"After a Saturday morning conference at Balliol, I’d hoped to get a bite to eat at the Ashmolean café, but – no chance – all the tables were taken. So I returned whence I came, hoping to find somewhere to eat as I headed back towards the Cornmarket. Everywhere seemed busy, so I decided to head off into unknown territory down a small street, which is where I quickly came across the café. The outside smoking area was empty, and I could see that several inside seats were available too, so in I went. It wasn’t clear to me whether it was table service – it was – so I just walked to the counter, scanned the overhead menu, and ordered a tuna cheese panini. Can’t go far wrong with that. There was no freshly squeezed orange juice available, despite it being on the menu, but I was directed to a bottle of chilled orange juice in the fridge. That would have to do ….. The panini arrived fairly promptly, and the service was friendly. And I was able to watch the BBC News channel while I took a few minutes out of what was otherwise a busy day. I’d be happy to pop in again."
