Cairns RSL Club
119 Esplanade, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia
ClosedToday 10:00 – 00:00 · by the venue's published hoursFull hours
A popular RSL club on the Cairns Esplanade with a 4.2 rating across more than 2,000 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 00:00
- SundayToday
- 10:00 – 00:00
Why it's worth checking out
Cairns RSL Club is a pub and club venue on The Esplanade in Cairns North, with bar and gaming facilities alongside a bistro and cafe. The website presents it as a place for both drinks and meals, with lunch service from 11.30am, dinner from 5pm and the cafe operating from 10am until late.
The venue’s bar and gaming area trades daily from 10am until midnight, while the bistro continues into the evening. This makes it suited to visitors looking for a straightforward club setting with food, coffee, drinks and gaming in one location. The site also provides information about membership and the venue’s dress code, which may be useful to check before visiting.
Cairns RSL Club has a long-standing local identity, with the website displaying historical club imagery and links to its social channels for current updates. It has a 4.2 Google rating from more than 2,000 reviews, giving prospective visitors a useful indication of its established presence. For the most current information, the club directs guests to its Facebook page; it also notes that it closes on Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.2 from 2,035 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 68
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 100
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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