Dinner and poker inside Redcliff Row's 1930s picture theatre
You will find four tables inside Redcliff Row, set under the marquee of the old picture theatre where the last film stopped running years ago. You sit where the stalls once were, felt instead of fold-down seats, and you deal with a house dealer instead of an usher. Nothing you play here happens online — every hand is dealt in person, there is no wagering at any table, and no poker machine has ever stood on this floor. Chips buy you points and nothing else. Doors open at six on a weeknight, and you can stay until half past midnight, a short walk back from the water.
Four tables, one dealer, no exceptions.
Four tables are what you will find when you step inside Redcliff Row, set on the raked floor of a building that spent decades as Yeppoon's picture theatre before the last reel stopped running and the stalls made way for felt.
You will not find anything of this online, and you will not find a single poker machine on the premises; you take a seat, the house dealer takes it from there, and your chips buy you points, never cash.
Four tables
Set where the cinema stalls once stood
One dealer
Deals Texas Hold'em and Omaha most nights
18+
Checked at the door, no exceptions made
Zero wagering
Chips are points only, worth nothing beyond the table
What the kitchen's serving tonight
The kitchen at Redcliff Row runs independently of the poker tables — a short menu, cooked fresh each evening.
For dinner: seafood chowder, then a fish pie with mash.
For dessert, sticky date pudding. A dinner-only table is a separate booking.
Seafood chowder
To start.
Fish pie
House-made, with mash.
Sticky date pudding
With butterscotch sauce.
Five nights on, two nights off.
A steady start to the week
Regulars fill most tables by seven
Omaha and Texas Hold'em running together
No buy-in, easygoing pace
Busiest night, best to arrive early
Closed
Closed
Five questions you will probably ask.
How do I get to James Street?
You will find it a short block back from the foreshore, an easy walk from most of central Yeppoon.
Where do I park?
You can use the street out front or the larger car park just around the corner.
How do I pay once I'm inside?
You don't — there is no wagering and no cash prize; chips are supplied at the table and used for points only.
What age do I need to be?
You need to be eighteen or over, and you will be asked for identification at the door.
Do I need to book a table in advance?
You don't, most nights, though a call ahead helps if you want a guaranteed seat on a Friday.
Eight short rules before you sit.
- You take whichever seat is free — tables aren't held, so arrive early on Fridays.
- You need to be eighteen or over, identification checked at the door as a matter of course.
- You use chips to keep score only; they are handed back at the end of the night, worth nothing beyond that.
- You accept the house dealer's ruling on any dispute at the table, without argument.
- You act in turn and take longer phone calls out to the footpath, so the table can hear the dealer.
- You keep the pace steady — a slow hand is fine, holding up the whole table repeatedly isn't.
- You can be asked to sit out the rest of the night if you're not playing fair with the table.
- You leave quietly once the last hand's done; the marquee stays lit until the room's empty.
One raked floor, and poker at all four tables.
You will notice the floor first — it still rises toward the back, a leftover from the days when it helped an audience see the screen, and the back row of tables now sits a little higher than the front because of it.
You will find one house dealer covering all four tables, dealing Texas Hold'em at one and Omaha at another, keeping every points tally straight as the night goes on.
The floor
The original raked floor, unchanged since the cinema years
The arch
An old proscenium arch still framing the room
The dealer
One house dealer covering all four tables through the night
The marquee
Still lit above the entrance most evenings
Nine frames, one building.
One address, one marquee, no confusion.
Address
41 James Street, Yeppoon QLD 4703
Telephone
+61 7 4939 8457 · info@redcliffrow.com
Session times
Open Monday to Friday, six in the evening until half past midnight.
Four, one, eighteen, zero.
No machines stand on this floor and no wager is ever taken — just four tables, a dealer, and a room that used to sell tickets rather than deal hands.
Four tables, waiting under the marquee.
You can drop in most weeknights for poker, a pot of tea, and a look at what's left of the old picture theatre — any evening the marquee is lit, no booking required.
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