We're delighted to announce that The Terrace is open, and is now a completely 'al fresco' open air restaurant for 5 weeks until Sunday 16 May. In line with government guidelines, the roof is wide open! And so far, we've been blessed with fabulous sunny weather. The skies are blue, there are little fluffy clouds, the sun has got his hat on, and it is so good to be back.  We've made a couple of...

Spring is in the air, Boris' new roadmap has been announced, and we're delighted to be hatching plans to re-open The Terrace for al fresco dining from lunch time on Monday 12 April, assuming this is confirmed as the date Step Two starts.  The Terrace is the perfect place to meet and eat with friends or family as we start to ease out of lockdown. Outdoor tables can be booked for rule of 6 groups...

We love celebrating St. Valentine's Day, the patron saint of courtly love at Imperial Hotel. But 2021 is very different. No dinner dances or cosy dinners à deux can be permitted during the third national Coronavirus lockdown. But we're definitely romantics at heart here at Imperial Hotel. So we'd like to introduce Cru To You. It's something a bit different and fun for Valentine's weekend. ...

The thing with this Coronavirus malarkey is that it really makes you think on your feet. During the second lockdown in November, we had a few 'down in the dumps' days when we wondered if there would ever be light at the end of the tunnel for hospitality businesses. And then we had amazing, exciting days when we come up with a new idea that might just work and enable us to welcome guests to our hotel...

We're delighted to share some very exciting news with you - Nick & Aileen have decided to make Operations Manager Grant Smith a Director of Imperial Hotel. This is the first time ever a non-family member has been promoted to the position and shows the huge amount of trust that they have in him.  Imperial Hotel has been run by the Mobbs family since the early 1930s and Nick & Aileen's...