I haven't lived in Connecticut for over 10 years at this point, but one thing I very much miss is…read moreNeil's Donuts. I used to frequent the Wallingford location many years ago, so when I found out they opened a location in Middletown, I just had to go. My wife and I stopped here yesterday morning (a Wednesday) and got in and out super quickly. I kept it simple and ordered a glaze donut as well as a chocolate sprinkles donut and boy oh boy, I think Neil's has one of the best chocolate sprinkles donuts I've ever had. The top of the donut was completely covered and the dough on both donuts were so soft and delicious. Overall, Neil's Donuts is a dang gem and one of the best things Connecticut has to offer and such a great place. It looks like a cozy little donut shop, the staff have always been super friendly whenever I was here, and the food here it top notch and dang good. If you want a donut, this is the place you are gonna need to come check out.

Usually love this place.... However, I went this morning in…read morea rush on the way to work. I put in an Uber Eats order and stated multiple times "no cheese" as I'm allergic. When given my item, the receipt even said no cheese and somebody signed off on it How about when I went to eat my sandwich there was cheese and I hadn't throw it out (i always check first just incase) because some of it had melted to the bagel This is not right as this could have been harmful for my health. I'm putting this night as complaint but a warning people since this restaurant does not often check the safety of their customers

Hard to go wrong here. I ate here three times this week. From breakfast sandwiches to bagels to all…read moretypes of pastries, muffins, & donuts, everything was fresh and delicious. Lots of coffee options as well..

I used to go to Seed but they're way overpriced and you never really see what's happening inside…read more Patty Cakes is amazing and you order and watch your food being made right in front of you. Their bakery items are divine, don't get the cake pops because you WILL become addicted. Also the "brookie" cookie is insane! 5/5 stars this is the only breakfast place I will go to in Glastonbury

"It's good to be king and have your own world It helps to…read moremake friends; it's good to meet girls A sweet little queen who can't run away It's good to be king, whatever it pays" (Tom Petty) King Donut in Newington shouldn't be confused with the similarly named donut shop in Manchester. They are unrelated. Newington's King Donut is a small, old-school family-run business on Route 176 (Main St. in Newington. If you like traditional New England-style iced and cake donuts, this place should be right in the center of your comfort zone. If you like those expensive crafty arsty-fartsy donuts with Fruity Pebbles, crushed cannoli shells and the like, take your $6 a pop elsewhere. Here, you'll see cookies, muffins, bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and of course.....donuts on their menu. And pray tell, what kind of donuts? Glad you asked, because they have a nice variety of yummy treats including Glazed, Chocolate frosted, Vanilla frosted with sprinkles, Strawberry frosted, three Old fashioneds (plain, glazed, chocolate iced), Jelly filled, Boston cream, Powdered, Cinnamon sugar, Blueberry cake, Chocolate cake, Apple fritters, Cinnamon rolls, Crullers, Maple frosted, Butternut donuts, and filled donut sticks. We picked up an assortment of donuts yesterday, and man oh man did they look and smell great. We split a chocolate iced/custard filled stick last night that was decadently delicious!! PRO TIP It's located on the busy corner of Hartford Avenue and Main Street in a small plaza with plenty of parking. You'll find it across the street from the Eagle's Nest Gas station, which we've found to consistently have some of the lowest gas prices around.

Walked in to a clean place, a few tables, menu posted on the wall behind the counter. Plenty of a…read morevariety to choose from. I was heading to a nearby facility and wanted to bring my team a treat so I got 1/2 dozen donuts for $11.50 out the door. The donuts looked amazing. I opted to shove a Boston cream in my face first! The donuts are larger than most other donut shops in the area. The Boston cream was very light and airy and had good flavor, it wasn't at all greasy, my only complaint is there was not a lot of filling. It took me 3 bites to get to the cream filling. The woman at the counter was very pleasant and there is plenty of I parking here too.

My kids absolutely love the bagels here. We frequent it maybe once a week. I personally love their…read moresesame bagel. My kids go between the chocolate chip and blueberry. My partner loves their cinnamon one. Always fresh and soft. Parking on site. They're super nice here too.

Want to pick up a bagel sandwich on the weekend? Nope. "All orders need to be placed ahead of…read morearriving on the weekend," says the sign on the window. Even if you do that, the simplest warm food will apparently take 30mins. I placed an order and waited 10+ mins for a toasted plain with butter. Got it outside to eat and it wasn't even warm, much less toasted. The butter was 0% melted. Ok, at least I was able to get my son his egg bagel, dry and cold. Nope. Out of them before 10a. He got a plain and it was fine, but not appreciably better than other options. To give what little credit that's due, they DID toast a bagel when my gf took mine back in, but what if I had taken it to go? Most people do since there's no real place to eat there (a few tables outside on the busy road). Any bagel place that can't get a plain toasted with butter right in 15mins isn't worth your time. CT has too many good options.

This place is waaaaayyyy overpriced. Food was bland. Crepe is okay. Service is slow. But the…read moreplace is clean. Not going back Ordered a sausage burrito to eat there. Took 30 minutes and tasted like dry oil. Blahhhh.

The shiny, newer cafe is the second Busy Bean I know of, and it is an adorable spot to be. Chewy,…read morecrusty bagels, a decent list of spreads, coffee, crepes, and fresh baked goods are all here. If you live in walking distance you just might find your way here every day, but there is plenty of parking if you're not around the corner. Aside bagels and spreads is a small sandwich menu, and people come and go for food deliveries. Whether on the run like I was, or stopping for coffee and the conversation, this cafe stayed calm. The lox spread was costly but quality, loaded with large hunks throughout. All bagels came toasted without us requesting, so specify if you prefer otherwise. The atmosphere is adorable, the staff kind and calm, and we can't wait to come back!

Good doughnuts, basic toppings, great owner…read more Came here because we knew the owner from a local pizza spot that always looked after us when we would stop by. He decided to branch out and make a tiny donut shop, so we wanted to swing by and give him a try. The shop is small, designed more for your pick up and go crowd. The signage is a little small, so you will need to know where to go to find it. The selection of donuts is akin to specialty cookie shops. They keep a standard selection of doughnuts on demand but also rotate out a few types to keep things fresh. You order your doughnuts with the cashier, and then get to watch your doughnuts get dipped and packed right in front of you. We got a dozen of these little doughnuts. Took our pics then dug in. As a doughnut, they are good. They are a cake doughnut with a little vanilla in the batter to give it a mellow buttery floral flavor note. Not majorly noticeable, but just enough to make it better than just straight up cake. The best bite was the strawberry shortcake. Fresh strawberries with a light whipped cream gives that flavor profile one would expect from a very solid strawberry shortcake. The rest were of varying states of okay for the toppings. The maple bacon was good, the local maple glaze was very maple forward and tasty. The bacon crumbles needed to be cooked more. They were a little too soft and chewy for that style of doughnut. The doughnuts with chocolate syrup needs a better chocolate syrup. Would probably replace with a chocolate drizzle instead. Would hold up better if not eaten immediately. Some of the glazes were not made in house, and were a bit too strong for some of the other toppings on them. They will need to figure out a way to tweak these glazes to not be overpowering. As a destination spot I would expect an elevated product, and this shop is not set up to be elevated just yet. It's set up to be a local morning doughnut place, which is valid but will need to fight to get people to see them. There's some promise to this business idea. They will need to commit to either a boutique tiny doughnut shop or a local pick up and on demand delivery spot. Either one could work, but they need to find their footing first. For those interested in trying this place, it's a good spot for a little sweet treat. Stick to the non-chocolate flavors, get enough to share, and enjoy!

What a great local small business!! If you are in the area you definitely need to stop by for a fun…read moreunique treat. Located in a newly renovated building the cafe is cute and inviting. These small freshly made doughnuts are fun and creative. With gluten-free, and made-to-order options the staff can really accommodate every palette. Great for families and the college crowd. While the toppings may not be gourmet in quality - they are not trying to be. I am very interested in seeing where this business goes. There are so many options and directions for the owner to go with this concept. Excited to see the future!!

I've been a regular at the "other bagel shop / chain" in the area for many years. I'll say it -…read moreSteve's bagels ARE better! They are big and soft and fluffy versus compact and dense. BUT...they're approximately 50% more expensive for their bakes! $23 per dozen versus $16! I still prefer them, however and I'm a frequent bagel person. We freeze them and then toast for bfast. The restaurant is small and simple. I can only comment on the bagels because I came here for a dozen and room them home. 4stars for the bagels (prefer NYC / NJ - different water makes better bagels and pizza crust) and I won't detract for being so much more expensive than your local competition (Between The Rounds).

Yea, I absolutely hated this place. Sorry, I was supposed to start with the positive. The ONLY…read morepositive was that the food was good! Bagel was a little dry, and paying $1.50 for cream cheese and only getting it on one side of the bagel, whack! Anyway, I tried Stevie's for the first time today and I was very optimistic. As soon as I walked in, I noticed three employees backstage (yes, backstage while I was waiting on someone to come centerstage and actually work, they were just prepping), not one of them was at the cash register, ready to take my order, and no one even greeted me as I stood there for almost a minute. Now granted, one girl was clearly making an order, there was a guy on the phone, so there was only one possible employee that could have been at the register.. instead she was walking back and forth behind the bagels doing nothing. I watched her scratch her head and pat her scarf like she had just rolled out of bed! She intentionally avoided even looking toward the register, and seeing as how there's a bell on the door, I'm sure she knew I was there! Anyway, she finally, but slowly saunters toward the front, but stops at the girl making a sandwich to ask, "is she waiting for something?" I'M WAITING FOR YOU, GIRL!!!! WTF!!! I started to leave right then, especially after she looked dead at me, before asking the other girl was I waiting for something! She walks up "are you ready to order?" I started to leave again, because who greets a customer like that?! I said, "HI. GOOD MORNING." She stared at me like "I already greeted you when I asked if you were ready to order." At this point, her sour demeanor and nasty unprofessionalism have taken my mood from pleasant to irritated. As I stared at the menu with no prices. I asked what types of cream cheese they had. The other girl from backstage happened to be walking by the cash register and she points to a print out. With all the thousands of overhead, up top, beneath, and side menus, text, words, fonts, and colors everywhere I had missed it. The girl standing there like I interrupted her nap, says "Yea it's right there, I didn't realize you couldn't see it." SMART ASS!!! I said, I'll get the garlic & herb on a spinach bagel. She rings it up. It says sun-dried tomato cream cheese on the small screen, I ask her if that's a mistake or if it rings up that way? (I am allergic to tomato, so I MUST ASK.) She says nothing, but instead prints out the ticket, where she shows me her note at the bottom, "sub garlic & herb" she then says "I heard what you said, you're right here, I just had to ring it up that way because there's no button for garlic&herb." I tell her that it didn't show her note on the payment screen, so I just wanted to make sure. Her attitude is literally making me sick!!! It's so unneccsarily sarcastic and nasty for no reason!! If I wasn't hungry and on a time crunch, I would've found another, cleaner, more pleasant and professional place to get a bagel. I spent over $10 on a meat-less bagel with less than a spoonful of cream cheese. smh. If I owned this place, I would do a complete renovation, deep clean, and fire the entire team and rehire people that will at least have some sense of customer service, professionalism, and sanitary food handling skills. I won't be back, which is a shame, because that was a damn good bagel.

Was looking for fresh bagels this am and apparently so was everyone else in town! Ever have a…read morebagel so fresh it doesn't need to be toasted, we'll that's here! We grabbed 1/2 dozen bagels, mixed, garlic and herb cream cheese, and a half pint of chicken salad. We had a couple not toasted and tore them to sip in the whipped cream cheese. We toasted a couple later in the day to make a few sandwiches out of! This place was packed, I recommend calling ahead, the customer area is tiny and does move somewhat quick depending on the orders, grilled items take a while as they have a small grill apparently (overheard to a guest waiting). Our stuff was cold so we got in/out quickly! Chicken salad was good, I added some hot sauce and gave it a kick on an onion bagel!!

1 1/2 stars only because they're fast during their rush, and staff was friendly. Their bagels were…read moredisappointing, to say the least. They were pale in color. We got a half dozen - 2 chocolate chip, 1 blueberry, 1 Asiago, and 2 plain. One CC bagel has only 2 chips, and the other 4 (see video and picture). I love blueberry bagels, and pretty much everywhere I go, you see blueberries throughout, and the color of the bagel itself is a lot darker than what we received. There were only tiny specks in these bagels. Disappointing. There was no chew, and they were kinda dense. If you want fantastic bagels, go to Chefs in Cheshire, or Olmo in New Haven.