Anatolia Cafe & Hookah Lounge

Decent place to have a subpar meal and slightly overpriced drinks while smoking hookah and catching up with friends or taking a break from class for an hour or so.
Green beans are typically very oily while the rice pilaf has some good flavoring. Music is loud at nights and the ambiance changes into almost more clubish.
Extra star for nostalgia.

This place is awful. The food was ³⁄₁₀ but then again their prices are pretty low on food. Drinks are way over priced. Music sucked. To top it off our bill was $ 32 and the waiter decided to add $ 18 tip for himself. Never coming back here again and I recommend you don’t try it.

This place sucks. Music is horrible. DJ could at least play top 40. The waitress was nice, but the hostess was snobby. It gets very crowded and the seating is so close you feel claustrophobic. It doesn’t look the cleanest inside and the food I wouldn’t eat. It was alright for the hookah and price point, but I wouldn’t visit again or recommend to anyone.

The food at this place is great. The portions of food are great for the price. The only drawback to the place is if you don’t like smoking it’s a hookah lounge so occasionally there is lots of smoke in the air. It is a Hidden Gem among the other restaurants in the area you would never suspect great food like this to come out of a small place like that.

This was a great lunch spot! I got the spicy chicken stew with falafel and roasted veggies as sides. The portion was huge, and everything was so flavorful and yummy. Definitely worth the $ 8 and change. Also everything tastes homemade. I will definitely be back

Overall, if you want to pay for over priced drinks, smoke hookah in a health code nightmare and wait on hummus that must be personally shipped in from Morocco — this is the place for you.
We were sat upstairs, which is a essentially a draped seating area with dirty and worn-​down pillows. So if that’s your thing, you’ll love it.
Our waiter did not bring us a beer or wine menu for 15 minutes, despite being asked multiple times.
When we finally decided to order food — hummus and a salad (let me stress, with no protein — literally leaves and dressing), it had not arrived 20 minutes later. He promised it would arrive soon.
15 more minutes passed and the food hadn’t arrived, but we were promised the kitchen was working on it. I assume putting hummus on a plate is a very delicate and intricate process.
When I finally walked down stairs another 30 minutes later. The waiter explained it had been lost in the kitchen.
TLDR: save your money and go somewhere else.

Let me begin by stating that I am not a true hookah smoker. I just like the smell of the flavors so I can’t really vouch for the smoking experience. I can say that due to its popularity as a late evening go to spot amongst my friends for some hookah, it is probably a worth the visit if you’re in the area. I did notice that they have a pretty long list of flavors. We were there on a Wednesday night around 9p so it wasn’t crowded at all. From the outside looking in, you see the curtains in the windows and get the impression that this place is all fancy schmansy on the inside. Once you get in, you see that this place is a regular bar/​hookah lounge on the inside with no pretense. VERY casual and frequented by the local college student population. Hell, I think we even saw some students there discussing a school project over smokes and spirits. I’m sure that was one of the most chill class project meetings ever!
As far as the service, they appeared to be adequately staffed but it wasn’t really a terribly busy night. I’d say the place was about 20% full. Our server Ramsey was very attentive and checked on us every now and then to make sure that our charcoal was still lit and that we were okay otherwise and didn’t need anything. The fries and the calamari were tasty. If you love calamari, they use those big calamari rings that are the size of onion rings! They deep fry them and sprinkle some parmesan on top. We also ordered some drinks. I had the Kingsman, which was pretty good if you like gin. I would have never thought to combine gin and sparkling wine but the St. Germain (elderflower liqueur) provided a nice balance to the flavors. I would advise you to stay away from the margarita if you are a purist and only into the freshly handmade stuff. The margarita mix that they use is straight-​out-​the-​bottle to my understanding. If beer is your thing, they’ve got you covered in that area too. There was an extensive list of lagers, ales, stouts, ciders, and everything in between. I saw a few that I was curious about but remembered that I still had to drive back home.
The location is conveniently located downtown near the Peachtree MARTA station. Parking is available on the street on the neighboring blocks so drive around and you’ll probably score a spot if its not a busy night downtown.

I have been frequenting this hookah lounge for about 5 years now, going on 6. I absolutely will not go to any other hookah lounge in the city. The café serves lunch and dinner — I’ve tried many things on the menu and never have been disappointed. The servers become your best friends, and they have never failed me. Great drinks and great service all around.
If it’s your first time here, order the lamb gyro and french fries. You literally never can go wrong with that.
Favorite hookah? White Gummy Bear, or fuzzy lemonade mixed with mint. If you’re in doubt — just ask your server to hook you up with their favorite.

Love this place! The atmosphere is great! Service was excellent even though the upstairs has $ 50 minimum and a hookah requirement! Music was excellent as well.
We had Justin as a server and he was THE BEST!

I am a regular at both the downtown and Suwannee locations. I’ve been coming to this establishment for over three years and over that amount of time I’ve run into minor issues here and there. One of the owners is very nice but I ALWAYS have a bad experience when I try and resolve these issues with the younger co-​owner. He is often condescending.
Today, for example, My hookah was not hitting well when we first got it so we later asked for another coal (thinking this would fix the issue). This only made the hookah taste like coal so I explained the issue to him. Instead of taking care of my issue, he basically told me I had gone about it all wrong. By the end of my discussion with the owner, he made me feel like some kind of con-​artist who was lying about the quality of my hookah by saying he couldn’t «verify» the my problem. Apparently the second coal is just complimentary and it was very clear to me that it didn’t matter to him whether or not I enjoyed my experience at his establishment.
I will not be going back nor do I recommend this place considering it wouldn’t have costed them much to fix my problem and I don’t want to support the establishment of someone who blatantly does not care about the experience of their customers.

I was here after late night class, and order hookah. After smoking about 3 puffs, i leaned back and tripped because chair was broken. In results, hookah fell and shattered. Manager demanded to pay $ 50 for it. I would have if it was my fault. I broke hookah because the chair was broken. I talked to the manager, but he demanded $ 40 now. i also talked to other waiter he says there are few other chairs like that. A few minutes later, manager now says just clear the tap and go in a rude way. I could have argue that I just got a hookah demand just give me new one and i will pay for the check when i am done. But i just decided to pay and go home. Make everyone’s life easier. I also tipped $ 5 out of $ 20 check because the waiter was nice. I just want to say before you sit, check if the chair is ok.

Something about this place on a Saturday night just threw me off. Came in around 10pm. everyone is scrambling trying to make sure they leave on time. Asked several times for the check with several different waiters and each one of them disregarding the fact that we were trying to leave. They went tbehind the bar, chit chatted, made a drink or two and started busting tables. Why will no one bring me my freaking check! And don’t even think that you are about to order drink number two because it will be an hour before anyone comes to your table to check on your glasses. Will not be returning.

The best Mediterranean food I have ever had hands down. Great music and ambience. The hookah is the least priced in the town but easily the best. Must go!

My boyfriend introduced me to this place two years ago and it was actually the first hookah I’ve ever had. We both enjoy coming here for a date night or to hang out with friends and smoke and drink. The food here is amazing and the drinks are really good. We recently went for their Hookahs Eve event on Halloween and had an awesome time.

Everything is amazing, Food, Hookah, Music, Service everything
The Kofta Kabab with Hummus and Falafel, Perfect Quality and a lot of food for a lunch

This place is AMAZING!!! The drink specials cannot be beat, the hookahs are always on point, food is delish and the staff are very friendly. When in town for concerts and such this place is first on my list to hang out (pre game) in ATL before attending our main even. All in all you will not be disappointed!

Was visiting ATL for the week and grabbing food with friends when I saw the rudest lady start complaining about obvious restaurant policies about bringing outside food into establishments. She proceeded to rage at everyone, yell at management, and start hurling insults and threatening to write bad Unilocal reviews.
Felt bad since service and food was fantastic, so I wanted to tip my hat off to the wonderful service I received. I hate annoying Unilocalers that utilize this website for spiteful purposes.

We came here on a Friday night and they said there would be a $ 30 minimum for the upstairs. And so we just said the downstairs was fine. They put us in a corner completely by ourselves? No thanks.
We left

I’ve been here a few times now, and I really like it. The hookahs are well priced, they have a huge variety of shisha brands and flavors, and the staff is really great. I haven’t eaten here, but everyone also seems to really enjoy their food. The drinks are a little on the pricey side, and it can get really loud at night.

+Our server was great
+Fries that came with fish and chips were great
+Great bottle selection
+Lamb kabob was very tasty
+Rice great, wasn’t expecting the cinnamon in it
+Nice hookah selection
+Electronic music sets a fun atmosphere, along with dim lighting
–Draft selection was kind of lacking
–Parking if you drive

Came here from out of town with my boyfriend and our friend who frequents this place. First impression, awful. We came in on a slow night according to our friend who is a regular. and the hostess was extremely rude. The three of us decided to get there early since we had a big party of about 8 total. She acted as if seating 8 people was an inconceiveable notion. She offered us a table for five and before we could answer or catch our breath really she said «sorry-​table-​for-​five-​is-​no-​longer-​available» then turned and offered this table to a couple next to us. Truly the worst hostess I have ever encountered. Put our names down for just a table of four under «SHAUN». After waiting 30ish minutes or so the hostess came out and shouted «SHAUN» (who was in the bathroom she had just directed him to) so we began to follow her, she abruptly and loudly exclaimed «…WELL WHERE’S SHAUN?!?» and a slew of other rude uneccesary questions before seating us under a staircase.
Then our waiter came by took our drink orders and it wasn’t a problem. Drinks are good! I loved the mojitos. Ordered some hummus with pita bread-​eh. tasted like sabra and as soon as the pita bread cooled it was hard. Getting our waiters attention was diffucult. He was nice but very slow. Oh that’s because there’s gratuity added. There were three of us. Unbelieveable. No warning at all-​nothing on the menu. Apparently if you spend too much (four drinks, hookah and one appetizer between 2 of us-​gratuity is automatic. Hookah was ok. DJ was great.
Something else I almost forgot. For the amount of questions they asked us, you would think they care about why people are here and why they need their precious seats, yet they couldn’t get the 2 guys near us-​one who was sleeping and the other just on his laptop not buying anything to leave?! I mean it’s not a big space but that didn’t make sense. We could have used those seats for our large party. Additionally, a group of 5 guys who seemed to have been drunk for the very first time sat next to us. The staff could have done a lot of things, maybe help them get a cab? They were a mess and threw up in the restroom. Don’t get it. Horrible experience. Won’t ever come back and won’t let anyone I know come by.

The calamari taste like shoe leather. Try selling fresh foods next time. The staff was quick to help and super helpful but the kitchen needs to pickup their game.

Friendly staff, great menu, AWESOME looking place. Parking absolutely sucks but it’s downtown, so what are you going to do?
I’d definitely go back.

This place is a hit or miss based on the reviews and what I observed. All I can say is I’m not coming back here. For several key reasons.
1) Parking can be a pain given its location in the downtown financial district of ATL. If you work in the area, not a problem.
2) The salad bar look defeated. The romaine lettuce looked disgusting. It wasn’t just a brown tip here or there. It looked like it had been sitting there for days. Some watercress leaves were full yellow. The ceasar dressing tasted a little odd too. There are lot of toppings to choose from sure, but maybe it’s just a ploy to distract you from the dead greens.
3) I don’t like that people can smoke hookah in the same area as people eating lunch. It’s a hookah bar I get it, but it would be nice if during lunch hours on weekdays, the areas can be separated.
4) I got the lamb gyro wrap with fries. The only upside of this place was the fries. The lamb meat was good. Typical. Pita bread was good. Nothing special but not anything less than what I would have expected. But the lettuce/​greens used in the wrap… MADE ITS WAY FROM THE SALAD BAR! It was yellow, brown, and defeated.
Seeing that in my wrap combined with a salad that tasted a little odd left me with a bad experience here. Oddly enough, many people come here for lunch. So they must be doing something right. But if I want a gyro wrap and a salad, I will be going anywhere but here.

Cool spot reminds me of nyc… good food. drinks reasonable. …

My crew and I were looking for a place to smoke shisha and get turnt up. I whipped out my phone and looked up «shisha» on Unilocal and filtered for «full bar» and decided to pick this place since it has the best and most reviews.
We took the VIP booth upstairs (because that’s how we roll). We shared 4 shishas ($ 12-​$ 20 depending on flavor choice). I ordered lamb kabab ($ 11) and washed it down with a pitcher of blue mother fu**er ($ 20) (pictures below).
This place has plenty of choices when it comes to shisha flavors. My advice to shisha newbies is to stick to watermelon flavors. Kebab was tasty and came with a choice of two sides. Falafel were fresh, crispy, and tasty. Rice was alright. Blue mother fu**er was strong yet tasty. Perfect for sharing. Our waiter Travis was genuinely friendly, helpful, and simply awesome. Great service is always a plus in my book. Booths were comfy. Free WiFi.
Overall it was a great night. I will surely be back :-)

While in downtown Atlanta on New Year’s, we decided to walk around the area to find some drinks. We ended up at this place. It was NYE, so it was not a typical day.
A well drink was $ 6, which seemed a bit high for this place, but they said they raised the prices for NYE.
It’s a hookah lounge, but we didn’t do that. We did have some hummus with lamb. I liked both a lot. G said that the pita tasted old. The décor seems a bit odd with road signs, bright colors, and also pictures of flowers.

The food is good, especially the salad bar, the tilapia, and the baba ghanoush. The staff is friendly. However, understand that you will be walking into a bar and the hookah smoke is overpowering. Expect your clothes to smell like smoke when you leave. The bathrooms are very dirty and smell awful.

I took my first trip to Atlanta earlier this year. On my first night in the city, my boyfriend and I wanted to have a nice dinner after flying in. We were staying downtown and wanted to go somewhere within walking distance.
While the place was pretty packed, we fortunately did not have to wait for a table and were seated in a small table by a front window. It seemed pretty casual, but there were people dressed all fashiony since it was a Friday night (we saw a guy wearing a hoodie trimmed with neon glowstick-​like tubing and girls in cute dresses).
Our waiter was very cool and helpful. We had questions about the menu (both food and hookah). For the most part, the food was tasty. We had hummus, babaganoush, falafel. The hookah was very potent; it was very good. You have lots of selections and our waiter explained the nuances between each type, which was really helpful. Also, they have a hookah shop right next door.
I would definitely return to this place again if I am in Atlanta again.

Quick and easy lunch place, it’s also a hookah bar. We had chicken shwarma with the salad bar. The shwarma was a great deal and HUGE, though the chicken in it was a bit more charred than I would have liked.
I’d come back here when in the area.

Great combination of taste, atmosphere and value.
For starters, the place has great food, anchored by terrific salad bar. Even though you are not into hookah’s, you can still enjoy nice atmosphere. The service is great, never have to worry about refilling your drinks. The only item that prevented me from 5 stars is the food took 30mins from order to table. It wasn’t packed, perhaps the they were short on cooks. For most, didn’t seem to matter as they were puffing away at the hookahs but for me, I was just on my phone, good thing for free wifi.