Wanasah Cafe

poor communication in terms of menu and online. online says one thing, get there and it says another. no shawarma at all. disappointed to get there and find out there is only ‘snacks’. the chicken burger was pretty much a disappointing mc donalds chicken sandwich which is also horrible. shisha was ok berry flavor not strong. wont go again. apparently menu was new. update your site then…

Green lungs reporting for duty. Commence review of Shisha café. Wait. What? You don’t smoke? What you doing reviewing a smoking gaff for? *Heavy Manc voice*
I don’t smoke. Cigarettes give me the heeby jeebies. But this summer I had a Katy Perry-​esque encounter at a Unilocal event in Zouk.
I toked a Shisha and I LIKED IT!
The flavour I had escapes me but it was smooth and surprisingly there was no coughing up a lung scenario. Was I a shisha toker in a previous life? Who knows but thanks to the apprehension of other Unilocalers to try it I had one all to myself. I’ve never looked back. I mean I’m not saying I’m now addicted to Shisha or anything but shisha and chill with a mate has become an incredible new phenomenon for sure.
This ultimately means that Manchester’s Mecca of Shisha, Rusholme has been seeing me more often than normal. Wanasah café is very similar to other Shisha cafes but due to its close proximity to my secret parking location it’s become my new fav hang out joint. There’s aways plenty of room. The staff are very friendly. The place is open until the early hours 7 days a week which gives it a Marrakech holiday ambience. The interior is extremely well decorated with Turkish chandliers and incredible Arabic music. Last but not least they do my favourite Desi Chai, which is so delicious that along with blueberry and pineapple shisha will blow all your troubles out the water in minutes. (Desi chai is a frothy latte like milk tea with cardoman and fennel) The prices are extremely reasonable and that’s not the only thing on the menu. Hot food and desserts are also served, though the menu is married unsurprisingly to shisha. So (don’t rock up hoping to order a sirloin) it’s a shwarma sandwiches and fries kinda scenario. They also do milkshakes, sundaes, ice creams and faludas amongst other desserts. Out door seating is covered so it’s not rain affected and heaters are there but due to its open plan veranda type design you can actually sit inside and smoke. (A bit like the smoking area in Holdfast)
There’re so many Shisha bars in Rusholme to chose from I’ll probably review them all in time, but for now Wanasha is my safe zone. So if any fellow Unilocaloppers fancy it, I’ll be up for a Shisha and chill. Just holler!