** Hidden Gem in Riverside!** If you know, you know! "Love Donuts Cafe","Riverside, CA. It is truly a hidden gem you might easily drive past--but once you stop in, you'll be glad you did. The service is always friendly and welcoming, and everything here is great. The donuts are fresh and delicious, the drinks hit the spot, and they even have lottery tickets if you're feeling lucky. It's basically a one-stop shop for a good morning! They also offer breakfast specials, but the real deal is the donut specials. If I remember correctly, after 9 a.m. they offer two donuts for the price of one, which is an amazing value. Great service, great donuts, great drinks--what more could you ask for? If you're in the Riverside area, definitely stop by and check them out! read more

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Great place! They even do letter donuts to spell out name, happy birthday, ect. Super cool & always love getting yummy donuts here! read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Letter donuts - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

Great donut shop. Really good donuts and they sometimes throw in a few extras for free. The people who run are great, just gets busy some days. It seems family owned. I like the croissant breakfast sandwiches. They toast them to perfection. read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Birthday Donuts - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

Special order birthday doughnut for my son! Went to pick up they didn't have the order. They said they didn't have enough stuff to make them so instead of calling me I went to pick up and there was no order 30 Mins before the party! No Picture to show because they didn't do anything !! They didn't even take the time to call me !! Lost all our business read more

Tried this place for the first time and was really excited because the lady inside was so nice and gave me a free donut since it was my first time. I ended up getting food poisoning from their jalapeño ham and cheese. Unfortunately I won't be coming back again. read more

The employees are always so friendly! Donuts are delicious! Definitely would recommend to everyone.

I Went in for a 1/2 dz of donuts and I wasn't gonna get coffee but decided to go for it, instead of making another stop on the way home. I order vanilla ice coffee and the lady proceeded to charge me for a blended frappachino(5.99). I said that's not what I ordered. She changed it ($5.87) I said for Ice coffee?? I was shocked. (I shouldn't be these days)but I don't appreciate being over charged and the worst part was that they literally made up the price in front of me. I asked the other man, he said he didn't know the price. Weird! If I wanted an almost $6 ice coffee I could have gone to Starbucks, across the street. The coffee was tasteless water and she claim it was more bc she used two shots of espresso. It really makes it hard to support smaller business. I'm really bummed. I was the only customer there and it was as though they were too busy to take my order, and harder to get the order correct. I usually come here for donuts, never had an issue, but I'll think about this experience next time. And they can use a little cleaning and organizing. Really taken back. My donut order was incorrect also, I don't think she heard me well, or wasn't paying attention. ****Menu shows "coffee over Ice $4.55" Annoyed! read more

I ordered these for my daughters birthday. They were so fresh and delicious!! A total hit!

Found this donut shop while driving home. Grabbed a couple of do it's for the family. Very clean and donuts are fire. Good shop for some good donuts. read more

dude the ladies so rude to you if your 19+ under, I completely understand that teenagers from king high-school come and crowd the area but that doesnt mean you have to be a straight up dick to everyone that looks young man. its just this one lady with blonde hair, I just came in asked for the price of 2 items and she shouted price is right there, and I just wanted some time to look at the options but it was like the lady was just rushing me and annoyed by me when all I asked for was a price of a food item they had. I don't really like to be on bad terms with anyone so I complimented the food and I asked how her day was going, she completely ignored me and I asked again and she just looked at me and looked away. Honestly made me feel so awkward. Once I paid I thanked her then I told her to have a good day. her response was "Close my door". Man honestly turned my whole day upside down. Definitely will not be coming here and wouldn't recommend anyone below the age of 19 coming here. read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Extremely Horrible Customer Service. - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

Recently, my eldest participated in a middle school band review at nearby Martin Luther King Jr. high school. With plenty of time to kill between their five minute marching, and the hours later awards ceremony in the high school stadium, I ventured out into the neighborhood in search of snacks and drinks for my kid and his buddies in the band. One of the first places I saw was This little donut shop, nestled into a corner mini strip mall of sorts. With a sandwich store and a Mexican restaurant for neighbors, I couldn't help but wonder if that cuts into their business; luckily, it seems the sandwich place did not open until 11 AM, and most donut stores don't dabble in tacos Y burritos... Upon entering the donut shop, I noticed a well stocked case, even at 9:30 AM on a weekend, and the usual pastries and sandwiches and lotto tickets and cold case of juices and milks. I ordered up a dozen, and paid the $13.99 price tag. The donuts were fresh and tasty, including the extra Apple fritter I "accidentally" ordered to make it a bakers dozen. Another guest was enjoying some kind of meat and cheese pastry it looked pretty good when I walked by and buffalo-eyes their meal. Riverside, we hardly knew Ya. But the next time I'm in the neighborhood, with a hankering for sweet fried dough, we're there dude. read more

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Great donuts. Usually get a dozen for about $16 from a nice older woman. On my last visit I stayed in the car and let my two older children order and pay. I handed them a $20 bill, my son came out and said they needed $2 more. I was shocked, $22 for a dozen donuts?? I went inside to give the rest of the cash and the younger, different woman, at the counter was surprised to see me. I asked her what was different and joked are they "special" donuts and she said "yes the jelly filled are special so they are more". That's really odd I've never been charged more for jelly in the past 7 years that I've been going there. A business who would cheat children because they don't know any better is a business I will not support. Shameful. read more

They make the most unique donuts I've seen. But not just that they're so airy and fresh. They are also so friendly there. Eager to serve. They always go above and beyond. They even have some little Asian stuff like baos and glass noodles. It's all good. Sometimes I'll buy out the glass noodles cuz they're just that good but they do go like hot cakes. We ordered breakfast sandwiches and not only were they hot and good but made to order. I love the owners they are so nice and always smiling and laughing. read more

The donuts here are amazing, really enjoy the selections and freshness of the donuts. Highly recommend trying them out, one of the better donuts out there. read more

Horrible service. Didn't have a selection of donuts. Said they woke up late and laughed. Never going back. This is the second Sunday in a row read more

Food is fantastic. Best doughnuts I've had in Riverside. From the first bite, you can tell that everything is freshly made. The service is also awesome. Very friendly, smiling staff, which is hard to find these days. Definitely recommend! read more

The donuts melt in your mouth, so delicious. Service was also very good, she threw in a couple extra donuts for me for free. read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Donuts packed to the gills - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

Who would've thought that some of the best donuts to ever exist in So Cal would be here in deep woods of Riverside? After trying various donut shops from the likes of DK's Donuts in Santa Monica, Randy's Donuts, or even Sidecar Donuts in OC, this little mom and pop store tops them all. What sets this store apart from the others is the quality of their donuts. My first visit here was at 4 PM and the donuts were still amazingly soft as if they were just finished recently(come in the morning, even better). As you take a bite into their glaze rings, you'll notice a very subtle vanilla taste that enhances the experience paired with the incredible softness. Never I have i experienced a donut with a quality as good as this in my many years of existence. You think you'll eat just one? No, you end up eating two or three. Give them a try. read more

I seriously don't think we give enough love to this awesome cafe. Every time we come, the owners and workers are always so nice. And our family and I believe- they have the best donuts hands down!!! Not overly sweet, the dough is PERFECT and there's a good variety. My hubby LOVES the Maui donut (which has guava and mango but my hubby always orders the guava one). I am simple so I love their chocolate bars and their glazed donuts. Try them out- you will NOT be disappointed. read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Chocale creme filled, Maui donut with guava and 2 glazed donuts. Nom nom nom - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

On a quest for the best Apple fritter. We may have found it here. Two sizes available - we chose the small but would definitely go for the large next time. Clean restaurant and very friendly staff. read more

Great donuts and selection. They always seem to have good options in stock. Friendly people

It has very good food and the service is very nice I recommend this place very much The ambiance is fantastic read more

Good donuts and breakfast sandwiches. The quality/price ratio is about right and they have a good selection. They also have day old donuts too. read more

Good donuts, smoothies and breakfast sandwiches. They even have a few lunch items like this ham and cheese sandwich. A lot more than donuts. read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Ham and Cheese sandwich - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

So one of my fave doughnut shops is under new management. Will it be better or will all the donuts start going downhill? Unless I walk into a donut shop and the case is full of flies or critters it's more than likely a four star establishment to me. Now one would ask, why so generously hand out stars to a doughnut shop? I'll tell you why, IT'S DONUTS for goodness sakes. This is practically one of the worst fast food for human consumption, but it's so sweet, tasty and the temptation is hard to resist. Is it doughnuts or donuts? Why the two different ways of spelling it. I know I can google it but I'll leave that up to you. Now as far as this establishment goes, the service, cleanliness and presentation is all on point. What could possibly go wrong here if you come in for a cup of coffee and a donut? They have ice cream too by the way. Many doughnut shops don't have ice cream. Love Donuts Cafe serves ice cream! Oh yeah! Research my reviews and you'll find that I've had donuts that were completely off the hook. I five star those places. But I've also been to a few where I couldn't get out the door fast enough. Donuts aka doughnuts, for the most part, "it is what it is". Love Donuts Cafe is four star goodness to me. They serve a huge menu of breakfast sandwiches, hot and cold coffee blends, fountain beverages, hot chocolate, milk and donuts of course. And check this out, you can order ahead and customize your donuts! Customized donuts, really?! So come and taste the Love. See y'all in the next review. Donut holes out! read more

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I'm not unsympathetic to immigrants or language difficulties, but if you're going to run a business that is customer-service oriented, try to have someone in the store that can understand basic customer requests and limit your menu to the things you can actually do at a level that will meet customer expectations. The (presumably owners) are an older immigrant couple and I agree they are very nice and try very hard to give excellent customer service. However, I think they would be better off to just take bagels off their menu. The bagel sandwiches they serve, maybe, but the problem here is that their menu offers "dozen bagels" as an item. I figured to mix things up for the group I was buying for, I'd pick up a dozen donuts and a dozen bagels. About 10 minutes into the process, I realized my mistake, but by then, it was too late. I'd already spent 10 minutes trying to navigate the language barrier enough to communicate that I wanted a dozen bagels and a tub of cream cheese (though the tub concept never sank in, more on this later). Instead of fresh-made bagels like one would expect from a shop that has bagels by the dozen on their sign, the lady starts opening bag after bag of mass-produced store-bought bagels to create my assortment. Then she jams them into the only size box they have (or at least the largest one), which is sufficient for a dozen donuts, but woefully inadequate to the task at hand. The cream cheese communication debacle eventually devolves into a phone call to a third party who speaks English and their language (best guess Vietnamese). I explain what I want and pass the phone back to the man behind the counter (presumably the other owner). He talks with the third party briefly and then his eyes light up in understanding and I think "OK, we've got this.". Nope... 12 individually wrapped packets of cream cheese materialize from a refrigerator behind the counter at $0.75 each and at this point, my frustration level is so high that I just accept my fate and treat it as a lesson learned. A full 25 minutes after starting this process, I'm back on the road with a dozen mediocre donuts, a dozen very sub-par bagels, and the 12 individually wrapped foil tubes of cream cheese. The price overall wasn't terrible, but it was on the very high side for what I got. If the couple hadn't been trying so hard and so nice, this would have been a 1-star review. read more

By far the best tasting donuts I've had in a very long time. So soft and have such an amazing taste. The dough is really so fluffy and chewy I can't say enough about this place. I ate donuts that were days old from this place (that I stored from home) and they were still better than donuts I've had from some pretty famous places elsewhere. A must try. The workers here are really nice as well. Get them in the morning and have your mind blown. read more

The staff here is absolutely the best! So sweet and kind. Every single time I've gotten donuts or croissants here they have been extremely fresh! I love their Boston cream donuts and glazed twists! read more

This little place is amazing with delicious soft large donuts and wonderful staff. My family loves coming here for donuts for house office or school. Plus there donuts do not dry out like dunkin donuts. read more

Donuts are good but watch out everything I ordered they gave me double and charged me double. Donuts and food, thought I wouldn't notice.

The young girl was so helpful. If you ever need a request, this young kind lady will assist you anytime

We tried the frosted cake donut with sprinkles, a chocolate glased old fashioned, and an apple fritter (the small version). They all were very fresh, very tasty, and priced well. The men behind the counter were attentive and friendly. The shop was clean and bright. I live 15 min away, but the drive is worth satisfying a donut craving. read more

Never have an issue with this place. Food is always awesome. Try the tiger tail twist.

Love donuts Cafe has potential in growing their business a lot more. I was looking for mini heart donuts for wedding favors. As I was purchasing a donut with coffee, I decided to take a risk and ask if they would make them. Though I was a bit hesitant because the shop didn't have many reviews. The owner David ensured that I was happy with what I was planning on ordering since it was going to be 350 donuts. The donuts were delicious and our guests were happy. My only recommendation to the shop is for the baker to work on being patient when decorating. There were a few donuts that looked sloppy but the owner gave me extras to make sure I was happy. read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

Delicious donuts no matter what you choose. We bought a dozen and received 2 freebies of assorted donuts. They were fresh, some were still warm, and just perfectly done. The cake donuts were moist, the icing was well done, and the fritters were awesome. Definitely coming back again and again . read more

Great donut shop, the owners are very friendly and attentive. The donuts are great and I've had a couple breakfast sandwiches that were massive and quite good. read more

I love donuts, and for that this is the place to be. But I guess you gotta love donuts to come to the donut shop, or at least like them. Today it was just OK, but that might just be me... read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Dozen donuts, ham bacon egg and cheese croissant, and a coffee - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California

the best donut place ever, i loveeee getting the Vietnamese coffee from here and the staff are so kind.

Love, love, love Love Donuts! Their donuts are adorable and their croissants are delicious.

Custom donuts were a hit with my son's class! My son was excited to take these to share with his class on his birthday. I placed a small deposit the day before I needed these and they were ready for us the next morning. Very pleased with the service and donuts. Thank you! read more

Love Donuts Cafe - Custom Birthday Donuts - Bakeries Near Me - Riverside, California