We only have donuts or kolaches a couple of times per year. Any Shipley's has always been the best for kolaches and the donuts were always Good as well. Today was a huge fail! We stopped in and picked up: 2 kolaches- flavorless and dense. The yeast bread has drastically changed. No longer fluffy and puffy. 2 blueberry cake donuts- Chewy like bubblegum. I've never had worse. 1 Fritter- (maybe). It looked nothing like a fritter. Thick like a brick. 1 raspberry filled- like It wasn't cooked long enough. Super goopy (Sorry, forgot to get pics before tossing most of it in the trash.) Save your dough and roll on down the road to any other place. read more

Good donuts but got the order wrong - bummed about that. Chocolate glazed cake is one thing versus plain cake donut with chocolate frosting. At least the chocolate frosting was good and donut was not drowning in it. Big plus! These donuts are larger than Round Rock donuts and about the same price. Would have been 4 stars if not for the order being incorrect. read more

I called to ask if this location had gluten free donut holes. A guy answers and hangs up while I'm speaking. I called back immediately, someone answers then hangs up. The 3rd time it goes to a voicemail where a message can't be left. read more

I like this Shipley's. The sausage cheese jalapeno kolaches are consistent and the mixed (plain and chocolate) donut holes are a nice option. I would note that some Sunday morning's the drive thru can be a bit slow, but it has been better lately. read more

Brought my oldest granddaughter from CA who is visiting Mrs. Texas and I here for breakfast / lunch. She got a maple and a chocolate donut which she enjoyed very much. She said it's much better than those nasty Round Rock Donuts. Mrs. Texas had a sausage n cheese kolache and a cinnamon twist and I had a couple of sausage, cheese, and jalapeño kolaches. The place was clean and the staff was friendly. Mrs. Texas and I do enjoy Shipley's much better than Round Rock Donuts. However, Super Donuts in Round Rock and Leander are very good as well, but Shipley's are hard to beat. Their ice coffee is most excellent as well. read more

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Walked in, they had a ton of fresh donuts and we were greeted by 3 separate employees with smiles. Not sure what else is expected from a Shipley's. read more

Owner is in here working and giving us excellent service he's doing such a great job !

Been a long time Shipley's customer, but this morning my standard order almost doubled in price. I was shocked. Couple that with the fact they no longer give a free dozen glazed when you buy a dozen kolaches, ( made that change a month ago) and I'm done. I know inflation is hitting everyone, but it's simply no longer worth it. Enjoyed our time together Shipley's, but I'm moving on. read more

I was in Georgetown heading to my friend's house. I was actually trying to find another donut shop, but being a bit unfamiliar with G'town & with super dense fog, I caught the Shipley's sign & decided to swing in & grab some donuts for our road trip. Another friend absolutely loves this place, so I thought I really couldn't lose. The service was great. The donuts were ok. The cream filled one was actually kinda yucky. I'm used to the shop by my house & these pale in comparison, but they were ok. I know people love their chains, I prefer the independent places. read more

Stopped for one, stayed for two! Donuts are delicious and the staff seems to be enjoying their job, which is refreshing! Bathroom was clean and there's plenty of seating. read more

New in town, decided to grab a donut. Never in my life have i had a chewy donut. Chewy and dry. Very odd, i have been impressed with shipleys in other towns. I can't go back. read more

Great service- not so great product. Came by at 6am, you'd think I'd be getting the freshest and most delicious donuts available. Purchased 4 dozen donuts, 1 chocolate glazed and 3 glazed for an event and the glazed completely lacked flavor, glaze and they were stale. Can't speak to the chocolate glaze, I didn't try it. They didn't have big boxes but the man working was kind enough to pack them in fours to avoid getting chocolate everywhere. They were polite and kind- that's why I gave them 2 stars. read more

Stopped by for coffee and donuts. I enjoyed the coconut ice donut, but was disappointed in their cherry ice donut. Coffee was not bad, but only slightly above average. read more

Shipley Donuts - a box of donuts on a table - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Texas

We have gone to this location for the last 10+ years. Since it seems that ownership has changed hands a few months ago, they have gone WAY downhill and prices have gone WAY up. Unusually high, even in these new times. The man that seems to be the new owner is friendly, but the last two weekends, they have a VERY small selection of donuts, and the ones they have aren't fully cooked. This weekend, they had all of the chairs up on the tables, and the electronic menus were turned off at 10:30. My husband asked their hours, and somehow they stay open until 1:00... I mentioned that they seem to have no donuts left anymore, and the man helping us said, "Yeah, we sell out fast." We have never had this issue in all the years we've gone, and it makes us sad. read more

Today around 10am was the third time I've tried this Shipley's location. The donuts here are never fresh. At 10am glazed donuts should NOT taste like they were made last night. And yet I'd been to one on Anderson Mill in Austin many times, with great success. Bypass this location--they're skimping on something which keeps the donuts from being fresh. read more

No Big Earls in the Shipley Donuts in Georgetown? Must be a franchise thing. The Shipley in Manor has them, so why don't you guys? Shipley is still ONE of my favorite donut shops. Too bad about the Big Earl thing. read more

Have been twice now and donuts taste old. Like last weeks donuts and I'm buying at 8am. Shouldn't they be fresh. Never going again.

Stopped by while visiting Georgetown. First Shipley i have ever gone to where they give you cold glazed donuts at 8:30 in the morning. Usually at other locations, they melt in your mouth and hand because they are so warm and soft. Ate them because i was hungry and traveling but definitely not up to Shipley standards. Also didn't have the tissue paper thing in there to hold them with. And no napkins. Next time I'll stop at a locally owned donut shop. Looked for shipley because they are usually consistent but unfortunately not this location. read more

Been here several times but gave up yesterday. Nice kids working here but seems like continuous turnover. Good doughnuts but you can find that anywhere. You can wait 5-10 minutes in line for the counter but if someone drives up to the window, they'll get waited on next. Not sure why you can't be served in the order you arrive? read more

Wish I checked the reviews before coming here! The donuts were so stale, my toddlers wouldn't even eat them. Sucks because we ordered a dozen & didn't try them before we got home. Also, ordered 2 Boston cream donuts which are supposed to have chocolate on top & they were just glazed but old so it was cracked. Then ordered 2 Maple frosted Boston creams & got the two crackly donuts with some sort of frosting inside. Super gross. Would never come back or recommend. read more

UPDATE: so I have been back twice, both equally deserving of 1 star. One of the kids needed donuts for school, so I grabbed and extra 1/2 dozen "blueberry cake" for the rest of the family. They looked like cake, but I couldn't see any evidence of blueberries. I said "are you sure those are blueberry?" The owner assured me they were. They were not, which I discovered after I got home. I went back a few hours later when I had time, and asked for a refund. Instead, I was given $15 in coupons. Yesterday I went back to use some of the coupons. Wash, rinse, repeat. A younger man took my order while standing at the register (not putting anything in a box). When another lady came to put the order in the box, she asked him what I ordered and he kept telling her the wrong items. I corrected him, and she kept asking HIM instead of ME. So frustrating. Part of the order was two blueberry cake donuts. Again, I asked if they were blueberry cake because they didn't look like blueberry. I was assured they were. They were not. Plain cake AGAIN. This place is really terrible. We went there for the last time today. The donuts they sold us were obviously from yesterday. They were stale and disgusting, and the cake donuts were saturated with grease. It all went to the chickens. read more

I ordered 4 dozen glazed donuts from the drive through and dropped them at my husbands work. I also ordered myself a single donut. The donuts were cold, and very clearly NOT fresh, at 8:45am. I called the number on the receipt, which happened to be the owners cell phone, who was annoyed I called his cell phone! His wife got on the phone, and told me they were fresh (they were NOT...I'm not the type to pass up a donut, and I did not finish my donut...it was not good). Then SHE asked why I was calling her husband's cell phone, which again, was the number on the receipt! She told me I could come back for more donuts. I declined, as I didn't want more of the same stale donuts. She wouldn't refund any of my purchase unless I brought the donuts back, which I couldn't do since they had already been dropped at my husband's job. I'm annoyed I spent $40 on yesterday's donuts, when normally Shipley Donuts are delish! In addition to this the girl taking my order (face to face, not through an intercom system) seemed to be very confused by my order of 4 dozen donuts plus 1 single donut...asking me repeatedly what I wanted. I do not recommend this location (Williams Dr, Georgetown, TX). Pic of my uneaten, stale donut for your viewing pleasure! read more

Shipley Donuts - One donut this girl won't eat...STALE. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Texas

Update 12/16/12 - Thought I would stop and and give the donuts a fair chance, maybe those would be amazing and I could update this review to add more stars. Instead, I am taking away a star. Arrived at 12:45pm on a Sunday. A man inside sees us coming and locks the door, just turns and walks away. They are supposed to close at 1:00pm. If they were sold out early he could have said so, but instead he was rude and just locked the door right in front of us. So I won't be trying out those donuts after all, ever. You can keep them, and your crummy "kolaches". 11/28/12 Kolach Review Only: Being of Czech heritage, I am imploring Texans to stop calling these hot dogs in a bun kolaches! I sent my husband out for "kolaches" and he came back with pieces of hot dog and lunch meat stuffed into a Pillsbury dough ball. This is not a kolach. Sigh.. you Texans are strange folk. (When asked where the real kolaches were, Shipley said they were all out of the sweet variety, even though it was 7:00am on a weekday.) So putting aside the fact that this is not a kolach, it's hard to write an impartial review but I'll try. It was warm and soft and tasted like it had enough sodium to choke a horse. Not necessarily bad, but just like any pig-in-a-blanket you'd make at home with link sausages and pillsbury dough from a can. Super greasy but I suspect that's a norm with these impostor kolaches. We tried 3 varieties and they were all pretty identical, except the jalepeno version which was pleasantly spicy. They all tasted overwhelmingly like cheap fast food. The McDonalds of kolaches, if you will. Coupled with the total lack of authentic or any kind of sweet kolach at 7am, the cheap, greasy savory kind they did have, and that Shipley's closes at 1pm daily, 2 stars is as good as I can offer and even that's a bit of a reach, IMO. read more

Shipley Donuts - Shipley Kolach - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Georgetown, Texas

Wow! I usually LOVE Shipley's and have never ever had a bad experience at one of the other locations. But my husband picked up a dozen Donuts this morning around 9:30 and over half of them were so stale and disgusting that I threw them away. That's disappointing, considering that he saw them bring out a new tray of seemingly fresh donuts and asked for those, but the employee refused and served him the stale ones. We will not be back. read more

I love Shipley's, so on my way out of town Georgetown today I decided to pop in for a donut. Service was friendly. Donuts? Average at best. Not the Shipley's I know and love. I won't stop at this location again. read more

I'm big on breakfast, I'm even bigger on donuts! I'm not saying the product was horrible but the manager they have there? Oh my god! Grumpy and rude!!! I believe her name is Sofia. The cashier was nice but that manager? I will never stop there again as long as I know that Manager works there. This is not the first time I see her being rude to customers and or employees. I don't need this first thing in the morning. read more

I arrived here at 6:31 am on Saturday, May 14, 2016, we ordered a dozen glazed donuts, and I sit down with some friends, pop one out, take a bite, look down in the box and see a live crawling roach. Loss of appetite, couldn't eat anymore, they had brought us another box, still didn't want to try it, will never go back.. Employees standing there starring, donuts tasted like they weren't so fresh.. Wouldn't even give it one star... read more

Donuts are good, coffee is gross. The owner's wife is extremely rude and overworks her employees and treats them awfully. She also throws out trash full bags of perfectly good donuts at the end of the day. The state of the store is horrendous and I'm very surprised it passed health inspection. Don't give them your business! read more

Donuts are bland and the lady who manages the place needs a serious course in stress management and customer service. She was rude to her staff and the customers. read more

Very racist they look at you weird based on you skin tone or race. But the donuts are great

Love it. This place has always been my favorite! The owner is really sweet. The drive through moves pretty quickly in the mornings!

Awful experience! The owner seems to have gone off the deep end and was yelling at the poor cashiers right in front of me. The donuts were okay, but I don't think I will ever be going back. :-/ read more

Went there about an hour before they close and no one was around. So no wait and the lady helping us was so nice. It was like going to grandmas house for some food. However the kolaches and donuts are not what I expected. They taste generic like they are mass produced from a large factory. read more

This was the most horrible experience i have ever had the cashier was very sweet and nice to me and my family but as soon as we walked away to sit down and eat our donuts im guessing the manager or owner was very rude and unprofessional to the employee she went off the deep end literally about the employee not doing something right instead of explaining she started raising her voice to her that was rediculous i will never go there again!!!! read more