Lulu Lounge Bistro - Edgewater

I think this place honestly has the best hookah in NJ. I used to have to go all the way to South Brooklyn to smoke hookah because places in NJ didn?t cut it. I?ve been to other places in Paterson and one place in Jersey City. Thank G-d my friend toldme about Lulu because it is my go-to here in Jersey? not only because of their hookah but also because of their exceptionalservice, great Turkish food, and lovely ambience. Other places I?ve been to trade off one thing for the other but Lulu keeps itconsistent. Place starts to get more packed after 9 and it?s BYOB.

The food was subpar compared to the cost. The calamari smelled very fishy and not very crispy. The lamb chops and kebabs were okay. I have definitely had better. The service was good.

Had early Saturday dinner. Brought sparkling rose which went well with our dinner. Everything we ordered was fresh and delicious! Sheperd salad was refreshing, babaganoush tasted great with pita bread, grilled octopus was very tender with crispyand tangy brocolli and carrot, liver was perfectly cooked and seasoned with sauteed red onions and the lamb shish was soft andtender with rice and salad. Finished off the meal with turkish tea and baklava. Enjoyed the dinner very much.

Came across this place on Uber Eats and and saw great reviews. I live about 15-20 mins away and and we tried the mix grill. Some of the meats were a little dry while others were still very juicy. The salad was fresh and everything overall was well seasoned.It?s probably better when you dine in but I didn?t have the luxury of doing so on this occasion. Will give this place anothertry when I can make it in-person. For delivery, it?s so so, decent but not something I would order again.

I am in total disbelief about how this place works. The opening hours start at 10:30am on Saturday, this is what my friend who made the reservation was advised and also what it says on the schedule. Reservation was made for 11am. When we get there with myother friend, we were even wondering if the place was even open. No sound, no people nothing. The only guy sees us and tries tocommunicate, however, he doesn 't speak English. Ok, I understand this but if that 's the case, who is going to taka care of us.Using Google translate!!!, we were able to tell the guy about the reservation... but he had no idea!!! Anyway, we chose thesitting area and even by the time my other friends arrive, nothing was ready! They did not come to ask about what we needed, wehad to ask for glasses ourselves so we can drink our things (byob) all of this through Google translate or while making aneffort with our hands to be understood. Later on, finally another person arrives who speaks English, we were able to put ourorders, and yes, the food was great but once again, the service was simply soooo bad. Nobody approached us to see how everythingwas, nobody asked about ice (once again we asked by waving the guys who never cared to come to our table) no service to pour ourdrinks in our glasses (at least, since everything else was bad), nobody asked if we needed water when it 's the middle of summerand it 's extremely hot outside!!! We finished our things and nobody removed the plates, so we 're making space ourselves on thetable!! How?? How is that a restaurant operates like this?? The place was empty, so no excuses about a crowded and understaffedplace, just no service! The worst I 've ever experienced! At the end, they gave us a plate of fruit on the house but I 'm sorry,this won 't fix the terrible or non existent service you guys offered throughout the entire morning. And still, an 18% tip wasautomatically added to our tab! We didn 't say anything, but it was definitely not deserved!