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    Duck Donuts

    4.5 (671 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 2 weeks ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    John H.

    It's like they make each donut fresh and specially made to order for you. The cinnamon bun was excellent...downed it in three bites :)

    So many good flavors!
    Jonathan Z.

    They've got quite the operation here. Order on one side, pick up on the other side. Lots of cute merch on the order side too. So many options, it could be overwhelming. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Fun for the kids to watch the donuts get cooked and decorated on the pick-up side.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Pretty efficient system and service and not a very long wait. Love the S'mores, Blueberry Streusel, Peach Cobbler, and Oreo. Def more of a denser, cakey donut and they may fall apart when you eat them fresh out of the fryer. Def the opposite of a Krispy Crème (light and airy) donut so if you like them heavy and cakey, you'll love these donuts

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    Steve M.

    Lets start with the fact that they shorted us 1 of the donuts we ordered. None of the woman fixing the donuts had their shirts ducked in, so as they worked on fixing a Doughnut their dirty disgusting t shirt would drag over a previous made donuts in our order. This is serious health violation and I can't believe I am the only one that has noticed. I ended up microwaving the donuts hoping to kill any germs left during the preparation. My maple bacon Doughnut was good, but the wife thought her donuts were just average. We won't be going back.

    Receipt with donuts, showing peanut butter fluff doughnut, even thought we said there was a severe peanut allergy.

    First time going here, and with friends who have worked at Duck donuts before. Rudest experience, and no care for severe peanut allergy. We had the pleasure of getting our order done my Heather N. who greeted the guest before us pleasantly "Good morning what can I get for you all?" and then us, a group of 4 girls, with "I'll take whoever's next" with an agitated tone. My friend, who worked there before, prefaced we had a person in our group that had a severe peanut allergy so that when ordering the fan favorite, we could have the peanut ones substituted. Thinking that was a simple ask, Heather then asked my friend to read them off one by one because she in her words "I don't know all the donuts on the menu". My friend then started to list off the donuts. She then said "slow down honey" my friend showed down, then "your going too fast" my friend slowed down even more. At some point Heather decided to take the menu from my friend, then to make it straitened out slammed it in the counter, I think to show how annoyed she was with us. We ask for a second dozen and she then does the same thing. My friends say again, nothing with peanuts because of the allergy. And we complete our order. We head over to the pick up area and then double check the receipt to make sure there's nothing with peanuts butter on it. There was in fact a donut with peanut butter in there. We went up to the ones preparing the donuts and they actually had it done, which was amazing but we had to ask for the one dozen to be redone. As someone who was really looking forward to trying my friend's favorite donut place, this truly was a disappointment.

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    Megan C.

    Always great service and quality. We got the Maple bacon, Bacon in the sun, PB paradise, Beach ball, Boardwalk, Raspberry fluff, strawberry shortcake, Coffee cake, French toast, Glazed, Sand dollar. All delicious

    Tito K.

    Duck Donuts can be found in several cities and locations now, but it is still cool to go to the original in Duck. The selections can be kind of overwhelming. We went with the party pack and they were all delicious. The employees were really helpful and friendly.

    Abbey S.

    I'm so glad we stopped here on vacation! The staff was very friendly. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Everything was clean and they had lots of plates, napkins, utensils and hand wipes.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The donuts were also amazing. They were fresh and I love that they're made to order. We absolutely loved these and will definitely miss them. My favorites were the cookie butter cream and the maple bacon!

    Stacy H.

    Still my must stop when in Duck. They have expanded a bit since my last visit. Still a nice reward after doing my morning walk. Service is very good. Longest part is the line to order. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Several picnic tables to enjoy your donuts while looking at the sound.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

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    Stephen R.

    Went to the location in Duck, NC in OBX. You order from a kiosk or a staff member. If you know what you want, use the kiosk. If it's your first time or have questions, order from the staff. Then you go back outside across the deck to pick up your order which they will call you by number. This is to help with the flow when they are very busy. Be ready for a sugar rush. When I got into my 3rd donut my face started to tingle. If you are visiting OBX they have several locations to choose from, you got to try it at least once. In my photos here is what I got. Starting top left to right: Coconut Island Bliss, Chocolate Covered Strawberry, Raspberry Fluff Bottom left to right:Blueberry Crumble ,Bourbon Caramel Apple Pie (seasonal), Midnight Madness (my favorite)

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    Bob V.

    Staying in Nags Head but made the northward pilgrimage this morning to the original Duck's location. Really glad I did. Duck, NC is a bird sanctuary, no fireworks allowed, and is an incredibly charming place. You order and get your coffee/merch in one location, then walk a few steps into another building where there's nothing but the glorious production of donuts made to your specifications and served warm and fresh, right out of the fryer. The lady at the order counter was friendly and helpful, while the donut makers were less talkative, focusing diligently on their craft. I can respect that. Be sure to take a stroll on the connected boardwalk to take in the many great neighboring shops/restaurants and the gorgeous vistas of Currituck Sound.

    Julia K.

    Great owners and customer service. They really want to make things right! The kids loved their donuts.

    we got the 6 random made by the donut makers the blueberry was 10/10

    this place was the best donuts we have ever had! came all the way from california with a duck donut recommendation and a dream!

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    Outer Banks tradition. Love the donuts and the variety! Fresh and delicious. Great friendly service.

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    Fresh, delicious and remarkable. It's not about the ambience and pretty fast with orders. Great establishment!

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    Thanks Emily! We missed you welcome back!

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    Thanks Abbey!

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    Duck donuts is delicous! A must stop if you are in the OBX - get there early! Friendly staff.

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