The Daisy Cafe

How I heard of this place: My sister once recommended it as a good brunch spot if we were in the area. Our family chose it as a morning breakfast spot on a visit to Bellingham two years ago. (How did I miss writing my review!?!) We went again this weekend, and it held up! Type of cuisine: Homemade diner style breakfast and lunch foods. "Here at the Daisy Cafe we offer great food along with a relaxed authentic dining experience. Our charming Family Owned restaurant serves up the best breakfast and lunch daily in beautiful Downtown Bellingham. Our delicious choices range from the creative to the basic: from Omelets, Scrambles and French Toast, to Frittatas, Benedicts and the soon-to-be famous Hoppel Poppel. We achieve this goal by making everything from scratch and in house (at least wherever possible), and by using as much locally grown and sustainable product as possible. Our goal at the Daisy is to offer you a real cafe experience, with real employees working hard and in unison to make your visit special.And for those of you with special dietary restrictions, we are here to accommodate. Even though we don't have a special section dedicated to gluten-free or vegetarian items, we are happy to let you create and re-create whatever you see on the menu into your own special meal. Choose from our gluten-free baked goods, to Field Roasts Vegan Sausages or substitute a plate of Fresh Fruit for your toast or potatoes.So the next time you are close, or passing through Bellingham and would like some real... good... food... come in and visit us. Peace"Ambiance: A two-in-one spot, where The Daisy Cafe takes one side, complete with kitchen and bar seating; and The Union Coffee Shop takes up the other side, complete with mega barista station. Both sides offer table-chair set-ups for patrons wishing to dine in. The atmosphere is casual, laid back, clean and very Bellingham - cozy, artsy, quaint and friendly. Despite being downtown, the Cafe feels like a neighborhood spot, where you can walk in and know your servers, cooks, and the faces around the restaurant.What I ordered: For my husband, Chicken Fried Steak ($15) - 2 over medium fried eggs, ground chuck steak lightly seasoned and covered in homemade breadcrumbs, grilled & covered in house-made pepper sausage gravy and served with country-cut red potatoes. For our kids, Galbraith Quesadillas ($11) - 2 eggs scrambled, melted Tillamook cheddar, house-made fresh chopped pico de gallo wrapped in 2 lightly grilled flour and served with country-cut red potatoes, as well as Daisy O'Brien ($13) - a generous portion of country-cut red potatoes & melted aged Vermont cheddar cheese, topped with sautéed red & green peppers & red onions. Sadly, the cheddar cheese was left off of this dish, which would have been devoured. For my mom, a toasted bagel topped with feta, red onions, kalamata olives and small diced tomatoes ($14). For me, the Hoppel Poppel ($14) - sautéed hickory smoked bacon, garlic, red onions, mushrooms & country cut red potatoes, scrambled together with 2 eggs and topped with Tillamook cheddar and served with a side of buttered English muffin and raspberry jam. Our beverages included two 12-ounce caramel sauce steamers, a 12-ounce mocha for me and a 16-ounce matcha latte for my husband.What I loved: My mom absolutely loved the bagel with feta (Mediterranean style), but we all felt the limited plate was overpriced. The chicken fried steak, quesadillas and hoppel poppel were definitely the top choices on this visit (and seems they were the same selections we made on our previous visit). Why I loved it: Friendliest staff, courteous customers and a sweet spot to sit and enjoy a meal with family.Cost: Average

This place was great. I went around 10am on a Sunday with some friends for breakfast. We walked in, placed our orders and sat ourselves pretty quickly. The person ringing us up was able to answer our questions about the menu and make recommendations which I always appreciate. The food was brought out to us within 20 minutes and it was delicious! I recommend the Eggs Benedict with lox and the Orange French Toast. The French toast didn't really taste like orange as advertised, but it was perfectly cooked and I really liked the syrup. The coffee was good and our server came around to offer refills. Overall this is a cute place to grab a meal when in the downtown Bellingham area.

It's a nice place in downtown Bellingham. One side is a coffee shop and the other side is a diner, although you can still order the diner food and eat it in the coffee shop side. You grab a menu from the holder when you walk in, then order the food at the counter. Once you order, they will provide you a little stand-up number and you find a table. I'd recommend making sure there is a table for you before you order because if you don't, then you'd be standing there and if your food comes and there's still no table free, not sure how you'd eat it.The food was good. I got the chicken sandwich and my wife got the french dip. You get an option of different sides such as potatoes, potato salad, fruits, salad, etc. It was busy there so it did take some time for our food to arrive, about 25-30 minutes.

I only got a coffee, but I saw people eating breakfast and it looked amazing the menu was the type I'd go for as far as breakfast. Great atmosphere. Lots of seating.

Great spot for breakfast and brunch. It takes skill to do simple things like eggs exceptionally, and they always do. Their breakfast potatoes are always great. So is the rosemary sourdough bread they use for toast.If you get the chance try one of their rotating muffins, they're always exceptional.Highly recommended.

Excellent! The staff were fabulous and asked great questions. The house coffee was perfect and plentiful. I had biscuits and gravy, well executed. I certainly recommend The Daisy.

So amazing! I thought it was pricey at first when I paid the tab, but then I saw the amount of food we got I was impressed! Not to mention the taste of everything was absolutely delicious! My favorite was the potatoes and the coffee.Service was spot on. Not much interaction because it's not really necessary but the short interactions we had with 2 gals that were there was very pleasant. We went on a Thursday morning and almost all tables were full I can't imagine on a weekend. It is rather small but worth the wait to get a bite to eat! Definitely recommended!

We really enjoyed our fist visit to The Daisy Cafe. Some friends suggested we have lunch there so we met them on a Friday an hour before the Daisy Cafe closes at 1:30pm. The atmosphere is very comfortable, although it is a little adventure to find the restrooms. We were lucky enough to get a booth. Our lunches were amazing, the portions are generous, we did not leave hungry, and we had plenty of leftovers for dinner. I had the 1/2 order of the Thursday Night Special, and a pancake, both were very tasty, and they don't skimp on either dish. My friend ordered The Veggie Sandwich and I have to say this was the most impressive sandwich I've seen in quite some time, and made on yummy, and local, Avenue Bread. Our server was very friendly, attentive, and helpful. We just made The Daisy Cafe our first choice for a lunch stop in Bellingham. Thanks for the awesome food and service!

Loved it delicious delicious delicious servers very nice, food super flavorful yassss

The Daisy prior to the pandemic was always my favorite place downtown for breakfast and also a good place for lunch. Food is consistently good and fresh, service was always great. Post pandemic, there is still no table service and you order at the counter in advance, where you also are presented with tip options of 18, 20 or 25%. The food is still as good as before but the service is significantly worse. Today for lunch we ordered 2 salads and 2 iced teas, and I left a 20% tip. The salads arrived in about 20 minutes (which was fine) but there were no iced teas. I asked the server about the iced teas and if we could also have some bread and she said she would bring them. 10 minutes 2 iced teas showed up with all the ice melted, but no bread. 5 minutes after that the bread showed up.All of this was on a moderately busy lunch and there seemed to be plenty of service staff. This was about the 5th time Post pandemic that I have been here, and the service has been subpar almost every time.I wouldn't have left a 20% tip after receiving such poor service. I really love the Daisy and I will be back but I'm hoping management will do something about the service quality, and at least change the default upfront tipping options, or better yet go back to full table service.