"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) 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. read more

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Walked in to a clean place, a few tables, menu posted on the wall behind the counter. Plenty of a variety 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. read more

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3 stars based on the donuts, alone. Customer service was wonderful, the donuts not so much. After hearing some good things about this place, we finally decided to try it out. We got a chocolate frosted, a twist, a jelly filled, and a cruller. They were all stale and almost hard. It was around 10:30 in the morning, but these tasted like they were several days old. Took a bite of all 4, and we just tossed them out. Couldn't tell what flavor the jelly flavor was. Didn't taste like raspberry or strawberry, so who knows what it was. At least we can say we tried. Won't be back. read more

King Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Newington, Connecticut

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Just started coming here not too long ago and have not been disappointed! The bagels are delicious and always fresh. We call ahead and have our order ready within 10 minutes. The donuts are delicious, my favorite right now being the Oreo one. The staff is very friendly, we were attended to by a lady who was very friendly and courteous. With 2 coffees, 2 hashbrowns, 2 bacon egg and cheese sandwich bagels, and 3 donuts... the total cost was about $32. She even threw in an extra donut . All staff members have been very friendly and kind. Definitely recommend this place. read more

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Cupcakes are dense and vaguely chewy. The cherry cake is "ok". The coconut topping was ok as long as I sucked the topping off and avoided the donut. Apple filling was good but the donut around it wasn't worth more than a bite and the donut to filling ratio was too heavy on donut. They sent lemon instead of jelly. read more

This was my first time here, and I could tell that it was a neighborhood favorite. As locals sat around and talked I could tell this was a good place to get coffee and a sandwich. They also offered donuts and a variety of pastries. The donuts were big and really good! I loved my Asiago bagel too!! read more

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I have seen a few King Donut locations around CT and finally got around to trying. Donuts are my one true love so it's necessary to give every place a try. I was not disappointed at all. These donuts are what I always try to find in a donut shop: classic flavors with a few options that go outside of that range if that's what you're into. I mostly opt for the classic styles because they are often the best donuts. No crazy toppings to distract from the genuine flavor and texture. I love an old fashioned donut that has the little deep-fryer crevices from lifting the hot dough out of the oil. That's how you know they make them fresh every morning. I will certainly add King Donuts to my go-to spots. A good donut is a good donut and if a place has a blueberry old fashioned donut then they've already won my heart. The only downside for me was that their yeast donuts weren't as good as the other styles. Not very light and fluffy and pretty skimpy on the yeast toppings (like not a lot of chocolate frosting on the chocolate frosted sprinkle donut). I am not one to go for the yeast styles but sometimes a craving strikes. They wouldn't be my go-to for that style but overall it's worth the stop. read more

Strange little place with actually really good coffee and donuts. They're like half corner mart half donut shop with a little bit of sandwhich shop sprinkled in there. Their prices are super affordable, a large coffee and donut was $5!!! It's cute and small inside and very relaxing to sit and drink your coffee. Service was good too. Over all nice place. read more

King Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Newington, Connecticut

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I stopped by for a corn muffin and received 4 complimentary donut holes of various flavors which I thought was very gracious. The corn muffin was very good but I like a more crispy top which would have sent this muffin over the top. The texture of the muffin was a little to moist which kinda detracts from the solid corn flavor which I prefer. Still in all this was an above average corn muffin. The donut holes were good well cooked and flavored. This place does a very good job and is well worth a stop if you are in that area. read more

King Donuts - Corn muffin - Donuts Near Me - Newington, Connecticut

Not a fan. These donuts are 100% not home made, they are definitely re branded sysco or Wallingford food supply donuts made en masse. I can taste the difference and really felt scammed. Very stale, artificial tasting donuts. Coffee was good read more

Small basic donut shop that also has some bagel, muffin, sandwich, and coffee options as well. Some indoor seating. The donuts are very fresh, it is very cheap, and the owner is very friendly. He gave me a donut for free. The coffee was subpar however 6.5 read more

Very good donuts. Certainly beats Dunkin' Donuts by mile. This is an old fashioned donut. I brought them to work. They were a big hit with everyone. If you have time pick me up a dozen and bring them to work is always a nice idea. read more

Good service, great coffee, and they gave us a free donut! It's got perfect small-town charm.

I went here once. Sorry they probably had maybe a 1/2 dozen donuts in total. When I went in I said to the guy at the counter I thought this was a Donut shop and the dude just looked at me and said we have muffins. Kidding? The place was dirty and smelled so I walked out empty handed which sucked cause I really wanted to like this place. Maybe one day I'll come here again and give it another shot because it has so many good reviews. God I miss the days of Bess Eaton. Those were good. read more

A work buddy brought in a dozen from the Manchester store, they were beautiful, old fashioned donuts made with care. So many establishments now (leaving out names) push half sized factory made driven 100 miles to each of the countless outlets. King Donuts makes them right, full sized, bursting with stuffed flavor &/or topping. After my first tasting experience the day my work cohort brought in the dozen, I had been yearning to try out their branch location in Newington first hand on a Sunday morning. This was a disappointing. Half the racks were empty, so I took 4 standards; Boston Cream, Powdered Jelly, Plain Jelly, and the whopper of all the Apple Fritter. Before I left I asked the attendant if they're made on the premise or from another location. I was informed muffins are made on site, but the donuts come in from the South Windsor location. The 4 I purchased were as delicious as I had previously experienced, but the freshness just wasn't there. Hmmm, could these have been Saturday, or worse, Friday leftovers? Reason for the lower score. A good old fashioned donut must be made on-site daily or shipped the morning of intended sale. read more

This is probably the best kept secret in Newington. It's right across the street from the shell station, and is one of the best little hole in the wall's you'll ever find. I've driven past here every Saturday the last few weeks, and today I finally went inside. I will no longer be picking up Dunkin every Saturday morning, I'm going to start going here. The man who runs the place is incredibly nice, and the donuts are fantastic. Oreo donuts, Boston cream donuts, sprinkle donuts, apple fritters....all of them delicious. read more

King Donuts - I'd never had an Oreo donut until today. Amazing. - Donuts Near Me - Newington, Connecticut

Newington, ct residents speak about Kings Donuts in hushed tones throwing anxious side glances hoping no out-of-town people find out about this hidden gem... Donuts are large, fresh and delicious, the coffee smooth and service is always spot on. They have muffins and big bagels too. Everything is a great value. I love going to this place. If you want a change from that orange and pink themed donut chain or just want to try a new donut spot then I highly recommend you check out King Donuts! read more

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Great donuts, sandwiches and coffee. The food is very fresh. Excellent coffee. The owners really take pride in their business and care about their customers. read more

Donuts, classic and clean, just like I remembered as a kid. The raspberry jelly is a knockout as is cherry cake and Boston cream. I don't like too much adornments on my donuts like fancier places. Grab a napkin and a round and go. The owners Are super nice folks, they make 'em, sell them excitedly and courteously. In the summer I can walk there. A Newington gem! read more

Donuts are very cakey and dense yet so delicious. If you like thicc donuts. This is the place to go!

Ok ...... If you live in Newington you know that We have about 8 Dunkin Donuts in Town... I'm gonna tell ya forget about all of them and Go to King Donuts!! Best little hidden secret in Newington for Coffee and Fresh Huge Delicious Donuts!! I have driven past it about a thousand times telling myself I need to try them. I did today and I was amazed!!! To many donuts to list but they prob have your new favorite!! I'll prob stop in once a week now!! read more

This place makes awesome donuts, really glad I checked it out. Picked up a dozen and everything was great- glazed, frosted with sprinkles, Boston creme- we loved them all. Pretty reasonable prices too. When I stopped into the shop, it had a pretty awesome neighborhood-joint kind of feel to it. There were a bunch of older guys sitting at the tables drinking coffee and talking trash to each other. It was pretty cool. Basically exactly what I want my retirement to be haha. The guys working there were all friendly too and the service was really fast. I was in and out. read more

Super affordable & delicious in general. highly recommend if you're craving a grinder or breakfast sandwich & not looking to spend a lot of money. i'll always go back read more

Do not recommend if you are actually looking for donuts. Place was very bare and had a funny smell

Always fresh and employees are always pleasant. Coffee is so much better than some of the competitors in area

I am in love with the donuts here...a throwback in taste to the '60s when donuts tasted divine....try and get there before 10:00am.....they run out..simple as that...the two locations I have been to are in Manchester and newington...you won't be disappointed read more

Best cinnamon rolls in Central CT! Try the toasted almond coffee! One of the true staple family businesses left in Newington.

Picked up a dozen variety donuts. Didn't find one in the bunch that was as good as other reviews raved. The batter wasn't sweetened at all on any of them. Tasted like sliced bread more than a donut. The frostings tasted like a spoonful of sugar with little flavoring and not a good consistency. The fillings tasted like you popped open an off brand can of pie filling. It wasn't good all around. Really disappointed. read more

Great service, very clean & great sub. I ordered take out and once I got to my location I took my sandwich out of the bag to find a sweet surprise I the bottom of the bag. The donut was great too! read more

If you like coffee you have to try this place!!! Best cup of coffee I have had in years!! Much better and cheaper than the chains! I will have to come back to try the baked good. But that coffee oh my! read more