🍻 Lakeside Tavern Highlights

Type: Family-friendly pub with indoor/outdoor seating
Facilities: TAB, KENO, gaming, free WiFi, playground
Dining: Home to the Forster Lakeside Chinese Restaurant, offering dine-in and takeaway options
Extras: Function room hire, gazebo for events, and a drive-thru Cellarbrations bottle shop
Events: Weekly raffles, live music
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🍣 Spice Monkey Forster

Cuisine: Asian fusion, sushi, sashimi
Highlights: Share-plate dining, sushi bar, lake views, cocktails
Location: SHOP 4/2 Wharf Street
Rating: 4.5 (Tripadvisor, 815 reviews)
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🍝 The Sicilian Restaurant

Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean
Highlights: 1940s-inspired dining, pasta classics
Location: 1 West Street
Rating: 3.6 (Tripadvisor, 783 reviews)
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☕ Beach Bums Cafe

Cuisine: Café fare, breakfast & lunch
Highlights: Ocean views, vege bowls, fish & chips
Location: 1-5 Beach Street
Rating: 4.3 (Tripadvisor, 1160 reviews)
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🌶️ Kenny's Thai Kitchen

Cuisine: Thai
Highlights: Authentic Thai dishes, golf course views
Location: 19 Strand Street (inside Club Forster)
Rating: 4.3 (Tripadvisor, 271 reviews)
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🍕 Other Notable Mentions

Bella Bellissimo – Italian & pizza, 4.2 stars
Pezzella's – Italian, 4.5 stars
Si Senorita – Mexican & healthy options, 4.3 stars
Beach Street Seafoods – Seafood takeaway, 4.4 stars
The Dragon's Den – Asian fusion, 4.4 stars
Happy Garden Chinese Restaurant – Chinese classics, 4.0 stars
Anatolia Turkish Cuisine