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Surfside Donuts and Coffee
603 Dolliver St, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, United States
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Surfside Donuts and Coffee
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Br
Review №1

Limited selection. Ok if you are really in need of a donut. Coffee isgoodbut not terribly hot. BTW They are really serious about masks and insist they be worn properly.

Ra
Review №2

Donuts great, staff very nice, web site says closes at 1pm but closes at 11am or when all donuts gone!

Su
Review №3

First timer! Wow! Can’t go wrong with the Apple fritters but need to come back for the maple bacon! Heart attack waiting to happen but worth it. If you are cruising up the coast stop by pismo and enjoy this special treat! Donuts aren’t just for breakfast anymore!

Gi
Review №4

This was our first time here and it was great!Staff was friendly and the variety of doughnuts made me feel like a kid in a candy store!I got the chocolate donut with bacon and oh my gosh it was great! Not too sweet absolutely perfect.My husband got the coffee and loved it!.We will be coming here again.

Ta
Review №5

We were the first customer of the day today. The young lady behind the counter was so sweet. We only got 4 donuts and a cup of hot coffee. My husband and I shared each donut. They were all amazing. We drink our coffee black with no creamer or sugar. This coffee was fresh and really good. Thank you goes out to the cook and the owners daughter for a great experiance while we are at the beach.

Ra
Review №6

Had a Boston cream donut (amazing) and a cappuccino! The donut was soft, the filling not too sweet and amazing quality chocolate on top! With COVID they were limiting the amount of people in the store at a time so there was a line outside but it moved quickly! No seating but it is just a quick 5 minute walk to the pier where they had tables and benches to sit and enjoy your donuts and coffee!

Am
Review №7

Great doughnuts and delicious coffee, fast and friendly service, and a great location.

Me
Review №8

Best chocolate long johns ever! Chocolate icing was superb and the donut itself was light and fluffy. Also, thank you for the masking requirement! It’s nice to know that business owners care about keeping their communities safe and hopefully eating donuts for years to come!

El
Review №9

Had a good latte here! Stumptown coffee I believe. And the girls working were super sweet

Br
Review №10

Best donuts in the region. They have a very creative menu and incredible flavors. The only problem is that their donuts run out really fast. They open 6 in the morning, so if you arrive after 10 you may not find any. During the pandemic be ready to wait in line and bring your face cover.

Ma
Review №11

Love their fluffy quirky donuts! Went early Wednesday 8am because I heard they tend to sell out and I did not want to miss out. There was a short line outside in the misty fog. The staff was friendly, coffee strong, and donuts super good.

Ma
Review №12

Good donuts but go early for best selection, only open till 11 or until they run our.

Ga
Review №13

Best donuts and service on the central coast. This shop has taken care of my now 5yr old daughter and I since the beginning of time. Carrie the owner is one of the coolest human beings I’ve met, and her friendly staff is awesome too. There’s always a crazy fun variety of donuts to choose from And they never disappoint

Ch
Review №14

I wanted to love this place. But I think I went at the wrong time. I travel the world to try donuts. Its a hobby. I have been to over 100 donuts shops in the country. Lets start with pros. Great selection of donuts. Great look to the donuts. The staff was 5 stars. Extremely friendly and helpful. I walked in and wanted to get one of each, but ended up with about 8 to try. The prices of their donuts is also very good. Cons. The staff missed a donut I ordered and paid for in the box, but I can let that slide. The biggest issue was that the donuts were not fresh. They were easily a day old or baked the evening before and put out first thing in the morning. Now I understand that most people would not be able to tell, or think that the donuts tasted great... well they were tasty. They had good flavor, but the cake and dough was dense which made the tasty donuts not enjoyable to me. I prefer fresh, same day donuts, that will melt in your mouth. I suspect that if you go later in the day you might get a fresh batch, but I may also suspect that they make their donuts in the evening, let them sit, refrigerate, then present in the morning and close when they sell out. Then Repeat. If you dont mind this in your donuts, then yes, visit them, they deserve the business for their efforts, but for me, Ill try some of the alternatives in the area next time.

Ka
Review №15

Here because Jeff M. on Yelp mislead me severely. This is such a lovely spot! Keep up the great work :)

Mi
Review №16

Sweet tap dancing cripes. Best long john ever had. Choc ganache silky smooth, not grainy, not hardened, super pillowy donut all the way through. Wow.

Ga
Review №17

Great donuts for a reasonable price.They are very sugary that my family couldnt even go to a second one! 4 Stars

St
Review №18

Amazing. Best donuts is California. This is a most stop when going to Pismo. Sign says closed at 1pm, but they sell out early. Get there early.

Li
Review №19

Love the hospitality of the people serving and the donuts are so fresh. Hats off to the best donuts on the Central Coast. Lisa

Ra
Review №20

Every time I am in the area I come here for some coffee and donuts. They have different options that sometimes it’s hard to choose what donut I should get. @raulvsfood

Ge
Review №21

Blonde cashier extremely rude. It takes three representatives to help one person at a time

Be
Review №22

Excellent donuts! I think many of the donuts they make are slightly lower in sugar than other donut shops in the area (I could be wrong about this, but to me they taste a bit less sweet). I like that they dont taste too sugary. That being said, their salted caramel donut is very sweet and top notch.

si
Review №23

Loved the donuts here. My kids got the donut holes and chocolate bar donut. The holes were solid. I got the gluten free donut which was amazing for a cake donut. And they serve Stumptown Coffee!The lady who served us was also super friendly and sweet.

Ma
Review №24

Fresh and delicious! Get there early for gluten free options

Me
Review №25

Their services is always as pleasing as their donuts.

Jo
Review №26

Omg doughnuts 🍩 😍 😋

Mi
Review №27

Awesome place to visit. Weather in October is nice, mid 70s and e everyone seems friendly

Pa
Review №28

Place is always busy and they run out quick (for good reason) get there early to get best donuts!!

ad
Review №29

Quick stop. Be mindful of time they are only open til 1pm

Ti
Review №30

The Donuts were great. My experience was mostly positive. I will go again after this Covid-19 stuff is over.

St
Review №31

All I can say is WOW!!! So good 👍🙂

Ri
Review №32

Really good donuts! Fresh. Great location.

Gu
Review №33

Favorite dish:The fritter (theyre all delicious)Service:Awesome staff moved the line quicklyDining experience:Awesome donut shop with good coffee tooWould I come back?OMG yes!

Jo
Review №34

Best Donuts in the central coast. My 2 daughters and I make a monthly ritual of coming and we are never disappointed. Great choices, great staff, but you better be there early!

Ti
Review №35

Only provides vegan donuts on Friday, so thats a downside. Otherwise, its alright.

Li
Review №36

Love the delicious donuts here. Staff is amazing also. I highly recommend Surfside Donuts. Best donuts every.

ch
Review №37

Very good place to eat Everyone loved it

Hy
Review №38

French toast donut is delicious!But raspberry jelly donut was not my type ;(

Ri
Review №39

Im sure its great but got there at 10 and were basically sold out. Good donut wholes just gonna have to get there when they open for best selection

ro
Review №40

Lady was very rude. Alot of their doughnuts were out because they was not making it that day. Very sad place.

Ta
Review №41

The quality is not the same as it used to be. Owner is over confident and cocky

Da
Review №42

Great plays employees your so nice to my sons.

We
Review №43

Excellent donuts and coffee; super friendly and cool staff/ employees.

ir
Review №44

I enjoy coming to this Donut place for almost a year now. Donuts are bomb but when it comes to their coffee, its pretty inconsistent. I have always ordered the hazelnut lattes which was really good and creamy when its made by the owner. Hands down its better than any chained coffee shop.Today, for the fifth times my coffee was sour and bitter with no hazelnut flavor. The owner suggested to request for extra flavor when ordering lattes with light ice.From the beginning I have always requested light ice on my hazelnut lattes without asking for extra flavor yet it tasted good. I wonder what made it so different today and the other four occasions. Sadly, I dont think I will be buying coffee from this place anymore.

Ce
Review №45

They should change their signs outside. Rude staff, very disappointed coming from s cal to try these.

Ed
Review №46

Love this place!

Ar
Review №47

Great customer service, creative donut flavors and yummy coffee. Great overall!

Sh
Review №48

Best place in town and the sweetest donuts and best coffee, and super friendly !!! Ill be back here again hopefully soon!

Ma
Review №49

Stopped by in July of 2018.. really great place serving Stumptown Coffee and great donuts. They were happy to accommodate Gluten Free folks in my party, and very friendly. Great stop!

Ja
Review №50

Arriving: Great location. Many windows that you can see all donuts from the parking lot. The moment I was at the door, the aroma of donuts smell delightful.Service: Friendly environment. Engaging and helpful. I was noticed.Food: Bought a dozen box. Got a variety of donuts. All was tasty, unique.Price: Didnt bother since they all look amazingOverall = MUST TRY

Ke
Review №51

A most decadent find in a super awesome place to visit! We have lived on the Central Coast for 18 years, and had no idea this creative AM nom nom palace, existed. Delicious! Friendly! They even have Vegan and Gluten Free donuts.

Da
Review №52

Coconut fritter holes were so good!

Ty
Review №53

Coffee drinks were excellent, and raspberry filled donut was delicious! Service also was very friendly.

Da
Review №54

This place is really lovable. Their donuts are cute too.

Ka
Review №55

Bad service and donuts are stale better off getting some cinnamon rolls down the street

Ma
Review №56

The only donut shop in pismo so you have no other choice. We got there right as donuts were running out, so if you want donut variety, i think you need to get there before 9. Donuts were cakey, thick, so good if you like that. Knocking off a star for customer service.

Ch
Review №57

Great blueberry fritter bites and amazing cappuccino

Jo
Review №58

If you like donuts, this is the place to go. Good variety. On weekends there is usually a line but it moves fast.

Ke
Review №59

My favorite donuts! Much better than any other donut shop in the area, especially San Luis Obispo. I just wish they would make more, their hours are until 11am every day or until they run out but they consistently run out before 11am. Seems like they should be making more donuts to last through the day. I know its a pandemic and all but it was like this before all this happened. Either way theyre still the best I just wish they wouldnt run out so often!

Sh
Review №60

Amazing donuts! And even better people owning and working the counter. Friendly and engaging. We LOVE Surfside!

Sh
Review №61

Got 2 donuts. Drove one block before I took a bite and they were so good we had to turn around and go back. Bought 4 more. Best donuts Ive ever had. Super friendly people working there too. Cool art on the wall.

Br
Review №62

Best donuts on the central coast. If your visiting pismo this is definitely a treasure!

Al
Review №63

Just delicious! We got five different types of different varieties, and all of them were perfectly executed!

Mi
Review №64

If u like old donuts

L
Review №65

The donuts are really good but just dont be fooled by the pictures. we went there thinking theres all kinds of specialty donuts over there but even there twice only to find a handful of varieties so were not pleased about that. Having said that, the donuts were really good hence the five stars

ga
Review №66

Get there REALLY early & you can order the Gluten Free doughnuts 😎. The rest are good with a few or normal flavors. Coffee is above average !!

Ad
Review №67

Wonderful selection of the best tasting donuts Ive ever had!

Th
Review №68

This is my absolute favorite place in California to get donuts. The shop has a super cool vibe and the staff is always very friendly. All right now lets talk about the donuts. The donuts are out of this world spectacular. If you are in Pismo this is an absolute must stop. Great job Surfside

Ma
Review №69

Great food and great employees

An
Review №70

Never disappointed, always fresh, and always delicious! The employees are spot on. Not to mention their coffee is one of the best I have ever tasted 😋.

Ja
Review №71

Wow!!! Hands down best vegan donut Ive ever had. Almost every vegan donut Ive had before has been dense and cakey, these ones are light, fluffy, raised donuts that are indistinguishable from the real thing. I had a chocolate sprinkled and a salted caramel. Plenty of non vegan options too. Highly recommend!!

Sc
Review №72

Must get the Chocolate Ganache doughnut! These doughnuts are soft and very delicious. Sure to win over the whole family before hitting the beach!

Li
Review №73

Fun donuts for a special occasion. Caramel latte was great and Im happy to support small business over the convenient hater star coffee shops!

Al
Review №74

Really good.

Mi
Review №75

Super tasty donuts. Was on a road trip and my friend found this place with good reviews on Yelp, so we had to stop here to try them out. I had the vegan donut and it was so good.

Sa
Review №76

Just have to say.. great customer service, great donuts. Good prices.

Ma
Review №77

Super good, but closes early when they run out. Be there early!

An
Review №78

So many great doughnuts and flavors. The wife and I love the chai-filled one! Gotta get there when they open up or theyll be pretty much out of everything by 9:00am.

Jo
Review №79

Great donuts! Their cake donuts were awesome.

Me
Review №80

Thursday morning 930..runs out of donuts allready?..thats nuts!!!

Ch
Review №81

Surfside is a great little place to get unique and gluten-free donuts. Their buttermilk donuts are the best Ive had in the whole county and they always have different flavored fritter bites. You should definitely give them a try.

Sa
Review №82

We visit about once a week and we would come in everyday if we could! Our favorites are the dirt surf, old fashioned, fritter bites, and salted caramel. Everything from the coffee to the açaí bowls are delicious! Come in EARLY for the best selection!

Ab
Review №83

I come here often and its normally good. Today it wasnt. They didnt have one of the toppings for the bowl but they didnt say anything (I could have picked something else if I had known). They didnt compensate with other toppings either, the bowl looked really sad for the price. Also, it wasnt even well blended, the frozen strawberries were full in the mix. I also paid extra for peanut butter but it was nowhere to be tasted. Quite disappointing today.

Mi
Review №84

Good coffee! Friendly staff!

Da
Review №85

Genuinely kind and thoughtful service. Fantastic donuts and creative specialties. Love those croissant sandwiches too.

Ha
Review №86

The best donuts on the central coast by far! We travel 40 mins just to get donuts there! Love this place and cannot say enough good things about it! Highly recommend!

Do
Review №87

Im not a huge donut fan but my wife is. My wife really liked her donuts and I tried their strawberry fritter. It was something different and it was good. What you would expect from a good donut shop.

Se
Review №88

I wasnt too impressed. Pismo tends to up the price, so I would go to a local place to get a better donut. Expect a line on Sunday.

Na
Review №89

Definitely a must when in town!! Also great coffee 😋

Ry
Review №90

Doughnuts were decent. However as soon as I walked in with my 5 year old and 7 year old daughters, who were so excited to pick out their own doughnut, the store owner kicked them out for not having a mask. She told me it is very important to “keep their customers safe”. This is quite ironic considering this lady is selling doughnuts. If I’m not mistaken doughnuts are not in the “safe” food zone. As a matter of fact I’m pretty sure eating doughnuts increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease which will kill far more people this year than the coronavirus. Thanks for keeping people safe with your sugary, fatty, oil cooked doughnuts.

bi
Review №91

This is the best donut shop on the central coast the 🍩 was fresh and had no oily taste at all . I have not had a raspberry cream filled like this one most of the time theres just a squirt of jelly this one loaded to the hilt with the lobby jelly try some and you will agree if a 🍩 is your thing

Gi
Review №92

Very friendly staff, awesome dont flavors, great coffee. Even offer gluten free and vegan donuts. Great locations, within walking distance of the beach. Great atmosphere

Ca
Review №93

Hands down the best donuts on the central coast! They have a varied menu, every day is something new. The seasonal offerings are amazing not matter what time of year. Dont forget to add some fritter bites that have a new filling each day. On top of the amazing donuts the coffee choices are fantastic. Also, the staff is friendly and welcoming which really brightens even the most morose mornings. A definite must try all around.

Ni
Review №94

Great selection. Awesome staff.

Th
Review №95

I visited a couple months ago and had to come here. They are SOOOO Good. BEST EVER. We are moving to Pismo (just down the street) right before New Years and cant wait to come here a lot! I work from home, so Im always on the lookout for a place to work from to get out of the house. I was about to go on Keto but reminded myself of all the great food Im about to eat. So, I will be walking everywhere to help with that. ;)

La
Review №96

Amazing donuts and coffee! Great service and nice staff! Thanks!!!

Ju
Review №97

Coffee was great and the donuts were fluffy without being too light, toppings were also very good.

Co
Review №98

Great coffee and great donuts! The staff was so friendly. I asked them for things to do while we were in town and they were happy to help each morning. Its definitely my favorite coffee / donut shop for this area

Ha
Review №99

We came first thing in the morning to get their vegan donuts (not sure which day they offer these) and I am so glad we did. When we first got there it wasnt to busy so we were able to take our time and decide what donuts we wanted. We ended up getting one of each because we couldnt decide and they were all so good!! The staff was so nice and made really good suggestions as well. If I am ever in the area again I will be coming back here!

Ma
Review №100

Very nice staff and they are making sure everyone is safe!

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  • Address:603 Dolliver St, Pismo Beach, CA 93449, United States
  • Site:http://surfsidedonuts.com/
  • Phone:+1 805-295-6069
Categories
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast restaurant
  • Donut shop
Working hours
  • Monday:Closed
  • Tuesday:6–11AM
  • Wednesday:6–11AM
  • Thursday:6–11AM
  • Friday:6–11AM
  • Saturday:6–11AM
  • Sunday:6–11AM
From the business
  • Identifies as women-led:Yes
Service options
  • Takeout:Yes
  • Delivery:No
  • Dine-in:No
Highlights
  • Great coffee:Yes
Popular for
  • Solo dining:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Offerings
  • Coffee:Yes
Dining options
  • Breakfast:Yes
  • Dessert:Yes
  • Seating:Yes
Amenities
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
Crowd
  • Family-friendly:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
  • LGBTQ friendly:Yes
Payments
  • Debit cards:Yes
  • NFC mobile payments:Yes
  • Credit cards:Yes
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