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Imperial Hotel

2-8 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

4.2 (3544)
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Pub

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 sc...

40
50
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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 gues...

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 alongsid...

60
100
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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 h...

270
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michele zambon

April 23, 2025

I booked a table in advanced for myself as I’m a solo traveler. They gave me a table in the middle, so I asked to move to a table with a view. The waitress said they were fully booked even if the place was more than half empty. Then she suggested a table at the sun so I took the table beside it with a stripe of shade. Nobody came to take my order at the table and the app didn’t work for me because my number is from another country and I didn’t receive a text message for the confirmation (to much bureaucracy to eat) so I ordered at the bar. The waitress charged 26 dollars for a Burrito that should cost 16 according to the menu, so I had to complain about it. The staff are not very welcoming, the roof top has a view to the House of Parliament but not a city view as it’s on the second floor. It’s not allowed to smoke even at the open spaces. The atmosphere is not nice, music is not nice, they were playing some metal rock and only two waitresses working, so the service is slow. When she brought my food to the table, I asked for cutlery and she told me to take from the next table myself and said they don’t do table service and that I should order from the app. Ordering cutlery from the app? Really?

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Rebecca Conroy

March 9, 2025

I didn’t try the food as I was put off as soon as I walked in. The downstairs was filled with empty plates/ food on every table. The smell also reflected the state of the place. Long wait for drinks due to lack of (a) bartender(s) also.

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Sebastian R

May 25, 2025

Service was great, sadly food was below average, calamari desperately underseasoned & Hawaiian parma just was a cooked parma with cold pineapple dumped on it (they reheated it once requested). On top of that the prices are extortionate not sure how they justify charging over $10 for a pint of pot-mix. Avoid

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Katie Goldberg

January 20, 2025

The Imperial Hotel Rooftop is the ultimate spot to catch all the Australian Open action! 🎾✨ The massive screens make it feel like you’re right at Melbourne Park, but with the added bonus of stunning CBD skyline views 🌆 The atmosphere is buzzing with summer vibes, and the food and drink options are top-notch. What we had: 🌽 Corn & Jalapeño Croquettes – $18 🍝 Chilli Prawn & Chorizo Linguini – $32 🐟 Barramundi – $36 🍺 Canadian Club & Dry Pint – $19 🍹 Aperol Spritz – $15 Plus, $14 schooners of CC & Dry (via The Pass App) make it an absolute steal for drinks🍻 Whether you’re there for the tennis or just the rooftop vibes, this is the place to be. Highly recommend for a fun summer outing!

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Malcolm Young

April 30, 2025

2025: I seem to be on a parma streak, this one's from the city. Slight twist to the salad, just a simple rocket medley here. It's also $18 for a pint of Stone & Wood now. ****


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