A decent biryani and flavourful tandoori chicken. The Mango Punch Cooler was incredibly refreshing, though a bit overpriced. If you're looking for a late-night food spot in Bengaluru, Empire is always a reliable option. With an outlet in almost every corner of the city and a legacy of over 60 years, it's no surprise the restaurants stay packed. That said, the service could be better. A few staff members came across as arrogant and careless while taking orders, which affected the overall experience. Still, for a satisfying late-night meal, Empire remains a go-to choice.
Empire Restaurant






Google reviews 4.2 · 22,526
See all on GoogleThe staff were friendly, polite, and provided good hospitality throughout the visit. While the chicken biryani was decent, it didn't quite stand out. Felt like it was normal rice. However, the chicken kebab, alfaham, butter naan, and chicken korma were much better and were the highlights of the meal. The atmosphere of the hotel was average and fairly comfortable, though nothing particularly remarkable. The only downside was that the prices felt a bit high compared to the overall experience. Overall, it was a pleasant visit with good food and service, especially if you're looking to try their grilled and curry dishes. Overall, it was an okay stay, but better value for money would make it more appealing.
I was trying to order online and wanted clarity on dinner dishes, this guy Ashfaque picks the call and has no information or idea about the food, why is he picking up the calls in the first place. He promised to get someone to call me back but no-one did so I ended up ordering from different restaurant... Disappointed I remember the service used to be more professional earlier....
The food was absolutely delicious and full of flavour. 🍽️ The service was excellent, especially thanks to Jafar, who was very friendly, attentive, and helpful throughout the visit. The atmosphere was also pleasant and comfortable. Overall, a great dining experience—definitely worth visiting! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Taste is good but one staff seems like manager looks so arrogant to our group. First I wanna return the menu back and that guy walked to that way and stopped walking then he told the waiter to get it back by pointing his finger to me and he didn’t say anything to me. Just feel like Oh wow how rude you are! If you can’t take it then you should tell me “please wait a moment the waiter will come to get it” or something else, shouldn’t walk pass like this and I saw he isn’t busy at that time. Maybe he is Egotistical person and thought like he is manager can’t touch the menu. In other restaurants manager will take menu back and send to waiter or another staff because customer already gave it in front of him. Waiting for food for a very long time, another group came after us but they got food before us. And we found hair in coin parotta so we called the waiter to change it but that manager suddenly came and tried to stop the waiter and asked. He didn’t asked customer first for what happened. We really felt racism from him because we’re from Southeast Asia maybe he thought we’re from Tibet who live here that’s why he discriminated with us. But they changed the new plate for us One thing that I like is the real time screen on TV to show about inside the kitchen. That’s so good to make sure your food is clean. I really appreciated and so impressed about it and would like to take a picture for the review but they told me to delete it. I’m not sure he’s a manager or not but he acted like that. The thin guy with suit jacket. But I would like to tell you… Even Bastian restaurant we already spent a lot of money there so “don’t look down to the customer!”
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See allA decent biryani and flavourful tandoori chicken. The Mango Punch Cooler was incredibly refreshing, though a bit overpriced. If you're looking for a late-night food spot in Bengaluru, Empire is always a reliable option. With an outlet in almost every corner of the city and a legacy of over 60 years, it's no surprise the restaurants stay packed. That said, the service could be better. A few staff members came across as arrogant and careless while taking orders, which affected the overall experience. Still, for a satisfying late-night meal, Empire remains a go-to choice.
The staff were friendly, polite, and provided good hospitality throughout the visit. While the chicken biryani was decent, it didn't quite stand out. Felt like it was normal rice. However, the chicken kebab, alfaham, butter naan, and chicken korma were much better and were the highlights of the meal. The atmosphere of the hotel was average and fairly comfortable, though nothing particularly remarkable. The only downside was that the prices felt a bit high compared to the overall experience. Overall, it was a pleasant visit with good food and service, especially if you're looking to try their grilled and curry dishes. Overall, it was an okay stay, but better value for money would make it more appealing.
I was trying to order online and wanted clarity on dinner dishes, this guy Ashfaque picks the call and has no information or idea about the food, why is he picking up the calls in the first place. He promised to get someone to call me back but no-one did so I ended up ordering from different restaurant... Disappointed I remember the service used to be more professional earlier....
The food was absolutely delicious and full of flavour. 🍽️ The service was excellent, especially thanks to Jafar, who was very friendly, attentive, and helpful throughout the visit. The atmosphere was also pleasant and comfortable. Overall, a great dining experience—definitely worth visiting! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Taste is good but one staff seems like manager looks so arrogant to our group. First I wanna return the menu back and that guy walked to that way and stopped walking then he told the waiter to get it back by pointing his finger to me and he didn’t say anything to me. Just feel like Oh wow how rude you are! If you can’t take it then you should tell me “please wait a moment the waiter will come to get it” or something else, shouldn’t walk pass like this and I saw he isn’t busy at that time. Maybe he is Egotistical person and thought like he is manager can’t touch the menu. In other restaurants manager will take menu back and send to waiter or another staff because customer already gave it in front of him. Waiting for food for a very long time, another group came after us but they got food before us. And we found hair in coin parotta so we called the waiter to change it but that manager suddenly came and tried to stop the waiter and asked. He didn’t asked customer first for what happened. We really felt racism from him because we’re from Southeast Asia maybe he thought we’re from Tibet who live here that’s why he discriminated with us. But they changed the new plate for us One thing that I like is the real time screen on TV to show about inside the kitchen. That’s so good to make sure your food is clean. I really appreciated and so impressed about it and would like to take a picture for the review but they told me to delete it. I’m not sure he’s a manager or not but he acted like that. The thin guy with suit jacket. But I would like to tell you… Even Bastian restaurant we already spent a lot of money there so “don’t look down to the customer!”