Neil’s Donuts

Decent donuts, nice local shop, good staff…read more Came to this location for another bakery, but hours were wrong so I had time to burn. Decided to hunt down a few different locations and this one popped up in the hunt. Location is a small space in a little plaza. Staff was friendly, recommended the strawberry donut. Price was 2 bucks a donut, so towards the higher side. Donut was fresh, dense with a heavy sugar shell and a strong artificial strawberry flavor. Not bad, but I prefer the lighter yeasty style donuts than the denser, sugar laden ones. As a local donut shop, it's good. The quality is there, but the donuts are not my style. They are good classic dunker style doughnuts though.

Today was a treat day, and I wanted to come here for a donut! I have a few friends who've been…read morehere, and they highly recommend the place. My BF got an iced coffee, which he thoroughly enjoyed. We grabbed an assortment of donuts to try, since it was our first time here. Their cinnamon rolls are huge, and it was nice and cinnamon-ey which I love. I also got the cruller to enjoy later. Now, to me, a cruller is nice and airy with a hint of crispness in the edges and a moist center. This was more like an old fashioned donut made into a twist, and it is probably one of the best old fashioned donut I have had ever! Nicely glazed, but that dough ... chef's kiss! We also grabbed their chocolate frosted and a Boston cream to share with our son. The employees are super nice and helpful. Only downside is they only serve coffee - iced or hot. I wish they had an espresso machine for lattes and cappuccinos. 4.5 stars!

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Glazed Cruller

Neil's Donuts

4.8(781 reviews)

10.7 mi

Another local GEM!! My husband is always bringing stuff home from here!…read more Cute little spot very conveniently located. Sweets always hit Very inexpensive Very large portions We got a Apple trim over A large coffee Jelly powdered hot dog for $9 lol in 2026!! That's unheard of!! Why would anyone go to Dunkin??

These are just really fantastic. My boss brings in 3 dozen…read moreof these bad boys (donuts) to our staff lounge every Friday morning. Always look forward to which one I'll be trying each week. Their french crullers are light, airy and perfectly glazed - my favorite. Those powdered jelly filled ones on the other hand will be a heavy bomb to your body and will leave you full all day. Regardless, they are the best around!

A special gift from Jim C. Worth the wait 6-24-2023

I took the last ones!

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Wide variety of danish

Klekolo World Coffee

4.1(156 reviews)

0.7 mi

Always great coffee! Just tell them what you like and they make great suggestions. And it's always…read morefresh and absolutely delicious! The sweets are great too, nice variety in type and cost. Highly recommend!

The only downside about this place is that it's cash only, so make sure you have cash before you…read morego. As far as their coffee, I was absolutely blown away and am so sad I live two states over. It's in adorable spot downtown and walkable from the college. They stay open late on Sundays which is rare and was a major perk in my book! The service was nice. They were super friendly and helpful. I cannot wait to go back and try more of their iced beverages---they have so many good options!

Cloud 9 iced latte with oat milk

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Perkatory Coffee Roasters

4.6(156 reviews)

1.1 mi

I've been going to Perkatory for several years now, in order to satisfy my thirst for all things…read morecaffeine. I love the place! The vibe is good, the baristas are top-notch, and most importantly, the coffee is excellent. I particularly like the Americanos and the cold brew. The baristas are always willing to make you exactly what you want, just the way you like. Also, clean bathrooms - always important! If you're looking for high quality coffee in Middletown, go here. Now.

The vibes? Immaculate The staff? Sweet, smiley, awesome to…read morechat with The parking situation? No issues at all, easy to access and walk over! Now, the coffee? Awful in my opinion Got a mocha macchiato and it was just awful, had to throw it out even after i put 4 more pumps of liquid sweetener and more milk. Still bad I know this is a hot spot, so this is just my opinion. I'll try something else next time!

Ordering area

Flowers from the popup!

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"Lucky Harms" March 2023 specials: cold brew & latte

The Mochi Donut Cafe & Bakery

4.5(67 reviews)

13.7 mi

It's always such a great time to visit this café! I love the aesthetic and it's so cute and pink…read more I love how current the owner Tookie stays when it comes to Labubus and Sonny's Angels being available in her shop. I've even seen her do Labubu trade events via Instagram. My most recent visit I brought my mom to try her very first mochi donut. We tried so many flavors, but my favorite was the rose lychee. Absolutely amazing and light, the texture is always perfect. To drink, I got the Matcha with the cheese foam on top. Definitely a new experience for me, but I liked the contrasting, sweet and savory flavors of the drink. My mom got an Vietnamese iced coffee with mango boba... What a combo lol! Big mistake but thankfully Tookie remade her drink with some brown sugar popping boba. Can't wait to go back, as always!

Good donuts, needs tlc…read more I've been to this place before, and I appreciated the location despite it being an event. So being in the area, decided to come here and pick up some donuts for the ride home. We got here late in the day, and they were out of almost everything when I got there. I managed to get a churro and matcha donut. I then saw they did a Dubai chocolate strawberry cup, and had to give that a try as well ( they only do the cup on the weekends) The donuts were very fresh, light and chewy. They are high in price but much better in quality compared to other places I've tried. The Dubai strawberry cup had a kind of weak chocolate sauce over them. Not the cheapest stuff on the market, but not strong or mellow like the expensive chocolates. The strawberries were fresh, and the Dubai part needed a little salt to counteract the sweet and enhance the earthy. Inside is well decorated but dirty. All the tables were dirty, there's lots of dust and other ditritus when I was waiting for my dessert. It was end of day, so I get why they would not be fully clean. But there's some repairs that need to get done and there's cracks in the facade. Despite the lack of donuts, the quality was good and the Dubai strawberries were a nice sweet treat. This is a good place to get some interesting food items or sweet treats. Not a trek worthy spot, but good if you're around

Love colorful mochi donut

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Special brown sugar cream brûlée with boba ~$7

Lyman Orchards

3.9(325 reviews)

5.0 mi

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Our leadership group did a wonderful team-building activity at the Apple Barrel this month! We…read morelearned how to make the best applie pies with one of Lyman's bakers -- it was a great way to focus our team of working together and learning what works. And of course we did some blueberry picking afterwards:-) Thanks, Lyman Orchards!

Such a fun place! Everything here is so fresh. From the fruit and produce, to their bakery. You…read morecan't go wrong.

Late post from last season, but looking forward to this year's pick!

The corn maze

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Apple cider donut!

Cromwell Farmers Market

4.8(8 reviews)

2.4 mi

Wow. This is probably one of the most beautiful farmer markets I've been to. It's on Friday evening…read more4-7, in one of the prettiest parts of Connecticut, at Riverport Park. There's live music, food trucks, local produce, friendly people. It's from June to early September, so check the dates. Don't miss the food truck, I had a pastrami sandwich from Skyscrapers, and there are amazing vendors! There was a woman who made her own biscotti, and there were so many different types!

A nice farmers market set up by the Connecticut river usually with 2 food trucks in attendance;…read moreseafood and the vegan one. We always get the apple cider donuts fresh from the donuts stand. They have 2 kinds, raised sugar and apple cider. Our friends usually get the pizza that is made fresh from the clay oven stand that also serves paella. We bring our friendly-dog so that she can see other pups and people. They usually have some live family friendly music playing in the gazebo in the center of the square that makes up the farmers market.

Fresh local produce

Lobster Tales Food Truck with their menu

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Car for sale

Brew Bakers

3.0(197 reviews)

0.6 mi

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Great place for a breakfast sandwich my fav is the Tuscany on a garlic bagel with their fresh…read moreginger lemonade Sit inside or on a nice day outside is beautiful and they bring your order to you it's a nice place with friendly staff and great kitchen staff

I think it's very obvious that they don't understand what food allergy means when you start asking…read morequestions about particular items in their restaurant. I'm an avid restaurant goer and customer service and product is very important especially now when so many people are suffering from food allergy and illness because of food that is being sold, served and bought. When you see, somebody rolled their eyes when you ask them a question and they have a problem answering it that speaks volumes. It's unfortunate. It's a cute little place and they even accept dogs on their patio. Unfortunately, they can keep their attitude along with their food.

Bacon, egg and cheese on cheddar bagel

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Bob B.

5 years ago

I don't get it. After reading all the reviews, I was really looking forward to this. I really love coffee, and I drink a lot of it. Hot. Black. Nothing in it. This coffee was really disappointing. Tasted really bad. Wish it was better. read more

Bonisa J.

2 years ago

best donut. Everything is so good. We have 12 donuts for party. great service. We will be back for sure.

George W.

3 years ago

Friendly fast service and food is ALWAYS fresh and good. Love the donuts, fluffy and huge

Eric G.

5 years ago

Three words....simply the best!

Neil’s Donuts - donuts - Updated September 2026

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$3 donuts at the NE Tacofest? I am in!…read more I walked away with 2 apple cider donuts and a churro donut. I have to share.... I REALLY liked their apple cider donuts! It wasn't the best I have ever had but i was impressed. I do wish I had bought more. I hope to cross paths again Dude's! Footnote: I did not try the churro, it was for my teen.

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