Tea At The Empress - Victoria

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.

Marlene was lovely. We had a wonderful experience. Everything was so delicious. Had a gluten free service in our party and it was amazing. Will definitely return.

We wanted to spend the entire day at Butchart Gardens. Discovered that there was a restaurant on site. It looked good, so we tried it. The atmosphere is charming, love the lead and beveled glass windows. Enjoyed the view of the private garden and dreamt it was mine. Two had the pork chop; they were unable to stop raving about the pork! Our multiple allergies were addressed with sensitivity and understanding. Five of us were very impressed with our experience at the restaurant at Butchart Gardens. Delighted we were able to enjoy a lovely meal with family.

Very eloquent setting and experience. It was a special part of our trip to Victoria.