We always stop by on the way to M3 in Columbia. AMAZEBALLS! The line is always to the door - and for good reason! These are the best donuts I've EVER had! EVER! Mouthgasmic! read more

Paul's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Way overrated. The cakes are soooo dry!!! The icing is AMAZING....I asked if I could just purchase he icing a la carte to use on my OWN cake....the employee looked offended and snorted, "NO!".....okay.. read more

Now this place take me back to when I was a kid and we would get dounts on weekend morning. Great staff and reasonable prices. You can't find bakeries like this anymore. Just make sure you get there early because they go fast, just thinking about it make me want to stop by, and I just might. read more

Great donuts. Best in the area. I reccomend the chocate frosted and the maple. They make wedding cakes, so their frosting is very good.

Best donuts ever. Idk what makes the icing so good but other business should take notes! I live far from the area now but I will always crave Paul's donuts!! They are always fresh, have a wide variety, and quick service despite usually being pretty busy on weekends. Whenever I visit my family in the area this is one place I always try to go! read more

Paul's Bakery - the chocolate buttercream filled donut is one of my favorites of all time along with the cinnamon sugar with apple filling. - Bakeries Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

I was told this was the place to get donuts in Fredericksburg. They were good...not amazing but good. Their selection was limited ONLY due to the pandemic. We bought a dozen assorted and donut holes. The donut holes were not 5 star quality-a little on the greasy side and they were stuck together in 4's...so definitely not the "pop in your mouth" circles. I've been -I tried. Should you check them out...of course. Always check out your local businesses and then decide for yourself. read more

Paul's Bakery has the best donuts, cakes, and brownies in Fredericksburg. My favorite items include glazed donut holes, brownies most definitely and eclairs. I highly recommend Paul's Bakery to everyone!! read more

The best donuts in the world right here in Fredericksburg. Their cakes are great, pies fantastic and everything is amazing. I've tried all the trendy donut places that have popped up, but nothing beats Paul's. Don't worry about baking for Thanksgiving, order their pies and be a hero! They are better than anything around and reasonably priced. Birthday cakes, special occasions, look no further. You can pick out things on their website and pick them up at your convenience. I will be willing to eat any donuts you get and no one eats! Just let me know. read more

This is an excellent donut shop and reasonable price. Even day old donuts are still soft. They also have donut holes which a fave of my kids. Try this out. read more

Paul's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

If you like sweet and unhealthy stuff, I say give this a try. I did not like the coffee but that's not why I went there. I prefer their donuts over any other in town. I like the old fashioned donuts and cinnamon rolls, I don't go for anything else. read more

My go-to bakery for chocolate cake, especially for birthday celebrations. The staff is always helpful.

By far the best shop in Fredericksburg, VA. They are homegrown and a benefit to the community. Take some time and get to know them.

This is my favorite spot even as a kid. Their doughnuts are superb. I introduced my husband to them and he said that Paul's is better than Krispy Kreme. You can never go wrong with a Paul's Bakery Doughnut. read more

The bakery is so good that I have to speed past it when I am watching what I eat. The temptation is overwhelming. Everything is sinfully delicious, & the service makes it even harder to resist. My only complaint is that the food is too good for my waistline. read more

I've only had the doughnut they are delicious! I love the cinnamon twists as well. They have a variety of other baked goods as well. Try to go during the week. I went on a Saturday and they were packed, however the line moved along pretty quickly. Got a dozen for $13 so I'd say it's worth the wait! read more

Fresh and delicious donuts that are light and fluffy. Can't ask for much more. The eclairs looked great too. Don't forget to claim your free donut with a Yelp check in! read more

Great place. Great donuts. I was down in Fredericksburg for 20 months for work and found Paul's searching on Maps for donut shops. Glad I found it. It was one of the things I enjoyed about Fredericksburg. read more

I could not have asked for more. My friend Charisse took me there 3 days in a row. I got the bacon maple donut and custard filled donuts I also had some nepolian square thing. I just say delicious delicious delicious and delicious. That's all I have to say about that. read more

Skip all the other donut places popping up Pauls is the bomb.com. Can't go wrong with chocolate covered custard filled or jelly donut holes. The tart cherry pie is another standout for me. Love the staff. I Pauls! read more

Yes! Now that's what I was looking for! I have become wary of the now way overdone artisan doughnut shops that have plagued the DC area. I can't seem to find one that's not Dunkin' Donuts in the District that's just good old-fashioned doughnuts. No fancy over the top, hybrid doughnuts with strange flavors. I just want a regular maple cake doughnut or a cinnamon cake doughnut with flavor and softness in every bite that dreams are made of. I found that at Paul's which is right down the street from where I will be moving a few months. This may be trouble but I welcome it! Reminds me of Winchell's, a place I used to frequent in my California hometown. The service is friendly and they have all sorts of goodies. I cannot wait to try their pies! If they are anywhere close as good as their doughnuts, I am definitely in for a treat. Nice neighborhood gem in Fredricksburg! read more

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Don't go here expecting bright eyed, bushy tailed service! I love their products, but after yesterday's experience, I think I'm going to find a bakery closer to where I live in Glen Allen. I arrived at 5:22. They close at 6. Someone was sweeping at the front entrance and continued to sweep around me. I immediately saw what I came in for near the front of the store, petit fours. I wanted to price petit fours and pies for a Christmas party. I saw the box for $35. No one asked if I needed assistance, but I walked to the front counter and asked, "How much are the petit fours?" The reply: "It's on the box." I had seen the box(es) with labels on them. I didn't know how many were in each box, if there were other sizes, etc. So I asked, "Do you have a price listing?" The response was, "No". So I asked, "How many are in a box? The reply: "I don't know". I left. Obviously they had more important things to do, as the woman at the door swept past my feet as I walked out the door! read more

I have been eating doughnuts here since I was a little kid. I was recently back in town and had to make a trip over for a Chocolate Covered Custard filled doughnut. If this was the only thing they sold it would still make it the best bakery I have ever been too. The great thing is there are just as delicious as they always have been. Get there early and they are so fresh it's ridiculous. If you haven't been there stop by and get one. Best Custard doughnuts I have ever had and the Eclairs are almost as amazing. Try: - Chocolate Covered Custard Filled Doughnuts. - Eclairs - Jelly Doughnut Holes ( Don't have all the time :( ) read more

I heard so many great things about this bakery in Old Town Fredericksburg. Well, I went there for the first time this past weekend. I went just before closing, actually, and I have to say the donuts are superb...even late in the day! I'm sure they are even better early in the morning, fresh out of the oven. I can definitely see how someone would prefer these donuts over a "gourmet" donut shop like Sugar Shack, which I also appreciate and enjoy. But if it were a tie as far as the quality of these donuts, then the tiebreaker would surely be the price. A dozen donuts at Paul's cost less than a dozen at the fancier donut places. I really enjoyed the regular glazed donut as well as the buttercream donut. Much of the "popular" flavors were already gone so I look forward to returning and trying those. read more

I love this place. My family has been coming here for 30+ years. They have a large selection (for better selection you need to come in the morning as it decreases as they sell out). Everything is fresh and delicious. My favorite are the cinnamon twist and coconut donuts. They also have an amazing key lime pie. I worked at a local hospital and from time to time they would bring (still warm!!) cinnamon/raisin glaze donuts to the ER staff in the early morning. The owner is very nice, and a well established part of this community. I would recommend this placed to anyone! read more

Paul's Bakery - Bakeries Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

So fast, friendly, & delicious! I love this small town bakery - they know what they're doing

Thank you, Yelpers, for pointing me to this fantastic donut shop. My friend and I came two hours before closing so we missed out on the gourmet donuts (maple bacon and cronuts), but we still got to try some of Paul's other offerings. We each ordered a half dozen and filled our boxes with a mix of glazed and filled donuts. For me, I got the coconut, original glazed (2), chocolate custard and cinnamon hole. Their original glazed donut is very similar to Krispy Kreme, which is a good thing. Despite coming later in the day, everything still seemed very fresh. Many of the most popular items had sold out long before our arrival. In addition to enjoying their donuts, I was pleased to find the shop workers very sweet and accommodating. Paul's also has southern Virginia prices, which is great. Definitely worth stopping by in if you're in the area. read more

Since moving to Fredericksburg in May of this year, we've picked up donuts here now several times and never had a bad experience - and they were fresh, regardless of what time of day we dropped in. I noticed a few folks complaining about the level of service and lack of friendliness - well, I suspect they were showing up there mid-afternoon because by then these folks have been been up and at work for probably 10-12 hours - I'm not sure I'd be bushy tailed after that either - but not once have I been there that I was not greeted with a smile and friendly attitude and patient service while we ogled the goods - the pressure to make a decision really comes from those behind you in line. The Sour Cream donuts are the best IMO - but I'm sure the others are very good. Sour Cream donuts can be difficult to find at some bakeries and Paul's makes several variations. AND they have a Maple Bacon donut that might work for most but I was underwhelmed - I love donuts and I love bacon but not sure the two should be piled on each other, especially with a maple flavor (now CHOCOLATE, I'd try!). Other's I'm sure would disagree. Prices are reasonable and about what you'd expect for donuts but the cakes seem fairly pricey - as does the bread, limited selection. Have not tried either of those. Old fashioned bakeries are increasingly disappearing from the map so we're lucky to have one - it's either Paul's or Wal-Mart (or Entemanns) - I chose Paul's. read more

Paul's is a Fredericksburg Institution! Been a great place since I've lived in Area of Fredericksburg for more years than I can remember! No matter what you try, it's ALL good. Remember curve your cravings for a Paul.s Bakery fix on Sun. and Mon. when there closed. read more

We've been going to Paul's for years! Best bakery in town! Their cakes are incredible!!

Paul's Bakery isn't bad but it's not Krispy Kreme. My coworkers swear by this place. I came here on Valentine's Day because they were offering free Red Velvet Donuts. I got the Red Velvet and I also got the regular glazed and a glazed donut with chocolate and sprinkles. They were all ok. My fiancé wasn't super impressed either. I may stop by and try more flavors as Valentines Day was my first time trying then. I'll stop by at least one more time and try the other flavors and see if any are better than the ones we had. read more

Paul's Bakery - Red Velvet Donut on Valentines Day - Bakeries Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

This is a classic bakery. None of the over-the-top crazy creations, but just good pies, cookies, bread, cake, doughnuts, etc. The doughnuts are usually all we buy, and they are always fresh, fluffy, perfectly sweet, and delicious. I would give 5 stars, but the service isn't as wonderful as the goods. Never greeted and I am always rushed to decide what I want, but you can't know without looking in the case to see what is left. The first time I went in it was almost too much to make me not go back, but then I ate the doughnut haha. Come on Paul's, can ya get a little more friendly? read more

Kindest and friendliest staff around. And the BEST DONUTS, BROWNIES, AND PIES EVER. Went in today and without my asking, the lady dipped 2 cake donuts in maple as I had said my mother would be so disappointed not to have one. AMAZING GRACE! read more

Delicious donuts but even better coffee cake! Try the apple coffee cake. They also have photo cakes.

Horrible. Rude employees. Won't take cash. Won't take same day donut orders. Taste like those frozen donuts some bottom rate places use but charge like top rate donuts. Pushing political agendas. Go somewhere else and save yourself the trouble read more

Very good brownies and fresh donuts. Get there early because they sell out quick.went on a Saturday @ 2:00 pm and out of a lot of products.small place but so good read more

The past several times I've came here, they've had our favorite flavors of donuts!!!! Good job Paul's Bakery!!!! If we were ever to move, you'd be one of the places we'd dearly miss forever and ever. Maple bacon - pretty good!!!!! The bacon is crisp!!!! But I still prefer a donut with chocolate frosting over this. Apple fritter - this was a really fun treat to try. It was huge!!! But it was a little lacking in the apple chunks. Needs more apple and the apple needs to be distributed evenly because half of my donut didn't have apple. Red velvet and blueberry - these are cake donuts. Good but I always prefer yeasted donuts. Powdered jelly holes - wow, they do not skimp on the jelly and that's awesome. They replaced their registers with ipads. Way cool! No minimum with credit card purchase! The nice young white girl who took my order offered me coffee. I don't drink coffee but it was very nice! The older ladies are always pleasant as well. I don't care much for service because it's just a donut shop. However, this young black girl at the counter was SUPER SOUR. Not only that, she didn't know what I meant when I said "old fashion glazed" and instead of asking me, she gave me the wrong donut, which I discovered when I got home. BOOOOO. I was jonesing for that particular donut! Not only that, she mumbled everything she said in a very low voice and we could not freaken hear her. It wasn't even busy or loud inside the store. Again, I don't expect much service at a donut shop. Service has always been good or better all other times. Anyway, there are lots of other people behind the register. I think the sour one may have helped me before but I'm not sure. If that was her, she was pleasant the first time (she was being trained at the time). So I don't know what went wrong. The only other suggestion? Sell your chocolate frosting by the tub!!!!!!! I want to put it on everything. read more

Incredible! Ordered 9 dozen assorted donuts for our wedding instead of cake/cupcakes. Way more cost effective and way more delicious. There were none left by the end of the night! Ordering was simple, cost was reasonable, and pick-up was easy. They also looked beautiful! read more

Paul's Bakery - Some of our wedding donuts from Paul's, there were none left by the end of the night! - Bakeries Near Me - Fredericksburg, Virginia

I had high hopes for Paul's based on the reviews but unfortunately the donuts just didn't cut it. We tried 6 -- iced chocolate, chocolate buttercream, chocolate custard, glazed twist, maple ring, and apple cinnamon. Also had 6 powdered holes and 6 glazed holes. The glazed donuts were the best of the lot but no better than Krispy Kreme. For the iced ones -- the chocolate icing was pretty good but the actual donut tasted exactly like Dunkin. The powdered holes were falling apart and did not taste good. We also picked up 4 cinnamon rolls which were very dry. Needless to say we were totally bummed and disappointed!! Now - we also got a blueberry pie, and it was really really good. Can't beat the price either. That's why I'm giving 3 stars. I'll come back for pie, but my search for a good donut continues... read more

Donuts here are sooo delicious. Bavarian cream filled are my favorite here. Very yummy! I've also had the birthday cakes here and they are good, icing is the best. But the employees sometimes are rude and pushy. Especially in the giftshop next door. Nothing enough to keep me from coming back though. Go to bakery in Fredericksburg! read more

OMG such good donuts. I am not from the area and my company ordered a few boxes of donuts from here and I was really impressed. So moist and flavorful, nothing ordinary about them at all. I tried the blueberry glazed and the glazed sour cream. So so good. I am not even a donut person and it was hard for me not to eat all of these up. Highly recommend their donuts. read more