Please Tapas

A mixture of the finest Portuguese olives with extra virgin olive oil & oregano.

We source our peanuts from women in rural areas of Mozambique.

Mozambique has been renowned for its cashews since the early 1900s. Our salt and piri-piri cashew nuts are roasted and seasoned with salt and chilli powder.

These beers battered onion rings are delicious tapas.

Easy finger food to graze as you chat and order another round of drinks.

De-shelled prawns, steamed and chilled, served with avocado & a traditional Marie Rose dressing.

Slithers of smoked salmon, avocado, cucumber, deep-fried capers, cherry tomatoes & lettuce

Avocado stuffed with creamy crab meat, cilantro & chopped onion drizzled with olive oil and fresh lime.

Three beans with sundried tomatoes, red onion, celery & capers marinated in our homemade dressing.

Octopus with tomatoes, peppers (red, yellow, green), onion, cucumbers & cilantro.

Salami, cheddar, green olives & black olives.

The entire family will love these chicken heart spetada.

These bacon-wrapped chicken gizzard spetada are true love!

This ribs tapas are good for beer lovers.

The flame chorizo is brought out on a terracotta dish, doused in alcohol and set alight to cook in front of you. It is fun and a great conversation piece.

Stewed tender chicken gizzard, tomato & beer wine with toast.

Chicken livers sautéed in a Porto wine. Irresistible…

Frango a passarinho means 1/4 chicken fried in small pieces.

Lamb meat marinated in a vinegar-based spicy sauce.

Small horse mackerel fried and served with our homemade sauce.

One of our top seller tapas. Try it.

1 medium steamed crabs with ginger and garlic is an irresistible tapa.

1 steamed langoustine tail served with melted butter — our patrons love this!

Cod flakes, garlic, onion, coriander, parsley, and plenty of olive oil.

Sardine bellies with lemon zest and bay leaves are delicious alongside grilled green peppers and a slice of bread.

Sardines, garlic cloves, olive oil, lemon juice, smoked paprika & ground black pepper.

4 Queen prawns with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, chilli flakes & coriander

Crispy, golden fried squid is the ultimate tapas. Flavoured simply with homemade spice, it’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser.

Casquinha de caranguejo is a delicious Inhambane and Zambezia crab cake dish that it’s served on a shell and are a popular Mozambican appetizer.

Popular across Portugal, prawns with olive oil garlic and chilli.

Macau squid stir fry with chillies, garlic, ginger, sesame oil and fresh herbs.

Octopus with paprika is a popular Portuguese and Spanish dish. Tender, spicy and tasty.

Pickled octopus is a true delicacy of Portugal as well as Mozambique cuisine.

With this tapas, our patrons will get a healthy dose of omega-3s, fat-soluble vitamins, selenium, iodine, and other minerals, plus plenty of gelatin (Subject to availability).

In Mozambique there is few Mozambicans who do not like this petiscos (tapas) made of beef head, onion, garlic and chilli. It goes well with our local beers: 2M, Manica, Laurentina or Txilar(Subject to availability).

Chicken broth is a traditional Mozambican soup made from chicken onion, peppers, chili & parsley

This is the BEST homemade garlic bread you will ever eat. It has fresh herbs, tons of flavorful roasted garlic and is perfectly toasted.

This hot cheesy garlic bread is made with lots of fresh garlic and aromatic herbs.

Our dip: chilli, mustard mayo & tomato sauce.

Tasty and crispy fried potato cubes served with a smoky, spicy tomato sauce.

With a crispy outside and a moreish cheesy middle, this recipe will also be a family favourite.

These cheese samosas are a crowd favourite.

Finely sliced vegetables deep fried in a fragrantly spiced chickpea batter to crispy perfection.

Light, golden fritters made with chickpea flour, onion, carrot, courgetti, garlic and coriander.

Tofu skewers served with a tangy, aromatic peanut sauce.

This vegan-friendly recipe includes layers of garlic tofu with olives and roasted peppers.

Chickpeas, walnuts, mushrooms, oats & black beans, topped with a delicious tomato sauce.

Garlicky, sweet, spicy, pecorino zest and savory.

Seared chestnut, mushrooms, garlic, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes.

Fried breaded eggplant slices with feta cheese & honey.

Healthy and delicious. A 100% plant-based adaptation of the traditional Portuguese dish - “pica-pau or woodpecker” - this time made with meaty mushrooms and fragrant thyme. It is nutritious and rich in Vitamins B and D.

SHARING NOT ALLOWED. We all know Mozambicans are crazy about petiscos (tapas). Well, ok: who doesn’t like tapas, right? Tapas are tapas! Enough said. But why is it that Please Tapas are the ones that came up with the best all you can eat tapas concept in Designer Quarter? As much as South Africa loves tapas, we got to say that the Please Tapas Bar is a great concept for tapas lovers ..... a Tapas “Rodizio”! Why settle for 1 or 2 tapas as a regular concept when you can eat as many different styles as you’d like in a rodizio style restaurant? Clearly this is a Brazilian steakhouse concept which has been drilled down into tapas too! The style of service is similar to the all-you-can-eat model found at a Brazilian churrascaria (steakhouse). Guests are first seated at a table by the host and offered a service card, which they use to signal wait staff to bring food to their table. From there, they can make a trip to the plexi-glass surrounded salad bar, behind which a staff member fills your plate with your choice of greens, toppings, and dressings, along with a few pre-made traditional Brazilian salads. Once seated again, freshly baked pizzas are delivered to the table. Guests can sample as many as they like; and service continues until the diners signal that they are finished eating by turning over their service card. At that point, the table receives a bill for the set-price meal and any add-ons. Bookings are essential.