Welcome to The Empire
Paul and Rachel Rowan, of Mange Tout fame, have opened this new new gastro-pub on Jackson Street. The place looks amazing and the beer gardens are a real feature. In fact when the sun is out this is the only place to be . JUST OPENED OUR NEW CONSERVATORY,A place outside but covered over and heated. A great place for Al fresco dining .
- Exclusive to Petone Stonegrill meals
- Flavourful, balanced innovative pub grub
- Excellent range of wines, craft and premium beers.
- 2 Beer Gardens- one is no smoking for diners and familys.
- New Conservatory
- Private dining room with dedicated audio/visual facilities for conferences,21st,40ths or private family occasions
- Large Carpark at rear – so plenty of parking!!
- Quality 18 machine gaming lounge.
- specialist themed evenings and events
THE HOME OF HOSPITALITY IN THE HUTT
The Empire is a multi award winning gastro pub right here in the middle of Jackson st. Voted BEST SMALL BUSINESS 2010,Finalist in BEST HOSPITALITY 2011, as well as receiving the Hutts coveted BEST HOST RESPONSIBILITY award.In January for the second year running, they were awarded the New Zealand BEEF AND LAMB AWARD OF EXCELLENCE for the quality of their beef and lamb dishes.Owned and operated by husband and wife team Paul and Rachel Rowan, with cuisine designed by master chef paul and front of house and admin overseen by Rachel they are a formidable team and that is why they are THE HOME OF HOSPITALITY
WEEKLY EVENTS @ THE EMPIRE
$12 LUNCHES ALL WEEK MON-FRI -plus our full menu is always available.
STEAK AND EGG MONDAYS- New york strip steak, pan seared with 2 fried eggs, crisp chips, side salad and cafe de paris butter $15
TUESDAY-CURRY CLUB- Classic curries presented in an authentic Indian Tiffin tray with naan bread and steamed rice $15.00
TUESDAY-THE ITALIAN CLUB- Jan 17th-Replacing the CURRY CLUB for the Summer with a selection of Pasta and Meditteranean dishes book today and be one of the first to try our new menu
WEDNESDAY-LADIES NIGHT-Choose from a mini manicure,eyelash extension or a neck and shoulder massage.FREE from 6-8pm with $5 BUBBLES AND CHAMBORD.
THURSDAY TAPAS AND BLUES-Try our Tapas plate to share for $12 plus acoustic blues from Peter Shaw and Neha Gate from7-9pm or on alternate Thursdays we now have Justin and Jayne and our ukelele orchestra were you can just sit back and listen or join with our 10 ukes or even bring your own.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY -The best brunch in town from 10 am including the exclusive stonegrill big breakfast or the traditional full English.
CORONA SUNDAYS- 8TH January, Join us in the Beer garden for our $20 CORONA BUCKETS-(4bottles) from 3pm-7pm
We regularly host other events so keep and eye out. We are currently looking at a Zumba class on a Tuesday night in our private function room, or The NEW to the Empire COMEDY CLUB introducing headliner comics and award winning local talent
