You sit at tashas Bedfordview for breakfast, lunch, or coffee in Village View Shopping Centre. The kitchen makes everything when you order it — no pre-prepared dishes — so the eggs come hot, the salads crisp, and the sandwiches freshly assembled. The menu runs from morning omelettes and French toast to quesadillas, salads, and pasta later in the day.

The café sits at the corner of Van Buuren and Kloof Roads, with parking in the shopping centre. Families fill the tables at midday; couples and small groups take the evening. The kitchen uses free-range eggs and lists suppliers for some ingredients, like Norwegian salmon.

Dishes are plated to share: hummus toast with za’atar, butternut salad with goat cheese, or a chicken prego with Portuguese chopped salad. The coffee comes from a machine that grinds the beans per cup.