Dial A Donut Review – Factory Food Court, Derby

Factory Food Court has become one of Derby’s best spots for quick, exciting street food, and with so many savoury choices on offer it’s only right that there’s somewhere dedicated to delivering that all-important sweet fix. Enter Dial A Donut – your go-to if you’re craving something warm, sugary and unapologetically indulgent after your meal.

They do milkshakes, teas and a range of desserts, but I went in with one mission: doughnuts. Freshly fried, hot, fluffy doughnuts that hit you with that unmistakable fairground smell the moment you walk up to the counter.

I ordered four, keeping things balanced by choosing two plain sugar doughnuts and two fully loaded. For the toppings I went heavy on the chocolate, naturally. One had chocolate sauce and chocolate orange pieces. The other was piled with white chocolate sauce and crushed Maltesers. No regrets here. I’m a chocoholic and fully at peace with that.

I tried a plain doughnut first and honestly, it was spot on. Soft, sweet and perfectly fluffy, proving they absolutely don’t need toppings to shine. But when you do add them, they come alive. Warm dough meeting cold chocolate sauce, those crunchy bits on top, the whole thing turning into a proper treat.

I managed two on the spot and saved the other two for later. Partly because I’m trying to be on a diet – which this absolutely destroyed – and partly because no sane person can inhale that much sugar and chocolate in one sitting. I’m not an animal.

All in all, Dial A Donut gets a massive thumbs up from me. If you’re after something sweet at Factory Food Court, these are the people who deliver. Warm, fresh, indulgent and dangerously moreish. Perfect.

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