Redgum Estates — Best Restaurant with a Casino Hall
Six tables sit under the roof trusses of what was once the district’s grain-weighing office, the tea counter running the same line the wool and wheat drivers once queued along with their dockets. Five hundred, euchre, crib and canasta are dealt most nights, with a house dealer at every table and chips that keep score and nothing else. Nothing here happens online, no money changes hands over the felt, and every guest at the tables is eighteen or over. The dining room and the card room keep separate bookings — reserve dinner on its own, or the evening at the tables separately.
- 6tables
- 4games
- 18+age
- 12.30amlast orders
Ninety Years by the Siding
Ninety years ago this room weighed wheat, not chips. The scales are gone, but the long counter where drivers once signed their dockets still runs the length of the north wall, and it’s where tea and coffee are poured every evening before a single card is dealt.
Redgum Estates keeps six tables under the original roof trusses, a dealer’s box handed down through three managers, and a felt on every table brushed down each closing night. Book a table for dinner on its own, or come straight through for cards — the two bookings never share a seat.
The Old Scale Room
Where wheat once crossed the platform for weighing, six card tables now sit under the same iron trusses.
A Kitchen With Its Own Clock
Dinner runs on its own hours from the dining side, well before the first hand is dealt through the archway.
Dinner From the Central West
Dinner at Redgum Estates runs from the dining room on the south side, well clear of the card tables, and the kitchen keeps its own hours quite apart from the evening at the felt.
The menu leans on the Central West: Lachlan Valley lamb, wheat-belt bread, and a pumpkin soup that’s been on the board since the dining room opened.
Book the table for dinner on its own, or ask for the two seatings together — dinner first, cards after — and the kitchen will have the table cleared and reset before the first hand.
Lachlan Valley Lamb Shoulder
Slow-roasted with pan gravy, roast pumpkin and greens from the Central West.
Damper and Golden Syrup
Baked fresh each afternoon, split warm at the table with butter and syrup.
Sticky Date Pudding
Finished with butterscotch sauce, the dining room’s standing dessert since it opened.
A Look Inside Redgum Estates
Visit Redgum Estates in Parkes
Address
214 Clarinda Street, Parkes NSW 2870
Telephone & Email
+61 2 6862 4819 · evenings@redgumestates.com
Open Evenings
Wednesday to Sunday, from 5.30 in the evening until half past midnight.
Casino Hall: Six Tables Under the Siding Roof
Step through the archway past the tea counter and the ceiling drops to the old weighing-room height, six tables set close enough that the house dealer can watch every hand without leaving the box.
Five hundred, euchre, crib and canasta run most evenings, with a friendly poker table on Fridays that takes no buy-in and pays out nothing but points.
Chips here count for nothing beyond the game itself — no cash changes hands at the felt, no wagering, no stake beyond the pleasure of the hand. Nothing about the evening happens online; it is all in person, at this address, with a dealer in the room.
Six Felt Tables
Set under the original roof trusses, spaced for a house dealer to walk between every hand.
Four Card Games
Five hundred, euchre, crib and canasta rotate through the week, with Friday poker for friends only.
No Machines, No Stakes
There isn’t a poker machine in the building — dealt cards, chips worth points only, and adults 18 and over at every table.
Keeping the Evening Steady
- Adults 18 and over only, ID checked at the door without exception.
- Chips are for the tables only and carry no cash value, ever.
- Dinner bookings and card bookings are taken separately — one doesn’t hold the other.
- Nothing about an evening here is played online or through an app; it all happens in this room.
- Quiet phones at the felt — calls are taken back at the tea counter.
Follow an Evening Through the Door
Before Your First Visit
What should I expect on a first visit?
A tea counter just inside the door, a short wait if the tables are full, and a house dealer who’ll walk you through five hundred or euchre if you’ve never played before.
Do I need to book ahead?
For dinner, yes, always. For the card tables, a call earlier in the day holds you a seat, though walk-ins are taken if there’s room at the felt.
Is there a dress code?
Nothing formal — neat and comfortable is fine, though the dining room asks guests skip work boots and singlets.
Can I just come for cards, no dinner?
Certainly — the two bookings run apart, and plenty of regulars never see the dining room at all.
What happens if I’ve never played these games?
The house dealer teaches the rules of five hundred, euchre or crib at the table before the first hand is dealt, at no cost.
Is there parking nearby?
Street parking runs the length of the block, with a council car park a short walk south.
Are children allowed inside?
The dining room is open to families before 7 pm; the card parlour is 18 and over at every hour.
Three Shelves From the Grain Office
A few fittings from the weighing days stayed in the building when the tables went in — kept now behind glass by the tea counter, more decoration than working tool.
Book Your Table at the Door
Whether it’s dinner on its own or straight through to the tables, a call earlier in the day secures your seat. Both bookings are taken separately, so say which one you’re after.
Book NowWednesday to Sunday, from 5.30 in the evening until half past midnight.
+61 2 6862 4819