As a kid it was always a big deal for me and dad to sneak away on a Saturday morning to get a fresh donut and a carton of milk. Half the fun was leaving mom and little brother at home and getting an hour with dad by ourselves. We made it a point to go to a special spot across town driving by others to get the best plain glazed donut or jelly filled still warm from the oven. Imagine my surprise when I stopped into Cafe Donuts and was immediately transported back to my youth and breathed in that smell from 40+ years ago! Looking at all those different donuts had me feeling like a boy again. The wife and I got a dozen. Cream filled, raspberry filled, chocolate, and of course, a few plain glazed just for me! The young lady behind the counter was patient as we kept asking what was that one and that one and... I'm not going to lie, it was torture to smell those donuts in the car on the drive home! I've been back again and again for of a few reasons. First of all, the donuts were delicious. Moist and chewy, with a good recipe. You can tell when places cut corners or use cheap ingredients. The icing is perfect and the fillings are good. I think they have the best cream filling I've ever had. The staff have always been good to us, too. I appreciate the half off dozens but frankly don't mind paying full price for anything as long as the quality is there. All those pretty little donuts on display in the shop takes me back and I can't wait to sneak away on a Saturday morning with my newest granddaughter for a couple of glazed and some milk and to spend an hour or so enjoying the simple things. read more

Café Donuts was a great little find on our road trip! The donuts were fresh, flavorful, and not overly sweet. If you're vegan, they also offer some great vegan options on weekends, which was a nice surprise. Cronut fans, don't miss it, it's definitely worth trying. Was my fav of the dozen. The only donut I wouldn't order again was the lemon-filled, but everything else we had was delicious. I'd happily make this a stop again on a future road trip. read more

Nice place with friendly staff. Donuts are cheap, and I like that there are places to sit inside. Lots of flavors to choose from and they do a good job changing up what they offer. They also offer lots of vegan donut options if you are looking for that. I do with the apple fritter had a bit more apple in it (personal preference) but still yummy! I love their cronut and not all places offer it. They also have coffee and munchkins!! read more

donuts were 24 dollars a dozen. owner was rude about price. I miss the old owners. they also ran out of cronuts in 20 minutes. they need to learn about supply and demand. read more

One of my favorite donut shops I like to go to. Business is always kept clean and the staff are cordial. They have a nice variety to choose from and they are freshly made. read more

I purchase there often. Great custard-filled Boston cremes. Easy drive-thru and very nice people

Cafe Donuts has vegan options! Yay. Very tasty and prices are adequate. Having a drive-thru makes it very convenient to say the least. Staff is friendly and helpful. A few tables inside if you want to sit down to devour your goodies. read more

Cafe Donuts - Vegan: bowtie; raspberry jelly filled; and cake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

This morning I stopped by Cafe Donuts for the first time ever! It was so good! I started out just ordering a vegan cake donut, and vegan apple fritter. Then the lady taking my order asked if I have had their vegan cinnamon roll, and I told her I hadn't and this was my first time there. I told her to go ahead and throw one in, and she told me that I'd love it, that it'd be hard to believe it was vegan, and that it would be my favorite. She was right on all accounts! I'll definitely go back! read more

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This was my second time here. Every donut we've tried has been so good!! We will definitely be back. read more

Cafe Donuts - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

I love these donuts. I love the service. The staff is so nice and friendly. Highly recommend. read more

Cafe Donuts - Two jelly donuts and a sour cream donut. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

Best donuts in town! I usually pass on the coffee here, it's nothing fancy. But service is always top tier! read more

Make the original Dunkin' Donuts... so delicious. They have a drive through! The crew is very nice and greets everyone who enters. Get there early as the good stuff is gone quickly. read more

Best donuts in Toledo and its not close. Highly recommend the red velvet, birthday cake, sour cream, and cinnamon roll.

I'm always on the hunt for the best donuts in northwest Ohio and Cafe Donuts is another great local establishment to add to the rotation. They have all the classic standards plus a rotation of speciality donuts. The apple fritter stood out as my favorite from the bunch. Go early though, went around 10:30 on a Saturday and things were starting to look bare. read more

Solid place for donuts and coffee. Great selection of yeast and cake donuts. Good service. read more

Cafe Donuts - a display of a variety of donuts - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

So glad we stumbled across this while in town. Cannot believe how scrumptious the vegan donuts are! Ordered 5 of the 6 available on a Saturday and too difficult to choose a favorite between the chocolate filled, glazed cake, apple fritter and a cinnamon twirl. The yeast glaze was tasty too but trying to rank them somehow :) so fresh! Friendly service. We enjoyed our donuts to go so I'm not sure what offerings are available for inside dining. read more

Cafe Donuts - Completely drool worthy vegan donuts! Chocolate cream filled, glazed cake, apple fritter, glazed yeast, and cinnamon twist. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

I ordered a dozen donuts of all different kinds. Some where better than others. I loved the sour cream donut and the chocolate one. I didn't care for some of the other. I would say this donut shop has a good variety of donuts, but they weren't anything special, I wasn't impressed. read more

Cafe Donuts - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

You could have some glazes donuts in stock. Whenever I go,they are not available. Vegan only. No thanks.

Great donuts, fresh. Nice staff. Just make sure you go early if there's a specific kind of donut you're looking for to make sure they still have some. read more

Cafe Donuts - Strawberry iced, cronuts, Dutch crumb and chocolate iced. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

Great local family business! Loved my experience there for years and donuts are delicious! Quick service with a smile inside or at the drive thru. read more

This place is absolutely amazing! Donuts are great in size and taste! They offer other products like drinks. You have to go early enough to buy their Cronuts! Absolutely delicious! Staff is friendly and helpful with questions and suggestions. Wonderful place to go! read more

I was surprised by a box of vegan donuts for my birthday and they were probably my favorite birthday gift. My whole (non-vegan) family devoured them. Such a great variety (jelly-filled, cinnamon buns, twists, glazed, chocolate frosted, chocolate cream-filled, lemon-filled) and they are worth the extra drive as they are so much better than the Donut Bar vegan ones. read more

Cafe Donuts - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Toledo, Ohio

With vegan friends in town we visited a few local bakeries. Café Donuts has a wonderful selection and I sincerely could not tell the difference between their vegan and standard cake donuts. Staff was friendly and helpful and all of the donuts were fresh and full of flavor. read more

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Stopped for an eclair and a cup of tea. Eclair hit the spot, especially since I haven't had one in YEARS! Custard was creamy, thick and perfect. I had a choice of vanilla or chocolate frosting and had to go traditional with chocolate, did not disappoint. The only thing that did is they do not offer chai but there were three choices of tea, chamomile, green and black. Unfortunately, after last night's steady downpour, for hours, there is a leak in the middle of the sitting area. Service was friendly. Located in an old fast food restaurant building but it's fine for a coffee/tea donut shop. They even have a drive thru. I also picked up a box of donut holes, assorted, to take home to him. read more

Still the best donuts I've had. Go early though - the secret's out. Shelves were a little bare when I was there at 9am during the week.

Great service, amazing selection of vegan donuts, friendly staff. Best donut spot in the area.

Great staff. Great donuts. Coffee is very good. Pricing is fair. Local ownership. Can't beat.

The BEST cronut on the planet, nothing fancy, no stuffed bostom cream or oreo BS, just honest to goodness perfect combo of sweet, flaky and chewy. The owners are great. Where else can you get FRESH donuts at 9pm read more

Cafe Donuts has delicious vegan donuts! Thanks for offering these fantastic fresh treats to us plant based nutrition fans!! Kathy is a very friendly and kind worker there. Only con one option of vegan favor today. read more

We are fairly new to the area around Toledo and have been looking for a good donut shop. We drove 30 minutes to see if this was it, due to a Facebook post popping up. We are so glad we made the drive!! The donuts were light and airy with delicious toppings. We got a little bit of everything from a Boston crème, Oreo topped, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, coffee roll (cinnamon roll) and they were even nice enough to make me a fresh long John/chocolate bar that does not have any filling!!! The service was friendly and pleasant as they could joke and help us get our 1/2 dozen at the same time. We would definitely recommend this cute shop and we will be back in the near future for sure!! We couldn't wait to eat the goods, so unfortunately I don't have a picture. But I'll add one next time!! read more

Happy to report that things are going much better here since my first review. Vanilla cream filled donuts are delicious! The staff is friendly. Cup of coffee tastes good. And the convenience of a drive-through! read more

Worth a trip! If you need/want vegan donuts or regular donuts, this is the place because you can't tell the difference steers them! All of the donuts we got we excellent and worth coming out to pick up! read more

I loved this donut shop! Today was my first visit and I know this will be my first choice in the future. It's personal and quaint...it reminds you that Toledo isn't such a big place after all. Though located on busy Monroe St. it's cozy and clean! We came in later in the day and everything we ordered (4 donuts) were all very fresh and presentable. The cashier was nice and helpful... Cant wait to return and try more pastries! read more

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These donuts are the best I have had in Toledo in the over 20 years I have lived here. The new owners have carried on the wonderful recipes from the previous ones, and somehow made them even better if that's possible. The drive thru is an added convenience that is appreciated during the early morning hours when we may not be dressed appropriately enough to actually leave the car. I highly recommend the chocolate cream donut, it comes iced or powdered...order BOTH. read more

For a long term donut shop this is the best around. Good service, clean, good customers, reasonable prices, and a good place to take kids. The donuts have good taste (because of minimum preservatives they don't last three plus days) and coffee. When people in office or family gatherings see the 'Cafe Donuts' sticker on the box they are happy. I live near the place and when I suggest donuts in the morning everyone says Cafe yes. read more

Best donuts in town. Custard eclair, candied pecan roll, jelly donut, and apple fritter are the stand outs

Café donuts has been in Toledo for years and years. They are known city-wide for serving some of the best classic donuts in the area for a very reasonable price. I have been vegan for a couple years now and when I heard they offered a new vegan donut I was ecstatic. Donuts are my all-time favorite thing to eat and vegan donuts are my weakness. My sister and I went over one morning and each bought one vegan donut. We ate them in the car and immediately walked back in to buy a full dozen, THEY WERE THAT GOOD. Now normally, I am Team Yeast Donut all the way. Café Donuts offers a vegan cake donut. At first, I am not going to lie, I was disappointed because most cake donuts I have had in the past were dry and, well, too cakey. Needless to say, café donuts changed my entire opinion on cake donuts because this vegan donut is unlike any other donut I have ever had in my life (vegan or not). It is buttery, rich and extremely sweet with a crispy outer crust surrounding a soft and moist inside. IT IS HEAVELY. Every single time I come in town I always get a dozen and literally eat 3 in one sitting. They are addicting, perfect, phenomenal and I really hope they make more flavors in the future. Vegan donuts also have a bad rep for being expensive... not Café Donuts. They offer a top-quality product for an extremely reasonable price. I wish I could give them a dozen stars because they truly deserve that recognition! read more

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So I live in California for the last 40 years but from Sylvania. Whenever I come into Toledo my first stop if Cafe Donuts. NO ONE makes donuts as well as they do. Dunkin has gone way downhill and Krispy Kreme is only good when they are hot. Cafe Donuts makes the most delicious and customer service is excellent. read more

Best donut shop in Toledo. Fresh, tasty, never had a bad donut there to date, and we've been coming here for over eleven years. The owners are super sweet and always friendly. You can smell their donuts across the street. Their coffee is hit or miss, but it never stops us from going there. If i'm not mistaken, their donuts sell for $5.99 a dozen between 6-9pm, regularly $8.99/dozen (other than specialty ones). Speaking of which, their apple fritters and Cronuts are ridiculously addictive. Beats any "gourmet" donut in town. Five stars hands down for their donuts; coffee and sandwiches are okay, but don't let that stop you from trying this mom and pop shop! Definitely A Toledo staple. read more

I've never been to the cafe itself but my coworker lives in Toledo and will bring us donuts from Cafe Toledo every now and then. Those are very special days indeed! The apple fritter is my favourite! Even after travelling 45 min to Ann Arbor, it's always fresh and delicious. Maybe one day I'll go to Toledo so I can eat one fresh out of the oven. read more