Hotel Empire took a remarkable turn in terms of service and business under the present management that took over in the early Eighties. The restaurant was constantly upgraded with new services and tastier delicacies. Air-conditioned dining halls were introduced and the premises expanded to meet the ever growing demand of the Empire fans. The building that housed the restaurant was rebuilt in the late Nineties and more than thirty very comfortable and reasonably priced rooms were added to make it a full-fledged hotel. In the meantime, new restaurants of Hotel Empire were opened in the Russell Market and Kammanahalli, maintaining the traditional Empire standards. The progress story of Empire continued, as a new prestigious venture called Hotel Empire International, with more than thirty aesthetically designed and furnished rooms and a spacious restaurant and juice centre, was opened in 2004 at an ideally located place in the heart of Bangalore on the Church Street off MG Road.