I used to go to this place very often and I absolutely loved this place. I love the atmosphere, it's very chill and honestly I prefer it darker in a hookah bar than having super bright lights. When I go to a hookah bar I just wanna relax, so it's perfect. Besides that I think they have great hookahs, great flavors and every now and then, they got new flavors that I would try. I would also get recommendations based on what I like and get a mix of a couple different flavors that most of the times went VERY well together. The service is phenomenal and the hospitality is amazing. I learned to love different kinda of music, but sometimes we would even get german music played for us. It was an amazing time every time I went. Pharaohs was like a second home for me and honestly, it would still be I am sure if I haven't had to take some time away due to private reasons. I love this place so much and can only recommend for everyone to go there. read more

Pharaoh's Cafe - Hookah Bars Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

Very nice people. I didn't know the closed at 2 but they stayed opened for me and made sure I was made comfortable. Great hospitality and very kind people. read more

Since I'm deaf, the room is too dark for me to be able to communicate with my hearing friend. But since I was there, we both enjoyed our time there. The owner was very friendly! Hookah and drinks are good as well! I'd recommend you to go there ! Good work!! read more

Shooting here. Two dead. May 14, 2018. This place is terrible. If you're looking for trouble, come here. There are are always fights in the parking lot and there are broken bottles and trash all over the place. They let you drink in the parking lot you just can't bring it in. Take my advice, skip this place and find a better hookah bar read more

Love the hookah and shisha here. However, I should say the service has gone down a lot. Brought a couple of friends for the first time. All of us had issues with the service. Had to walk to the server twice to request for help. They forgot to honor my Yelp coupon as well. Moving my 5 starts to 3. Hopefully you guys do better next time. read more

We are regular customers,for a example, we have tried all the food & hookah flavors in the menu. When Ashraf was there, he took care of us and the experience was great. However, this new guy seems to have no experience in restaurant business at all. We asked for a hot water and its been 30 min still not here, so I had to ask again to remind him. It has been almost 45 min still our food is not here. We were super hungry and this is had been extremely frustrated. Mr. Mo, please consider about our experience, I know that if you were there we wouldn't had to go through this. We left the place by paying for the hookah which we never got the pleasure for what we paid, and I'm very disappointed, as you could see I have attached a picture of our unfinished hookah. Please don't treat your customers like this! You won't go that far with karma. read more

Pharaoh's Cafe - Hookah Bars Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

I'm not a person who usually takes time to write reviews. Giving this place one star cause there is no 0 or -ve stars option. This place is dark, shady & old. The ambience isn't updated, the menu was so dirty that it was sticking to the table. Our hookah was too strong when ordered, upon request they changed and got a new one and sadly this wasn't any different or better. We literally checked out within 20 minutes of our arrival . They need to step up in this game...anyway for anyone planning to spend their Friday night here, then it's not worth time or money. read more

Me and my friend came here to meet up with some people and we sit down with them at their table. 5-10 minutes being there a waiter came up to us saying we needed to spend 25 dollars or leave so he can have the table(the table is already taken by our friends and they already ordered stuff). Then my friend tried to explain that he doesn't smoke hookah but he already bought 2 hookahs for our friends and that's why it looks like we didn't buy anything because the hookah was with our friends. He didn't listen and kicked us out. I was getting ready to order food too. When my friend explained to the door guy what's happening he understood but then told us we need to give HIM 20 bucks just to come back in. But everyone else was walking in and getting in for free?.. one of the worst customer experiences ever read more

Has a nice environment, BUT the main guy who runs the place ALWAYS tries to steal you for your money. You could buy a drink for $5 and then your bill would come to $15. And when you do notice, he gives you an attitude and acts as if he "accidentally" made the mistake. This had happened to my friends and I numerous times, and I promise you, it is no mistake. Also, the place could be only about 30% full, and yet, they would still charge you $10 for just breathing their air, doesn't matter if you did not smoke or buy anything, you still have to pay $10 regardless. I completely understand if they are packed, but there are almost ALWAYS available seating areas. So there is no explanation for them to charge you $10 for doing nothing. This as well has happened to me and others multiple times when we just come along for the company of friends. read more

Solid place...The ventilation could be better as it can get pretty hazy/smoky in here when its decently busy. People are nice, and its a pretty simple hookah bar as far as their servings. However, I do feel like their hookah seems to get harsh quicker than most places. They do let you purchase food from the kabob place next door which has good reviews on yelp. Solid place with nothing special to stick out, but nothing really wrong either. read more

Like a previous user had said, the smoke gets so thick inside the restaurant that when you open the front door, you can see the smoke just flowing out. Makes it difficult to breathe/see sometimes. The music and bellydancer was good. I remember when Hookah bars would have belly dancers every Saturday night, and they stopped. So I love seeing them! Every Saturday night there's a DJ and dancing. A good place to relax and dance, but not necessarily to talk and discuss. It can be difficult to hear over the loud music. Maybe it's just me, but they should lower the volume of the music when the place is quite empty, and then when it gets fuller, they can make it louder. Most of the patrons that come in at 8 are not there to dance...(like our group). I will definitely be going back, maybe for a girls night out. I have not tried their hookah, I don't smoke. The drinks were okay, but they confused me. I ordered a Strawberry/Banana smoothie, and it didn't feel that cold when I was drinking it. The bottom of the drink was pink and the top was white...so I guessed the top would have banana flavor and the bottom have strawberry. But the white had no flavor at all. So rather than getting disgusted about the flavorless white goo, I decided to mix the two colors up and deal with it. read more

Friendly, down to earth environment with entertainment to boot including the fellow patrons who like to randomly break out into a break dancing combat. The shisha was nice, lasting long past what most local lounges offer without the burn and bad aftertaste. The tea and coffee is typical for a Middle Eastern joint. The only downfalls would be the haziness within the room,it's like walking into a wall of smoke. Also, the music can be a bit loud at times, especially during the belly dance performance. There is more hip hop, reggaeton, and dance music played than traditional Arabic ballads. Overall, it was a nice experience. Would definitely return again. read more

All I can say is that this place has the best service around. Normally it takes forever for someone to greet me, take my order or even take out the hookah- not this place. Very friendly staff- the owner is also very nice. The hookah is average, but service and food is awesome. They're even open super late so it's convenient for me! :) Oh, but I went in to purchase Starbuzz shisha and it was $30. That's way too much. read more

The hookah is great. The food is great. And the service is fantastic! I had a layover at Dulles for a few hours and met some friends here on a whim. Our server Mousa was fantastic. It turns out, I left my wallet there and jumped on my flight to California. Mousa actually sent my wallet in the express mail with zero complaints. It's symbolic of the hospitality you'll experience at this cafe. I give it 5 stars and highly recommend it. It's got TV's, which are great for watching sports on weekends. Yet it's traditional enough and very relaxing. It doesn't try to be trendy. It's comfy and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND it! read more

Nice place! Very convenient that it's open until 4 which makes it a great post-bar spot. Lots of hookah flavors to choose from...I believe we had a combination of Sex on the Beach and Blue Mist. The chai tea goes great with it and only costs $3. Keep in mind that this place dies NOT serve alcohol. We knew it ahead of time but that may be a turn off for some people. Happy smoking! read more

This is the only place around this location with exciting flavors makes me to keep coming here and few of the best are pharaoh mix and Romeo mix i ever had before Pharaoh's cafe. It is very closest location to one of best friend's home makes me to make a good place for hangout. Similarly few fruit shakes are quite better. Egyptian ambience with different types of music even time like english, indian, middle eastern music. One of the most exciting things is fast internet. Try to make a stop here to enjoy all of those amazing flavors. See you soon guys read more

Well the place is very good for entertainment but give three stars coz of the lightings which is so annoying and second the coals. They can use better coals. Coz when you smoke their hookah it taste like some plastic burning except the flavor. When I ever I smoke hookah here, my throat hurts in the morning. The rest is good. read more

Pharaoh's Cafe - Hookah Bars Near Me - Sterling, Virginia

It's really nice place place They have really good food And they have the best hookah ever I love this place read more

First all when looking for this place, just know it's toward the back of the plaza. Also, apparently you can bring your own food so go grab something to eat before you come. When we arrived it seemed the patrons were serving there self because there was no hostess or waiter in site. We stood at the door two minutes or so before someone came to greet us.. We weren't sure if the person walking toward us worked there because he looked like a customer (he had on plain clothes). Upon being seated, the 1 server for the 10 or so already seated parties went to grab us a menu. After noticing he was gone for a while I looked at the kitchen door and noticed he was on his phone. The atmosphere seemed like a chill place, everyone seemed to know everyone and it seemed like a "college campus hang out" . When I clicked on the yelp coupon for a free drink --I assumed that there was alky service here--wrong! No alcohol is served here and the food is minimum to none. After we placed our hookah order .. I could hear the server grinding the ingredients together for the hookah and I was not that close to the kitchen area... First time I ever heard this at a hookah place. There were a million things that went wrong here. The server touched my sister's mouth piece while fixing our hookah.. Never seen that done--waiters usually ask you to remove yourself. The server was paying attention to everyone else table but ours (was eating customers food--whatever that I didn't mind). Our coal went out and we had 2 more that we asked him to come light we waited around for 25 mins or so and he never came back to light them. I was annoyed by this point. Our coal ran out very quickly. I tried to keep calm and ordered mozzarella sticks and they didn't taste good. I should have known better because no one else was eating food from the establishment. I guess because I'm not a usual I didn't receive the same service as everyone..the hookah was good and strong. But I'm not coming back. Our service was just horrible, the environment seemed cool but I couldn't get with it . read more

The best place to chill and have fun. They have the best Nescafé and Turkish coffee. Great variations of hookah and great atmosphere. I tried the melon hookah flavor for the first time and I like it. They play such as variety of music such as Latin, hip hop, middle eastern... The only think I didn't like is that they don't have many servers... read more

I have to say I enjoyed this place. They are open until 5AM I think. The staff was VERY nice and the hookah was clean and it didn't hurt my throat. Reasonably priced, I think it was $11bucks. Only draw back I didn't care for was the loud repetitive music. I understand the theme, but I was TOO much. I would definitely go back again. read more

Good service hookah fast. Khaled very nice. Never have or had any issue with anyone here. Weekends they have dj. Hookah priced and food are pretty good. Some times can not be consistent but $12 on the week day 15 on the weekends. Try the stake and cheese it's amazing. read more

Amazing atmosphere, and great service. I told the guy I was studying for finals week, and he turned down the tv for me so I can study without me even having to ask. Great choice of hookah mix too. Peach, guava, and mint. Awesome place read more

Alright. Good environment and an enjoyable time. Let's talk about $55 for three of my friends and I just to get in? Forget about it. Not worth a charge at the door. read more

The only reason I gave this place more then one star was because I did not get the chance to taste their food. Aside from that this place was just terrible. Went on a Friday night and first thing I realized was that the set-up was almost child like. A very low quality and small disco ball at the entrance and light strings hanging and no music. They had an old football game on that was played a week ago and the staff spent more time watching their show rather then assisting and helping. The other thing that threw me off was that they have a minimum $3 fee for anyone who even sits down. That means if you want just a water its going to cost you $3 for a bottle which is ridiculous. If you plan on going here do yourself a favor and dont, there are a whole better places nearby that blow this place out of the water. read more

First time here Customer service is great and food... Employees are friendly. And the whole setup is nice and chill.

Hookah is overly packed making the head die quick, environment makes up for it i was dancing which is good they have a live Dj that 60% of the time is playing Arabic music which no one dances to, overall great location to take friends with and enjoy socially read more

DONT GO THERE. They will charge you $3 just for water. Who the fuck does that? The hookahs are also overpriced and not worth the cost. Save yourself the trouble and go to another hookah place. BAD HOMBRE read more

Rip off!!!!!!! They double charged my credit card. I just disputed the charges thru my bank! Don't do this Pharoah Café!! I will still go sometimes with friends. read more

They don't sell alcohol. And the music could've been better. Also the uy working there was trying to start the hookah for us and put his mouth on it. They failed to even give us mouth pieces to begin with. read more

Don't come here for the free drink check-in. They didn't know what the hell I was talkin' about

Great place great service great hookah. Best management staff ever. The owners are very friendly and know how to serve customers.Mosa is the BEST read more

Average place. Hookah quality is not that great. They run yelp deal but dont honor it as they said it was done by old management. Didnt try their food so cant comment. Mostly, wont be going back to this place. read more

The cool thing about this place is how late it stays open. It is open till usually 4 or 5 in the morning which is unheard of for an establishment in these parts. It makes it a great spot to hit after the bars or just if you have a late night itching to go out. They allow you to bring in food from other locations due to their virtually nonexistent kitchen and food menu. I think that this is a great policy since there are a few great ethnic spots to get food in the same strip. However, they do not allow outside drinks. I have found this to be a policy similar across the hookah bar spectrum in the area although I do not understand it. If you can bring in food from outside, then why not drinks. The drinks are all bottled and a complete rip-off price wise. They should learn that if their customers are well hydrated, then they will stay longer and order more hookah, especially casual smokers who might get a headache after a while. Also, the wifi is very finicky when it comes to apple computers. I have had several impromptu troubleshooting conversations with fellow customers who also were trying to connect with apple computers. I would recommend them to change their network settings so that all devices connect without a hitch. Again, perfectly working wifi encourages longer visit times, which means more hookah sales. I sound like a broken record haha. Finally, the hookah. The hookah is very hit or miss. Sometimes it tastes fantastic and hits with great clouds. Other times, I'm not even convinced that they packed the head with the hookah I ordered, if at all. Several times I have had hookah taste completely off from the flavor that I ordered. I brought this to the attention of the guy who was waiting on the group and he tasted it and said that it was exactly what I had ordered. I told him that I ordered this flavor a fair amount and this tastes nothing like the flavor. He kept repeating that it was right while staring at me blankly and then finally walked away. Other times the hookah has absolutely no flavor at all. I am not sure if this has to do with tobacco freshness, tobacco brand (knock offs), or preparation techniques, but there are times where flavor is nonexistent and I taste more of the disposable plastic tip on my hose rather than the shisha that I am smoking. Overall, the experience can be quite good here, although it's a crap shoot whether it is going to be pleasant or aggravating. If you try it out, hopefully you get a great experience because they are definitely capable of providing one. The next step is for them to CONSISTENTLY provide a good experience. read more

this place is horrible!!! first of all, their hookah is crap! they over pack it and it burns in a matter of minutes. The hookah starts burning your throat. I wouldn't even rate them 1 star. they don't even clean their hookah. I touched the base of the hookah and i had so much dirt on my finger tip, it was disgusting. i heard from a friend that they don't even change the water until 2 days later. Now they charge $10 cover fee for nothing! you cant even sit there without being charged. i promise you my life, your clothes will smell like cigarettes after you leave. all other hookah bars I've been to, my clothes never smell like that. You ask them to fix it and they will smoke it for 2 minutes and then reply "yeah their is nothing wrong with it man"...... i swear these morons.... you would think coming from the middle east, you would have a slight clue of how to make a damn hookah. Don't get me started on the music... they promise all different genre of music but play 90% of arabic music.. ALL THE TIME.... i wouldn't even pay $10 for their hookah. Never going their again. i'm glad i pissed all over their toilet seat. read more

I love coming here with my friends! The staff is super nice and the hookah is great! The wait staff is very attentive and always makes the best drinks! read more

the owner was extremely nice. great hookah and a great environment. i'm definitely going back