Mulga Room
Photographs

Snaps from the floor

The dining room, the long casino room, plates from the pass and a few of the people who make an evening at the house.

The building and the floor

The house by lamplight

A Gothic stone building overlooking a broad green lawn
A window table in the dining room with the chairs pulled out
A worn brown leather armchair on a tiled floor
Warm string lights filling a spacious industrial-style dining room
An ornate crystal chandelier glowing in a mirrored room
Dark arched interior with murals and tall windows
A roulette wheel and layout seen from the croupier's side
A poker table with chips stacked at each seat
Cards and colourful chips spread across a blackjack table
Dealer's hand sliding a card to a seated player
Players seated around a green table during a poker game
Stacks of chips beside face cards on blue baize

“The room is exactly as photographed: long, calm and lit like a good library. The pictures do not flatter it, which is more than most places can say.”

Graham, visiting geologist
About the pictures

How these photographs were made

Poker players gathered closely around a long table

Most of the photographs on this page were taken on ordinary evenings, using the available light, by members of staff who happened to have a camera in hand. We have avoided the staged shot wherever possible, because a house of this kind is better understood by looking at how it really appears than at how it might be made to look.

The pictures of the dining room were taken in the half hour before service, when the tables are laid and the light from the western windows is at its best. Those of the casino room show it in use, with guests absorbed in the game, and we have taken care to preserve the privacy of those who appear.

Photographs of the food were taken at the pass in the course of service, and show the dishes as they leave the kitchen. If a plate looks slightly different when it arrives at your table, that is because Trevor believes in honest cooking, and an honest plate occasionally slips.

Guests are welcome to photograph the house, the food and their own party. We ask only that the dealers, other guests and the cards on the table be left out of the frame unless permission has been given.

Photographs are replaced from time to time as the house changes. The menu is rewritten, a lamp is moved, a table is recovered in new baize, and the pictures follow a few weeks later. What you see here is therefore a record of the recent past rather than a promise about next week.

If you would like a photograph removed, telephone or write to the address in the footer, and it will be taken down promptly. We keep no list of names and ask for no reason.

The kitchen and the company

Plates, people and details

A plate of roast lamb with potatoes and greens
Two filled rolls in creamy sauce with colourful garnishes
Braised meat served over creamy risotto with rich sauce
Cooked fish with lettuce, green beans and orange juice
Grilled salmon with roasted courgette, capsicum, mushrooms and lemon
White coffee cup and spoon on a patterned cafe table
Polished metal teapot on a matching tabletop warmer
Close-up of coffee topped with simple heart-shaped latte art
Kitchen staff preparing and passing plates during service
Close-up portrait of a young man against a plain wall
Guests arriving for an evening gathering in an elegant room
Diners gathered in a busy function room during an evening event
Casino dealer dealing cards at a blue felt table
Players seated around a green felt poker table with chips
Poker players and dealer seated around a private gaming table
Dealer distributing cards to players at a blue felt table
A candle in a glass jar at the centre of a table