Rhino Doughnuts & Coffee

Mmm, delicious donuts. Not to mention equally delicious coffee! I had a great breakfast here.
All their donuts are aesthetically pleasing and in a perfect world I would have got to try them all. I settled on guava cream, peanut butter and jelly, and maple donuts. All were delicious.
The guava cream was not quite a ‘filled’ donut, but instead had a small divot in the center in which the cream cheese and guava paste were placed. The peanut butter and jelly donut was similar. Oddly this works well, and actually works a little bit better than your typical stuffed donut since you get more dough in each bite than just the gooey filling. The maple bacon donut was awesome, the perfect amount of sweet and savory, and the maple frosting was on point.
Ten dollars will get your three donuts and two coffees so it’s not an outrageous price for a breakfast for two. I really enjoyed the donuts here and hope to have them again some time.

Blown away these tasty donuts! The Miami Cream Pie was out of this world. I recommend to everyone in the area. YUM!

Stopped here on a Saturday night after a few drinks — what’s better than a doughnut for soaking up some gin? The doughnuts were buy 1 get 1 free that late, so of course I got two, but the selection was of course less robust. We split a good chocolate sour cream — the flavor was good and the icing was just right on it — and an apricot cream cheese, which I liked less but was fun and not your run of the mill filled doughnut. Service was quick and friendly, too!

You know that little voice in your head that says «You shouldn’t eat that. That’s bad for you.»… IGNORE THAT VOICE!
Rhino made the best sour cream doughnut I’ve ever been blessed to consume.
Couple those sugary selections with a cup of Joe and your afternoon pick me up will be firing on all cylinders.
This pad is just a block from the beach so take an extra ten minutes, go for a walk, and get some fresh air.

Sad to downgrade my review but it has to be done after my most recent experience here. First off, there is one phone number for all locations. It is an automated recording that sends you to either a phone that rings and goes to voicemail, or straight to the voicemail. According to the website, you need to call 24 hours in advance to place an order for pick up. How can I do this when the phone doesn’t work?! In addition, the email to the contact on the website is incorrect. I filled out the contact form AGAIN (after messaging them on Instagram and Facebook to which they FINALLY emailed me).
The girl who contacted me wasn’t very helpful. I asked multiple questions about the ordering and she didn’t answer most of them. I finally sent an order and had them picked up on the day of. I had a friend get them for me since I was working. She sent me a photo of them and I couldn’t believe it! 2 of the donuts looked absolutely horrible! Embarrassing to me that they actually put these in a paid order. One said ho ho ho ho — and it was smeared and written very messy. Another said Merry X-​Mas all smudged and messed up.
Of course I couldn’t call because the phone doesn’t work… so I emailed the girl again. After a few emails, she apologized that there wasn’t supposed to be any writing on them. So did someone just decide to have fun with the donuts? I demanded new ones and they allowed me to pick up 2 new ones.
The only plus side is that the donuts were delicious. The maple bacon and coconut were a hit. Sadly the experience ruined it for me. It will be a while before I am back here and if so, it will only be in person.

Bad customer service:
I was the only customer in the shop. I’m sure the business is great but this poor review is a reflection of the dismal customer service received by the gal working there. I was there before 5 news folks walked in, yet the girl started serving the newly arrived customers even though she greeted me and saw me waiting for her to come help me by the doughnuts. I left frustrated and got something from the business next door. Please pay attention to the folks who were here already before helping others. I would overlook this if it was busy but it was empty when I walked in so I have no idea why the girl never bothered helping since we were first in line.

Been going to Rhino doughnuts for several months and it never fails to disappoint! The selection of doughnuts is simply outstanding. I have tried several different doughnuts each has been fantastic. I would gladly recommend. I won’t give it five stars because the coffee leaves more to be desired. Enjoy!

My mini Vaca… ohhh Fort Lauderdale I miss you so much. So colorful and exciting. I really cannot wait to come visit.
A weekend b Happy Hour is a Must here… you’ll never find Weekend Happy Hour in North Carolina!
Okay…lets be clear. I do NOT eat sweets. However walking past this place I nearly died 5Deaths! Ughhh!!! After a few yummy cocktails I decide to stop by… let’s face it… this place smells wonderful (from the outside and inside). The prices are fantastic! All gourmet, and fresh… so many options to choose from.
The area is really nice, next too the beach which is cool. I should ‘ve taken notes… like i said before there are sooooo many options. I opted for the crème brûlée, and a glaze doughnut. Omg!!! I am still thinking about the Crème Brulee Doughnut!!!

Honestly our donut selections were just okay. We picked the crème brûlée and the Heath. The Heath was delish… Loaded with candy bar pieces, but the crème brûlée tasted like a regular olé glazed + filled donut.

We’d had Rhino doughnuts at some Unilocal events and they were really good, 5 star all the way, so we decided to stop by when we needed a morning snack.
It was midmorning when we dropped in, so we were a bit surprised that the place was empty and there wasn’t much selection. I understand the morning rush concept, but a donut shop shouldn’t be nearly out of goodies by 10:00 or so.
Since there weren’t a lot of choices, we went for an apple fritter and a pecan sticky bun, both of which looked really good. The sticky bun was average in size, the fritter was huge — easily big enough to share. The problem was that they were both on the dry side and didn’t taste really fresh. The cinnamon sugar coating on the fritter was great, but there were hardly any apples in the dough. The bun definitely needed more of the brown sugar, butter «goo» that makes the sticky bun what it’s supposed to be… sticky!
Maybe we just hit them on a bad day, and I know how good they can be from our event experiences, so I averaged out my stars. If I’m down there again in the morning, I’ll be glad to give them another try and just order the regular doughnuts.

This place has dropped some stars. I just paid 2 bucks for a stale donut!!!
I will not be coming in hereafter noon again. The donuts are worth two bucks when they are fresh, not when they have been sitting there for over twelve hours.
Probably going to cut back my donut consumption from this place because of this. Krispy Kreme makes donuts fresh all day, so I will probably go there. And they are half the price!
I originally gave two stars but changed it because two dollars for a stale donut is not worth any stars. Don’t know how to get rid of the last star

Why 4 stars? Because these were some creative little donuts.
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One of my favorite things about Rhino was the fact that it was a trendy little local business, situated amongst a monopoly of tourist traps — something typical in Florida beach towns. In the Tampa Bay region, as with most beach-​y areas, you just don’t see a lot of that. It’s probably one of the top reasons that I don’t live super close to the beach.
My favorite donut from Rhino was the maple bacon, because obvious. I tend to take the wildly unpopular opinion that bacon is a bit overrated, but the combination of bacon + maple + donut = magic.
Here’s a lesson for you, especially if you’re over 30 and normal: don’t eat donuts for breakfast. In my formative years, I could do this on the reg. But now that I’m old and stuff, donuts are strictly a dessert cuisine. I almost felt like I was stoned, for a couple hours, due to the unsafe levels of blood sugar. Ah, to be young again.

Staying in an Airbnb condo in Lauderdale-​by-​the-​Sea for Unilocal Spring Break 2015, my home base was North of most of the action. I was, however, only a short walk down the street from Rhino Doughnuts and Coffee. My 1^st morning in town, upon groggily waking, I searched on Unilocal for coffee.
Rhino was it. Apparently, there’s a dearth of coffee in this immediate area. Hey, that’s OK. I could use an extravagant donut with my morning cup of joe. Strolling in shortly after they opened, I was greeted by display cases full of creatively festooned circles of fried dough.
Decisions, decisions, decisions, decisions, seriously. I settled in on a Maple Bacon donut. Of which there were 2 varieties: plain & custard filled. I got the custard filled. I figured, in a place like this, you gotta go all out. I also got a Mocha.
Service was friendly, fast & I was right out the door with my fabulously fattening treat. Sinfully salty & sweet, that Maple Bacon donut + a Mocha was just what the doctor ordered to get my slow morning moving. For a decadent bite to eat & coffee in the morning, Rhino Doughnuts and Coffee really did the job.

Fantastic Donut Shop @ Lauderdale-​By-​The-​Sea!
SITREP
When traveling to another city, I really love being able to take advantage of the «local flavor», and it doesn’t get any more FLAVORUL than hitting Rhino Doughnuts. [I have to give *mad propz* to my fellow Elite Unilocaler buddy Ashley M. for turning me onto this spot! Thank you!]
THE SETUP
Located just a stone’s throw away from the beach, there is constant foot-​traffic at this location since this block-​area is a hub for several restaurants and boutique like shops. *KITSCHY* is the word I would use for this entire area.
FOOD PORN
Oh.My.GOD! Just walking into the shop and looking at the window displays of tray upon tray upon tray of donuts, and pastries, and fritters, just made my mouth EXPLODE in anticipation of wrapping my mouth around one of these babies!
APPLE FRITTER
I zoned in on the Bear Claw which is what we call it back in Sacramento, but here it is the Apple Fritter. IT WAS SO GOOD! With my coffee, it all went down so smoothly and energized me for a day of events ahead of me.
THE LOWDOWN
Rhino is the donut that comes charging at your mouth, oh yeah!

Love it!
Love the way the store is decorated, hip, cool, inviting!
Love the doughnuts! Im all about the weird, maple bacon-​yummy light bacon flavor and i tried Boston Cream-​cause i like it
They have a good dough, not too light or too heavy
Will look for you anytime im in the area!

It’s time for an update!
I’ve been back to Rhino more times than I can remember and I must say — they’ve figured it out. The growing pains of any business are to be expected. Granted Rhino only had very minor things to tweak in my opinion — but they have… and they are hitting a homerun for me now.
First — the donuts.
Maple Bacon — they now have one that’s filled and not filled. This is awesome for folks who just don’t like custard. For me… the custard one is great. Have yet to try the non-​filled one though.
Guava and cheese — they’ve tweaked the way they do this one since the last time I came and I must say — IT’S PERFECT NOW. The guava and cheese are separated INSIDE the donut — rather than mixed together into a filling — if that makes any sense. To me eating them separate — but together… is the best way. Loved it!
White Chocolate Coconut — still my favorite.
Crème Brulee — they do a great job with this one. My wife’s favorite. I often times take a bite out of here ;D
The iced coffee is still great. A little light on the sugar last time, but I flew out of there before trying it… could of easily been fixed (and was when I got home).
The only down fall of this place is the location. Parking is super tricky during season. So get there early — or plan to park and make a day out of it since you’ll be lucky you found a good spot. They also started their expansion so they have the Boca location open already — that’s an option too (and I think I’ll try it next time!)

I am all about the doughnuts and always make sure to try doughnut shops while traveling so this trip was no exception. After hearing from a few people that this was the place to be we headed there!
First, I love Lauderdale by the Sea! What a cute little shopping and beach area!
Rhinos was easy to find and I absolutely loved the décor inside the shop. It was crisp and clean and the doughnut lights were adorable.
I had a small (also known as a ‘Big’) coffee with soy milk which was great. I had the chocolate ganache doughnut and it was delicious! The doughnut itself tasted great although it was a little greasy. The chocolate ganache topping was sticky and yummy!
I will definitely be back on the next trip!

The donut craze has officially hit South Florida, and Rhino Doughnuts have jump on that bandwagon in the most innovative way!
I heard and tried these doughnuts at a Unilocal event first, and I was instantly hooked on them! I mean how can you go wrong with donuts of all kinds, flavors and sizes??? We all know that whoever says otherwise, just has no heart! (jk. maybe)
I wish I could give a review on a specific time I’ve been here, but I can’t because everytime I come its better than the past one, and everytime I go there is always something new. I will say though that my favorites so far have been the Strawberries and Champagne, Guava and Cheese, and the Peanut Butter and Jelly. They are all so creamy and very well stuffed so you can actually taste all the components of each donut in every single bite you take.
Now, what I love about this location is that is not only in the middle of everything in by the beach, but here you will also find coffee and other pastries like cinnamon buns and pecan buns, all which are equally delicious. The service in this place is also phenomenal, I swear everytime I come here I am treated like a queen and greeted with nothing but smiles and good attitudes.
I recommend this place to anyone and everyone who is a donut lover. trust me, you won’t be disappointed

What can I say, despite all the competitors that make donuts, the art of Rhino donuts is by far one of my favorites. I found out about them at a Unilocal event, and that was love at first bite. Their wide selections are crazy combinations that keep this place fresh, and make me feel like is my first time every time I go there, since they always have something new. For example, do you know they have a donut drink and every week is different uh! Scratching your head?!
Well it is correct this past weekend they had their piña colada drunken donut, and two weeks ago there was a strawberry champagne (talking about innovation). They also have their classic donut for delicious, my favorite ones are bacon maple and key lime pie… they are perfect. I really love this place my favorite location is the one on Lauderdale by the Sea, although they have multiple ones. Go visit them and go Rhino crazy

Don’t even know where to start with this place. I’ll start with my favorite-​get the peanut butter and jelly donut! I absolutely love PB&J and putting it in (and on) a donut is genius.
Walked by this little donut shop and loved their logo, their interior, and the colors inside. Everything had this gorgeous upscale donut shop motif. Very modern and beautiful with little donut print on the lamps and a beautiful «donut lady» picture on the wall. Inside the store, to the immediate right, is a wall of display donuts with name cards to show the flavors available.
So back to the donuts. I came in the evening and I believe after 5 PM their donuts are currently 50% off because they are from earlier in the day. I really found them all very fresh and wonderful. I enjoyed them in this order; peanut butter and jelly, the Miami cream, and guava and cheese. The Miami cream, it was like a soft whipped cream pudding cloud in my mouth! The glaze on the Miami cream was reminiscent of a Napoleon with vanilla glaze and chocolate drizzle and the inside was just this intense creamy goodness. Way better than a Boston cream that I’ve had other places. If you’re in the neighborhood definitely check this place out I was surprised at how fantastic The donuts were.