from a young team you don't always get such professionalism and friendlness. My carbonara was delicious. No cream, the real deal with guanciale and everything.

had such a lovely time at this restaurant, amazing service, amazing food and the staff were so friendly and catered to all our needs, would 100% come again👍🏽

Came here for Sunday lunch was an average and didn’t meet expectations set by the menu. Wouldn’t return for Sunday lunch would go back to try pizza (after tasting bread sticks) Menu states: Pesto broccoli was plain broccoli Honey roasted carrots no honey at all No cabbage Goose roasted potatoes they were roasted new potatoes Good points: Prawns lovely Bread sticks great (free) Good amount of beef Cake was nice Mash was tasty Bad points: Not the food advertised (see above) Limited gravy every person in venue asked for more Yorkshire pudding burnt Beef tasted average

Food is fantastic. My favourite place to eat .

Great Italian, staff always welcome you & take good care of your needs, also good value 👍

Always great food and great value and staff are fantastic.

Came here for the first time with my partner, staff was all very friendly & polite. Fast service & food was amazing! Will be coming back again. Was gutted they had no wood fire lasagna so will hopefully get that next time.

We've had a great evening at Fino for a 40th Birthday party. We were a large party and our waitress did a great job. All the food was excellent! We will eat there again.

I have visited Fino many times and I always come away happy. I was so pleased to see the manager as last time we dined he said he was moving locations, but he's back! He is a credit to the place, he remembered us and went above and beyond. I really enjoyed my Lamb Ragu, and my Dad loved his pizza, the prawns were huge. My mum had Bolognese, although it was lovely it just lacked something, but that could just be personal taste. If I have to be really critical, the price of a large glass of house white, on my opinion was excessive £9.50, I know prices have increased but I've dined in similar places recently and not paid as much, maybe in Leeds or York. Overall, I always love visiting Fino and recommend it. The decor and atmosphere is really superb, I've been for parties, alone for lunch and as a couple, it works for all occasions.

Following a lengthy stay in hospital we decided to venture out for the first time in months for a mid-week date night. Although only Wednesday we decided to dress up and try to make a bit of a special night of it - partly as an attempt to make up for the fact that we should currently be holiday. We drove across from Barnsley having decided on the mid-week deal where we had previously had a good experience (see previous review). Unfortunately, the night was completely soured by what I can only describe as one of the worst meals I’ve ever had. I’m fully aware that this is not the full menu but the standard of food was abysmal. I ordered pepperoni-filled dough balls to start but had to leave one of the three served as the dough was completely raw. The spaghetti carbonara was watery with absolutely no taste and the bacon lardons were all fat. The garlic bread with cheese that we ordered to accompany mains was also almost totally raw with very little flavour at all. I did mention the issue with my main to the waiter who offered an alternative promptly took the item off the bill. I didn’t mention the other significant issues at the time as I was really keen not to spoil our evening but I was extremely annoyed and frustrated at the quality of food especially given the reason for us coming out in the first place. Despite the removed main course, we still paid £36 because of the garlic bread and the nature of the deal. I am not sure if they were particularly busy or if the chef was new or inexperienced, but the food was terrible and given the fact that the dishes were relatively simply ones this made even more frustrating (I’ve made better carbonara in the early hours after a night out!). A big night for us totally ruined and we will not be returning or recommending as we have done in the past.

Our first time dining there although one of our party had been before. Celebrating a 60th birthday with family. Plenty of choice. Food was excellent hot and tasty. Service excellent, very attentive happy, smiley staff. Not pressured to leave . Thankyou so much for the lovely gesture of a gift of beers for my husband’s birthday. Will definitely eat here again.

Enjoyed the lunchtime menu. Relaxing atmosphere and the staff were wonderful. Will certainly visit again

booked in here last night for a table of five. The food was delicious reasonably priced. The service we received was first class from the team. we were made to feel very welcome and also received a orange cello from the staff to celebrate our birthday. Defiantly will be back again.

Ordered 2 pizzas at lunchtime, nice but pricey. We asked for some rocket salad leaves to top them off & we were charged £4.00 for the privilege. Ouch!!

Went for a quick meal with friends before visiting the theatre. The staff were more than happy to find a table for us on the off chance there was availability. The food was amazing and the service was lovely. Would definitely recommend.

Nice food , good service. Pleasant atmosphere.

The food was reasonably priced. Their garlic breads and pizzas are made fresh, stonebaked in front of you. The mushroom in white wine, cream and parsley sauce was slightly salty but it was probably a one off. The portions were very filling. The staff were very attentive and polite. The restaurant was good for photos. During summer there is outdoor seating too which would be great to go back for.

Absolutely perfect place for a lovely lunch, would love to visit again. Food was all made fresh, staff were lovely and friendly, excellent value for money, just excellent all round.

Really nice meal with family and great value on the Easter menu. Had a small delay with one dish, but was dealt with and well recovered. Highlight of the night was a young man called Logan who was excellent. It was clear he was early in his career, but he was professional, polite and was there whenever we needed him

We had a lovely lunch at the Fino. The starters were very interesting, delicious and a good size. The mains were great too. We would happily go back

First time here.. food and service excellent.. one small detail.. Mark your entrance better. Waitress had to point out the way in as the back door in doesn't look like the entrance

I have to give them one star as I was treated really bad by the employees when I ordered take away today. The owner should consider training its staff as it shouldn’t be a place for racism.

Gorgeous food. Very intimate setting. Waiting staff polite and friendly. First time and we will be back. Delicious!

There were 10 of us and everyone enjoyed the meal they ordered. The service was good and the atmosphere was welcoming. The place was on the cold side but as it filled up with people it warmed up. A very nice evening all in all

Amazing Italian food with a cosy atmosphere playing nice music.

Love this place! We go frequently and I realised I’d never reviewed it! Always a lovely atmosphere, food lovely, pizza bases a bit thick for me so it’s not what I get but my son likes them! Drinks nice, average price, really good with family/ kids.

Visited this restaurant after recommendation from relatives. Firstly it was cold inside the restaurant and felt colder upstairs. Waited 35 mins for starters and to be fair the garlic mushrooms were nice. The mains were not long after and I ordered the calzone carne . It was over cooked , dry, and generally tasteless. The dough was tough and chewy. Probably the worst calzone I have ever had. Very disappointed. Plus side , staff very nice and attentive.

Incredible pizza, lovely staff, able to change certain parts for dietary requirements, excellent phone ordering. The only downside is due to the pizza being made there is a small wait however during the wait the waiters check everything is okay and bring drinks as ordered

Great food, intimate location and good service!

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Lovely little restaurant. Could do with waiting staff being more attentive. Menu good & food excellent - could not fault.

Good was nice but unfortunately very slow service on a quiet night .

Fantastic little place. Logan is an asset to your restaurant, very polite with attention to detail attitude and couldn’t have done anymore for us. Any employer would be very lucky to have this chap working for them.

Brilliant little place great polite service from all staff especially Shane, been a few times now

Excellent service and food. Thank you so much!

Excellent food . Nice atmosphere..Friendly staff. Good price .

The food and drinks are great at reasonable price . Nice atmosphere . Brilliant friendly staff . Nice restaurant . Will definitley go again

Simply dreadful, don't visit. Food is appalling, not made on the premises, simply warmed up. We were a group of 8 and experienced the displeasure of a wide range of dishes. Each one was dreadful and a couple inedible. Don't order the calamari or zucchini frittes, I've never tasted anything as revolting. Staff are friendly but widely incompetent Restaurant is ran down and very cold. I eat in a lot of restaurants and have rarely experienced anything as poor as this.

My boyfriend and I went for dinner and we were not disappointed. Everyone was very friendly from the beginning, the place is very cozy and the food was delicious. The dishes are very generous and I was sorry to not be able to finish it but we were pleasantly surprised when we asked if we could have the food to go and they said yes. I unfortunately live in another country but anytime I come back to Wakefield I'll be sure to go to Fino.

Came for new years eve lunch with all my family. The pizzas were delicious and we all enjoyed them very much. The service was great with friendly staff for who nothing was too much trouble . Lovely surroundings and we definitely be coming back xx

We had been taken here for our first time in January by friends and my partner chose this for her birthday meal in January. We had to amend the booking at late notice so we arrived for lunch rather than evening meal. We were welcomed extremely warmly and presented with several menu options with excellent deals. The food was fantastic, freshly prepared and extremely tasty. The staff were attentive and friendly throughout without being over the top. The Wednesday deal (two course for two people including a drink for £30) is amazing and meant that our bill including drinks and our eight year old daughter was less than £70. My partner got a free drink for her birthday and our daughter ate free. What an amazing little find and we will certainly be back VERY soon.

Don't know what's happened to this place, most of the waiting staff are friendly and can't do enough for you, but the food has dropped drastically, not sure if it's because there's new chefs but the food was cold, tasteless, all around unappealing, used to love this restaurant but I don't know if I will return until the food standard reaches the level that it was when I visited a few months ago

We arrived the restaurant wasn’t prepared, toilets were not cleaned. Food undercooked and staff poorly attended (1 x member was drunk)

thankyou to shane and rest of the team very professional from walking through the door to leaving they explained everything clearly the starters was perfection and the mains were impeccable would definitely recommend this place thanks brett

25% off mains on Friday, 3pm - 6pm. Arrived at 5pm and got the bill at 6:10pm. Not offered discount as we got the bill after 6pm. This feels very misleading.

Our favourite restaurant in Wakefield. Martin and the fino staff are excellent, friendly, professional and go out of their way to make your evening special. The food is delicious. Thank you for making many special memories guys.

Have only been for lunch. Good deals and good GF options. Both pizza and pasta are recommended! Never had any issues here and has become our go to lunch venue over the last few months.

My friend and I visited this restaurant last night and thoroughly enjoyed everything about the experience. The food was excellent, I had Pollo E Funghi Pasta 👍 and my friend had pizza with a lovely bottle of red wine to share.The service was so good, attentive and very friendly, must thank Shane and Ugne as they were extremely polite, helpful and made the evening. It’s nice to have banter.. credit to them both! We will be back! Carol and Gill 🥰

The food was great and we really enjoyed our pizza 🍕 and pasta. The waitress Ugnė was very pleasant and attentive. Not to be missed if visiting Wakefield.

Not enjoyable. Food was ok, flavours were great but turned up soggy- pizza and chewy - pasta. Wouldn’t have minded as much but the service was terrible. Despite making a thing of being kid friendly we were not given a kids menu or even a plate or cutlery for our daughter Food took ages, items we ordered never appeared. Food was just dumped on the table, we had to ask for cutlery pepper Parmesan etc as none ever appeared. When we asked for things like this we were looked at as if we were strange. I would have expressed my views in the restaurant but no-one bothered to ask. Young waitress with red hair tried very hard but no one else seemed to care less. Overhead the manager says let’s not bother with cooking steaks tonight it’s too hard, it was 6pm…

Me, my partner and her friend all went here yesterday. The atmosphere was incredible and the restaurant looked cozy. The food was greatly priced, generous and tasted incredible! We're definitely coming back! If you've not tried it yet, you're seriously missing out!

Just happened to stop by Fino today for an italian Sunday lunch, was absolutely delicious. We didn't book a table but were welcomed in. Our server was really lovely and friendly. The food was hot and delicious, from starter to dessert! We loved the decor and atmosphere of the old building. I love that they have further dining area upstairs which could be booked for large groups. The prices were very good to say that some chain restaurants are more expensive and not nearly as good as the authentic italian food you get here. I love that there's proper olives on the menu too! We will definitely be back. Oh and we had teenagers with us but the restaurant is little kid friendly too.

We visited with our children for a family birthday, as it is our little boy’s favourite. The highlight of the visit was the service, the staff were attentive and were great with the kids The food was good and fairly good value and the portion size was good especially for the kids We will definitely visit again

Second time eating here- first time very good but last night a bit less so. Welcome was good and food and drinks but they were very slow to clear away for dessert and coffee. That said the food is great we all had pizzas - the children eat free and we had a good time. Two members of staff were good but there were 2 who I felt were new and didn’t have enough training.

The service received from this restaurant was exceptional. Food was excellent and the value for money was even better. Will definitely return here and recommend this for anybody who wants good food, friendly staff, nice atmosphere and great value.