Arundel Donuts — Restaurant in Maryland

Let me  preface this by saying we used to love Arundel Donuts.   This was our first trip in since early in the year before the pandemic issues started.   I'm not sure if current events have forced them to make significant cutbacks or if it's something else but unfortunately, this will be our last trip to patronize them.

Positives: They open early and if you time traffic just right, you can get in/out without many issues Employees seem nice if not a bit put upon when you interrupt their personal conversation by entering the building

Negatives: The donuts have reduced significantly in size.   The sizes are now half (or maybe a little less than) of what they used to be.  Roughly $1/donut is common for gourmet sized donuts, these honestly are now smaller than grocery store offerings. Cash only - in the midst of a pandemic, there's a coin/cash shortage so they couldn't give me any change.  Just stood there and said no, exact cash only. I had cash but did expect some bills as change for a cash only establishment. No boxes - they now place all of the donuts in a paper lunch sack.   Frosting smears on the sides of the bag and onto other donuts.   If I'm paying the premium price, I'd like a box that I don't worry if it will rip on the pavement. Discontinued any seasonal offerings - it's now basic, straight/plain.

I really wanted just a touch of the previous world but the Arundel Donuts we once...

Have you been looking for a new doughnut place since who knows what the new owners did with Keller's? This is your place! They don't have Keller's amazing chocolate cake doughnuts (no idea how Tom Keller made that chocolate, but it was one of a kind). But they still have great chocolate and great doughnuts. Like Keller's they are cash only, like Keller's they close when they sell out. It's simply, if made from scratch, you have to close when you sell out, you can't make it from scratch that quickly! I'd says it's a hole in a wall, but its a super small biuilding between McDonald's and the shopping center, super easy to miss. If you do, make a U-turn, it's worth it! On my most recent trip, in addition to chocolate, we also got the cinnamon crunch doughnut, their version I think is better than Keller's! And, if you've never heard of Keller's, don't worry about it. They are closed forever and Arundel Donuts have the best Donuts in the area! Now, set your alarm clock for best...

Amazing donuts! The yeast donuts are light and melt in your mouth. None of them are overly sweet. The apple fritter had a lovely contrast between the light yeast dough and crispy edges. The toasted coconut donut was pretty sweet, but it was still tasty. The cake is delicate and not overly dense or greasy. In fact, none of the donuts were even remotely greasy. The pudding in the cream filled donut was really tasty and well balanced too. The marshmallow filled is really airy and surprisingly not too sweet for being marshmallow. Although it's a little boring unless you really love marshmallows. The coffee is decent. A little lighter than I typically like, but good enough to go with...