The Forresters

Fun is measured by the instagram at Forresters, where Jake LaMotta might drink if he listened to FBi radio. Punch-packing peppers crammed with chicken, pork and sriracha mayo and deep-fried cauliflower bathed in a smoky cheese sauce are stodge-city royalty. The gnocchi duck ragu has cemented itself as a Surry Hills classic and perfect partner to the walls of Italian kitsch - although Dean Martin himself could hardly resist an umami-laden barbecued flank steak with parmesan fries, chimmichurri and radish slaw. Head down on Sunday for a $15 spit roast of tender pig that can happily feed two.