Completely renovated a year or so ago with good indoor and outdoor areas including children's play…read morearea. Excellent coffee but food is inconsistent. Very good pizzas but you can't get them for lunch. Very good well priced lunch menu, but evening meals as indicated by previous review are ordinary at best and if busy service can be very slow. Plan on getting pizza in evening and skip the other main meals until you hear that the quality has improved. Rating is for the facilities, lunch menu and the pizzas.

Worst experience ever. Had to wait for one hour. Food completely overpriced and my steak was…read moreovercooked when I asked for medium rear. No lemon served with fish that costs 29 $. Only positive side was the young staff that was very friendly but the older staff just couldn't keep up and were completely over it. Please consider another spot to spend your money. If only for drinks ok but don't eat.

It's a lovely place, looking clean and beautiful but the service was too slow, although quite…read moregentle and respectful. If the idea is to eat lots, this isn't the place as the portions are very small and pricy. Also, there are barely a few vegetarian options. Thankfully we enjoyed the food as it was yummy but the waiting time and the low amount of food served... not worth coming back.

Come down for a lunch time meal. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. I had the pork belly and it…read morewas a lovely meal outside the box. The meal you could share or have solo. If you share remember to have a couple side dishes.

Adequate menu and excellent food. They don't try too hard to extend the menu so the food is great…read more Very relaxed vibe enhanced by charming and attentive staff.

Amazing food, bento boxes for the kids are excellent and such good value…read more Great location overlooking Foster river.

Best pizza in Old Bar! Was shocked to see this run out of a…read moreshed on a family property, but was pleasantly surprised. Had a supreme pizza and they couldn't have fit more toppings on it.

From the owner: We make our own wood fired bread, our home made garlic bread has become a hit.read more

This seafood oasis is a welcome respite from one of the boringest stretches of road this side of…read moreLeyland Brothers World. Jetting back from a friend's wedding in Port Macquarie, we saw the sign and popped in. The decor is the right kind of run down. The fish 'n' chips were top notch, the coffee was mug-sized and the SDSFC&G was doing a roaring trade. While you wait for food (there can be a bit of a wait due to lots of people coming and going), there's a cool little antique shop annexed to the cafe itself, which sells crafts, furniture and house-made jams. There is a range of fresh seafood available, as well as boozy options for the parents. What's not to love? All in all this place is a good experience. If you're a gay street tough the armoire is just gawjuz! and you must pick it up or perhaps you'd just like to pick up your favourite bouncer and what better way to impress than with a bottle of their awesome conserve made lovingly from figs. Failing that you and your best bud can go all Frank 'n' Mike and try and get the honey hole from a really good pick* Check out my profit! (hint: see pics) If you're sick of the usual fare on a roadtrip and you are passing by this way, DO stop in, you won't be dissappointed :) More staff during their busy peak would get them a 5. *Warning this review contains obscure Seinfeld and American Pickers references.

Imagine a place in the middle of nowhere that appears just as your car tells you that you must take…read morea break (my car is very good at nagging me to do stuff like "Don't run into that person!' or 'Put your seatbelt on Fatso') Then imagine that it is right beside the Pacific Highway and its not a McDonalds. And my car tells me I am at a place called 'Coolongolook' which I worry might be my car having its own practical joke at my expense... I can see him in the carpark at work, sniggering with that stunning Porsche Cayenne, he calls her 'Pepper'... 'He took me on a gravel road between Sawtell and Bellingen, so I told him he was in 'Coolongolook'! hahaha!!!' Then, what if it did a fresh and lively salad of local prawns with avocado, or grilled local pawns with garlic, made to order in no time flat!! Finally, what if one of the best reviewers on Yelp has put up one of his pearls and gives it the thumbs up together with an obscure American Pickers reference? Howdy Dan! Hows it hangin'? It was forty degrees and theres no aircon and we still loved it. D1's garlic prawns and chippies were great and she let me have some of her chips....when she was in the bathroom. Great spot and we chalked up another non McDonalds stop! They'll be out of business before the end of the year at this rate.

Wow, what a little surprise this meal was. The coffee was delicious and flavoursome and as for…read morethe eggs Benedict, top shelf, well done chef. The eggs burst open with yummy, gooey flavour and topped with a very tasty hollendaise sauce that sat on a bed of salmon and spinach. When I saw it was all on top of 2 muffins I was slightly disappointed it wasn't sour bread, BUT, it works so well with all of the fresh flavours of the toppings, well done again. One little suggestion maybe an extra Muffin to soak up the left over egg and sauce mixture. No waiting, and a friendly staff. 4 stars all around. Be back again

Who knew this Eggs Bene obsessed girl would have to travel half way around the globe to find the…read morepinnacle for Eggs Benedict. Let's just say that this Bene is the dish for which ALL others will tragically never live up to. (Solid prediction) Perfect poach, house made hollandaise of the richest & silkiest texture I never thought possible. It just gets better from there, and you don't question how-you just get lost in the plate. Service was outstanding; informal, but it works. Hip, classy-funky, and filled with beautiful locals; Aussie's who are privileged to live in this gorgeous country (and have Tartt available to them as a bonus in this beautiful little NSW city of Forster). Can a dish prepared by a darling yummy Chef make the whole food portion of your Holiday the best ever? Yep. Oh, and try the Brisket Bene...I had a sneak peak after ordering traditional; a beautiful thing.

A nice place to cool off and get some coffee and very well made dessert highly recommendedread more

The prototypical Aussie Pub. It's in the a tiny little town, but it's full of charm, and the people…read morewere hilarious and friendly. We didn't have anything to eat, but there is a restaurant area in the back I think. We were just in for a few schooners and a chance to win a giant tray of fresh local meats! Friday night is the meat raffle!! I've been to these back in the US in the country, so I knew what it was. My wife was a little confused, but we bought about $20 worth of tickets, and managed to win! so we left with a tray of about 6 sirloin steaks, and 4 rump roasts and 4 sausages, so we more than made up for our money. Anyway, this place is full of atmosphere and well worth dropping in if you're close and want to experience a real Aussie pub with the locals.

Was there in the Erringhi pub a few years back visiting my friend Colin who'd been traveling…read moreCanada. Fantastic place with tons of local colour. We were treated beautifully and they even brought 'rebel' (the pet horse/mule) into the pub to celebrate us. Fantastic pub, with even better people. Checkout the pie shop nearby as well ! :)

Best authentic thai food, and great service. Different from your average Thai restaurant.read more

This restaurant has taken a while to establish, but we were pleasantly surprised with some…read moredelicious Thai meals. We ordered takeaway, asked how long it would take and they offered to call us as it was coming out of the kitchen. When we arrived to pick up our food it was only a few minutes late and in that time we were able to note that the place was packed inside and out. We hoped the food was good based on that. And it was ! Our guest had only just come back from a holiday in a Thailand and she couldn't stop commenting on the quality of the Thai Green Curry. The Massaman Curry was also excellent. The pork belly was a little disappointing. A very good option in Old Bar.