Coastal Veranda — Best Restaurant with a Casino Hall
Seven tables, one dealer for every two, and one evening that runs the same shape most nights at Coastal Veranda Parlour: dinner from six, cards from seven, last hands called toward one. The building was a dairy warehouse on the Leven River before it was anything else, and the same brick keeps the room cool through a long summer sitting. Nothing here happens online or through an app — no machines, no wagering, no cash prizes, just chips that count points at this address and nowhere else. Book your table for dinner and your seat at the cards as two separate reservations.
Six O'Clock Opens the Door
Six o'clock is when the first table fills at Coastal Veranda Parlour, dinner plates going down while the room is still half-lit and quiet.
By seven, all seven tables are usually dealt in, the warehouse's old brick holding the sound the way it held the sound of the dairy trucks decades earlier.
6 pm
First tables seated for dinner.
7 pm
All seven card tables dealt in.
9 pm
The busiest hour of the night.
1 am
Last hands called, doors close.
Dinner Before the Tables Fill
The kitchen serves from six, a short menu built around the coast and the farms just inland from Ulverstone.
Three courses at most, nothing heavy, nothing that keeps a table waiting for the cards.
Book dinner and a seat at the cards separately — one booking doesn't cover the other.
Leven River Trout
Grilled, with local greens and a squeeze of lemon.
North-West Pipis
Steamed with garlic and parsley, bread on the side.
King Island-style Cheese Board
A small plate to finish, before the cards.
Casino Hall: Seven Tables in an Old Dairy Store
Seven tables sit where the milk cans once stood, spaced two dealers' reach apart under the original warehouse beams.
Five hundred, euchre and crib run earliest; canasta, bridge and friendly poker with no buy-in fill the later hours.
There is no gaming machine anywhere on the floor — every table here is dealt by a person, on felt, hand to hand.
Table Count
Seven, none more than a few steps from the next.
House Dealers
Two on the floor most nights, more on a Friday.
Chip Value
Points only — nothing on the felt is worth a dollar.
Ulverstone
36 Reibey Street, Ulverstone, TAS 7315
+61 3 6425 1943 · desk@coastalveranda.com
Open every evening, six o'clock until one in the morning; Sunday closes at midnight.
Seven Nights, One Shape Each
| Day | Focus | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Five hundred and crib | Quietest night to learn a game |
| Tuesday | Euchre from seven | Two dealers on the floor |
| Wednesday | Canasta and bridge | Regular tables reserved by seven |
| Thursday | Friendly poker, no buy-in | Fills fastest of the week |
| Friday | All seven tables running | Three dealers, book dinner ahead |
| Saturday | All seven tables running | Busiest night, book both early |
| Sunday | Five hundred and euchre | Closes at midnight, not one |
Getting Here and Getting Seated
How do I get to Reibey Street?
Coastal Veranda Parlour is a short walk from the town centre, close to the Leven River mouth.
Is there parking nearby?
Street parking and a small car park behind the building are both available most evenings.
Do I need to book, or can I walk in?
Walk-ins are welcome at the cards; dinner is easier to guarantee with a call ahead.
How do I pay on the night?
Card or cash at the counter, for dinner and for nothing else — chips are never bought or sold.
Is the building easy to find after dark?
Yes, the Reibey Street frontage is lit from six each evening.
Eight Points to Know Before You Sit
- You must be eighteen or over to enter; identification is checked at the door every night.
- Your chips are issued to keep the count of a game and carry no cash value at any table.
- Everything you play at Coastal Veranda Parlour happens in person, at this address — nothing here is online.
- No gaming machines stand anywhere in the building, at any hour.
- You book your table for dinner and your seat at the cards as two separate reservations.
- You are welcome to change tables between hands if a dealer has a free seat elsewhere.
- Your phone stays off the felt; a shelf by the door is there for it.
- You settle your dinner bill before moving through to the card room.
Six Views of a Single Evening
The Board by the Door
A small sign has hung by the entrance since the parlour opened, three figures and a line underneath — the same three every night, whatever the crowd.
Reserve Your Table or Your Seat
Call Coastal Veranda Parlour to book dinner, a seat at the cards, or both — as two separate bookings, every evening from six, eighteen and over.
Call NowOpen every evening, six o'clock until one in the morning; Sunday closes at midnight.
+61 3 6425 1943