4 reviews

1. Verdell Tarrance  

   on March 20, 2015
   

   After looking at all of the pictures of pretzels and Oreo toppings galore I figured this would be your above average donut spot. I walked in around 6ish and was sad to find that there were about 5 donut types left–the majority of which were standard flavors. I opted for one of their specialities (darn donut). While the dough was somewhat light the strawberry cream inside was super artificial. I would merit the cream worse than Dunkin Donuts. I'll probably give it one more shot to check out the slightly more unusual flavors, but I was pretty disappointed. I didn't finish the donut and I always make plenty of room for dessert!

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2. Parthenia Banerjee  

   on April 19, 2015
   

   I tried Darn Donuts' house special: the Darn Donut. It's a frosting filled doughtnut. It's comparable to the quality of Dunkin Donuts. The doughnuts are pretty large and comparable in size to those from Dough. Be sure to arrive early because they run out of many offerings in the late afternoon.

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3. Marquerite Dostal  

   on December 25, 2015
   

   The 1 star is for the young kids working behind the counter. Very friendly and cheery. Nice and helpful.

   Unfortunately my experience was terrible due to the taste of these donuts. I went in the 1st day they opened. Greeted by some lovely smiles and happy faces… They recommended the glaze and another funky one. I went with the glaze and plain frosted with sprinkles. Very hard and dry on the outside. Super oily greasy once you tear them apart. Pretty gross if you ask me.
   I understand donuts are oily but DAMN. Too much oil. They should also be moist and have a chew to them. These were pretty bad unfortunately.
   Perhaps they could change it up a bit not sure if I'll be back. Sorry.

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4. Edwin Mcmillon  

   on July 2, 2016
   

   Darn Donuts began as a dream several years ago, and has now come into fruition. Daniel, the owner lamented over the sad state of donuts in Bay Ridge and went and did something about it. That said, they've earned 4.4/5.0 and here's why…

   It's no secret that there's little choice in the way of donuts here. You have countless Dunkin' Donuts around, Cream Coffee (which offers Dough), and Mike's Donuts, the two of which are far beyond the point of walkable for residents 80th-100th Sts.

   I came here soon upon hearing about their delayed soft opening and gorged on several donuts. I did enjoy them overall but I have to give you details on my account. Borrowing from the words of a good friend, JB, that can best be described as "zeppolesque"

   In some instances, this is an apt description, but a majority of them are just as you'd expect of a yeast-based donut-  Big, fluffy, and loaded with ingredients. Ingredients in and of itself do not a great donut make. It's the integration of these components that do desserts of any kind justice, and I feel it'll take a little time to find themselves. The issues they had in the first weeks have been ironed out.

   I've tried the strawberry cheesecake, which is rich and decadent but freshly loaded with strawberries and purée on top, with cream cheese filling. The Brooklyn Cream, was topped with white chocolate chips, and piped in with vanilla & chocolate cream. The Key Lime Pie was perhaps the one I enjoyed the most as it had a thin layer of frosting up top and injected with key lime filling. The Oreo donut was pretty good, as was the most recently introduced crackerjack donut, frosted with caramel, drizzled with chocolate, and topped sparingly with popcorn. The Fruity Pebbles which was added recently Apr'16 is pretty and also a good donut, worthy of picture taking and decent frosting+ cereal topping.

   As with any other donut shop, you can rely on their coffee, which is pretty good and inexpensive. $2 for a large is unheard of anywhere. Get it and try a donut while you're at it. 4.4/5.0

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