Spice Monkey Forster - Forster, New South Wales

Vladimir I.

Our family had a fantastic dinner at Spice Monkey. We went there by chance at the end of our day trip. There are not so many kids-friendly places open this late. We came at 5:30pm and enjoyed a quick and professional service, with smiles, quickly served dishes and timely attention. The food was very nice - a little bit for everyone and the atmosphere inspired even our younger ones to try something new.
The location is very nice as well, with a river walk and lots of shops, restaurants and cafes nearby. But Spice Monkey is one of the best we have tried in Forster so far.

Richard H.

A truly fantastic venue with a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Every detail, from the service to the setting, was absolutely delightful. While it stands among the pricier dining options in Forster, the quality more than justifies the cost—you really do get what you pay for.

mike J.

Restaurant come and go like the seasons change it’s not often a restaurant in Forster can claim ten years.
Spice monkey can do that because it stays true to its core values but evolves at the same time.
Current menu has trusted favourites but chef Garth has injected some really nice dishes like steamed scallops w XO sauce and brown butter, the Filipino style sinuglaw salad basically a cerviche style snapper w coconut and lime finished with grilled pork
Belly a great combination great nori rolls the fushion style food at spice really appeals to
Everyone it’s always been good and still is long live spice monkey

Erin R.

Great experience here, I think some reviewers need to note that this is Asian fusion so it's not necessarily aiming to be 100% authentic. All the dishes were fresh, flavourful and delicious. I was particularly impressed with the service. Our eldest son has a peanut allergy and when we communicated this to our server, she checked multiple times with the kitchen to ensure what he wanted to order was safe for him to eat. I think the fact that we were there pretty early in the evening, and on a Sunday night made it easier but I got the impression they would have been just as great about it regardless.

First lot of food came out super fast (baos and prawn crackers) and the was a bit of a wait for the next lot but the staff were attentive and checked in to see if we wanted drinks etc while we were waiting. Complimentary fortune cookies were a fun touch, the kids liked those. Highly recommend the Sassy Dragon cocktail, the Gangnam Style bao and the Barramundi main! I wish I'd taken some more photos.

Monique M.

Not a bad choice for some better eating when in Forster. Some inconsistency in the quality but overall better than the norm. A good menu with lots to choose from, I have had some delicious, well prepared meals here but sometimes a bit hit and miss. They do cocktails in jugs! Great for large groups but book because it's always busy.

Citra Y.

All the food that we ordered were totally tasteless as if they didn’t put any salt at all. We ordered fried rice (tasteless), pumpin curry super spice but has no salt, fried hor fun (no salt and tasless) I had to ask for lots of chilli oil to make the fried noodle has a taste. We wasted $150 for 4 dishes such a ripped off. Not to mention the waiter made a mistake with our order. And the restaurant has no air conditioning at all and it’s boiling hot. I will never come and wont recommend this place to anyone.

Glenn M.

Enjoyed the Special of the Day- Curry Goat. Good crowd for a Wednesday night! BIG pints of Tiger beer, tall G&T plus the benefit of BYO Red Wine. Plenty of elbow room and very friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Lulu L.

Tables very clean, view over the lake amazing and the Spring Rolls, Tempura Prawns and marinated chicken wings all very tasty, fresh, well cooked and service excellent we asked for a break in between dishes and the timing was perfect, highly recommend the Spice Monkey.