DOE Donuts — Restaurant in Waitematā

These are donuts made for people who love donuts, by people who love donuts. The FLAVOURS. THE TOPPINGS. THE SIZE. They do not skimp on anything. Often when eating a donut, I am happy with the flavour but wish it had more of the filling, or more of the topping or icing - this is not the case with Doe. They properly fill with delicious flavours and textures, and toppings that are not just visually pretty but delicious.

The flavours are creative and not limited to just “classic” donut flavours. Some of my favourites are lemon meringue, key lime pie, pavlova, pinky, s’mores, passionfruit, strawberries & cream, Black Forest, white chocolate raspberry (I could go on and on and on….) I have yet to try one I didn’t like, and I am keen to keep trying them all. These aren’t just thrown together and dished out. You can tell the flavours are carefully planned and each donut artfully put together so that it looks as good as it tastes (which is amazing.)

I’ve been going to Doe since shortly after opening in Grey Lynn and I’ve talked so much about them, that my friends halfway across the world knew it would be a perfect birthday gift to surprise me with last year. I was over the moon! Doe is, without a doubt, my favourite donut shop in Auckland! If you like donuts and haven’t tried yet, you simply must as soon as possible. You might think they’re a bit more expensive than other donuts, but when you try them you’ll see where that money goes and that it’s well spent. Trust me,...

Best donuts I have had since being in Auckland. They are light and fluffy on the inside and very moorish. The pic is of the pinky bar donut and it tastes just like a pinky bar chocolate pink melt in your mouth marshmallow, thick caramel sauce in the center and chocolate on the outside the donuts by far get a 5 star, service is alright, they are only getting a 4 stars because the location is not ideal, last time i went the work dudes next door were idiots and silly being in a location where there is no parking even if its just somewhere you pickup i cant double park or at least refuse to illegally double park cause I dont have anyone else in the car to watch it so have either ended up parking three streets away downhill on the opposite side of the street crossing that very busy road or parked in the street with a steep hill and almost had my side mirror swiped by a big truck even tho my mirrors were folded in. I hate the location so my star rating reflects that but donuts overall...

Alas, things have changed since my review below as Doe has new owners. The monthly specials do not seem to change online anymore and the DOE Points program seems to have been suspended (picture). Passing by the Grey Lynn location doesn't work well anymore, because they are sold out early. I love pistachio, so thought I'd try the Pistachio Bliss. The donut was nice enough as an ordinary donut, but there was no taste of pistachio. The green filling was more of a custard, without any significant taste to it. What I got was not what is advertised (pictures) So, the jury is out. I will try again in a few months, hoping that things are better.

Gourmet donuts, filled with fresh high quality ingredients that are a treat to eat. Monthly specials bring variation across the year. The owners and staff are friendly and offer great service. Look online and visit one of their two locations. You won't be...