Nomad Donuts — Restaurant in San Diego

My how things change...

Was taken to the OG location a few years back with the promise of donuts that would change my life. That was a well founded promise! Back in SoCal and we decided to take a bro trip to the new location. Pros- Breakfast sammiches and bagels are on point 👌very tasty, well priced. Coffee and full Espresso bar 👌👌👌 Cons- The Donuts. Lackluster foundation, missing any and all of that lovely fried, fluffy donut taste. Soft mouth feel, not fluffy, just soft. Chewy, like it was a humid picnic back in North Carolina and you grabbed a donut from the bag for an afternoon snack. Same with the cruellers. Airy and soft, but flat, no character. The flavors of the frosting and toppings were awesome. However, they seemed to be designed to hide the poor foundation, which is the entire point of a donut! Nomad's was an establishment that combined flavor with textures in a beautiful marriage that wowed your taste buds and with each bite, one could close their eyes and be transported momentarily to another place full of blissful donut goodness! Sad to say, I won't be back for donuts. Maybe a sammiche, but mostly likely not. Still love the creator, the originator, the innovator...the new place is rocking. Would love to see the donuts match the vibe, decor, and ambiance.

Yours truly, an...

Seeing the reviews and pictures of their donuts, I thought it was a safe bet that these would be good tasting, good quality donuts. That evidently is not the case. I ordered a half dozen, 2 of each of the apple cider, cinnamon churro donut, and blackberry rosemary varieties. Both the churro and apple cider were lacking extremely in taste, the most coming from the cinnamon sugar on the outside rather than the dough. On top of that, both those varieties were abnormally moist in the centers. The apple cider actually proving to be undercooked as it is basically raw dough towards the middle (see pictures). Overall this shop is more show than it is taste, and thats just disappointing especially considering this cost me $18!! I will definitely be getting a refund though with lack of receipt on their part, I will probably have to go through my payment processor.

TLDR: If you want pretty aesthetic donuts for your feed, for sure come here. But if youre actually wanting to enjoy the donuts after the pic, dont waste your...

I ordered 4 apple cider donuts online. Got the confirmation text message that they were ready and headed over. Once I was there they said that they actually don’t have any apple cider donuts and asked what else I wanted to get. I was shocked that they didn’t call to inform me, since I provided my number on the order and received a text message. I asked why they didn’t call and was told “we don’t really do that”. Of course this was super frustrating because I would have just canceled my order and made breakfast at home, but I planned my morning on relying on the donuts I was told were ready. I got a refund for two of the donuts, although I was told they cannot provide a refund receipt, and still paid for donuts I didn’t originally want because I was already on my way to visit family. I wasn’t offered any compensation for the trouble. This is a ridiculous business practice that puts the blame on the customer. I live close by and have gone to Nomads for years, but this put a real sour taste...