Spent an year in Tirupati so far and have gone through Minerva a few times. A couple of lunch options and twice for dinner. They are decent in South Indian and thats about it - nothing to write home about. My last visit was w.r.t. a mother's day dinner evening which could have been a lot better - made the mistake of ordering North Indian.

I ordered mango juice (not shake) without ice or sugar - and it was super bland. Its probably some cheap mango that was used which had no taste. Expect a 2-3 star restaurant to serve a much better standard food. For starters, one of the things we ordered was french fries - they delivered the fries but with that they delivered ketchup in sachets (as if I was at Mc. Donalds drivethru) - that was super cheap and tacky - a small cafe also does better by serving in a small bowl or a cup. While I am not high maintenance, I expected some standards for the price that we were paying. Told Somashekhar the manager or supervisor, specifically that most restaurants spoil Aloo Gobhi by having a lot more Aloo than Gobhi - can you pls ensure that its balanced? We got exactly the imbalanced version - hardly any Gobhi, just some minced pieces sprayed and the overall dish had almost no salt. Ordered Kadhai paneer - made with a strong cashew (or similar paste), it was nothing but a shahi paneer or maybe even butter paneer - not at all the Kadhai paneer. Every time we ordered Roti, the waitress would wait to tell the Supervisor before she went to the kitchen. And if Somashekhar was not there, she would just wait by some TV screen. Each roti order was at least 20 mins wait!!! All of this was a major disappointment. And when we politely shared the feedback with Somashekhar, we were taken aback for his retort asking why we didn't complain before itself and there was not a single sorry for the poor service and the poor food.

For all those who rave so much about Minerva - it seemed like a lot of hype with hot gas and nothing much!

Great job Minerva!!