Their donuts are delicious! I especially love the chocolate croissants. I live down the road and I come early Saturday on a regular basis. Sad to hear that people got sick around Mother's Day but that is not a reflection of a business that's been a staple in Ellington for the last 30 years. read more

Doughnuts: cheap, tasty, and small. Get here early or you'll see an empty wall. The cake variety are just like candy, And the raised variety were nothing but dandy. Not sure if I believe in the business model of Gerry's, but I like their product. In the past I have called twice around 10am and they have been sold out of doughnuts. Once they sell out, they don't make any more. This past week I made it there around 9:20 and the selection was pretty scarce. In summary, go early. The doughnuts were only 3 or 4 bucks for half a dozen. Super inexpensive. They are a bit smaller than Dunkin, but the price is right. I really enjoyed the cherry glazed cake doughnut. Melted in my mouth. Also had an apple filled raised doughnut which was great, among others. Very old fashioned doughnut shop with a counter and booths. Gerry is Serry-ous about his 'nuts. read more

Gerry's Donuts - Half a 'duz (minus the one that I already scarfed). - Donuts Near Me - Ellington, Connecticut

With coupon $1.70 for a large tasty coffee & cream cheese pastry - Very tasty!!! Been there twice already and I truly have to say not only are they a bunch of friendly locals, I wish Gerry's Donuts opened up a second shop here in Manchester because they have the BEST coffee in town by far!!! Also, their munchinks are only .10 each:_) read more

Picked up donuts for Mother's Day and they were affordable and tasted great. The next day had serious fever sickness which I later learned was from health code violations at the establishment. Everyone I was with who ate a donut also became seriously ill. The donuts are cheap and come with a free complimentary side of VIRUS. Jokes aside this is a serious issue and this business later posted jokes about sick customers on social media. You are better off getting yourself some Dunkin donuts. I am not one to tear down a local business but I can't support an establishment that causes physical ailments and think it's funny. read more

Best donuts but one complaint....they are way too cheap! Add a buck or two! You have a Dumpster Donuts right next door and you need a hedge against the competition. You'll still be a very inexpensive option, live it up, or give you delightful counter folks a raise! Coffee is very good, the donuts are spectacular without being hipster goofy, like bacon and llama earwax cronuts. Their Boston Cream may be spelled correctly because unlike DD, its not such a corruption that they need to change the spelling to keep their conscience clean. read more

Quick- Have you ever smelled a Donut shop? Focus... Can you smell it in your mind? No, no... not Dunks. Dunks doesn't smell like anything. I'm talking about a REAL donut shop. The kind of mom-n-pop shop where the donuts are fried fresh, on site? The kind of place that makes REAL Donuts? I haven't smelled that smell since Model bake shop in Florence Mass went out of business 20 years ago... Until I walked into Gerry's. This place is the real deal. They don't make em like this anymore. I'm a newcomer to Ellington, and late to the party at Gerry's. My GF discovered it one day, and she was so in love, she told me all about it. (She did not, however, save me a donut...) As mentioned in many reviews (and told to me by two different regulars on two different visits) get here early. Gerry's does a brisk, but tight, business. His prices are crazy cheap, and that doesn't lend itself to having to toss a bunch of unsold donuts at the end of the day. If there are still donuts, there will be a line. Don't sweat it, just accept that this is the price you pay to buy a little slice of heaven. Also, if Gerry (I think that's Gerry) is waiting on you, he's all business. If he's not extra smiley at you, it's because there's a line of regulars behind you, and you're holding it up. Not impolite, just brisk. Also, like many great mom-n-pop's, this is Cash only. Let's talk prices. I have no idea how this place pays the rent. The donuts are laughably cheap. They're a bit smaller than boutique donuts, but still very inexpensive. I bought 2 on my first trip, and when Gerry told me the price, I said "Is that it?" I honestly thought he undercharged me. Now, let's not conflate "cheap" with "low quality". Nope... These are the finest donuts in the land. The donuts. Oh my, the donuts. Their chocolate honey dip is in the top 3 donuts I've ever had (the other 2 are the Maple Bacon from Voodoo, Portland OR, and the Chocolate Honey Dipped from the aforementioned defunct Model.) I am a big dude, and I know my donuts. Now, you won't find any frosted, dipped in pixie dust and Trix cereal nonsense here (Not that I have a problem with that.) No, my friends, these are just old fashioned, real donuts. The kind you remember from when you were a kid (If you're old enough to have been a kid before Dunks drove all these local shops out of business.) The GF loves the lemon filled. If you knew her, you'd understand what a huge deal that is. My favorite is clearly the Chocolate Honey dipped. Crispy on the outside. Soft and delicious on the inside. Not too sweet. A light glaze on the outside. Perfection in pastry form. Alas, my time in CT ends in 2 months. I won't be able to enjoy these for much longer... My recap: Great Donuts, great prices. Get to Gerry's ASAP, and support a local institution!! 5 light, flaky, crispy, sweet stars! read more

Undoubtedly greatest donuts around but staff leaves a lot to be desired. Most of the staff is miserable and has NO idea what customer service is. I recommend going somewhere else. read more

Fantastic old fashioned style donuts! Great flavors, and the pricing is amazing. Love it here! Arrive early to get the best selection.

If I want scripture or a lecture I will go to church. Also it's 2019 who carries cash? The donuts may be good (dunno I could order since I only had my debit card) but I'll never know. There are other home made donut shops that take cards I'll stick to them. read more

A co worker of mine brings these for me sometimes and I must say I've asked her to get me some one too many. Super fresh. They're sold out within hours. At 6am the line is usually out the door. The raspberry filling is the best one! read more

Went here after they had been closed for a short matter of time. Both my family and I all got violently sick, the common denominator behind all of our stomach problems was that we had all had donuts from this establishment earlier in the day. We were not convinced we could have gotten this sick from a donut so we tried them again the next day (leftovers) both my wife and I again got sick shortly after yet again. Use caution. read more

Family got ill on Mother's Day weekend from here. 2 full days of fever and vomiting. Not to mention the tasteless fb post they responded to the crisis with, then took down. So many others were also affected by this, and the widespread scale of this outbreak from one location is unlike anything I've ever seen in CT. read more

Just happened to notice this place and despite the recent bad review, went in anyway this afternoon. When I walked in, smallish guy behind the counter looked at me as if I landed from Mars and parked my spaceship too close to his car and dented it. I remarked that almost everything was gone (I knew I was taking a chance--no big deal), and he was like "yeah", "rather than come back in the morning" or "goodies go by 3!" I settled on a couple of cookies and when I looked around, his patrons were eyeing me as well. Maybe they thought they could take me down, if needed? I paid for my purchase and he puts the bag on the counter rather than handing it to me. Bottom line: They may not want my business, but I don't need to get the business when I go somewhere. No worries about me going back or recommending them. I'd likely go to Dunkin first, and I don't donut there, so that's telling you something. #SaveYourMoney #DontEatHere read more

Great donuts but need to get there early. If they dont have what you want, ask since sometimes Gerry is in the back making more. Apple Fritters also top notch. read more

Hey, Elizabeth B-- I gotta redeem my beloved Gerry's here. The place was bare by the time you arrived because EVERYONE HAD ALREADY DEVOURED THE DELICIOUS DONUTS!! It's true, you gotta get there early: but that's because they are delicious and made from scratch, not flown in from some random donut factory and reconstituted in the oven (I'm looking at you, Dunkin'!). The redeeming factor you cite-- that the pastries you purchased were "indescribably amazing?" Well, that's kind of the point. Fairly priced, local business and amazing donuts. Nom, nom, nom. read more

Stopped over here on our way to surprise our son in college and figured we would sample a few and bring him and friends 2 dozen. Gerry's is very old and dated looking and we were optimistic of having a solid donut. They ran if their popular Boston cream so we cannot attest to that glory but we sampled quite a few others. Coconut dream-nice donut with a toasted coconut flake crust all around and a nice Bavarian filling-nice donut texture and tasty filling that has the perfect element of sweetness. This donut gets a 4.2/5 Blueberry cake had a serious blueberry taste but was a little heavy and thick cake like so texture wise didn't care for that -2.2/5 Marble donut was so appealing and reminded me of old fashioned marble crullers-I was so excited to try this one-I was crushed! Dry and tasteless... 0/5 Apple filled was bad but not the best but still better than dunkin for sure Jelly was not good in both my husband and my opinion-jelly was absolutely stingy in amount and I guess that was a blessing in disguise given the fact that it didn't taste very good and had a fake like flavor to it-nothing as rich as Neil's Jelly donut which still ranks in as number one. This isn't a bad place but by no means am I running here to get a dozen donut. Donuts are on the smaller size and a dozen is cheap coming in at $5.95 The up to this place is that the people working there are gems. read more

I've been coming here for a couple of years. The donuts are always delicious and absolutely worth the wait in the line. Located in a small plaza near the roundabout by Cumbies the parking lot is always full by 7:30 in the morning. I love that their donuts are not cakey their light and airy and the frosting is not too sweet. For $5 a dozen, or .50 cents a piece, I would say they're the best in Connecticut. read more

Gerry's Donuts - Jelly, sugar raised which are my favorite, double chocolate, vanilla frosting, and Bavarian cream. - Donuts Near Me - Ellington, Connecticut

Its not pretty or fancy....but boy..the donuts are delicious. Unfortunately we went around mid morning..and it looked like many of the bins had already emptied. What we brought home were extremely tasty...toasted coconut...blueberry..plain old fashioned. These donuts are really full bodied....very fresh and really good. Another example of the local boys putting out a much better product than the big regional/national names! As others have said..prices are quite modest..especially for such a high quality. Next time..we will arrive earlier and hopefully sample the more popular varieties. read more

On our donut roadtrip we stopped at Gerrys in Ellington. They looked cute from the outside, then we went inside. The place was bare, only scraps of breakfast items and some cookies. We waited several minutes to be served, no one was in the front of the store. Finally a woman came out from the back and she was rude beyond belief. There was another woman waiting behind us and we were basically yelled at for who ever was first. We asked about donuts figuring they were open til 4 they must be making some in the kitchen. Boy were we wrong. She pointed at a small cake stand that had a turnover, a muffin, and some cookies, "that's what I have left." I was pissed and ready to leave but my boyfriend saw two croissants in the counter display. Before he could buy them a woman and her son came in, the woman behind the counter said to them you should have come earlier it's Saturday. Not for nothing but if you are open most of the day you should make more donuts! It's not rocket science. I digress, we bought the two croissants and my boyfriend devoured them he said they were indescribably amazing. That was the only redeeming thing about this place. read more

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Best donuts in the area! Get there early because when they're gone, there gone! The service is always pleasant and willing to help.

A+ across the boards... only negative is no breakfast sandwiches. But guess what... they don't need it! GET OVER IT! But seriously, the donuts here are incredible, and they're very cheap. They have tons of muffins, bagels and other breakfast treats as well. The food quality is honestly better than large chains, and the prices are almost unreasonably low. Can't recommend this place high enough. The shelf life of the donuts is very long too... they just refuse to go stale. read more

None of the staff were wearing face masks today. Every customer I saw was wearing a mask. I love Gerry's Donuts but this is not safe and it's upsetting that they have such disregard for their customers. read more

Not a mask to be seen throughout Covid. Place is filthy. Entire family violently ill for almost two weeks now from Norovirus after some contaminated donuts on Mother's Day weekend. Owner and employees went in despite sick family members in household. Gross place. read more

I was give a dozen of their donuts at my employee Christmas Party, never head of Gerry's Donuts prior to that... I took the dozen home and had one with coffee the next morning.... OMG!!!! After the 1st jelly donut it was a done deal! I ate 3 more it was like an addiction!!! They are the BOMB!!!! I hope you stay around for many more years to come!!!! Delicious! read more

This place is awesome! Old vintage donut shop with great employees. Please note it's cash only. We didn't realize it was cash only and spent $.50 over what we had in cash. The employees were understanding and told us to pay them back next time we visit. Can't wait to go back for some fresh donuts soon! Thanks Gerry's Donuts! read more

I am going to get my donut fix for myself and others this morning.They have the BEST donuts anywhere around here.The people that go to DD don't know what they are missing. read more

Small, family owned place here in Ellington. The place is incredibly popular due to the fact that the homemade donuts are delish and prices are unbelievably reasonable. Many of the popular varieties sell out early in the morning. Make sure to get there early to have as many options available to you as possible. Best donuts around and it is not even close. Place is an institution in town. read more

I was so excited to have my first Gerry's Donut experience, but I ended up walking out. I ordered a black coffee with sugar and the elderly clerk said: "Here or to go?". I replied. "Here". She said "Well, how am I suppose to know that?" [a uncalled for answer] She then said "Sugar on the back table". There was rudeness in her voice, so I just said "Goodbye" and walked out. read more

Came here w my husband and daughter. My husband is black and as soon as we went in there we were stared at by everyone sitting. It was a very weird vibe that we've never felt before. The lady at the register was everything but friendly. Did not greet us and was very unpleasant. We missed the donuts because I guess they run out early so we got a bagel muffins and croissant which were good. We won't be back though because of the awful vibe we got unfortunately. read more

This place is, to me, one of THE places to get donuts in CT. They are so fresh, and make one of my favorite jelly donuts in the entire world. They are extremely inexpensive and have a very loyal customer base. read more

After being here this morning I curiously read some reviews. I ran into the same rude woman! I bought 5 dozen donuts, calling in the order the precious day. While on the phone the woman was actually condescending several times to the point that I started laughing in disbelief! I told my friend: remind me to review this place once I get the donuts tomorrow. If they're good - 4 stars, and comment on the lack of customer service at likely one of the bigger orders they come across. Ok so the donuts are good - or actually I should say one kind is good since my 5 dozen assorted boxes each came with 2 kinds each?!? That's obnoxious! The dozens were goodies I was dropping off at some stops I was making - gee thanks for donut. Overall I can get bare shelves - it's mom and pop and they don't want to waste. But I do not accept a large advanced order being disregarded - it's passive aggressive .. maybe I shouldn't have laughed yesterday. Their boxes say "with God all things are possible". Maybe I'll pray on it. read more

Went here this morning and arrived a little later than I wanted to (10:30) and almost ALL the donuts were gone. So plan to go early if you want a good selection to pick from. read more

Hands down the best doughnuts in CT. They're good for days and, although smaller than your traditional dunkin doughnut, they are far more delicious. If you like getting a doughnut anytime after 10AM...dont waste your time, they are likely cleaned out. Everything is priced at a "fair and honest deal"-type price. Get a carton of milk, sit at a stool, talk to a country bumpkin and have yourself a morning. If you don't absolutely love Gerry's...you're not American. read more

This donut shop is such disappointment... from customer service to quality of the donuts, i would never recommend this place. First of all, the lady at the register was very unfriendly and was clearly disrespectful. She would cut me off in the middle when i was ordering and when i had to go to the atm machine (they dont accept cards) she was rude about it making rude gestures and faces at me. I was picking up the donuts for my church group and the more upsetting thing is that there were bad, half sized donuts hidden at the bottom and the jelly donuts had practically no jelly in them... ill attach the picture of the jelly donuts.. the shop seem to have a christian background but as a christian myself, the store shows disrespectful and rude customer service and poor quality food and i would hate to have a shop like this use a Christian name to represent themselves when they carry no characteristics of what a Christian should be. Very disappointed and don't even bother spending your money at this shop. read more

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Great place, go early they run out fast. Cash only. It is my favorite place to go for a donut. I get a dozen any time we have company in town, and they never disappoint read more

As a donut aficionado I can say the only place I've had a better donut is round rock donuts in Texas. This place is awesome try the chocolate coconut I have dreams about it. Only get to ct about once every 4 years so the delirium tremors from the withdrawal get pretty bad read more

These donuts are the best. They do not disappoint! I have yet to get a donut that isn't delicious. My favorite is the toasted coconut. Dunkin doesn't hold a candle to this place, once you go there you won't look back. The coffee is meh its nothing special like the donuts. Just go up the street to Kevin's for the coffee if you want a "good" coffee. read more

a local place to buy real deal donuts. But get there early and bring cash. $.50 donuts.

Cheaper than Dunkin Donuts and way better by far. Gerry's is to DD what a home-grilled Angus burger is to a McD's cheeseburger. There's really no comparison. Once you have Gerry's you'll be ruined for any other donut. Only downside is they're cash only but they're so cheap you can usually find spare change enough in the car to cover it. read more

One of the best "Old Fashion" type of donut shops in existence! The best donuts you will ever eat, but get to them early because they are gone for the late sleepers!! read more