Fig Cafe & Hookah Lounge — Restaurant in Jenkintown

The Fig Cafe was my first experience in a Hookah Lounge. It was early 2012 and I had just moved to Jenkintown for work. I found the experience to be very welcoming to newcomers. My exposure to Hookahs was pretty minimal. The staff was very helpful.

I had a lemon mint hookah, which is perfect for beginners; not too heavy leaves a refreshing sensation. I believe I also ordered some stuffed grape leaves to snack on, which was also a pleasant first experience.

They often have good live music and a great social environment. My only real complaint was the ventilation not being particularly great, leaving the cafe full of smoke most of the time.

It's close to a couple of nearby bars in walking distance and is a overall good experience. If you're in the area and haven't been to a hookah lounge before, you should give...

Worst place ever! My friends and I came here for my birthday to hang out. . There were many issues with this place and I'll list them. The customer service was horrible. i had to play music from my aux cord. The mployees & managers have no respect for blacks or WOMEN! I witness racism first had. The prices on the menu don't match the prices that's made up in their head. The owner tried to charge 7 ppl $15 each for just being in the establishment when there's NO COVER CHARGE! Out of the 7 ppl only 4 ppl smoked hookah. Referring back to the menu you only charge $15 IF your smoking. WE WERE RACIALLY PROFILED! After refusing to pay the fee that was made up he decided to call the police, when the police arrived they realized that ppl were out of line and lied about everything...

Ever since the owners changed this place was completely ruined. It used to be 11 dollars for a hookah now it is 15 per person for "unlimited" hookah. They are very reluctant to bring out more by the way. They did not update the interior apart from hanging some sports stuff on the walls (not what you would imagine to be hookah bar atmosphere) They charge 2 or 3 dollars per person for a dj. Both times I went after the owner change the DJs were 18 years old and had no idea what they were doing. For the six people we had with us, the bill came to over 150 dollars. For that kind of money you could go to a proper place like Byblos in center city where you actually get what you pay for. I have been coming to fig for years but I...