I walked in for the first time and was not acknowledged nor was I greeted by any of the 3 ladies behind the counter. I have always been a little uneasy in the East county due to known racism. I couldn't help but get that vibe in this establishment. Finally, one of the ladies came up and asked if she could help me and I ordered. One minute after I was inside, a white woman and her two white children walked in, and the lady noticeably greeted her in a very loud voice "welcome to Mary's donuts!" with a big smile. As she did that, she looked over at me and gave me a side eye. I will never go to Mary's donuts ever again. Which is probably their goal, to not welcome folks that don't "fit in". At least that's what how they made me feel. Modern day, "whites only" establishment in my opinion. read more

Went to Mary's for a couple donuts for my Grandson and wife. Asked the gentleman for a specific donut and he gave me another, oh well. But the donut I bought for my grandson looks like someone already took a piece off of it. Not cool! read more

Mary's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

Excellent! Great for your everyday donut stop but I've also ordered custom donut holes to match the colors of party's, as well as recently trying a sandwich with their new 'deli'. Oh my goodness I wish I had taken a picture for y'all but if you like and egg salad sandwich-- this is a place you MUST try. Soooo good and made with such beauty and care. Thank you Mary's! read more

Anyone in east county knows how great this place is for food and service. Everyone is always friendly even during their busiest times. The staff go out of their way to make your special orders extra special. The donuts and sandwiches are amazing. Everything is fresh and there are so many options. They have their own private lot to park and a nice area out back to sit and eat. Our family loves this place! read more

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What an awesome find on the way back from hiking Mount Laguna over the weekend. Known for their huge selection of fresh donuts, what we did not know was that they had one of the best deli's in San Diego county! Lucky us! I was starving from the long hike and still couldn't finish "the heap" of a sandwich I was served. Great selection of sandwiches, wraps, and salads but I'll definitely be back to try the donuts! read more

Mary's Donuts - The Heap! - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

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The donuts are amazing! The sandwiches are good. Extremely large but tasty. Today we ordered a Heap sandwich and a Cattle Drive sandwich. If I get the Cattle Drive again I will ask them to leave the garlic aioli off as it was a bit too much for my taste. This time the service was great. Only took 15 minutes to get our order rather than the 45 minutes it took to get a single sandwich the last time. read more

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The place is clean and well organized... and we enjoyed the donuts, but my issue was with the service. There were four people working, three girls and a boy, and the only person working was the boy. I stood there trying to get their attention (along with other customers) and the girls were just in their own world yapping together for no joke 10 minutes. One other patron spoke up and demanded service and then we finally got helped. I've never been somewhere where the staff avoided helping customers like this. Super weird vibe with staff giggling and joking while people are waiting. read more

Went back today for Sunday afternoon donuts. Super nice lady working behind the counter. Very personable and helpful. Donuts tasted fresh which is always a win. read more

GO BEFORE 12 FOR DONUTS! RAISED DONUTS - FRESH IS BEST The raised donuts get really firm later in the day. Get them in the morning for the best experience! They're SO good! SALADS ANYTIME! Yes you heard me right! Salads! They are huge and fairly priced against anywhere else! Super good! That's all for now friends! read more

Yummmmmm..... fresh donuts no matter the time. When they have filling such as cream or fruit it's full to the brim!! Just as it should be. Tip is don't go right after school cause it's teen scene! Must try when in the area. Will not disappoint. read more

Mary's Donuts - Bacon maple bar - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

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Stopped by this morning, picked up a dozen sprinkled donut holes, which were obviously delicious. I also got The Veggie sandwich, $13.99, this was so gross. The onion bread is thick, and chewy. The spread made the bread soggy before I could even get home. Mostly that bread was horrible, I ended up throwing it away. Wasted $14. Wish I could go back in time! read more

Extremely polite staff. Donuts and sandwiches are worth the detour. They have a sweet patio out back for folks to enjoy the yummies immediately. read more

Mary's Donuts - 1/2 dozen variety donuts. - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

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This is the third time I've been in to purchase donuts, there will not be a fourth. We are so disappointed, the school near by frequently purchased from here and even they have stopped purchasing. Donuts are so dry and the icing is literally cracked because it is so hard. The shop itself is extremely hot which may be a contributing factor to the problem. read more

First of all, this is my spot every Friday I get the same thing. I have never been an East county girl till this past year and once I found this place, I felt like I was home. I had them make a birthday donut cake for my friend for his birthday I also wanted to make sure that we celebrated pride . When we got on his boat to have the party and they saw the cake and tasted it. they were in love and now they to love Marys donuts too . This place is a must , so delicious and the best service. Michelle is especially amazing. read more

Mary's Donuts - The cake - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

I find it hard to believe that I have never reviewed this place (I probably reviewed their other location though). I come out to the Lakeside area to visit family once or twice a year. For years, and has been a tradition to always visit Mary's when I do. There's a very good reason for that. For one, they have some of the best tasting donuts out there. Down to earth, great employees, and you're always in and out pretty quickly. They're super twist donuts, bear claws, and fritters are all so very fantastic. As well as the rest of their donuts. But those are my favorite outside maybe the custard filled. This however, was the first time I got a sandwich. I chose a breakfast sandwich, since it is breakfast time after all. Croissant, egg, ham, provolone cheese, spinach, tomato, and chipotle mayo (toasted to melt it). The sandwich is an experience for sure . So incredibly delicious. So not only are they the king of donuts in these parts, they are absolutely on my top three favorite donut places anywhere. On top of it off, they have great sandwiches to go with it. I can't wait to come back and try there lunch menu options. So if you're in the area, make sure to do everything you can to at least stop by once to try it out. You will likely find yourself coming back over and over again. read more

Mary's Donuts - Croissant, egg, ham, provolone cheese, spinach, tomato, and chipotle mayo (toasted to melt it). - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

These are actually quite delicious, wished I could get up early enough to try them when they are fresh out of the fryer. Great customer service as well. I have tried their donuts and a sandwich and so far so good with no complaints. For sure will be back. read more

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The Deli sandwiches are amazing and huge!!! Always get one for me and my partner to split and it fills us up. The veggie sandwich add bacon is our favorite. Workers are always sweet as well. read more

First time checking out this Mary's location. I went with my mother around lunch time to try out their sandwiches since my mother said that they were pretty good. As soon as we walked in, I could smell the sugary sweetness of all the donuts... so good! I almost derailed my plan. It's a spacious waiting area and clean. Cute decor for the location. The girl at the counter was friendly and welcoming. We needed a few minutes to decide on what we wanted, and the girl offered us a paper menu (not pictured) with more options for sandwiches and salads. My mom had decided to order a sandwich, but as a salad. I ordered a Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich. Both came with the option of chips, mac salad or potato salad. Both the sandwich and salad with one side each came to $36 and some change. Seemed a little pricey. The menu posted above the counter has some prices, but none of the other menus (including the paper menu that we ordered off of) list any prices on anything. No additional mods so a little thrown by the price. After all was said and done, the amount of meat in both the salad and sandwich was more than sufficient. All the ingredients were fresh and both items were fully loaded. It made the cost of the bill more understandable. I was only able to eat half of my sandwich but it was delicious. The avocado was super fresh and the bacon was perfectly crispy (tons of bacon on the sandwich too). My mom split her salad in half and shared it with my aunt. My mom was full off of her half of the salad. It had this delicious but spicy bacon in it. Definitely spicier than expected... the kick of spice kinda bites at the end. The side of mac salad was pretty small (4oz cup?), but your standard tasty mac salad. Overall was a good visit and I was impressed with the amount of ingredients and freshness of them. I look forward to trying one of their other specialty sandwiches with one of their spreads. Maybe a donut to take for dessert too! read more

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Best donuts around! Audelia is always so sweet! Love the donuts and her. Best service. read more

Mary's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

My family and I love Mary's Donuts! The donuts are amazing but the sandwiches are unreal!! You have to stop by if you're in the area. Most importantly, the staff treats us like family and I would recommend Mary's to EVERYONE! read more

Love coming to Mary's Donuts! Small shop with BIG flavor! Even though it's a bit of a drive for us to come here it's worth it. The donuts are always fresh and so doughy. They have some creative donuts like the bear claw filled with peanut butter and jelly, or a huge size cinnamon twist. I have a huge sweet tooth so I always get the buttercream filled. If you have a sweet tooth like me you'll love this one. The staff is always helpful and inviting. We love it here. read more

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Owner reached out to me and replaced my donuts. Definitely a lot better than the first time around! Thank you for caring for your guest.

Mary's is one of my favorite donut shops in the area. The donuts are fresh & not greasy. They have a wide selection to choose from. They are also open 24 hours. The shop is clean. read more

Oh dang! We live in the Serra Mesa area and had to take our son to a birthday party out there. Just so happened to see this place and decided to give it a try. My wife and I ordered a bagel breakfast sandwich, and two donuts. All were fantastic! First off, the sandwich was huge. Plenty of food for my wife and I to split. It was delicious. We also ordered a pb&j bear claw and custard filled donut. Both above average as far as doughnuts are concerned. Very friendly staff behind the counter that tolerated how green we were as far as ordering food in there is concerned. They also have a pretty spacious covered outdoor seating area that was perfect for today's weather. read more

Mary's Donuts - Pepperoni bagel with cheese, bacon, egg, and chipotle mayo. - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

As an apprentice when you make a mistake your penance is doughnuts the next day for the crew and Mary's always smooths any ruffled feathers (I've ruffled them all ) thanks for all the (many) doughnuts I'll be in again soon (probably) read more

My wife and I were just in there to get a dozen donuts and some soda and the lady behind the bar was totally rude for no reason we were polite we were nice we were in a great mood but she was just rude as hell, as well as a smartass!!! I guess beware going in there late at night. On a side note the doughnuts didn't taste that great either a long with being out of a lot of flavors. I don't know, maybe with just left in with a bad taste in our mouth do to her attitude. read more

Always amazing service. Very quick to help. Product is great every time. Owner is nice and helpful when busy. I highly recommend Mary's , a step above the rest. ? read more

Huge selection on donuts , donut holes and Deli sandwiches and more. Love this place staff is great always have a smile on their face. 24hrs open and stocked well. Cute back area to sit and eat , clean and safe.. check them out.... read more

Mary's Donuts - Variety of a dozen donuts. - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

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Amazing donuts. Friendly people. Quick service. The best donuts in Lakeside most definitely.

this place has gone uphill ever since a blonde lady with a butterfly tattoo left! amazing customer service (now at least)

I just took the first two bites of my breakfast sandwich and I had to come write a review because it's absolutely delicious. It's my first time here but the staff was friendly and helpful when asking questions. I also picked out a French Cruller doughnut while waiting for my sandwich which was perfectly fluffy and light and my stomach didn't feel heavy. Amazing spot! read more

I've been wanting to go here for a while now. Finally for the first time was able to make the trek. The one lady in line next to me said "I'm sorry to be rude but the buttermilk doughnuts are the best and I'm came from Phoenix for these." Open disclosure my coworkers wife works here and he talks about how it's the best in San Diego. Who doesn't want to try the best? Apparently there are a few Mary's but the quality at this location in Lakeside is the best. They are open 24hrs. I might have gone overboard by buying a dozen doughnuts, a dozen doughnut holes and 2 sandwiches the Cali and Heep. The appetizer doughnut holes were pretty fresh. The maple bar with bacon was delicious and I could only eat a half of fresh sandwich. The area inside is not large and only an area for the line to go down and back. They have plenty of parking in the back and tables to eat the doughnuts and sandwiches. I wish they were down the street. read more

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Saw they added these new wraps the other day while getting a delicious sandwich. I can't wait to try. read more

Mary's Donuts - Wraps - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

Literally the best donuts ever.. If you've not tried their raspberry creme puffs you are missing out!

Everything here is delish but I'm usually here for the breakfast sandwiches. The croissants are sooo yum and it's nice to be able to add veggies that starbys and fast food spots would never add. Love supporting local bizs! read more

Mary's Donuts - Croissant w sausage, egg, cheddar, spinach, tomato & sprouts. Yummmm - Donuts Near Me - Lakeside, California

WARNING WARNING WARNING! These donuts are addictive! Customer service is genuine! I am not a donut person I'm a Krispy Kreme kind of a donut if I'm going to eat a donut.... It would be these donuts. Sometimes after Mass AKA church I would hit them up. Donuts are soft chewy kind of like cake-ish... And sometimes you even get them warm. (The donuts don't taste greasy at all!) Donuts are always fresh. Big huge selection of donuts! If you're visiting East county this is the place to go. Because everyone in East county knows about MARYS... Donuts. I wish I can bottle up the smell. Parking is in the back so it's easy to get to. There's benches in the back to to sit on and there is lyndio lake to go visit... With your donuts. read more

Their donuts are out of this world. Made fresh every day. Delicious. Beyond delicious.. customer service is fabulous and friendly. I will be back again. I highly recommend this place to everybody! read more

Great selection. Great service. The best and biggest apple fritters on the planet. Can't wait to go back.

Always good donuts. Great for sandwiches too! Friendly & fresh food. A "go to" for locals... read more

The best breakfast spot around for an egg sandwich and high quality doughnuts!! Wow. I'm not from here and I search out great places to eat wherever I roam and I will be back here. The staff are wonderful, kind and have a smile on their face like they've met you before even if they haven't. They have a back patio and the people are so nice too! This is such a wonderful place. Thank you Mary's for being the difference in a world that is becoming more and more disconnected. read more

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