Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee

I do not blame any worker here, but whoever created the carrot cake latte dropped the ball it was just like a plain latte. You have to order the cold foam separately but in the add it already has it and a cinnamon topping. Mine just came out like a regular latte, why did a I pay extra for nothing?!?

Food: 1

Service: 5

Homemade donuts doesn't get better than this! Absolutely fantastic and the staff are so friendly. Yum yum

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sidecar Donuts & Coffee is a casual boutique tucked away in a nice shopping mall in the Del Mar Heights area. The friendly staff makes their cake donuts from scratch every hour.

Favorites from this morning were the Huckleberry cake donut, Butter & Salt donut, and the Bourbon Pecan Pie donut.

🍩 The Huckleberry donut had a great sweetness with the huckleberries in the glaze and the cake.

🍩 The Butter & Salt donut was a simple sleeper donut, with browned butter, vanilla flavored cake, and sea salt - so tasty!

🍩 The Bourbon Pecan Pie donut was light and fluffy. The bourbon and brown sugar glaze complemented the pecan pie filling and whipped cream.

This location has lots of free parking, especially in the morning hours (Sidecar opens at 0630 pacific time) and they have limited outside seating.

Great place to bring family and friends for an elevated sweet treat of fresh donuts and coffee.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I wanted non glazed vanilla donuts. I was told to wait 10 minutes for the new batch and the guy in the back ( young tall bearded worker) will set them aside for me. 10 minutes later I was handed a box of 4 with a tape on the lid, to take home. 15 minutes later, I open the box and they are all glazed!!! 15 minutes back to the store, I’m told I have to wait another 20 minutes for the same order. Worse yet they couldn’t find the order to cancel, and after a few minutes, used a laptop to cancel the transaction. For the woman at the register and the young man in the back there needs to be training is customer service, honesty and telling the truth upfront to regain customer loyalty.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: The Apple Pan Pie Doughnut

The donuts here are amazing. The batch are super fresh, soft, and not overly sweet. The variety is great, and the coffee pairs perfectly. The staff is friendly and the shop feels cozy. Definitely my new favorite donut spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good donuts and excellent brew.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Photos and social media make this place seem worthy of a visit. Doughnuts we had sadly did not taste like they cost $5. Conversely, the coffee drinks and surprisingly, the matcha, are nothing short of amazing! Also, the staff are so friendly and sweet 💜

It's a bit of a gamble to get fresh doughnuts, as we were told new batches come out hourly. So in that sense, I suppose you would feel special and lucky if you get fresh ones. If it's not fresh, I would say it's fairly mediocre for the pricing, as mentioned.

This is definitely not a place to camp out like some cafes are set up for. But it is a cute spot! There's a boba place nearby that gets quite rowdy/crowded at times which can make sitting here less peaceful and pleasant.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Really good donuts. My kids love them. Great atmosphere, great people and service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: The Apple Pan Pie Doughnut, Huckleberry Donut Butter and Salt Donut

Usually I preferred fried donuts. However, this place has excellent donuts. We read the good reviews and decided to give it a go. Glad we did. I will tell you we will be back. I like that they changed the varieties and have seasonal donuts as well. As well as flavors that are not traditional. I get tired of same old donuts. Just watch out for those calories haha.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I have recently diagnosed Celiac disease, so finding delicious gluten-free replacements for the foods I once loved is a mission I take very seriously. When I tried the Butter and salt gluten-friendly doughnut from Sidecar this weekend I nearly cried. It was warm, soft on the inside, but had crispy edges like a fresh doughnut should- and the texture was like any glutenous old fashioned doughnut I've eaten in my past life. The flavor was simple, but melt in your mouth sweet and salty. I HAVE to come back for the other flavors and I BEG Sidecar to make MORE gluten-friendly options, please?!

My family got the jalapeño corncake, passionfruit Pavlov, celebration cake, Saigon Cinnamon crunch and vanilla bean glaze. They all said they were equally as yummy. We will be returning (at least enough times for me to try all the GF flavors).

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great selection of donuts very friendly helpful staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peach cobbler donut was one of one !!
Banana pudding latte with pumpkin spice foam went crazy too!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I don’t know what happened, but the recipe changed and it is bad. So sad.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

Probabaly the best donut I've had in the states. Flavors aren't wild and crazy, and the dough is super light.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5