Freshly made cake donuts! The cake was light, moist and fluffy - not dense as some cake donuts tend to be. The flavor of the cake was just right - not overly sweet or greasy. So why only three starts? My opinion, they fell short with toppings. They offer maple, vanilla, chocolate, peanut butter, lemon and strawberry glaze along with varied topping such as bacon, chocolate sprinkles, nuts and coconut. We tried several varieties over the course of two days. The maple glaze with peanuts was by far my favorite - not overly sweet and nice maple flavoring. I did not care for the peanut butter glaze. Although peanut butter is one of my favorite toppings, this glaze did not have that peanut flavor and was overly sweet. The bacon topping was reminiscent of bacon bits. The coconut was very sweet as well. Overall I think if I would have stuck with a simpler preparation - bare or just powdered or cinnamon sugar I would have been much happier. The donuts themselves were fantastic, but with the toppings just way too sweet for my tastes. read more

Duck Donuts - Freshly made donuts from Duck Donuts. - Donuts Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Stopped in Sunday morning for coffee and donuts. Staff was friendly. Warm delicious summer favorite. Can't go wrong with any of them favs are the chocolate with chocolate icing and the maple bacon. We had to eat them in the parking lot and took the rest home there is no seating inside or out which was kinda a bummer that you can't sit and enjoy your coffee and donuts read more

3.5 stars. You have to try Duck Donuts at least once if you are visiting OBX. I'll admit, I generally prefer bagels over doughnuts, but I'm glad I tried Duck Donuts during a recent visit. Slightly smaller than a Dunkin Donut, Duck Donuts' cake doughnuts are lighter in texture than the usual cake doughnuts, and are served warm. But they have few topping options and NO filled doughnuts. I am partial to their cinnamon sugar doughnut, and I agree with another reviewer that they taste just like a churro. The chocolate covered doughnuts are very sweet, and honestly, I didn't think the chocolate frosting was of the highest quality. (Think Hershey's.) I hear they are opening a location in Charlotte next to my favorite Italian restaurant, Dolce. I'll probably return, if only for another "churro" doughnut. read more

Duck Donuts is the unicorn of donuts. Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise. I'll just start off by saying I typically hate donuts. The only donut I've ever previously thoroughly enjoyed is a freshly glazed Krispy Creme donut, until I visited Duck Donut. When I visited Duck Donuts, the line was out the door at 7:20am. The beauty of waiting in line is having time to look at and fill out an order form. They offer an array of toppings and you can mix it up anyway you want. At first glance, the donuts look like they're going to be hard and gross, but looks can be incredibly deceiving. It's not light and fluffy like Krispy Creme but equally delicious. Have a seat before taking a bite. You won't be disappointed. read more

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Always the BEST donuts in OBX! Homemade, made to order and so fun for the kids. Plus, they are taking all the precautions for offering a clean environment during Covid! read more

Heard a lot of great things about this place....never been here but I hope it holds up to its standard. I'm going tomorrow.

Wow, I really have almost NO WORDS!! The manager (I think her name is Kimmie) is working so hard to make everyone happy, staying positive, motivating her staff and doing an amazing job during this tricky time. Our box of pink & white donuts was so loved!! THANK YOU! read more

Donuts were pretty delicious here and reasonable priced at $1.20 per donut and $13 for a dozen. They are all just cake donuts served with your choice of glaze and topping. Maple and bacon was good and the lemon glaze made me a believer in lemon. I wouldn't say it was the most amazing donut I've ever had but it's great because they come hot and ready from the oven so they are fresh. read more

We are vacationing on Corolla and decide that we needed donuts after a long morning walk on the beach. We selected a dozen of the favorites and cut them up to sample. We all loved them! Bacon maple, sugar cinnamon and lemon coconut are the top three. The donuts are make fresh to order and came home hot, but the frosting was not a melted mess. Most likely we will stop again before leaving Corolla. I would pack some for Home but I know they won't make it the drive home! read more

Omg. These donuts were too good. Warm and Camry and melt in your mouth. It seemed really busy when we went in and there were a lot of people standing around. It wasn't very clear on how we should order (you have to choose your donuts from a sheet and take it to the cashier) you get a number like a deli and then they hand make each donut from your order sheet so cool! It was also super quick too. I got too excited and ate the maple bacon one right away. Would go back and be 1000 lbs by the end of the week. read more

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The donuts are truly amazing, and the folks making the donuts were very sweet and welcoming. My only issue was that the cashier made a needlessly snarky reply when I asked a clarifying question. It surprised and sort of embarrassed me. I guess it was a simple question to figure out the answer to in retrospect (I was placing two orders and when she told me the price, I asked which order it was for. I could've just reasoned it out based on donut cost.) and I'm sure she gets tired of dealing with customers all day and we came in with a large group of (well-behaved) kids, so that was probably daunting. Still, it kind of sucked the joy out of the experience to have someone imply that I was dumb first thing in the morning. read more

I've been to several locations and have always had excellent service and fresh donuts!

Not all it's quacked up to be. If you compare Duck Donuts to Dunkin Donuts I would give them 5 Stars easily. But, I have tried these gourmet donut shops in other cities across the country such as Jupiter Donut Company in Jupiter, FL, and The Little Donut Shop in Columbus, OH. Although Duck makes VERY good donuts, they fall short compared to other places that are similar to them. All of their donuts are the same, but with different glazes and toppings. The prices are very reasonable for what you are getting. I recommend this place, but keep your expectations tempered, and you will absolutely love it! read more

Duck Donuts - My daughters wanted a "Pink" donut...here it is with what's left of the maple glazed bacon to the left. - Donuts Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

Customer service IS their priority!! They missed on our order at first. S'mores had chocolate frosting only, no Graham crackers or marshmallow. When they realized their error, THEY CORRECTED IT! (Woot woot!!) Gene, the manager, promised us the S'mores and he delivered them (literally)! Thank you, Duck Donuts! We appreciate the attention to detail! read more

Just opened in Corolla. Now I don't have to wake up super early to go to the one in Duck. There is still a line but they have two donut making machines so the orders get done quicker. The Duck location only has one machine. Do yourself a treat and go get a dozen and watch them get made in front of your eyes. read more

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I'm not sure how I had been to OBX two times before getting around to trying these donuts. The first one I sunk my teeth into was a simple glaze dipped dude, but holy cow, was it good! We had to go back a second time just to try more. A tip - there are order forms on clipboards when you first walk in. I had no idea how the system worked and wandered up to the cash register attempting to spout off a million different variations to please the house of people I was bringing them back to. This order form thing might be more obvious during the summer season, but we vacationed after labor day so the place was pretty empty and I didn't see anything directing what the process was. read more

Was a little bummed to learn you had to online order ahead of time because of COVID-19, but very understandable... it was a little difficult and I had a little trouble getting it to take my order initially. Not sure how the Queue worked as it would not allow me to order ahead that way so I just booked out 2 days ahead on our last full day in Corolla. Luckily I did my homework because they are closed on Sundays, which was our departure day and my original plan for breakfast to go on the way home! Also, was bummed you could not pre-customize your order so I took a chance on the Shark Week dozen and was happy with the results! Delicious cake-like donuts with individualized toppings. read more

these have to be the best donuts I've ever had. I do not like overly sweet, airy donuts at all. these are delicious! light cake donuts with a delicate crunchy crust and so amazing dipped in one of their 6 glazed or cinnamon sugar/ powdered sugar. husband and I got 6 to share. came back 2 days later for a doz! they are too good to not seriously indulge! UPDATE: taking one star down... after 3 visits in one week, these are still the best donuts ever. HOWEVER, the employees need to work on consistency. 2/3 times they got our order wrong and also the last time we went, the strawberry icing had a horrible sticky-gummy texture to it. I hope they fix those issues! read more

Duck Donuts - maple bacon, strawberry, powdered sugar, maple. amazing! - Donuts Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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Always a go to when we are in outerbanks. The online ordering g and pick up was seamless. I recommend putting order in day beforehand to ensure your spot for next day. Place fills up fast! read more

Epic donuts. We have this chain near us in northern Virginia but this location was fabulous. Can't go wrong with the classic glazed. I like lemon glazed topped with coconut, maple glazed, and classic glazed. The little ones like the rainbow sprinkles and chocolate glazed. read more

Yummy donuts- worth the wait. Always made to order. Lots of variety. Wonderful to see how your donuts are made.

Duck Donuts is a beach staple. The donuts are out of this world and such a great price. The staff have been working so hard during the pandemic and are brining orders outside to be picked up. We really appreciate the experience and effort! Stop by and give Duck Donuts a try! read more

Yummy donuts! Limiting people inside due to covid which is nice! Staff were nice and helpful. Kids LOVED their donuts.

Insanely good donuts. Like the subway of donuts except the bacon is higher quality, however youll be lucky if you ever get to try them somehow they are unable to handle an average flow of customers producing aboit 24 donuts every five mi utes which sometimes is a single customer making for a slow moving line that has you standing in the middle of the road. I cant imagine how this works during the on season and this location does not allow for ordering ahead. The quick and easy donut run is lost. read more

They had really good doughnuts!! So crazy with the strawberry confetti!! I honestly think that's the best one!! If you think the doughnuts that you ate are good, your missing out on this place. read more

Orange glaze and coconut, peanut butter sprinkles w chocolate glaze, get a dozen and let your fam and friends share. We cut them up so everyone gets a chance at the different flavors. Go here. Get donuts. Enjoy! Dozen was about 12$ read more

Duck Donuts - Dozen, sprinkles, coconut, pdanut butter, glaze, powdered sugar, strawberry, get them, love them, eat them. - Donuts Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

I have been told that the lines at this store are usually very long. It was not the case this morning. I guess if you go early in the morning on turnover day you don't wait long. They limited the number of people in the store, and employees were wearing masks and gloves. The donuts were very tasty and the iced coffee delicious. read more

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We waited 1.5 hours for 12 donuts. Got there at 7:30 and left at 9. The crew making donuts were a joke - they were not very organized and looked as if they were playing around. The worst Duck Donuts of them all. Take your money & your time to the Duck location with the drive . read more

Always have to make our traditional run by Duck Donuts while on spring break. The Corolla store never disappoints and does a great job accommodating our son's peanut allergy. Just know going in that it may take up to 30 minutes to get your order on busy mornings. They are a bit understaffed at the moment so enjoy the beach air or the smell of fresh donuts while you wait. read more

I battled beach traffic to get donuts for my family that wanted to try authentic Duck Donuts. I arrived at 12:04pm and tried to enter the store (clearly seeing the sign that said they close at 1:00pm). I was stopped at the door by an employee that said they weren't taking anymore orders. I was a bit shocked since they clearly didn't close for another 56 minutes. There were no other patrons in the store. I tried politely pleading my case and said I was fine waiting however long it took for 4 donuts. The employee shook his head and insisted they couldn't help me. I felt baffled and frustrated that I wasted my time and gas money on a pointless trip. read more

HOT MESS! The donuts are cooked fresh and made to order. We ordered the "Summer Assortment", which looked great, but what we got was a disgusting, off-putting mess. The donuts were dipped in icing and then put right in the box without letting the excess drip off. They had to be scraped off the box and were too sweet to eat. Big disappointment! read more

Duck Donuts - What we got... gross mess. - Donuts Near Me - Corolla, North Carolina

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As many others have said, top quality donuts in the Outer Banks! The secret I think is the actual donuts themselves - their top quality cakey-ness is what sets them apart. Lots of delicious flavors to choose from. read more

Sorry Duck Donuts I understand with COVID and while online ordering is the new norm only offering a variety box of donuts and no choice of flavors isn't. read more

I don't understand the hype this store generates. I agreed to go here while on vacation at the insistence of our children. When we arrived, we were told the line to place an order was 35-45 minutes. I thought we would all agree to turn around and leave at that point but again, I was out voted by others in our group. After placing our order (and paying in full), we were then told it would be another 45 minutes to get the order out. Had we been told initially that the total wait time was 1.5 hours, I would have vetoed any plans to waste this much time on what amounted to dense, oil laden sugar bombs. Never again. read more

Online ordering only BUT the employees are very helpful and very quick to bring out the best donuts ever!!! read more

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Try the French toast donut-- ohhhhh my. You really can't go wrong and staff are so friendly

Amazing cake like donuts. Friendly service and amazing customization for flavors. My only issue is I wish there was a sit down area to eat. But the to go boxes are sturdy and survived a bike ride home read more

Awesome Donuts! This is a must when your at the beach! We never miss an opportunity to have Duck Donuts. Highly recommend!

Donuts were okay but a little too sweet for my taste. A lot of my family were fans, though! Everyone liked the coffee too. Wouldn't return by myself but would with my family! read more

Worth the wait .... and don't even think about getting less then 2 dozen .... can't say enough ... worth the wait!!! .... Lemon Cooler is awesome!! read more

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