The short answer: Belly Dancing Night is one live performance in our dining room, beginning at 6:30 PM. There's no cover charge and no ticket. You order dinner off the regular menu and the show comes with it. It's dine-in only, walk-ins are welcome, and seating is first-come, first-served. Kids are welcome too. If you're bringing 6 or more, call ahead so we can set the room for your group. Dates change month to month, so check the events page before you drive over.
What a Show Night Actually Looks Like
Here's what the night actually looks like. It's a real show, in the room, a few feet from your table. There's no stage. Dinner service runs the way it runs every other night, and the dancer works the floor around it.
The room helps. Painted arches, stained-glass pendant lamps, booths along the wall and tables in the middle we push together for a group. When the music comes up the whole room turns toward it, which is the part nobody expects the first time.
The performance begins at 6:30 PM. One performance each night, not a rotating set, so if that's why you're coming, get here before 6:30. A professional dancer moves between the tables across the dining room rather than staying in one spot, so there isn't really a bad seat. There's no stage, no bad angle, and the room watches from where it's already sitting.
After that the evening goes back to being dinner. The full menu and the bar are open the whole time.
No Cover, No Tickets, No Booking
There's no cover charge for belly dancing night, no door fee, and nothing to buy in advance. You order dinner and the show is part of the evening. That's the whole arrangement.
It's dine-in only, for the obvious reason: the show is in the dining room, so it can't ride along with a pickup order. We don't take reservations online or by message. Tables under 6 are first-come, first-served on show nights, so come early. If you're 6 or more, call and reserve. Which nights we're running changes month to month, and the Belly Dancing Night schedule is the page that keeps up.
Walk-ins are welcome for tables under 6. Parties of 6 or more, call (559) 261-2747 to reserve and we'll set the room for your group. An automatic 18% service charge applies to dine-in parties of 6 or more.
What to Order on Show Night
Everything on the regular menu is available, so order what you'd order on any other night. These 3 suit a night when you'd rather watch the room than work at your dinner.
Combo Kebobs is the one to get if you want both beef and chicken. Charbroiled beef and chicken kebobs with bell peppers, onions and our house garlic sauce, and at dinner a kefta skewer comes with it. Spicy Chicken is our top seller and the simpler order: fire-grilled diced chicken in our signature spice blend. For something on the table while the room fills up, start with hummus or labneh from the appetizer list.
Finish with baklava. We make it in our kitchen from scratch every day, layered phyllo and walnuts, and it's the right size to pick at between songs. If the table wants something richer, the Baklava Cheesecake is family-made from the family recipe and it sits on the dessert list next to it. The bar's open through the whole evening.
Bringing Kids, Groups and Birthdays
This is a family event. It's a cultural performance and all ages are welcome, kids included. If you've been unsure whether to bring a 7-year-old to a belly dancing show, bring the 7-year-old. It works for a birthday or a visiting cousin, and it's the rare dinner event that suits grandparents and grandkids at the same table.
For a bigger group, one phone call saves the whole evening. Parties of 6 or more should call us to reserve, so we can pull tables together before you walk in rather than around you mid-meal. Under 6, just walk in. Parking is free in the Herndon Town Center plaza, and our hours, directions and parking are all on one page if you're driving in from the other side of town. If you've never eaten at our Lebanese-Mediterranean kitchen in north Fresno before, a show night is a good first visit, and the Belly Dancing Night page lists which nights are coming.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a cover charge for belly dancing night?
No. There's no cover charge, no ticket and no door fee. You order from the regular menu and the show comes with your meal. It's dine-in only, since the performance happens in the dining room.
What time does the belly dancing start?
The performance begins at 6:30 PM, and there's one performance each night. Regular dinner service runs before and after it, and the full menu and the bar are open throughout, so come early if you want a table before the music starts.
Do I need a reservation?
Under 6, no. Seating on show nights is first-come, first-served and walk-ins are welcome. For 6 or more, call (559) 261-2747 to reserve so we can pull the tables together before you arrive. We don't take reservations online or by message, only by phone. An automatic 18% service charge applies to dine-in parties of 6 or more.
Is belly dancing night family-friendly?
Yes. It's a family-friendly cultural event and all ages are welcome. A professional dancer performs traditional belly dancing while regular dinner service carries on around the performance, so families with children eat exactly as they would on any other night.
When is the next belly dancing night in Fresno?
The dates change from month to month, so we don't publish them here where they'd go stale. The Belly Dancing Night page on our site lists the upcoming nights and is updated as they're set.
Where is the belly dancing restaurant in Fresno?
Phoenician Garden Mediterranean Bar and Grill is at 1025 E Herndon Ave #106, Fresno, CA 93720, at the corner of First and Herndon in north Fresno. We're open Monday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM, and parking's free in the Herndon Town Center plaza.
