Drift Dough

We got Drift Dough donuts by way of Old Abe's Coffee, and they were great! The raised donuts are unfortunately not vegan (I have an egg allergy, so I'm always on the lookout for vegan baked goods), but the cake donuts are, and they had a fun lineup of flavors when my husband and I visited.One thing to note is that the address for Drift Dough isn't the address for Old Abe's Coffee, and I am not sure if that's an address for the bakery or something, but all signs pointed towards the donut shop being inside Old Abe's, so that's where we went.I got the ube donut (the purple one), and as someone originally from Hawaii, it was really great to see ube flavor is making it out to the Midwest now! The flavor is not super strong in the donut, so if you haven't had ube before, I think this would be a nice, mild introduction. My husband got the raised Tiramisu donut, and while he liked it, it's definitely bigger than the cake donuts and was a bit too much donut and frosting for him, but your mileage may vary (I like to think my stomach has a special compartment just for donuts, because it always seems that way, LOL). We got a nice cold brew with oat milk to wash the donuts down, and we will definitely be back next time we're in town!

I will admit, I don't eat doughnuts often, but when I have the craving, this is my favorite spot. I love the large variety that, in my experience, are always fresh. You will always feel welcomed here and that you're appreciated as a customer.

I ordered a fruity pebble doughnut, their regular cinnamon sugar doughnut, a pink sugar doughnut and their cotton candy doughnut (the white frosting with blue and pink sprinkled one). I specifically ate the fruity pebble doughnut and had a bite of the unicorn doughnut. I LOVE doughnuts, they are my favorite food, so I could never rate one very low. The doughnut itself was very good, nice texture and complimented the frosting very well. But, and this could be because I arrived near their closing hours, the fruity pebbles were very stale and did not offer any crunch that I was expecting. Still, the flavor was there and the actual doughnut, like I said, was good.The cotton candy doughnut was okay. It tasted more like a sugar rush than cotton candy, but that's to be expected anyway. I would go back, but I would like to try some other flavors.

Tried them for the first time. My kids and I were not impressed with the donuts. None of us thought they tasted very good. I also thought they are very expensive for being cake donuts. We will stick to the other donut choices moving forward.

This one is a BIG YIKES for me. They have a sign outside and you walk in and there is zero mention of where to go for the donuts. The person at the bar watched us wander aimlessly and finally we had to ask the brewery hostess where to go. Finally got to the counter and they were out of all but two donuts and neither were vegan. We got there at 11, and they opened at 8 and were supposed to be open until 1. So they ran out of donuts 3 hours into opening.We actually drove from the cities so thank goodness there were other great food options in Rochester otherwise what a waste of gas.

Went here for a coffee with a friend in the afternoon, by this time most of the donut selection was slim. They do specialty donuts with some interesting flavor profiles but a little pricey, then again its what you expect to pay for specialty donuts. The coffee selections are what you typically will receive anywhere nowadays in a place that advertises as a coffee shop... you have your drip coffee, cold brew, latte, cappuccino, espresso, etc. The coffee is from impact and is very good. We just recently bought an espresso maker where its highly advisable to use freshly brewed coffee beans. We bought two bags from here and the quality is great with awesome flavors. We will definitely be coming back to buy more brewed coffee beans for our espresso maker.

mannn the world of specialty donuts has come to Rochester. (okay, i guess you could say the other bakery in town has unique donuts too). These cake donuts have been a hit when I brought them in for a group. They have a good variety of flavors, vegan options, and are fairly moist. You can order a dozen (or more) for pick-up on their website ahead of time as well. My only ~minor~ complaint is the price of the small donuts (which could definitely be way worse), but I understand that that comes with non-mass made, delicious donuts. If you're in the mood for a cake donut, this is your place! They do also sell drinks (coffees, teas, etc.)

Wonderful service and delicious GF/DF donuts. Big hit with my granddaughters and daughter. We brought them all the way to western Nebraska for Mother's Day and the birth of our third granddaughter. Thank you!! We'll be back!!

Great vibe! Donut's are unique and delicious!Service is very relaxed. Would definitely go again. Want to try there food and beverage menu next time.

For donuts in Rochester Mn, it was the best they had. Having visited there twice, I kinda feel like they made the donuts the night before and lift them over night in a cold kitchen. They were really tasty but just missed the opportunity to provide a warm fresh donut. That just gives you that all around warm feeling of coffee with a charmed cake donut. Loved the flavors. Least fav was the s'mores donut. Skip it. The others rocked with unique flavors. The solution. Order, bring home and warm at home before serving.