Great hookah and great food. A+ for serving Halal food! The service is always excellent. My go to is always philly cheese steak and a orange mint on a grape fruit. read more

I love this place. The hookah is always great and the food never disappoints. To add to the positives the staff here is really friendly and accommodating. Been coming here for 2 years and was always satisfied with their customer service :) read more

Layaly Cafe is awesome! Great place, food, and service! Ali & Sam are very focused on pleasing their customers and very accomdating. Coals are changed very often, great selection of flavors! Food is AMAZING and reasonably priced. MUCHO LOCO sandwich is my favorite! They have outdoor seating in the backyard as well. Sheri, the waitress, is very nice and always willing to please the customers. Definetly a must visit lounge - come check it out for yourself! read more

The best thing I like is the hookah and their food and if anyone want to chill with group , you better come here and try the aloha burger and the Manger is really funny read more

One of the best places to go for hookah and food. The atmosphere is great. It's a great place to hangout with friends day or night. The service is amazing and the owners are wonderful. Definitely highly recommended!! read more

This is my favorite hookah place because everyone here is so nice and attentive, especially the one server ahmed who took care of my friends and I and gave us great service. The hookah was always being attended too, the food is great, and it is a good place to hangout and chill with friends. It won't disappoint! read more

This is definately a gem to visit all year round. The ambience is mature and wonderful to stay in. It has a backyard thst is spacious and one of the only few that is comfy to hang around in. The food and hookah are on point. I always pull out my shazam to capture their music they play. The whole staff are attentive to their customers and give their utmost effort to make sure their customers are happy. Special thanks to nikki for her fast service and wonderful personality!!! read more

I visited this place for the first time today with my best friend . When we were seated the owner Sam came to us and spoke so kindly to us and welcomed us . The ambience here was so nice . All the servers were so good . Hookah was amazing . They use disposable hoses which is so great because helloooo hygienic reasons ? Duhhh lol omg and the food was so yummyyy . I also ordered a strawberry milkshake and I believe they used real strawberries to make it which was so delicious . I will definitely come back to visit . read more

I celebrated my cousin's birthday there and we had a great time. The food was great, the hooka was great, the service was great, and he even got a complementary chocolate cake slice. read more

The best place ever for hookah, food, and dessert. The waiters are so friendly and nice. The service is very good and fast. The owner is the best he is friendly, he talked with us and asked about the food and everything. I will come back to this place. read more

Absolutely the best smoke and service I've ever had. Amazing flavor and wonderful staff. I came for my sister's birthday and, literally, every person working came by to wish her a happy birthday. We got a cake brought out, had a complimentary dessert tray and all the works. We got the watermelon base, pineapple fruit head with safari melon dew and blue mist. I ordered the lemon mint drink and half the group ordered it afterwards. Their smoothies are amazing, the staff is out of this world and I will never forget this night. I'm ruined for all the other hookah spots. Thank you everyone for tonight!! read more

The best hookah in Astoria!charcoal was changed frequently,not like in other places. The waitress was very helpful and nice!She never forgot about us even if the place was full! Food was amazing. Overall,a great experience and will go back. read more

One of the best Hookahs in NYC! The food is delicious too and the atmosphere is very nice with friendly staff.

I revisited this spot today with two of my friends. Layaly Cafe made me eat my words! We had a great time and will make sure to return. The hookah hit perfectly the whole time I was there, great customer service, the food was delicious, and the prices are beyond affordable. Also loved the ambiance! Definitely recommending all my friends to come smoke hookah and eat here. Thank you!! read more

Very friendly staff and owners. Hookah & food are great. Great place over all. Going there every weekend from NJ. That says it all

The buffalo chicken wings resemble that of a frozen supermarket bag of shit you get for $3.99 in walmart. The music jumps from Arabic house music to classical to soundtracks (wtf?), they don't have tap water so we had to pay $2 per bottle of Poland spring, the service is tardy and I had to ask them for napkins and water once we got our food, the hookah got really harsh after a few puffs, and the waiters swings the hot coal around customers like its fun. Only reason I am even giving it 2 stars is because I am a nice fucking guy. Gtfo I m done. read more

Great service and fun environment! Though there are many locals, there are good vibes and musics. I recommend it.

Only been here once but this is definitely going to become my go to hookah spot. I came here with a friend who never smoked hookah before and he ended up really enjoying it! The hookah was smooth and they also have disposable pipes which they unwrap from plastic in front of you. Probably the only hookah bar in NYC that does this and it's a big plus. The service was great as well, from the woman who took our order to the guy that brought out the hookahs, everyone was really friendly. We were also the last ones to leave after they closed and we were never rushed at all. Another plus is that they're not on Steinway and they don't serve alcohol so the crowd isn't trashy. Will definitely be back! read more

This place is like home. The vibe is awesome. The people treat you like family. It's the place I'd take my friends out after work and smoke some hookah and some tea. I'm a regular here and I will never go anywhere else to smoke hookah. Plus, the hookah is cheap and very good. I love this place. read more

I love coming here to eat and smoke hookah the food is great the service is also great I love there Thai chicken wings and there natural juices the price is also good there's nothing bad I can say about this place ! read more

Layaly is a cafa like no other. Not only is there food mouth watering but there service is beyond explanation. Everyone that works here really makes you feel at home and part of the layaly family. They are always making sure that you are served as soon as possible and start up heart warming conversations. If you are looking to meet down to earth people, and converse with people all around the word, this is the place for you. The customers here come in and never want to leave from how much the enjoy the atmosphere and the vibes. The backyard is a great please to spend your summer nights in as well ! Highly recommend this spot to everyone !!! read more

Great atmosphere,amazing hookah,delicious food!felt comfortable from the moment we walked in till we left!Everything was on point! Definitely will be back to enjoy everything they have to offer! read more

This place in phenomenal. Great setting. Great service. They use disposable tubes for hookah. The ambiance and music was great. It was a romantic vibe but you can easily chill with friends there. Food was great read more

Best place in Astoria what makes this place other then everything is awesome they are very friendly and they like to get to know their customers. read more

I love this place! The food is absolutely delicious all my friends love the hookah as well. The service is great, and everyone here is so nice. Waiter always checks up on us which is always great and you can't find that everywhere. read more

would come here every weekend after a long work day to destress and see friends. after trying out many of the hookah and middle eastern cafes in the astoria and neighboring areas, i chose this one to frequent. Very calm ambience and most importantly, to my opinion the best quality of hookah around. i usually go on the slower days as it is more tranquil and less crowded. just to sit back watch some soccer that they are playing usually on their tvs, and disconnect. also on the weekdays i feel as if the workers that pack the flavors take their time and it comes out better than on weekends where they are rushed and just throw the head on and jump to next order. dinner dishes here are very good and comparable to true mid east cuisine. drink menus are normal though the smoothies seem to be over priced at $8 for a standard size glass. appetizer menu is pretty much quick ready to make food not a fan. although the staff is nice, friendly and efficient. they try to get to know you on a first name basis. read more

Thanks for your response. I appreciate your feedback, I felt bad the last time, and I wanted to let you know about my feeling. Don't worry about when I visited the cafe, I will come back soon. read more

This place is by far the most cozy place to go to. The staff and owner are very friendly and the hookah is the best there is in astoria. Great food, good hookah, what more is there to say. Its the go to place. read more

Definitely deserve 5 stars. Amazing hookah, such an alluring ambiance/atmosphere. Reasonable prices and astonishing food. Our waitress nikki always gives the best customer service every time i come here!!!! read more

I highly recommend this place! The hookah is amazing, the food is beyond to die for, and the red velvet cake melts in your mouth. Its a perfect date spot, or hangout spot. The owner is very welcoming! read more

Great service! The owner (Sameh) and all of his staff are amazing. They make feel very welcomed. The hookah is great, free wifi, food is delicious and prices are great as well! I forgot to mention the Lava cake is something you have to try! read more

I celebrated my 16th birthday there last night and everything was perfect! They have a big variety of food and everything tasted great. The restaurant itself has a cool and cozy atmosphere and it is a perfect place to hang out with friends and family. The waiters and the owner were very welcoming and attentive. The owner was very kind and kept checking if everything was okay. I would recommend this restaurant to everyone and I will definitely be going again :) read more

I really love this place and the manger too he is so funny and nice man and try the hookahs they are cheap , also the good is amazing and try the California burger :) read more

This hookah cafe is a hidden gem that I didn't discover until recently. The food is delicious, for one thing. I have gotten the chicken kabob platter which was so simple yet tasty and another time I ordered the grilled chicken sandwich with turkey bacon, which was also well-made. Service is nice, too - the servers are receptive and friendly. The ambience is cool - it's dimly lit and just a nice, low key chill place to go on a Saturday night. I see a lot of people bring their schoolwork here on weeknights too. Overall, I like it! read more

Layaly Cafe is truly a gem. I've been going to this cafe for over a year now and it's truly my home away from home. If you're Egyptian and you're feeling nostalgic this is the place to go. And if you're not Arab and wanna get a sweet taste of the culture, come and try their food and Shisha (Hookah), you will feel like you're in the middle of Alexandria or Cairo wherever just chilling. They have amazing Kushari, which is a famous Egyptian Dish! It's honestly the perfect spot to just go and chill with your friends. They have card games and tawla (sorry don't know its English name) that you can ask for to play with your friends. Their music is always lit and often they play awesome Arabic music that you can't help but sing along. The staff is AMAZING, they're kind, always get your order to you fast, they're very attentive to the customers and always warm and welcoming. GREAT SERVICE! Their hookah alone needs its own review! I've been to enough lounges to know good and bad hookah and Layaly's hookah NEVER DISAPPOINTS​. read more

great spot. checked it out for the first time last night. food was really yummy and super cheap! only complaint was that it was hard to get the waiter's attention since it was so busy. but we got the lychee hookah and it was great! will definitely be back! read more

everything is awesome you should try their hookas especially bluemist :) and Nikky is the best :)

clean and affordable place to hang out with great service. the food is really good. they have a cute hang out outside in the back. i love that it's not a loud and dark place to hang like most hookah places where you can't even see or hear the person next to you. i've been here three times and def will be coming back read more