General Porpoise

401 1st Ave S, Seattle
(206) 900-0965

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Ethan Harris

Been wanting to come here for a minute and it did not disappoint. Delicious pistachio cream doughnut and I look forward to trying the other flavors. Great shot of espresso. Lovely atmosphere to hang out in.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Samuel Lynaugh

Great little place with INCREDIBLE donuts. Loved our barista Eli, he was incredibly kind

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fernando Martincic

I used to love frequenting this place when I was working downtown, but the donut quality has dropped somewhat (last batch we bought were slightly oily). At close to $6 a donut, this is really overpriced

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Alex DeMartino

Unfortunately this place spends on the atmosphere and not so much on the food. We got the vanilla cream and the chocolate marshmallow. The vanilla cream was tasty but the chocolate was lack luster and both were a bit grainy, like it had extra powder in it. The doughnuts themselves were nothing special. The entire experience was not worth $6 a doughnut.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Colin Chan

Decent pluot donut; the drip coffee was a little thin, though comfortingly hot. Love General Porpoise on the wall.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Doughnuts, Berry Jelly Filled Donuts, Plum Jelly Donut

Simon Tan

The donuts were just okay, flavors are not really that special. There was a small amount of filling, and the actual bread was a little stale, actually. Could get better ones at Fuji Bakery nearby.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Taesung Koo

I have been a big fan of their donuts for many years but recently when I get a box of donuts, I find some of them not filled enough with cream almost empty. First time it happened, I thought it was a mistake when I first found, but I’ve found more and more over time. And today 2 out of 4 were almost empty inside. Is this just for me? I will probably not go back anymore to get just the $6 bread. This is very sad.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Scott Besemann

Delicious coffee with friendly and attentive Baristas. Donuts were really good. Would recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carly C

Super delicious! And I LOVE that they offer the unfilled donuts as well. I find that most iced/filled donuts are way too sweet for me, so any shop that offers plain gets a gold star in my book. Their filled ones are also very good—I had a vanilla custard, and it was just the right subtle sweetness.

Carly Crooks

Super delicious! And I LOVE that they offer the unfilled donuts as well. I find that most iced/filled donuts are way too sweet for me, so any shop that offers plain gets a gold star in my book. Their filled ones are also very good—I had a vanilla custard, and it was just the right subtle sweetness.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

C.J. Walton

It was a nice place to chill and relax with my teenage daughters while we enjoyed donuts and drinks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Doughnuts

Jordan C.

The place is super cute, branding is adorable, and the vibe was awesome. However, $6 for one doughnut is a little absurd. These are more fancy doughnuts (although still not worth the price) so they were not approved by my kids. The small americano I got tasted like a blonde roast- very juicy and acidic- great if you like blonde roast, but I am not a fan and that is not at all what I was expecting. It ended up being almost $35 for 4 doughnuts and a small americano with tax.

The service was great, staff was nice, and restrooms clean. They have a water refilling station which was very convenient.

Darien

Donuts are really, really good. It's just that they're also really, really pricey. Definitely the kind that you treat yourself to once in a while but you will go broke having donuts here too frequently.

T.J. Garlatz

Super yummy doughnuts! Got the seal of approval from both child and dad! The little lady went with the doughnut filled with chocolate and marshmallow and they also gave her a glass of ice water for free on a hot day! Win-win!

Jugdeep Singh

Doesn’t look like fresh donuts

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