Regarding the cafe: I went there over the weekend - really nice coffee, and okay sandwiches but the interior is stark and quite uninviting.
The owner (or chap who worked there) said its been a rough week - he watches lots of people go past every morning but no one comes in. He wondered if people in Forest Hill like coffee.
He was very friendly though, and gave my son a chocolate as we left, so he is (or at least was for Saturday afternoon) my son's best friend.
I don't catch the train that often, but when I do its quite often from Platform 2, so I'll be popping in to see him for my morning coffee from now on (as long he's still there).