NSW - Forster reef bar grill

On the water, shop 1, Reef apartments, Wharf St, Forster
Ph: 02 6555 7092

We chose this restaurant because of it’s wonderful position. It is to the left of the Forster - Tuncurry bridge heading north and at the foot of the Reef apartments with a stunning view of the water.
I ordered the chefs specialty:
‘Wild caught Crowdy Bay prawns, gravlox salmon and avocado stack. Stacked with crispy wonton skins and cracked pepper aioli.” for $23.50.
It sounded delicious but I was really disappointed. It was a very small serve, not much taste and I don’t see why it is the chefs’ specialty.
Mike had the Thai Laksa with prawns “we got this recipe from a Bangkok based chef” and it was delicious, one of the nicest we’ve had, and we’ve had a lot. It was $19.50 and I wished I’d ordered it. We were looking at the other meals coming out of the kitchen and they were looking good. Just a bad choice on my behalf.
We’d go back again, you can’t beat the view. It is open for lunch and dinner.

NSW - Belmont - Salina Reataurant

787 Pacific Hwy, Belmont
Ph: 02 4945 3005

This Italian restaurant on the Pacific highway is within a five minute walk from the Belmont Pines caravan park. We went there with a group of six friends. We each had an entree, main and desert. Some of us had the specials of the day and the rest of us ordered off the menu. We sampled each others food and everything was full of flavour and you almost wished that you could of had a bit of everything on the menu. Every mouthfull was so tasty. It has a casual atmosphere with the tables outside set on white stones and an informal garden setting. The prices are at the higher end but put it down as the place to go for a special occasion or to treat yourself.
I know that when we get back to Newcastle we will be looking forward to returning. It is fantastic. I can’t believe that it is only 10 minutes from our house and we had not tried it before.

NSW - Belmont - "tides cafe and restaurant"

While staying at The Pines caravan park at Belmont we drove down to Swansea in search of a place for dinner. This would be our first "night out" while on the road. We found a little restaurant across the road from the Swansea channel on the right hand side of the Swansea bridge heading south.
The address is Shop 3 / 2 Belmont St, Swansea. Ph: 02 49715152.
The chef and owner's name is Gwenda and her Seafood Linguini is to die for. On the menu it is described as "king prawns, scallops, squid and cherry tomatoes in a rich white wine sauce, with a bit of chilli. Can be made hotter to your liking.
I had them remove the squid and add more scallops and more chilli. The dish cost $24.00 and worth every penny.