Alexandria Cafe in Scarborough
1940 Lawrence Ave E, Scarborough, ON M1R 2Y7, Canada
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Laid-back spot offering Middle Eastern food & shisha in chill digs with billiards & a patio.
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Probably the worst shisha lounge in Toronto. Very dirty, flavours are bad, the shishas themselves are old and unmaintained. The service is also terrible.
Lot of flavours available. Peace atmosphere. A classic ambience. Very great customer service by Don. A very quite place. Building is a bit old. Plenty of parking lots.
I had a wonderful time at Alexandria last weekend. We threw an event there and they gave us a free pineapple shisha, which was delicious and refreshing. The boss was very accommodating and the staff worked hard to make sure we had everything we needed. The atmosphere was lively and fun, with great music and entertainment. The shisha was smooth and flavourful, and they had a wide range of options to choose from. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a great shisha spot in Toronto.
The most rude owner and hosts, kicked us out for wanting to be customers and buy 2 shisha and some tea instead of 3. I had ordered some tea already, the owner told us rudely that we had 30 mins to drink our tea and leave since we didn't want to order 3 shishas. He came back 5 mins later and told us to leave. No manners or etiquette. The tea itself was bad and for two teabags he charged $15.
Staff is very friendly and helpful for whatever we needed. Shisha isn't the best I've ever had but It's still good. The place is clean and has a good amount of televisions for your viewing. I recommend this place.
I would only go here to eat food and the shisha would be only for my friends. The only thing I like about this place is that they have a separate seating room by the entrance which is warmer than the rest of the place. Apart from that fact their shisha is not too bad, the pool table is completely worn out. It is only good if you want to hang out with a few friends to just relax and eat. Their different variety of fries taste the best out of everything on the menu.
A decent selection of food and juice. The tubes on the shisha did not connect well to the main part of the device, so we had to constantly re-attach the tube to it. Also, they did not provide individual mouth pieces per customer.
Interior is bad, very cramped and dirty. The name board is not properly lit. The awnings are torn !! Need renovation and cleanliness urgently !!!!. Used to Open 24 hrs but now till 2 am. Food is just ok ! Variety of sheesha available. Seems little seedy to sit at night, it would help if the owner renovates it and cleans it.
Chill vibes!
Not sure how its still open.
Been coming here since I was in high school
Perfect shisha flavor and its a nice place to have fun with your friends and chill
Relaxing place but no action like music and more options in menu
Nice chill place to relax and smoke shisha sadly the gov doesnt want you to smoke and eat soo they dont have food anymore. Also some of the furniture needs to be replaced Overall 8/10 Food
No too bad
Absolutely detestable establishment through and through. This place is the grimiest of the grimy. A pot of coffee with 2 teabags inside is 15 dollars!
Very nice shisha flavours and outstanding service. Just give it a try, you will love it
Rude staff
Ive been going to this place for a very long time. Friendly staff members, great owners. They recently started private party rooms, cheaper than airBNBs haha. Give it a try. Highly recommend it.
Nice ambience and the owner is im touch with customers and the staff are pleasant
Nice place to chill and enjoy shisha Owner is so kind and friendly , staff are so helpful I differently recommend it to who wants good Shisha environment
1 star enough said
Sheeeeesha! Love their flavor, great for some hangout or chilling alone. Very friendly staffs, helps you out if you need something. Prices are decent. Restaurant needs a makeover badly tho, couldve been soo much better. Its a blatant mess, but still deserves a lot of praise.
its the place to be my go to place to chill relax and have a nice shisha it gives you a nice relaxed vibe which is missing in other cafes in GTA. Summer time the patio is the best place to unwind. and relax with friends
Nice
Good Services, and really good pricing. I would recommend cleaning up the place a bit, but other wise it was a great visit. The workers are all great and very customer service based.
Garbage restaurant ! Bad treatment from the Egyptian boss We were kicked out by him because we didn t order at least $60 !!! I don t recommend anyone to go there ! They don t respect the customer
Raj is the sweetest love this place xoxo :)
#1 spot to smoke Shisha without stress. This here is a 70s AUTHENTIC, Thank You Ash for letting me have a blast.
Prices are good, quality of establishment is low. Ill still come here. I like it a lot. Servers are pros. Locals are inviting.
Pretty alright
Good place for shisha and tea with mint Stays till late ..2 am or so Raj is smily helpful person
Chill spot, not many people, has a rustic vibe
Great place, ambience and staff. Owner Ash is amazing personality with customer s hapiness attitude. He is the best friendly owner i ever met. This place is gem and can be utilized more giving add ons from egypt.
It needs a renovation
Very Egyptian-style café. Awesome shisha. Stays open late till 3 am
Love their shisha.
The go to shisha spot. Solid price and great owner and staff. Classic Scarborough shisha lounge.
Sheesha was very average and the building was very old with no maintenance for years.
Owner opened late for us too
The best place to chill and smoke and play pool and the workers are so nice and chill love it keep up the good work
Well renovated...Great service by the staff and one of the finest place to spend some time with friends!!
Renovation is really done very good. Good services and good staff, very motivated staff. Best place to hang out with friends. T.v and PlayStation is there we can play the games and watch the raptors and many more games.
Alex one of the best place I ve been too. Open 24 hours, shisha made by Alex is the best can t go wrong with this place. They have all the flavours!!
The Shisha is decent and the renovations are okay but the tiling needs to be changed
Worst cafe ever! Food was bland at best and took way longer than it shouldve. Looks like a WW2 bunker with used furniture. Wouldnt go back if you paid me.
Great
Best Arabic cafe in the town
Food is not great still a good place to chill and smoke hookah
I cant believe this place is still going
Best
Nice and helpful stafc
This place is super run down now
It is a good place . But the services need improvement.
I had a visit lst weekend and got served by omesh . He know his work and with great customer service. I will highly recommend this place
So good
Its a good place for a friends meet up or just a regular shisha spot.
Nice place to sit.. Smoke Shisha
For us in Scarborough, Toronto it was once called Coffee, Tea or Me. It was legendary. The patio in summer was the place to be. Alexandria Cafe has exceeded C T or Me. It has given the previous cool a new spin. For those nights you are in the area it is THE place to chill.
Been here a lot of times, but the last time I went the shisha wasnt that great. Barely any smoke. However the only good think about this place is that theyre open 24/7 so it came clutch a couple of times.
Good tea and sheesha
Wonderfull and relaxing
Its good to chill there. Diego
You can wind down after a long day with Shisha and friends, or just sit by yourself and read. Nobody judges, everyone is incredibly nice, and they have a variety of flavors!
Reminds me of a Cuba. If you know rapidoo
Shisha flavour lasted only 10 minutes, open area however needs renovation, needs a proper parking lot, however staff were nice
It is now a shell of its past glory .it used to be 24 hours food and shisha place until the city passed its new shisha bylaws and ruined it
Great place to relax
bad shisha experience they mix all flavors in the same shisha , you should keep apple for apple and mint or mint etc... not use same shisha for all flavors ! and one more thing place is not 24 hour its 12pm to 2AM
Run down place
Disgusting place. Looks like a war zone. I swear. Not even kidding.
Best one
This place was not too bad. It is very run down, but for $15 shisha, cant really complain
24hrs
If you havent been here before, itll look run down but it has a relaxed feel to it
Owesome place nice and friendly worker
Trash
Good service but they really need to renovate this place. It looks like a dump, sofas are ripped too. Other then that, I enjoyed the shisha. I tried the Kiwi one.
Best shisha castemer service 0 and not clean
Very good
Have some courtesy. You guys keep playing Indian songs and not a single English song. Have you forgotten where you are? Its canada where local crowd also comes and they dont feel comfortable with such ambience. Idiots.
Compare to other sheesa lounge good service and great place to enjoy with friends
This is a only place where you can play any songs of your own choice English, Indian, Albanian and Persian. No other place is like Alexandria cafe and the best customer service.
Great shisha and Turkish coffee
Amazing people and staff and good atmosphere to enjoy.
They make great shisha, even though the sitting area isn t the great; however if you looking for good smoke this is the place!
Good
The location is good and its big place it needs to be renovated pretty the shisha is alright not bad the staff is friendly and quick service
One of the best coffee shops in the GTA & the owner is amazing person & very friendly... excellent shisha
Shisha hookas
A chill place with mellow vibes to hangout with your friends. Spend most of my weekends here
Nice food
Amazing food
Great shisha, poor quality hoses though (those cheap plastic ones) and the place just seems really rundown.. The shisha was really good though, so its hard to find any faults in the flavors, just wish the place was cleaner and more care was given to it.
Great price for great shisha. Variety of flavours and the guys and owner are real nice!
Zero ambiance, no customer service and substandard shisha. Not recommended!
Friendly staff and great food.
Very good
Place has so much potential but is sooo run down its disgusting. Shisha is not bad. Lighting sucks feels like someone died which kills the vibe. The seats are disgusting and look like they were picked up from the garbage
Nasty lounge, but good smoke
Bad atmosphere No customer servise The menu is written on a pieace of cartoon ! All guys look at you and u don t feel safe Do not recommend it at all
This place appears to be closed and not 24 hours. Waste of time driving from mississauga
Old school sheesha cafe! Good place if you hang around with a group of friends. Not a place for couples or singles.
This place isnt what it used to be but still offers the best shisha in the area. The furniture and is now worn out and quite filthy to be honest and getting food from here would be a health hazard....but has decent sheesha and a good selection barbicans. Service is also pretty good and the servers are attentive.
Id give it 4 starts for the value it provides, They offer some good hookah flavours and price is reasonable. seating area outside is a bonus. if they improve the sofa quality, lighting or overall ambience of the place; it could become among top shisha lounges.
Awesome place to chill with some warm flavours!!
Amazing shisha but the place needs a upgrade.
Went there two weeks ago........looked like a place being salvaged after fire broke out or something, I was afraid it would fall apart any moment. It looked as if they furnished the whole place with furniture people put out on their front lawn for disposal. The Pool table needed repairs to put it mildly....the guy in charge (I think) said, the table soccer is working .....perhaps the only thing working which wasnt on our list of to-do things.
Nice local place with good shisha and friendly staff and customers. Warm atmosonere, nice music, and they serve food and drinks as well. The prices of drinks like water are a bit high but maybe thats expected at a place that isnt a food and drink primary venue.
Nice shisha
Good Shawarma, but very bad hygiene. I usually like the shisha cafe to good place to socialize and relax but for some reason theyre similar to a club nowadays! Very loud rap music, lots of teenagers, hard to find a place to set and bad shisha. Not my favourite place.
Really chill place to relax and smoke shisha.
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