Layaly Cafe — Restaurant in New York

Layaly Cafe is my favorite hookah restaurant in all of New York City. I travel all the way from Manhattan to frequent this customer friendly restaurant. The hospitality is top notch. The food is authentic and tasty, including Egyptian dishes that can easily hail from Cairo to shrimp tacos to truffle fries. The hookah is of excellent quality and lasts long. If that is not enough, the staff and ambiance exceeds the already superb food and hookah. I love this place — whether indoor or outdoor seating. Catching any sports game on the numerous televisions is also a hit! Layaly Cafe comes highly recommended and I am a fan! A satisfied customer who could not gate-keep, but rather had to share because Layaly so deserves...

Layaly cafe has become my favorite hang out in Queens and the city overall. It has an awesome atmosphere where foreign languages, specifically Arabic is heard often, and really good food and excellent service.

It is a small and cozy place with flat screen TV on the walls on which sports are played, especially soccer matches from all over the world. They have a good selection of hookah flavors and one can call up and reserve tables for large or small groups. Best of all, the prices are...

I have been there many times and overall, the food and hookah experience were great. Yet, there are two things to mention:

1. they automatically charge 20% tip which is not fair for the customer and I feel like it decreases the service quality.

2. the music played inside is just terrible. I understand that they try to represent their own culture, but sorry to say, it does not sound nice. Also, it is quite loud and makes having a decent...