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Imperial Hotel

2-8 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

4.2 (4217)
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Pub

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120 Seated
270 Standing

Why you'll love Imperial Hotel

  • Offers parliament views, sun-soaked seating, delicious share bites and scrumptious menus.
  • Features a lively sports bar, outdoor seats and multiple event spaces with breathtaking views.
  • Home for live sports such as AFL, NRL, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, UFC, WCL, and every other sport you can think of.

Imperial Hotel boasts an incredible rooftop bar, overlooking the city and with spectacular views of Melbourne Parliament House. It is one of the oldest pubs in Melbourne and continues to be a favourite watering hole for locals and visitors alike for sports and dinner after some of Melbourne’s best plays. It has great food and a great selection of beers! It is the perfect place for your next corporate event, birthday party, and other social gatherings, as well as being the best place to watch live sport in the heart of the city.


Imperial Hotel Function Rooms

5 Spaces Available At This Venue
The Parliament Room

The Parliament Room

With breathtaking views of Parliament House, this bright & light-filled space is perfect for your next celebration. The Parliament Function Room caters for private dining & intimate cocktail parties & with a built-in projector & large TV screen, it is ideal for corporate presentations & meetings.
40
50
Price on Request
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The Treasury Room

The Treasury Room

This newly refurbished Treasury Room is again ideal for any bespoke cocktail or dining event. Surrounded by a barn door and fit with a new bio-ethanol fireplace, Treasury Room provides a welcoming atmosphere for your next special occasion.
35
50
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Level One Exclusive

Level One Exclusive

This versatile space can accommodate capacities of 240 guests for cocktail events & 120 guests for dining. Combining all the features of our Parliament, Treasury, & Cabinet rooms Level One comes alive as a unique space for those larger guest list events.
120
240
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Cabinet Room

Cabinet Room

Complete with its own bar & lounge area the Cabinet Room is designed for a combination of pre-dinner drinks & seated affairs. If you are looking to add an extra impressive element to your event, The Terrace can be hired exclusively alongside Cabinet Room.
60
100
Price on Request
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Rooftop Exclusive

Rooftop Exclusive

Perched high at the top, this rooftop bar is the ewest event space in town. To complete with relaxed lounge seating, breathtaking city views & a cocktail party capacity of 270 guests our Rooftop Garden is available for exclusive & limited hire all year round. The rooftop comes unrivaled in the Melbourne rooftop bar scene & we would be delighted to host your next special event here.
270
Price on Request
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Sam Keir

June 14, 2026

Was here for a meeting and what a great place for a meeting! Nice old pub conveniently located opposite Parliament House. Then after meeting had a drink downstairs and staff came around with free food as they had over catered for a function. So thank you Imperial for the free hot chips! Also great range of old black and white photos. 13.6.26 here for a function and had some delicious food!

David

June 8, 2026

Lovely experience at the Imperial Hotel. We visited the Imperial on Mother's Day at about 3:30pm, following a performance of The Book of Mormon, on at the Princess Theatre which is just a few steps away on Spring Street. We made a booking a few days beforehand and requested the first floor dining area for a bit of quiet, knowing the football would be shown downstairs in the bar area. It was very nice upstairs and we could hear none of the noise from downstairs, including the protest going on out the front of Parliament (which we discovered upon leaving). Our party of four had the following meals: Roast Beef, Chicken Parma, Chicken Schnitzel and Fish & Chips. All very delicious meals and would highly recommend for a fair dinkum pub meal in the city :-)

Dionysios Achtypis

August 21, 2026

Caught up with 2 work colleagues for lunch at the Imperial at their rooftop dining area which has uninterrupted views of the Victorian State Parliament Building. Great Melbourne CBD location of the hotel which is well fitted out with plenty of drinking and dining areas for patrons. We ordered and had 3x seperate meals which were well presented on the plate and all delicious. Highly recommended and we will be back.

Cassie O'Neill

October 5, 2026

Sadly, despite Melbourne having a lot of fabulous restaurants, Imperial Hotel Bourke Street next to the Princess Theatre is not one of them. My fish and chips was one of the worst meals I have ever eaten. Who thought adding cos lettuce and slapping mushy peas on top was a good thing? Partner ordered Chicken Schnitzel and they left off the chips. Despite ordering two of the same drinks when they came out they were completely different. The noise level was so high that you couldn’t hear your party’s conversation. Our booking was 5.30 to 7.00 and we were thinking about ordering dessert, but at 6.30 they came and asked us to leave as they wanted the table. Nothing positive to say about the place.

Thomas Reeh

September 19, 2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Imperial Hotel on Bourke Street is a great spot for watching live sport. The atmosphere is lively, the beers are served nice and cold, and there are plenty of screens so you don’t miss the action. A solid choice for catching a game with friends, especially when you want a relaxed pub atmosphere and a cold beer.


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