Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

I started visiting here quite a lot towards the end of last year and although it was good for the soul, it was bad for the waistline! The last time I came here a friend and I were shopping in Selfridges and they suggested we grabbed a coffee from Krispy Kreme. I am partial to a hazelnut latte and I was assured that these were great. It was bloody fantastic!
I also opted for a donut and the girl who was serving us was a joy! We ended up having a laugh which somehow resulted in me acquiring a children’s colouring in activity. She brightened up my day and obviously us to her too as we ended up getting a free donut. Everything I’ve had here has been a treat and the good coffee matched with the friendly and funny service, making it an all round winner in my book!

My boyfriend and I met in Krispy Kreme one day after work in town as a treat. We decided to sit in with a coffee and donut, the seating area wasn’t very clean at all and they guy who made our drinks wasn’t sure what he was doing and we had quite a long wait on them. I tried the new cookie dough donut and my boyfriend had the lotus inspired one. They weren’t as great as we expected, but then we got an original glazed and that made up for the disappointment with the first two, the plain ones are the best 100%.
If you also sign up to their app/​mailing list you get a free glazed donut, which is totally worth it!

I was so excited to find this full fledged pop up Krispy Kreme in Selfridges!
Although when I visited they didn’t have any Hot & Fresh glazed donuts being created… I still practically inhaled the one I bought. One bite and that thing was history!
Very tasty… Can’t go wrong with any flavour. I think each time I go back I’ll get something different just for fun.
Krispy Kreme is an American staple… and I’m happy to now know where I can find these freshly made donuts here in B’ham!
Yum yum in my tum tum!

Went to Selfridges in my lunch hour to get my free donut! I’d signed up on their mailing list, though I’m not a frequent buyer at all, I do love to get a freebie!
But the selection was so tempting so I bought three more!!! It’s great that every few weeks they have a couple of new flavours eg cookie dough while for Valentine’s they had cute bee designed ones!
Donuts are quite expensive but once in a while treat is fine … So I’m telling myself! Plus you get to taste samples (chopped up donuts lol).

I grew up 30 minutes from the birthplace of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, which started as a small, one store operation in Winston-​Salem, North Carolina (USA). For some time they remained a North Carolina staple, until a period of explosive growth across the United States and eventually abroad, often meeting with overwhelming enthusiasm and long queues. I have very fond memories as a kid of sitting at one of the counter top stools, chomping on an original glazed and watching the doughnuts move through the conveyor like mini doughnut factory in the store. Eventually I moved on to other local doughnut makers as the chain lost some of its luster in the 21^st century. After moving to England, I was quite surprised to see the doughnuts in local supermarkets as well as actual stores, like this one in the Birmingham location of Selfridges.
Krispy Kreme specializes in a specific type of doughnut that is very different than what you will find on the streets of England, such as the fried doughnut vendor outside the Bullring on New Street. Krispy Kreme’s biggest claim to fame is the original glazed, an airy, melt-​in-​your-​mouth doughnut that is simply glazed in a sugar coating. They also offer a variety of fruit filled or covered doughnuts, cake-​like doughnuts, and specialty doughnuts, some through partners like Reese’s, and others like the Selfridges limited edition doughnut. The base varieties number 16 in most stores. The chain also brews coffee based drinks, which are quite popular in the states.
This location in the Selfridges food court follows their doughnut factory store model. Patrons can watch doughnuts move through a conveyor system at certain points during the day. There is also ample seating once you decide on which doughnuts to purchase. The doughnuts at this location are a cut above what you’ll find at other locations, and even sells specialty types not found in the states. You can purchase the doughnuts as singles (averaging around £2 for specialties), three for £4.95, or a dozen (as original glazed or mix and match). A friend from the US recently visited and was very surprised to see the Reese’s doughnut, which is not available abroad. We shared a dozen, which kept well for several days left in the Krispy Kreme box. KK Doughnuts purchased at local re-​sellers like Tesco tend to become stale much quicker. While the doughnuts are quite pricey, the quality is very high. If you enjoy great doughnuts in an American style, drop in the Selfridges location of Krispy Kreme for a real treat.

What a lovely slice of home (KK originates in my home state). I like the Selfridges location best in Birmingham because of the selection offered. With two large display cases and donuts made on site, this location is rarely out of flavors.
I must say I’m jealous of the delightful flavors offered in England that aren’t available in in the states, such as Reese’s, strawberry gloss, and strawberry cream. I recently came here with a friend to buy donuts to celebrate his birthday and we got a couple of the Selfridges limited edition cosmic caramel donuts. The donuts were fresh, soft, and sweet. Krispy Kreme isn’t my favorite donut maker, but if you like Krispy Kreme, I’d highly recommend the counter inside Selfridges.

Simply best doughnuts I’ve had. I mostly get Original glazed doughnuts as they are the best. Still as soft next day. I could eat whole box if I wasn’t worried about having heart attack after.
I got free doughnut from staff while waiting as she picked fresh doughnuts from the machine. So if I didn’t make it clear already, I love Krispy Kreme doughnuts :)

Best doughnuts ever! The original glazed are beautiful. I’ve been coming here for years and I don’t regret a thing! ;)
They do seasonal specials (valentines, Halloween, Christmas themed etc) and deals for coffee and doughnuts.
The coffee isn’t the best in the world– but the doughnuts are the star of the show after all.
It’s certainly not cheap and you can probably get a box of doughnuts at somewhere like asda for the price of one of these bad boys. However, they’re an indulgent treat and you get to see them being iced etc in the special area on the bottom floor of Selfridges.
They used to give out free doughnuts all of the time here, they don’t seem to do that anymore so 4stars it is.

love this kripsy kreme if you go at lunch the qs are long though. in the past when there have been loads of people queueing they used to give everyone a free donut but im not sure if they do this now! the staff are all really helpful and help make decisions — picking donuts can be a tricky business! but they always tell you how many you should get to get a better deal. and obviously theyre DELICIOUS

I had my first Krispy Kreme doughnut a year ago, I was offered a piece to try and they were so good i bought a tray. My colleagues loved the variety boxes with all the different flavours. Why try just one when a box has them all?!? My favourite treat in Birmingham, Cardiff or London

I really should not have gone in here as I am not addicted!!! Fresh, warm and fabulous fillings! Staff are friendly and polite. A little bit expensive compared to other bakeries but def worth it!

Mmmm doughnuts. Super sweet, hot and delicious. A bit too sickly, but taste so great. Occasionally I buy a box for colleagues or when I’ve friends over they go down an absolute STORM. Always a queue, so it’s not a case of ‘grab and go’ but if it’s a long queue, the staff sometimes give away pieces to keep you sweet, which makes it all worthwhile!

You know you shouldn’t but you do anyway. Krispy Kremes are one of those little luxuries in life and what better place to get them from than a big shop and café at the entrance to Selfridges. I love the maple syrup ones, or the glazed ones filled with raspberry, and some of the new special ones like the lemon meringue doughnuts are pretty cool as well! Even if I don’t get a doughnut it’s good fun to stand there and watch the machinery that makes them. The dough cooking in the oven, getting bigger then plopping into the oil to brown, then being flipped over and covered in icing then onto the conveyor belt.
The only thing that makes me sad is that at the end of the belt is a bin and if the doughnuts don’t get plucked from the belt in time, they drop into the bin! Whilst it means if you do buy a doughnut (well, just the glazed ring ones) it’s hot and delicious, I always used to wish I could stand at the end of the belt with my mouth open for them to drop into instead. Ah well!!!

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts was one of the most studious aspects of my University career. First opened in 1933 in the South, Krispy Kreme has long been answering the American need for unhealthy fried sticky sweet goodness.
So imagine my delight, several years later, in finding one in the UK, and right on my doorstep in Birmingham. God bless Selfridge’s for their need to show Brummies all the hard-​to-​find, expensive delicacies they’re missing from around the world.
My favourite bit of stumbling into Krispy Kreme in La Habra, California, late at night, was watching the donut-​making process, as the freshly fried doughy delights made their way down the conveyor belt to be covered in artery-​busting deliciousness, slightly cooled, and placed, with loving care by a uniformed spotty teen, into a box, just for me — and thousands of others.
The Birmingham Bullrignt Krispy Kreme is located in the Selfridge’s food hall, right in the opening from the rest of the mall. It’s a smallish concession, with barely enough room to queue and pay for your treats, but it does the job nicely.
The prices in the UK KK are a tad more expensive, but if you can walk within 200 yard of the delicious baked goods, sugar-​syrup scent and resist stopping by for a Boston Crème, then Sir or Madam, I salute ye.
The staff are averagely helpful, with not much service required. During busy holiday periods, or on the weekends, the queue for KK is usually out the door, so expect to wait for a good ten minutes for your treats.
But never fear, they will have been freshly made, and, if you want, you can ask to wait for a batch which has just come out, something you can’t typically do in a baker’s shop.
The American invasion is here. Why not embrace it with a bit of greasy goodness?

Wow, what donuts these are! Beautiful creations, true works of art, genius and imagination.
This is possibly the very pinnacle of donut creation and experience, miles better than anything in the shops, and worth travelling for.
Go here, feel like you’re in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, and enjoy the most mouthwateringly delicious donuts that imagination can conjure up.

There’s no doubting Krispy Kremes are delicious and this addition to the Selfridges food hall in the Bullring was a great idea!
If you stop by here when the red Krispy Kreme light is on, expect freshly cooked doughnuts! And if you hang around even longer, they may give you a complimentary original glazed! The fact that it’s free is reason enough to forget the calorie content!
I love the fact that you can see the doughnuts being made, this makes it a little more interesting when you’re stood in the big queue which usually comes with Krispy Kremes. There’s no denying the people of Bimringham love their Kirpsy Kremes.
The doughnuts can be a little overpriced, but they’re soooo worth it!

Krispy Kreme is amazing! There are always long queues, but I find that they move quickly, and it’s fascinating to watch the doughnuts being made while you wait.
The doughnuts are fresh, delicious and reasonably priced, especially if you buy in bulk. A trip to the Bullring is not complete without a visit. They always hand out freshly baked glazed ring doughnuts for free, which simply melt in the mouth.
The only thing I would improve is the location of the price list — the staff often want to take your order before you’ve seen how much things cost.

The Bullring is a very dangerous place to be if you are addicted to these Donuts! The whole of the Selfridges-​end of the mall seems to permanently smell of warm, sweet donuts. mmmmmmm (excuse the drool)
…Once you’ve had one, you can guarantee you will want another, and
seriously, very yummy donuts even if they are quite expensive!
My tip is, NEVER buy singles. go with some friends and buy a dozen to sharedoing so basically brings down the individual price by 50% so basically twice the amount of doughnuts for your money! — ;o)

Krispy Kreme is not just a donut shop its a donut shop with a difference, When you enter the store you see the donuts being spat out of the machine in little circles then zooming around an oven and splashing into a deep fat fryer for a few seconds Then moving through a big fountain of icing giving the donuts a very tasty glaze.
If your lucky enough and wait in the queue, they will give you a free donut which is hot and well irresistible.
The price of the donuts are a bit overpriced at over a pound for one, but it works out better value buying a box of 12, as if you werent going to anyway !
Theres no other way to describe a Krispy Kreme donut other than when you try one!

No one does doughnuts better than these guys and gals!
Around 80p per doughnut isn’t too bad a price either considering how delicious they taste.
The staff here are awesome, and you can even watch them making doughnuts whilst you queue.
They have loads of different varieties and seasonal flavours on offer. Plus you are able to buy boxes of doughnuts at a lower price than individuals ones when bought togther.
A word for the wise — when you see a large queue here, as you so often will, do go and join it, because joining it equals a free doughnut and even a song by the vibrant Portuguese manager if your very lucky! Who said queueing was unfair? :D