MINERVA COFFEE

Our location, MINERVA COFFEE, has been at Bhuvana Towers for a while now. It's busy here on Sd Road, especially with Manju Theatre right next door. You see a lot of people coming and going from the Minerva Grand Hotel. Focus is mostly on getting the coffee right every morning. The rush starts early, usually before the sun is even fully up. Someone is always fixing a grinder or cleaning a table in the back. Traffic outside gets loud, but inside it’s a different kind of quiet. Handling the beans and the machines is just what we do every day. There isn't much to say really, just a lot of work. Most of the regulars are known by the staff now. Sometimes the theater crowd spills in after a show, and things get a bit chaotic for an hour or so. That keeps us on our feet. A lot of time goes into checking the stock and making sure the floors are swept. Our setup is plain, nothing too fancy, just functional. Roasting smells usually fill the lobby area. Keeping the pace steady is the goal even when it gets crowded. Dealing with suppliers and making sure the milk is fresh takes up most of the morning. Secunderabad has been a decent spot for us. Neighborhood changes have been frequent over the years. Bhuvana Towers has a lot of offices so the same faces appear every afternoon. Advertising isn't something we do. People just find us. When the sun hits the front window in the afternoon, we adjust the blinds. We stay until the last theater show starts.