Central Donut

Hidden treasure in Austin TX. Best donuts in Austin. Cinnamon pastry is also delicious.

Great tasting, simple donuts. Lots of choices and great prices. The staff was very friendly and eager to help out in the decision process. I believe they had kolaches and other pastries, but I only tried their donuts. I will definitely be back since I live right around the corner!

I’ve been going here for the last 5 years every Saturday or Sunday. The donuts are always fresh and consistently good. Wife loves the cinnamon twist and I like my chocolate donuts. My dog loves the plain donuts. (Don’t judge me)
The people behind the counter are always nice and polite. This is a mom and pop kinda place that makes Austin special.
TGIF! Donuts in the morning! Go get ya some.

Central Donut is great for people who like their donuts not-​too-​sweet. They don’t overpower you with sugar and grease at all. But if you do happen to crave something super sweet in the morning, you might be disappointed and find the donuts a tad on the bland side.
I’ve had the blueberry cake donut a couple of times. Again, they’re not very sweet which can be nice, but I do wish the flavor of the blueberries popped a little more. Based on other reviews I recently tried the apple fritter, and it was sweet, crispy on the outside, and soft & moist on the inside. Delicious and more decadent-​tasting than the donuts.
The prices here are fantastic. Staff seem to be friendly so far. I’ll have to try some other items in the future but so far my impression is that it’s a solid donut shop.

This place is a good 10 minute drive from us, but we always make the trek on weekends. The donuts and kolaches are WORTH it. The apple fritters are my favorite… nice and crispy on the outside and soft with apple chunks on the inside. Everything in the display is pretty tasty.

Love this place!
The donuts are great. As are the croissant breakfast sandwiches! Great prices too!
Avoid the coffee! It’s awful. Like «filtered through an old Buick» awful.
I haven’t tried the breakfast tacos or kolaches here because let’s face it, there are places in the area that would blow this place outta the water (Ken’s Tacos, Lone Star Kolache).

The best donuts ever! They’re so light and fluffy. The only downside would be that you feel you can eat a dozen of them. :)
I always get the ham & cheese croissant as well — just the perfect ratio of ham and cheese, and the croissant is perfectly crispy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside. My boyfriend is addicted to the jalapeño, cheese croissant kolaches. My son, who typically doesn’t like kolaches, will only eat sausage kolaches from Central Donut.
This place is a repeat weekly!

Donuts are NOT JUST donuts…
Some are so heavy and greasy, while others can be dry
Some are doused in sweetness and give you a sugar high
Some donuts are simply hard and stale
You think the good ones are only a fairy tale
But…
Some are terrifically fluffy and oh so light
With flavor and spunk to make you feel right!
They are bold and fresh with such a nice crisp
Yet the inside’s so gooey you’ll talk with a lisp (if you try :-)
And that is what Central Donut gives you! Pure delight.
I visited here last week for myself and coworkers. I must say, these guys have something pretty darn good going on.
I tried a fritter and it was so crispy on the outside but so so gooey on the inside and NO GREASE ON THE BAG! heaven, I tell ya. thats what it is. Pure Heaven. Not overloaded in sugar. Just right. No grease. The regular donuts are light and fluffy and also not greasy. They are truly a little gem to check out if you need a dodo fix.
Staff is friendly and speedy… quality is CONSISTENT (and that speaks in volumes)
I recommend to all… treat yourself! It’ll be worth it. and you’ll thank me!

So, so fresh! Croissant sandwiches taste amazing and are served warm and soft. You get to pick which filling goes into your éclair! I’ve never been to another donut shop that will fill it on demand like that. Then when I got it home, the Bavarian crème (my chosen filling) was liberally distributed all the way through the pastry– no skimping.
We will be back. Again and again. Delicious and FAST!

They should stick to donuts and leave the tacos to places that know what they’re doing. The tacos were microwaved right on front of me and still were cold in the middle on top of being gross. Donuts were nothing spectacular.
Also, I’ve been there twice and neither time have they asked if I want my receipt. They run my card, hand it back, then walk away. WTF

Not too shabby, Central Donut. Your donuts are pretty good — I especially love the glazed donuts — nice and light and fluffy. This is a small, unassuming place, but it’s always doing a steady business and has a devout following. I shy away from the breakfast tacos, but dig into the apple fritters and cinnamon twists often. Mmmm. Wish I had stopped there this morning!

Everything is delicious and tastes fresh! I love that they hand stuff the donuts as you order them. Seriously So Good!

This donut place is great except for the chocolate donut that had somewhat of a cooking oil taste to it. The glaze were ok and the kolaches were fine but it just isn’t worth it if the chocolate isn’t divine.

Good quality, good service & a happy belly.
I get smiles all around when I bring them into work!

Great local donut place.
Never had to wait more than five minutes. Customer service is always great every time i go.
The owners are so sweet, and the food is delicious. Always cooked to perfection.

Went this morning (Sunday) around 10am. There were 3 tables and people were eating inside. Inside was very clean and spacy, and had enough parking spaces outside. They still had enough donuts, breakfast tacos, and kolaches when I got there.
I got: Sausage, Jalapeño and Cheese Kolache, Sausage and Egg Taco, Bacon and Egg Taco, Original Glazed Donut, Glazed Cake Donut, Chocolate Frosted Donut.
1) Kolache: Good. the bread was soft and inside was filled with good amount of sausages, cheese and stuff. It would be nice if the filling was little more (or less bread?)
2) Breakfast Tacos: Good. I didn’t expect a donut place’s taco to be this much good. It was also huge! I Think they put like 3 eggs and 2 whole strips of bacon in my taco.
3) Donuts: Glazed and Chocolate Frosted Donuts were okay. I am not a big fan of chewy huge donuts, but it was still good. Chocolate frosted donut needed more chocolates btw. However, I really liked the cake donuts. It was bit sweeter than other places, but this one is still better.
Service was very nice and price was reasonable or even cheaper.

Holy deliciousness, Batman! I had been craving a donut for about a week — we finally stopped in here based on previous, glowing Unilocal reviews. They were all spot on. Super clean place with a large drink and food selection: kolaches, donuts, tacos, etc. I got two donuts (maple twist and regular cake) and they were both very fresh and divine! Definitely going back when I get my next craving.

Great selection of donuts and savory breakfast item!
Kolaches are less than a dollar. They also have croissant breakfast sandwiches and breakfast tacos. They have a variety of donuts that include the classic glazed donuts and donut holes, cake donuts, apple fritters, twists, bear claws, and freshly filled donuts.
Love their sausage and cheese kolaches! Cream and strawberry filled donuts were decadent as well. This is pretty cheap too. Walked out with 4 filled donuts, 2 glazed donuts, 1 kolache, and apple fritter for less than $ 7!
Minimum credit card purchase is $ 4 but they charge 50 cents if it’s below the minimum.

Do all donut shops – small, local ones, mind you – use the same recipe? The texture at the best joints always seem to come out identical to one another! I feel like there is some under-​wraps Masonry-​like society for donut makers. Nothing special is found in donuts… but they always come out the same, and they undoubtedly satisfy me.
Central Donut honestly offers some of the cheapest donuts around. You may ask, «Are not all donut establishments already affordable?» I reply to you, «Surely, but for the variety found at Central Donut? May it never be!»
My order: Apple fritter: $ 1; Cinnamon twist: $ 0.90; Chocolate cake donut: $ 0.60. $ 2.50 price tag: Priceless… sort of. Not really priceless, but the intrinsic value I get out of spending a mere half large Lincoln is truly immeasurable in a monetary amount! You know that feeling… Why else would you hold so much value in a free item that may actually cost no more than $ 1?
The apple fritter is crisp and light as can be, which is ALWAYS surprising. The cinnamon twist was fluffy, well-​sugared, and just a great change to the typical fried, round, hole-​filled object. The chocolate cake: this little guy packs a whole lot of awesome textural nuances and boasts the lightest hint of chocolate and sweetness. Cake donuts are really hard to beat, not to say that the traditionals are a bad thing; I just like to balance my fluffy ones with heartier ones.
I very much enjoyed my fried goodies at Central Donut, and I assure you that there will be something that you will fall in love with here. Great people, too. Efficient, and friendly. Isn’t that how all fried-​dough establishments should roll?

Friday I look over at my boyfriend with a scarily excited grin and say, «It’s Friday. Do you know what that means?» And he says, «Yes…tomorrow we get donuts.»
Yup. I love this place so much I go crazy days before we actually go. I’d probably eat donuts every freaking day if I didn’t have some self control. Saturday I hop around the house in the morning, super excited and ready to get my donuts. I typically get a glazed cinnamon twist and then another donut or two. I also always get a vanilla frappechino. It is a ritual and I absolutely adore it. All week long I happily wait in anticipation of Saturday morning just because of these donuts. I don’t know why I love them so much, but they are exactly what a donut should be, imo.