Donut Time

Way over priced a glazed buttermilk and twist for $ 4.85 the buttermilk is horrible it taste like cornbread and/​or they forgot to add sugar to the batter. The worse donut I have ever had!

Before heading to the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, I made my boyfriend stop here so I could get some donuts for the road, lol. It wasn’t a long drive to that place, but donuts are good for any time so yeah…
Donut Time is located in the shopping plaza across from the beach. And just on the other side facing Safeway, near the Starbucks I believe. Parking is all in the plaza so don’t worry too much there.
The inside was sort of a bummer. Looked sort of old and in need of some remodeling, but the main focus was the donuts. Their donuts looked good and fresh, but I wish they would label their donuts. It’s hard to tell the worker what donut you want when there’s no name and you have to rely on pointing.
My boyfriend and I ended up getting 4 donuts altogether and it only cost $ 4 which I guess is a good deal because my 2 donuts were pretty good size.
Overall, donuts were good. Service was nice.

Giant Christmas Tree of donuts. Nuf said! (plant a donut hole and this is what grows)

Love going to donut time. They are cheap and their donuts are delicious. I was able to get 3 donuts for $ 4 bucks. In the mornings I am not able to grab breakfast sometimes so being able to go into the store and not wait a long to grab a few donuts for a good price is great.

The people who own this company and work there are so kind hearted and make great donuts and coffee. Been going here since I was younger and I’ve loved it ever since.

I have come here on several occasions when I had donut cravings, unfortunately this place did not satisfy it. Several donuts I tried felt old and stale as if from the day prior (on three occasions spaced over 2 weeks). I went through several different items and all of them ranged from «meh» to «quite crappy», including one of my typical favorites ham & cheese croissant — I tried their version of this and just absolutely awful. The taste/​bread was very yeasty, the ham was scary and tasteless and the cheese was just… well barely to be found. The sandwich felt too heavy (texture and chewiness), it was a very poor execution and gave up after 2^nd bite.
I’m quite disappointed and will not be coming back, which is unfortunate because I love donuts. This is what happens when there is no other donut shop around within manageable distance, you get comfortable and sloppy, and quality suffers.

Yum. The ham and cheese croissants are the best here.
The owner is really nice. The prices are good.
Of course the donuts are good.

I’m not regularly a big fan of pastries, but these are some of the best doughnuts I have ever eaten. Extremely fresh and delicious. There’s no comparison with grocery store bought doughnuts, these are of a whole different caliber. Friendly service and very inexpensive for what you get.

Super yum fresh doughnuts before and after surfing. coffee is always fresh… my fav raisin snail!

Disappointed…,
The strawberry strudel tasted like it was a week old…
The French curler tasted like straight oil…

I really want to support local shops, but the donuts here are stale. Granted I came at 3pm, but shouldn’t they be fresh all day until closing time and at that point they should be 50% off right? yikes.

Blueberry fritter was legit. You need to get a coffee before you try to put one the fritters down. Cherry filled donut holes was a first I’ve seen. Right next to Hawaiian BBQ and Starbucks which is currently being renovated. Cash only business, c’mon it’s 2014 let’s get on that Square!!!

If there’s one thing I can count on it is that come ”Race day” morning where I am Running a Half Marathon the Doughnut cravings start. Be it a trip before or after to fulfill the post Run hunger it WILL happen. And that is exactly how I came to find Donut Time.
Hubby was craving McDonalds at 6am so I decided to seek out something a little sweeter and luckily I found Donut Time in the same plaza and open. Happy days!
As it was not long after opening the selection was vast and I noticed that they had not one but three types of Fritter (Apple, Blueberry & Cherry). If that’s not something to get excited about then I don’t know what is! With that in mind I got a Cherry one along with a Sugar Ring.
Inside has seating available and they also serve Coffee, it’s cash only but an ATM is located inside.
As for the Donuts, they are very good! I devoured the Sugar Ring in no time and shared the Fritter with my Husband later that day. Both were fresh and cheap too, I paid just $ 3 for both items. If I’m ever back in the area I will return.

I love this place! The selection is huge for such a small place, and everything is delicious. The cash only makes sense because everything is so inexpensive, they would get too many credit card fees. Personal favorite is the blueberry fritter, hubby loves the cinnamon twists.

Iv been coming to this place for years. I have been ordering the same donut since I was a child. The maple filled with custard. The family who owns this place is very sweet. They have always been such a delight to visit. They can fill your donut right in front if you so you can assure it is fresh. I love this place!

Another visit, another delicious set of donuts!
This time I had the apple fritter. My god it is such a gut busting size!
If you want a tasty donut full of value then drop by Donut Time!
(reminder, they are a CASH ONLY business)
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Ordinarily I’m not a huge fan of donuts but when they’re done right I can quicky become a bandwagon jumper. This place really does everything right and it’s one of the places that I miss most in Pacifica. I have yet to find a place in the South Bay that comes close to doing everything right like Donut Time (DT); the only place that comes close is Stan’s in Santa Clara. Everything DT serves up is very good to excellent. Here are my top-​3 choices at DT:
3) Chocolate Buttermilk– Their Chocolate Buttermilk bars are fabulous. The dough has that great Buttermilk tang and the Chocolate is always fresh and delicious.
2) Fritters– DT has a great selection of Fritters to choose from; they have the standard Apple, Blueberry, Pineapple and Cherry. My favorite’s are the Apple and Blueberry but I highly recommend them all. They’re also the size of Frisbee and could easily be shared, but why would you want to do that?
1) Bear Claws– DT’s Bear Claws really have set a new standard for me. They’re so fabulous that I got my ex-​boss hooked on them. Whenever I needed a favor from him he’d ask for payment by Bear Claw and I was happy to oblige. You really have to try them, but you’ve been warned; they’re über-​addictive.
DT is a real hidden gem in my favorite city by the sea. It’s buried in the Linda Mar Shopping Center and obscured by an L&L and The Mermaid. However you’d be remiss to pass up an opportunity to grab a fried treat from here. Highly recommended!

I would describe this place as old school Asian owned donut shop. It has all the staple donuts with extremely old refrigerators, coffee makers, and display cases.
This is exactly what I wanted!
There is something shameful about eating donuts, but they are sooo good, so having the place a little run down and dirty kind of makes me feel better about my purchase.
I initially went to Starbucks next door, but then decided a donut could be good as well!
My fiancé and I tried the apple fritter. It was huge, and exactly how I remember them :)
This is right near the ocean and I hear it opens super early!

The donuts here are all so good looking. Perfect in a way that makes other places look neglected and shoddy.
The owner is really nice and we decided to split one of the monster-​sized pineapple fitters. He also had apple fritters and blueberry fritters too; all big and gorgeous seeming to sport little invisible signs that urged you to eat them before they run away.
While the fritter was good, it unfortunately did not have much pineapple flavor to distinguish it.
Still, this is probably (to our waist’s chagrin) our best local Pacifica donut shop, and no doubt we’ll be involuntarily sucked back in if we even are within a whiff of this place.

«My lips like sugar,
This candy got you sprung…»
Yo, so I’m a married Sugar Player who Double Dips… ONLY for them donuts, that is!!!
And I got me a tasty-​ass threesome goin on…
During my workweek in SF, if I’m lucky, I get to surf Linda Mar and hit up Donut Time! Back home in SoCal on the weekends, it’s Leucadia Donuts that turns my crank right-​round, right-​round, right-​round like a record baby!
You just gotta love Mom & Pop, family run donut places! Donut Time has been around for a long time and for good reason… they freaking ROCK AWESOMELY!!!
What’s gonna get me outta bed faster than smooth barreling surf? Well FRITTERS, of course!!! Donut Time totally has it goin on with Blueberry fritters, Pineapple fritters, and, She hit the floor, Next thing you know… Apple bottom ones. Just like the surf, they’s smooth, glassy, and sweeeeeeeet!!!
What’s more, ALL of their other donut varieties make Shawty got low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low! They also hand pump (ahem) their super tasty custard into their maple bars and filled holes to your order. I mean, what’s better than a tasty sugar threesome with copious amounts of tasty cream spurting out?!
This place is clean, pristine, and a totally delicious part or NorCal!!! Any visit to Pacifica is,
Give that
Booty a
Slap,
Worth a trip to Donut Time!!!
«So call me your sugar,
You love you some…»