The Gilde Dodds · Australia
The Gilde Dodds is a destination for face-to-face offline poker, thoughtful food and drinks, and the kind of social evening that begins with a welcome and settles into conversation.
In our sophisticated card lounge, live card entertainment stays human in scale: people meeting across the felt, sharing the room, and making time for one another.
The ritual, not the spectacle
Arrive for restaurant hospitality, settle into a room made for lingering, then let live card entertainment draw the table together. The Gilde Dodds gives an evening a gentle progression: a considered welcome, familiar conversation, food and drinks within reach, and the shared attention of cards in play.
Offline poker changes the pace. Face-to-face poker sessions make room for glances, conversation and the small rituals that happen when everyone is present. It is an occasion built around conviviality, considered pacing and a table worth gathering around.
Quality food, well-made drinks and attentive hospitality belong naturally beside the card lounge. Service is part of the rhythm, helping a social occasion feel looked after without pulling focus from the people seated together.
Poker nights, social poker gatherings and themed card events give the room different reasons to come alive. The calendar changes with the occasion, while the welcome stays familiar. Discover the events programme.
Offline poker
The card room is composed for live poker and live card entertainment with real conversation at its centre. Green felt, warm timber and low practical light give the room a collected sense of occasion, while the table remains a place for people to meet rather than simply pass through.
Offline poker here is tactile and sociable. Hands move cards across the felt, companions settle into the evening, and every gathering has the ease of a well-hosted room built for attention shared face to face.
Take a closer look at the room, or begin a calm conversation about a poker session.
Poker tables
Our poker tables are settings for conversation, hosted live poker and social poker entertainment. They give an evening a centre of gravity: a place to reconnect across the felt, share the room’s energy and make time for the people sitting opposite.
Social gatherings
Social poker gatherings are an accessible way to share an in-person ritual. There is room to meet across the table, exchange stories between hands and enjoy the simple pleasure of a live, face-to-face session in good company.
Hosted occasions
Poker nights make space for conversation, food, drinks and live card entertainment to move together. The occasion is hosted with care, allowing the room to find its own lively, unhurried rhythm as guests settle in.
The wider lounge
Dedicated poker tables sit within a wider card lounge experience, so a visit can move naturally between cards, restaurant dining and conversation. See the poker tables for a closer introduction.
Restaurant
Restaurant dining is an essential part of the occasion at The Gilde Dodds, not a separate add-on. It gives arrival its welcome, lets conversation take its time, and carries naturally through to the card lounge when the table calls.
Refined dining, quality food and drinks, and a warm room make space for a complete evening with people you want to be with. The details are considered so the focus can remain on the company.
Begin with the restaurant menu, or choose a reservation route when you are ready to plan your visit.
Upcoming events
The Gilde Dodds programme brings poker nights, themed card events, restaurant-led occasions and social entertainment into one evolving calendar. Each gathering has its own reason for bringing people together, while the room continues to offer the same composed welcome. For the current programme and event details, visit the dedicated Events page.
01 · Card room
Hosted live poker gatherings offer guests a reason to return to the card room and reconnect across the table. The focus stays on an in-person social experience: familiar faces, new conversation and the shared attention that only a live room can hold.
02 · Occasion
Themed card events let a chosen card-led idea shape the room, conversation and live card entertainment. These are social occasions with a distinct character, designed to make the familiar ritual of gathering feel freshly considered.
03 · Hospitality
Dining and drinks can set the pace around card lounge events, carrying a visit from arrival through the final conversation. Explore the programme to see how each occasion is presented and decide which kind of evening suits you.
The Gilde Dodds in a sentence
In the card lounge, offline poker brings attention back into the room. It is an invitation for first-time visitors and regular guests alike to put screens aside for a while, feel the cards in hand, and take part in a face-to-face evening shaped by real conversation.
Crafted interiors
Walnut, leather and warm light give every gathering a sense of place.Hosted tables
Poker tables create a clear centre for company, cards and shared attention.Restaurant pace
Dining lets conversations continue before, during and after time in the lounge.Find your way in
Whether you are drawn to the card room, a dining occasion, dedicated poker tables or the changing events programme, start with the part of The Gilde Dodds that best suits the evening you want to plan.
For the card room
Explore a sophisticated setting for offline poker and live card entertainment, where the room is designed around face-to-face gathering.
For table service
Begin with refined dining and a restaurant atmosphere made for conversation, good company and a complete evening out.
For the felt
See how dedicated poker tables support social poker gatherings and the human rhythm of face-to-face poker sessions.
For the calendar
Browse poker nights, themed card events and social entertainment that give the room new reasons to gather.
Make an evening of it
Bring dining, drinks, live poker and a sociable card room together in one considered destination. Whether your evening begins with restaurant dining or a question about poker tables and offline poker, our next steps are simple, calm and service-led.
Restaurant dining
Start your restaurant visit with a reservation request or the relevant booking pathway. We welcome you to plan an evening around dining, conversation and the room beyond.
Card room sessions
For questions about offline poker, dedicated poker tables and card room gatherings, use our poker-session enquiry route and begin the conversation with the team.
House admission
The Gilde Dodds hosts adult dining and offline card entertainment. Please confirm that you are at least 18 years of age to enter.
