Doce Donut Co — Restaurant in Seattle

Over the last four weeks I tried a donut as I went to work. I really wanted to see what artisan donuts were about. Here are my thoughts on each one ranked

Tiramisu - perfect balance of everything not too sweet, unique flavor 100% worth $6 Tres Leches - awesome first bite, a lil too sweet towards the end as it got overwhelming but flavors were there, worth $6 seems like a very custom flavor i wouldn’t find else where Maple - perfect balanced donut, not sure if it was worth 6 tho, seems like a normal maple donut with some bacon on it but it’s really good. I’d still get it again Guava and Cheese - it’s a solid donut, good guava flavor, not too sure where the cheese is but I think it’s very pleasant donut. Idk if it’s worth 6 similar to maple but it was very good. Glazed - $5 really solid actually but for a regular glazed idk about $5 Passionfruit Crème Brûlée - this is definitely the star of food influencers, it looks cool. It was fun breaking it apart since it was crunch from the crème brulee, not a bad donut but I wasn’t blown away from the combo of flavors, but i’d say worth $6 to try something interesting Salted Dulce De Leche - it works but nothing crazy - not worth $6 Seasonal Blackberry Lemon - cool little crumbles on the top, but i thought the lemon filling was a little over powering - not worth $6 Churro - Another dry donut like the mexican hot chocolate, flavors were decent but my mouth was struggling to eat it. Not worth $6 Mexican Hot chocolate - tasted like a normal chocolate donut but worse, thought it was dry and chocolate flavor wasn’t strong. I’d suggest adding more chocolate flavor and maybe a chocolate filling.

Overall I think some of the donuts are really good and i’d stop to get them again, mostly the top 3-4. One thing i’d say is that their base donut dough itself on all of them is more like bread than it is like donut. It’s much tougher to chew than the average donut so for the dry ones it makes it annoying and I don’t like those. But for the ones with filling I didn’t notice the dryness as much but if they focused on making the dough super light and fluffy I think this place would be crazy good. Flavor combos work for most of the donuts.

i do want to add some days it was less dry, might be a bad...

I’ve been looking forward to trying this place for a while, and picked up a Tres Leches donut from here. This donut comes soaked in the classic three milks, lightly torched meringue on the top, and a dark chocolate bottom

On the positive side - the quality of the donut is exceptional. The dough is very fresh, airy, and I can definitely taste the brioche-ness of it. It’s soft & fluffy on the inside, while the outside has the perfect amount of glaze. Also, the dark chocolate crust was not something I’d seen a doughnut before - and I love it. It gives the food a nice crunch - a little similar to a cheesecake in a way - that was unexpected but great

However, I think what took away from the flavor here was there was too much meringue on top Firstly, this topping makes the eating experience difficult. Trying to eat this doughnut while avoiding getting meringue on your face is a balance that shouldn’t be required - as it rises up way higher than the main part of the donut Second, because there’s just too much of it - it really dominates the flavor. This means I couldn’t really taste the tres leches flavor much at all - only at certain points. The majority of what I tasted each bite was just the meringue, which was good in fairness, but it’s pretty much just sweetness, and starts to get overwhelming by the end

This appears to be the case where the Instagrammability of the donut takes away from the practicality of it. While these donuts are visually stunning, and anyone who sees a picture on social media would instantly be drawn to it, the reality of eating it is less than the visual experience.

This donut is pretty large, but also decently expensive - costing around $6, which might be the most expensive donut I’ve had

Overall, I like the quality of the doughnut, but disagree with some of the decisions that led to the layout. I might consider getting a different flavor if I come...

My wife and I wanted a quick bite before exploring parts of Seattle, so we decided to stop here for some donuts.

My first impression was simply how expensive the donuts are ($5 and up)! But that seems to be the standard rate for donuts in Seattle. However, it was a bit of sticker shock for us.

The donuts do look absolutely amazing. The variety wasn’t great as you only had about ten flavors to choose from.

I’m a fan of tres leches cake, so I picked that donut. My wife tried alfajor.

The tres leches donut actual has some sort of whipped topping on it, and if you remove it, you’ll see that the top portion of the donut has been cut off. The “milk” is then poured over that. The bottom of the donut is dipped in chocolate, I’m guessing to hold the donut together. That, however, was the part I didn’t care for.

I don’t really know how to describe my wife’s donut. I only had a small bite, which I’d say reminded me of caramel. The toppings included coconut shavings and some sort of cookie crumble.

While not the best donut I’ve ever had, it was good, although I’d probably try a different flavor if I went back. And that’s a big “if.”

I was glad I tried it, and I normally eat 2 donuts for breakfast, but then we’re around $12. At that price, I’d really consider just getting a hot breakfast.

But if price isn’t a factor or you want to check out an artisanal donut, this is definitely...