I love coming here and bringing my kids in the mornings before school. They always have the cutest shape donuts that taste amazing! The customer service here is always 10/10. They always make my kids feel welcome and comfortable to order. I highly recommend coming here. (Please note that they do sell out of select items really quickly so you have to be up early to beat the crowd!) read more

We have not been here in so long and they were so so nice and so welcoming and so helpful. The donuts and service has not changed and we are obsessed. read more

The food was OK. The service is what really ruins it for me. One of the most frustrating parts of my experience at this store was the lack of customer service from one particular employee. It was very obvious that he actively avoided helping customers whenever possible. Instead of approaching customers or offering assistance, he would wait around until either someone directly approached him or another coworker stepped in to help instead. Customer service should involve being attentive and willing to assist people, especially in a retail environment, but his behavior consistently gave the impression that he simply did not want to help anyone. It created an unwelcoming atmosphere and made the experience unnecessarily frustrating as a customer. I understand everyone has off days, but this seemed less like a one-time occurrence and more like a pattern of avoiding responsibility and basic customer interaction. I hope management addresses this because it reflects poorly on the overall experience at the store. read more

Little neighborhood gem, all flavors taste good, always same quality, great service Go early, they sell out quick! read more

Shitty drive thru not worth the waste of time and headache if you are needing the use the drive thru

I love this place, filled with happy kids. Happy parents, easy drive through, and nice and friendly staff. Lots of staff ready to accommodate you, and donuts are the best in River oaks in my humble opinion Donut holes are a true crowd pleaser, what can I say! I'm a regular! Rec's: donut holes blueberry, strawberry, and red velvet read more

River Oaks Donuts - King donut - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Just moved to the area and river oaks donuts is a must try spot. The donuts taste great and the service is excellent! The shop is very clean and well managed making it a perfect place, recently did a custom order for my husband and I. It turned out wonderful! read more

River Oaks Donuts - Pink sprinkle donut - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Great! Served it at my college, and my friends enjoyed the quick service and environment.

Great place, good food, and even better vibes form the physical location. The service was amazing as well.

Ive been a few times, the place is small and I felt like I was standing on top of people when it's busy. The spots in the parking lot are tinyyy. I feel like there are wayyy better donut shops. They are okay nothing special. They are often on "too good to go" so when you do that deal it might be worth it to try a bunch of things read more

River Oaks Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

" Would you like your $.87?" that's how the employees respond when giving you change. Since when did we become a culture when you go through drive thru with the expectations to not give you your change back?? read more

This place was really good and catered an event for me and made good donuts. The service was also great.

The entrance is SO cute! It's a small shop that only fits a handful of people at a time. They also have a drive through! So many fun flavors. I opted for a traditional vanilla iced raised donut and it was soooo fresh! A nice sized donut too! I will absolutely be back for some more. read more

River Oaks Donuts - Vanilla iced raised - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Stopped for a donut on our way to Galveston. Had the custard filled long John (well that's what we call it in TN). The donut was fresh, tender, chocolaty, creamy goodness! Yummy! read more

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I realize this is a donut shop, but everything was overly sweet for me. Still satisfying, but I would prefer a notch less sugar. read more

River Oaks Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

I have not been here in ages. For the location, prices are actually very good. And the donuts. My daughter says she does not like donuts but would return for these. Hard to explain: The donuts are lighter and more airy than you may be used to, making a more pleasant bite. They taste great. Loved the variety of donut holes (we got raspberry) and my coffee was in point. Service was friendly and patient (my kids insisted on ordering). Minuses are things that can't be helped. The shop itself is tiny so more than four people inside feels very cramped. Lots of people outside not really minding their space and the tiny parking lot is a bit much if people aren't minding others or worse,waiting in the parking lot for a space (no fewer than two parking sharks while we oriented ourselves in the car before leaving). read more

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Obtained the piglets and glazed donuts. The food here is always grand. The service this morning was super friendly and upbeat. The made us feel super comfortable with them running out of piglets. The ambiance is chill but upbeat. I highly recommend calling first for the volume of piglets prior to venturing out to this facility read more

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When I went in, there were two folks ahead of me. After waiting a few minutes to be served, a white couple came into the shop and the server looked around me and asked if she could help them. It's an affluent neighborhood and there were no minority customers. By the time I left there were quite a few people some even waiting outside. No minorities though. I'm not drawing conclusions. Just stating the facts. The servers are minority though. I didn't see any Asians though. Note that their prices are outdated on their website. Everything cost more from the kolaches ($.70, $.50 more) to the donuts ($.20 more). They need to update their online menu. I don't think it's that hard. I get that printing new laminated menus could be hard. But that's not the situation here. Tastewise everything was just ok and actually probably below average from what I've tasted in Texas and Houston. I was hoping for more, as their website tours some publication that lists them as a top 10 donut place in all of Texas. And that's one reason why I decided to try them out (also since they're close to where I live). It was also odd that one of the sausage and cheese rolls was almost half the size as the other one (we ordered 2). They cost the same though. At first, I thought the short one must have been another kolache (ie, the ham and cheese) that we ordered. But nope, the ham and cheese was actually similar in size to the longer sausage and cheese kolache. I thought it would be mechanized or something. So not sure how one could be so short. Maybe they ran out of sausage for that one. The brisket kolache is shorter but also fatter. It tasted pretty good except it has Lots of bbq sauce for those whole like that (I don't really care for that style so much). The Bavarian filled donut that I got only had a small amount of crème. More than half was empty and I had to take several bites before getting to my the crème part. The outside was wet too which I hate. It's like those old Krispy Kreme glazed donuts you get a Walmart. I live less than half a mile away from their donut shop, and the donut was in a separate bag from the kolaches, so I don't know why it should be wet outside like that. I don't know what's up with their bags too. One had a hole on the bottom. It Looked clean cut and not like a chew mark thankfully. Maybe they sliced it when they opened the package of bags or something? Who knows. The other bag (with the kolaches) had what looked like some sort of brown glaze on it in several places on the inside. Almost as if it had been used for donuts before and then the customer changed their mind, so they took out the donuts (or cinnamon rolls or whatever it was inside), but they kept the bag after taking out the donuts, etc. I don't think it was from the kolaches because they were dry and I didn't see any similar looking stains on any of them that might be the culprit. Anyway, they got a lot of business. So they must be donut something right. I just think it's not for us after this experience. read more

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I used to love this place but it seems to have gone down hill lately. I was really disappointed to get greasy, poorly iced donuts during my last several trips. Their menu offers a lot of options but most of the time they are not available. The only thing worth going for now is the giant cinnamon roll, but there are so many better options in Houston for plain old donuts. read more

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Some of the best donuts I've had in Houston! They offer a great variety of flavors. They have "unique" flavors but they also have classic flavors. I've been coming here for years and have yet to have a bad donut or try one I didn't like! The staff has always been kind and helpful. They have a drive thru and you can also walk in. read more

River Oaks Donuts is a cute and small shop with a small parking lot. The customer service is phenomenal. They cancelled our Too Good To Go order hours ahead of the pickup time, but we didn't check until we got there. They were so nice and generous that they still gave us a box of donuts because we came all the way over. They gave us a wide variety and the donuts themselves were delicious! read more

Really good fresh donuts and kolaches! Loved the sugar glazed donut. It was very light and the dough was very fluffy. You could tell it was made of good ingredients and was very fresh!! Definitely recommend and don't forget to get that kolache!!! read more

River Oaks Donuts - Kolache Sugar glazed donut Princess donut #allamzing - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Best strawberry jelly donut I ever had in my life! We bought so many that we even got a couple free. Will definitely be back if I ever visit Houston again. read more

Dropped in to get a quick snack to hold me over until lunch. Ordering was easy-there was a good selection of items but I kept it simple with a cake donut. Donut was good slightly sweeter than I expected but nothing to complain about. Also was surprised that the price was low given that it is River Oaks -guess the donut craze and subsequent price hikes are over. read more

River Oaks Donuts - Chocolate cake donut - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I was having a really bad morning so i stopped by for a donut on the way to work the amazing customer service i got from lydia just made my day better in the end she offered me a nutella crownut, and a blueberry cake and i got me a pumpkin latte with my order read more

Didn't love the sausage and cheese kolaches. LOVED the donut holes. I got red velvet and strawberry, very fluffy on inside but has a nice crunch on outside. so yum. read more

I was looking for a local biz to support for Mother's Day, and I stumbled across the letter donuts from River Oaks Donuts. With 48hrs notice, I was able to order a custom "HAPPY MOTHERS DAY" in pastel colors with white sprinkles. For the entire order, it was only $22! I was even able to get it delivered by using Favor. The donuts arrive to my mom in perfect condition. The donuts looked SO cute, and my mom loved it. I'll definitely think of River Oaks again when I want to send a special donut message! read more

River Oaks Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Always quick, easy to get in and out of, and friendly staff. They use presicks sausage in the kolaches, so they are higher quality than most others places. After years of trial and error, my wife swears this is the best pink donut in Houston read more

I used to LOVE this place. The service was great and food was fresh, but they have gone downhill in a bad way. Every time I visit they are out of what I want. I'm serious, almost every time. Second time in a week they're out of tacos at 7 am. Put a sign out so I don't waste my time before work! They rarely have ham and cheese kolaches. And I'm pretty sure last time I asked for extra salsa the girl at the window rolled her rates at me. I want the old river oaks donuts back!! read more

This place is one of my favorite but I gave them one star because of the rude employee guy with glasses and dark hair he was disrespectful me in front of my kid and helpless and rejected to let me finish my transaction while I was paying. read more

Dry, disgusting donuts. I would never come here again. I was extremely put off by the prices and the portions.

I have been here a few times but will not be back. No customer service skills...doughnuts are okay. The brisket kolaches are good but they sell out fast. read more

So good!! I love there's a drive thru, the outdoor seating is also very picture perfect. I got two maple iced And one eclair which was pricey but so worth it! read more

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Best donuts in town hands down! They have every flavor of donut hole and true sausage kolaches!

We tried out River Oaks Donuts. Unfortunately, we did not like the donuts nor the coffee. In addition, we were disappointed by the service.

Can't go wrong with Royal Oaks Donuts and a cup of coffee in the morning! The maple glazed are scrumptious just like all the other ones that were devoured read more

River Oaks Donuts - Half dozen donuts and a coffee - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Visiting family resident near Central Market. All the neighbors rave about ROD. I wonder why??? Maybe the early bird gets the best donuts and service. I went there yesterday before 11 AM to have a decaf and a red velvet donut, what I considered a simple le enough request. At first none of the employees seemed to know what I meant. Then they realized they had RV donut holes, worth a star. Coffee: they said they had decaf but only had a third of a cup. Whatever they served me was hot but had little else going for it. My wife came later and had her own sad story. We were sitting outside and asked to leave before the posted store hours. The ask was polite but store needs to post its hours. Maybe another time but there have to be places with good donuts good coffee and good service in Houston. read more

River Oaks Donuts - What I thought were the store hours....silly me! - Donuts Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ordered donuts online for the alphabet letter shaped ones. Ordering process was super easy: 1) order ideally 48-36 hours ahead, fill out the order form online and email it to them 2) they will call you the next day to confirm your order and take the payment over the phone 3) Pick it up at the store and grab additional goodies! The customized letter donuts turn out to be perfect. The ones I ordered were regular size, which left a lot of empty space in the box. I probably would encourage you to order a bigger size for the donut if you are doing just one word or a name. If you have a longer phrase, then regular size would fill up the box better. They also have a variety of flavors for the donut holes: blueberry cake, strawberry cake, red velvet with and without cream cheese, cinnamon (vegan) and powdered sugar (vegan). I love they also have some special themed donuts for different months/holidays, I got a special one for St. Patrick's day, the icing is a little too sweet and too thick for us. The donuts taste good, if you like more of a cake-like donuts with thicker dough. read more

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Food was decent but the service was above average. I guess the hype made me think it would be higher than anticipated! It was decent.

I'm not super into those crazy specialty donuts--I tried and just can't seem to love them. I'm an old fashioned girl. And this place does donuts right. Don't get me wrong, I've had a few interesting ones and gotten my kids the ones glazed to look like a carrot--lol! Delicious! Great location! read more