People always ask where the donuts are from when I get them from Fresh Donut. Worth the money.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Donuts, Apple Fritter
Joseph Walston
5 stars for some of the best donuts I've ever had! Not particularly friendly or welcoming but this was overcome by fabulous donuts
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Bobby Martens
Classic donuts, perfectly made. Get there early!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kendra Richardson
These donuts are delicious! The apple fritter is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tyler Sneed
Best donuts in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Thomas Perry
The best donuts in middle Tennessee hands-down. The donuts are always fresh and never let you down. Owned and operated by one woman who waits on you and also makes the donuts. You might find donuts just as good but you won’t find any better. I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Donuts
Kyle Marcon
So fresh and good!!! Best donuts in Columbia
Eddie Jimison
The best, old school donut shop around. Just traditional donuts that are delicious and a small shop with a very friendly owner. The way donuts should be!
Jeffrey Mangione
Everything here from donut holes to breakfast sandwiches are absolutely amazing. It’s incredibly difficult not to eat a dozen on your own. It’s the only place we go for donuts. Gotta check this place out, try not to spend your whole paycheck! PS….I don’t know what Wade Wade is talking about. My family owned a bakery in New York for 40 years. Her donuts beat ours. Hands down….sorry Papa John!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Aaron Maccaro
I could woof down about a dozen of these delicious, airy donuts. Go try them if you are anywhere close!
With an impressive 4.77 rating across all user-driven platforms online (108 total votes and counting), you would imagine Fresh Donuts would live up to the hype. On paper - actually on an Excel spreadsheet I created - those scores rank them as the third best donuts in Middle Tennessee! Having now eaten at the entire top 25 donut spots, I can provide my impartial review.
I found this tiny, unassuming shop in a strip mall with no sign. Unlabeled with a lackluster, no-frills interior, you'll find the secret store adjacent to a Fantastic Sam's southwest of downtown Columbia. In the first few bites, I realized that the donuts at Fresh Donuts were shockingly mediocre for such lofty ratings. But you must consider that a Columbia 4.77 isn't a Nashville 4.77. In a smaller town with fewer bakery options, ratings are always going to be skewed higher. That's true throughout the country. To pull off a 4.77 in Nashville is nearly impossible unless you have a really special product that distinguishes itself among some serious competition! So you must temper your expectations in a town of fewer than 50,000.
The maple frosted donut here, my favorite donut flavor, wasn't bad. But it struck me as average and unremarkable. The cinnamon twist wasn't as light and airy as some of the exemplary versions you'll find in Nashville, and the cinnamon was nearly undetectable. While the donuts were fresh even in the late afternoon with a dwindling supply, which is impressive and lives up to the name Fresh Donuts, I wouldn't make this a destination for Nashvillians who are thinking of driving an hour down to Columbia. If you happen to be in Columbia, yes, this is a good stop for donuts. But don't make a road trip out of it just to sample what are allegedly the third-best donuts in the region. They simply aren't what the ratings imply, and I made the trip so you wouldn't have to.
People always ask where the donuts are from when I get them from Fresh Donut. Worth the money.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Donuts, Apple Fritter
5 stars for some of the best donuts I've ever had! Not particularly friendly or welcoming but this was overcome by fabulous donuts
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Classic donuts, perfectly made. Get there early!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
These donuts are delicious! The apple fritter is amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best donuts in town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best donuts in middle Tennessee hands-down. The donuts are always fresh and never let you down. Owned and operated by one woman who waits on you and also makes the donuts. You might find donuts just as good but you won’t find any better. I highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Donuts
So fresh and good!!! Best donuts in Columbia
The best, old school donut shop around. Just traditional donuts that are delicious and a small shop with a very friendly owner. The way donuts should be!
Everything here from donut holes to breakfast sandwiches are absolutely amazing. It’s incredibly difficult not to eat a dozen on your own. It’s the only place we go for donuts. Gotta check this place out, try not to spend your whole paycheck!
PS….I don’t know what Wade Wade is talking about. My family owned a bakery in New York for 40 years. Her donuts beat ours. Hands down….sorry Papa John!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I could woof down about a dozen of these delicious, airy donuts. Go try them if you are anywhere close!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Donuts
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The doughnuts were delicious ?!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best donuts in TN, not drowned in sugar.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
With an impressive 4.77 rating across all user-driven platforms online (108 total votes and counting), you would imagine Fresh Donuts would live up to the hype. On paper - actually on an Excel spreadsheet I created - those scores rank them as the third best donuts in Middle Tennessee! Having now eaten at the entire top 25 donut spots, I can provide my impartial review.
I found this tiny, unassuming shop in a strip mall with no sign. Unlabeled with a lackluster, no-frills interior, you'll find the secret store adjacent to a Fantastic Sam's southwest of downtown Columbia. In the first few bites, I realized that the donuts at Fresh Donuts were shockingly mediocre for such lofty ratings. But you must consider that a Columbia 4.77 isn't a Nashville 4.77. In a smaller town with fewer bakery options, ratings are always going to be skewed higher. That's true throughout the country. To pull off a 4.77 in Nashville is nearly impossible unless you have a really special product that distinguishes itself among some serious competition! So you must temper your expectations in a town of fewer than 50,000.
The maple frosted donut here, my favorite donut flavor, wasn't bad. But it struck me as average and unremarkable. The cinnamon twist wasn't as light and airy as some of the exemplary versions you'll find in Nashville, and the cinnamon was nearly undetectable. While the donuts were fresh even in the late afternoon with a dwindling supply, which is impressive and lives up to the name Fresh Donuts, I wouldn't make this a destination for Nashvillians who are thinking of driving an hour down to Columbia. If you happen to be in Columbia, yes, this is a good stop for donuts. But don't make a road trip out of it just to sample what are allegedly the third-best donuts in the region. They simply aren't what the ratings imply, and I made the trip so you wouldn't have to.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Best donuts and friendly service in thirty miles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tasty and friendly
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pig in the Blanket
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