Daylight Donuts

These donuts are amazing! They have the BEST apple fritters around and their chocolate glazed old fashioned donut is AMAZING! Every time I’ve gone there, the service is great and the donuts are fresh and delicious. I’ve tried some of the newer «gourmet» donut shops that have opened recently — one I do not like at all, the other is good, but I only get crazy cravings for Daylight Donuts. Get a dozen mixed and eat them all with a big glass of milk. You can’t go wrong with any of the flavors. The angelcake donut is crème is sweet and yummy. The Oreo cake donuts, the bear claws, the pine cones, all delicious! GO EAT DONUTS HERE!
***This next part has no bearing on the above review: This store graciously donated 2 dozen donuts to my Walk MS team. They are a caring and generous company! I would go there even if they hadn’t donated anything!!***

This is my favorite donut place of all time. You don’t get the frills of «gourmet» donuts, but you get all the classics (and a few non-​traditional) that are made right. The donuts are always fresh, soft, and moist. They make the best chocolate glazed around, and you can’t beat that all-​time classic when it’s done right. My family also loves the cinnamon pine cone, the sour cream, and the Dutch crumble. The muffins, scones, and crumb cake look really good, too, but I can never make it past the donuts.
There are several other donut places nearby that have popped up, and some of them make fancy-​flavored donuts that taste more like a gimmick to me than a really good treat. Daylight donuts does it right without the hype. I think it’s technically a chain, but it definitely has a local feel, the owner is the often the one serving the donuts in the mornings, and the other staff has been the same for years.

Old-​fashioned donut shop! I went on a Sunday morning and they were already getting a line. This place reminds me of the donut shops from up-​north where I grew up. Definitely better than your typical Dunkin-​Donuts.
I had sour cream (delicious!), double chocolate, cinnamon, French-​toast, toasted coconut, and a cheese Danish.

The cake donuts are good, but my 1-​Star review is for how poorly I’ve been treated on my numerous visits to Daylight Donuts. Nothing, not so much as a smile or thank you from the surly woman who works the front counter. It’s very discouraging, and while the donuts are good, they’re certainly not good enough to feel uncomfortable every time you stop in. Get your customer service together, Daylight.

Daylight Donuts has been my go to store for donuts for quite a while. Every time my children had a school function this is where I would shop. Sometimes on the way in to the work I would stop by and get a couple of dozen old fashioned donuts for the guys. This morning at 06:57 I decided to surprise my crew and stopped in on the way to work. I asked for a dozen old fashioned chocolate and a dozen old fashioned vanilla frosted. There appeared to be more than enough to fill my order. The disgruntled man behind the counter actually told me that he preferred to not sell me his old fashioned donuts. He asked me to please call ahead. He complained that he only made so many. This visit was spur of the moment. I had never been refused or attempted to be persuaded before to not purchase a specific donut. I was actually told by a very pleasant employee before that if I wanted old fashioned donuts, the earlier the better. I had never before encountered a man in business selling a product that did not wish to sell to me. He grunted and sighed and said that he really did not want to sell the old fashioned donuts. I walked out. I will never return. One person will not make or break this shop but there are competitors out there that will offer a similar product and be more than happy to sell me its existing inventory. He was muttering something when I left that I could not understand. I bought the guys Krispy Kreme and told them of my unpleasant experience with Daylight Donuts. I have dealt with rude behavior before from this shop but no longer does the benefit of the product outweigh the negative aspect of the management.

The best FRENCH CRUELERS. They are hot, lightly crisp on the outside, and melt in your mouth delicious. Don’t miss these marvels.

Decent donuts. A bit doughy but good. We bought a half dozen donuts of different variety and a dozen donut holes. The kids really enjoyed the holes! Overall, it’s a good priced place with nice staff and good selection.

Really good product. Great break from the normal chains out there. Apple filled was my favorite.

Pros: open really early; cheap; stuffy
Cons: stuffy (too stuffed with flour for me to eat), service attitude is …
So I just finished my apple fritter made from this store — surprisingly disgruntle with the product.
It tastes like a glazed pita. And it looks like a glazed pita. For god sake…

This is the BEST place for donuts! Dunkin has made theirs smaller, and they are usually stale with very little cream filling. Very poor selection, and people who say «You’re welcome» when you thank them for what you just bought! Daylight is fantastic in customer service, freshness, supply (call your order in — they will have them ready for you and you don’t have to worry about what is left when you get there.) Their donuts are absolutely delicious! LOVE this place!

Love this place. My one warning would be go early! By 9am they have practically nothing left. I ordered an apple fritter and my kids ordered plain donuts. The fritter was light and delicious and not too sweet. The kids donuts looked light and fluffy. We go here any time one of us gets up early enough to get a good selection.

Bought a dozen donuts. Really liked the French crueler… crispy and soft. Enjoyed the lemon crisp as well. Would have been my favorite if more filling had been added to the donut. (Everyone who had a filled donut had same complaint-​just a small dollop inside.) Would have ranked this higher, but felt that customer service was lacking. Don’t expect a warm and friendly family-​run business. The gentleman helping me was definitely annoyed with my questions, he never smiled, and coolly handed over my box of donuts. I could understand the annoyance if they were busy, but we were the only ones at the time. Worth a try for something different, but not a regular hangout for me.

If you like dense cake donuts, these are the best you can find in the Triangle. The French Toast donut is my absolute favorite, and the jelly-​filled crumb donuts are so good. Highly recommended.

Stopped in this morning because I was looking for something a little quieter than Sola Coffee. First of all, I love their maple frosted doughnuts and long johns. And today I was totally surprised with their 2 doughnuts and a med. cup of coffee for $ 3 (3.23 w/​tax).
It was a perfect morning to get some writing done and have a tasty doughnut (or two).

I have been going to this donut location since I moved down the road 3 years ago. From day one, donuts are yummy. Customer service… basically sucks. On multiple occassions I have been made to feel like I’m putting the employees out by asking them for donuts. I’ve found the owner & family employees are only friendly to people they personally know or customers that have been coming in for a long time.
This morning took the cake. I asked the owner for 3 large donuts. I told him which ones I wanted and asked if he could put cream in the maple bar. He proceeded to sigh, give me a dirty look and tried as hard as he could to refrain from rolling his eyes. Seriously!!! Sorry for putting you out. They can keep their donuts, I won’t be going back.

What I Love most about this location: :
An Expert on Closing at Noon and All Day on Mondays!
Apple Fritters
Cake Donuts Iced with Chocolate icing
Glazed Donuts Iced with Chocolate icing
Design… Interior Architecture, unusual! Long and narrow (not worth a drive just to see) though it is a nice accident or capitalized opportunity! I Like it a lot! Charming Shape!
Staff is friendly and patient… Multiple Retirement Communities in the area and some of the residents like to socialize here, I have noticed the staff responds very well to everyone!
Where I am indifferent :
Angel Cream at this location is closer to K.K. than the Daylight Donuts in WF, so if you like that, now you know!

I’m not a big donut eater, but if I do eat one, I usually head to Krispie Kreme. I had never heard of Daylight Donuts before as it didn’t exist in my old town. Well, when I moved to the Triangle area, all my coworkers were on a campaign to change my mind. And boy, have they.
I’ve tried DD a couple times at work before actually venturing to their store myself. Their donuts are heartier and denser than KK’s but are just as delicious. My favorite is the classic glazed, but their barvarian crème is very good as well. DD is always a hit at my office.
The store itself is small and only opens until noon (except on Monday, which it is closed). I came on a Saturday around 11am (it was snowing, so I got there later than I wanted to) and they only had half their selection left. I hear they run out FAST, so if you’re hoping to get a lot of donuts, go early! They take phone orders, so that you can just pop in and pick it up if you’re in a rush.
If you want a melt-​in-​your-​mouth warm donut, I’d still go for KK, but if you want something more donut-​y and hearty, DD is definitely a must. Either way, it won’t hurt to just stop on by and try it out, I’m sure you won’t be disappointed.

This morning after my fiancé went to the Stonehenge shopping center for our first Pumpkin Spice Latte of the season we skipped the overpriced pastry at Starbucks and took our coffee over to Daylight Donuts. I am so glad that we did! Individual donuts are only $.99 and they are fresh!
The Daylight Donuts shop is tiny. Behind the counter there is a double rack of donuts with labels. There is also a full pastry counter with eclairs, crawlers, muffins, cinnamon rolls, and more. They sell regular coffee and drinks from a refrigerated case. There is a seating area in a hallway, and even though it is small, it was comfortable to sit in to enjoy our donuts.
I can’t wait to go back and try different donuts!

Just a great little donut shop! A good variety of donuts and pastries and their coffee is good without breaking the bank. I’ve got the option of a new Dunkin right down the street but I’ll opt for this quiet, friendly shop.

I’ve been in and out of Raleigh for the past 9 years and during the periods where I haven’t lived here I’ve still been coming back. For about 4 years I would stay at a friend’s house near this donut spot. Once I discovered it, it was my favorite place to go get breakfast treats at on Saturday mornings. I got so excited about it. Their weekend morning hours zoom by though. I wonder whether they close when they run out. They’re always busy and it’s always good.
I’ve always had the impression that it was a Mom & Pop type place since it’s so tiny and the hours are so odd until Kirby noted the website link. Wow! What a surprise! They websites says, «In 1954, Tommy and Lucille Day set out to create a new kind of donut mix — one with a distinctively light texture and flavor. The Day’s light donut recipe became Daylight Donuts. And over the years, their Tulsa-​based enterprise grew into a worldwide network of independently owned retail outlets numbering 900 strong… and growing.» What a neat little story!
There’s a great variety of donuts, pastries, and dessert treats. They’re not outrageously good, but they’re good. This morning my office shared a whole bunch and tried different kinds, which rekindled my excitement for this not-​so-​local chain after all. Good selection of juices, coffees, and other beverages as well. The store is nothing special at all, but there’s a reasonable amount of parking and the staff is always very smiley and sweet. Check ‘em out!