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Donut Palace

4.4 (5 reviews)
Open • 5:00 am - 12:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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8 months ago

Great doughnuts... dunno if they are the best in Tennessee but i havent found any better in Nashville or Murfreesboro

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5 years ago

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6 years ago

Oh my goodness! The apple fritter is delicious! We drive 30 minutes for their doughnuts. So good!

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6 years ago

Friendly staff, excellent donuts!! Be sure to try the maple and apple fritter. So good!!

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Fresh Donuts

Fresh Donuts

4.4(19 reviews)
60.8 mi

Yelp says closed but they were open, didn't have much to choose, they were almost out, did choose a…read morechocolate bar which was pretty good, an old fashioned plain donut which was ok and a pecan apple fritter which was ok. They didn't have coffee, said the outlet they want to put the coffee in doesn't work, said they need to place a new circuit panel in the panel board. Hope they can get it done, shop definitely needs coffee.

With an impressive 4.77 rating across all user-driven platforms online (108 total votes and…read morecounting), you would imagine Fresh Donuts would live up to the hype. On paper - actually on an Excel spreadsheet I created - those scores rank them as the third best donuts in Middle Tennessee! Having now eaten at the entire top 25 donut spots, I can provide my impartial review. I found this tiny, unassuming shop in a strip mall with no sign. Unlabeled with a lackluster, no-frills interior, you'll find the secret store adjacent to a Fantastic Sam's southwest of downtown Columbia. In the first few bites, I realized that the donuts at Fresh Donuts were shockingly mediocre for such lofty ratings. But you must consider that a Columbia 4.77 isn't a Nashville 4.77. In a smaller town with fewer bakery options, ratings are always going to be skewed higher. That's true throughout the country. To pull off a 4.77 in Nashville is nearly impossible unless you have a really special product that distinguishes itself among some serious competition! So you must temper your expectations in a town of fewer than 50,000. The maple frosted donut here, my favorite donut flavor, wasn't bad. But it struck me as average and unremarkable. The cinnamon twist wasn't as light and airy as some of the exemplary versions you'll find in Nashville, and the cinnamon was nearly undetectable. While the donuts were fresh even in the late afternoon with a dwindling supply, which is impressive and lives up to the name Fresh Donuts, I wouldn't make this a destination for Nashvillians who are thinking of driving an hour down to Columbia. If you happen to be in Columbia, yes, this is a good stop for donuts. But don't make a road trip out of it just to sample what are allegedly the third-best donuts in the region. They simply aren't what the ratings imply, and I made the trip so you wouldn't have to.

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Variety Bake Shop - Cold case with extra items

Variety Bake Shop

4.0(20 reviews)
36.7 mi

This bake shop is located in the downtown Scottsboro area. I've wanted to try it when around for…read morework but it usually closes before I can get by; when I came to visit the Scottsboro Boys Museum, however, I was early enough to stop in and nab some treats. It's cute from the outside and clean albeit a little dated on the inside. Pastries are stored in a glass case to the left as you enter. I was somewhat surprised to see that there are full meal options to order as well. It was empty when I walked in so I'm not sure if people eat lunch here or not. I was just in for the pastries! A bell rang softly when I entered and someone emerged from the back to help me. She was nice enough and grabbed my goodies for me from the case. The selection was a little limited but it was after lunch so I bet most stuff goes in the morning. They did have a goodly number of donuts but I'm not a huge donut person. I got an orange roll and a sticky bun/pecan roll. I took them home to share with my husband later. The sticky bun was the better of the two items, with toasty nuts and a good amount of cinnamon. The orange roll suffered from the slightly medicinal taste orange flavoring often has but it was decent. Both pastries were a teeny bit on the dry side, but not offensive. I'd give the orange roll a 3/5 and the sticky bun a 4/5, so overall closer to a 3.5. Worth a try if you're craving a treat; I'm glad my curiosity has been sated!

great prices, huge servings, soft pastries. Friendly…read moreservice, clean and plenty of seats.

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