If you happen to be in the area this is an establishment that you need to visit, I'm so glad to be…read moreable to have this gem close by my area. This place offers a variety of sweets that will make your taste buds go wild for sweets. They probably have the areas biggvariety of stuffed empanadas, from pecan pie filling to cheesecake they have it all. Everything is just so perfectly done and combined for that goodness taste. They sell homemade flour tortillas as well...staff are friendly...

I just went to an event at Texas A&M Kingsville where the pastries were provided by El Pastel…read morebakery in Kingsville. I don't think I ever had better pastries than what they provided at that event. They were so good. I had to ask the university who made them. Every single bakery in Texas could learn from this place.

Most delicious donuts and kolaches I've ever had! The donuts were soft and fluffy and you can tell…read morethey're freshly baked. Good classic selection as well. Owner was very friendly and the prices are very fair and will definitely be returning if I'm ever in the area again.

The donuts were freshly baked the coffee was hot and delicious. The shop looked clean and well kept…read moreand the worker was friendly.

The good old donut palace, good donuts, kolaches, etc...you can't go wrong especially here in the…read moresmall town of San Diego. Service is good and the place is well kept. The owners are very respectful and friendly giving this place a real small town vibe.

You can never go wrong with a classic croissant with egg, cheese, and bacon. I really recommend…read moreeverything here! The service here was beyond my expectations!

I was craving something warm, quick, and delicious after getting my nails done & this cute little…read morebakery hit the spot! I'm glad I came just in time because they were closing up early that day, but that didn't interfere with my experience. In fact, the owner was super kind & welcoming! I ended up leaving with more than what I came for & for that, I'm super grateful. I'll definitely be back!

This place is the best. Family owned and all of them are so nice. BEC, Kaloches, and donuts are all…read moreexcellent. Service is always fast and friendly. Ambience is a cool local spot. Do your self a favor and give them a try. I bet if you do, you will be back soon. Thanks guys for always taking care of me and killing my hunger

Tried Gates Donuts for the first time today while on the way to drop off my kids to school. Great…read moreselection and reminded me of the Donut Man in CA. Beautiful and clean window display of the doughnuts they have and also a bountiful amount if the different kolaches they had to offer today. For the amount if $6.15, I ordered a maple bacon bar (the two pieces of bacon on top of this donut tasted like a Chicharróns ), a chocolate iced donut, a cinnamon twist donut and a strawberry filled donut with pink icing. I loved how the filled donut was oozing out when my daughter took a bite. No air pockets there! The cinnamon twist tasted like a warm churro (heaven!) I'm glad we tried this place out this morning...pretty much made my morning a bit better. Oh! And the dozen glazed donut holes ($1.84) was so light and airy....melted in my mouth after biting into it. I had to stop myself after eating half of the bag lol Safe to say....found my donut place. A bit out of my area but totally worth the trip!!

We parked in the back. It's designed to be a pick up or drive thru donut shop with no seating. The…read moreperson working the window was very patient and pleasant. We got a small sausage and cheese kolache. Bread was light which I liked and the sausage had the cheese inside it. Very basic, but I would get it again 8/10. Cinnamon Twist 9/10. Chocolate filled donut 8/10. Bavarian cream filled donut 8/10.

Had a very good experience this morning. I ordered the Nortex omelette and it was delicious. The…read moretortillas were delicious. The green hot sauce was delicious and even the drink was good. I filled up so much that I didn't even get any sweetbread! Wholeheartedly recommend. Their service was very good. Comfortable sitting area.

I ordered I barbecue taco and it was the worst thing I have ever seen. But they do have some good…read morefood just depends on what you order

It's Christmas morning and we know everything is probably going to be closed but hunger doesn't…read moreunderstand that. They were open and so nice and the breakfast sandwiches were SO good that I forgot to take a picture.

Wonderful staff, with great donuts and breakfast! I Always…read moreorder the croissant, and she kindly surprises me with complementary donuts every time.

Best jalapeño kolache's in town if you're a kolache person five stars in two thumbs upread more

Donuts were great. And so were the kolashes. Service was nice. A good variety of each. I'd…read moredefinitely come back

As an out of town visitor from NY where you can get the BEST of Everything specially when it comes…read moreto food, I was curious about this place. The inside is not so appealing but, the customer service was great. I was greeted right away. The donuts were super fresh (soft). I ordered the glazed, ribbon, cinnamon twist (a must) which was soft with the right amount of glaze and cinnamon. The cinnamon wasn't overpowering. I also ordered the apple fritter and cinnamon bun. Surprise! I foune 2 glazed munchkins in the bag that I didn't order which was a nice "touch" from this place.

Not bad but not great. Honestly tasted pretty stale. They were super nice and gave me lots of extra…read moredonut holes which tasted good but pretty sweet. They are also very affordable which I appreciate.

Early Sunday morning we left Alice, TX to head for home (Austin, TX) and when we were about to pass…read morethe Donut Palace, we immediately turned around. We ordered an iced French Vanilla coffee for me; a hot coffee for my husband; a cinnamon twist for me and chocolate donut holes for him; the total was $12 & change. We were super bummed that we couldn't add a tip to the charge however thankfully I had cash and tipped $12 in cash. I sipped on that iced coffee because it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO delicious. I even said out loud that it was better than Starbucks so my husband said YOU BETTER YELP THAT so viola, it's done! Thank you to the young lady that worked on Sunday, Aug 14th; you were the sweetest!

Stopped and grabbed a donut, croissant and coffee. Very quick and convenient since they have a…read moredrive-thru. I've never seen a donut place with a drive-thru before so that was nice. Definitely a great stop for a quick pick me up.