South African boutique cafe Tashas has updated its ‘classic menu’ across all its venues in the UAE.
The update includes five new, fresh, handcrafted dishes. Founder Natasha Sideris and her team went through a vigorous research and testing process with 30 dishes shortlisted before whittling it down to five.
Tashas have two menus, the ‘classic menu’ available at every location, and the ‘inspired menu’ specific to each location.
“We looked at previous Tashas menus, analysed top sellers and reinvented them slightly to make them even better. The Reuben is an ode to Natasha’s dad and the stories she always tells, about lunch trips with him after school. The pasta, you can find in the first Tashas cookbook, is a favuorite, light but still decadent and rich because of the mascarpone. I’m sure these dishes will evoke past memories, as they are all café classics” said Tashas Group Executive Chef Jill Lee Okkers.
Two Tashas group restaurants, Flamingo Room by Tashas and Avli by Tashas, both appear in Esquire Middle East’s 50 Best Restaurants in the Gulf 2021.
Here’s the new dishes:
– st francis
scrambled eggs, goat cheese, cherry & sundried tomatoes in a basil pesto dressing, served on toasted village bread
– harry’s reuben
pastrami, sauerkraut, emmental cheese, rocket, tomato, gherkin, russian dressing, served on village bread
– salmon salad
140g norwegian salmon, baby potatoes, fennel, gem lettuce, rocket, green beans, capers, dill, chives, spring onion & herbed yoghurt
– the levant chicken plate
two chicken breasts sauteed in a middle easter marinade, served with flat bread, hummus, tzatziki, cucumber, tomato, onion, pickled vegetables, grilled lemon, garlic crème, served with fries
– mascarpone & roasted tomato pasta
mascarpone, roasted cherry tomatoes, rosemary, rocket & parmesan
Additionally, Tashas added new beverages including a healthy energy booster smoothie, turmeric latte and a range of three new tashas mocktails:
– martini dolce 0.0%
non-alcoholic premium sparkling wine
– energy booster
medjool dates, banana, cacao syrup, cocoa powder, coffee & almond milk
– turmeric latte
hot milk, turmeric, honey & vanilla
– peach bellini
martini dolce 0.0%, peach coulis
– berries & kombucha
raspberry kombucha, mixed berries, lemon & mint
– espresso martini
double espresso, cacao nibs syrup, vanilla
