Best place for hookah and to relax with friends! They have beer options, and their food is yummy! read more

It would be 5Stars if they have they menu!!! The vibe is so chill and lowkey but THE FOOD is part of the vibe. Great Hookah, Service is ALWAYS friendly. But the food is missing!! THE RASTA PASTA IS THE BEST ON THE MENU read more

This is definitely a hidden gem with a chill vibe. The hookah was great and reasonably priced and the service was awesome. The owner was super nice and welcoming. However, the building itself is very dated and the bathroom definitely needs cleaning. Would recommend for a relaxing afternoon with friends or a chill date night. read more

They didn't have food on a recent Saturday night we went... odd. Online menus are a little confusing which is current. Not sure what happened but we went to soirée bistro instead and had a great time good food and decent but expensive hookah. read more

One of my favorite places to hit up for a quick dinner with friends. The gyros with fries are a solid choice. Never seemed to be that busy (I never went for the Bellydancers or hooka), but it was always comfortable for us to just chill and destress. There's an outside patio too. read more

I went to this place during COVID and it's such a nice place to go too casually. The hookah is great and they make sure the give you a new hookah hose as well. (Very safe & clean) The patio is my fav to just go out and have a nice calm and chill vibe kind of night! Definitely will be back to visit! read more

This place is cool and mainly for its pricing and one of the guys who works here. He made us feel like we were old friends which is always nice. However the only thing id change is the music. They play the radio at a pretty low level. And if you're a person like me who likes to vibe out to the music while you hookah that won't really be the case here. I guess just bring headphones lol. read more

We drove all the way from hampton to here and this was totally worth it. They have amazing hookahs with good variety, light and very smooth. They offer variety of delicious food and drinks. They have outdoor seating as well which is great. The owner is a great person and was very humble enough to check on us. We has amazing time here with all the staff members. They are the best in town for sure! I'm saying this after having hookah from every part of the world! read more

Under new ownership, the owner was super nice and the hookah was awesome and cheap! Very small old-ish decor but not terrible! I can't wait for it to warm up to sit outside! read more

I had a falafel craving, and this was the only place I could find that was open on New Year's Day (evening)! Sadly, the restaurant shares a space with a hookah bar. Silly me for forgetting I was not in smoke-free Chicago. Even if you aren't sensitive to smoke, wouldn't the taste of your food be ruined by it? I called in my order and waited the 15-20 minutes for it in the parking lot. The falafel sandwich was rather soft - as in the pita was somewhat soggy; the falafel balls were not crunchy on the outside and had the consistency of I'm not sure what - thick hummus? The normal sauce on the sandwich is tzatziki sauce (not vegan), so I asked if they could leave it off and put hummus instead. They told me I could order a side of hummus. The hummus was served/priced as an appetizer dish with pita bread wedges and cucumber slices on top. Not exactly what I needed just to add to my sandwich, but it worked out ok as I ended up saving it for breakfast. The falafel sandwich came with spicy curly fries - always a favourite of mine. Not the best incarnation of my favourite food, but as only option at the time, I'd take it. read more

NOOOOOPE. I was in here Saturday night, and a couple other customers came back in after leaving to ask about their check. It sounded like they had been overcharged and were coming back to fix it. The owner, Sam Nazef, literally started SCREAMING in this kid's face and told him that if he said one more word he would kill him. Literally. It was insane. Totally unprovoked, and even if it HAD been provoked, screaming death threats at your customers is NOT the way to handle things. I'll absolutely never go back here again. read more

Visting from LA , and I was skeptical at first with the review but after visiting and smoking some good shisha I am in love with this place . I highly recommend visiting if your looking for some good hookah and good vibes! read more

Nazef Hookah and char grill - Having a marvelous time at Nazef , as always ! - Hookah Bars Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

The word "awkward" is not typically a word that comes to my mind when eating out some place. "Awful" maybe, but awkward? No. I can't even fully explain why. Maybe it's the setup- the seating, the position of the cash register with the hostess looming over the dining area. Or maybe it's the feeling of the possibility of some sort of mobster transaction going on in the next room. Regardless, dining in here is awkward. The food is alright. I just ate there and barely remember it, that's how unmemberable it was, but I remember not hating it. I give this place a solid "average", but can honestly say that if it isn't free, I'm never eating here again. read more

I've been to this place many times due to the low prices but the owner is so rude. My friends and I mentioned how one of the hookas was hard to smoke and he made a huge deal about it. Next, there was a bug that was in the plate of food we ordered. We never said it was on the food itself but on the plate and he yelled at my friends and us, saying that he made the hummus himself and there was no bug there. The people next to us had to back us up about seeing the bug and watching us freak out. He was just rude and unpleasant. No customer service at all... I really liked this place and brought many of my friends which I know he appreciated but tonight was embarrassing. My friends and I wanted to leave 20 min after we got there because of the service. The young lady serving us was very sweet and courteous. She was amazing. Probably the only good thing about out visit. read more

Don't go for the food, go for the hookah! I have to say, some of the menu items are good, but honestly, this is a local college hangout for hookah and for belly dancing on fridays. I've always had great service, at least as far as getting my hookah goes. Honestly, if you go, go with four people. It's one of the cheapest routes when splitting the tab, because the premium blends don't increase in price by size. Food is probably from Costco, but it's all right. The "Plump Chicken Tenders" are to DIE for when you are drunk late at night. Mozzarella sticks, next choice. I hear the Mediterranean food is excellent, but I've yet to try it. Sometimes the girls working are slow to change the coal, and the only time I've ever had a complaint was when I asked for an ash try like 90 times and she didn't even get it for 20ish minutes. Manager is a great guy. Pretty girls, watch out! He's a complimenter! read more

Nazef normally isn't open on Sundays, but the African Nations Cup Final was on yesterday. Egypt played Cameroon and since the owner is from Egypt, he said that the place had to be open and the game had to be on! Lucky us. We were the only folks there who didn't come for the game, but man, we were glad we did! The game was great!! Yeah Egypt! But the food was the main star. We had a gyro plate and a fiesta veggie plate. The gyro was wonderful with mushrooms, peppers and onions. And the fries...well, they were just perfect! The fiesta veggie plate was hummus, Greek salad, stuffed grape leaves and grilled pita. We'll definitely be back! read more

Good place to visit when you want to relax, chill have a Hookah, something to eat, and good conversation. read more

Nazef Hookah and char grill - Hookah Bars Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I've definitely had better Greek food. The Greek Festival in Norfolk is way better, hands down. Their menu leaves off some of my favorite vegetarian Greek dishes like yemesta (rice-stuffed tomatoes and peppers), fassolakia (green beans in tomato sauce) and tiropita (a very rich cheese-only version of spanakopita) . They are one of the few places that has pastitsio, which has meat but is a popular traditional dish and what I would recommend you must have if you've never had Greek food. Their spanakopita is dried out. The establishment is very casual and has a hookah bar with usually some kind of soccer on TV. Not really cozy and comfortable. But, there is an outdoor seating area that's much nicer. I recommend ordering take out. Sadly, it's hard to find good Greek food in Hampton Roads. There are delicious Greek restaurants like Orapax, but many of them don't serve all the traditional dishes I've enjoyed in Greece and in the homes of my Greek friends. It's true, they don't claim to be a Greek restaurant, more broadly Mediterranean. But if you are looking for that, go to Azars or Pasha. Both are phenomenal. read more

They have curly fries!!!- which were fresh!. Didnt try any other food items! Small place, will maybe hold about 20. Hookah was okay- we got the candy flavored. The guy changed the coal frequently, but he didnt change it properly, didnt take the top off and blow through it- my bf had to do it himself. Will return for some hookah if we are in the mood. Very casual joint, nothing special. read more

THIS IS A WARNING !! DO NOT GO HERE !! Please read !!!This is not a hookah lounge ! It's a literal children's school bus that they turned into a nightclub, PARKED NEXT TO A HOOKAH LOUNGE BUILDING !! They are scam artist. We first asked about food (even though no one should be eating out of there ) And we were told that for 2-3 price of fried fish it would be $15, when our faces turned and we were about to turn the offer down they lowered the price to $10. We then asked about hookah and they said it was $10 as well. Just to make sure you're following, 2 pieces of fish is $15 and an entire hookah is $10. Next we asked about drinks then a strange man a approached me and my group of friend (all girls and under 5'5 feet) and asked if we wanted weed. We declined the offer, this seemed to set him off. When he got upset, he asked how old we were. We told him we were 21. Which we are and he asked for our IDs, in the midst of getting them out. He said "don't f'ing talk to me like that" we all looked at each other confused and and asked what he was talking about. He then began to get extremely disrespectful. And told us to get tf off of his bus !! His comments were extremely random and unprovoked, he seemed be trying to puff his chest out because we didn't trust his weed ! Ego as it's best ! This place is extremely disgusting and they treat people like crap it's clearly a low level place that we should have NEVER stepped foot in. THIS IS A WARNING !! DONT GO HERE. read more

They're the best hookah place I've been to hands down. The owners are amazing, the food is amazing, the whole experience is amazing try the gblt or the souvlaki. You can't go wrong. Two years later and it's still my go to place! I've tried different places in the area and nothing compares. read more

A very relaxed place to go for an afternoon with a hookah. The food is very good too. I've been very impressed with this place every time that I've gone. read more

Love this place. Hookah is best in Hampton roads. Management is great. Food is really good to. Awesome service.

This is my favorite place in the seven cities!!! if you are looking for a place with valet parking or a bathroom attendant to hand you a ply of toilet paper for five dollars than this isn't the place for you. Nor is it a place you would impress your fortune 500 business partners with vapid customer service. However,This is a great casual environment for hanging out, smoking a hookah, and and grabbing some great food. What the service lacks in expediency, They compensate with genuinely friendly and sincere service. They don't display that artificial restaurant service you find in plethora of other chain establishments that this area is littered with. In other words, No mandatory pieces of flare,which is a refreshing notion. Nazef's exudes a laid back atmosphere. It's not unusual to find yourself having a good conversation with strangers. This is one of the few places in this area that adds anything unique to this area. Now for the food: I usually have the falafel. which i get everytime. I've tasted other things on the menu but i always go back to that. It's the best in the area and you get a huge amount as well. it's tangy and not greasy and very filling without sitting in your stomach like a brick which some falafel tends to do. the patties are very crisp and are not overcooked. The vegetables are fresh and the hummus i order with it is always excellent. Contrary to popular belief within these reviews, it's not Greek. I believe the proprietor/s are from egypt. Hence, the egyptian artwork on the walls. But the food is really good and when asked where i want to eat. my first reaction is usually nazef's. As it offers reliably good food during the late night hours which is good for people like me who don't get out of work until 10pm. read more

I have been a customer of Nazef for over 6 years and while I use to have good experiences, I haven't had a good one in a while. I WILL NOT be going there again. I went a few months ago for the first stop in a bachelorette party for one of my best friends. We were a party of 6 and as such we had to get two hookahs or pay a higher price. One of the two hookahs we got was HORRIBLE. No one could smoke it; we all coughed after a single puff. We asked them to fix it or change it, but they couldn't so we told them we couldn't smoke it and they took it away. One of the people in our group was only there for about 15 minutes and left for another party shortly after we got there so we quickly became a party of 5 - no longer under the party of 6 or more two hookah policy. The service was okay, the waitress didn't come around much, but whatever. Oh, and with their new policy we all had to buy drinks, so that was obnoxious; especially considering water was $5. When we went to check out the second hookah was on our bill. They refused to take it off, stating that it cost them money for the ingredients. I understand that, but I have a hookah and buy shisha all the time. It cost them max 3 dollars and instead it bumped our bill up by $25. I will never go there again. I DO NOT recommend it. They acted like it was insane for us to not want to pay for something we didn't use. Bad customer service. I've noticed a downward trend. I had been a loyal customer for years and had brought numerous new customers for them, but now I'm going to tell everyone I know not to go there. I would rather go to Lazy Dayz where they are much nicer and even though you have to buy a drink, if you go during happy hour it basically ends up being free. read more

Great service, good people and crew, good vibe. Come with the crew and tip well! These people will take care of you. Enjoy and chill night... read more

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The place is right next to papa johns; it looks a bit sketchy from the outside but hummus was great and the gyros were good and the flavor selection was fantastic I'd recommend the strawberry margarita read more

I love this place, the owner is always so friendly and attentive. And the hummus is to die for! This is definitely my favorite hookah place I don't go anywhere else. I've never had a bad time here, with the atmosphere, awesome customer service this is the go to place. read more

To be honest, the place looks creepy from the outside, it looks even worse inside. When you want to do hookah you walk through the front door and then to the right of the front desk in a separate room. The booths were torn, and the tables were dingy(but clean), but if you can get over all of that definitely try them out. The prices seem reasonable (I haven't done hookah since college over 7 years ago), they have a good variety of flavors, and the practices are sanitary (everyone has their own mouth piece). The evening hours vary, their social media accounts say midnight but it seems they will close early if business isn't booming. Now that I've experienced them I will definitely come back. read more

The following review is based simply on the experience I had with smoking a hookah here. For starters it is apparently store policy that you have you buy a drink when you purchase a hookah session, I don't agree with it, but if this doesn't bother you, then ignore my complaint about it. The first issue that I had was the hookah that the young lady brought to me had an alarming amount of mold growing in the base and the downspout. Just moving the base about caused the mold to swirl around without detaching from the downspout. She was totally amenable to get me a replacement, but the replacement had a similar issue but in much smaller quantity. Next issue was the burning taste caused by how the shisha was packed or coal placement/quality. About 4 puffs in, the entire experience tasted like burning tobacco (not the good kind of burning). When I asked the young lady to taste it she simply moved the coal and tried it again. After this I decided that I was done smoking here. I went inside to settle up expecting that I wouldn't have to pay for the moldy hookahs, but I was mistaken, she didn't charge me for the shisha mix she used, but the total was still more than $18. The young lady who took care of me was very nice and attentive, but cleanliness of the hookahs have not been impressed upon her. I will not come here again. read more

Cool place to come and chill. Food is good. New owner is amazing and showed so much hospitality Come show this place some love.

The food is awesome and prices are reasonable. Eating outside with the weather now is so relaxing and nice. People watching is fun. read more

Nazef Hookah and char grill - Char broiled chicken and salmon! Mmmmgoodness! - Hookah Bars Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I didn't come to nazef for quite a while and was a bit scared after I saw all the reviews here. I took my chance and stopped by today for a hookah and chicken soovlaki...everything was great ! Got my hookah just after I finished my food just as I asked. it seems that there a new management and they were very friendly. will def come back again. read more

5 Stars for Johnathan. Very attentive and knowledgeable waiter. Recommendations were excellent and well-received. Additionally the wine was fantastic. Wine Down Wednesdays is the bee's knees. Also recommend attending the free tastings on Friday. Bless up. read more

Great atmosphere. This place has been my standard, since 2010. This place will destroy other Hookah bars for you. Good food, good selection of drinks, and friendly staff. read more

Hidden treasure in Norfolk. They have fantastic customer service, excellent flavor combinations and suggestions, and affordable drinks. The price of a hookah are very reasonable, especially compared to other spots in the area. Whether it's summer outside in the covered patio, or the room around the corner in the winter, this is a spot that's second to none in the 757. read more

I just left here after my first visit. (And last) They open at 5pm as per sign. We arrived at 5:02 to find it not open. After calling the other location someone showed up & set us up with hookah & two waters and apologized for the wait. After sitting & waiting for an hour and a half still no cook,no food, nothing but water & hookah we decided to leave because we are so hungry after waiting so long and it doesn't appear anyone is coming soon. Being honest people, we went & told the one gentleman there that we wanted to leave & he still had the nerve to charge me $17 for 2 waters, a $1 because I used my card smh, & a basic hookah!!! Absolutely appalling!! read more

I'll admit I've only had one dish from Nazef but it was enough to keep me coming back for more. I've had trouble finding tasty, quick, reasonably priced food in the Ghent area and Nazef has finally taken the spot for my favorite wrap. The grilled chicken pita is delicious with caesar dressing and bacon! The chicken was tender and seasoned well. Some friends of mine went there on my recommendation and they also came back with positive reviews. read more

I've been coming here for years with husband. Very relaxing and laid back spot. Rob and the owner are very hospitable and ensure that you feel at home. read more

Went to the other location on hampton blvd but unfortunately that location closes at 12; luckily a few friends recommended the nazef on colley the other night. And i'm so glad they did! They are open til about 2 or so which is great on days that I have work and they have food! I wasn't too sure about it at first but after sitting inside for a while & grabbing a bite to eat it was very relaxing. The girl working was very polite and knowledgeable, we wanted something sweet & a bit less harsh. She made her own mix; the hookah she made was delicious & smoked well. The atmosphere was very welcoming. The owner happened to stop in too, think his name is Sam. Even stopped at our table & made sure everything was alright. Had a great time & can't wait to go back ! read more