Meches Doughnuts (especially the Guilbeau road location) is BY FAR the best doughnut you can get for the best price that I've ever had, and it isn't even close. I truly pity the rest of the world that isn't Lafayette, Louisiana for the types of doughnut establishments they are forced to choose from. Imagine if you only had a bottom of the barrel chain like Dunkin' or one of those pretentious and expensive designer doughnut spots to get your doughnuts from. That would be a nightmare. Local Lafayette cooking and culture has spoiled me as far as its food in general, and Meches is no exception to that. What, you think Cajuns only know how to make etouffee? Wrong.I grew up near Lafayette High on Congress Street and have many very fond memories of my dad and I going to Meches on Guilbeau in the early morning hours. Inside, the bright lights, jovial sounds of neighbors greeting each other good morning, and the crisp aromas wafting from the freshly baked dough in the back are the most pleasant shocks to your senses. It may be the 2020's outside, but once you step inside Meches, it's like walking back in time to an era where businesses actually put customers and community above all, and when I went home to visit last month and walked in, it would be remiss to tell you that it had the EXACT same impact as it did when I was a child; like walking into Willy Wonkas doughnut factory.Have I mentioned that they have more than just doughnuts? Oh yes. This is the city of Lafayette, after all. There is a large selection of delicious kolaches as well as BOUDIN (my favorite Cajun food) and more stuff that I probably don't even know about. Oh, and they make an amazing KING CAKE during the Mardi Gras season, but don't get me started on that. My mouth watered a good bit when I typed that just now. Just know there is no going wrong with anything on the menu from Meches, whether it be sweet treats or hearty meats. They also have a large selection of beverages including Bordens strawberry milk which is next to impossible to find anywhere else; it's like the foil Charizard of liquids. Meches just has a remarkably niche and superb selection of items, all around.I haven't lived in Lafayette for over a decade now, but I visit my family and friends there when I can. When I do, I always find the time to make my rounds to multiple child/adulthood hotspots from my past that are still doing their thing, and Meches is one of them. I don't think I even really have to say not to go anywhere else for your doughnut needs in Lafayette, but I honestly don't even know what other option would even be slightly plausible. "Big Doughnut" is just lucky that Meches isn't greedy like them and hasn't started an expansive reaching chain because they would have a monopoly of the industry. Shoutout to Meches, thank you for the memories. Heart emoji.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Katelynn H.
I am only giving three stars because this place has the cutest decorated donuts for every holiday! However, today I went in and got the cutest Easter donuts, and I was so excited to bring them home and put them out for the Easter party until I open the box and noticed she had crammed 11 big donuts into a medium sized box! And skimmed me on one out of the dozen! This is the final product!
Laurie Primeaux
The cavier of king
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Hamilton
Love this location!!!! They have the MOST
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
E J udah
Stopped by after church, I’m glad we did. I think the glazed cake doughnuts were the best I ever had. This is a great place to find quality doughnuts.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Doughnut
Josh Davidson
We where in Lafayette for one night and I am so glad we got breakfast from Rickey Menche's!Donuts where amazing... pretty sure they where the best I've ever had. Their boston cream with cream cheese filling was next level.The service there was top notch. The lady behind the counter was incredibly welcoming and helpful. Really felt the southern hospitalty thereAlso dont sleep on their Kolaches! I tried my first Boudan here and it was amazing. perfect breakfast bite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chuck Doucet
Always a hit w/ our kids, these friendly folks have some of the best kollaches and donuts in the state for sure!
Thank you to the sweet lady who helped me obtain a fresh warm pecan praline king cake this morning!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kit G.
I have not been on site to Meches. But, I have ordered King Cakes two years in a row. Their cakes are exceptional. Bavarian creme has been my choice. I shared a piece with a friend who makes gourmet cookies that she sells. Her response, " this is the best cake I have ever eaten". So I cannot say enough how good those cakes are. Not so good for the hips. The only downside is the shipping. It costs more to ship than the cake. But they are excellent and survive shipping well. Can't wait till next year!!
thomas kloss
In my opinion this is the best place to get donuts and king cakes. The donuts are gigantic and covered in glaze, flavor toppings, or fillings. They are inexpensive and will fill you up fast. The kolaches are awesome too. The staff is extremely friendly and a pleasure to interact with. If I had the money I would eat here 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. The king cakes are the absolute best and they have a ton of filling options to make anyone happy. If you haven’t tried this location please treat yourself and discover the donut shop the killed krispy cream many years ago. This place has been here for 40 plus years and I hope they will be here for another 40 years. If you don’t try it you must give all your money to the poor, sell your house, and move to the North Pole forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Doughnut, King Cake
Shantelle H.
My coworkers loved it! They said it's the best king cake ever. I think I might be the weird one bc I was not a fan at all. I need my king cakes to taste like king cake. This was a donut king cake and i just didn't find it to be good at all and the texture was a little too tough for me.
Pierre Price
Wonderful establishment! The workers here are very friendly and helpful. The donuts are the very best and they are always warm. I can't stop thinking about them as I eat them daily now and they pair well with a cup of coffee.
Meches Doughnuts (especially the Guilbeau road location) is BY FAR the best doughnut you can get for the best price that I've ever had, and it isn't even close. I truly pity the rest of the world that isn't Lafayette, Louisiana for the types of doughnut establishments they are forced to choose from. Imagine if you only had a bottom of the barrel chain like Dunkin' or one of those pretentious and expensive designer doughnut spots to get your doughnuts from. That would be a nightmare. Local Lafayette cooking and culture has spoiled me as far as its food in general, and Meches is no exception to that. What, you think Cajuns only know how to make etouffee? Wrong.I grew up near Lafayette High on Congress Street and have many very fond memories of my dad and I going to Meches on Guilbeau in the early morning hours. Inside, the bright lights, jovial sounds of neighbors greeting each other good morning, and the crisp aromas wafting from the freshly baked dough in the back are the most pleasant shocks to your senses. It may be the 2020's outside, but once you step inside Meches, it's like walking back in time to an era where businesses actually put customers and community above all, and when I went home to visit last month and walked in, it would be remiss to tell you that it had the EXACT same impact as it did when I was a child; like walking into Willy Wonkas doughnut factory.Have I mentioned that they have more than just doughnuts? Oh yes. This is the city of Lafayette, after all. There is a large selection of delicious kolaches as well as BOUDIN (my favorite Cajun food) and more stuff that I probably don't even know about. Oh, and they make an amazing KING CAKE during the Mardi Gras season, but don't get me started on that. My mouth watered a good bit when I typed that just now. Just know there is no going wrong with anything on the menu from Meches, whether it be sweet treats or hearty meats. They also have a large selection of beverages including Bordens strawberry milk which is next to impossible to find anywhere else; it's like the foil Charizard of liquids. Meches just has a remarkably niche and superb selection of items, all around.I haven't lived in Lafayette for over a decade now, but I visit my family and friends there when I can. When I do, I always find the time to make my rounds to multiple child/adulthood hotspots from my past that are still doing their thing, and Meches is one of them. I don't think I even really have to say not to go anywhere else for your doughnut needs in Lafayette, but I honestly don't even know what other option would even be slightly plausible. "Big Doughnut" is just lucky that Meches isn't greedy like them and hasn't started an expansive reaching chain because they would have a monopoly of the industry. Shoutout to Meches, thank you for the memories. Heart emoji.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am only giving three stars because this place has the cutest decorated donuts for every holiday! However, today I went in and got the cutest Easter donuts, and I was so excited to bring them home and put them out for the Easter party until I open the box and noticed she had crammed 11 big donuts into a medium sized box! And skimmed me on one out of the dozen! This is the final product!
The cavier of king
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this location!!!! They have the MOST
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stopped by after church, I’m glad we did. I think the glazed cake doughnuts were the best I ever had. This is a great place to find quality doughnuts.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Doughnut
We where in Lafayette for one night and I am so glad we got breakfast from Rickey Menche's!Donuts where amazing... pretty sure they where the best I've ever had. Their boston cream with cream cheese filling was next level.The service there was top notch. The lady behind the counter was incredibly welcoming and helpful. Really felt the southern hospitalty thereAlso dont sleep on their Kolaches! I tried my first Boudan here and it was amazing. perfect breakfast bite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a hit w/ our kids, these friendly folks have some of the best kollaches and donuts in the state for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Doughnut, Sausage Cheese & Jalapeno, Cinnamon Roll, Sausage Cheese Jalapeño Kolache, Donuts & Kolaches
Always busy it seems however there is a reason for that. The people and the sweets are great!! Go there for fresh sweets and leave with a smile :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Drove 5 hrs for a King Cake and it was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: King Cake
Great king cakes. Little pricey but taste
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: King Cake, Chocolate Covered
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Thank you to the sweet lady who helped me obtain a fresh warm pecan praline king cake this morning!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have not been on site to Meches. But, I have ordered King Cakes two years in a row. Their cakes are exceptional. Bavarian creme has been my choice. I shared a piece with a friend who makes gourmet cookies that she sells. Her response, " this is the best cake I have ever eaten". So I cannot say enough how good those cakes are. Not so good for the hips. The only downside is the shipping. It costs more to ship than the cake. But they are excellent and survive shipping well. Can't wait till next year!!
In my opinion this is the best place to get donuts and king cakes. The donuts are gigantic and covered in glaze, flavor toppings, or fillings. They are inexpensive and will fill you up fast. The kolaches are awesome too. The staff is extremely friendly and a pleasure to interact with. If I had the money I would eat here 7 days a week and twice on Sunday. The king cakes are the absolute best and they have a ton of filling options to make anyone happy. If you haven’t tried this location please treat yourself and discover the donut shop the killed krispy cream many years ago. This place has been here for 40 plus years and I hope they will be here for another 40 years. If you don’t try it you must give all your money to the poor, sell your house, and move to the North Pole forever.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Doughnut, King Cake
My coworkers loved it! They said it's the best king cake ever. I think I might be the weird one bc I was not a fan at all. I need my king cakes to taste like king cake. This was a donut king cake and i just didn't find it to be good at all and the texture was a little too tough for me.
Wonderful establishment! The workers here are very friendly and helpful. The donuts are the very best and they are always warm. I can't stop thinking about them as I eat them daily now and they pair well with a cup of coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Donut Holes, Glazed Donuts, Cinnamon Twist, Chocolate Covered