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Palm Palace Shisha Bar
about a five minute walk from edgware road station the average pedestrian is hit with clouds of fruit flavoured smoke that bring a hearty smile and it just so happened that a source of much of that smoke was coming from the tribe of smokers sitting in front of palm palace. The venue is a rather exotically decorated two floor Egyptian diner. Delicately arranged cushioned chairs and sweet teas are the order of the day. Of course despite the lush interior we are here for shisha. The flavour selection is four or five fruits and we choose strawberry. Outside we are led to a table where only men appear to be smoking-the large pipes kept at floor height. The attendant changes the coals every few minutes so the smoke is kept strong and does not go bad. The staff aren’t particularly great at conversing in English but we eat the humus and drink banana milkshakes.
Overall a nice authentic edgware road experience-the seating feels a little in the way of pedestrians and its not super comfortable but the service is excellent 7/10
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18 responses so far ↓
1 Khashayar // Apr 14, 2009 at 4:10 am
You should have gone downstairs to smoke… even though there is a smoking ban palm palace still have indoor smoking
2 Bashir Issa // May 21, 2009 at 3:05 am
Hi dere,
Good morning. I just got back from this place few minutes ago. We chatted for a while, drunk some nice tea fron a pot and my guest enjoyed a shisha at the same time. The pedestrian seating, inside the restaurant and the basement have very the same smells and colours. Upon our arrival at the den in the basement, no menu was offered to us. We took two things one shisha and a pot of mint tean for 3 people. Bill came to 25 pounds which I thought was rather cheeky for them tender. I asked the waiter to break it down, he said pay it up at the upper floor, 15 pounds for the shisha and 10 pounds for the pot of tea. I was very disappointed by the lack of vat a menu and vat receipt. So, I will have to write both to the local council and the vat office tomorrow without a fail. It is illegal to sell anything to a customer without a display of a menu prior to the service. I checked everywhere, there is no sign of a menu showing 10 pounds for a pot of tea. Staff were doing what they do at best, I wont’s blame them; the boss must very naive by having a place that does not give a receipt to it’s customers and basement unit that sells a tea for ten pounds without a menu. If I knew tea would have costed us ten pounds I would have gone a good Shwarma at Maroush instead. Very annoyed,,, me,,,
3 Arab Community and Restaurants in London « abbeyorchids // Jun 18, 2009 at 6:50 am
[...] Palm Palace Shisha Bar are well known and popular traditional venues. (For a refreshing concept, if you’re a smoker dare to venture down-stairs at the Palm Palace where I’ve heard it said the Shisha is still smoked inside!) It can never be said these men are boys, Oh No, they are all man! Take a look any night in the very plush Grosvenor Victoria Casino , a huge place offering food, drink and of course refuge for many discerning gentlemen. There is of course the usual array of gaming tables ranging from Black-Jack to Poker and even Russian Roulette from which many will try their luck. [...]
4 Haroon // Jun 19, 2009 at 12:23 am
This place is a rip off as mentioned above, four of us went there couple of weeks ago, had 2 shisha and some tea, our bill was £60 without breakdown or any receipt. Avoid this place.
5 Humayra // Nov 18, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Heya,, Whas The Age You Have To Be To SMoke Sheesha At Your Place ,, Were 17 And Want To Come Next Week ,, And Whas Your Time Opening,, Could You Get Back To Me Please ,, With Prices Alsoo! Thank You
6 carlos // Nov 23, 2009 at 12:45 am
haroon edgware road is for the rich not some cheap cunt, mabe u look like a mug thats way they rip u off
7 milad // Dec 19, 2009 at 6:32 pm
dnt everrrrrrr gooooo to dis shittty Palm Palace Shisha Bar place. shishaa is okk buh da fooood is soooo crappppp.. i had foood poisoning da very nxt dayyy
8 Mimi // Jan 29, 2010 at 12:28 am
Whats their number man?
9 lylc // Feb 12, 2010 at 5:32 pm
crap waiting staff ….. rude and u their own posteriors. will be contacting the council when refused service because we had a guide dog.
10 Hayriye // Apr 17, 2010 at 6:42 pm
I went here for dinner last Monday with my two daughters and I found the staff to be very friendly. Service was excellent. So was the food, and very generous servings. My oldest daugher had lamb shank which she enjoyed, my youngest had mixed grill (great selection of kebabs) which tasted delicious, and I had mezes, aubergine, falafal and borek, all good. The drinks were a bit expensive, ayran and mint tea but the food I thought was very reasonably priced. Didn’t have shisha. Was made to feel so welcome we are going back again.
11 Armandos // Jan 26, 2011 at 4:09 am
What are you saying Palms Palace is a rip off who ever says that is expensive dont come to edgware road then you all are ungrateful people who should be excluded from edgware road like carlos said if you look like a c*nt and chat a lot of sh*t then i encourage them to rip you off. if you do not have money then stay at your own cheap area. The shisha is the best, the service is great and also their staff. if you lookm like a c*nt of course they are going to pi*s all over you. And why are you all hating on the shop saying you going to call the council just becuse you are low lifes that why you do it.
12 unknown // Mar 25, 2011 at 1:47 am
bunch of freshies posting here who can’t make up proper sentences lol.
but edgware road is expensive, staff are a bit rude, they’re not rude because of the way you dress, whoever said that is dumb. you must be an idiot to be rude to someone just because the way they look and dress.
Their shisha isn’t all that, it’s ok but i’ve been to better places where the flavour lasts longer and the charcoal doesn’t make you choke or you have to changethe charcoal every 2/3mins.
13 Amanda // Apr 12, 2011 at 2:39 am
Armandos you are amusing. The quality of food is acceptable, but as previously mentioned, the prices change often so it’s worth enquiring before ordering anything. The staff are not particualarly accommodating, but there are many places on the Road which are far worse. I wouldn’t recommend this place, but I wouldn’t steer you away either.
14 DONTASK // Apr 28, 2011 at 8:40 pm
THIS IS THE SHITEST SHISHA CAFE IN EROAD THE PLACE IS A RIP OFF AND EGYPTION WAITERS IN THERE ARE IDIOTS DONT EVER GO PLEASE
15 ibrahim // Jun 1, 2011 at 4:59 pm
this is a horrible shsiha bar the shisha tastes like the ball sweat of a thousand halal cows!
16 DULLA. // Jun 1, 2011 at 5:08 pm
right so i come here and im doing my shisha and all of a sudden i see a flying cat and then it comses towards me and hits this guy that was putting the coals on the shisha pipe and the guy dies the cat turned into a cat in a hat then the hat turned into a turban then i said to my self WTF is going on..???
so then i carry on doing my shisha with a cat in the hat and a turban next to me but it thought never mind prophet muhammed would of just carried on doign shsiha so i just did the shisha then i saw some somalian rats eat the cat in the hat and they ran away like a racing camal in the desert so anyways the whole place is a shambles i would spit on it but i cba to get a there the whole place is a DULLAHOW!!
17 TARIQ IQUBEL // Jun 2, 2011 at 12:29 am
shisha is distugusting! it makes me feel sick and high and i think they are trying to drug us and they bump us off and rip us off so baddd!!
18 MO-CUZ // Jun 30, 2011 at 4:14 pm
palm palace is a 10/10 restraunt for thoses who have money, but for those who are cheap and dont want nice shisha go kilburn
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