We sat outside in the booth (cushions, pillows, each table had a hand sanitizer bottle and tissue box). We throughly enjoyed the quiet evening with music playing in the background. The inside of the restaurant lounge has been paid attention to in such detail. There are paintings, furniture and even a water fountain that fits so well to the theme of this place. I have a take points away for the food. I was very excited to try my kabob sandwich and couldnt finish it as it the texture was offputting. The beef tasted undercooked and it had pieces of spices. The tea came in a pot with candle. It was very tasty. It was a slow evening for this restaurant. We were possibly only a handful at the place that night. The server was very attentive and everything was handled in a timely manner. read more

Behesht Cafe & Lounge - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

I am leaving a four-star review for the food, staff, and environment, as they were all excellent. However, the DJ was absolutely terrible. His playlist was awful, and he was rude. If I wanted people to come back, I would fire him immediately. read more

Yes for the ambiance and food, certainly NO for shisha they don't know how to make it at all!! Also, charcoal guy dropped charcoal all over my food. Try to redeem himself but the damage was done. Anyhow this place is cute with a lot of potential to be the IT place in Richmond Hill but they keep cheaping out on updating and upgrading the place., read more

Even 1 star is alot for them. worse place to consider. Expesive. worse worker's attitude and service. the food quality was not good at all.

Behesht is a little tiny hidden spot somewhere in the no-where land! Located at the lower basement of some old deserted plaza, comes Behesht Cafe'! Once you figure your way onto the store, you'll find a nice looking place with some cool authentic Persian décor, with Iranian rugs everywhere, blasting farsi music and the sweet aromas of Persia! Good shisha, it's kind of a hit and miss there, but mostly good.. Their food is very good too, and they have a good selection of drinks as well. Highly recommended read more

Great staff amazing food and fun and friendly environment... super close looking place makes you feel like your in a small town in Iran Most definitely I would recommend read more

My Persian friend introduced me to this place. I love the decor! Its old fashioned. Magic carpets everywhere!! There is a fountain in the middle. We got a booth and I felt like Sultan! We asked for playing cards and had great times. They do have free WiFi, but when I asked one of the employees for the password he took my phone and typed it instead of telling me what the password is. I thought that was a little weird. Shisha is average. A little overpriced. Food is OK, not the best though. I suggest that you come here for the Shisha, tea, and the ambient rather than the food. read more

Behesht Cafe & Lounge - Culture - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

Good shisha. Great ambience. But I went in looking for proper dinner and had specifically asked on the phone if they had a full dinner menu. The food was not bad at all, but no option for rice had me totally bummed out. Also a tad bit over priced for the serving size. Nevertheless, I would still go back to relax, hang out, smoke some shisha, drink some tea, eat some jujey... Without any rice. read more

Behesht Cafe & Lounge - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

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A little overpericed... Food is not that good. Their tea isn't the best either.. They use tea bags like ffs cmonn... read more

Lets start with what I like about this place: Their variety of shisha flavour and their decor. I got adventurous and tried the rum flavour shisha. It was super sweet. So, I suggest not getting it and instead go for mint or double apple. This place can get quite busy on a weekend night. We had to sit on the table until one of the bed like booths got empty. The food is alright and the prices are high. My boyfriend and I ended up spending over $60 for shisha and food here, but of course we were hungry. The staff is friendly and the service alright. read more

Nice interior decor. Perfect for smoking shisha. Did not try the food but seemed quite nice. Service was decent too except for a guy whom kept coming over on and on to make sure we are OK and it could have been bugging us if it was a little more. Nevertheless clean and comfy place. read more

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Very good persian tea and good shisha too. Never leave the opportunity to play takhte on persian style. read more

Behesht Cafe & Lounge - Persian/Iranian Near Me - Richmond Hill, Ontario

i've been here multiple times and each time, it gets worse and worse. their food sizes have significantly gone down, their service is absolutely horrendous and lazy, and their shisha sucks. everything about this place is lazy. their service does not attend to your shisha or you in any way. read more

Super disappointed. I had never been here and travelled an hour because we had a visitor from Iran and she wanted to check the place out since she had heard so much about it. We were told after a bit of back and forth that we did not have to pay the cover charge of $10 for karaoke night (starting at 10pm) because we were not told about it when we made a reservation for 8pm. We had already ordered food and drinks and everything and were in a bit of a rush to leave. So when we got the bill we just payed it and it didn't realize until afterward that they had charged us for the cover charge that our server had said management would cover!!! They don't for you a breakdown of your order they just give you an amount. This is super sketchy and beyond unprofessional. Yes $10 is not a ridiculous amount but when you trick your customers in to paying it that is unacceptable. I will never be attending this establishment again and I will make sure that none of my friends and family attend it either. Terrible...if I could give negative stars I would. read more

Cheap people ! No customer service! Hidden fees! Extra charge! Worst experince ! Doesn't even deserve 1 star ! Check your bill before you pay ! read more

Here's my problem with this place: I haven't been here in years and once I heard they do karaoke nights on Wednesdays I decided to bring my friends here. We called earlier on in the day and made reservations for 8 people. We came here at 8:15 pm, ordered drinks and food. At 10 pm, they came to our table and told us to pay an additional $10 each if we wanted to stay for the karaoke. We were so confused since we were not told that there was going to be a cover. They could've given us that information on the phone when we made the reservation earlier on in the day. If they had told us that there's a $10 cover BEFORE we sat down and ordered food then we would've gladly paid it. Point is, it's not about the amount of money that they told us to pay, it's the principle. It just doesn't make sense for me to come to a place, eat, drink, order shisha and then after spending all this money be told that we have to pay EXTRA. We should've been told this beforehand. At the end they told us that we don't have to pay but they made it very clear that it's coming out of their own pocket. UPDATE: right when we were leaving, my friend ask for the bill before paying and she realized that they were going to charge us the $10 SECRETLY. If we hadn't asked for a receipt we would've unknowingly paid for it. This is incredibly unprofessional and not to mention, SHADY!! The ONLY thing that's keeping this place alive is DJ Bliss who plays the karaoke. The owners should seriously worship him for bringing so much business for them. read more

One of the worst Shisha bars in Toronto. I went here about 2 months ago with 2 of my friends and I requested a detailed bill. The girl behind the cash hesitated at first but then gave me the bill. I looked at it later on and noticed a $5 service charge for a table of 3 without even telling us beforehand or showing any notice. This is an absolute scam and not the right way to run a business. Absolutely disappointed and definitely not recommending this place. P.s: It is not about the $5, it is about the principle. You can't stay in business for long if you keep lying to your customers and charge them hidden fees. read more

Terrible service. Disgusting service. Don't recommend it at all. The waitress was extremely rude, impolite and was literally yelling at us. The place is empty, nothing good I the menu to order expect for the tea. Is there something better on the menu?? Absolutely not!!! Literally just the tea. Ten million other places out there. We are a big group and you just lost our business!!!! read more

I was really pleased with the atmosphere, the place is unique in a good way! Great place to relax with friends. The Persian Tea was great. I never ate there yet so I can't speak about food but it looked good from what I saw other people having. Shisha wish they had a pineapple head but they only have regular. Shisha was average not the best. read more

The place is really really nice. It has a parking right in front of it which is perfect but the service is slow, it takes 20-30 mins for them to bring your shisha and to be honest, the shisha isn't that perfect! In general, its a good place to go once in a while just to change your mood but definitely not an everyday shisha place! read more

AMAZING FOOD! Great atmosphere. Good service. We are from san francisco and during our trip we came twice here. I really love it. I wish they had one in San Francisco! It would be very popular. read more

This was by far the worst shisha place I've been to in my life. The worst customer service!! I came here with my family to enjoy shisha and was publicly humiliated by the staff. The manger was extremely rude and did not care to admit that she was wrong. I do not recommend this place to anyone, staff do not have any respect for there customers and need to be trained on basic human communication skills. Not impressed! read more

Poor service, low quality and the food portion was way too tiny compared to other Persian restaurants. Waited so long for the food to receive overcooked meal and forgot to serve what was ordered. They also charge service fee and also ask for the tip! No referral at all. Only stick to Shomal or Shatter Abbas. read more

This is a good place for chilling with friends esp late at night. However it is over priced and the quality of food is not that great. Probably a good choice for tea, shisha, and playing cards with friends. The staff were nice and friendly read more

It's good place for some shisha and tea, we sometimes have some food, it's not full menus though, nevertheless it's good place to hang out. We go there regularly :) recommend it for casual hangouts. read more

I believe the place is really cozy and the variety of flavors for Shisha that they have is really amazing, although the price is a little higher than what I used to pay for a good shisha in Montreal. read more