Tangierno/Koullshi Lounge Review

Parking is terrible which is why I took off one star, but the food and sheesha are devine.

Horrible ventilation, staff that is addicted to dishonesty, experience valet.
Bottom line: save your time and $$$

Very unique place, in my opinion. Beautiful bright interior. Very tasty food. Friendly stuff. The night we went there for dinner there was a belly dancer performer.

Lol very expensive and food low quality, a pakistani staff is really unprofessional. Don't advise ppl to get there...there are more better places.

Really good authentic Moraccon food. And then you can enjoy hookah at the lounge downstairs. Best in Boston area.

Best place for celebration of anything. Love the atmosphere, music, entertainment and food there. A must visit when in Boston.

I love Tangerino, it s so beautiful inside the vibe is so calming and energetic. a perfect place to hang out with friends or a romantic date. I love hookah the drinks are great, great place to socialize and meet people also. Definitely come here for special events and it way better then going to a nightclub.

Courteous staff, wonderful atmosphere, impeccable flavorful food.

One of my favorite restaurants and night spots of all time! This place is two floors. The top floor has the restaurant and the bottom floor contains the hookah lounge. The entire place is outfitted with furniture and drapes, etc. from the Morocco so as soon as you walk in you feel like you're taken away to a different city. I always try and get one of the tables with the private tents. In addition, the service I have had every time I have come here has been just amazing. The staff really takes pride in it's work and service.

As for the menu, wow! It's almost impossible to go wrong. I haven't made a bad choice yet. Among my favorites are the Marguez Tangierino & Calamari Tagra for appetizers and the Boneless Short Ribs for an entree. No matter which entree you pick though make sure you pair it with the Seven Vegetable Couscous & Zaatar Asparagus. All food comes with complimentary mint tea but you definitely don't want to stop there for drinks as they have an extensive wine list. You can't go wrong with any of the Shiraz's but my favorite is the Tempranillo Dehesa Gago.

Your night doesn't have to end there though as they have a hookah lounge down below, called Koullshi, that has a full bar, cigars, and of course the hookah. All the furniture and tables have been imported down here as well and if you go there Thursday through Sunday they have belly dancing for live entertainment. Additionally, I recommend combining two different flavors if you are going to smoke the hookah such as Strawberry and Apple.

All in all, you will always see value and a great night out when you visit Tangierinos every time. And even if you can only go to the restaurant or just the hookah lounge, you won't be sorry.

Very good shisha but it was the crowd, music, atmosphere really made this a special place. Not to mention the staff was great. Also it was a nice touch they had tvs downstairs playing the nba playoff game. Overall great experience

Great Spanish Food I had after so much long time.
Thanks for making my night special!

I love this place, my favorite establishment for over 15 years.

Amazing Moroccan food!! Great service. Fun belly dancers!! A fabulous spot for dinner!!

I think the food here is pretty good, but it's rather overpriced. First off, the restaurant decor is kitschy with all the Moroccan furnitures, curtained booths, and belly dancers (yes, they have a belly dancer). People kept telling me the cocktails here are amazing, and honestly, they're ok. They're pretty easy to drink, but nothing too special. For $13 a cocktail I'd rather drink at Drink or The Hawthorne. The food menu is divided into traditional Moroccan and "modern" (think tuna tartar, steak, etc). I had the seared foie gras which was quite good and not too expensive compared to other foie gras dishes aroudn town ($19). Then I had a dish with lamb shank and couscous. It was good, the lamb was pretty tender, but it wasn't the best I've ever had and while the portion was pretty big, the price was a bit steep. I think overall it's a fun place with good food, a good place to come and have fun with friends. I'm just picky about dining out, though, and if I'm spending $70+ on dinner and one drink, I feel like I could do better.

One of the worst restaurants in Boston they do not serve moroccan food...horrible customer service ..over priced. They used to be Moroccan, then French, now they Spanish?? You played yourself, tangierino.

Bad services bad management ,they don't respect customer .and they charged extra.
No privacy we have to shear tabels with other customer, anforthintly we pay too much for nothing .

Its a nice environment; however, the server was rude. He basically kicked us out saying the hookah last 45-1 hour. Keep in mind we been there for 1.5 hours. Basically saying we cant chill there for more than that. I don t appreciate that. I gave 3 stars for the place, took 2 off for the server.

Awesome vibe and ambience, and of course the food and the service ! !

Magnifiscent setting
Very tasty food with large choice
Smily and warm welcoming from a very professional personal
Affordable prices
This is definitly the place to go
You just feel you are somewhere out of the planet earth
Bravoooo

We had a great evening. All food was delicious from appetizer sampler to baklava and Morrocan tea. The lamb was particularly well prepared. Nice atmosphere. Newly re-opened so minor details in progress. Good bar selections. Service was excellent.

Muhammad was professional and was an exceptional host. Very nice and respectful. One of the best employees here.

We reserved the party room for my wife s birthday last Saturday. The drinks and food were awesome and the service was very good too. Our experience was very different from a couple of months back when they mixed up the orders and took a long time to serve the food. The management is doing a good job streamlining their operations as things seem to have improved dramatically.

The perfectly mixed drinks, a very entertaining belly dancer and the exotic ambiance of the place made this an experience that I would like to go back for again!

Called the restaurant and were assured they had a table. When we arrived we were sent downstairs in the lounge... The service was terrible and slow.. The place was full of cigar smoke and dark. Not the restaurant we wanted. Food OK but not worth the high bill, for example 8 dollars for a bottle of water.

Servers are great and always focused on you. Food was outstanding. Definitely going back.

Mohammed was such a great host. The owner and him were very attentive. I can t wait to return

This restaurant is one of my favorite restaurants in Boston... Great atmosphere, service and very very delicious food... I ll highly recommend this place to people who are looking for great Moroccan food and an unforgettable experience in Boston...

Love love love this place... Talking about the hookah lounge. I haven't experienced the upstairs part yet but tried their appetizers and are delicious

Absolutely terrible!!!
By far the worst restaurant in this area. We had a party of 6. Ordered the several appetizers:
Beets and Feta which lacked any cheese
Brussels sprouts which were burnt
Baba Ghanoush which was bland.
As for the main dish most of us had the Couscous Royal which was ok but tasted like it wasn t made fresh.

The service was also very slow.

Overall it was a terrible experience and we will not be returning.

Total for 6 people with apps and main course: almost $400 including tips.

Need to show ID for the hookah place even if you do not drink or smoke, best part is the basement seating , so romantic for dates upper floor is more for professional crowds

It was not what it used to be. The music selection was mostly Spanish with here an there an Arabic song. There are no belly dancers anymore, either. Overall still good place to hang out, but not what it used to be.

Terrribly over priced hookah at $40 dollars for a basic flavor and running up to $100!!!! Decided to try it out and service was awful! They don t even have disposable hoses which is so much more sanitary! Don t waste your time or your money here.

best cigar selections in Boston with two big humidors to select from top notch ventilation system no smoke linger around it takes you to a whole nother world different time love this spot

Very irresponsible and Rude management, disrespectful staff and service quality is low, unbelievable down change from few years ago...

Great Moroccan food. The restaurant part is pretty nicely decorated with some private booth's available. Service is painfully slow but definitely worth the wait for the best Moroccan in town.

Very small and over priced portions, the food is just ok. The music is to loud both up stairs and way to loud down stairs. The hookah bar down stairs is just ridiculously loud. The decor is about all this place has going for it. IMHO not worth the time.

Cozy atmosphere and settings. Food was decent. Service was a bit lacking. Long periods of time when the server could not be located.

Did not meet expectations. The couscous was overcooked and overpriced. However, the staff is frienfly and the decor is amazing.

Very nice service and food was sooo good! Worth it! I loved their seafood paella!!! Plus a beautiful view!

Negatives:
Staff are really up your nose as if they want you to leave ASAP, one waiter in particular literally got the checks with out any of us ordering it... And when asked who ordered it he said something along the line, "I asked earlier if anyone wants to order and no one ordered", please keep in mind our bill was about 500$ it's not like we were those types of people hogging the place and not ordering, (also after that incident we still ordered more stuff it wasn't like we were actually done)

No easy parking (but so are most places around, so not a biggie)

One food order took about 35 to 40 mins easily

Starbuzz Hookah is 50$!!

Staff refused to split the ~500$ check

Positives:
The place has a nice vibe and nice location

This is a wonderful restaurant and hookah lounge! The hookah lasted a long time and they had wonderful selections for flavors and options. GREAT PRICES! highly recommend!

Great cigar and hookah lounge downstairs. Great restaurant upstairs!

Amazing food and service!! Mohammad at the front was very kind and personable. Johnathan was awesome and took great care of us. Definitely going to be taking my family here when they visit!

Definitely come here for a different experience. I admittedly didn't try any of the food but went for the hookah lounge downstairs. They definitely have the whole middle eastern motif going on, complete with waitress belly dancers. The servers were very attentive and our party enjoyed the hookah. It looked like some people came for events and it seemed like they were very accomodating. Definitely priced drinks. Beware of the Smoke though!!! People have smoke cigars here, a warning for the allergy prone.

The service is great and the food is even greater. Use the valet service as all parking is residential only so you don't get towed.

Loved the oysters. Good fusion moroccon food and lovely ambiance..

Cous-cous Royale was mediocre. Too much volume, too little on quality. The waitress was good. The atmosphere was good.

The atmosphere was great, the prices were on the high side, the waitress was great however the service was extremely slow , we waited for over 20 minutes to get one drink, no parking there either, I think you can valet for $20

They Moroccan food that is full of flavor. Hookah bar is 21+ only.

Love this place ! I come often. The food & service is excellent.

Good Food and great Atmosphere!
I like the change in this restaurant.

folks don t go there!!!! must leave after 2 hours!!! I didn t see this rudeness anywhere else!!! If anyone wants to have dinner and hookah its gotta be more than two hours!!! Once we arrived staff had a meeting! And then it took them 40 minutes to get the order! We already lost one hour waiting!!! Staff was very unprofessional! Food was not good! Bad experience! And LAST EXPERIENCE!

Chill atmosphere, Cigars are overpriced get the olive and pita platter if you bring your own cigar be prepared to pay a ridiculous $15 smoking fee

I feel really bad writing this, but this place lost its way. They tried to modernize it, and it looked like that was going well. But then a small but vocal group of people complained about the move away from traditional Moroccan. So they went back. I was just in there a few weeks ago, where are all of the people who complained about the changes now? The place was empty.

The worst customer service that I ever seen. The manager was so rude they kicked out the man he didn't order more than $50.
Prices are extremely high and changing the rules whatever they want. Last time they did a minimum order $50 per person. We have ordered the hookah from menu $40 and they bill it for $60.
Don't go to this place they will rip you off!!!

Awesome place...little pricey but great environment

Probably the best hookah experience in town aside from the north end staple. The menu is diverse, the staff is pleasant, and the atmosphere is a great add to Charlestown.

Tried the vegetable couscous and that was pretty good. The hookah however was okay at best and at $40 for a basic hookah that's not okay... They even count the number of pieces of coal you use so they can charge you for extra coals after 2 coal refreshes... Even though the hookah is $40... Extremely overpriced

Tangerino's is a great hookah bar with some awesome cocktails and Mediterranean food to boot. This place is a bit expensive, but the quality is there, justifying the price. This is the best place for hookah and chill in the Boston area.

Tangierino is good in a can't-take-it-very-seriously, why-is-this-so-expensive sort of way. The two of arrived around 8 PM on a Friday, sans reservations, but were luckily able to nag one of the last spots in the upstairs dining room. We were seated on a comfy couch surrounded by overhangin curtains and pillows. With the drapery, rugs, and tinted lamps, the atmosphere is romantic and comfortable but a little awkward since we're almost sitting side by side and looking out into the middle of the room instead of across the table and looking at each other.

A few minutes later, the lights are dimmed, the music is cranked up, and a bell-ringing belly dancer starts to wiggle around the room. This is more uncomfortable than it is entertaining, as the lighting and noise make it nearly impossible to continue our conversation. We're forced to watch this scantily-clad hip-shaker go around the room. Do we make eye contact? Do we pretend to ignore her? Luckily after 5 or 10 minutes the show is over, and we can peruse the menu.

My dining partner spent some time in Morocco and wanted to try some traditional tagines. He told the waiter what he was looking for since the menu items didn't look familiar, and the waiter let him know of a chicken and lamb dish that sounded similar. The Tagine Djaj was spinach-filled chicken with lemony sauce and green olives with a side of couscous which came in a separate bowl. The Couscous Royal consisted of a sweet lamb shank served with a filo-wrapped merguez (a kind of spiced sausage) and vegetable couscous.

Both meats were moist and tender and the entrees came with a generous mound of couscous, so we took a good amount home. My dining partner claimed that he enjoyed the flavors, and the dishes overall seemed authentic but was disappointed that the tangines were not served with the lids on. There was no "ta-da!" moment when they appeared, as there is in Morocco. I'm also sure that the prices aren't this high in Morocco, as each one was nearly $30. Considering that most of the meal comprised of filling couscous, I honestly don't know why the food costs this much. Maybe the money also goes toward the awkward belly dancer's salary.

We were there for very nice dinner during Restaurant Week. Tasty dishes, attentive staff, nice semi-private booths (tents?), but I found the chairs and table to be a little less comfortable.

I came in for lunch and Mohammad was very attentive. Thank you for a great visit. Will be back.

DONT BOTHER! I didnt get to try the place and never will. My fiance wanted to take me out and do something different. Always interested in trying something new. Let say I didn't make it past the entrance. No one really greeted us even though the guy that was working at the door was standing there talking to a drunk buddy. We figured it was a wait since there was another couple standing there waiting before us. A group of men came in and that was it they proceeded to go in on their own the "drunk buddy" told them they'd have to wait because it was at capacity and let's say it got distasteful really fast. I left immediately. The worker was then tussling with his drunk friend outside. We just stood there no apologies for the incident, ,nothing.
Not to mention NO parking! We did valet mind you we were there only 5min. After waiting 10min for him to get our car He still required that we pay the $20 fee "I dont work for the hookah lounge it's a separate company" Not worth it, very unproffesional. We are not cheap I would have still given him $10 for the trouble but definitely not worth full price when we never went in.