Tea At The Empress - Victoria

The food quality and friendliness of the staff was excellent. I have usually found that pretty desserts don't wind up tasting that great but these both looked amazing AND tasted incredible! The quality of the sandwiches was perfect and I loved the house blend of tea. I was a little surprised at how noisy and crowded it was for an upscale and expensive experience. They are definitely trying to get you in and out to keep pouring more people in after you.

Tea at the Empress is delightful! The good, service, atmosphere, everything was spot on. I would highly recommend the experience and will do it again next time I’m there.

My daughter and I had an occasion to revisit The Empress and Tea at the Empress shouldn’t be missed. The beautiful dishes The Late Queen donated in 1930 are well kept. The proportions were perfect for us and the tea was the best! Outstanding service. Make reservations because they were packed. We had a cozy table facing the water. Wonderful experience

First the pros: Food, Service and View were great. A large variety of teas to choose from and a nice selection of finger foods and desserts. The staff was friendly and attentive with a fantastic view of the water. The Cons: Price vs Value, noise level, crowds. The cost of the tea was $95 or $135 with a glass of champagne. The food was good...but not $95 good. Two of us opted for he champagne...this was not worth the additional $40 per person. The room is also very loud. This likely had to do with the third con...the crowd. This isn't a quiet, intimate place for a tea. Tea is served in a large open room with no separation between tables. Also people were dressed as if they walked in off the street. Very casual, shorts, flip-flops. This wasn't a problem just don't stress over what you are going to wear like we did. There are people dressed very casual to sport coats and dresses. I had a nice time but I can't say I would recommend tea here. I just don't think it's a good value computed to tea I have had at other places.

Thank you- what a wonderful hotel and a great experience! Victoria was one of our ports for your Alaska cruise and we attended your Butchart Gardens followed by our afternoon tea. Our waiter was very helpful and even gave us directions to our next destination. Your empress blend tea was so good I bought some to bring home.