"The donuts were incredibly delicious when fresh, crispy and delicate on the outside and soft and gooey on the inside. The perfect donut! (For me). You have to eat it right away though or it becomes stale and hard in a few hours. Pricey but definitely worth it!"

"Update- 10/10/25 - I went back a second time and had a completely different experience ☹️ what a bummer. My donut had scant toppings. Worth the trip. Yes, you wait a minute for your incredibly fresh, warm, delightful doughnut. Yes, It is worth the wait. Bring a friend so you can each order something different and share. Walk towards the back of the store and you can see how the magic happens."

"Located on the upper level of Carmel Plaza are some upper level donuts courtesy of Dutch Door Donuts. Getting here is pretty easy, parking in general in the area is a bit difficult to find so be prepared to walk to the plaza. The exterior is very sleek and inviting, modern but not giving it a corporate feel that we see in a lot of newer donut shops. The inside was very clean, again sleek, and there was a surprisingly good amount of seating. Their menu is smaller, always a good sign in a donut shop to be honest. They focus on donuts but also offer beignets and a diverse option of coffee, again, always a good sign when a donut shop focuses on just donuts and coffee. The donuts on display look very good and the donuts are cooked to order. We ordered the vanilla bean glaze but they offer chocolate glaze, cinnamon sugar, etc. Ordering is quick and you can watch them prep your order upfront which is nice to watch since you can see that they don’t just pull it out of somewhere and warm it up. Since they’re made to order it can take a few minutes but be patient because they’re worth it. Once we got ours and had a chance to eat it we were very impressed. The glaze is sugary but not overly sweet. The donut itself is light and bready, probably because it’s yeast risen. A very well balanced flavor and didn’t leave us feeling like we needed to do an hour of crossfit or ask God to forgive our gluttony afterwards. This place is honestly better than Carmel Plaza, and that’s not a knock on the plaza as a whole but this place is definitely good enough to be on Ocean Ave itself and not hidden on the second floor. If we’re ever back in the area, we will without a doubt be back. We’d also be buying way more than just the vanilla bean glaze, and you should too."

"My husband and I take our donut ranking very seriously, so I do not say this lightly: The spiced peach takes at least a top two spot for us. Maybe even a top spot. We haven’t eaten current number one since 2019, so it’s a difficult comparison really."

"We tried there beignets and had mocha for to go but there services is just terrible. They had for here. And people got there coffee right after they ordered and I had to remind them about my coffee even i thou I tip 15% for doin a bad job. Overall was delicious but services is terrible."