At Seagrass Point, a restaurant and casino share a converted net shed
We fill a former net shed on Boat Harbour Drive with five card tables across two floors — a dealer at every one, nothing streamed, nothing downloadable. From the first guest through the door to the last hand of the night, it all happens here, in person: chips come from the counter and only ever tally points, no wagering, no gaming machines, nothing that turns a hand into cash.
The first guest, the last guest
What does a card room look like in the minute before its first guest walks in? Five tables, freshly felted, chips stacked in towers, and a dealer at every one checking the cards are all there.
We open the doors at six, and from that first arrival to the very last hand of the night, it's the same ritual: a seat found, a dealer met, a game joined, cards played until whoever's left decides to call it.
Nothing about the evening happens anywhere but here, in person, on two floors above Boat Harbour Drive. Chips only ever tally a score — no wagering, no gaming machines, nothing that turns a hand into cash — right up until the last guest heads out the door.
What the point kitchen's serving
The kitchen at Seagrass Point runs independently of the tables — a short menu, cooked fresh each evening.
For dinner: tomato soup, then fish and chips.
For dessert, a slice of passionfruit sponge. A dinner-only table is a separate booking from the cards.
Tomato soup
To start.
Fish and chips
Off the local catch.
Passionfruit sponge
House-made.
A few frames from inside
Common questions about the game
- How does a hand actually start?
- A dealer seats you, deals the first cards, and from there the hand runs itself — you just play it.
- What happens if I make a mistake mid-game?
- The dealer calls it and the hand adjusts on the spot; nobody's put out for getting a rule wrong.
- Can I swap tables partway through the night?
- Sure, once a hand's finished — just mention it to a dealer and they'll find you a seat elsewhere.
- Do the same people always play together?
- Often, yes, but a new player's folded into any table with a spare chair — you're never turned away for being new.
- What decides who wins a hand?
- The rules of whatever's on the table — cards decide it, and chips only ever tally the score afterwards.
- Is there a dealer for every single table?
- Always — nobody plays a hand they've also got to bank.
Boat Harbour Drive, upstairs and down
Address
87 Boat Harbour Drive, Hervey Bay QLD 4655
Phone
+61 7 4124 3796 · hello@seagrasspoint.com
Open
Tuesday to Saturday, 6 pm until 12.30 am; closed Sunday and Monday.
House rules, in a few lines
Eighteen is the line at both floors of Seagrass Point, and we'll ask for ID without warning at any table, any night, whether you've been coming for years or you've only just walked in through the door.
Chips only ever tally a score once we've handed them over at the counter downstairs, and none of it is worth a cent the moment you step back outside, no matter how the cards fell that night.
We keep this entirely offline on purpose: no app, nothing to log into, nothing playable anywhere except these two floors above Boat Harbour Drive, exactly as it's always been since we opened.
A dealer has the final word at every table we run, settles whatever the rules of a game leave open, and can pause a hand at any point if that's what keeps things fair for everyone playing.
One month, night by night
Two floors of casino, one dealer per table
A dealer sits at every table, so nobody's stuck keeping score instead of playing.
Downstairs takes the bigger games — rummy, canasta — while the landing above suits bridge and crib's quieter pace.
Both floors are cards only: nothing electronic, nothing that lights up, nothing that takes a coin.
Downstairs
Rummy and canasta, the busier of the two floors most nights.
Upstairs
Bridge and crib, a smaller crowd and a quieter room.
Thursdays
Five hundred takes over most of the ground floor.
Four levels of the old net shed
From the counter at ground level up to the small lookout lounge, here's roughly what sits on each floor of the building.
Five tables, six o'clock, most nights
No app, nothing to book online — just Boat Harbour Drive, a dealer, and a seat kept for whoever arrives before the tables fill.
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