11:00am to 12:00am | Daily (Last call 11:45pm) | Lunch/Dinner & Bar Service
Reservations recommended & walk-ins available
Seared Albacore Tuna
Compressed watermelon, citrus ponzu, black garlic aioli, quinoa crisp
$32
dairy free, gluten free
Chilled Jumbo Prawns
Kimchi cocktail sauce, lemon
$26
Freshly Shucked West Coast Oysters
Red wine mignonette, cucumber green chili granita, fresh horseradish & lemon, house hot sauce
dozen $62
half dozen $32
Seafood Tower
Snow crab, west coast oysters, cold smoked albacore tuna, cold & hot smoked salmon, candied sablefish, poached prawns,herb marinated mussels
$165
Chilled Dungeness Crab
Available from 5:30pm to 9:00pm Calamansi, buttermilk dressing, green apple, dill vinaigrette, cucumber
$36
gluten free
Halibut & Spot Prawn Ceviche Verde
Available from 5:30pm to 9:00pm Lime, jalapeño, red pepper, taro root chips
$35
Tofino Shrimp
Chives, birds eye chili, ikura
$24
Ahi Tuna Poke
Black garlic, furikake, crispy shallot
$22
Spring Garden
Grilled asparagus, avocado, toasted hazelnut, pea shoots, cherry blossom shoyu
$18
plant based option
Dungeness Crab
Chives, avocado, cucumber, brown butter aioli
Crispy BC Oyster Mushroom
Gochujang glaze, bull kelp nam jim dipping sauce
gluten free, plant based
Artichoke, Olive & Herb Garden Flatbread
Hand rolled, Tripoli, sesame sauce, charred artichokes, castelvetrano olives, confit tomatoes, toasted sesame, extra virgin olive oil
Prosciutto di parma $10
plant based
Hearts of Palm “Ceviche”
Coconut, cilantro, lotus root chips
Saanich Organics Greens
Champagne-tarragon vinaigrette, farro, cherry tomato, radish, whipped Happy Days goat cheese, toasted sunflower seeds
dairy free option
Spicy BC Salmon Crispy Rice
Cold-smoked, jalapeño, yuzu sriracha aioli, ponzu gel
Pacific Ling Cod & Chips
Lemon emulsion, pickled fennel aioli, cabbage slaw
$38
BC Wild-Caught Smoked Salmon Flatbread
Hand rolled, everything seasoning, preserved lemon, herbed crème fraîche, capers, watercress
Crispy Humboldt Squid
Buttermilk-marinated, lemon pepper, preserved lemon aioli, capers
Vancouver Island Mussels & Clams
BC white wine, garlic herb broth, parsley, lemon, grilled baguette
$30
Chicken Wings
Honey garlic togarashi or salt & pepper
$37
Empress Burger
AAA beef patty, port & onion bacon jam, gruyère cheese, brioche bun, crispy onions, seasoned fries
Local Meat & Cheese Board
Blueberry yuzu jam, pickled mustard seeds, port braised figs, pickled vegetables, baguette, lavash, fresh fruit
$46
Classic Caesar Salad
Tasty crumb, chives, radish, parmesan, lardons
Pan Roasted BC Sockeye Salmon
Parisian gnocchi, roasted fennel, spring radish, wilted kale, prawn butter, miso hollandaise
$58
Sablefish
Star anise soy glaze, forbidden rice, winged kelp dashi,braised daikon, grilled bok choy
$66
Scallop $14
Ta’ameya Fritters
Fava bean sesame fritters, grilled zucchini, Tokyo turnip, edamame puree, Tripoli sauce, pickled sumac onion
AAA Beef Tenderloin
Sauce bordelaise, confit shallot, fork mashed German butter potato, local farmed vegetables, watercress
$78
Lobster tail $36
Duo of Lamb
Grilled za’taar spiced chop, BBQ-glazed lamb belly, honey chermoula, Israeli toasted couscous, seasonal orchard fruit, mint, roasted cauliflower, preserved lemon yogurt
$68
Truffled Chicken Pressé
Wild & cultivated mushrooms, horseradish emulsion, asparagus, peas, lemon thyme roasted potato, chicken skin crisp
$52
Élégant Chocolat
Praline mousseline, hazelnut dacquoise, dark chocolate (75%) mousse, milk chocolate ganache, dark chocolate Cognac sorbet
$20
Summer Garden
Yogurt mousse, field berries, pistachio dacquoise, lavender créme glacée
Signature Empress Honey
Little Qualicum fromage frais ice cream, dulcey honey mousse, candied walnuts, hazelnut sablé
10-Layer Midnight Bloom Chocolate Cake
10-layer dark chocolate cake with hazelnut buttercream, rose tea ice cream, rose petals, gold leaf
Aged Balsamic Macerated Strawberries
Fresh strawberry with balsamic syrup, cassis sorbet, strawberry gel, berry glass
gluten free, vegan
Selection of House Churned Ice Cream & Sorbet
Sorbet - chocolate with Cognac, cassis, pear Ice cream - vanilla, chocolate, coconut, rose tea
Smoke & Pearls
Coconut Ice Cream, Royal White Sturgeon Caviar
$60
Graham’s 10 Year Tawny Port
5 oz
$14
Taylor Fladgate 20 Years
Unsworth Ovation Solera
Château D’armajan Des Ormes Sauterines
Reservations recommended & Walk-ins
Empress Gin Flight
A TRIO OF 1908 Elderfl ower / Indigo / Cucumber Lemon Served with Fentimans tonic
$42
Empress 75
Empress 1908 gin, St-Germain, lemon, Prosecco, simple syrup, grapefruit pearls
Q 1908
Empress 1908 gin, lemon, egg whites
Empress Gin & Tonic
Empress 1908 gin, Fentimans tonic, grapefruit
Sterling Martini
Choice of Tito's Vodka or Sheringham Seaside Gin, dry vermouth, blue cheese, olive brine & umami bitters, served ice cold
Kumo
Botanist Gin, Lillet Blanc, Empress Bitter Bianca, yuzu sake, ginger bitters & Campari air, served over ice
Pearl
Bacardi Ocha Rum, Del Maguey Mezcal, Cointreau, pistachio, passion fruit, lime & nutmeg, served over ice
$28
Tisane
Lot 40 Rye Whisky, rooibos, maple, trinity bitters, served over king cube
Rosette
Patron silver tequila, Sheringham Rhubarb liqueur, strawberry, habanero, lime & ginger beer, served tall
Silk Glove
Empress 1908 Elderflower Rose Gin, lychee almond, jasmine pearl tea & whey, served clarified overking cube *Contains dairy & tree nuts
Millionaire’s Margarita
Clase Azul Reposado, Grand Marnier, agave, lime
Gold Fashioned
Blanton’s Gold Bourbon, maple syrup, trinity bitters
$65
Shaft Deluxe
Macaloney’s Private Cask Rye, Remy Martin XO, Sheringham coffee liqueur, Licor 43, Baileys foam
Bloom
Seedlip Notas de Agave, strawberry,rhubarb, lime & ginger beer, served tall
Pacific Tide
Noa spiced "rum" bitter orange, pistachio, passion fruit & lime, served over ice *Contains dairy & tree nuts
$16
Bottega Prosecco
Veneto, Italy
Church & State
Blanc de Gris / Brentwood Bay, BC, Canada
Veuve Clicquot
Brut / Champagne, France
$48
Passato
Barbera d'asti / Piedmont, Italy
5 OZ $22
9 OZ $36
Hillside - Heritage Series
Pinot noir / Naramata, BC, Canada
5 OZ $18
9 OZ $31
Catena - Mountain Vines Series
Malbec / Mendoza, Argentina
$19
Cedar Creek Estate
Cabernet Merlot / Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
$21
Unsworth
Pinot Gris / Cowichan Valley, BC, Canada
Blue Grouse
Ortega / Cowichan Valley, BC, Canada
5 OZ $19
9 OZ $32
Chardonnay / Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada
Mt. Boucherie
Kelowna, BC, Canada
5 OZ $17
9 OZ $29
Hoyne Brewing
Helios Gold Lager
$11
Stanley Park
Park Sesh Lager
$10
Driftwood Brewery
Fat Tug IPA
$12
Sunsetter Peach Ale
Stella Artois
Pilsner
Phillips Blue Buck
Ale
Okanagan Apple Cider
Crisp Apple
$13
Vancouver Island Brewery
Hazy IPA
Guinness
Stout
Peroni
Italian Lager
Corona
Mexican Lager
Bud Lite
Light Lager
$9
Whistler Brewing Co
Forager gluten free
Phillips Iota
Pilsner *Contains traces of alcohol
$8
Pure + Kombucha
Raspberry hibiscus
Bottega Zero
Sparkling rosé *Contains traces of alcohol
