Fray's Donut House — Restaurant in Saint Petersburg

Traveling back home to the St. Pete area means leaving in the morning a lot. Thus, I usually need a quick to go place for breakfast. The typical Starbucks/panera/wawa gets old after a while so I love to switch it up with small shops such as Fray's donut house.

Walking in, its dead quiet. No ambient music. No talking (covid so no one can dine in). I expected at least some music. The man behind the counter was friendly and attentive. He patiently helped us order and we were out in no time. I personally ordered a black coffee, a cronut and a apple fritter to try (no maple bacon donuts today 😭). The coffee was and delicious! Definitely an enjoyable sip. It paired well with the cinnamon sweetness of my apple fritter. The apple fritter was lacking in apple flavor and chunks. While the dough was good, it just wasn't an apple flavor. The cronut left room for improvement. It was a little over done and a bit heavily glazed for my taste. But the inside was delicious. You could distinguish the croissant layers and the donut mash. Aside from the outer doneness, I enjoyes this with my coffee.

For stopping in on a Sunday morning at 11am, they didn't have a lot left for choices (presumably because they sold most during a breakfast rush). I'd make it a point to return for a follow up visit...

As soon as you pull into the parking lot at Fray's you know this place is something special. The building architecture is retro at its core and brings back childhood memories of family road trips where the coffee and donut shop is a destination, not merely a stop along the way. Fray's has a wide variety of hot and cold drinks and some breakfast sandwich options. They are known for their wide variety of fresh donuts. From the traditional old fashioned plan cake, double chocolate, and sour cream, to donuts with apple filling and red velvet, there is surely something here for everyone. Fray's has both eat in, take out, and a drive-thru. There are always a few cars because this restaurant is so popular but there is only a short wait. This appears to be a family-run business and visiting often you will get to know them personally. Far from a corporate-run "get in and get out" operation, Frays is fast, fresh, welcoming, and a great part of...

TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I have been coming here on and off for the past year as it right around the corner. I always order Sprinkle donuts for my kids in my dozen order and they always put 1 or 2 cereal donuts that my kids never end up eating and I end up throwing away. Today I kindly asked for 4 sprinkle donuts for my kids and asked kindly if they would not put cereal donuts in the mix. I get home and they put all cereal donuts in the box. Not a huge deal, just a misunderstanding….I drive back and go inside and kindly ask if they could switch them out for me. The owner then proceeds to argue with me on what a sprinkle donut is and tries to tell me a sprinkle donut is a donut sprinkled with cereal. She told me it was my fault I got the wrong donuts put in there. I couldn’t believe that an owner would treat a repeat patron like this that was just trying to make their kids morning great and just get them what they ordered....