Barblog Notting Hill and Westbourne Park Palm Palace Shisha Bar (Edgware Road - London)

Palm Palace Shisha Bar (Edgware Road - London)

January 16th, 2009 · 9 Comments

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

Tags: Notting Hill and Westbourne Park

9 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.

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