Very sketchy BUT the shisha is really good and the food is amazing! The owner is almost always there! Very friendly staff! Huge place with pool table and good music! Big outdoor smoking patio! On the weekends gets packed so go early! Also forgot to mention open 24/7!! read more

Alexandria Cafe - Shisha - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I use to come here for years because my friends and I lived in the area. However we didn't know there were better spots as this was the standard for shisha we knew at the time so we overlooked the rundown furniture, dirty pipe water and slow service. The owner even gave us a discount because we were regulars so you know this review isn't biased. Now that we've all moved out of the area we've seen better establishments. We now think back to Alexandria's and wonder how we ever enjoyed it. The owner constantly yelled at his employees (except the pretty foreign girls he'd hire), the hookahs were not cleaned, food orders were often forgotten and incomplete, and the furniture is shipped in from a crackhouse. Sadly the only two pluses here are parking and 24 hour availability. read more

Been here few times. Nice spat to grab a quick bit and/or relax with friends on one of their couches with your favourite shish flavor. Big enough so you don't get soaked by others puffing into you. Shawarma is okay. Felt soggy and empty......decent service. read more

Alexandria Cafe - a glass vase on a table - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Good shisha, Not a bad place for a lazy afternoon Place is open 24 hours Service can use some improvements, but all in all not too bad read more

Alexandria Cafe - a hook on a table - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

It's dirty, dingy, and on the side of sket-CHY!. I'm not sure if this place even has a PASS. The place was rather empty when we went. [Disclaimer: We were here late and wanted shawarma. My boyfriend figured it was time to try a different place, and this place was it.] Only a few people were having shisha (all from the same table). There were a few other people in the corner playing pool and drinking beer. The place doesn't appear to know what it wants to be. A bar? A shawarma place? A shisha place? An actual restaurant? Who knows with their setup! They have a few pool tables, coin-slot game machines, and a few tvs. The tables were not cleaned. There weren't any clean tables in the entire place. The restaurant owners don't appear to be very interested in the upkeep of the place, both in terms of customer service or the appearance of the restaurant. The service was slow. The people that work at this place were not rude, but appear to be rather apathetic. We sat in the patio. We ordered our shawarmas. The shawarma was not wrapped tightly enough, and was alright. It was warm, but taste-wise, I prefer the places in Greektown or the Lebanese places near Bathurst and Bloor. Parking is rather odd. It appears as though they tried to fit in more parking spaces with the way it's set up. The parking is right in front of the restaurant/patio. Would not come back. There are plenty of other places open late night. read more

The shisha selection is quite bad, all we could choose from was strawberry and rose which both are very hard flavours and are really strong. The food my friend ordered a shawarma and the other got a burger. Burger was cold. Shawarmas were quite bad very soggy and cold. The service is very bad, and they are understaffed. No one will come to your table. And I swear there was a really big fat dead guy on the couch right in front of the entrance. He never moved an inch when we were there for couple of hours. Also the place is very dirty. Will not be coming back read more

MICE EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! someone call pest control please! BEWARE THE MICE I went there with a friend and sat on these comfy but old beat red couches and out pops a little mouse that crawled up to my friend. One of the workers alerted by my shock came up to us and asked whats wrong as I told him he kindly moved us. The staff are incredible kind and great at what they do but the owner is a little lopsided. First entering he was screaming at what appeared to be the chef in front of us, completely unprofessional not to mention gave us a scary vibe. Anyway we told the owner who just kept saying "sorry" and asking for a refund gave us one back. Hopefully things change but for anyone whose willing to go DON'T SIT ON THE COUCHES unless you's lie some furry company. read more

Everything about this place is honestly disgusting. The interior is dirty and the bathrooms are gross as well. Even after this I still thought that maybe their food would be okay so I gave it a try. I was never more wrong. I ordered a chicken shawarma and it tasted like it was made hours ago. The pita was soggy and the chicken tasted greasy. So much better places in the area to get middle eastern food. Avoid this place if you can. read more

This place SUCKSSSSSSSSSSS!!! This place has been getting turned over by way too many idiotic managers who have clearly ZERO idea of how to run a business! The chairs are broken, and my friends fell when they set on the chairs. I would give this place NO STAR If I could! The staff working in the kitchen are dirty, and they have a very poor rude service! The food quality is even worst, to a point when I called the health inspection they told that this restaurant already had way too many complains regarding about their unsensitized foods, and that they're under investigation! No one disrespect me, especially as a customer! The Manager thought that I would tell them how amazing they are when they bullied me. Of course I told them off, and never went there again. read more

I came to smoke with 6 people we ordered four shishas the guy from calgary gave us herbal not to mention the water was dark yellow i asked him to clean it he never came back when i asked him he just handed me back the shishas nothing changed i asked him again to clean it he said "you can leave you pussy if you dont wana smoke" i got up to leave he said i have to pay 50 dollars . When i came again alone he said i can pay 10 near the shisha area or 20 at the counter cash only. I asked another employee he charged me 15 . I seen them arguing about the price after. read more

This is the worst place I have ever been to for shisha. It's run down and dirty and their shisha tastes like shit. STAY AWAYYY

Don't know went the reviews are so low for this place. This place isn't trying to be fancy so don't expect a fancy place for a shisha. This place has a bunch of flavors to choose from, a pretty good menu to choose from if you are hungry, and your usual of hot and cold non alcoholic drinks. This place is good to just come relax and smoke. Just don't expect a fancy place. read more

This is a shisha & shawarma place. Their shisha/hooka/whatever you want to call it, is pretty good. They give you more of the flavour than a lot of other places I've tried, and it's relatively well priced. I'm sure they're not the greatest, but they're not bad at all, and they have pretty quick service. If you order food, they will deliver to your table, even if you're new there. Definitely try the 2 for $8.00 shawarma's. They only have chicken, but it's still pretty damn good. So far, this is the best shawarma I've tried in the area, though I'm on the lookout for a better place. read more

I came here only for the shisha and cause it was close and had parking. The place seemed really sketchy and as two females my friend and I didn't feel too safe here. The shisha burned the throat a lot so didn't really enjoy that. But the service was pretty good. The servers were polite and got to us right away. read more

The only good thing about this spot is that they're open 24 hours other than that the food , shisha, and environment are below average. Every time i pass by that place i feel so bad that its doing bad. Such a great location and space and has alot potential but its all going to waste. read more

Minus the fact that the owners changed, the shisha is always the same. If your actually a shisha smoker I do not recommend this place at all. The environment with even its new developments is still for teenagers, who see friends after school type thing. FYI this is no afterschool special. If your going for the food, I wouldnt say your crazy... maybe crazy to eat in such a barbaric atmospher but hey I won't judge. You won't leave the place not feeling like you went to some sort of smack down wwe welfare jam, I guarantee anytime after 6pm there will be some sort of argument that gets twisted and chairs will be thrown around. The only season I recommend Alexandria, is in the summer when you can take advantage of the patio, However the seasons change but the people surely do not. As for alcoholic bevarages: None sold inside but if you check out the parking lot I'm sure you'll see cars and pockets filled with them. (Do make friends) Del Toro, Cheers read more

went there with a few friends round midnight, stayed till 4. Ordered food round 330, my brother and I got wings in which we had to wait 30 minutes for. The bigger issue was the fact that the chicken wasnt even cooked. We talked to the cashier and politely told them just be careful in the future and he offered to refund (great gesture) however we declined. The manager then came and said no this is how the wings are (prob protecting business as there were other people ready to order) Regardless, its a nice place to go ad smoke shisha however their pipes are also poor quality, I wouldnt recommend them at all.If you're interested in shisha coupled with salmonella this is the place for you read more

Good food, especially when the older lebanese chef is there. Friendly owner and staff. Prices are very reasonable (2 shawarma sandwiches for $6.99). Decent selection of shisha flavors. Must try the mixed grill platter. Very big place with run down furniture, I prefer the patio... read more

dude this restaurant really needs to cleen their shisha pipes, dirt dirt dirt, like crap the couches are nice i geuss but seriously i the dirty shisha pipes really make me cringe do they even change the water frequently. also it takes them wayyyy too long to make a damn shwarma 20+ minnutes. i really don't like how they have the same music track playying every time too, like ughhhh pitbull all day t__t read more

Worth every visit! This place is now under new management, oh boy has the new owner Ash really turned this place around, to name a few additions; New LCD screens all around, one of the biggest patio's you will find on Lawrence, now fully renovated with a new patio to be added soon in the near future, new fooze ball table, pool table and game sets. As for the food the new chef from Damascus does an amazing job with a mix middle-eastern/western cuisine which keeps everyones mouths watery and trust me the price is always right at Alexandria. The most important highlight is the mature cliental the shiesha bar attracts it has a mix of young, middle and old, young by day and mature mix cliental in the evening which is a great selling point for couples and executives to kick back and relax in the open concept shiesha bar with their friends with plenty of oxygen to breath and great customer service oriented staff to serve you. There is always plenty of parking available. If you haven't visited this place it is definitely a taste of Lawrence that you don't want to miss out on and if you are lucky enough you may run into a special event along with some well known celebrities. I give Alexandria 5 stars. Best wishes, Pat read more