In the sensible everyday world of food reviews it is highly unlikely that a station cafe would be highlighted for its singular excellence. I am glad not to be a serious food critic, but instead a veritable snack-aholic, because this means I can tell you about the joy that awaits you beyond the frankly shabby and depressing exterior of the Pumpkin Cafe at Oxford Road station.
If your main concern when choosing food on a break from work (or, as with myself, whilst commuting) is tastiness, sugar content and proximity to public transport then with the Pumpkin Cafe you cannot go wrong. This does come with a proviso, however: you can only have the muffins.
Pumpkin Cafe has the tastiest muffins I have encountered on this side of the globe. The blueberry or raspberry muffins are absolutely delightful. Little paper-wrapped clouds of sugary, buttery lightness with a slightly crispy top. Packed with large pieces of fruit - huge blueberries that burst with flavour and moist raspberries that melt with a velvety texture and a tartness that really cuts through the sugary muffin batter. For £1.55 the muffins aren't exactly the cheapest snack out there, but they have a quality rarely seen even in the most expensive of the city's cafes.
Don't bother with the sandwiches, though. And as for the coffee - blegh. Go to Java, just down the rise from the station (next to the Corner House) for proper coffee, made just how you like it by a cute young barista.
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