Countryside Donut House

Excellent donuts. Highly recommend the Buttermilk donuts. The prices are really reasonable. These donuts are better than Top Pot, Krispy Kreme, or Mighty-O. Get there early and have a great snack for the day.I will admit the shop could use a facelift but don't let that stop you from coming in.

Get here early!!This place sells out fast and to tell ya the truth, I can see why. It's a simple donut shop with the look and feel of stepping back in time.There is nothing fancy about the place but the sweet treats inside and where it's at! Our options were limited getting there around 9:30am, but I did try the donut holes - always a favorite, light and airy, and not too sweet.You're in luck because they do take debit/credit cards, I feared it would be cash only. This place sure does have it regulars and it was nice visiting on a Saturday morning seeing the place thriving!

Excellent, simple, classic donuts. I've been there many times but just now only tried a chocolate cake donut (because I usually don't like them). This one was great. Soft and not too sweet unlike the dense things you usually get at other places. Kind people run it too.

2.5/5 Apple Fritter. A thin style fritter with a decent crispness on the outside edges but it tasted burnt. The center was of a good consistency and did not have the strong burnt flavor. Some Apple pieces but not a ton, though it is common on the thin style fritters to be light on fruit. The overall sweetness level and flavor blend seemed good but hard to overpower the burnt flavor that kept trying to take over my taste buds as I worked around this fritter.

I cam here super early because I heard this place run out of stuff pretty fast. The place is small and they only allow one person in at a time due to covid-19 which is nice.When it was my turn, I went in to look at the selections. The price was a little hard to read so I just let the owner do his thing. I ended up gettingButtermilk bar - small, subtle crunch, good flavorApple fritter- looks flat but crispy and have apple chunks in there, one of my favoriteRegular donut with coconut - standardMaple bar - light goodDonut holes - super light and fluffyLemon jelly donut - standardHam and cheese pastry - pretty good, nice balance in flavorOverall, it was a decent donut place. However, the price is on the higher end. All of it was around $15 which means $2 / donut. not sure how that added up...The other critique was that the size of the donut was inconsistent. If you get unlucky, you can get a pretty small donut compare to another person and pay for the same price.

I'm giving a donut shop 5 stars even though I only sample 4 varieties. And I mean it!I'm not a huge donut fan, but I do know my pastries. Because many/most hardcore donut shops close by 1pm including Countryside, I'm left with grocery store or Top Pot donuts. Pass on both. I've literally bitten into a Safeway donut in the past, spit it out, and threw the rest away. Putrid. Taste/Texture My hubby bit into the Bravarian Custard filled and was immediately gushing about how good it is - lots of filling, soft tender donut, great chocolate top. He normally doesn't like cake donuts (ref Top Pot, why do people like them??), but he really wanted a second so he ate that too. Again, immediately he said it's so good, super fresh, soft and delicious. I had the twist and that was pillowy goodness that melts in your mouth. I still have the chocolate old fashion to enjoy. CostI thought it was very reasonable. A cake donut was $1.29 and the custard filled was $1.89. The total for 4 donuts were $6.08 after tax. I'm used to high end pastry prices at nearly $4 for a croissant. This is a great deal in comparison. The owner was very nice, mask on, gloves on. One door to enter, the other door to exit. One way customer traffic flow.Go early. They often sell out early and just close shop for the day.

Imagine walking into a place thinking " this is gonna be good, it's one of those 'hole in the wall' spots". When you walk in and place an order, the guy behind the counter looks like you just asked him to commit a crime... I'll say this,If your donuts look like the picked over selection at a Safeway at 230pm on a Wednesday afternoon, your customer service should probably outmatch your product.... Oh I was with my daughter... and after deciding to leave without placing an order, I was given the double bird(middle finger)

I arrived at Countryside Donut House in Kirkland around 10:40 a.m. today, Thursday 7 December 2023, and found the donuts going going gone quickly. Fortunately, they had what I had hoped for, buttermilk bar donuts. I decided to go with two, which came to a total of $4.40. The worker who helped me was friendly and eager to engage in conversation.The donuts were a moderate density for buttermilk donuts. The exterior of each was crisp and the glaze applied in a thin layer. The sweetness of the glaze was not overpowering. I found the two donuts to be a perfectly satisfying quantity as they were on the smaller side.

I have been coming here since I was a kid. This will forever be favorite donut place. I am so happy to be able to share it with my daughters. Mike is always so nice to us when we come to visit. The sugar donuts are my favorite, it's like biting into a sugar cloud.

Love the maple bars! Much preferable to Top Pot. Countryside donuts are lighter and more yeasty. Yum!