Q At The Empress The Fairmont Empress

Beautiful setting and excellent service by lorne. very disappointed by the availability of gluten-free appetizers, soups, salads and deserts.

Excellent quality food and very unique menu. Service was outstanding.

Beautiful place, but honestly too pricey given what you get

We enjoyed a wonderful family lunch on the deck. A bit breezy, but fun to be together.

We went for the fixed, 3 curs a amuse bouche, Thanksgiving menu. eating was good, not amazing, but good. the problem we had was with the general experience for the price. I expect a nice culinary experience when paying fine food prices. the biggest problem was the timing. We felt strong that we were rushed through our meal. my man ordered a cocktail, but he came only after the amuse bouche, and halfway through the first (soup) curs. then I didn't even finish my suppe before they wanted to clean my bowl. I asked to keep it, they came back very soon, now with our main courses. they cleared plates from one cure and immediately replaced them by the next. this is not typical of a multiway meal. Typically there are some time between each cursor. we had to rejoin the rush of our meal at 7:10 and serve our main course 10 minutes later. felt as if they wanted to express the door within 30 minutes. the staf were quick to react when we pushed back, but it was frustrating to make this question at all. they then brought some weeping to the house for the inconvenience, I guess the geste. the employees asked if they could go on now, if everything was okay. there is an equal weight of the review with customers while they don't feel like they had 'something done wrong and the restaurant must 'go away from '. I don't feel like we. we just wanted to be able to have a quiet, pleasant dinner to celebrate the holiday. if they 're looking for a delicious, multi-course meal with incredible timing and service, I would recommend nowhere* a restaurant.