Featuring easy-going elegance and warm hospitality, Tasha’s has grown into a major restaurant brand in South Africa with 15 restaurants nationwide and six in the UAE.  They serve uncomplicated comfort food bursting with flair and imagination. Only the very best, impeccably fresh ingredients will do, grown, raised and farmed by their handpicked suppliers and artisans. Every dish or drink that arrives at your table is made with love and always delivered with a smile.

The brand gives you a boutique café experience, with an atmosphere that is urban, comfortable and easygoing. Their food is beautifully presented and the service of the highest quality. All branches share the same menu, but each one also has a unique branch menu. Tashas prides itself in the quality that is present in every detail, and the tapas-style food is unpretentious, honest and authentic. Many healthy options are available on the menu, and some of the dishes have a unique twist, as innovation is high on the list of priorities.

Beautiful food. Stunning environments. Engagingly delivered.

Natasha Sideris is the Founder and CEO of Tashas Group and the maverick of the casual dining scene in South Africa and now in the UAE.

3rd generation in hospitality, Natasha grew up at the side of her father, a restaurateur, learning the business from a young age. Even though she studied Psychology at University, she returned to her true passion, hospitality. 

In 2005, after many years working in and owning franchised restaurants, she founded tashas, filling a gap in the market for a casual dining concept where the interiors were beautiful, the food genuinely fresh, and the service second to none.


“Eating out should be a celebration of food, people and life.”


From the moment she opened the second tashas, Natasha parted with the cookie-cutter franchising model and decided to make every tashas just a little bit different, providing guests with a surprising, yet delightful experience based on three principles: brilliant food, stunning environments, engagingly delivered. 

Here’s wishing Natasha and her team all the best for even more success in the years ahead!

Got a taste for adventure?

Then you will love these fun and fabulous milkshake recipes! It’s all about trying something new and confidently mixing odd flavours in your blender to create total deliciousness. From Banana and Avocado to Red Wine and Vodka, get ready for some taste sensations!

MINTY BANANA AND AVOCADO MILKSHAKE

Ingredients

• 250ml frozen sliced banana
• 1/2 medium-sized avocado, peeled and pitted
• 3 dates, pitted
• 4–6 leaves of mint
• 15ml dark chocolate chips
• 250ml unsweetened plain almond milk 

Directions

Using a high-speed blender, blend all the ingredients together until smooth and creamy.

Garnish with fresh mint leaves and chocolate chips.

Serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE COFFEE MILKSHAKE

Ingredients

• 20ml cacao powder
• 2 shots espresso
• 5 scoops ice cream
• 5ml salt
• 250ml almond milk or regular milk

Directions

The first step is to prepare your shots of espresso.

Using a blender, mix together the cacao powder, espresso, ice cream, salt and milk until creamy.

Pour into cups and garnish with extra cacao powder and cacao nibs. Serve.

RED WINE MILKSHAKE

Ingredients

• 1,4L natural vanilla ice cream
• 240ml red wine
• 120ml vodka
• Whipped cream for serving
• Maraschino cherries for serving

Directions

In an electric blender, blend together the ice cream, red wine and vodka until smooth and combined.

Divide the milkshake mixture between glasses and garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries.

GOURMET GRANADILLA AND COOKIE MILKSHAKE

Ingredients

• 375ml vanilla ice cream
• 160ml milk
• 115g granadilla pulp
• 125ml whipped cream
• 6 – 8 ginger cookies

Directions

Using an electric blender, blend together the ice cream and milk until thick and smooth. Add 3/4 of the granadilla pulp and pulse to mix. Do not over blend as the granadilla pips will break up.

Pour into serving glasses and top with whipped cream.

Garnish with crushed ginger cookies and the remainder of the granadilla pulp.

Serve immediately.

SPICED PUMPKIN COFFEE SHAKES

Ingredients

• 250ml milk
• 125ml canned pumpkin
• 30ml sugar
• 5 ml pumpkin pie spice
• 250ml strong brewed coffee
• 15ml vanilla extract
• 1L vanilla ice cream
• 250ml crushed ice
• Sweetened whipped cream 

Directions

In a small saucepan, heat milk, pumpkin, sugar and pie spice until bubbles form around sides of pan and sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a bowl; stir in coffee and vanilla. Refrigerate, covered overnight

Place milk mixture, ice cream and ice in a blender; cover and process until blended. Serve immediately with whipped cream; sprinkle with additional pie spice.