Krispy Kreme Doughnuts - Niles

Who can say no to Krispy Kreme 12,000 miles from home ? It's the same training program, doughnut dough mix, fryers, and glaze poring machines, boxes and logos. My only hangup is none of the Philippine spots I come across have coffee, so what's up with that ??? Krispy Kreme is still a novelty in the Philippines , number two behind Cinnabon which is extra special gift. But now Randy's Donuts has taken notice and has open up shop in BGC.

The doughnuts taste good. However, it takes them a very long time to write up an official receipt, even when there are very few customers in line.

Place is busy due to the foot traffic, but service is efficient enough and friendly. We got a mixed dozen for 395 pesos. Nice place to get a cup of joe too.

This Krispy Kreme outlet is one of many kiosks inside Eco Eats, a food court on the ground floor of Eco Plaza Building. The Krispy Kreme stall shares space with other food concessionaires that ring around a common dining area.Eco Plaza Building houses VFS Global Manila, the visa and passport processing service-provider of all EU countries, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The ground floor serves as a holding area for visa and passport applicants who are not allowed to loiter or wander around the office corridors of VFS Global. Hence, always expect a big crowd of people at Eco Eats and its immediate premises with applicants waiting for their appointments or issuance of visas. There are no casinos or online casinos within Eco Plaza and its neighboring buildings. Hence, no gamblers among the crowd grabbing to eat a doughnut. Most visa applicants are seafarers who need them when they get new offshore assignments or contracts. So you could see that most Krispy Kreme customers belong to this group profile. The price of doughnuts are shown in Philippine pesos, not in any currency (which is against the law). As with any Krispy Kreme donut elsewhere, they are too sweet for my taste. But their coffee is good, whether Cappuccino or Americano.

Eco Eats has Max’s group establishments (Dencio’s, Sizzling Steak, Teriyaki Boy, Max’s, Pancake House, Jamba Juice, Yellow Cab and Krispy Kreme) in a fastfood set-up. Tables tend to be full because of the Visa applicant crowd. A box of 3 Choco Hazelnut Ring-Filled donuts is sold for P165 and a small cup of Cafe Americano is P95. The Choco Hazelnut donut is so perfect for my sweet tooth but makes me so guilty with all the sugar intake. Coffee was good but a bit pricey.