Doylestown Restaurant Adds Nightclub, Hookah Lounge

DOYLESTOWN, PA - Zad-Albasha Mediterranean Grill, located next to the GAP in downtown Doylestown, will celebrate the grand opening of the first and only Middle Eastern nightclub in Bucks County on Friday, Sept. 29.

Located on the lower level of the restaurant, the brand-new nightspot will kick off its celebration at 5 p.m. with a full evening of food, music, and entertainment.

Continuing until midnight, the celebration will include a live DJ, food, a belly dancer at 8 and 9:15 p.m., and live kunafah baking. Kunafah is the ultimate Middle Eastern dessert made using shredded phyllo dough stuffed with cheese, topped with sugar syrup, and garnished with nuts.

The sports club. (Photo by Jeff Werner)

The owners of the restaurant have transformed the lower level of the business into an amazing space including a private family events space accommodating up to 40 people for birthday parties, wine tastings, and other occasions.

The space also includes a main nightclub area featuring a sports club with big screen TVs, a hookah lounge, a floor seating room, and a non-alcoholic bar serving gelato ice cream, fresh juice, and a crepe station.

The walls are decorated with photographs from the Middle East and ornamental tapestries. And Middle Eastern carpets cover the floors in the hookah lounge.

“We are bringing the Middle East to Bucks County so you don’t have to travel there,” said Thoraya Altamari, who operates the restaurant and nightclub with her husband, Ahmed Shaat.

As part of the celebration, the restaurant will be releasing a brand new menu that incorporates traditional favorites along with new platters, appetizers, soups and salads, humus Zad Albasha, fatteh, manakeesh, desserts, and more.

The hookah lounge. (Photos by Jeff Werner)

Inside the nightclub area, food can be ordered up until the kitchen closes at 9:30 p.m. After 9:30, a limited menu will be available. The venue is BYOB and BYOH (hookah).

The restaurant serves a Mediterranean-style menu with lunch and dinner favorites from throughout the Middle East. Its specialties include grilled lamb chops and its Zad-Albasha Mix Grill.

The menu also features grilled octopus, fried cauliflower, beet salad, tabouleh, arancini, shakshoka, grilled kofta, falafel, chicken and lamb shawarma, flat breads, Arabic coffee, and more.

And you don't want to miss their desserts - baklava and kunafah - made fresh daily by Thoraya.

The restaurant and nightclub are located at 29 South Main Street in Doylestown. There is no fee to enjoy the new space, but reservations are required.

For information and to make reservations for private parties, call 215-867-8899 or visit https://zadalbashamediterranea...

The non-alcoholic bar area will be serving ice cream gelato, crepes, and juices. (Photo by Jeff Werner)