"It's good to be king and have your own world It helps to make 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) I was surprised to see so many negative reviews here, characterizing King's Donuts as "dry, stale, excessively "crumbly", or with raw uncooked centers. One review even said the donuts tasted like "Play Doh and/or paint thinner". Let me say this as clearly as I can, the donuts and crullers we just picked up were FANTASTIC, as fresh as could be, and 100% wonderful. We picked up a variety of cake donuts, traditional Yeast-Raised Donuts, cruller sticks, and donut holes the other day, and we were 1,000% happy with their taste, size, and freshness. I loved their Cherry Cake donut! It was so big I really should have split it with my wife but didn't. They have 28 flavors on their website, baked in small batches with rotating flavors. Prices start at $2.49 for a single classic glazed donut, then go to $2.99 for a filled donut (jelly, custard or fruit), and then $3.25 for Specialties. For you big spenders out there, a Cinnamon Roll is $3.49, and an Apple Fritter is $3.75. These prices seem pretty reasonable to me, considering how big and excellent I found their donuts to be, read more

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The donuts are pretty good and the coffee is coffee. The people are great! The service is fantastic and they participate in "Too good to go" a food anti waste program, which I love! The vibe is laid back and there is a convenience store attached. These people are so nice and kind! They will always get my business over DD. read more

New owner, new signage, still not great doughnuts Gave this place another try, since it recently updated and had new signage. For a place that extolls fresh donuts, the two I got were not so fresh. The red velvet was weirdly bready, rather than being a cake-like consistency. The chocolate flavor was artificial, and there wasn't enough sweetness to counteract the artificial perfume of the donut. The coconut doughnut was greasy and oddly cold. the coconut had no flavor and the doughnut was weirdly crumbly. Overall, it was a very weak doughnut. I am no a fan of this location, and I am still not a fan after their revamp. Not worth your time. read more

Terrific local place. Tasty bagels, almost as good as New York. I had a cherry cake donut, which was really yummy as well. Service was very quick and efficient while also being polite. Solid establishment. No complaints. read more

Very nice woman at the counter. I picked up a coconut and a glazed donut for my husband. He devoured both and loved every bite! Will be back to buy him a giant cinnamon roll. Sadly, I'm allergic to wheat and can't eat donuts. read more

Ordered a dozen donuts and every flled donut was raw in the center, so disappointed. Hopefully they figure out the cooking times for the different types read more

You doughnut know what you're missing! Saw this local shop and thought why not! What a cute little shop ironically situated right next to a Dunkin Doughnuts which is brazen and hilarious! The pickings were slim by the time I got there at 11:30am which makes sense. I will have to go again in the morning to try some of their socially doughnuts! The Boston cream doughnut I had was fresh, fluffy and delicious! I can't wait th go again!! Small note: none of the doughnuts are vegan. read more

King Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Manchester, Connecticut

Small no-frills spot that supposedly has a wide variety of donuts, however when I came there were only 4 or 5 flavors. They also have a wide variety of both hot and iced coffee flavors as well. I tried their double chocolate donut and a vanilla coffee. The coffee was very sub-par (I ordered the iced, but was given and tried the hot anyway), but the donut was very thick and delicious. There is a little seating inside 3.5 read more

The ship was tiny and customers were on top of each other waiting for service. Small selection and only basics as options. They had no fancy donuts mo sprinkles no bear claws and oddly not maple bars or maple bacon bars. Staff was stressed not a good first impression. Did nuts were mediocre at best. It's the only place in town walmarts donuts were better. I would recommend someone opens a great donut shop. read more

NOT GOOD. Owner is super nice but we tried 6 donuts and they were completely inedible. They all tasted like they had play doh and/or paint thinner in them. I am not picky with donuts ... they were horrible! Also had egg sandwiches. All microwaved product. It was alright. Nothing special. Owner was friendly ... that's about it. Not very cleanly appearing inside and not in a good location. read more

Terrible donuts! We got a dozen and every one was as worse as the others. Dry with zero flavor! Not to mention they are ridiculously expensive. read more

Got and egg and cheese with ham on a hard roll and a small coffee. $9.04. The ham was a $2.14 add on to the egg and cheese. I only got one lousy piece of ham on the sandwich. The egg and cheese was good but for an extra $2 I expect more ham than ONE deli slice of ham. Complete rip off. They need to give more value. Would've been happier without it and saving $2 cause the rest of the sandwich was good. read more

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I happened to be driving by and hate Dunkin so I decided to stop for an iced coffee. The two ladies behind the counter were so kind. Not something you find anymore especially at Dunkin. The iced coffee and egg sandwich was excellent. I will definitely stoo there next time I am in the area! read more

This is my favorite donut shop. The donuts are large cakey happiness. The flavor options are plentiful and oh so tasty. On several occasions, I've brought a couple dozen of these in to work to make workshops less painful. Now people ask me to bring them all the time and are really disappointed if I don't! They are definite crowd pleasers. Some of my favorites include - coconut - toasted coconut - chocolate toasted coconut - red velvet -blueberry cake -maple bacon with real bacon -so many more... The coffee is pretty good and they have flavored syrups. The egg sandwiches are really good but will take a while because they make them from scratch. Maybe you can call ahead to order them? Not sure. Bottom line is, this place rocks and it's my favorite donut spot. read more

King Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Manchester, Connecticut

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Why did it take me so long to enter this shop? I donno, I drive past it almost everyday. One of the best old fashioned donuts I've ever had... I walked in at around noon ... the shelves were almost depleted ... all were gone just a couple left so I had very few to choose from apple filled, glazed , marble frosted, fritters and the blueberry cake.... and that's what I picked the blueberry cake, very crumbley more cake like (as the name suggests) and less Donut like.... had a crisscross pattern on it and was lightly glazed you could see the blueberries peeking through it. All you need to know, tastes like heaven and extremely fresh donuts. If you get there early enough you will have plenty to choose from all kinds of shapes too. They also have croissants, muffins and most importantly coffee. read more

King Donuts - Blueberry cake donut - Donuts Near Me - Manchester, Connecticut

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Great selection of donuts and yummy coffee! I try to eat healthy, so if I'm going to indulge the calories need to be worth it, and these are! Great price for a coffee and donut (or more than one donut!)!! read more

I ran in for an iced coffee & thought wtheckfire, I will get 2 donuts & do some taste testing with the kids. This is a VERY simple little shop on the corner of Hartford Rd & McKee St right off 384. It's about as barebones as they get but you can immediately tell the bagels & donuts are homemade. I actually really wanted a bagel but decided to try some donuts for once. I ordered the maple bacon & Bavarian creme. Both light but with a nice substantial weight & slight chewy texture. Both were solidly very good. Not OTT good but perfectly fine. I had the iced coffee which in my mind, could've been a bit better. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't that flavorful or robust. They have a large selection of flavored shots to choose from including pistachio which I thought was pretty cool. The woman there was very nice, polite, friendly & efficient. This is a solidly good little donut store. It's a great location so easy to stop off en route to your destination. read more

King Donuts - Bagels - Donuts Near Me - Manchester, Connecticut

I love love love love this place! I've tried donuts from everywhere but this has to be one of my top favorites. I've tried Donut plants, Dough in nye, Top Pot, ETC but King Donut makes the best donuts. They are so doughy without being too thick. They have the perfect amount of glaze and they are so affordable. The donuts are $1 each and $8.99 for a dozen. My ultimate favorite flavors were cherry cake, blueberry cake glaze and jelly! I've been to this place at 9am and I was shocked to see how little donuts they had. They sell out really quick. When I asked the employee what time I should come back to be able to buy all the flavors, they told me to come at 6 am especially on the weekends!!!!! I have to stay these donuts have been ruining my weekend sleep but they are so worth it. read more

Been here multiple times, they have Great donuts, friendly service , what else can anyone ask for

I pity the fool who enjoys this donut among some of the other true kings of donuts in the land. While this donut is better than the garbage can donut from Dunkin' Donuts , I reckon to name one self the king of the donut is not spoken in true words. This is an alright joint but I wouldn't go out of my way, better options exist if you look hard enough. Worth a try though, it may just be down to preference. read more

Nothing spectacular. Not a good selection. Not welcoming staff- I went when I lived in Manchester to try it out because the reviews looked good but .. meh read more

Was okay. Just okay. Nothing too special about their donuts. I dont know if I just got the wrong kind, but the cinnamon sugar donut I had was a bit dry and hard. It wasnt bad, but it wasnt amazing either. read more

Are you serious? We walked in at 11:45 on a Friday because I figured there had to be And option outside of Dunkin' Donuts in Manchester; yelp brought us here. We entered to see empty rack upon empty rack; three glazed sticks were our only options. It looked like an East German supermarket. No staff was visible; the only customer was an woman sitting in the corner reading a book. Honestly, you're better off getting your coffee and donuts from the waiting room of a car repair shop. read more

If "donut" is in your name, and you are open until 3pm, you cannot be out of all donuts by 10:30 on a Saturday. Completely empty donut shelves with a few wrapped bagels to offer by the register. We made a special detour here to support small shops over the countless more convenient chain shops abounding. Nothing like expecting a mouthwatering donut and getting dough-nuttin' :( Quite disappointing. read more

Decided to try a local donut shop and this place was disappointing. The name king of donuts is deceiving. I got there around 9:45-50 am and there were only 5 donuts and nothing else being made for the day. The cashier wasn't friendly at all. I purchased 3 donuts just to try, better off going to Dunkin' Donuts than this unwelcoming place. read more

very enjoyable spot for coffee and conversation. new owners and staff are very customer focused and make each visit a pleasure

So bummed all of the reviews seemed so great, went here on a Sunday morning and while there were still donuts left, they were remarkably stale. I can see how they might taste good fresh but if they aren't fresh on a Sunday morning... when are they? I won't be back because I don't want to play with the "are they fresh or are they stale" gamble. read more

Shocked to be the first person to review this donut shop! Ellen, the owner of Jem's Gardens (as well as my neighbor), recommended King Donuts to me when I asked her if she knew of any local places that sell a nice cup of coffee. I've been here a few times, and the coffee IS great, and really cheap. If you're looking for a fancypants frapparamalamadingdong latte...this ain't it. But a good, classic "donut shoppe coffee", it is. It's what I imagine the cops are drinking on their donut runs in the movies, honestly. How are the donuts, you ask? They definitely hit the spot. I can't say that they are the best I've ever had by any means, because I'm still searching for my "holy grail" of donuts in the Hartford area. But King Donuts has SOUR CREAM DONUTS (hard to find around here) and ginormous apple fritters...so I'm a happy customer. I recently saw that they have an eggnog donut, so I will be back soon to try it before the holiday season is over! read more

I don't like giving out 2's but the last time we went here we got egg sandwiches and our eggs did not taste right so we opened up the sandwich to look and they were grey. Had to throw them out. Would not get breakfast sandwiches here again. read more

So good and the ladies who waited on us are absolutely lovely and just as sweet as the donuts! read more

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This is one of those odd 'hole in the wall' donut places that I passed by for years. I've lived in Manchester my whole life and always passed this place by since I've always gone to other coffee and pastry places (Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts). I figured I'd try it when I was in the area and wanted a quick coffee. Their coffee is awesome - always fresh and super hot (I like my coffee lava hot, something other coffee places are hit or miss with). In particular I really like their cream. I know it's an odd thing to praise, but they use a delicious type of cream for their coffee. Also their donuts are top-rate. They're not those light and fluffy donuts you get at Dunkin - these are old-fashioned, dense donuts. And their coffee rolls are about the size of your head (I'm not even exaggerating). Their prices are extremely fair - small coffee and a donut for $2? That's less than the price of a single coffee at the other 'big' chains. A medium coffee and a donut runs you around $3. Everything here is a great value. The only reason I'm not giving them five stars is because they run out of donuts pretty quick in the morning. I'm not an early riser, so when I stop by around 11:00, there's usually only a couple of trays of various donuts left. That's okay, since everything they make is good and I usually find something I want anyway. read more

What a joke. "King donuts" had exactly 3 donuts on the large display racks at 9:45am on a Monday. The cashier asked what will.you have? I said what do you have? She said...well not much. Why are you even open!?!?! I would be embarrassed if I were running this place. If you can make donuts just close. read more

We had breakfast next door and I'd recently read great reviews on King Donuts so thought we'd give them a try. We sampled one glazed and one chocolate frosted. Glazed to me is always a great gauge for any donut shop. They were large, slightly on the heavy side but did have a nice flavor. In my book, no comparison to Neil's in Wallingford. read more

Walked in this morning to this hole-in-the wall shop around 11. While most of the donuts were sold out, there was still a good selection left. Purchased a small coffee and a half dozen donuts. Man at the counter was very friendly and helpful! So far I have only tried the Flavor Shots donut which was delicious! Would definitely drive the 15 minutes again! read more

King Donuts - Chocolate coconut, chocolate nut, maple frosted, glazed, all chocolate, and flavor shots donuts! - Donuts Near Me - Manchester, Connecticut

WOW WOW WOW. I am almost afraid to tell everyone how good these donuts are here, for fear when I want to get a donut they will all be gone!! I brought a Dozen to work, They were gone in an instant. Brought some more home to my kids, they are now their favorite donuts! Mine too! The coffee is very good also. The flavored shots are delicious, not that sugary crap like down the street. I love this place!! read more

shame shame shame (minus the septa) cant believe i havent given the king his respect. If you have even met me you would know that i love me some donuts. i dont have a donut tattoo or anything, but i give the appearance of someone a)not on amphetamines and b) loves his carbs, king is king. you should get here early enough on any given day to make sure you get a good selection. i love the sour cream ones, but then again, hard to find one i dont like. ok, i though of one, red velvet, why? well lets just say i though i had some internal bleeding the next day, tmi? tfb. yup, thats the hole review. read more

So I need to leave a better review then then the one I left on the website, I ordered Bavarian cream and jelly this morning at 7am, they were very veryy good and fresh read more

So apparently the service or lack there of you experience depends on the time of day. Go early in the morning and the service is impeccable. Go in the aftertaste noon and you may be subjected to a miserable woman with short blonde hair. The food is excellent! I've had an assortment of doughnut holes. My favorite is the Red Velvet, Leary favorite is the marble. The sandwiches are yummy as well. read more

Driven past this place a ton of times going to BJs from Glastonbury, and my wife went there one Sunday morning to grab us some donuts and coffee. Coffee is excellent. Perfect local brew kinda stuff. Donuts are really good. Like another reviewer said, not the holy grail but really good. Glazed "knot"... 3, thicker than most, not the airy kind, which I prefer. Old fashioned glazed... 4.5, excellent, thick, good flavor Sour dough... 4.5, thick cake, good flavor Maple... 5, best maple I have had in a while, thick glaze, and the thicker glazed donut chaise works here Apple fritter... no rating, they forgot to put apple in ours and it wasn't fully cooked, but it looked delicious. I will have to visit and try this one again. Super nice owners, husband and wife, we assume. They are with the times, have a great website, have the latest cash register equipment, and open between 5 and 6am every day. Will be returning in the near future. Parking is rough on a busy street. Park on the side of the building if you can. read more

King Donuts - Yummy in a box! - Donuts Near Me - Manchester, Connecticut

I've been there several times before 10am for a donut. The shelves are always bare. Staff aren't very welcoming.