Overpriced. Came in just for 3 coned raw papers and it cost me more than 3 dollars. Never coming here again. They're usually approximately 2 packs of 3 cones for 3 dollars. Go somewhere else. read more

Great destination in Berkeley! You you need a good place for vaping and smoking supplies. They are friendly and have everything you need in one place. I've been visiting this place for years. read more

i've been by this smokeshop before and have been in once or twice back in the day when I thought smoking cloves was not technically smoking cigarettes since I am a lifelong non-smoker and would be too embarrassed to be ever thought otherwise. "It's just for the taste!! It's CLOVES!!" They seemed a bit overpriced but not that overpriced. And now today I find myself trying to find some tobacco for a friend, and he wants a very specific quality brand that seems hella expensive when I do searches on it over the Net. I can't seem to locate this product anywhere to purchase in person so far, so I thought I could give some places a call. Surprisingly, on a Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30 PM PST, I call, get nobody on the phone, and eventually just hear a beep. Is this a voicemail service? An old answering machine? The phone deciding to just quit with the ringing already? But regardless, I expect someone to answer the phone at the least, to answer a question or two, but to get no one on a weekday in the middle of the day? Very disappointing, and does not seem in any way impressive to me as a possible customer. I haven't smoked cloves in years, so actually the prospect of going into a tobacco store and purchasing some cigarettes of any brand is frighteningly embarrassing enough for me. Because of their lack of phone service, I have to lower their rating. I'm probably going to have to start calling "oversea" in The City to find this now. They lost a customer. End of story. read more

Broke my glass pipe came in for a new one. Looked around a lot of shops but this one had the coolest pipes. Wood, glass, stone, metal. Pretty much anything you can think of they have it! Prices are good! They also have great deals. The star is super friendly helpful. They totally want to help you find your perfect pipe! Which we did! Did not expect to find one! But I was very pleasantly surprised! Def a place to check out! read more

I am not the kind of guy to write reviews, however today I stopped at this shop to get some rolling tobacco, after I gave him my debit card I saw that he is holding the pin pad so I can't see how much he was charging me and he was -you guessed it- over charging. Trying to steal from me. I will never come back and suggest everyone check their receipt read more

This is a convenient location to pick up a cigar when you're in a pinch. Just expect to pay a little more for this convenience. The selection was nice, but they didn't have my favorite. The cigar quality was above average from other places I've purchased from. read more

They sell fake Juul pods. I've been using Juul pods for over a year and I could tell as soon as I opened them that they were not real.

Awesome place highly recommend it. Best bongs in Berkeley. Large variety very friendly customer service. read more

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The shop is nice, large variety of glass in there. But I do have a small question. I went in today to buy a small glass hand pipe and I saw the yelp 50% off coupon so I went in and asked one of the workers about the coupon and he said "yeah I'll take care of you" and as I asked how much was this one small pipe he says it's normally 30$ but with the coupon it's 15$, now that sounds like they just marked up the price. so when you use a coupon they will give you a higher price on the glass kinda sucked, like really 30$ for a little pipe? Keep in mind it wasn't anything fancy a simple little hand pipe with 2 simple colors and that was 30$? I can get a cheaper one at a dispensary, I would like to see you honor your coupon without doing your little trick that you tried to do today. read more

We come here for all of our needs! It's the perfect place! Staff is really helpful and always makes sure you leave satisfied and with a deal. Zack provided great customer service and made sure we got exactly what we wanted. read more

Love this place! These guys are super friendly and helpful, without pressuring you into anything. I drive from across the bay for their selection and expertise. Their custom lighter leashes are the best I've ever used! read more

They provided a really good service & helped me find exactly what I wanted. There are a lot of options here! Definitely recommend

Best smoke shop in berkeley. Sick customer service and sick deals. I highly recommend Zack; dude hit me up with a sick ass deal on bongs.

Not a bad little smoke shop. Extensive collection of sheesha's (hooka, waterpipe, whatever you want to call it), pipes, cigarettes, and the accompanying tobacco, lighters, accessories. They have cigars too, but I don't know much about them. They really take the time to explain the options to you, the pluses and minuses of this or that, and they are overall super helpful in navigating their vast array of smokeables. read more

Awesome place. They guys behind the counter are knowledgeable and always answer all my questions in detail. They work to find me the best price for wanted items and never have a shortage of the essentials. By far my favorite smoke shop in Berkeley. read more

Amazing selection, knowledgeable staff, deep and good vibes. To the next 100 yrs, Whelans, live. Thank you, guys.

Didn't know this shop existed, found them on IG and it is AWESOME!!! So much custom glass by local artists. I've got my eye on one of the pendants, I'll be back! read more

I came to Whelan's to buy coal for my hookah for they were the only shop around who carried the brand I wanted for a decent price. My first time being here turned out to be a great experience. The staff was very friendly and very helpful when I threw out a few questions about different accessories. Before my shopping had been finished I noticed they had a large variety of homemade shisha ranging from all kinds of flavors. One of the employees gave me a smell sample of all the top selling flavors. I was so pleased that I ended up buying 4 different flavors of shisha. I just wish they carried company name shisha such as Starbuzz. Other than that, this is a great smoke shop to fulfill your needs! read more

Quality shop. Huge selection. Picked up a lighter here with my friend. Alex helped me out. Friendly service!

Good shop with all your basic needs and a wide variety of both clear and worked glass, standard and scientific glass. Good people and flexible on prices read more

literally have never seen this store open on time ‍ google says they open at 9am, passing the store at 930 rn and the doors are locked and no ones inside... either fix y'all's listed hours or open on time read more

Best smoke shop in Berkeley. Amazing customer service. We spent ages trying to decide what to get and the guy that helped us was super helpful and patient. read more

I've been coming here since high school. I love the customer service! Great music to add. Love it

I referred my bf to this shop to get a bong bc I used to work next door and saw that the business always has great deals. We went in and Mike helped us out. He was hecka coo and friendly & made sure we left satisfied with our purchase, definitely will come back. read more

I have been going to Whelan's for years, and have always had a completely positive experience. The staff has always been knowledgeable and polite, and have often given me discounts on top of Whelan's already very reasonable prices, or thrown in additional items for free. I have seen a few negative reviews, and I suspect that those people interacted with new employees who brought with them the rude, scamming environment of many other smokeshops. But I have been there many times over the years, and have only had positive experiences, so I suspect that Whelan's management has little tolerance for employees that give poor customer service. read more

Excellent selection, good customer service, good prices, satisfied with purchases and definitely check it out, they will hook you up with what ever you want. read more

The staff was so helpful and friendly! They helped our group find the perfect first hookah. Very knowledgeable.

I've been coming to Whelans for years. First for handmade Sheesha then for pipes and herbs. If you haven't been here yet they have a great staff and the best collection of glass and pendants along the telegraph strip. You can usually find 15 minute parking right out front too. Love them. read more

Got a killer Grinder watch here courtesy of the boys at Whelans! Would HIGHly recommend shopping here!

Whelan's is the place to go for all Tabacco, hookahs, vaporizers,cigars and any other needs for smoking. The guys are amazing and really treat their customers like family. I wouldn't waste my time going any where else. Really beautiful people. read more

This is the shop to come to if you want fare prices and a great selection of glass. Staff are more then happy to assist you on your choice and guide you to a wise choice. Look for Zack he is the one that we'll assist you in your choice. read more

Brought a Vape pan today, and they told me it was 60$ and give me a good deal for 45$, and went home and check the price online, it only 15$ with shipping! call them ask if I can do return, they said no. Will not go recommend this shop! read more

Went today to browse and possibly purchase a hookah. I've had cheap novelty hookahs before but finally decided to invest in something a bit more adult. Went in hardly knowing a thing and was given options and guided to a gem, but was also great information about the different brands, styles, materials etc that I had trouble even finding on the internet. Great service: no pressure to buy or up-sell, even threw in a free batch of their house-made tobacco (white peach, yum) and charcoal AFTER the purchase had been made. Will certainly go again. read more

Not as good as Sunshine Coast in the city, but probably the best in the East Bay. Prices are better than Sunshine, but the selection and quality isn't the same. I think this place focuses more on the pipes and water pipes instead of the hookahs. Still, every time I'm in the area, I'll drop by. One really cool thing is that is you make a large purchase (hookah and/or a crapload of shisha), they'll be somewhat flexible on pricing. read more

Great place! Always a good time and good customer service w great prices! Just purchased a bowl and he walked me through it, and really gave me a good price. Very happy with the service. read more

Alex was awesome! He took his time answering all of our questions and gave us his best recommendations. They have an excellent selection to pick from with a great price point. Great experience! Highly recommend! Thanks Alex! read more

Best glass shop in Berkley, don't mess with any other shop, Whelans has what you want. Mike was was super kind and hooked me up with exactly what I needed. Highly recommend checking Whelans out for all you glass and smoking needs read more

Great smoke shop tucked away from the rest of the smoke shops on Telegraph. On the campus side of Bancroft I can tell you that this place is probably my favorite smoke shop on this side of the bay. Good prices, great employee's. Sammy is a great addition to the spot, talking to me for 30 minutes casually about what pieces hit good and what pieces he liked etc. What was really cool is that he let me tryout a water dry hit on a piece I was interested in. Thats how you know this place is legit, Letting you try out a piece (no tobacco or such inside of it, just filled with water). Everyone says go to big al's but if your not looking for a toro, and you can walk around the corner from the shops at telegraph, you wont be disappointed. Place has a great selection of; RooR, phX, hmg, ehle, etc very great big selection, great customer service. Top 5 in the bay area of best smoke shops DEFINITELY! read more

Good prices, great customer service the salesman told us everything we needed to know about using a hookah. They have tons of Hookah's at many different prices. They make there own chemical free tobacco in tons of flavors. I will def be back.. read more

While I am not really sure why all the smoke shops cannot quote me prices over the phone, I ended up biking to Whelan's to pick up a little pipe. All smoke shops are a little creepy, this place is no exception. When it came down to it though, this was a fine business who gave me a good price on my selected item. The dude even gave me some free screens so that I wouldn't go check out other smoke shops. I love free stuff. Win read more