Sinbad Cafe Hookah Bar

by Judy E.

This place is located in an awesome part of PB. I have gone to my share of hookah bars and this one had something very original, a watermelon or coconut incorporated into the hookah. Its something you have to see to believe. Unfortunately, I thought it just came with the hookah I ordered but it didn't. I can't wait to try it next time I'm out here. The staff was friendly and pretty attentive, they weren't that busy.  The best part is that you can drink alcohol on the patio. Most hookah lounges in la don't let you drink any. ;o(  I ventured out of the norm of my double apple and tried the hawaiian punch? It was pretty good but nothing beats the double apple with some ice in the hookah. Enjoy!!

by Brian R.

It wasn't the best...i imagine it couldn't be the worst but than again what do I know!? I'm not much of a Hookah guy and I was definitely too drunk to care what hijinks I was gettin' into so I found myself at Sinbad Cafe smokin' hookah. We got the wet dream flavor with ice? If that makes any sense but whatver it was good. There was no one really here and we pretty much sat there and caused a little mischief but nobody was biting and the whole plcae seemed kinda depressed. Now mind you..It was 130am on a thursday night! Perhaps, this place is happening on another night and I wouldn't doubt it! So in conclusion...good on hookah, bad on social life!!

by jake f.

a cover charge? for a hookah bar?? no thanks.i have been here on two occasions and both times were the Plan B after Fumari's Downtown was closed. and both visits were terrible. the first night here i was surprised to learn that after 10pm there is a mandatory $3 cover charge for any and all persons 18-over. the second time we brought some friends, who enjoy a good hookah lounge, they kicked us out because one of our underage patrons had a sip of her neighbors' beer. the owner is an ass and the waitresses, or whatever you want to call them, are complete nimrods with nothing else to do.this is the exact opposite of Fumari's: unfriendly staff, high prices, poor quality, and shite service.not only is the service terrible but the waitresses don't have a clue of what hookah even is. and most of the staff don't  even know a third of the menu. they use coals that bur at the speed of sound and make the shisha taste like ash.don't come here under any circumstances...even if you're drunk. loud, obnoxious, and overall unsanitary. listen, i know it's in PB but for the love of god, put a door up separating the bathrooms from the hallway.

by Shanna L.

Ok, so this was my first hookah bar. Ever. Went today around 12pm. It was empty. The guy was super nice and was really attentive. I'm not sure when this place actually has a cover charge, but we didn't get charged anything.Had some tasty sex on the beach hookah and cheese fries, which were ok. I didn't experience any of the too loud music or that kind of stuff that other reviewers experienced...I actually was kind of enjoying the music. Along with the sweet people watching patio.I guess you should go to this place during a slow time, because it was great. Plus they have cheap drinks and a long happy hour. OH and they have Sam Adams on tap...which is sweet because I'm from Mass. Love it.-1 star because I could tell that it wasn't all that a hookah bar COULD be. But I would still go back, and hopefully get a repeat of the great service that we received.

by Jessee W.Meghan E.Danny D.tammy n.Briar G.

i had a first date here.didn't notice any of the BS the manymanymany other reviews mentioned but it certainly is very.... um, PB.concrete floors and cafereria benches/tables from grade school.someone called this place "posh"... i think victoria beckam would be after your spleen if she read this. most ceratinly not even close to "posh".no cover when i went but it was a very very slow evening. enjoyable but certanly not memorable. many better places to go i'm sure.My name is Meghan, and I'm a Hookah-aholic.I seriously couldn't get enough of this place when I went to visit San Diego.  The best part?  You can sit and hookah for like 2 hours!  They have TONS of different tobacco flavors (we had Sex on the Beach, Black Grape, and Mango).There really is no better feeling than sitting at a booth outside, on a sunny evening with a drink in your hand and a hookah on the table, talking to the locals.The staff there is super nice- we met a guy named Stephen from Boston and he's rad.  We got to know him pretty well because we went to Sinbad's every stinkin' night!  :)  They have AMAZING happy hour deals- Sunday night is $15 hookah night (typically they're $20), and they have $1 shots and $1 beers from 4-8pm.  Go.  If you haven't been, drop what you're doing and walk down Garnet.  It's amazing and totally worth it.S'alright. It's got smokes and outdoor seating. I can think of a few Hookah bars I like better.We sat with some complete strangers, one of whom was piss drunk and giving high fives to every girl that walked by. His friends' sheer embarrassment was worth the price of the hookah.How much was the hookah, you ask? I dunno. He paid for it.happy hour drinks are cheap but taste like shit. i rather go next door. i guess this is more of a hookah place. too bad i can smoke anymore =(oh and they dont have henessey or patron =(((Monday and Wednesday are the shit here! DOLLAR drinks and cheap snacks! And they have great hookah flavors, and friendly employees! A weekday gem!

by Peter f.

I'm surprised this place is still in business. The worst hookah bar in san diego. From the service to the hookahs, it can't get any worst. I can't speak for the happy hours or food, but ffor a hookah bar... let's say it's a FAIL

by Jessee W.

i had a first date here.didn't notice any of the BS the manymanymany other reviews mentioned but it certainly is very.... um, PB.concrete floors and cafereria benches/tables from grade school.someone called this place "posh"... i think victoria beckam would be after your spleen if she read this. most ceratinly not even close to "posh".no cover when i went but it was a very very slow evening. enjoyable but certanly not memorable. many better places to go i'm sure.

by Aaron Y.

We went to Sinbad on a Friday night and the place was empty - not exactly the ideal environment for some happy hour fun. I got the popcorn chicken, and the portion was HUGE for happy hour; it was easily a full meal. My fiancee's lemon drop shot was sour and strong-tasting, and her italian sandwich was very good. Everything else was standard. It's mostly the environment and the overal cheap appearance of the interior that turned us off of this place.

by Vaishali N.

Whenever I travel, I always enjoy going to hookah bars. Since my friends and I were staying in La Jolla, we decided to try a hookah bar within the vicinity. We found Sinbad's to be located in a place a couple of miles away from where we were staying.First and foremost, I want to say that the staff was extremely rude. Our servers could barely flash us a smile, and were extremely inattentive. These girls definitely shouldn't have been offered a position as a server. I spent a good majority of the time attempting to flag down a waitress. Even when I smiled, beckoning our server, she stared at me with a glossed over, dazed look. The only positive thing about this experience was the ten minutes we had over hearing drunken jargon, and witnessing groups of jolly people, intoxicated beyond return. I also had my share of over hearing interesting, nonsensical conversations.I do NOT recommend.

by Posh P.

The hookah is terrible, the service is terrible, the people are terrible....Get the point?It's a bunch of drunk PB trash.