Forrest Beach Hotel

The caravan park and licensed area are a 2. So, so run down and dirty. I really appreciate that there are some hard times at the moment and people need somewhere to live. But, the management needs to do some enforcement on how these people are living. It is pretty messy. As with previous comments dogs walking around off lead. I was talking to one person who has been staying there for some years and said it is going down hill and this would be their last visit. Such a shame as there is a nice beach setting, play area for children and picnic barbecues to enjoy on the foreshore. I really do not like doing negative posts, but need to be honest for other travellers.

We went for lunch and did not use accommodation. Food with new chef Aaron was excellent, rivalling the best restaurants in Townsville. The salads, seafood dishes including calamari and prawn coconut curry were excellent and not pricy. If chef and assistant stay at this hotel, the venue will pick up after some very ordinary food served up a few years ago. Highly recommended.

Went for a mother day lunch. As most of us would expect we went for a relaxing meal by the ocean. Couldn’t have been worse ! Our reserved table just happened to be 2 meters from the speaker for the live music. A single woman playing women’s “power” songs. Sat at our table we had to yell at each other to even discuss the menu. With all the yelling done we went to order, only to be told told we couldn’t ! It was the buffet or nothing at the “bargain” price of $35 each. So off we trot (cold plate in hand) into a room that seemed like the owners living room. Think prison slop with a hint of school dinners !! at least they had an older woman as chief fly swatter as they swarmed the tray of meat. Beef and pork were cooked yet stone cold. Beef was like an old shoe in texture. Veg was cold and tough as old boots Then for desert… well… some Costco style chocolate moose and defrosted choc custard thing. Hopefully the owners read this. You have an opportunity to put yourselves on the map. As it is you literally couldn’t pay me to go back. I’m annoyed at myself for not demanding a refund. It was absolute garbage.