Located within the walls of the beautiful Fairmont Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Colombia
is hidden a jewel of the old world.
The Bengal Lounge…….
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
The hallway to the Bengal is adorned with beautiful fabric tapestries from India…
Cocktail and martini aficionados will appreciate The Bengal Lounge’s extensive selection of signature drinks with such names as the Bengal Tiger, Ivory Hunter and Tiger’s Kiss, to name just a few!
Tin Man decided to have The Empress 1908, a recommendation of the server….
For a meal, English Fish and Chips seemed appropriate….
The Bengal Lounge is quite a proper sort of place to sip on a cocktail, not at all like the casual sports bars found in the U.S.
The Beautiful Bengal Tiger Fur Hangs over the fireplace, a reminder of times gone by…
Tin Man was reminded of Madonna’s song: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun when he spied these two…evidently a cocktail too many…hehehehhe
Pure Delight at every turn inside this Grande Dame of a Hotel….
Tales and Travels of the Tinman 
Your images bring to mind the British club in the movie “Out of Africa”. Lovely.
Oh …………lovely visualization…..Thanks for visiting!!
Great post. Thanks for sharing
Thank you for visiting and for your lovely comments.
Great post. Thanks for sharing
Yes, a great post! Quite a lounge – exact opposite of a sports bar! Ever so elegant and regal. Your drink and meal seemed perfect for the setting. The Fairmont Empress has everything – thanks for sharing it with us. Have a good weekend!
Yes, The Empress is quite the lady. It was a lovely stay and I wish I could click my heels together and go back!! Stay warm the winter is upon us soon.
It’s been forty years since I had a drink in the Bengal Lounge! Back then I thought it was the most exotic of places. I see it has been refreshed and the tiger skins brushed into raj glory but it still transports us into the past. The perfect place for this bon vivant to celebrate his SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY.
I don’t get to travel so I really enjoy your pictures. Some of them are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Why thank you so very much! So glad you enjoy my blog, as I do yours.
I’ve has a cocktail or two there myself!! The Empress is a grand old dame indeed!! Thank you for sharing your memories of it!
What an amazing trip! The place looks gorgeous, the food and cocktail are so inviting!