The Imperial

26 E Chestnut St, Lancaster
(717) 399-4040

Recent Reviews

Jacque Wilson

We enjoy dining here for special occasions. The seafood dishes are always on point. Staff is always friendly. Outside dining available.

Ellen Jones

This place is underrated! We were not expecting much, but it was conveniently located to where we were staying in town. Wow, every food item we ordered was amazing - appetizers, entrees, desserts, drinks, coffee. So delicious. And the service was perfect. Reasonably priced for such wonderful food. We will return!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kate Hufnagel

My guest and I had an excellent dinner. We started with a shared plate of Brussels sprouts with bacon and Parmesan - crispy, sweet, smoky, Yum! My entree was the slow cooked rib roast - so flavorful and tender. My friend had the bacon wrapped pork rounds. Both entrees were huge, and attractively presented with artistic flair. The sauces provided perfect balance to the meats. Service was excellent, timely and attentive. We look forward to returning to try other options.Vegetarian options: The menu seemed to have one or two vegetarian options in each category. Several meals offered vegetarian substitutions. The Asian Salad would be an excellent choice - bountiful, colorful, full of variety and a tasty dressing.Parking: There are two garages within half a block. - the Duke Street Parking Garage, and the Queen Street Parking garage. Both have handicap spaces.Kid-friendliness: Appealing kid options. Family environment.Wheelchair accessibility: Restaurant is at street level with easy access from the sidewalk, or from the Holiday Inn lobby

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemon Cheesecake, Imperial Burger, Brussels Sprouts, Salad

Cheryl Griffin

Super fun dinner date with friends! Great food, excellent service, and a gorgeous setting. Loved the art, my berry mojito mock tail, and the gluten free choices.Dietary restrictions: Menu clearly labeled vegetarian and gluten free options. And a lovely selection of mocktails

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Albert Truong

Was fortunate the rain probably kept a lot of guest at home, but it was a lovely restaurant. Nice service. A straightforward uncomplicated brunch menu. Look forward to my next visit.Parking: I used the parking garage next to library (entrance is on Duke Street) .

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

David Sprowls

Meh. Medium rare steak was medium well. Old fashioned cocktail tasted like they just splashed some orange juice in bourbon, pretty sure it wasn'tthe bourbon I asked for. Host spent a lot of time hanging out at a table with some “regulars” which was entertaining to watch after he dragged the poor chef out to take part. We asked to add fried tofu on onto a salad and different waiter came out and grilled us on how it was supposed to be cooked. I don't know the whole thing was weird. Food was almost ok.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Lena G

There is a full-day Chinese New Year party today at the 101 Building Plaza in downtown Lancaster. It was too cold outside, but the Imperial bar happened to be right next to it. The cocktails made by the bartender and DJ were so professional, and the appetizers were also great. The menu is reasonably priced and the atmosphere is friendly. Will come again next time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dennis Bakay

My wife and I had breakfast here the first time on Sunday and it was fantastic. The French toast and sausage I had were among the best I’ve ever had. Great service, prices, and atmosphere. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jessica Linetty

Chef Corinna and our server Cade were outstanding! Food was delicious and the service was excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicole Doorley

Had a great night out with friends. We received the best service from Cade our waiter and amazingly delicious food from the chef Corinna! Drinks, appetizers to entrees were on point. Definitely a spot I would recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Liberty Grove

We held our company Christmas Party in their Blue Room and I'd give them 10 stars if I could! Excellent food. Excellent service. Great atmosphere! We will be back. Thank you Susy, and team!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Freda Ferguson

The service at this restaurant is absolutely horrible!!! I am planning to contact management and next corporate for Holiday Inn. I am not certain if the poor service can be attributed racism. However we stopped in today after church, and we were the first table seated with 4 persons in a booth. Please note their were no other persons seated in the restaurant when we arrived. Since we were the only table seated in the entire restaurant our order went into the kitchen 1st. The next table seated had more than 5 persons and then a booth with 3 persons. Both tables received their food first. Actually the larger table who was seated after us finished their food and left before we ever received our food. We have gotten poor service before, for a variety of reasons. Now I believe this was just out and out racism. Additionally the quality of food is not commensurate with prices. Food is over priced, service is poor and I suspect their management feels they can treat people of color poorly. I am reporting this to Holiday Inn Corporate and plan to reach out to social media sites and local news TV.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lauren Maxwell

We’ve always had good experiences here. Good food and love the decor. On our most recent visit, our server Christian was great!

Andrea Fox

It was a cute date night! The food was alright, it wasn’t to impressive but it was good. Our molten lava cake was cold and the “lava” in the middle was solid but eh whatever. Still tasted okay. We waited a few minutes to try and talk to our waitress to get it warmed up but she just disappeared, nowhere to be found. The service wasn’t good. Our server was nice but she just did the bare minimum. Didn’t even introduce herself she just took our order and dropped it off. Never asked how any of it was or if we needed anything else, then dropped off the check (which took about 20 minutes to pay because we are pretty sure she forgot about us as well). I asked for ranch, never got it haha. If you get the young waitress with dyed red hair, make sure you ask for everything in the beginning because she will not check up on you at all. The host however was fabulous. He was checking on us, running all around trying to check on everyone and clear dishes. Brought us water too! He was awesome! The experience was all around just okay, expected a little more but it’s alright!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Tom Miglino

Great food. Nice room. But the real star is the service. Corey was excellent in every way: personable, charming, knowledgable, extremely attentive, patient and helpful. He truly provided world-class customer service. And a great reason to go back again and again as we do.Thanks you Corey for a great job and a terrific evening. Tom, Jeff and Jeannie.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salad, The Cuban, Calamari, Imperial Burger, Fries, Eggplant Tower

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