Island Palms Motor Inn

🍻 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