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    River Oaks Donuts

    3.8 (390 reviews)
    ModerateDonuts
    Closed 6:00 am - 1:00 pm

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    Pink sprinkle donut
    Amy R.

    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!

    Katrina T.

    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

    King donut
    Aryani N.

    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

    Cynthia M.

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

    Vanilla iced raised
    Kayla L.

    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.

    The to go bag
    Denise H.

    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!

    Pig n the blanket
    Ardara H.

    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

    Bag of donut holes
    Nick R.

    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).

    Cross section Bavarian donut.  Not much crème.
    HsiaoCheng W.

    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.

    Cinnamon roll
    China D.

    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.

    Kolache   Sugar glazed donut   Princess donut    #allamzing
    Adam H.

    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!!!

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    1 month ago

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

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    1 month ago

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

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    1 month ago

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

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    1 month ago

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

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    1 year ago

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

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    1 year ago

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

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    1 year ago

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

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    2 years ago

    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.

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    3 years ago

    Meh. Very mediocre droughts. Had a couple of bites and tossed them out. That says a lot since I love a good donut.

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    Do the GF donuts have to be pre-ordered?

    No 😃 we make a limited amount daily however we do recomend calling before coming or placing a preorder to ensure we have exactly what you are looking for Hope to see you… Read more

    Are there tables inside to sit and have coffee? I would like to meet some friends there.

    Hi , we are sorry but we do not have inside seating. we do have a few café tables outside to enjoy with friends . Hope to see you soon !

    Are the gluten free donuts cake or yeast?

    Hi Emily , Our GF are cake baked mini donuts ! We offer chocolate or vanilla with a variety of… Read more

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