Shishawi Reviews Summary

Payment Method

Pros:

• "Service and shisha were good and they were the only ones that allowed us to dine for only tea and dessert."
• "The restaurant itself is really pretty."
• "The service is actually alright."
• "Fantastic authentic food, absolutely delicious and generous portions."
• "It was a grand place, amazing food as usual and the service was on point."
• "Food is good, and I've never experienced any sort of problems with any of the food I've ever gotten here."
• "The fish tank are clean."

Cons:

• "Not paying by card is a big off as I won’t ever use business credit card there!!"
• "Went to pay up my bill the guy said we don’t have card machine only cash."
• "These jokers only accept cash."
• "This place is cash only and does not serve alcohol."
• "They only accept cash and that is against selling policy in the United Kingdom."
• "Be sure to have cash as they do not accept any other forms of payment."
• "Attention..accepts only cash which is bretty weard!!!"

Service

Pros:

• "Awesome Shisha and friendly service!"
• "The service staff could be a bit more attentive and quicker."
• "The shisha was good and decently priced for London."
• "Service is good for me personally I can’t fault that as I know a couple of the guys there."
• "The service was wonderful & very attentive, checking to see if we wanted more & that we were ok."
• "Staff was very helpful and kind. We were given complimentary tea after our meals."
• "The waiters are very friendly yet equally courteous n professional."

Cons:

• "Cold food when it arrives or shall I say when it finally arrives."
• "We were sat at our table for a good 15mins before anyone came to take our order."
• "The service was very poor. We asked for tap water and when they gave us bottled water, we wanted to return them but the owner refused."
• "The staff that served us that evening was completely uninterested in doing so with an overall lack of courtesy and respect."
• "I saw a complete lack in Management."
• "Service was very average."
• "The service and the staff were lovely."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was decent and good quantity."
• "I tried my first pistachio ice cream from here and it was some of the best ice cream I've ever had."
• "Brilliant food and decent sheesha!"
• "Food is tasty and fresh."
• "The food was also quite good for Edgware road standards."
• "Fantastic food and they treated us very nicely!"
• "The food and service is great."

Cons:

• "Terrible food! The fries were uncooked, the kebab was terrible."
• "The fries had been cooked in old oil."
• "The yoghurt chutney smelt."
• "The only thing I didn't like was the Chicken shawarma platter which for some reason I felt the taste was not up to the mark."
• "The rice was definitely more than a week old."
• "The food was simply tasteless."
• "The lamb tasted rubbery and burnt the rice was cold."

Ambience

Pros:

• "I would recommend it just for the over the top seating area which the kids loved and adds to the ambience of the place."
• "The interior was also very beautiful, the design of which clearly kept the Egyptian cuisine in mind."
• "Went there yesterday and was awestruck by the ambiance and the atmosphere around, Edgware Road at it's best."
• "The decor inside is amazing looks like you're not in cold pouring down with rain England."
• "Music playing with a good atmosphere and friendly service."
• "Beautiful restaurant with good food and service, staff were very friendly and down to earth and there was good music and good vibes all around."
• "The host was delightful and so warm to receive me."

Cons:

• "All tables were beneath heat lamps, but our table had a radiator installed underneath."
• "Very dark and gloomy inside."
• "The place is darkly lit and full of clutter which at first seems interesting, until you realise it’s covering pure dirt."
• "The weird broken fish tank motor running in the back - it destroyed a bit the atmosphere."
• "Ambience: very bad, looks like an arabian disco club from inside, with old furnishing and not comfy at all."
• "Decor is out of date too."
• "Back dated decor."