These terms guide visits to Bluff And Hearth: our physical steakhouse dining room and dedicated Card Room / Poker Lounge at 18 Lantern Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
Restaurant visits · Card Room participation · Venue enquiries
They apply when you browse venue information, make an enquiry, arrange a restaurant visit, or attend a poker-related activity at the venue. Please read them before visiting, making a booking enquiry, or joining a scheduled activity. Event-specific information and practical onsite instructions may sit alongside these terms; while at Bluff And Hearth, visitors are expected to follow reasonable directions from our team.
Use the links beside this guide to move directly to the conditions most relevant to your visit. The headings are written in practical language to make the document easier to scan; they do not reduce the importance of a section that applies to you. Restaurant arrangements, Card Room participation, and event attendance each have their own operating context.
In this document, “venue” means Bluff And Hearth at 18 Lantern Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. “Card Room”, “Card Lounge”, and “Poker Lounge” each refer to the dedicated physical poker area within the venue. Ordinary hospitality terms are intended in their usual practical sense. An event notice may add operational details for that particular in-person occasion.
Our dining room is designed for considered hospitality. These practical conditions help us respond clearly to enquiries and maintain a comfortable visit for every guest.
Restaurant availability, seating requests, and visit arrangements are subject to confirmation by Bluff And Hearth. When making an enquiry, please provide accurate contact details and any relevant information about your intended visit so our team can respond appropriately. A request is not confirmed until the venue communicates confirmation. For restaurant enquiries, contact [email protected] or call +61 438 271 946.
Consideration helps set the room. We ask visitors to arrive with respect for staff, fellow guests, and the pace of service. Seating and service arrangements may respond to operational needs, safety, accessibility, or the comfort of guests. Please follow reasonable directions from the venue team, particularly where an area is being prepared or adjusted. Visitors are responsible for supervising people in their care where appropriate, so shared restaurant spaces remain welcoming and easy to use.
If an arranged visit changes or can no longer proceed, please notify the venue promptly. Reasonable notice helps our team plan the room and accommodate other guests. Bluff And Hearth may need to adjust arrangements because of capacity, safety, private use of a space, or circumstances beyond reasonable control. Where an adjustment is needed, we will communicate practical information available to us and seek to keep the experience clear and considerate.
A timely update gives the dining room its best chance to welcome every guest well.
All poker entertainment at Bluff And Hearth takes place physically at the venue, in person, using chips-only entertainment. The Card Room / Poker Lounge is a dedicated physical setting within the restaurant experience. Bluff And Hearth does not provide online gambling, betting, sportsbooks, deposits, withdrawals, cash winnings, or money/currency. Chips are part of the onsite table experience only and are not a financial instrument.
Visitors joining poker tables, including Texas Hold’em activity, are expected to follow staff instructions, table etiquette, and the stated format for the session. The Card Room, Card Lounge, and poker salon are shared physical spaces for in-person poker. To maintain an enjoyable and orderly experience, our team may organise seating, timing, table flow, or a pause between sessions. Chips are used only as part of onsite entertainment, hold no financial value, and remain within the context of the physical table experience.
We ask every participant to support fair physical play, care for venue property, and show consideration for fellow guests and staff. Disruptive behaviour, misuse of cards or chips, or refusal to follow reasonable staff directions may mean a visitor is asked to leave the relevant activity or venue. This approach protects comfort, safety, and the composed shared atmosphere of the Poker Lounge. It is intended to keep the room practical, hospitable, and enjoyable for people taking part in chips-only entertainment.
A composed table makes room for every player.
Venue-run poker events are communicated as practical onsite occasions in the Card Room / Poker Lounge. The following conditions explain how attendance and table operation may be managed.
Texas Hold’em tournaments and other poker event details may include a date, timing, capacity, format, and onsite participation guidance. Events are hosted in the Card Room / Poker Lounge at the venue, and attendance is subject to available space and any requirements communicated for that physical event. Visitors should rely on the current venue information for the occasion they intend to attend, rather than assuming that a prior format or schedule will apply again.
Bluff And Hearth may reasonably amend, reschedule, pause, or cancel a poker event or Texas Hold’em tournament where operational, safety, staffing, or venue circumstances require it. Before attending, visitors should check the latest communication from the venue. This allows the team to keep physical spaces workable and to share the most useful available guidance when a session needs to change.
Event format, table allocation, chip handling, and play pacing are managed onsite by the venue team for the orderly conduct of chips-only entertainment. Play is physical and in person at poker tables. Participants must follow reasonable staff directions and published event instructions so the room can move at a comfortable pace. These arrangements relate to a hosted venue experience, not online or financial activity.
Please treat the restaurant, poker salon, furnishings, cards, chips, and shared spaces with care and respect. Reasonable staff directions relating to safety, access, or venue operations must be followed. Where necessary to protect guests, staff, or property, the venue may limit access to a particular area or ask visitors to use another route or space. These directions are practical measures for keeping a busy hospitality environment comfortable and well cared for.
Please keep personal belongings attended and remain aware of your surroundings while moving between the restaurant and Card Room spaces. If you notice a practical concern during your visit, raise it with a member of the venue team promptly so it can be considered in context. We value a calm, attentive environment and appreciate visitors helping to keep shared pathways and tables easy for others to use.
The Bluff And Hearth name, written content, photography, and venue materials are supplied for personal informational use. They should not be reproduced, presented as your own, or misrepresented without permission. This website may link to further venue information, but it is not an online poker platform. References to poker on the site relate only to physical, in-person, chips-only entertainment at Bluff And Hearth.
If you need clarification before arranging a visit or attending an in-person poker activity, please contact Bluff And Hearth. We can assist with terms and visit questions for our physical Melbourne venue at 18 Lantern Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia.
Bluff And Hearth may update these terms to reflect changes to venue operations or information. Please review the current page before attending the venue or relying on these terms. Continued use of this website or attendance at Bluff And Hearth indicates acknowledgement of the then-current terms. Any poker reference on this page concerns offline, in-person, chips-only entertainment at the physical venue.
Please confirm that you are at least 18 years old to enter Bluff And Hearth. Our Card Room offers offline, in-person, chips-only entertainment.
