Aledo Donut

just moved here and so far, I am impressed! my kids love donuts and this place has sprinkles and fun, different color icing. They even had glazed blueberry. No, it isn’t the boutiquey, fancy donut shops I am used to in California with cronuts and gourmet coffee, but it is extremely tasty, mega cheap, the kids love it and the staff is so sweet and kind! love this place and we plan on being regulars!

We decided to try a new donut shop today, new to us. We went to Aledo Donuts on 1187 in Aledo. There is construction on 1187 right now so parking is difficult. The shop is small but they do have a few tables for indoor seating. They are in need of a paint job so it feels a little bit dirty but not unhealthy. The staff was nice and patient while we made up our minds.
Out of our group we ordered apple fritters, cinnamon roll, traditional donuts, eclairs, sausage kolache and an old fashioned donut. The apple fritters had a nice ratio of Apple to pastry which is not easily found in donut shops but maybe was a little too greasy. Roll tasted more like a plain donut than a cinnamon roll as their just wasn’t that much cinnamon. The maple Éclair had a nice amount of filling in it. The sausage kolache was popular. They were mixed reviews on the old fashioned donuts. There was a cinnamon one which was very good and a chocolate glazed one that was definitely undercooked. It seems as though the place where they excel is in their traditional donuts. We felt as though part of the problem with the donuts might have been the oil that they use cas there seemed to be a consistent trend in the taste.
Overall the donuts are good, at best, definitely not great. Just choose wisely from the menu and stick to the traditional Donuts, sausage kolaches or eclairs.

No offense Karen S, but you must not have ever had kolaches in West, New Braunfels, or one of the Shipley’s locations. These kolaches are average at best.
The coffee was terrible. It tasted burnt and I threw it out.
The glazed donut was better than most.

I like donuts. They’re alright. But this place has the most delicious kolaches you will ever devour in your life! They have a sort of sweet taste to them that is very unexpected. It’s almost as though they use that Hawaiian bread!
The service is great and there are always lines. Why wouldn’t there be?! It’s delicious! If you want a good selection, come early!