A friend has been raving to us about Bob's donuts for a while and when we tried their Nob Hill location, we were underwhelmed. This time around, we came bright and early and got a handful to try. This is what everyone's talking about with the best soft and chewy texture, so much fluffiness in every bite and some donuts are quite decadent. This place is a must visit! It's also better than their other location in terms of vibes. I like all the art and how open the area is. Happy we gave Bob's a second try! read more

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Coming home from Muir Woods and OMG I saw there's a Bobs Donuts in Mill Valley!! I love the Bobs Donuts in SF and try to stop in whenever we're in the city. I wasn't sure if the one in Mill Valley was the same/related until I saw the logo. Yes! So we stopped in around 4pm. I bought 4 donuts. Got into the car and my kid is like... WHY ARE THEY ALL COLD?? Weird. I've had bad donuts but never ever have I gotten a cold donut from a donut shop. Like the texture and temperature is what you'd expect from a donut you just pulled out of the refrigerator. We ate all four donuts anyway cuz donuts and hungry. But we won't be back. And if you're unsure, don't waste your time or money. Unless of course you like cold donuts. Or maybe call ahead to ask first. I dunno. I'm just confused why they were cold. There was a steady stream of customers at that time too. read more

Father forgive me! I love doughnuts, but the nutritive value.....hmmm! I love getting these for my grandnieces and grandnephew now, and if my daughter or anyone craves the little devilish delights, I steer them straight here as they have a great variety and price scale. read more

Fresh and delicious donuts! Great customer service. I enjoy the variety of donuts to choose from. Parking is small but worth it! read more

Bob’s Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

This definitely has to be my new favorite donut spot, every donut I've had there has been exceptional, the donuts are very worth it for the price, very cute little donut shop in that part of town. And the customer service is very good there too I am not from around this area, but I know where I'm going to stop for donuts every time I pass by there. read more

Bob’s Donuts - Maple bar, doughnut, Oreo doughnut, and an apple fritter - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Not only does this place have undeniably the best donuts in Marin (literally 10 times better than Johnnys) but I feel compelled to leave a great review after just witnessing an act of kindness by an employee. I'm sitting here with my daughter and an old man with a cane slowly made his way to the counter before panicking while searching for his wallet. Without saying anything he turned towards the door to leave. The guy behind the counter stopped him and asked if he needed anything and the old man, while looking quite embarrassed explained that he forgot his wallet. Without skipping a beat the employee pulled out his own wallet and paid for the man's donut before sending him on his way. That's how you're supposed to do it. I'll always applaud a little kindness. read more

We tried the old fashioned, the glazed, and the cronut, and every single one was amazing. The old fashioned had that perfect crispy edge with a soft center, the glazed was melt-in-your-mouth good, and the cronut was unreal--flaky, sweet, and completely addictive. Everything tasted super fresh, and you can tell they put real love into their donuts. If you're anywhere nearby, this place is a must-try! The service was great--friendly, quick, and super welcoming. The place itself has that classic donut-shop vibe: cozy, clean, and always smelling like fresh-baked goodness. It's the kind of spot that makes you happy the moment you walk in. read more

OMG! You have to try their tiger bars they're the best they have the best donuts here I love it very clean inside very fresh donuts yummy! Staff was very helpful and polite. read more

Great tucked away location. Super donuts and pastries! Awesome selection and service! Can't wait to return.

Made fresh and always delicious. It's a perfect sweet treat. I walked into store with the employee filling a massive box being filled for charity. It makes me feel so good supporting a store that doesn't waste food. The space inside is welcoming with tables to sit and snack. Service is kind and patient. Again, Bob's donuts is a must for a small or big treat. read more

Bob’s Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

I truly feel like I'm being gaslit as I read these reviews claiming that this place is making good donuts... as someone who eats a good amount of donuts I like to think I understand what makes a good donut. This place is lacking on all fronts. I had a maple old-fashioned that was entirely over frosted and the frosting was waxy. I also had the vanilla custard sugar doughnut that was extremely doughy, the custard was not custard it was actually just vanilla pudding. I also had the maple bar which kind of claimed to be the same as the old-fashioned where the maple frosting was waxy and not smooth. It was also too dense and chewy. I then went back to the counter to try the cake donut in a last ditch effort to maybe change my mind... no, It was entirely underwhelming and stale. I do not understand why this place has 4.7 stars. I'm not even a hater. I'm just someone who has tried this place out twice now and every time it is bad, not average but bad. I wouldn't suggest coming here and I'd recommend going to a shop that has a little bit more finesse and care. I think the rating is inflated by the mothers of Marin who don't have a palate. There a very kid oriented gimmicky element to this place, go elsewhere read more

Our stop at Bob's Donuts was great. Really the best selection of cake and raised donuts, bars, twists and fritters - and even beautiful croissants! Everything on display is fresh and mouth watering. We opted for the cinnamon roll, chocolate raised donuts and apple fritter. Absolutely perfect! Very friendly staff, too. read more

Drove past Bobs twice and loved the outside look of the place. Yesterday we went in and tried it out. When you walk in local art is up on the walls and was really clean inside. It was Saturday and a busy morning but they kept it clean inside. I had the crème brûlée donut, crunchy sweet topping with yummy cream inside. My boys had the fruity pebble donut and the maple croissant donut which he picked because guy behind counter said it was the best. My son enjoyed it. ONLY disappointment was NO Gluten Free options. Which they made clear with a sign on front door. They have Vegan Donuts though. We went across the street at Good Earth and got her a blueberry muffin which she enjoyed. One worker super nice young kid smiled and offered suggestions. Other two employees young adult girl and young adult male. No hello or eye contact with anyone in store but were chatty amongst themselves. read more

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Decent donuts overall. I am not a fan of their mochi donuts, but I love their old fashioned donut and they absolutely nailed it. The prices are fair, the service is fast, and I really enjoy the vibe inside, especially the artwork made by kids on display. read more

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Best donuts in Marin! I always get a coffee to go and donuts. I love that it's really close to where I live.

the best donuts on the planet! you'll need a bib to eat the jelly donut there is so much yummy raspberry jelly inside ! we ordered one of each not one disappointed ! loved the old fashioned buttermilk !!! read more

Bob's is a fairly long established area donut shop that opened in Mill Valley not long ago. The store is simply laid out with display cases, coffee counter and 4 - 5 tables with chairs spread against the interior walls which are adorn with local student artwork. I enjoy treating myself to maple bars or cinnamon swirls and, on those few times I visited the shop, experienced poorly made swirls characterized by a heavy dough taste, minimal cinnamon, and, seemingly, not at all fresh. That was experienced twice. Maybe I'm just ordering the wrong item. I have to admit, I haven't tried any of their other donuts and my comparative ability is based on swirls I've enjoyed at several shops in my home town, Fresno. In fairness, the shop was busy each time I visited which may indicate the local's liking of their donut quality. It's hard to argue with Bob's success given they have 3 locations in the Bay Area. But, sometimes, growth sacrifices consistency and quality issues. Counter service was acceptable. read more

Bobs is an institution! Their donuts are fluffy and yummy. Love that they do Hawaiian and Puerta Rican flavors too. Favorites are bacon maple, guava cheese, apple fritter, strawberry whipped cream. Wish there was a proper eclair. Nice family business. read more

donuts are an odd item to be an item in health conscious marin. i suppose that's less about donuts and health and more about how there are as many different ways any thing can be viewed as there are viewers. also, humans aren't known for consistency, which i suppose is why god made ai. i wonder about ai though, if it's artificial i mean how can that be better than the real deal human version, since we know we're not consistent at all. i'll have to have a little time to myself now to think this through and will keep you informed as i tend to change my mind fairly often. but as for donuts, these are good insofar as they're eye-catching, colorful, swollen with all the presumed goodness a donut can offer. i wasn't a regular here until recently when i took up with someone living close by, but after a few weekend morning trips for supplies i'm ready to stand back a bit and think about all this, even heretically about the yin/yang of it all. my go-to has been donut alley in larkspur, mainly because if has small, old fashion donut shop quality, quaint with mom and pop owners until recently anyway. but the thing i think i like in the alley version of donut is the texture, it seems lighter, more breadlike. bob's' soak up more oil so the paper bag feels heavy and the paper itself literally drips free oil if you let it sit for awhile in the kitchen. no matter how you cut it, donuts are in a category of food that goes back as far as process of cooking in a container of hot oil, which is a long way really. fried dough is one of the first of all cheap thrill foods, which includes pancakes, beignets, funnel cakes, beerocks, churros, loukoumades, bomboloni... but no matter what you call it from wherever, it's still got to have (unless it's a cracker) a rising agent whether yeast or baking powder and if it's fried too soon it'll be heavy. in a way, not meaning critical particularly, but i think bob's suffers a bit from being short on rising time, maybe due to volume of output. on a completely different note, but quite relevant here due to the expansive use of the food colors to make these things look like large rainbow molecules, how will these all look without fd&c red 40, or blue 1/2, or yellow 5... green 3? trix are for kidz, right? read more

The glaze is pretty good, not too oily, not too sweet - kept it classic. The cinnamon sugar cronut was flaky & not too oily - super soft inside and a nice crunch on the outside. This was a great sweet treat post-hike! They have such a mass variety of donuts that I need to come back and try them all. read more

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I'm keeping this one short and sweet. So happy Bob's infamous donuts out of SF made it to Marin, took over the old Bamboo Hut space. Ample parking, bright space, difficult to navigate during rush hour along this junction. Still less hectic than the city. Hope they expand beyond the North Bay, and it's perfectly fine to stay in the 415. 'Til next time ~ cheers & see you on Yelp (SYOY)! read more

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When Bobs opened in mill valley, it opened promptly at 6 with all the display racks full of fresh made donuts. Now , with someone else running the place, the store never opens on time, the display cases are mostly empty, and, worse of all, I was sold two stale, day old donuts this morning. I took a bite out of each and tossed them. Disgraceful decline in quality. Worse than Safeway donuts. read more

Yay! So glad we have a Bob's in Marin now. Not gonna lie, the parking situation is not great. Bob's is located in the busy Tam Junction so unless you're already going south bound on Almonte Blvd it's best to park in the lot near Cafe del Soul or Walgreens and walk over. The inside is big compared to their SF locations. There were plenty of donut options, from your basic to your frou frou. Donuts are reasonably priced at $2. Tasty and satisfying. Thumbs up! read more

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Best doughnut shop I've ever stepped into highly recommend. They have so many different options of doughnuts to choose from. I didn't even know where to start. One thing I'd like to point out is the customer service here. I asked for his name he said his name was Andrew and from the moment I walked in he was polite helpful and very knowledgeable of everything they had to offer. I always appreciate employees that's go the extra mile. Had to throw that out there. Super cute place!! Stop by if you're in town, I'll definitely be back!! High five bobs doughnuts!!! read more

Bob’s Donuts - Fruity pebble doughnut!!! - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Really cool place. Dropped by to pick up a couple donuts. Friendly staff and the donuts are delicious. I really like their cinnamon toast crunch donut. Definitely recommend. read more

Bob’s Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Back when I was young and single and went out on weekend nights, my friends and I would occasionally end up at the Polk Street bars, which were usually disappointing landscapes of douchiness. The real appeal was fresh baked donuts at Bob's across the street at 2 am. The taste of that light, springy fresh-out-the-fryer donut is something I have thought wistfully about in the years since. Now that I live over the bridge and my idea of a good weekend night is watching reruns of Psych while folding laundry, I have no plans to recapture that Polk street donut glory. So I was excited to learn that a Bob's had opened up in Marin. As is fitting for the location, this Bob's is not open at 2 am and seems to focus more on gourmet flavors than old school Bob's. We picked up a creme brûlée, chocolate old fashioned, s'mores, and a savor donut. I was surprised by the low priced! Much more reasonable than the equally gourmet Johnny's. We enjoyed the sweet donuts, but my husband found the juxtaposition of savory filling and sweet donut base too jarring--his fault, probably, for making a riskier choice than he was prepared for. A cute location--limited parking, boy that's mill valley. I will go back! read more

What a treat Bob's Donuts in Mill Valley. Great selection of fresh donuts even late morning on a Sunday. This place is super clean and efficient and they have parking too. It's always a pleasant experience coming to Bob's because their team is so nice. read more

My perfect excuse to get my very own huge donut for my birthday! I came really for the malasadas, but ended up getting quite a bit more because why the hell not?! Staff were wonderfully friendly and the guy that helped me gave me a great tip that if we didn't finish our big donut that we could make French Toast out of it (which we did!!!) Donuts were worth the trek and I love that they have a parking lot where I happily ate a Guava Malasada in my car with a cup of their delicious hot coffee. The place is beautifully clean and just walking up to the big display counter was exciting. Thanks to Bob's to making my birthday fun & delicious. read more

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Tons of parking, clean, and cute, but the donuts just aren't all that. The apple fritter was huge but it had so few apples - mostly batter. Behind the counter most of the fritters appeared overcooked, too. I pointed out the least brown one to try. Strawberry lemon-filled donut was filled with the same electric lemon-colored filling I'd expect to see in a Dolly Madison fruit pie. I'd hoped for a lemon pastry CREAM. Think jelly filled donut, but yellow and lemon. Chocolate coconut donut was also meh. Neither the chocolate or the coconut stood out as flavorful but it was probably the best of the three that I tried. $10+ for 3 meh-donuts. read more

Best blueberry cake doughnut I've tried in a long time. While searching for the best donut in California, I happen to find this place and it did not disappoint. read more

I saw Bob's Donuts Instagram post saying they had vegan donuts on a Friday and visited their Mill Valley location the very next day at 7am (they open at 5am). Oh my goodness! Beyond what I could describe as great. Their vegan donuts are without question the best in California, not just our area, they blow away everyone else. The flavor, texture, perfect sweetness, all just outstanding. We ordered the vegan apple fritters and two glazed donuts, one chocolate and one plain. They were all perfect, there's no better way to describe it other than they were perfect. The apple fritters were still warm! Just outstanding. I haven't seen a vegan apple fritter ever so this was an extremely special treat. That's not to say that their regular donut wasn't great too, it was. It had a really great texture and flavor. Wow. It's hard not to want one of these as I'm writing this review a few days later. That just means I have to go back ASAP. Bob's has a great vibe. Super clean interior with cool branding. Their little pink boxes are a nice touch. My only complaint, if you can call it that, is that they don't display the vegan donuts anywhere along their long display counter. When we arrived, we didn't see any signs indicating which donuts were vegan, if any. When we asked, the employee directed us to one of the trays on the racks behind him with a sad looking handwritten sign that said "vegan". He had to describe what options were available. Kind of off-putting from a consumer standpoint if I'm being honest. Maybe it was just that day? I guess I'll find out during my next visit. They only had three vegan options that morning, of which we tried all three. If they would have had more, I would have tried them all. Great coffee by the way too and fairly easy parking out front. read more

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Cons; worst ingress/egress in the game. Patiently waited for donuts with my son, walk back to car only to get splashed with water as a car rushed into the small parking lot. This splashed our not fully closed box of donuts, rendering them uneatable. I threw my Apple Fritter at the car of an awful situational awareness culprit, and we left. Classic Marin County clueless driver behind that wheel. Pros: inside the service is great, clean, nice. Pros: Marin County lacks quality donut spots, this is easily among the #1 or #2 seed already. Summary: What an awful parking lot. To the car that splashed us, I hope you enjoy Apple Fritter in your windshield, and I hope we cross paths again, I have an Old Fashioned with your name on it. read more

This place!! Don't miss it! We got a good cup of coffee and some wonderful donuts. One of them was a tiramisu donut. We didn't get a chance to eat it, so we warmed it up 2 days later and it tasted like it was just made! So good! read more

We arrived at Bob's donuts at 5:47, 13 minutes before closing time. We hurried to get there before they closed. The doors were already locked yet all the donuts were still out and there was a woman working there. This is on Tuesday, January 28. I knocked on the glass as I tripped and fell and asked pointing to my wrist that it was still plenty of time to buy donuts. She shook her head. No, we are closed. Another person after me went and did the same thing. If the hours are to be open until 6 PM, then they should be open until 6 PM. This woman apparently just wanted to leave at 6 PM and I don't think that it's fair to customers that rush to get there before closing with plenty of time should be disappointed to find that the store is closed because she wanted to leave. Hope management hears about this. Your donuts are fabulous. She is unacceptable as an employee. read more

The donuts are great, the service at the front counter in the morning is not. I've applied for mortgages faster than it takes to get a box of a dozen Old Fashions. The counter staff seems to have no regard for a line of people trying to get their donuts and get out in the a.m. As good as Bob's donuts are, and they are very very good, it's not worth waiting on the sluggish counter staff in the morning at this location. read more

"Donut forget to treat yourself." sometimes you just need a little sweetness in your life. One of Marin's best donuts. read more

Bob’s Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

I am a huge donut fan. Bob's are awesome. 10:30 am on a Wednesday, and still a great selection (not always the case at many places). Since this was a first visit and everything looked great, I wanted a sampler of donut types that are often telling as to the quality of the donut-maker and the place. To that end we selected a plain old fashioned, a pumpkin donut dusted with cinnamon sugar, a buttermilk bar, a cinnamon-sugar cake, an apple fritter, some donut holes, and three Malasadas (custard, guava, blueberry). Plain old fashioned donuts are ridiculously hard to get right. They have to be sweet, but not too sweet, a hint of nutmeg is good, crunchy crisp outside, tender inside, a bit of oily goodness, but not greasy. Bob's gets 5 stars on all. The pumpkin donut had nice color and great flavor. They are clearly using real pumpkin puree. The apple fritter had a good balance of apples to batter. It wasn't overly glazed. Not greasy -- as so many AF are. The Malasadas! I have eaten a lot of these in Hawaii -- both on Oahu and the Big Island. These stand right there with the best you'll find in HI. A goodly amount of filling. The fillings tasted "real"; not artificially flavored. There were blueberries in the blueberry filling; the guava had a pleasant red pink color and lots of floral notes. The custard, my favorite, had the right amount of vanilla and had a soft creamy consistency. One person in our group, who admittedly is a custard expert, thought the filling was a bit "overset" (too much cornstarch). In my mind it was perfect. Clean. Bright. Tables! Fun artwork. And best of all, tremendously nice folks working there. A shout out to Andrew for his warm hospitality! read more

Absolutely the worst experience I've ever had. The donuts were incredibly dry, and when I politely asked if I could have a fresh one, both workers refused without any attempt to help. I took one bite and was instantly disappointed. Despite being kind and courteous to the staff, I felt ignored -- the man working upfront kept his face down and avoided eye contact throughout our interaction. When I expressed my concerns, he simply said he couldn't do anything and didn't care if my donut was dry or not. Very disappointing experience overall. We left our donuts on the table. We didn't bother taking it home. read more

Tasty donuts ! Ordered through DoorDash and they called me to let me know they were out of Apple Fritters. The connection was not great so I couldn't really communicate with the lady. They then sent me a vegan Apple fritter which was delicious and extra donuts ! Amazing service. I have not been to their location but will soon visit. read more

Bob’s Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Mill Valley, California

Yummy donuts! Definitely better than some of the other donut shops around. And they have parking! read more