Traveling and had an hour to kill so hit this little gem near / on campus. It's not fancy but…read moreit's clean and nice. The people were super nice and welcoming and they served up an outstanding Hookah. It can be hard to find a really quality hookah but this place has it down. I'd come here all the time if I lived nearby. Rami is the man! Thank you

It's 2 am on a Friday night the time they said they're s supposed to be open and they are not…read moreopen.... Like at all. This is a huge disappointment they're a staple and not open. This is second the time we've gone and it was not open at listed hours. If it's no longer open please update the listing on here and Google. When you try to call them the number just keep ringing and ringing.

The hookah and the food is fine. No issues there…read more My main issues is the atmosphere, service and pricing. I'll start with the atmosphere. Most nights it feels like it's trying to be a nightclub with its insanely loud music and lighting. Others are that special room at restaurants for people's birthdays. To me it's insane that regular customers or just people coming in for the first time are met with someone at the door requiring they pay an entrance fee. There's a bar next door for that kinda thing. The service here is very hit and miss. Whether it's the fact that you see online it opens at 4pm but you get there at 5 and you can't enter because that's when they choose to mop the floors... or you get there around 11 at night and no one waits on you until you go and get them and even then they take their time to get you a hookah or coals or whatever. Finally the pricing is maddening. I'll attach a picture for the pricing which is also just in the pictures for this place but anyways. My first time going here was on a Sunday night. I got a regular bowl(nothing fancy) and then I got a refill of the same thing. Total was around 30. Pretty standard for most places. The next night I went was on a Wednesday night. I was made to pay 10 at the door for someone's bday party and I had to Venmo them instead of the normal way you pay at the end of the night(super sketch). At the end of that night I only had 1 bowl(nothing fancy again) and the price was 37 making that a total of 47.... The third night I went was a Sunday night. Like my first time going I was assuming that maybe it was a fluke for that Wednesday and maybe Sundays were better??? Anyways I only got one bowl again(same) and I had a cover at the door also of 15 for whatever reason... my bill for that 1 hookah on that night was 48 dollars... so a total of 63 dollars for one hookah. Not to mention they look at you and expect tip. Which is insane to me. The reasons I wrote what I wrote are to warn any newcomers. It's definitely a turn off to get taken advantage of at a place you want to come and either relax or enjoy yourself. You should have specific things you do as an establishment and not veer from it. Pricing should stay what it says in the menu and there definitely shouldn't be some stranger at the door getting grinded on asking you to pay a fee just for wanting to sit down. I will be posting this on google also because my experiences have been insane here. All three of my visits happened within two weeks. So anyone saying that prices change over time. Sorry but that's a bust. The main reason I still put two stars was because the food, drinks and hookah are great. Just everything else is wrong.

Looking for vegan options, entertainment and a place to chill. This place has a very relaxing…read moreatmosphere that is fun and alive at the same time. Great music and belly dancing on Friday. The Mediterranean food menu had vegan options. Service was slow but ok. Food had a great taste and the belly dancing was fantastic.

Super chill place, owner is nice and friendly. We were…read moreable to bring our own bottle as well and food. We enjoyed it. Wonder even brought us some tea

My sister and I were in the Cincinnati area, while there since we enjoy smoking hookah we decided…read moreto visit this lounge closest to where we were. I must say I'm so elated we chose this location. As soon as we entered the vibe inside makes you feel like you're at home... in addition to immediately, being greeted. Lava Lounge has very attentive staff. Lava has open Wi-Fi and management allows you to pair your Bluetooth to their speakers to listen to music. Mr. Cali assisted us the entire time we were there and is very worthy of his five star best in class customer service.

Pretty outrageously priced - hear me out…read more Hookah lounges sometimes charge covers for entering which in cincinnati isn't unreasonable if you put the cover towards any purchases, basically turning it into a minimum. Charging a 60$ cover and then not having any of it count towards purchases isn't a great business plan. It creates for a one and done atmosphere - we stayed the one time because a group of us gathered but I doubt we will ever come back.

Perfect chill spot. Decor updated and cool! Lots of flavors. I enjoyed my tea with cardamum!read more

Just today we had a late lunch at VIP Mediterranean, for the first time. The service, food,…read moreambiance, and hospitality was beyond our expectations. We will definitely be return customers.

Prices are great and I love the atmosphere! Delish all the way around !!! Try the sage tea!!read more

i love the atmosphere! bright colors, community seating, and creative furniture set up! this place…read moreis very clean and the owner uses tobacco brands the other local hookah bars don't carry! plenty of beverage choices, too! the prices are very fair and very inexpensive to the local competition! the wifi connection is very strong, so i can do my homework with no issues! this is a great business right next to both NKU and UC. also, this location is in a very safe area!

From the owner: Modern/ European style. Friendly staff and also the customers, verity of drinks and snacks. Plenty…read moreof hookah flavor choices and also the vape retail part.

Their food is consistently, really good. They package it well and it's always still hot when we…read moreget it home. Reasonably priced as well!

In Cincinnati for 48 hours, had a hankering for Mediterranean food. The one closest to the hotel…read morewas closed but saw Andy's still open. Online looked great, ordered through DoorDash, I always give restaurants half a star more when ordering instead of sitting down. And this was well deserved, I ended up picking up my order because DoorDash couldn't locate a driver for 20 minutes, I ended up calling the restaurant. We got the hummus, stuffed grape leaves. Shish tawook or chicken shish kebab, and tabouli. Again mind you it had been sitting for about 45 minutes. I love the fluffy pita bread, always. The hummus was good, not great I would add a little salt. The stuffed grape leaves I believe came in a can. The tabouli was good, not great, sort of flavorless. What saved the day was the chicken, juicy and well marinated. The rice also was very flavorful. When I went to pick up the food staff was very kind and the decor looked great and authentic. I imagine sitting down would have yielded a better experience and I would go back there as a sit down patron in the future.