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Eastern Nights Restaurant & Lounge
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Category: Middle Eastern [Edit]
Neighborhood: Long Island City2535 Steinway St
Astoria, NY 11103
(718) 204-7608
- Nearest Transit:
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Astoria Blvd (N, W)
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good for:
- Late Night
- Alcohol:
- None
6 reviews for Eastern Nights Restaurant & Lounge
ive heard all sorts of shining reviews for eastern nights - here on help, on time out new york, etc.
its not that bad. but thats it. nothing amazing. yeah the shishas good and the food is reasonably priced. but the restaurant itself just looks terribly run down. the chairs are all shabby. maybe the problem is they look really comfy and inviting, but when you sit on them, they're all torn and hard.
the highlight of my time here was the turkish coffee. it was excellent! sweet, rich, and thick and they brought it to the table in the little teapot and poured it right in front of me.
ive had their apple, strawberry, and grape shisha. they're all very good.
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The price is a great place to relax on a Friday night. But what I hated was how hard it was to get the attention of the waitresses! The food was VERY expensive, especially the drinks...$3 for a can of soda. And it really made me mad because I ordered a plate of fries the lady said was $4..it was a large plate but when the receipt came, they overcharged us for things we didn't even order and the plate of fries $9! After convincing them about everything, it was taken care of good. The guy who kept coming to change the charcoal was very helpful and checked on us ever 30 min. Too bad we decided to be assholes and teased him the whole time.
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This is a great spot. What better way to pass a Thursday night then sitting outside on Steinway Street with a great hookah attentive service and first class food. Kibbe (not on the menu) was superb; Their falafel was excellent and a great variety of middle eastern foods. Finishing off the meal with a very strong but smooth turkish coffee and great cream caramel and rice pudding while puffing on the hookah. Tough to beat that.
With exceptional pricing on their menu items this is a great place to hang out and relax with friends.
In addition to the food on the menu many come here at night for the hookah. Although the menu only lists their popular flavors, asking what their "over 40 flavors" consisted of the waiter was quick to spill off a plethora of flavors and recommending his favorites.
Cheap hookah, cheap and tasty food and decks of cards & backgammon boards means it's a great casual atmosphere for enjoying old and new company.
If you're into hookah, the attention to replenishing is impeccable by the staff even when the place is packed.
They try to throw in an Egyptian theme to the decor which works out well with in a place of this size keeping each little table comfortable and cozy.
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Other than Egyptian Cafe, which has been my HQ for hookah since '04, most of the other hookah spots on Steinway are a dime a dozen. That doesn't mean I should give Eastern a low rating. Ive been able to spend weeknights here (well, Thursday) until 3am which is great for insomniacs who enjoy hookah and late night company. I've only had hot beverages (strong cappuchino and green tea) here, but I've been told that their shakes and food are solid. The only thing that separates one hookah spot from another for me is the service. If you have crackheads behind a curtain in the back room doing lines rather than replacing my coal, then I'm not coming back (R.I.P. Sahara Rose). I love my girls here, they always treat me right and are attentive. $7 dollar hookahs and Poker until 3-4am. I'm saving A-rab Money while having a great ass time. FYI, they only list about 10 hookah flavors, but they have plenty more - just ask. You can mix shisha. My signature mix is Vanilla Mint. (Click me 'Useful' if you end up trying and loving it.)
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We came here after having lunch at Kebab Cafe for shisha. We sat on the couches in the back. It was pretty hot so we asked them to bring us a fan. The price of the shisha was not bad, the menu showed $6. We were forced to order drinks so we had cans of soda for $3 and a bottle of Poland Spring for $2. We tried the double apple shisha which was okay. It lasted for about an hour between 3 people. The waiter came to replace the coal without having to ask them. When we settled the bill, however, they charged us $7 for the shisha. We showed them the price on the menu and they told us that the menu was there for food rather than the shisha. We argued with them over the principle of charging us a different price from the menu. They refused to refund us the money and our waiter was rude about the whole situation. In the end, someone else nicely explained the situation to us. Needless to say, I won't be coming back here.
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