Great and friendly service, very laid back. Clean and the sage tea is amazing. Perfect stop if you're looking to relax. read more

Shahrazad Hookah - Peach hookah - Arabic Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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I love this spot. I've only gone by myself so I always sit indoors however the outside section looks phenomenal. Everything comes out quickly and coals are replaced constantly. I really like their mango smoothie too! read more

Great place to smoke hookah. There's indoor, outdoor, and even a sunroom type of smoking area. If you smoke cigarettes with your hookah, this would be the place to visit. Very lively and the staff is very nice. Clean environment and a place I would visit again! read more

Shahrazad Hookah - This is in the "sunroom" part of the establishment. - Arabic Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This is the best hookah place ever. I have been all over Canada and the US and the Hookah quality, the customer service, family friendly yet live atmosphere, it's the go-to spot in Raleigh. I come here often and will continue. Very fairly priced and always a good time. read more

Very nice outdoor areas, with string lights throughout. Great music and nice staff. There are people of all ages and backgrounds here. Stayed here for about 3 hours with colleagues and didn't feel rushed. Saw some other people staying longer. There was watermelon, grapes, and Chex mix at night during Ramadan...really nice touch! read more

Best place to spend evening with friends and family. Loved the setup and the cozy outside and inside sittings. Coffee Tea with Hookah goes really well. read more

I do not recommend anyone to go here they have terrible service and the managers are rude and disrespectful. A couple of my friends went up there and because of COVID they are supposed to change the hoses in the hookahs after each use and they did not change the hoses on my friends and they were not aware until over a hour into their session. This is so unsafe and they need to re evaluate their staff selection. read more

There is no comparison to Shahrazad. It will make your night. Here is why: Firstly, it is clean, well decorated, and well maintained. Owner and managers are present and obvious, upbeat, talking about new events and changes to the outdoors, etc, with excitement. They really cares about the business and the experience. We don't even really order - usually just asking for Isabel - pretty much the Goddess of Hookah - to "mix up something" or "surprise us". And she does every time. Shimoli (Shimmy) is also super friendly, willing to recommend new things, and a very memorable person that is great to see. The prior mentioned staff along with the coal team are more than just grinding through their work. They hang, get to know people a little, and well, give a damn. The shisha itself is top-notch - incredible menu, friendly, genuine recommendations. Coffee, tea and snacks are equally excellent (shakes are just stupid good) and the person working the kitchen or the drink station is always down to make a special that is on point even when given a "i have no idea what I want". With Arabic music, different indoor and outdoor zones, fire-pits, and almost endless menu variety, the vibe is just A+, top of its game, and doesn't get old. Make Shahrazad part of your evening. Great way to end the night with friends or a date. read more

I love it the fire pits were amazing . Came here for my friends cousin birthday and it was really nice multiple flavors makes it stronger!!

Went here for the first time last night and I have to say, this may very well be my new favorite hookah bar in Raleigh! The flavors had great taste and seemed to be a much higher quality than other hookah bars I've been to around here. The service was excellent. They always stayed attentive to our needs, which I've never experienced at other local hookah bars either (usually we have to get their attention...). Another thing I really enjoyed about this place is the frappes. Delicious! The tea was also very flavorful. Definitely going to be spending more of my time at this place read more

My favorite hookah lounge in town, the prices are fair and the coffee is great. I would leave 5 stars if it weren't for the constant issues with the WiFi. For the past few months, at least half the time I've come here the WiFi hasn't worked. It's really frustrating to come here to work on stuff, buy a hookah, then realize I cannot stay since there is no way for me to access the internet. The employees have said multiple times that the management is working on fixing the issues with the WiFi but nothing has changed. When your business is largely frequented by people working on their laptops, it seems like you could easily make the small investment in a new router and/or changing ISPs. I'll gladly modify my review to 5/5 stars if the WiFi issues are fixed. read more

This used to be the place I would come and chill with my friends and I never had any problem with it. I would come in sometime with different groups and at the end we always go pay at the register. But today on nov 9, 2018 they had accused us not paying the last time we went there which was oct 26, 2018, we sat outside not the one with the fire place but outside from there. When we walked in on nov 9 expecting to have a good time. We had strange looks, plus they started blocking our way and then we got accused. But on oct 26 we did payed in cash and the total was 46 dollar and something cents, we ordered a Moroccan tea, and one hookah. Plus there is literally camera facing the register, so they could had checked to see that we did payed. But the girls was just accusing us. Even the one that took our money. They did asked for a receipt but I don't keep receipt for that long. I felt humiliated and embarrassed because this used to be the place where I could take my friends and sit and talk to them and enjoy my time. But since this experience I won't be back. read more

This is a great hookah place. We love the atmosphere at this place. Great music selection and very relaxing. Service is great. They are doing great job in keeping their hookah clean and they service the hookah every 10 minutes. If you want to socialize, it is a great spot to do so. I have been to many Hookah places in and out of state and this is the best I have ever been to. I simply love this place. They have great selection of cold and hot drinks to choose from. Their music is soft and relaxing. read more

This place was great, not too pricey, real Turkish coffee, free refills on sheesha, no wait to get a table if you get there by 9. Authentic atmosphere, I'll definitely be going here again & recommending it to my friends! read more

Best hookah place the world over. . . period. I've been in the middle east, Texas, NYC and CA and nothing comes close. Excellent service, amazing atmosphere and great hookah. Check out the cool artwork as well. Even great for non smokers. read more

It is a nice place and nice hookah! I noticed the prices are not fixed even for the same things within the same week. Other than, everything was cool. read more

Awesome spot its huge so you have no problem getting a seat even on a froday night. Great coffee and tea and they maintain the hookahs well and are attentive read more

Nice place with good hookah choices. Really enjoyed the pineapple with the hookah.Servers were attentive.

Lovely atmosphere! The desserts are fabulous! Although it was somewhat hot inside, it eventually cooled down. Maybe it took a while before the air kicked in and cooled off the area. Great Hookah read more

My husband and I did not feel welcome. I don't usually leave bad reviews but, I disagree with the reviews posted, which drive me to this disappointment. We were told to park in a different spot because it was "blocking the door", but we were on the spot on the side... Also, did not have cups to go so, we ended up going somewhere else, much nicer 10 min away. read more

Hookah is great and the environment is very good. The hookahs are pretty high quality. However, service is very poor. The guys that refresh the hookahs are very rude and always service the Arab customers before anyone else. read more

The workers here seem racist. I've been here many, many times and can say that every time I went with my Lebanese friends, the service was friendly and prompt. Any time I came with white friends, I'm constantly waiting for the hookah, to be greeted, for the coals to be replaced. Smallest time I've had to wait on these occasions are 30 mins, longest was about an hour while we even had asked for new coals at the 50 minute point and saw the worker taking a smoke against the wall a minute later...oh how I wanted to just walk out without paying and never come back. I won't return for them to steal my money for rude service who ignores particular customers, and for me to have an overall terrible experience while I'm trying to have fun out with friends. read more

Nice place , but more men and less women. I ask to change tv channel. No luck. Parking lot poor design. Tough to pull out. Cars block you in

Hookah was exactly what you would expect. Awesome ambiance... But I waited for an hour before being helped. I went to the counter and was told to have a seat twice. once served the server was amazing... Side note... This was at 5 in the afternoon. It was a ghost town. I won't go back. read more

An exceptional place, clean and family friendly the owner will make you feel like you are part of his family, great hospitality and wonderful service the hookah is amazing our favorite place to go to in Raleigh. read more

Had a nice night with the lovelys tonight. The waitress here was amazing. The only complaint I have is with the coal boy who stared me right in my face and ignored me trying to get more coals. He pretended not to understand anything I was saying while I was asking questions. The only time he spoke was when he was asking if we drove a jeep in the parking lot. The atmosphere is 5 stars and if I would have had someone else more polite changing my coals it would have stayed that. Unfortunately his attitude altered my opinion in such a way I would give this place 1.5 stars. I will return hopefully to a more friendly atmosphere. read more

The ambiance is great. Very friendly people. The girl at the front asked us to be seated and came over to take our order quickly. It was a busy night but the service was fast. One thing to mention is if you feel like you have been forgotten about get up and go to the front sand remind them that you need something, they will get to you right away. The hookah was awesome too. I happen to know what I wanted so that made things easy. The Arabian tea with mint was right on. Overall a very good place to visit. read more

Walked in after a meal on the town, it was a very chill and relaxed place. There was no hostess so we preceded to the cash register were we were handed menus and told to sit anywhere and the server would be with us soon. Picked out a nice spot outside.waited half an hour as 2 servers walked past us fed up with the poor service we headed up back up to the cashier and placed our order for hookah and the Moroccan mint tea as the cashier polity apologized, sat back down and or tea and hookah came in an orderly fashion but the coals didn't come until 15 minutes after our hookah which gave us plenty of time to watch the "security" ride around the parking lot on car doors and play around with a taser.....the only reason I didn't give a one star is because I enjoyed the tea and ambiance read more

A friend of mine ordered another hookah with a large group of friends(we were told we needed to order at least 5) & never got it...we assume they just forgot about it completely. My friend & I ordered some Moroccan mint tea and never got it after waiting 30 minutes and asked to cancel it, since we all planned on leaving, and they said we weren't allowed to cancel the order and made us pay for it anyway... I would have argued with them but after the mediocre service I just wanted my dessert (which was good) and wanted to leave. The only good things I can say about this place are that the flavor options they had were good (we ordered a variety of flavors) and they had a pretty good selection of café style drinks and desserts. read more

My friends and I go to Shahrazad every other night to enjoy the best hookah in town. The place is very cool, clean, and very relaxing. Lemon & mint hookah is my favorite. Highly recommended. read more

Have been coming in for more than 2 years. I always find help with parking. We get fast orders with the best houka in town. Coming from a houka snob, this is hands down the best place for some great flavor houka fix. My regular is a grapefruit head with mint tea. read more

I kind of feel bad for anyone in north Carolina that thinks this or the other near areas are actual good hookah. The only good thing I liked about this place was the atmosphere and girls at the front were very friendly. Just like any other hookah place in this state, they try to get away with using light up coals. The fact that some of their customers are okay with that just shows that they don't know anything about hookah. Even the normal coals that were used, was of low quality. Such a waste, they would spend less time switching coals if they got the good nara or any other higher brand of coals. The price for the hookah here is average so it isn't to bad. I was there for a little over an hour and did not get any coal change at all. The best positive aspect of this place was there outside seating, it truly is one of a kind and I haven't seen it at all. I'm giving this place two stars so they hopefully one day invest in coals and stop being lazy with the coal change, I shouldn't have to call the guy down after an hour. read more

Nice atmosphere, slow service, decent sheesha. The lady was very nice about it. The guys setting up hookah and freshening coal were kind of rude and unhelpful. read more

Worst and slowest service. Went with a friend and we were told to be seated and someone would bring us menus. We sat down and waited about 20 minutes-no menus. Finally flagged someone down to bring us some and he seemed irritated we even asked. Waited another 30 minutes for anyone to come order (had to track someone down for this as well). Got our hookah-waited ANOTHER 20 minutes for some kid to come give us coals. The flavor was good and thats about the only positive thing I have to say about the place. Our server was some arrogant 18 year old kid who felt it was appropriate to come to our table, pop our mouthpiece off and smoke some of our hookah. It was very bizarre. I will NEVER come back here. I felt ignored and like I was inconveniencing the staff just by being there. read more

wonderful place.i just wish they sold food & had a bar for alcohol.that would make it A+++

i go their every week and they have outstanding customer service and there hookahs are perfect! great atmosphere! alot of choices! it is the best hookah lounge in the area by far i have been to every single one of them. sex on the beach is my favorite flavor! read more