Hours: Lunch daily from 11:30am - 4pm Dinner daily from 4pm - 10:30pm (11pm on Fridays & Saturdays)
Status: Open
Payment Methods: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB
Description
Chic, colonial atmosphere, a famous curry buffet, a long list of specialty cocktails and weekend jazz are just a few reasons this lounge in the Fairmont Empress Hotel has been attracting vsitors for 50 years.
by whereca
on June 01, 2014 from whereca
Editorial Reviews
"Mustachioed members of the Empire" would feel right at home at this "must-go", "classic" lounge in Downtown Victoria's Fairmont Empress Hotel where decor that looks like "a remnant of the British Raj" creates a "pleasant" setting for "long conversations" over "magnificent" drinks; while you won't find any "crusty retired colonels or dowdy dowagers", you will find "unobtrusive" service, live...
by zagat
on May 31, 2014 from zagat
The Bengal is one of the last outposts of the old empire -- a Raffles or a Harry's Bar -- except the martinis are ice-cold and jazz plays in the background (and on weekends, live in the foreground). The couches are huge and covered in leather thick enough to stop an elephant gun. The cocktail list is extensive. The combination has lately attracted the young and elegant lounge-lizard crowd.
Rated 1.75 stars by frommers
on December 14, 2011 from frommers
Deep leather sofas and a Bengal tiger skin help to re-create the days of the British Raj at this iconic lounge in the Fairmont Empress Hotel. Martinis and a curry buffet are the draws through the week. On Friday and Saturday nights a jazz combo takes the stage.
by fodorsca
on September 21, 2008 from fodorsca
Information from the business
Drawing inspiration from Queen Victoria's role as the Empress of India, this colonial style lounge is known throughout Victoria for its authentic curry buffet and signature cocktail menu. While new restaurants and lounges appear in Victoria regularly, The Bengal Lounge is a favorite of residents and visitors alike.Overlooking our stately gardens, the richly appointed Bengal Lounge offers not...
by opentable
on September 07, 2012 from opentable