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The Daily Planet Cafe

4.0 (108 reviews)
Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Dogs allowed

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Janet C.

Pretty decent food! I ordered the chipotle chicken panini with fries as well as the fish and chips. Both were good. Fries were whatever. Kids liked em. Fish and chips served with coleslaw atop mixed salad which was a bit odd. Fish is super crispy and a bit oily. We went here after going to the other museum cafe for mid morning snack time. I had asked an employee/volunteer? for directions and she said the food options were better and that they had good fries and apparently they have ice cream too. Would eat here again.

Caprese Panini with fries
Rebecca M.

The Daily Planet Cafe is a good option to dine if exploring the natural sciences museum. The menu is posted on the wall near the cash register where you will place your order. Museum members get a discount. Then you are provided a pager and it will flash when your order is ready to pick up. Normally you'd pick up from the kitchen but they have blocked off that area to keep the workers safe. So the pick up area is closer to the seating. An employee will have your order there and if you have multiple plates the employees were even carrying them to the tables too. Seating is indoors as well as outdoors depending on what you are looking for. Beverages are serve yourself and condiments are in packets now rather than pumping it on your plate or a small paper cup. The menu has something for everyone and the prices are reasonable. I went with the caprese panini this visit with a side of fries. The sandwich was large so I combined the contents onto half of the bread as that worked better for me. I like that the restaurant uses fresh, local ingredients from North Carolina.

Stephanie J.

The Daily Planet Cafe was the perfect spot to grab a quick breakfast. It was a bacon, egg and cheese croissant with an iced latte for my husband and a bacon, egg and cheese croissant with an iced vanilla chai for me. We sat outside and the food and drinks were both really good.

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Bruce K.

This small grill and nice cafe is located in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. I stopped in for breakfast and had a very nice meal. Good service at the register and I was handed a pager which did not take long to go off before my eggs, bacon and sausage breakfast was ready. I'd barely put my coffee together by that point, so the quick preparation was great. Exactly was ordered and I enjoyed it. The coffee is very good and super hot. It traveled well to the office. Great spot if you're nearby for the Museum or for something else. [Review 11734 overall, 1516 of 2019.]

$5.50 for tiny parfait
Sandra L.

This was definitely not worth $5.50. The cup wasn't even full. Don't order unless you want to be sad.

Spicy chicken sandwich and fries

The food here was delicious we came with my family visiting from out of state. The prices are great and the food is great quality. The service was great as well. Everyone is very friendly. Plenty of seating too. Makes for a wonderful day out with the family. Highly recommend.

Kid toy and cookie.
Beth G.

It's ok. Nothing special for the price. I had their chicken quesadilla. It was ok, a little soggy. This was after the cashier erred and entered a chicken fingers instead of what I ordered and she repeated back. Outdoor seating is nice. My fellow guest ordered a burger and said it was salty. Children's toy is a tiny dino. Very tiny.

Veggie quesadilla
Robbie C.

Was very surprised at the amount of vegetarian options at this cafe. Even though it is attached to the Science Museum, you can also access it from the street. Order at the counter and they give you a pager when ready for pick up. Wraps, salads, Sammie's, coffee, beer and smoothies are offered. Wow! Pretty eclectic for a cafe attached to a museum. Only issue I had was I ordered the veggie quesadilla and asked for no mushrooms and they couldn't accommodate, though as I was told, there were very minimal shrooms included. So if it's freshly made, why can't they customize. Hmmm. But even so, the quesadilla was flavorful. Choice of fries, chips or fruit. I went with fries but they were pretty generic and bland. They appeared clean and the options were plentiful, so I wouldn't hesitate to try other options next visit. Prices are decent for downtown.

Ron W.

After a year of walking by the Daily Planet Cafe, I finally found a morning to slide in a visit along with the NC Museum of History! The first thing to notice about the Daily Planet Cafe is the size of the place. Large modern dining room, large cement patio, you could easily fit a hundred-plus people here. Inside there's a couple of lines for the hot dishes and coffee bar. Pretty much cafeteria-style with self-service drinks, utensils, napkins and more. The menu is short with sandwiches, wraps and some warm entrees but I'm here for a quick breakfast! For $9 I get a four-item plate with 2 eggs, sweet potato hash, fruit and sausage patties. It takes 10 minutes and then I'm out on that expansive patio with some solid coffee from Larry's Beans. And breakfast at the Daily Planet is decent: perfectly-fried eggs, interesting hash and more. But I don't think it's a good indicator for what this Rocky Top run venue can do so I'll be back. Until then, I'll say it's quite the decent spot for a quick and healthy bite. There isn't much right here outside of the Oakwood Cafe so definitely give the Daily Planet Cafe a try if you're checking out the museum or just looking for some quality eats at a decent price!

Jillian S.

Good, flavorful food with a variety of options to choose from. The spicy chicken sandwich with fries was delicious. The seasonal berry salad was tasty but a little pricy, I wish it had more greens since it was not very filling. We ate here while attending their Thursday night Science Trivia. The service was amazing and the trivia was challenging and very fun. I like how it was fast paced and that we didn't have to rush our answers up after every question. Overall, the food is good and the events are fun. We will likely return here again!

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Great service, nice and clean. We didn't eat anything, but the hot chocolate was delicious, perfect on a cold morning.

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Delicious food! It came out quickly for a sit down cafe and it was nice not to have to leave the museum to find food.

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Food was good. I had the club sandwich and pasta. The chili was awesome as well. The service is fast.

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