Well who would have thought that we could get tapas, and good ones, in good old Forster? Check out…read morethe prawns with chili and chocolate sauce! Really cool place good food and they fix a mean margarita! This is going to be a regular for sure. 2 thumbs up!

This is a gem of a place. The best tapas bar in Forster, hang on, the only tapas bar in Forster…read more With new owners, they have taken what was a good venue and turned into a great one. Having some outside seating means that it is dog friendly, very important for us as we often holiday with our pup. Well the reason for going to a tapas bar, apart from the wine, is the food and on that front they don't dissappoint. Everything we tried was fabulous. Not sure what to order, try a tasting plate, a great way to sample many dishes. If, like me, you don't eat meat then they are only to happy to create something special. Their lunch time special is great value, the tapas of the day plus a drink for $10. The service is always warm and friendly, they brought a water bowl for our dog, and all-round great value, so much so that we came back a number of times. Next time we're in Forster this will be the first place we head to.

Great Sicilian/ Italian Mediterranean Fine Food Nothing like…read moreit!! Highly recommended Dingo Dave

The Sicilian is the name of a book by Mario Puzo, the guy that wrote The Godfather, and about a…read morehundred other things besides. That book is excellent. The big family knees-up dinner we had at this place was a 3-star good. It's a lovely fitout, dark and classy with an open balcony looking out onto the blue, blue ocean, as blue as ol' Blue Eyes' eponymous peepers. The North Coast is a luvverly place, but come the busy season I think they get casual staff in to deal with the demand - the lady we had did her level best but the Fawlty Towers theme music was playing somewhere in the background. The meals... well, there's an old Italian nonna in the kitchen saying "Ehhh, you too skinny!" because they are HUGE, like Hulk Hogan sized, just giant hearty servings. My garlic prawns were tasty, the salt and pepper calamari were the biggest rings I've ever seen, and really beautifully spiced, and the garlic bread and bruschetta were delicious too. The head of the table wasn't super keen on the lamb cutlets or the paella, which toed the risotto line and was caught in no man's land, but the T-bone got destroyed with vim and vigour. Will be sitting on the balcony next time.

Okay wow! our little american flippy floppies were blown off by how great this place was. Initially…read morewe walked right by this Italian spot because we were looking to gobble up some of Forsters' famous Oysters and didn't really come up here for ethnic cuisine (no offence) After some heavy footwork we weren't impressed with anywhere else on the river. Bellas was pretty packed so we popped in and grabbed a table for three for some Friday night atmosphere. (1/3 being of Italian decent). We were famished and immediately ordered 1/2 dozen oysters, mussels and the octopus. DELICIOUS! no wonder these oysters are famous - they have a perfect bite of creamy texture and shucked perfectly - no sand. The order octopus was massive and again, great texture not chewy. For a main course we decided to split the margarita pizza and the spaghetti with spicy marinara. Although the pasta isn't freshly made, they do import the real stuff from Italy, which makes a difference. Pasta was el dente and the sauce was liquid satisfaction. The pizza was cooked with a light crust and cheesy topping. We were approached multiple times by the owner to check to see if everything was okay. The only reason i'm not giving 5 starts is the lack of vegetarian options and that they aren't fully license. So BYO!

Over the years ive been to Bellas at least 8 times, they always make great pizzas, but as a eat in…read morerestaurant its always a bit hit and miss, its like a lottery, sometimes its good and other times nit so good Anyway last night there were 3 of us, I had a supreme pizza , it was great, my wife had spagetti marinara, which had one prawn, one piece of calamari, 2 inedible pippies and lots of good pasta, and that was it. We had to ask for pepper and parmisan and had 2 pasta dishes. The weird thing was when we commented to the waitress about the lack of seafood in the marinara dish she told us that it was impossible to be like that and went in denial mode, the owner frank said hed find out what was going on . He slunked away and hid out the back until after we left. He didnt get back to us, the young staff all in all were good. Its great location but dont expect perfection! Enjoy and look at it as your chance to star in your own episode of Faulty Towers! With A real basil at your service

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

Cannot beat the atmosphere and fabulous beach views. Service was friendly and efficient. Had a…read morebreakfast of egg Bennie and the fritters with two long black coffees and it hit the spot. Kept us going for most if the day, delicious, fresh and filling. Loved it!

Amazing food Good…read morechicken burgers & chicken schnitzel. I go there with friends & family. 5/5 service with friendly staff. 4/5 food prices it's a bit on the pricey side. 5/5 food taste.

Welcome to Forster, oyster capital of the world! Or the North Coast. Both equally resplendent…read moretitles. Sitting out on the deck sipping a glass of something crisp (or bubbly. What? Don't judge me. Champagne is great) while tucking into giant platters of fresh oysters in legit insane flavours like (a) oysters with house-made chilli jam and (b) Scotch whisky-infused oysters, along with perennial flava flavs like Kilpatrick or Mornay or just nude with lemon, is pretty much my idea of Christmas. I would deadset do it every day if I didn't live four hours away. They crank the heaters up if it's cold. Try and get a seat on the water, there are tons of them, which makes getting the best seat in the house easy.

Food was average/underwelming. Expected better for the price…read more Cut my hand when it caught in the door. Staff response was lackluster.

Love local places to dine and enjoy the local fresh seafood. This place was nice and the service…read morewas great. A bit run down, but it's a seafood shack... so no complaints there's The food was ok. It appears that just foods in Australia is prepared bland and you have to add you salt and pepper yourself. Otherwise all was great I got the first and ships for two and shared it with mothers the fish pieces were huge and definitely was enough for one. There was amazing and the white fish was fried in a great batter but was so flaky inside and yummy. . I also got the hamburger. It was average, nothing special. They do add ketchup on their burgers here. My sister hit the send and fries and it was very tasty and well prepared. My brother in law got the seafood basket and that can feed 2-3 people easily. Again it was amazing fried fish, chips and onion rings. Sorry didn't take a lot of pics as we were just eating.

Really great prices for some locally caught seafood. $6 for a cheeseburger…read more Food was fast and hot. I chucked some lime pepper on my chips and my husband chose the chicken salt. The batter on the fish was great, nice balance. There was a nice looking line for take-away but I don't mind waiting for good food. Also got an order of Calamari rings ($1 per ring) and perfect for a little snack. Feel free to bring booze for your food, but they aren't fully licensed. Downside - $1 for sauces such as tarter and ketchup

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.

Delicious! This is our second visit to Beach St Seafood and…read morewe had another delicious lunch - flathead tails and calamari! The service is friendly and the prices are reasonable. No wonder it's so popular. 9 September 2019 Fish & chips The sign out the front says NSW's best fish & chips - I don't know about that but it was certainly delicious and fresh. Our flathead tails were covered in a light crispy batter, the salt and pepper squid was tasty and cooked to perfection and the chips were amazing. The staff were super nice and friendly too!

AMAZING chips! AMAZING fish! I'll be craving these for weeks to come! try the oysters!read more