Emily's Donuts & Cafe

I arrived minutes before the 1:00 closing, and rushed through the purchase of a half dozen donuts, forgetting to take photos of the moment. Regardless, Emily's knows donuts and I was fortunate to be able to run in and free a few hostages.

The shop is small, with a counter display and a few tables for those who prefer to linger. Self serve java is available and hot. Their inventory was somewhat limited due to the hour, but they still had a pastel collection of cake and yeast rounders with colorful frosting and tasty fillings.

I went with 2 Glazed, 2 Blueberry Glazed, 1 Strawberry Frosted and a Peanut Butter & Jelly filled pillow. My sister and I shared them and we agreed these were outstanding exemplars of the genus Donuticus Americani.

The colors were rich and suggested the flavor rush to come. The yeasties were soft and their icing gave way nicely with each bite. The berry choices were uber sweet and could be smelled as well as tasted. The jelly gushed out when bitten, and required a little dexterity to avoid dropping its load on the ground. A real treat!

The coffee could have been fresher, but the shop was in the process of closing and we were advised of that before deciding to pour a cup.

Kudos to Emily and family for building a great little business, and keeping it going through thick and thin.

We love finding new donut places, and this was really close to an escape room we had booked later that afternoon.

The parking lot was plentiful and we had no problem parking.

We enter and it's a bit chaotic. There were a few girls working, and it's tight ordering with two cases filled with donuts and other goodies. You may be ordering over other people and dancing with them to swap cases.

We got an assorted half dozen but you pay per type of donut/bakery item so there's no set price. We got a: split cream, salted caramel, maple bacon, raspberry filled, apple cinnamon and a cinnamon sugar cronut.

Everything we got was so intensely sweet. You ever get that sensation when you bite something so sweet your teeth physically hurt? It was a doozy.

I was really excited to try the split cream, but I found I didn't enjoy the filling. Idk what it was, but I knew I immediately did not like it. The salted caramel was good. My preferred of the few I had was definitely the maple bacon. I wish they had more bacon on top as I think the salty aspect would have complimented the sweetness overload but it was still fine. I also feel it would have done better as a ring versus a full circle because it's not even filled lol.

I didn't try the rest as my teeth couldn't hang, but my husband did say the rest were just as sweet and nothing to write home about.

Overall I wasn't super thrilled with our purchase, especially for how much we ended up paying, but we had a new experience nonetheless.

Grabbed a few donuts and Emily's Donuts still does not disappoint!

We tried the pumpkin Cronut and the pumpkin donut and all were good!!!

This specialty donut shop is worth a visit. They have traditional donuts, and then a whole case of specialties, including cronuts, fritters, and cinnamon rolls. Everything we tried was spectacular, especially the strawberry cheesecake cronut.

Incredible find, delicious and fresh donuts. Absolutely a must visit, probably the best donuts we've ever had.

Purchased a mix dozen donuts for the road and overall, they were good. Service was great, place was clean.

We're the donuts great? Unfortunately, I got a couple of misses that would have made this a five star. The donuts that were good were good, ie: any of the chocolate ganache topped ones, the honey glazed, maple bacon, and even the chocolate cake donut. The miss, and a huge one was their key lime (top right on picture). Filling on that was good but on top was a nut topping (perhaps peanut) that tasted very stale. It completely ruined the donut. The blueberry (bottom, second on left) was just overly sweet and I do mean really sweet, so much so you didn't even taste the donut. It was like eating jam right out of the jar! All in all, most of them were very good and my only gripe was that I wish there was some consistency.

The go to? Definitely the Bavarian crème, good inside and out!

Was diverted on a detour and happened upon Emily's. This could only be described as destiny.

The choice of donuts was extraordinary and the taste of all chosen were fantastic. Service was quick and courteous. Tables were clean as well as the bathrooms.

Definitely going to make this part of our trips in the future!

Tried for the first time with my mom today -- we had the long split, and the glazed and cinnamon sugar cronuts. 1000/10, everything was so pillowy and delicious. Unfortunately for my wallet I will be coming back.

We need to talk about Emily's donuts...

I have always been team Glazed in Hampton, but since moving to Williamsburg, I was in search of a new spot to get local donuts. Enter Emily's... with a different special each day of the week, what's not to love. Both yeast and cake donuts are delicious.

First time? Check in on the Yelp app and get 15% off! Staff are polite and courteous, and if you're struggling for recommendations, there will be plenty of customers to ask - every time I go in there is always a line!

Their donuts here are beyond moist. Totally reminds me of a spot back where I'm from. Came here during Easter weekend and they had a bunch of flavors (even Easter themed ones which were beyond adorable). My group and I ordered 5 different kinds to try. Boston cream, blueberry fritter, cronuts, strawberry glazed, and vanilla with chocolate drizzle. I didn't get a chance to try the boston cream, but according to my group, it was a bit too much filling and a tad on the sweeter side, but overall good. The cronut was AMAZING. Flaky and soft and just the right sweetness. Blueberry fritter was huge! I do with it had a tiny but more blueberries in it, but it was delicious. It even stay soft for a few days (too big to finish in one sitting).

If I'm down in Williamsburg location again, I'll be sure to stop by again and try other ones.