This is a really cute little donut shop. We got there around 9:00ish on a Sunday, and they were out of a lot. I recommend going early!! They did still have both chocolate and maple bars so we got some of those. They were really good. My dad got a glazed donut and really liked it. They have a fridge with cans of Diet Coke which I loved! The service was really quick even though they were busy. Cash only but they do have an atm! read more

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Sorry donut station, your donuts just aren't that moist and the chocolate not that great either. We got a butter milk bar and you couldn't taste any butter milk, which normally you can. However, the employees are very nice. Also a heads up, this is a cash only establishment, which makes it hard when most people never carry cash. read more

Yummy old fashion donuts! Service is fast and friendly and easy free parking right out in front. Best donuts I have found for miles.

This place has the best Ubi Yam donuts! So good!!!! Go early or they run out. Excellent and pleasant staff. read more

Best donuts in town!!! I love their crossandwiches too! Even the people on a diet will indulge if you bring a half dozen or a dozen donuts from here to a gathering! The service is always friendly, the place is always clean. It's old school and cash only, so come prepared! I always leave a tip because I don't have donuts often, but I love theirs so much! read more

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Awesome donuts and friendly staff. Consistently good. They take cash only. ATM inside. Love their maple bars.

A small quaint place, the lady behind the counter is a delight! It is neat and clean. Donuts are big and appealing, just to look over! Unfortunately my Apple Fritter was under fried and the dough soft in the middle. They also work to keep the sugar low. That didn't help with the balance of flavor and the raw dough in the middle. I will not give up as they have so many good items on the Racks. read more

I would have probably given this a better rating, but they no longer have lemon filled. (Only Bavarian cream and jelly filled, did they ever have lemon?), and apparently 10:30AM on a Saturday is too late to get apple fritters or even just a plain glazed. I'm more of an old fashioned donut guy (which they had at least), so this isn't a total write off, but there's something off about the taste of their glazed twists. Only one person I saw on staff on a Saturday morning, but I really was expecting more considering competition in the neighborhood...ambiance is all right, nothing special. read more

Delicious Donuts ! Friendly staff and great coffee ! I always stop by and get donuts when I head out to Modesto my family loves them !

Donuts were donuts. Nothing special. They weren't greasy, but had the taste of grease on them.(of that makes sense) They only accept CASH. ATM in the shop. read more

The donuts are really good and the service was great. I've been here two times and every time there's barely anything left but at least they took some donuts and made me some sprinkles for the kids to make them happy but it's very sad because everyone says such great things, but there's never enough. read more

Super yummy donuts. The owners are extremely friendly and the sweetest people you'll meet. The shop is clean and the prices are great for the quality of the donuts. read more

We were on vacation in the area, and being morning birds, my son and I headed over early on a Saturday morning to get donuts for the sleeping half of the family. They open at 6, we got there at 7, and even though the streets were cold and deserted on a winter morning, this place was warm and cozy and doing steady business. This is really just a donut shop in a strip mall. But there was such sweet and friendly energy from the people behind the counter, it could convince you that this donut place is something more. The donuts are donuts--nothing fancy or trendy, but very fresh and just right. There are several carafes of coffee from which to choose, ranging from basic French roast to fair trade Ethiopian. I don't need the latest fads in food when there are genuine places like this, doing what they do with consistency and kind energy. read more

Friendly service, fresh house made donuts. Smiling faces. A perfect donut every morning. Love the staff and the quick service. A great meeting place. read more

The donuts are okay, kind of heavy vs light & fluffy. The breakfast sandwiches are very basic. I've been there on a few occasions where we arrived between 9AM and 10AM to find that they didn't have any donuts at all. Overall, there are definitely better donut shops in the area! Donut Station is our last resort. read more

This is by far the best donut shop in Santa Cruz County. I stopped here to bring donuts to work and they were so delicious! Will be back for more if my jeans will allow. read more

Cute little donut place across the street from Gayle's Bakery. DONUTS: 5/5 Delicious! Best donuts in town. My favorites are the raspberry filled glazed donuts and the glazed with sprinkles. CUSTOMER SERVICE: 5/5 Such good customer service! The woman working when I went in today gave me two donut holes for free. PRICE: 5/5 If you want to pay $1 for a humungous donut, come here! The prices are amazing for how good of quality and taste the donuts are. OVERALL: I love this place so much and will definitely be back! read more

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Delicious, fresh donuts, good variety and wonderful friendly staff. Get there early on the weekend for bests selection.

Delicious donuts and lots of choices. Cash only so be prepared. Nice people working the counter too.

Supper yummy donuts, fluffy and a lot of varieties and great service, sweet nice lady read more

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4 instead of 5 stars as only take cash. No credit or debit cards accepted. Donut selection, freshness, and taste are great. Friendly and quick service. read more

Donut Station has a good selection of donut at a decent price. The staff are great. I called 10 mins to order 10 hot breakfast sandwiches before I arrived. When I got there, they had been preparing the sandwiches. Great service and delicious donuts and sandwiches. Will come again. read more

Love the donuts! loved how fresh and I also loved the fact that they had such a large quantity of donuts. It gave me more of a selection to choose from. I chose the blueberry doughnut and the coconut topped doughnut both were delicious. I did choose the donut station over Ferrells donuts due to the fact that the area the businesses are at are quite different. When I go to Ferrells the donuts are good but the surroundings are not always safe. I choose the donut station over Ferrells any day! read more

Great service and so friendly. I forgot it was cash only and I don't always carry cash. They were going to give me my three doughnuts before I noticed the ATM in the corner. WOW, what a community treasure. The doughnuts are excellent also. read more

Cute place. We were there Saturday morning for donuts and coffee. Fresh donuts and great texture. The apple fritter was on point, the old fashion chocolate had good texture but funky chocolate taste, and the cinnamon twist melted in my mouth (maybe too soft) but not too sweet. Many coffee choices although the one we chose was way too bitter. There was line at about 10AM and everyone followed the Covid rules of distancing in line with masks. Friendly service. read more

Simply THE BEST donuts in Santa Cruz County, and I'm a bit of a donut connoisseur. I'm an early morning regular- you really have to get there early or you'll lose out. Their donuts taste fresh, never stale. They offer all the standard types of donuts, and each type is exceptionally tasty and sweet with generous frosting. I also love their Santa Cruz Roasting Company coffee, especially the hazelnut. Their breakfast bagels are delicious too. The staff are all friendly and accommodating, and they remember their customers. The owners are eco-conscious, and love it when you bring your own coffee tumbler. read more

I am not a donut person but my 4 year old son is. He loves the place, staff is very friendly and the donuts are top notch. Yes I broke down and tried some. Awesome! read more

Staying at friends house a block away. After the nearby three restaurants were packed due to the holiday weekend, we bounced back to this shop a block away. Donuts all are fresh, very clean, a few locals relaxing and dining. I had a egg jalapeño bagel with cheese and added cream cheese. Delicious!! I think for about $3. Life is good. read more

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We read the reviews that Donut Station is the best donut shop in Santa Cruz County, and had to visit! They didn't disappoint. Their donuts are delicious and taste like they use fresh oil. We'll definitely be back for more read more

Donut Station - Chocolate cake donut with chocolate glaze and peanuts on top of chocolate glaze donut - Donuts Near Me - Capitola, California

We were visiting from out of town. We found this place on Yelp. It was a little further from our hotel, but it got better reviews than the donut shop in Aptos where we were staying. The employees at the counter greeted us with a smile. We ordered a maple twist and a chocolate twist. Both were reasonably priced and delicious. Nice golden color on the outside and pillow soft texture on the inside. Just right! read more

Local fave Donut Station is the real deal--excellent donuts, good coffee, and friendly staff/people. If you're in the area and are craving a donut, you really can't go wrong here. We tried a few (cake, old-fashioned) and they were fresh and sweet. Best of all, this place has their own proprietary lot. Get here early for best selection because the donuts go FAST! read more

This is where deep fried magic happens. The hubby and I had been talking about getting donuts for months. We did our research and decided one of these weekend mornings we would skip the gym and get a dozen. Well, with the time change our infant and us too of course were up super early. So, we ventured to Donut Station for our dirty dozen. He picked a couple of the coconut cake donuts, I selected a old fashioned glaze, a chocolate sprinkle donut for a neighbor as the rest we left up to them to pick for us. It was a tough drive home smelling the amazing donuts. I have to say, my old fashion glaze with a warm cup of coffee was next level. This was by far the best donut I have ever had... no bells and whistles but a crisp outside, doughy/fresh middle and a perfectly balanced glazed (just sweet enough.) After this trip I think we need to splurge on donuts more often! read more

Anytime I tell someone I live up the street from Gayle's, they always wonder how I keep myself from going there all the time. The truth is, while Gayle's is great, when I'm in the mood to go out and get a quick bite for breakfast the only place I'm interested in is Donut Station. Seriously, the best donuts you could ask for served by the nicest people in Capitola. Fresh bagels and piping hot Santa Cruz Coffee Roasters coffee, too! There's a reason that on most mornings you'll find a crowd of friendly locals and old-timers hanging out. I personally treat myself to a cinnamon roll every time I can get away with it. read more

We got here too late to have a great selection but the donuts we picked were both fresh and tasty. The dough was soft and melt in your mouth, which is what I expect. Owner was friendly, place clean. Nice local donut shop. Tip: get there early read more

Free secure wifi! My 86 year old dad lives for his morning donut coffee paper ritual. I never go in search of them but indulge when I want to spend quality time with my dad (who is visiting me from Wisconsin). OMG this place rocks! We went to two other places in Santa Cruz before discovering this gem. One was out if donuts at 10am?! All their donuts and pastries are baked in house every night. Our all time donut to judge quality by is the French which is the lightest fluffiest donut of all time and not easy to master. The key is the inner moistness. Other places may make look alikes but taste like dry crisco inside and leave a film of grease on the roof of your mouth. The ones here don't need as much frosting as they have but the chocolate is rich and creamy and I eat it all with delight. My dad has an emotional support dog (13 lb Yorkie) and the staff is really cool about our taking him inside to sit under the table. The staff is very very friendly and knows many customers by their names! Impressive! I usually byo coffee to these types of places as they don't typically serve decent coffee (no espresso for sure) but this place offers about 8 different roasts and its refreshing to pay 2.50 vs 6 bucks for a cup of joe. Refills are $1! Its nice to not hear the roar of espresso machines too! Theres nothing 'pretty' or 'hip' here but its just nice down to earth people and very clean. They also offer bagel and croissant egg sandwiches. read more

I finally found a good donut shop!! I love their chocolate cake donuts, the maple and cinnamon twists, and their raspberry jelly donuts. Its made fresh here and you can taste how fresh and good it is ! The dough texture is perfect, Soft and chewy ! My only complaint is I got here at 830am and a lot of stuff were already gone. It makes me wonder why they wouldn't make another batch since it's still so early. read more

This is a locally very friendly early morning coffee and donut spot more or less on the main way into the capitola beach. They have their own private lot which while small will have parking available when you arrive. This is a medium to small spot and it's wayyyy better to come in the morning before the summer heat builds up. Many places in this area do not have air conditioning due to the seasonal chill, and this place is no exception. Come on a summer afternoon when the sun is up and beaming through the windows, and you'd better make this a to go order. The seating and decor are pure old school functional american donut shop. The walls and tables are pastel colors. The larger tables are up front and the two spot tables run down the back. Service is of the order,pay and get served at the counter model. This is a cash only joint, which is fairly typical of donut shops in the area. Perhaps in part because of that (keeping costs low) pricing here is very wallet friendly. Coffee and a donut can be had for about three dollars depending on choices made. The coffee is the fairly unremarkable drip/percolator style, but they do offer ten or so choices as to type, mostly from santa cruz coffee roasting (which has an excellent french roast, amongst other styles). The donuts are likewise your standard choices-plain, glazed, cake, old fashioned, fritters, cinnamon rolls,and croissants. They do a fair trade in breakfasty bagel/croissant stuff which considering the pricing are solid choices. As mentioned this is a local hangout especially in the early mornings. Not the stuffy standoffish kind of locals either. Be prepared to be greeted and spoken to by just about everybody inside. Also be prepared to share your table if you get one of the larger front window facing ones, assuming you leave a chair or two open. Mature ladies be warned that there is at least one friendly and ambitious widower on site. Overall it's a good choice for your basic cuppa and sweet fixin's. read more

Small little mom and pop shop near Gayle's, a produce shop and where my bf gets his hair did.... I had been meaning to try this joint for a while and finally got a chance to after my hair cut, getting some stuff at the super market and arriving early to the plaza barber shop. Hole in the wall with little selection but they have all the classics. I went for the cake doughnut with sprinkle since the bf hearts sprinkles. Apple fritter was also on the menu. Both were thoroughly enjoyed. The cake doughnut was fresh and not at all heavy.. it was quite light which was surprising. Fritter... you and I have a date with destiny. They offer a large selection of Santa Cruz Roasting Co coffee... Yeahy mom and pop shops supporting other local businesses! Friendly staff.. definitely a place to check out. read more

DROOLicious donuts (4 stars) Out in buttcrack nowhere we find a drool-icious donut shop. We arrived in this town really early for our Sky Diving jump and were starving. The town was quiet (maybe because we come from a metropolitan city full of life) and i swore i saw a tumble weed roaming the streets. We had no idea where to grab a bite to eat because everything looked closed but we saw the donut shot from a distance and as we got in... I SWEAR the entire town population was up in that joint getting some donuts. This place had the most delicate donuts i've ever tasted in the bay area. * ambiance - felt like an alien walking in there. everyone was looking at us if we had a booger hanging out. did everyone know each other? * prices - cheap * taste - delicious * service - fastly served, i was pleased read more

I LOVE donuts. I have my whole life, and when it came time to get married, my fiance (now husband) and I knew that we wouldn't be happy with a tiered wedding cake when FRIED, GLAZED, SPRINKLED cakes existed in this world. Of course planning a wedding from 3K miles away is hard... unfortunately, I didn't have the time or means to do cake tastings or scour the bay area for gourmet donut makers. Thank goodness I didn't! Based on the great reviews from Yelp, I blindly called the Donut Station and asked to order 13 dozen donuts, which they said would be no problem. The afternoon before my wedding, I walked into the Capitola location, ticked off all the flavors that I wanted (there are 26 flavors), paid with a credit card, and arranged for a friend to pick them up and drop them at our wedding site on the day of the wedding. They even invited us taste every single donut in the store (dream come true) just to make sure we were ordering the right ones. Even at 4pm on a Friday, they were fresh, crispy, sweet and perfectly crumby. The raised glazed is my favorite, and they were so light and airy! The old fashioned is hard to beat outside of California, and again, they were perfection - crispy, dense and rich inside, cinnamon & sugared evenly. The 26 flavors are so simple and fantastic, too - every combination of raised, chocolate raised, cake, chocolate cake, old fashioned, chocolate old fashioned, blueberry (cake & old fashioned) and the toppings. To say that it went over well at the reception would be an understatement. They were visually delicious, and lived up to every expectation. Guests were so excited, and the anticipation of choosing which flavor I wanted was probably the hardest thing I had to deal with all day! Plus there were just a few squirreled away for a late-night snack, thanks to my wedding coordinator ;) My one regret is that I didn't order more! (If you're thinking of serving donuts at an event or party, plan for 1.5-2 donuts per person... no one can eat just one.) Thanks to the entire Donut Station Crew - wish we had donuts like these in Brooklyn! read more

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