Mama Buntz's Donut Company — Restaurant in Washington Township

Bring Your Kids, Bring Your Wife, These Donuts Are GREAT!

Let me first start by saying how refreshing it was not to eat another donut from Dunkin. Instead, there is a better place to buy donuts. Tucked away in a small strip mall in Sewell, New Jersey, Mama Buntz's Donut Shop is a must-visit. With prices that reflect a pre-pandemic culture, Tammy Buntz is an artist serving artisan donuts.

As soon as you walk into the shop, her mastery is known. Behind a wall of glass were more than 30 unique variations of hand-dipped donuts from which to choose. Note, the selection changes every month. And, beyond the cash register was a workstation akin to an artist workbench.

Surviving for more than 4-years in that location, she remains one of the last shops for artisan donuts in South Jersey.

When I arrived, roughly around 4 PM, she stood like a sentinel, tending to uncooked donuts, overtop a vat of hot oil.

A mechanical arm dropped perfect donut rings into it, and I watched as a conveyor belt removed them from the oil. I felt like a kid in a candy store, but not candy, donuts.

Yummy, custom, hot, and fresh donuts waited for me to make a choice. I got a Niner, a box of nine donuts, and made friendly conversation while I waited for my order.

Like a true artist, she talks through her process, educating the customer while she works. The whole experience is quaint and worthy of sharing with your children.

While I waited, she gifted me with a fresh donut dipped in sugar and cinnamon. She calls the creation the Sand donut. To me, it tasted like a tribute to the Jersey Shore, a fried confection full of...

The donuts were really tasty, but as a previous manager and staff worker in the food and bakery industry, I can definitely say we need to learn to be cautious about how we treat customers, even if we're not having the best day. I visited the other day when it was completely dead , but I felt like I was being scolded just for just asking questions about the donuts and prices. I would never make people feel uncomfortable, especially if it's their first time trying our products. The objective is to keep customers coming in, and as I'm not the first reviewer to say that this young lady was rude, maybe she should consider that she doesn't enjoy her job as much as she should, or maybe she's just not suited for a role that requires interacting with people every day. I always told my staff that if you don't enjoy working with people, you shouldn't work in a place that requires you to deal with them every day, nor should you make people feel uncomfortable. Unfortunately, this is how small businesses lose valuable customers and potentially miss out on opportunities to get their company out there, because how can I share my experience if the customer service is poor? I understand that this young lady had just begun working there, but maybe it's just time for a job change. All I'm saying is that if you're having a bad day, don't take it out on people who contribute to your paycheck. Check yourself and learn how to be kinder. This world is...

I must say, I love this place! Now for the back story: I grew up across the street from a bakery, a really great bakery. If you didn't get there by 10 am, you didn't get any donuts. So when I read about this place and realized that they only make one kind of donuts, I was skeptical, as any true bakery snob would be. I love donuts, all kinds of donuts.... that being said, plain donuts are my least favorite next to jelly donuts. But my wife and Granddaughter prevailed, and we went to Mama Buntz. I am man enough to admit when I am wrong. I was definitely wrong about Mama Buntz's Donut Company. Yes, it's only one kind of donut and it is what are typically called "plain donuts." But having eaten 5 of them to date, they are the most delicious "plain donuts" I've ever eaten. I can't even call them plain. Simply put, Mama is an artist with these donuts. She and her associate decorate each donut to order. So what you get is a donut right off the heat, cool enough to be iced without the toppings melting. Each donut has a unique name and a flavor to match the name. I ate a French Toast donut, which tasted just like French Toast. I went twice in two weeks and am planning to go back again. Check out the pictures. They are each a work of art almost to good looking to eat....but you will eat it, they smell too good to not eat them. Thank you to Mama for allowing me to take pictures. BTW, the coffee...