Doodles Donuts and Cafe

Doodles Donuts and Cafe

Reviews Summary

Most reviews praise the donuts for being large, flavorful, and creative, with many highlighting the variety and quality of toppings. The staff is often described as friendly and helpful, though a few note occasional unfriendliness or cleanliness issues. Many recommend arriving early due to limited stock and high demand. While most ratings are 5 stars, a few criticize pricing, taste preferences (like yeast-risen dough), or inconsistent hours. Breakfast items like croissant sandwiches receive positive mentions. Overall, it’s a beloved local spot with standout donuts, though minor criticisms exist.

About This Listing

Who Can Visit?

Most donut shops welcome all ages—perfect for families and kids
Some locations offer sit-down areas, while others are grab-and-go
No prior ordering knowledge needed—staff can help you choose flavors
Casual dress is welcome—some shops may have outdoor seating
Allergy-friendly options may be available (ask in advance)
Group orders and celebrations welcome—pre-orders may be required

*Note: Seating, menu, and accessibility may vary by shop. Contact your local spot for details.*

First-Time Visitors

First-time guests can simply walk in and browse the display or menu. Staff are happy to offer recommendations and explain specialty flavors. Some shops even offer sample bites or combo deals for newcomers.

Common Considerations:

Allergens Some donuts may contain nuts, dairy, or gluten—always ask if unsure
Availability Popular flavors can sell out early, especially on weekends

*Note: Menus and specials may vary. Ask staff or check online for daily options.*

What to Bring

Cash or card—most donut shops accept both, but some are cashless
Phone or camera—perfect for snapping and sharing your sweet finds
Appetite! Fresh donuts are best enjoyed warm and on the spot

*Note: Payment methods and policies vary by location. Check signage or ask staff.*

Preparing for Your Visit

Check store hours and peak times—early visits offer the best selection
Call ahead for large orders or special boxes
Bring friends or coworkers—sharing a dozen is half the fun
Dress casually—many shops are walk-up counters or offer outdoor seating
Leave pets at home unless it’s a pet-friendly location
Check for limited-time flavors, holidays specials, or preorder events
Set a treat budget if you’re shopping with kids
Bring a reusable bag or box if buying in bulk

*Note: Each shop may offer different experiences—check social media for updates.*

How to Get Started

Most shops accept walk-ins! For custom orders, pre-ordering is best. Ask about gift boxes or subscription options.

Other Helpful Info

Visits usually take 10–30 minutes, unless you're sitting down to enjoy
Weekends can be busier—plan ahead for quicker service
Seasonal or limited-edition donuts often rotate monthly
Some locations offer donut decorating kits or workshops
Gift cards, boxes, and party platters are often available

*Note: Features, pricing, and offerings vary by donut shop. Always check ahead.*

Contact Information

Address

4744 George Washington Memorial Hwy

Hayes, Virginia 23072

Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 5AM-2PM
Thursday 5AM-2PM
Friday 4AM-2PM
Saturday 7AM-2PM
Sunday 7AM-2PM

Customer Reviews

These donuts have made me famous with my coworkers but also decimated my self-esteem: After bringing these donuts to work a few times this year I began noticing how excited my coworkers were to see me when I?d show up in their offices. It turns out they?ve just been excited at the thought that I might be bringing them donuts.* The real review: This is a cozy little place that opens up early enough for me to snag a few dozen donuts before heading into work a couple times a month. The staff there is always f

I'm not a donut person at all, like I'll go years without a donut. However doodles donuts are so good!! I'm even bring donuts to work so I can enjoy them and share the love!! The owner is so nice and helpful. Definitely a Gloucester staple!

Give this place a try! But get there early because they may run out before the posted closing time. Stopped by on a Sunday morning around 1030 and they still had plenty of donuts. It was our first time there. The employee was very helpful with all of my questions about what the donuts were. Prices may seem a little higher than your everyday donut chain prices but the donuts are massive! Well worth the money. I had the maple bacon donut because yes. I was not disappointed. Probably the best maple bacon donut

Huge doughnuts! If you normally eat 2 at a time, you'll only eat 1 of these. These are more of a drier doughnut like DD and not squishy, wet like KK. I prefer the drier doughnut and these are delicious! Sure, these are pricey, but you are paying for size and quality. There were several fancy flavors, but also the more simpler glazed or sugar/cinnamon. And their lemon filled was actually filled! Not just a tiny dollop in the middle. They will pacakge them separately if anyone in your household has allergies,

I would suggest getting there early they had a few options left of the flavored donuts. We got there at 10:30 and they where almost out.( they still had a few options to pick from) Super good donuts though! Definitely recommend going!

Update: a year later and we're still loving Doodles. The Boston cream remains a family favorite and their donuts are massive! Well worth the price. So glad Doodles is in our community!! The donuts are delicious and the staff is accommodating. My vote is for the Boston Cream but my kids love the sprinkle donuts. They make donuts from scratch throughout the day to ensure they're fresh. Go get you some! ??

Come early for the best selection of donuts they sell fast! Never had a bad donut from Doodles!

Had a great experience with Doodles! They provided donuts for our son's wedding and all the flavors were excellent! We received multiple compliments and had people asking us where we got them. Highly recommend!

Visiting from nyc and came here with my husband who is a chef. We got 6 assorted and loved them all. Hard working mother daughter duo and donuts were priced really well. Made me a decaf special I know I am weird and don?t do caffeine ;) Good luck to this fam owning a donut shop. Please go support them!

They have all the fully loaded over the top donuts but they?re happy to go in back and make you a simple maple iced donut if you ask. Their fruit filled cheesecake iced donuts are my favorite that they only have once in a while, but they went above and beyond to create chocolate covered cherry donuts when I asked!

Great tasting doughnuts at a completely reasonable price. Can't recommend it more.

I stop here every week. Always enjoy these huge donuts ??

The donuts were good priced a bit high though. Unfortunately the coffee was not good. My husband considered it not drinkable.. I had to add extra cream to be able to drink it. The atmosphere feels non welcoming to eat in.. they need to cozy it up a bit so you feel like staying for a cup of coffee and a donut.

The donuts had pretty good flavor, however, they were all under cooked, one even had a quarter sized ball of uncooked dough in it.

Wide array of doughnut selection with a super friendly and helpful staff. Wonderful shop that is absolutely worth more than just one visit!

Stopped by to get donuts since it's been awhile since we have and my son picked out half a dozen and enjoyed his picks. He chose for his siblings as well and everyone was pleased. They were kind and acknowledge my son as well.

I've been twice and my kids seem to love the donuts! They look great. Although, the last time I went they had hardly any options in the display area. It was in the morning too.

Amazing treats and sweets that will satisfy! Get there early for the best selection. Don't expect to eat a dozen alone- they aren'tlike krispy kreme!! The donuts are large and creative. I typically get a half dozen and my wife and I will have 1 a day. I love the coffee inspired ones, but the Boston cream and apple fritter normally fill a position in the box. The staff has been friendly every time we've stopped in, and they maintain a normal schedule, unlike the previous shop at this location.

Amazing donuts and superb service in a really fun atmosphere! Always fresh and so many yummy and unique flavors! Especially love the Oreo and the maple bacon but the simple glazed is to die for! Tried their coffee, too and it's WAY better than the other coffee shops in the county! So glad they opened!

The donuts are excellent! Yes, they're big, but they're delicious! And, they offer knives so you can share! Plan to get there before mid- morning, as a lot of varieties sell out.

Delicious fresh and enormous donuts. I really enjoyed these, keep up the good work. Maybe you might want to consider adding croissants at some point? Apple fritter was out of this world! Nice job Fast forward to August 2023. The croissant sandwiches are absolutely fantastic. How about adding some muffins?

I don?t know about service. Because a Friend brought these to us. Best doughnuts I?ve ever eaten. Ever Our son also said so!!

Nice little donut shop. Very clean. Cute pictures of dogs on the walls. The Cinnabon donut was A-mazing. I still have a sugar high 3 months later.

We enjoyed the treats we ordered from here. The donuts are large enough to share and they offer a huge selection. We called and placed and order a few days in advance, and our order was ready and waiting for us when we arrived. They were fresh and delicious.

Dry donuts are not as good as the ones you can get in any grocery store. My 9 year old wouldn't eat her glazed donut because it was soggy with glazed but stale on the inside. Filthy restroom with no toilet paper. The server seemed upset that we also ordered a breakfast sandwich that required more than grabbing a donut. The breakfast sandwich was not as good as McDonald's and that is not saying much. Finally the catchup packets at the coffee station may have gone bad because they were swollen with fermentati

Gotten donuts from here several times now and have been thrilled every time. Light, fluffy, smothered in toppings and frosting. They've been posting their flavors on the Facebook page, which I super appreciate. I've joked to my kids that these donuts are the size of their faces and I'm not exaggerating by much. We love these donuts!

I usually do not post but, I felt compelled to discuss my experience. Not only did I have to wait in a long line but, there was literally 4 types of donuts to choose from. The donuts had no flavor and had a lard after taste. Literally the worst donuts I have ever had in my life. Very pricy at $25 for a dozen.

Super size great tasting donuts

Best donuts around. The store is clean and authentic. The people around the counter are awesome and so friendly. Well worth your time

Excellent donuts and pastries and very friendly people. The next time we go here, I'll give their coffee s try, I'm sure I won't be disappointed. Thank you Doodles for being there to fulfill my sweet tooth's cravings.

First time visit. Took my 7 year old grandson with me, and we were both in heaven. We absolutely loved them.

If you want a GREAT donut, this is the place!! No skimping on toppings or fillings. The taste is incredible! These donuts are huge, super tasty and so reasonably priced. I'm in the process of telling everyone I know about this place!! ????????

Donuts were dry. Not much filling

Our favorite! It's always so hard to choose just one.

Omg we kept driving past this place and I finally said nope turning around to try the goods and so glad I did the filled doughnuts weigh like 5 pounds a piece and the cinnamon twist was like 12 inches long can you say Yes Please don't mind if I do!!!!!!! The Cinnabon, Maple Bacon, Banana pudding, and Cream filled are awesome. I need to go back asap and try more flavors.

This doughnut shop is fantastic! Just about any kind of doughnut you can think of. They do not skimp on fillings or icing. They are now serving a breakfast item on either a bagel or croissant. My husband and I had the toasted croissant with a fried egg, cheese, and a sausage patty. ABSOLUTELY YUMMY!!! The staff are more than willing to help with your selection. We will definitely be going back. SUPER DOUGHNOT SHOP.

Best donuts I?ve had in a long time! Love the variety of flavors and they?re always so fresh! The employees have been so kind and friendly as well which is always a plus.

We had both regular and filled donuts and they were all great. Very big and very filling. This is an independent small business so you shouldn't expect a copy of Dunkin or Krispy Kreme.

We stopped in near closing and were happily served just as if we were the exact customer they had been waiting on. They were so friendly and warm. The iced caramel coffee is the best.

This place is just ok. It?s strange that there are no tags telling you what each donut is so you literally have to ask about each one which is awkward and frustrating to those who may be waiting behind you . The service isn?t the most efficient but hopefully they will find their groove. Donuts are pretty good but not my favorite.

Amazing! I had heard about them but never been. I will now be a regular. The best maple-bacon donut ever and the glazed were delicious as well. Well done!

Definitely have to get up early enough to catch this place but Donuts are amazing I've had many different kind and never been dissatisfied with any of them

If you like donuts (who doesn't?) This is a must have. We tried the cinnamon twist today and WOW! So huge, but sublimely light and melts in your mouth!

Best donuts around would absolutely make the hour plus drive on a semi regular basis to get them

I?ve tried a lot of donut places and hands down, this spot and donuts 4 u are the best! Donuts are moist, big and delicious!

got 3 Boston cremes and 3 raspberry filled doughnuts and they're a bit expensive but they're large and delicious, definitely can tell they're better than grocery store ones

Great doughnuts! Many flavors. We always enjoy them. Some coffee, shirts and mugs for sale too.

Really, yummy and fresh Donuts, I definitely would recommend it.

Very good donuts. Staff not overly friendly. Breakfast sandwiches were burnt. Bathrooms not clean.

Great local donut shop! Come early for the best selection! Love there donuts!

Really good doughnuts! I wished their supply would last past noon though, because when we went at 11:30 they only had a few options left.

Great big donuts that ate very cakey and not too sweet. Great decor as well. Would definitely recommend!

The Doughnuts were big, fresh and amazing. I little costly but definitely good. Coffee was good too.

Great varieties, and the donuts are huge. Well worth going out of our way for!

Great tasting donuts. Reasonably priced considering the size. Service was amazing. Definitely will be going back.

Had a cheeseburger on brioche bun that was excellent. Others in our group had the cheeseburger on a glazed doughnut. Fries were really good too

Only complaint is the prices are extreme for donuts. I bought three dozen donuts and it was $121.

Very pricey and not good. The donuts a huge but not In a good way. The frosting was not good at all. Very disappointed in this place.

To be honest I?ve had way better tasting donuts! Also, how the owner treats his employees is worst than the donuts!!!

Too bad they are not open when the hours they post say they are..You can tell all the 5 star ratings are from friends and family..7-11 has better donuts..

Closes at 2 and they nearly sell out prior, ao get there early

Went there for a morning donut run for my kid's birthday. Quick, easy, and very good!

Absolutely delicious! Maple bacon donut is my favorite.

Very pleased with my purchase. I tried the glaze donut and cinnamon very delicious

Amazing shop on my way to work. Fun staff that's very witty. I look forward to shopping here more.

Nice yeasty donuts! Lots of choices for got to take a picture before my kids devoured!

Very courteous and helpful. Fixed me a donut to my liking and it was delicious.

First time going oh my the donut was so gooood

We prefer a yeast risen doughnut. Icings were less than desirable.

Great place for great donuts. Staff are super people!

We get donuts monthly for the crew. They'd up & leave if we got donuts from anywhere else :)

Real good help good knowledge of the girls . donuts need some improvement

Been twice and I am addicted. I must stay away or I will buy, buy, buy!

Amazing customer service! Great taste!

Wonderful variety of donuts ??

Best fluffier donut I have had

Very good and big donuts

Good donuts, good service, good atmosphere

I personally didnt enjoy them

Girls in there were wonderful

Doodles is a hidden gem

amazing atmosphere ??

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