Xhale

Located in New York,

Address: 70-11 Austin St, Forest Hills, NY 11375, United States

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Rating: 3.7

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Review 1 (2024-07-07 - Rating: 5)
Nice getaway and respite once in a while. Ordered a Huqqah together with mouth watering wings from Munch and this became a perfect treat to myself. And even more, they blend their own unique flavors.

Review 2 (2024-08-14 - Rating: 5)
If u r huka lover , must try this place. Their huka gives you true smoke flavors. I tried their house special Tajdar. Its out of world. Food is also delicious and rich taste, wings are amazing.

Review 3 (2024-08-09 - Rating: 5)
The best hookah lounge in Queens. The atmosphere is fire 🔥

Review 4 (2024-10-05 - Rating: 5)
The most wonderful and professional staff—they truly care about their customers. My favorite hookah is Mango Kulfi, but all of their hookah options are amazing. I absolutely LOVE this place! I come here almost every day, and they never disappoint!The best in Forest hills . 5 stars ⭐️

Review 5 (2023-12-15 - Rating: 5)
One of great places for hookah and hookups I love always when I visit

Review 6 (2017-12-29 - Rating: 4)
I may go here TOO often. Good happy hour deal on the hookah. They clean their hookah pipes really well so you dont end up with a horrible headache in like 5 minutes. No alcohol served here (yet). Love getting the lamb over brown rice whenever I want some food. Onevof those is large enough to share.

Review 7 (2017-07-18 - Rating: 4)
Very cool place, love the fact they have games you can pick and play like skip bo, connect 4. Gives it a very down the Earth feel. Also not a heavy drinking so the fact theres no alcohol doesnt bother me. Just wish they kept the games in better condition.

Review 8 (2024-06-09 - Rating: 5)
Great atmosphere food and ambience. To go spot for hangout.

Review 9 (2019-02-17 - Rating: 5)
This is a great spot for hookah and flavors are always good (depending what you get) my favorite is the dirty money with an ice pipe! The rest of the reviews here seem to be by people who dont smoke as much and the food shouldnt be a concern if you are there to smoke that is the priority and the hookah never disappoints

Review 10 (2024-07-12 - Rating: 5)
Great place, IG worthy pics for scenery and drinks, appreciated the amazing service with Claudia and the manager Roy. 100% recommended

Review 11 (2017-09-20 - Rating: 5)
Chill and hookah all night long!! Good music in the background.... Fair price

Review 12 (2023-04-15 - Rating: 5)
Amazing atmosphere and great hooka flavors.. Love the spot food is amazing too.. must try xhale for a good time with friends!

Review 13 (2016-08-16 - Rating: 5)
They sat us quickly and had everything set up fast. They had a great selection to choose from and was priced very well. Had a lot of food selections as well. The Cherry Limeade slushie was AMAZING!!!! Great place to go and easy to get to.

Review 14 (2021-01-11 - Rating: 5)
I enjoy this place, generally clean, the guy working there is nice and the blue berry mint hookah flavor is awesome, they play a lot of Indian music which is nice and sometimes some rap/hip-hop music.

Review 15 (2016-02-14 - Rating: 4)
After further considerations, I cant give this lounge 4 stars since I always find myself choosing to smoke hookah on steinway. It wouldnt make sense to rate it higher than the places I frequent more often when I choose to smoke outside of my house. As Ive said in a previous review, the hookah at xhale is fine, it was enjoyable. But why pay so much when I can pay $10 for a hookah that I will enjoy just as much if not more? As Ive also said in my previous review, theres no such thing as an excellent hookah when it comes to the nyc hookah scene. So when comparing lounges of equal merit it comes down to price point.Another reason for my revised review is the fact that the music is unnecessarily loud in such a small venue. Its personally not my cup of tea and biscuits.On a side note to the owner: 1) it would not cost $50 a hookah if you tried to keep up with the new innovations that the west coast has embraced 2) San diego and San Francisco dont have higher rents than austin street? Dont make me laugh. Some places in cali are more expensive than the most expensive parts of nyc. 3) vortex bowls are made of cheap ceramics, made in china. You were probably smoking fumes for the 6 out of 7 hours (ceramic has terrible heat retention so instead of properly baking the tobacco from the bottom up youre creating a thin crusty top layer too quickly thus preventing the heat to travel throughout the bowl properly). I highly recommend stoneware clay phunnel bowls 4) your responses kind of insulted my intelligence. Al Fakher doesnt make Pumpkin Pie or Blue Mist.... its a fact.

Review 16 (2024-07-26 - Rating: 5)
Never expected such environment. Staff is so co operative and professional

Review 17 (2024-06-04 - Rating: 5)
Nice & clean place we enjoy all the time top of the rated place they are very great people always nice love this place.

Review 18 (2020-08-24 - Rating: 5)
Really good mint hookah and nice staff, very friendly crowd! I love the music and ambiance. Snacks are tasty.

Review 19 (2022-09-22 - Rating: 5)
No more food. Great hookah. Love the music. Not a club scene. You can study there, and catch up with people

Review 20 (2019-03-14 - Rating: 5)
Best hookah I have ever smoked in my life, great hospitality and the staff was very welcoming. Great choice of music

Review 21 (2017-12-23 - Rating: 5)
Paan Masala favour is the best here. And they do have games and whatnot but I like the place and I take my friends there all the time. Recommended place

Review 22 (2019-03-14 - Rating: 5)
Great hookah, great food and music! Staff was very attentive as well. Deff recommend! :)

Review 23 (2022-07-04 - Rating: 5)
Sheesha was good not bad for $30 for two hours... wish they had the food.

Review 24 (2023-10-01 - Rating: 5)
Friendly informative service from carter and the rest of the staff. Always a good experience

Review 25 (2016-08-07 - Rating: 5)
This is a great place to hang out with your friends late in the evening and it also doesnt hurt that the music is usually pretty good.

Review 26 (2024-10-17 - Rating: 5)
Niceeee

Review 27 (2018-02-16 - Rating: 5)
Best hooka spot by far! good hosts Amasing hooka !cant go wrong with this place!snapple peach and sub zero all day!!

Review 28 (2018-01-10 - Rating: 5)
Good hookah. not harsh. calm atmosphere where you can play board games or write a paper

Review 29 (2024-01-21 - Rating: 5)
A nice hookah lounge, they have a really nice outdoor area

Review 30 (2022-04-19 - Rating: 5)
Great place to have great hukkah. Good food and staff is really friendly.👍

Review 31 (2016-09-30 - Rating: 5)
Good prices and the staff was really pleasant, Ive been here a few times already and Ill keep coming back

Review 32 (2023-04-13 - Rating: 5)
Honestly I loved my experience at Xhale! My hookah was timely, the food was bussing, and the music was soothing…just chill vibes

Review 33 (2018-12-24 - Rating: 4)
Good place with nice music. Not the best honestly but not bad.

Review 34 (2023-04-17 - Rating: 5)
Enjoy this place, generally clean, the guy working there is nice and the all hookah flavor is awesome, they play a lot of Indian and English music which is nice and sometimes some rap/hip-hop music.

Review 35 (2019-05-25 - Rating: 5)
Word cant be enough to describe the improvement, way better then last time i came

Review 36 (2023-07-03 - Rating: 4)
Great Hookah and Food. I tried the Green Ice flavor it was on point

Review 37 (2023-04-17 - Rating: 5)
The hookah is amazing here, they recently changed up their menu, upgraded on the food options, the taste has gotten better

Review 38 (2023-04-17 - Rating: 5)
Great service you get to choose musicFood is on point specially wings are hit .Charming staff

Review 39 (2023-04-17 - Rating: 5)
I always have such a great time here! They have some amazing hookahs, mango lassi flavor is my favorite! They now serve food as well. I love their anda wala and 5-alarms burgers!!! Definitely give them a try!

Review 40 (2018-06-17 - Rating: 4)
Good cheap hookah, but no alcoholic beverages

Review 41 (2019-03-21 - Rating: 5)
Nice music, people can talk and play games of their choice. Staff is good keep up with the coals and whatever is needed. Smooth flavors and price is not pricey and just fine for everyone I say. Great service will come back again.

Review 42 (2015-11-09 - Rating: 4)
Decent food good music chill little spot

Review 43 (2017-11-22 - Rating: 5)
Good service and attention, great choice of flavors

Review 44 (2017-01-25 - Rating: 4)
Comfortable place with very good hookahs. It is not like hookah bar/club, it is just that hookah place where you smoke your hookah chat with your friend(s). Their selection of games that you can borrow for free and play is great. And of course, staff is very friendly :)Only minus for me was that the place is made like a long hall.

Review 45 (2020-01-07 - Rating: 4)
Very good place to hang out with friends. Good prices for the hooka and they have a great selection of flavors. The drinks themselves however are overpriced ($3 for a bottle of water). I recomend it as a once in a while experience.

Review 46 (2020-03-03 - Rating: 5)
It’s a full on Bollywood style hookah lounge. They play the oldest Bollywood music videos and honestly I love it. Not every expensive. They have food. You can play some games in there. Not really busy, the servers are a little slow though.

Review 47 (2022-05-10 - Rating: 5)
Best hookah place nice environment nice flavors

Review 48 (2016-10-05 - Rating: 5)
Been conning here since about 2009. The Hookah is amazing. Chilled environment good food. Alright music but who really listens to it if your with friends or on your phone or playing boars games, its just becomes background noise.

Review 49 (2023-09-13 - Rating: 5)
Good place for hukkah and snacks

Review 50 (2017-03-11 - Rating: 4)
I remember coming here for the first time years ago and the staff members use to wear shirts that said Friends dont let friends smoke hookah on Steinway LOLWell a few years have passed and I decided to stop by for a second time and Im very glad I did.I stumbled in around 6pm and lucky for me they had a special going on from 6pm-8pm which consisted of $12 hookahs and $3 smoothies. We all know Ash loves a good special/deal :)! I started with a lemon drop hookah and a strawberry shortcake smoothie. The hookah was awesome! It was lemony with a hint of menthol and it was pulling beautifully. The staff provided great service and maintained the coals very diligently for the 2 hours I was there. The strawberry shortcake smoothie was pretty bomb also!I was very pleased with my second visit at Xhale. The reason I never returned back in the day was because the place seemed like it was being ran by a bunch of incompetent teenagers. Thankfully, I am very happy to see that after all these years the teens have grown up and are providing great service as well as great hookah. Im usually not a fan of establishments that automatically add gratuity to the bill but because I was satisfied with every aspect overall, I didnt mind the little 20% curveball they threw at me.

Review 51 (2019-07-31 - Rating: 5)
Staff is amazing and the flavors are to die for. Pricing has got to be the best Ive seen compared to other lounges

Review 52 (2020-02-08 - Rating: 4)
Friendly staff. Hookah is good. Parking might be an issue in the area. Sandwiches are halal

Review 53 (2017-05-21 - Rating: 5)
Great hookah! Definitely coming back

Review 54 (2019-04-15 - Rating: 5)
Delicious hookahs definetly a chill spot to go and relax after a long day at work.

Review 55 (2015-07-19 - Rating: 5)
Hookah was really good. Music was good. Drinks were awesome

Review 56 (2018-10-16 - Rating: 5)
Amazing place... relaxing, and best hookah flavors in town!!!

Review 57 (2017-03-19 - Rating: 4)
After a long time had a good hookah flavor is good menu is good enough staff are friendly price is not high positive environment like this place I will come back hear