Donut Bar — Restaurant in Chula Vista

Visited the San Diego/Chula Vista area and read tremendous reviews on the size, selection and quality of donuts here. As a donut connoisseur I was very much looking forward to trying this place out and boy was I disappointed. Went there Friday morning half hour after they opened. First off, the location/parking lot is a complete disaster. It's located within a little shopping mall and I'm assuming due to covid they have several rows of parking spots roped off so just to park you had to drive around and park far away. Keep in mind this was very early in the morning so the shops were not busy. Once I finally got inside I was amazed at how small their shop was and the lack of selection. They only had two small windows with maybe 10 pans of donuts and a few of pans were duplicates. They tout their unicorn donut, their homer Simpson donut among others and none were to be found. I asked them "is this all you have or will you be making more?" They told me these were the only donut flavors they'd be making today. I immediately left without buying any. Fast forward to the next day, I went back to give them another chance figuring maybe on a weekend they have a wider selection. I was waiting outside prior to opening. Same extremely small selection as the day before. Since I'd gone there twice I decided to buy a couple donuts to make it worth my time. I bought two nutella overload donuts. 7 dollars total. Complete joke. Will...

WOw! I was there when they open it and the lines were very long yet is was worth it. Then they closed the place for a little bit and there was a change of ownership. We were very impress with the people, the service and the flavor. The new owners did a little changes and they do open now early and close later than before the change of ownership. The place has seating outside the shop and you can enjoy the beautiful pond and outside. The flavor of the doughnuts hasn't disapoint and the variety on the menu is amazing. I am still looking forward to eat the french toast doughnut they only make them in the morning of Saturday & Sunday. The young lady that helped me and my wife was super friendly and very awesome. Always smiling. Another product I have to try next time I come back is going to to be thier drinks. They all look good and very well served. The Mall has handicap spaces and ramps for handicap trafic. Also the patio is very easy to get to. There aren't any children seats, yet there are a lot of families with children that are used to carry the kids on their legs. All an all the Donut bar is a great experience and we getting ready to go back again some time next week. I recommend the place...

The donuts are pretty looking but not the greatest ever. They are way overpriced for what you get. Their staff is horrendously slow. This is the only donut place that I've gone to where it will without a doubt take over 10 minutes to be served a coffee and donut, even if you are the only person there. The staff absolutely has no sense of urgency. All their coffee is made differently every day and each employee has their own way to make the same drink. I've gone 3 days in a row to get an iced coffee and it's has varied each time. I've gotten a cup of cream and sweetener with a splash of coffee to a jet black cup of super bitter sludge. Feel free to give this place a shot but don't expect them to be as good as the downtown location. You are better off at Krispy Kreme...