Carpe Donut

The donuts are good and you can taste the apple cider, but otherwise they are really nothing special. They are also on the tiny side, so at a price of $ 1.50/donut, they really aren’t worth it. I would eat them again if they were presented to me but I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy them.

Ewwwwha Fish and Donuts? Hey I could barely make0ut the Fish! This DONUT, It Tasted and Looked Familiar and DELICIOUS! Hot out of the fryer too!!!
Great Bait! 36 Unilocal reviews and still 5 Stars! That got my Attension ! Quik, get on la mobylette and come pick me up, for my Cigarette burns out (wait I don’t smoke) anyway bring your (saavtomobilo skuterebi) for a FASTer getway!
Italian HOT Chocolate
Small though Very POWERFUL
Bring your Motorino, I’m ready! It’s HOT Chocolate on the Back of a Motor Scooter 30 Degrees outside your looking so cool! I drank only about 25% of it and that was plenty because it was so RICH and Satisfying!!! If I had a Scarf I would have worn it Today!
HOT Apple Cider with Cinnamon, Cloves and Ginger
Where is that Jetpak I was promised!
Regular Participant in the Charlottesville City Market (Downtown Farmers Market)!

Having now consumed about 15 of these over 3 school-​sponsored donut truck days, I have to admit they have grown on me, particularly when they are just off the fryer and still crispy on the outside. Can’t say the same for when they are cold and hours old, and the texture is still not my favorite, but I do get excited at the prospect of fresh, hot donuts.

Delicious, but they were served cold. I feel like these are best hot! Will go again but will request/​wait for hot donuts. My kids loved them otherwise.

We decided to have Carpe Donuts at our daughter’s wedding recently, and instead of having the donut truck, we opted to have individual donut boxes for our guests. Each box held 2 donuts. For an extra minimal cost, we supplied them with baker’s twine and stamped tags, with which they wrapped each box. How adorably cute did they turn out! Not only were their donuts absolutely delicious, they were presented just perfectly as well. Thank you Carpe Donut. Such a sweet ending to a perfect day!

Well, if you want a wedding with WOW, just get the Carpe Donut truck for your guests! Delicious hot «cake-​style» donuts (not raised donuts) made with organic ingredients – the smell alone gets your party riled up and that’s before they even take a bite out of the «rings of heaven». My daughter engaged the truck for her recent Vineyard wedding at her father’s request. He comes from a long line of donut bakers in New England so it seemed like the perfect match for the wedding celebration. And deliver they did! People are still talking about it and I’m still dreaming about the donuts. Luckily enough, they were just rated the #1 donut truck in NYC so I’m going to scout them out in the City shortly. The owners are lovely, down-​to-​earth people. You will love them and their exceptional product.

These are not the yeasty, glazed donuts that you know and love. These are deep-​fried cakey apple cider rings of goodness that warm the soul. They do very well for warming souls in cold, wet weather as well.

My fiancé and I were doing some wedding planning in Charlottesville and stopped by this place. The guy working the counter was named Finn and I told him we were from Dc, first time eating Carpe Donuts and he gave us 4! donuts for free! They were absolutely delicious and I loved the apple cider w/​cinnamon/​sugar combo.
We decided to get them for our wedding next year! These are a must-​try when in Charlottesville!

Carpe Donut is easily the most delicious apple cider donut I have come across! Not only was this the perfect way to start the day, but to make it even better, the nice guy behind the counter made our donuts fresh and in front of us. Yum. Hot, delicious, apple cinnamon goodness.

Holy Moly! Evidently I’ve never had a good cake donut! Because these light and fluffy sugar coated cider donuts are GOOD! Place sold out when we return 20 minutes later for more — boo. We will be stopping by on our next visit.
Hidden in a parking lot but well worth the visit. Behind C’Ville Coffee.

While Carpe Donut is pretty hard to find if you don’t know what you’re looking for, it’s definitely worth the adventure. Just look for C’ville Coffee and turn into the parking lot right before the building.
Carpe Donut is a cozy little room, with one guy manning the cash register and the glazing of the donuts. I ordered one maple glazed donut and three sugar donuts. The sugar donuts were piping hot inside of a bag, and the maple glazed donut was handed to me.
I devoured the maple donut like no one’s business. The glaze was delicious, and the donut itself was incredible. Soft, slightly springy, and delicious. Probably one of the better donuts I’ve ever had.
I ate one the next day, and while good, nothing compares to how that donut tasted fresh out of the proverbial oven. So good. Get up early and make it to Carpe donut. You won’t regret it.

Literally heaven on earth.
Too bad they aren’t open at 8am so I could get one on my way to work, though.

NOM! Oh my God these donuts are good! They’re reasonably priced and the staff is super friendly. Donuts were warm, fresh, and had obviously just been made. I bought two and they gave me a third one for free! Will definitely be back the next time I’m craving a donut.

I stumbled upon this place while on vacation a couple of weeks ago.
They don’t have the broadest selection, but the one donut they do sell is delicious and unique. The price is also very reasonable.
Unlike some of the other posters, I enjoyed their coffee too.
The lady that ran the place was also very nice, along with her kid, who is more helpful than you would think. :)

Love. This. Place.
I’ve been delighted by their amazing apple cider doughnuts at both their brick and mortar location and their food truck… A doughnut aficionados dream.
The sweetest thing is that I’ve sometimes found an extra doughnut or two in the box, which just makes me so happy. Well worth going on a Saturday AM to get them fresh made.
For the ultimate experience, get your coffee at Cville coffee next door first, because I’ve found theirs to be lackluster. This is not, however, enough of an inconvenience to warrant loosing a star. Their wares are that good.

I am very stingy to give out five stars but this place deserves it. I go here way too much but it it is incredible. If you go on Saturday morning you can get donuts fresh out of the deep fryer. My favorite is an ice cream doughnut. But to save time they are now prefreezing the donuts and ice cream together. It is worth waiting and having them make you an ice cream donut fresh with a hot donut and a scoop of ice cream.
I also really like just a banana. It is truly just a banana that is frozen and processed.
I tend to steer clear of getting coffee that has been sitting in a coffee pot however You will get a strong cup of good coffee there.
After eating numerous ice cream donuts I had to check kirts ice cream which is where they get their ice cream from. The vanilla is definitely step above their other ice cream flavors.
I hope to have a carpet donut cart at my wedding.

We went with Carpe for our wedding dessert and the day after breakfast event in Orange VA. They were truly a pleasure to work with. The guests LOVED their food for both days. The service was also impeccable.
I highly recommend doing an after day breakfast if you can because the wedding goes by so quickly and there is a schedule to keep etc. You just don’t get to see everyone. The breakfast gives you a relaxed 2^nd interaction point.
Matt & Jim, thank you for making our special event this weekend such a success!

Why did we drive TWO hours to Charlottesville, VA? For a deliciously hot apple cider donut made by Carpe Donut. That’s why!
My love affair with Carpe Donut’s donuts started a year ago. Join me as we go down fatboy memory lane. Watch your step, there’s icing and sugar all around this place…
It was a year ago when we first had the pleasure of devouring Carpe Donut’s tasty apple cide donuts at our friends’ wedding. In lieu of a wedding cake, they had hired the folks at Carpe Donut to make fresh apple cider donuts for all their guests… as many as they could eat.
Can you say apple cider donut BUFFET!
**wipes away drool**
Anyway, the donuts were SO amazing that I stuffed my fat face with an embarrassingly large number of fresh donuts. I was the first one in line, and at the end of the wedding I was the last one in line. That night the donut maker even packed half a dozen donuts in a to-​go bag for this pastry loving fatboy. I loved these donuts so much could not wait until trying their tasty treats again…
Flash back to the present, due to work and other travel commitments were weren’t able to pay a visit to the Carpe Donut store for a year. In that time I had to satisfy my love of baked goods with other pastry treats (cupcakes, cakes, pies… you name it, I ate it). We finally had a chance to head down to Charlottesville and drove straight to the Carpe Donut «factory».
The Carpe Donut location is somewhat hidden in the middle area of a shopping/​industrial park. You’ll see the Great Harvest Bread from the road, and if you drive too quickly through their parking lot (after passing Great Harvest), you might miss Carpe Donut. Heading inside there’s a small three seat table near the counter where a member of the Carpe Donut staff will happily take your order.
The lady at the counter happily took our donut order. Soon we had a nice bag full of hot and tasty apple cider donuts. I couldn’t help myself and all manners were thrown out the window as I plunged my chubby hand into the donut bag. I immediately shoved this warm donut into my mouth and closed my eyes. Yep, the same and just as tasty as I remembered them to be.
As I shoved the remnants of that first donut into my mouth, I then offered the wife and kids a donut. Afterall, everyone knows that when you drive for hours just to eat a delicious apple cider donut, you need to let the guy with a nickname of «Cupcakes» eat first. :-)
BTW, make sure you eat these fresh! If you do take some home, do NOT warm them up in the microwave. Be patient and warm them up slowly in a toaster over. Trust me, these donuts still tasty the next day…
**drools again**

I find it hard to think of something better than piping hot fresh made donuts. Carpe Donut hits the spot. It’s a food truck, but they also have a physical location on 1715 Allied Lane. They only make one kind of donut, with apple cider. The ingredients are organic and they are truly delicious. We went on a thursday afternoon and the young lady that helped us made them right in front of us. They were fluffy, not too sweet, slightly dusted with cinnamon and sugar, and you could taste a hint of the apple cider.
They also make coffee drinks, hot cider, and they have an awesome hot chocolate. It’s worth the little detour.

What’s better than witnessing one of your best friends get married in front of all her friends and family? Walking out of the church into the chilly night and seeing Carpe Donut parked and ready to serve the crowd.
Hot cinnamon sugar doughnuts, drinking chocolate, hot apple cider and coffee were all ready for us. I was one of the few to know about this surprise treat before the big day, and the look on everyone’s faces as they walked out of the church was priceless. It was such a fun moment. And the doughnuts were delicious! This was definitely one of the many highlights of the happy occasion.