Restaurants
The Victoria Room
The Victoria Room
Settle into a chaise longue in a kooky nook and cranny of the Vic Room where tea is served up to sounds of Nat King Cole. Eclectic furnishings aptly reflect the Victorian era and each table has its own little lampshade, adding ambience to your eating space. Soft sandwiches are chicken filled or salmon filled and the scones are served piping hot. There’s champagne and a long, long list of fabulous teas to drink. Be sure to choose the Queen Mary blend for that right-royal feeling.
5/5 stars. I wanted to dine at somewhere we could laze about, drinking cocktails and having good food and this was a great choice. They have 2 dining times, 7pm and 930pm, I like the later so there was no rushing. The menu is a good mix of vegetable, meat and seafood, and is served similar to Tapas, 2 plates per head is good. I've always ventured here for a cocktail or pre drink on a night out but I'll definitely be putting this restaurant on my hit list again. The service was perfect, I love the ambience and the vintage decor - what a perfect experience.
Roll out the scones and Chantilly cream, the pickled cucumber sandwiches and the mini custard tarts, high tea is so aristocratic Victorian England, but oh so much fun!
Its completely girly and a great way to spend an afternoon celebrating a birthday or baby shower or to just leave the boys behind and talk as only ladies can over cups of delicious tea or for those of us who like to spice things up over a delightful cocktail (highly recommend the gilded lily and VR punch bowl) or glass of champagne.
From the street the building is particularly drab but walk up the stair and enter into a British Indian oasis full of little alcoves and subtly screened off areas that make each setting feel like one can have a private tete a tete!
The menu can be somewhat limiting and seemingly expensive however trust me you wont leave hungry!
This place is a must visit, if not for the dcor alone. The moment you step through those doors, you will feel as though you have been immediately thrown into another world. I visited the victoria room for the first time last night, and for the majority I had completely forgotten I was sitting in a bar in Darlinghurst. The furniture, dim lights, beautiful rugs, and decorative pieces are enough to have you gazing around the room for hours. And lets not forget why I was actually there - the cocktails! One word: delicious. I didnt try the food there, but I had a quick look at the menu and I could easily be back to sample the other half of the cocktail list (YUM), accompanied with a thing or two from the menu.
Fantastic place to go for dinner or just a drink. I was there last night and had one of the most amazing cocktails i had ever had in my life, i just wish i remembered the name of it. I do remember it had mulberrys and gin as ingredients. All the bar staff were vibrant and having a good time which lifted the mood and atmosphere of the place. The decor is very vintage, dim lighting, low lounges etc, a bit burlesque. All in all, loved it and will be back
