Good Time Donut — Restaurant in Ventura

Fresh, light and airy—so good! We loved their donuts. My kiddo and I are starting with the Channel Islands and at each of the 20+ National Parks we visit this summer we are going to try a local donut shop (highest rated) and rate them :)

In the donut case you see huge croissants. They have an assortment of flavors… including a savory one with ham and cheese. We chose a massive chocolate croissant.. very chocolatey which I loved but definitely couldn’t eat even half of one in a sitting as they are very rich. . i also got a few of their cream puffs—Little puffs with custards— so light and perfectly sweet- loved them!

Will update with a review on their Apple blueberry fritter tomorrow :)

We all know and live a life with less customer service then we had prior to covid and less friendly in my opinion. Nelsie at this donut shop was wonderful, so friendly and helpful and cheerful- even encouraged us to come back as I struggled in what to get :)… good sales.. she was a joy to interact with and when I went back in the shop to get her name (my daughter went on about how friendly Nelsie was so I wanted to add her name) a different customer helped me with it and also mentioned how terrific Nelsie is!! I hope i got your name right :)

For our first donut shop this summer we are pretty happy… next park is Pinnacles… looking forward to hiking off the sugar from this shop and...

Looking for a quick breakfast or treat, head here! We arrived in Ventura early to catch a boat to the Channel Islands National Park, and we wanted to grab a bite before we departed. Time was too short for a traditional restaurant meal, and not much was open at that time anyways. But we also wanted something a bit more filling than most of the fast food joints, and with a bit more flavor than the cardboard reheated products that you get from Starbucks. We came to Vons to see what they had but found this shop right next door! The ham, egg, and cheese croissants were amazing! Fresh, flavorful, and the perfect temperature. There was also a great selection of donuts for a snack later in the morning. The women in charge of the front were extremely friendly and happy to chat. As we sat eating our breakfast, we watched them greet the locals and engage in the ongoing conversations that one can only have with locals that return day after day. If the locals like it, you...

It’s true, my hunt for the perfect doughnut is a never ending quest for glory. My search next to me to Good Time Donut (their spelling, not mine).

I’m torn with this one -- see, these are ultra-puffy doughnuts, which I think are fantastic. However, when I brought them home, one was ever so slightly doughy in the middle meaning they didn’t fry them fully.

For me, it’s not that big of a deal, because of the four that I bought, only one had this ever so slight issue -- and I’m not talking a big dough ball here, I’m talking a slight undoneness.

Would I recommend these? Oh yeah, in a heartbeat. Would I give them a solid five, buy every single time? Nope, not with that small issue.

I will, however, try them again (it’s my cross to bear) and see if this issue is fixed. If it does, then these might just be my favorite doughnuts in Ventura that I’ve...