Ballito Umhl - NOV 2020
Let's celebrate the start of Summer and the end of 2020! Meet Umhlanga’s coolest Barista duo. WIN a weekend away for the family. African flavours at Simbithi’s Fig Tree. Amazing MAKEOVER for a Sheffield Beach bachelor flat.
Let's celebrate the start of Summer and the end of 2020! Meet Umhlanga’s coolest Barista duo. WIN a weekend away for the family. African flavours at Simbithi’s Fig Tree. Amazing MAKEOVER for a Sheffield Beach bachelor flat.
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Meet your barista<br />
If you live in <strong>Umhl</strong>anga and frequent the promenade, chances are you have enjoyed a<br />
cup of Rox coffee at some point. If not, then it’s time you did! This month, as part of our<br />
‘meet your barista’ series, we chatted to two of Rox Coffee Company’s most popular and<br />
talented resident baristas.<br />
Meet baristas Bongani Sikhakhane and Njabula Bekwa<br />
Text: Leah Shone<br />
Serving up coffee on the promenade<br />
at what is arguably one of the most<br />
beautiful beaches in the country<br />
might sound like a laid-back vibe ...<br />
but let us assure you, it’s anything but.<br />
In fact, when we arrived to interview<br />
Rox Coffee Company baristas Njabulo<br />
and Bongani on a random Tuesday<br />
morning, both were hard at work<br />
whipping up lattes and iced coffees<br />
and serving freshly baked croissants<br />
and giant pretzels. Amazingly, they<br />
were each doing so with a big smile<br />
and even a little dash of pizazz … two<br />
things that, in our opinion, go a long<br />
way towards making a truly great<br />
barista.<br />
When things settled down at around<br />
9.30am, we were able to sit down and<br />
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spend some one-on-one time with<br />
the two baristas who make the magic<br />
happen at this popular coffee spot.<br />
Rox Coffee was started by Tregue<br />
Minaar who grew up in <strong>Umhl</strong>anga -<br />
an area that has lovingly been referred<br />
to as ‘Rox’ by locals for many years.<br />
He and his wife Bonnie now run the<br />
coffee shop with their hard working<br />
team. What started out as just a place<br />
to grab an excellent coffee and fresh<br />
croissant has evolved to include a<br />
wide range of beverage options, as<br />
well as delicious pastries and muffins<br />
and even footlong hotdogs (on the<br />
weekends). They also have delicious<br />
deli items such as biscotti, fudge<br />
and even some new plant based<br />
milks! Their fantastic coffee, however,<br />
remains the most popular item on<br />
their menu.<br />
“Rox Coffee is a family-owned<br />
and run business and we strive to<br />
maintain excellent service and well<br />
made coffees. We pay attention to<br />
small details like our jazz playlist and<br />
freshly baked pastries each day. We<br />
have a new branch on the R617 on<br />
route to the Underberg. It’s slightly<br />
bigger with a sit down area, open<br />
fire place for chilly days and a slightly<br />
more extensive menu. We are in the<br />
process of launching a deli section<br />
there, which will be fully stocked<br />
with beautiful pastas, olives and jams.”<br />
Definitely sounds like somewhere<br />
we’ll be stopping in at on our travels!
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