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Railway station cafes are generally fairly uninteresting, but this one is an exception. The owners have done very well at overcoming the limitations of the space, with the only indications of its location being the low ceiling, utilitarian tiling on the floor, and view onto the corridor leading to the platforms. Floral wallpaper adds colour, and the menu is chalked on a decorative board <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/27880798901/ photo]</small>.
Railway station cafes are generally fairly uninteresting, but this one is an exception. The owners have done very well at overcoming the limitations of the space, with the low ceiling, utilitarian tiling on the floor, and view onto the corridor leading to the platforms being the only indications of its location. Floral wallpaper covers the walls, and the menu is chalked on a decorative board <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/27880798901/ photo]</small>.
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Cafe in the concourse of Barking Station. It opened in July 2014.

Railway station cafes are generally fairly uninteresting, but this one is an exception. The owners have done very well at overcoming the limitations of the space, with the low ceiling, utilitarian tiling on the floor, and view onto the corridor leading to the platforms being the only indications of its location. Floral wallpaper covers the walls, and the menu is chalked on a decorative board photo.

Seating comprises comfortable mismatched upright armchairs clustered around coffee tables, as well as a sofa or two. A piano sits in one corner, with a candelabrum on top, and plants in pots are here and there. A sideboard holds condiments and a couple of matched sets of books photo, and more books line the shelf that runs around the interior walls.

Kake visited on a Sunday afternoon in June 2016. There were 8 or 9 other people in at 3:45pm (15 minutes before closing time), and instrumental jazz was playing quietly.

Sandwiches are freshly made, and priced by type of bread; you can mix and match any of the fillings listed on the menu board. My mozzarella, tomato, olive, and roasted pepper sandwich (£3.20) photo was well-filled, and came with the unexpected bonus of a spinach salad on the side (though I'd have preferred there to be some dressing on the salad). Peach iced tea (£2.80) was fine, if nothing special.

Accessibility: No steps to get in. There doesn't seem to be a customer toilet. The station itself does have one, but this is inside the barriers.

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Last visited by Kake, June 2016. Opening hours taken from Facebook page, June 2016.

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