Wow! We were blown away by every single thing we had here but my favorite donut of all time is the Boston cream. I have had my share of Boston cream donuts throughout my lifetime but when I saw that tray of fattys I knew I was in for a real treat. When I bit into that donut it was soft and pillowy and fresh with the perfect amount of cream. I knew I had finally found the perfect donut. I reluctantly shared the other half with my husband who made the same noises I did when he tried it. Perfection!! We also bought a blueberry fritter, chocolate cake donut, several glazed donut holes and carrot cake donut holes. Yes we were feeling gelatinous. I can't say enough good things about this place. Bonus-they had two amazingly cute puppy mascots there. read more

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These donuts just aren't that good. They're extremely thick, dense, and cakey, which means that the toppings that normally change the flavor profile of a donut make up a much smaller portion on Horseshoe Donuts. They taste very similar to each other because like, 90% of the donut is this crumbly, thick cake substance. They're rich, they settle like a brick in your stomach, and the flavor is unremarkable. Maybe it's someone's preference; it's not mine. read more

Horseshoe Donuts - Chocolate Frosted Donut with Sprinkles - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

The first time we visited our friends in Colorado, they purchased us an assortment of a dozen donuts to share. As of now, I have yet to step inside their doors so I cannot comment on the service or ambiance of the Horseshoe Donuts Shop. I can comment on the donuts we shared though. All of them ranged in taste from good to very good!! My favorites were the Apple Fritter and the Boston Creme donut. Without a doubt, I'd be a regular at Horseshoe Donuts if I lived in Monument, Colorado. read more

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If you like donuts, you'll love this place. Tucked away in the shopping center, but the crowded front door will show you the way. Kids love it! read more

Dog with dog toy in store. Store is dirty. I am embarrassed I bought two donuts after seeing this. I need better standards for myself. If I am in a dirty store, I need to leave without buying anything. I'm going to work on myself to remind myself I deserve clean food. The donuts were stale and overpriced. Monument has good stores, both large and small. If you pull off the road and go to this store,don't think this is Monument. It isn't. This is way not Monument quality. Donuts at Safeway are better and Safeway is a union shop. Go unions! read more

They have fun-shaped donuts for kids. The donuts are super big and good. Will keep coming back.

This place is awful! The owner is rude as hell. I do not recommend this place at all .....better donuts at Walmart!

Came in right at opening and the cider donut I ordered was stale. It's fine if you're looking for novelty donuts for children, but their food tastes gross. This place is disgusting. Seriously unclean, which is shocking compared to the near-pristine exterior. Also, I'm guessing the owner has a bulldog which hangs out in the shop. That's fine, but can we keep animals out of the actual fucking kitchen? The entire establishment is a health code violation waiting to happen. read more

The interior really ruins this place... it felt almost run down, I didn't know for sure if it was actually open when I pulled up. The donut was alright, not the worst, not the best. A little stale, but I'll concede it was noon so it wasn't at its freshest. The donuts are also super large, so if you've got a big appetite this is the place for you. I may try again at an earlier hour for a fresher donut. read more

Cutesy looking donuts but the actual store is dirty inside with a dog in the kitchen. The donuts themselves are crunchy and either overdone or stale. And it was $40 for a dozen! Bummer because I really wanted to like this place, but I'll never go back. read more

So the place is a total hole in the wall joint that is pretty indescipt, but regardless of the physical and aesthetic mess, the donuts are decent. Ambience not so much. Donuts for sure. Not sure why this place is grunge with a dozen donuts almost $40 but it is what it is. Try at your own risk. read more

If you're looking for a great donut shop... I highly recommend this place! We went on a Wednesday around 10 am, and I was surprised to see most of their specialty donuts were GONE. I definitely recommend coming earlier in the morning. My brother said the Apple fritter was one of the best he's ever had! I had a blueberry crumble donut and it was phenomenal. I heard they have an apple cider donut that I was dying to try, but of course that was one of the donuts that I'm sure ran out early in the morning. read more

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When we walked in with our service dog, we were greeted by another dog barking aggressively at us. He was wearing a service dog vest but was obviously not one and seemed like a danger to us and our dog. The owner did nothing to stop the barking and just told us, "he's deaf". And? Why in the world do you have your deaf dog in a service dog vest when he so clearly isn't one, and why is he in the place where you work? Ambiance was horrible, only one table to sit at and carts all over the place. We quickly left. Donuts are fine. Wouldn't go again, wouldn't suggest going again. You'll find better donuts elsewhere. read more

Horseshoe Donuts - 1 Boston cream (top left), 1 classic glazed (middle), 2 chocolate glazed (right side), and 1 cornbread with raspberry jelly (bottom left). - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

Horseshoe donuts are made offsite somewhere else, normally the very few times that I've been there. The donuts are weepy, wet and not very palatable.. Staff is very congenial however, I would not recommend. read more

Good local donuts. Pricy but large. Friendly service. Primarily carry out. A bit hard to see in small strip center near Rosie's. read more

Horseshoe Donuts - Carmel Apple Fritter - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

Not a donut guy but this place is amazing! Is it a hole-in-the-wall? Yes. Yes it is. Is there an old lady behind the counter excited by every sprinkled delicacy you choose? No. No there is not. Does there need to be? Not even a little. This place is about a bare bones as it gets and it's amazing. You have to get there early (0615'ish) to get the best selection because they'll be mostly sold out by 0800. Yes. It's a little pricy. No, they're not the air filled garbage you get a Krispy-Kream. This is a meal. Not too sweet and never lacking for filling or glazing every bite is worth it for your skip day. Yeah, there is a dog and his name is Gronk. I am able to put my hate of the Pats aside and love on him when he's in the shop. The only bummer is that they're not open on Mondays and Tuesdays. read more

I guess the appeal of Horseshoe donuts is their enormous size, but I prefer a normal sized donut. The flavor was good. The service was excellent! Glad we tried it but likely won't be going back there again. read more

I've been here twice and their donuts doesn't disappoint. Their donuts portions are bigger than the standard size and everything that we've tried (old fashion, double chocolate with Oreo, blue berries, blues berries with white glaze and crumbles, Apple fritters, Boston cream) are pretty good. You just have to share them with others because of the portion sizes, meaning you get the chance to try everything else. read more

Horseshoe Donuts - a display case filled with donuts - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

Came in around 8am and was greeted by the human behind the counter. We took a moment to look at the menu and what was available, and then took a few minutes while putting laundry in at the laundry mat to decide on our selections. We got 2 donuts and a fritter. The amount of filling in the lemon donut was perfect, plenty to be fulfilled but not too much that I felt like it was just filling. Also the size of the donuts, I didn't register that they are quite a bit larger than what I'm use to seeing at any chain places. Also the quality of ingredients and freshness of the donuts is immediately noticeable. We are in state for the summer for work and I will be stopping by any morning I do laundry ^.^ hoping to meet the infamous Gronk too :) read more

Horseshoe Donuts - Lemon filled donut - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

4/5 donuts and display however the rest of the place was less than ideal and that's why it'll get a lower rating. The store had a dog inside that freely walked through the sitting area and the kitchen. There was a dirty dog mat on the ground next to the display and chewed up dog bones everywhere. The dog also proceeded to bark at several customers who were sitting right outside. I love dogs however not when they are freely walking in and out of the kitchen of a shop I'm eating at. Could use a good deep clean. read more

I love the donuts. I even love the bulldog in the kitchen, but I'm embarrassed to go there with people or refer people because the interior just looks so rundown and dirty. This could seriously be a very cute and charming place. I just wanna see some pride of ownership there. read more

Always a great experience. Tasty donuts, friendly staff, always fresh and feels like a real donut experience.

These are the best donuts I have ever tasted. Not one for donuts usually, but these are amazing. Great service, great donuts, even better prices. Don't miss these if you're in the CO Springs or Denver area! read more

Horseshoe Donuts - a man sitting at a table with a doughnut on a plate - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

I've lived in Monument for 5 years now and I skip this place and drive to castle rock to get donuts, which is 20 minutes away. I do that because horseshoe is expensive, has poor customer service, has looked dirty (floors, surfaces) and is always halfway out of stock of their donuts. I wish this place was better because it would be so convenient. read more

We love this place! The best homemade little donut bakery we've come across. Kids love to take their donuts for school birthdays and/or team events! We drive farther just to go here! The staff is always super friendly and it's a pleasant atmosphere! Thank you read more

Horseshoe Donuts - Her favorite horseshoe donut - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

Very small place but they definitely have the donuts figured out. Skip the chain place and give this place a try.

Let me share the good, bad and ugly with you regarding the newly opened Horseshoe Donuts in Monument... Good: The donuts all tasted great. Bad: No welcome from staff, which is weird seeing they were having their grand opening week. Half of the staff was folding boxes, seems that they need a quicker alternative. UGLY: Uncovered donuts were on trays throughout the establishment. Trays were even in public areas, a family came in and the parents had to tell their youngsters to not touch the donuts. There was a bulldog in a crate behind the counter... AND there were donuts on trays on top of the crate. No joke - I wish I'd taken photos. Will not return. read more

Horseshoe Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

Let's start by saying that I normally only do donuts when test-driving cars. I indulge in round fat/sugar bombs so rarely that if I'm going to do it, it had better be GOOD. Having established a high bar for quality, and also a dislike of donuts from the chain whose name starts with K K, preferring to each local anyway, the story goes like this... Moseyed into Horseshoe Donuts to feed some hungry/sugar-deprived teenagers, and WHOA PARDNER! These donuts are HUGE! We weren't there long enough to take in the ambiance, though we did see the huge bulldog, and the staff had character. I didn't notice the conditions disparaged by other reviewers, but I did notice the "brewnut of the day," which involved chocolate and stout. Bingo on both counts, and HOLY WOW on the combination - it was something like a huge donut-like chocolate cake than a mere donut, with a delicious crumbly/crispy topping. I cut it into five pieces and froze the rest for later - it was THAT big! (I wanted a treat, not full-blown diabetes...) The aforementioned sugar-seeking teenagers each ate TWO of these things - a blueberry muffin donut, frosted horseshoes, brightly frosted things with sprinkles...I forgot exactly what they got, but I was astounded that they each put down two of them. Meanwhile my 10-year-old sugar freak enjoyed his frosted creme-filled donut with sprinkles, but he said that the creme was TOO SICKLY SWEET. This child has yet to meet anything too sweet for his liking, so I was surprised by that reaction. We didn't get the cute horse-shaped and horse-decorated donuts, but may try those in the future. We live probably 20 minutes away but it's worth the trip for a crazy indulgence. read more

The donuts here are just "ok" but they are ridiculously over priced. It's almost 3 bucks per donut. On my second visit the donuts were on the stale side. The reason for one star is the customer service. On each of my visits the staff were unfriendly and impatient. There are many better donut shops out there that are alot cheaper. I don't mind going 30 minutes out of my way to avoid this place. read more

Excellent donuts. Very expensive, but also very filling. Will go back and order about half of our last order.

We saw this place on the morning news show and decided to try it. Drove 20 minutes. Upon entering there is a dog laying in the middle of the floor and we had to walk around his toy to get to the counter. We were not greeted though only one other person in the store. We ordered a blueberry fritter, and apple fritter and a peach fritter and one other doughnut. No napkins in the store that day. They just said we are out. Opened up our doughnuts once we were back on the road and two of the fritters were way overcooked. Totally brown bottoms. We didn't even finish them after eating the tops only. Definitely not worth going back to. read more

This place is small, but it's worth it. Reminds me a lot of the old Jolly Pirate chain in the Midwest. Be advised that these donuts are *huge.* I have no trouble putting away two donuts at Amy's or Hurts. I couldn't finish a cake donut here (even though it was amazing). These are real deal yeast and old fashioned donuts. Definitely worth a trip to Monument. read more

Horseshoe Donuts - a display case full of donuts - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

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Ok... unique and usually delicious donuts. But your customer service absolutely sucks. Why do you always only make enough to get you only to 10 o'clock every day? Is that the goal? And if you're not going to label your amazing flavors can you hire someone who will explain them without being so pissy every time??? She sucks and acts like we are a bother every time we come in. If the donuts weren't good, I swear we'd never come back. read more

Took a chance; made a special trip and showed up at 9:00. Sold out. Won't come back. Can't speak to the doughnuts but if you come here order online prior. read more

There was a mix up with our pre-order this morning. Things happen, NBD! When we returned to the store after noticing the error the owner completely melted down and actually swore (used f-bomb) at me with other customers and children in the store. Our family has always supported small businesses and our community. Sadly disappointed..... read more

We love this place! I'm not sure what all the bad reviews are about. These donuts are giant and delicious! Saturdays they have a special brewnut made with PPBC beer. They also have giant donut cakes you can order ahead of time. Definitely our favorite donut shop, a gem of Monument. read more

Look at Monument, Colorado coming through with ridiculous specialty donuts! I am impressed, friends. You have got to make a stop here. They are BIG and so fun! Just one visit for us so far so I'm not sure what rotates and what's a staple but we tried 5 donuts. DO NOT SLEEP on the apple fritter! It's enormous and so very tasty - the unanimous favorite. Appley, cinnamony, crisp and chewy. We also got a maple raised which is also bigger than your average donut - a little doughy for my husband's liking but I enjoyed it. We got a blueberry donut - again, LARGE and very good. The kiddo had to have a horseshoe shaped Elmo donut - raised with chocolate frosting, all the red spranks, a Nilla wafer nose and creme w/ M&M eyeballs. They also had Cookie Monster, Oscar and...one more maybe? Lastly we tried their daily special - the most ridiculous looking donut!! It was massive. I think it was a coffee-infused chocolate coconut cake-style situation? It was tasty...but not my favorite of the day. I'm ashamed to admit that we couldn't finish them all on the first day (quitters!) and everything but the coffee/chocolate/coconut was great on day 2; that last one got a little hard. Honestly though, I'm throughly impressed and will absolutely be back. Locals, give these folks your business and keep em going!! read more

Horseshoe Donuts - Elmo! The kid was pleased. - Donuts Near Me - Monument, Colorado

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This place is over priced and the donuts are stale. I went in and bought two donuts (they were out of glazed, and I hear they are out all the time) and it cost $6.34. I got home, and both donuts were hard as a rock! I would recommend looking elsewhere for your donut cravings. read more

Expensive. They look better than they taste. The treats were mediocre. The day we visited; perhaps they were remodeling? There was stuff everywhere. The appearance did not instill confidence. Won't return. read more

A true tri-lakes treasure! You couldn't ask for a more dedicated business that cares about its customers. Just learned that they work all night preparing for tomorrow's doughnuts so they can be just right for everyone! Not only do they care about their customers but also the customers of surrounding businesses. When a customer of the BBQ place next door was shorted on their order Horseshoe offered him a fresh doughnut. Great people! read more