Gilroy Donut House
Coffee · Gilroy
About Gilroy Donut House
Gilroy Donut House is a beloved local café in Gilroy, United States, known for its delicious coffee, breakfast options, and tempting desserts. We offer a casual and quick dining experience, perfect for starting your day or grabbing a sweet treat. We are committed to providing a welcoming environment...
Gilroy Donut House is a beloved local café in Gilroy, United States, known for its delicious coffee, breakfast options, and tempting desserts. We offer a casual and quick dining experience, perfect for starting your day or grabbing a sweet treat. We are committed to providing a welcoming environment for everyone, with wheelchair accessible entrances and parking. We're open seven days a week, offering takeout and solo dining options to suit your needs. With a rating of 4.5 stars based on 159 reviews, we strive to deliver quality and service our customers appreciate. Stop by anytime between 5AM and 5PM (2PM on Sundays)!
What Customers Say About Gilroy Donut House
Gilroy Donut House is a family-owned establishment known for its friendly service and delicious, fresh donuts. Customers rave about the light and fluffy texture, generous fillings, and the owners' welcoming attitude. The shop is cash-only and has an old-school charm.
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Love buying the sweets from this establishment....they have the best doughnuts and the best service... the young gentleman who works there, is so helpful and very polite....i go there from Hollister.... jst to get there doughnuts...will keep giving them my business..... always satisfied....
Cheap and convenient. The donuts don't disappoint, they are very good.
The raspberry filled ones are out of this world. You have to try one. Overall this is a great place to get donuts.
The donuts here are fresh and so delicious! They only take cash so be prepared.
I love their donuts,i live in Gilroy,but I go to Morgan Hill,I love their apple turnovers,so delicious
Best doughnuts in town. Family owned and killer customer service. They have made a routine in our house of Doughnut Sunday.
Donuts were light, fluffy, and sweet!!! Awesome place that I'm sure we will visit many times!!!
Always good and always the first i think of!!! for fresh doughnuts every visit from North Carolina gotta stop here in my hometown Gilroy!!!
CASH ONLY but it’s worth it…best maple donuts ever! Thank you for all that you do
Very good donuts, very nice family. Donuts sell quickly. Pretty popular shop
Fresh yummy donuts, friendly staff. I love this place!
Great family run business. They have had a hard 2020...please go and support this Donut House!!!
The donuts here R great and even better in the late afternoon.
By far some of the best donuts I’ve ever had!
Delicious Donuts 🍩! Get your dozen for less than $10!
Best place to buy donuts and the people are so nice 🙂
Great donuts and great service. Dont forget, it is cash only
When driving through Gilroy on Hwy 101 I go out of my way to stop at this donut shop. Very fresh and tasty. Prices are good value. Friendly, courteous service.
Recently went to this doughnut shop and was surprised at how yummy the donuts were. The service was excellent, the staff was friendly and the prices are reasonable. I would recommend this shop. 5 star rating!!!
By far the best donut place in town great customer service great family I recommend to go there the donuts are delicious
My family loves this palace, Jeffery is always a pleasure and talks to every guest about there day and is always at 100% the donut selection is in point, and it sells out fast - plus they have blueberry old fashioned and pumpkin spice donuts!
I have been a customer since 2007. Gilroy Doughnut House has always been the best, and recently they have even eclipsed themselves, somehow making their doughnuts better. That’s impressive—improving an already excellent product. I hope they keep making doughnuts for a hundred years. Thanks so much!
I have been a customer since 2007. Gilroy Doughnut House has always been the best, and recently they have even eclipsed themselves, somehow making their doughnuts better. That’s impressive—improving an already excellent product. I hope they keep making doughnuts for a hundred years. Thanks so much!
My family loves this palace, Jeffery is always a pleasure and talks to every guest about there day and is always at 100% the donut selection is in point, and it sells out fast - plus they have blueberry old fashioned and pumpkin spice donuts!
I go every Friday morning with my son before school .. it's always nice! Owners are very friendly & donuts are amazing
Gilroy Donut House has the best donuts in town. Nothing like having warm donuts on a Saturday morning. This establishment is family owned and the employees are a pleasure to purchase from.
Very friendly place. Good service. Yummy doughnuts. 2 thumbs up! We have started getting a dozen a week. Thanks for being such a great place.🥰
The donuts were what you’d expect from Asian-run donut joints: light, fluffy, the chocolate glaze and lemon jelly tasted like they came premade in a can. That said, they’re delicious! I’d come back just for the delightful proprietor (Jeffrey?) and the friendly locals, and the standard-issue donuts are a bonus. Skip the coffee (which was burnt).
We LOVE Gilroy donut house! Their donuts are big and light and there’s always a good selection when we go in the mornings. It’s very 80’s and they only accept cash but it’s part of their charm!
BEST DONUTS! I have been going to the Gilroy Donut House for years. Bring a box to work and share with your co-workers, they'll LOVE them! No other donuts compare. Try 'em and see for yourself. You'll be happy you did! 😀
The best donuts around! I love lemon filled donuts and GDH has the very best. Most bakeries barely fill it a tablespoon of filling, so it is way more dough than filling. GDH has close to 3 times the amount and it is the perfect ratio of dough to jelly. Their donuts are light and fluffy and so tasty. I would have taken a picture, but it is already gone. Next time.
Amazing donuts that aren't just pretty but also really yummy. Fillings are great and so is the bread. Definitely looking forward to getting the Bavarian and the cinnamon twist again.
Gilroy Donuts exceeded my expectations in every category. Their customer service was as good as their donuts are. I highly recommend getting a dozen of their donut holes. Soft and fresh with a very tasteful, melt in your mouth glaze to them!!
It is a family owned and run business. They are good people and their donuts are awesome. I love their old fashion donuts but my kids go for the glazed or cinnamon twists.
Amazing donuts. This place is fantastic. I’ve been going for 8+ years. They taste better each time.
Amazing donuts. This place is fantastic. I’ve been going for 8+ years. They taste better each time.
We LOVE Gilroy donut house! Their donuts are big and light and there’s always a good selection when we go in the mornings. It’s very 80’s and they only accept cash but it’s part of their charm!
The donuts were what you’d expect from Asian-run donut joints: light, fluffy, the chocolate glaze and lemon jelly tasted like they came premade in a can. That said, they’re delicious! I’d come back just for the delightful proprietor (Jeffrey?) and the friendly locals, and the standard-issue donuts are a bonus. Skip the coffee (which was burnt).
I go every Friday morning with my son before school .. it's always nice! Owners are very friendly & donuts are amazing
The best donuts around! I love lemon filled donuts and GDH has the very best. Most bakeries barely fill it a tablespoon of filling, so it is way more dough than filling. GDH has close to 3 times the amount and it is the perfect ratio of dough to jelly. Their donuts are light and fluffy and so tasty. I would have taken a picture, but it is already gone. Next time.
Amazing donuts that aren't just pretty but also really yummy. Fillings are great and so is the bread. Definitely looking forward to getting the Bavarian and the cinnamon twist again.
BEST DONUTS! I have been going to the Gilroy Donut House for years. Bring a box to work and share with your co-workers, they'll LOVE them! No other donuts compare. Try 'em and see for yourself. You'll be happy you did! 😀
It is a family owned and run business. They are good people and their donuts are awesome. I love their old fashion donuts but my kids go for the glazed or cinnamon twists.
Gilroy Donut House has the best donuts in town. Nothing like having warm donuts on a Saturday morning. This establishment is family owned and the employees are a pleasure to purchase from.
Very friendly place. Good service. Yummy doughnuts. 2 thumbs up! We have started getting a dozen a week. Thanks for being such a great place.🥰
Gilroy Donuts exceeded my expectations in every category. Their customer service was as good as their donuts are. I highly recommend getting a dozen of their donut holes. Soft and fresh with a very tasteful, melt in your mouth glaze to them!!
Nice little donut shop. Great taste. Good prices. CASH ONLY is the only downside.
Great donuts. Cash only blows. Get with the times. No one carries cash
Favorite doughnuts shop. Wish you can get them warm
Decent selection of doughnuts here and very tasty 😋. They only take cash here not sure why so it could be an inconvenience for most. But still super good! And yes I took a bite already lol
Old school donut shop with decent size donuts!
Decent selection of doughnuts here and very tasty 😋. They only take cash here not sure why so it could be an inconvenience for most. But still super good! And yes I took a bite already lol
Old school donut shop with decent size donuts!
To my knowledge, best donuts in town. It is a cash only shop. It does feel very dirty in there like it hasn't been cleaned since Joe Montana won a Superbowl with the '9ners.
The kids love the donuts and friendly staff. The only problem is they only take cash. If they start taking debit cards, then I will give them five stars.
The place is small and seems to be hangout for locals. We're on road trip and I had hankering for a donut. Glad I stumbled upon this place. They have good variety of donuts. They are not pretentious nor trying the latest fad like mochi donuts. They did have something I had not seen and find it BRILLIANT, filled bars. We got Bavarian cream filled maple and chocolate bars. So delicious. Donut was light. Glaze not thick but tasty. So good. Definitely a gem in city of Gilroy.
The place is small and seems to be hangout for locals. We're on road trip and I had hankering for a donut. Glad I stumbled upon this place. They have good variety of donuts. They are not pretentious nor trying the latest fad like mochi donuts. They did have something I had not seen and find it BRILLIANT, filled bars. We got Bavarian cream filled maple and chocolate bars. So delicious. Donut was light. Glaze not thick but tasty. So good. Definitely a gem in city of Gilroy.
The kids love the donuts and friendly staff. The only problem is they only take cash. If they start taking debit cards, then I will give them five stars.
To my knowledge, best donuts in town. It is a cash only shop. It does feel very dirty in there like it hasn't been cleaned since Joe Montana won a Superbowl with the '9ners.
Donuts good coffee had a funny taste then again...there are some coffees taste bitter to me? Im just a regular folgers kind of person.
Only takes cash so they miss out on our business most of the time. The donuts are...okay. They're often over-fried or overbaked and some of their icings are sickingly sweet. They're not amazing, especially since you're paying close to $10 a dozen. Having said that, the people that work there are the reason customers keep going back. They are so great. They know their regulars and they are always looking to make everyone a regular. That kind of treatment isn't seen so often. It's something I really appreciate. This place is a nostalgia thing; if you want to take your kids to an old donut shop and have them pick out their own, this is where you want to go. Just don't forget the cash.
Only takes cash so they miss out on our business most of the time. The donuts are...okay. They're often over-fried or overbaked and some of their icings are sickingly sweet. They're not amazing, especially since you're paying close to $10 a dozen. Having said that, the people that work there are the reason customers keep going back. They are so great. They know their regulars and they are always looking to make everyone a regular. That kind of treatment isn't seen so often. It's something I really appreciate. This place is a nostalgia thing; if you want to take your kids to an old donut shop and have them pick out their own, this is where you want to go. Just don't forget the cash.
Really good service and the donuts tasted good, but there was an entire hair baked into my apple fritter.
The donuts are tasty, but they don't make enough to last past a few hours in the morning. If you're not there at the crack of dawn, you'll have to settle for anything that's left instead of your donut of choice.
Cash only is extremely inconvenient. We’re entering 2025 and I’m surprised they are still a cash only establishment.
I'm not going to buy donuts here no more. My first time coming to this place to buy donuts. For some reason there was lady today in the morning and I don't understand why but she was being rude to my mom and I.
Lady was rude, really bad customer service and was not helpful at all
Lady was rude, really bad customer service and was not helpful at all
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