Excellent experience! The donuts were fresh, and the coffee was on point. What really stood out was the outstanding customer service. The employee noticed I had my hands full while putting my toddler in the car, so she kindly brought my egg sandwich out to me. That thoughtful gesture meant a lot and went above and beyond. Great food, great coffee, and even better service. I'll definitely be back! read more

Solid and cheap spot for a quick donut! Good maple flavor but I thought the old fashioned was a little too skinny so it made it a bit dense/dry! Great prices though read more

Red's Donuts - Maple Regular Donut (1 piece) - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

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Disappointed in the rude customer service we experienced today. We ordered two donuts and sat at the counter to eat them. The lady working was playing lotto and made an audibly annoyed huff and moved her things even though there was more than enough space. My husband apologized and asked if we weren't allowed to eat there. She said she had to charge extra tax to eat there, but mind you, she did not ask if we were dining in nor mentioned that policy when we ordered. We will not visit this establishment again. read more

Not worth it for me. Had a maple old fashioned. Then much later, a chocolate custard bar. I just don't like their donut batter. I've cut a lot of sugar out of my life. So when I do eat sugar, it needs to be the best of the best.2.5 stars read more

Walked passed Red's on my way to breakfast on a Thursday. There was a Sold out sign. I figured, dang, those must be some special donuts! Took another walk on Saturday to breakfast, passed Red's and they were open. Turned back and entered a sweet smells of fresh baked donies. Service was great by Maricela and Evelyn. Donuts were delicious and perfect for our road trip back home. The glazed donuts are sold at Portola Hotel bakery. read more

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Haven't tried any of their selection of donuts. I walked in and saw very little selection of what they sell. I may try it next time when I come by. For the day, I was craving for some French history, which I walked a block down from this donut shop. It's obvious this place is a mom and Pop shop. I guess I'm just used to shopping at donut shop with a huge selection of both donuts and pastries. Quality of service: to be determined Quality of food: to be determined Price: to be determined read more

LOVE their donuts!! I tried a custard filled maple bar and it was AMAZING! Very thick layer of maple frosting with a very generous amount of custard inside! Very short walk from the Monterey Marriott ( our hotel of choice in Monterey). The Marriott also has small donuts from Red's as part of their breakfast buffet! read more

Pretty good old fashion style donut shop. No frills about it. Even the price is old fashioned! I'm trying to say more but honestly there's not much to it. Donuts were good, we were in and out in 3 minutes, and the lady was nice. read more

Absolutely love their donuts! The service was friendly and quick. It's nice to see the old time pictures on the wall of this donut shop that was built in the 50s. read more

Really excellent donuts! I also tried another donut store locally, and it paled in comparison. Coffee was also really good and they were open early so I was so relieved to have something to do when everything in this town is closed early in the morning. It was really a delightful way to see the sun come up with a delicious doughnut and good coffee not to mention-The lady was so nice. read more

It's a basic donut, nothing special, reviews I imagined some amazing donuts but nope... have better donuts back home, service was good nothing special... , but small old looking atmosphere. read more

The donuts from Reds are the best in Monterey county. They start cooking them at 2AM and sometimes will begin selling them at 2:30 am. Even when you have to wait, they are more than worth the wait. This place is s an old and wonderful Seaside facility. Come out and support them. Thanks read more

$4.75 for a chocolate sprinkle, glazed twist and glazed old fashioned. I expected the glazed twist to be really fluffy and soft but it kind of fell flat so now I want another donut, lol. Very small shop but this was walking distance and convenient for us. Donuts only, don't come looking for other kinds of pastries. read more

I had to get doughnuts for an office, this shop came recommended. It's right dt, so parking can be tricky. The girl behind the counter was nice, I had to do a bunch of transactions since was going to multiple offices that day. The doughnuts were good, nothing fancy or special, but they were good. They have a minimum on their CC, so even though I was buying a bunch of things, one of the orders was short the minimum, so I had to add a Diet Coke to meet it. read more

Classic donuts, you can't go wrong with this as a breakfast. Go early because they run out fast. Very reasonable prices. I got an Apple fritter, cinnamon, and glazed. My favorite was the cinnamon one! read more

Great donuts and quick/eager service. Its kind of an older/smaller shop so be aware there will be a bottleneck at the door for takeout since they're on a busy street/in demand. read more

I looked up places to go on my recent short trip to Monterey and found this little gem, which was apparently frequented by Clint Eastwood. Raised chocolate glazed - fantastic! You know how some donut spots skimp on the chocolate, so you eat only the top half like a little kid? Not Red's! Literally the most chocolate I've had on a raised donut ever. And thus, one of the best old school donuts I've had ever. Toddler loved the cake donut with vanilla glaze and rainbow sprinkles, though of course she is not picky when it comes to sweets. I didn't try it, but the cake was actually very soft and seemed fluffy. $1.10 per donut, $3 minimum for credit card. Definitely worth a quick visit if you're in the area! Delicious treat. read more

Red's Donuts - Storefront + happy customer - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

RUDE LADIES THAT WORK HERE AND THAT DISCRIMINATED MY FAMILY AND I . Literally got mad because we took the napkins from the counter instead of the napkins next to the door. Dirty looks hopefully they fix their faces and attitudes . The donuts were stale and soggy they gave us the ones behind the counter . Don't give your money to them whoever were the workers working Friday 20 at 6:40 AM terrible . 0 stars read more

Went to Red's on Saturday, March 2nd for the first time. I'll give 3 ratings since I tried three different donuts. 1) 5/5* and my favorite I ordered was the Apple Fritter!! Just perfect in every way you can think of. Don't skip the Apple Fitter 2) 5/5* Maple Bacon Donut. Sweet, salty, and savory all in one accompanied with an incredibly soft and fluffy middle. 2nd favorite and simply outstanding. 3) 3.5/5* Cinnamon Crumb Donut. Good but didn't hit like the other two. I would eat it again but not necessarily order it again. Dryer than the other two and the cinnamon was a bit overpowering in comparison to the sugar/sweetness. One of the very best donut shops I've ever been to. Make sure you stop by Reds!!! Unbelievable quality and friendly service. 5/5 easy and that's a difficult score for me to give out but they deserve it!!! read more

Red's Donuts - Apple Fritter (A must) Bacon Maple (Also a must) Cinnamon Crumb (Good but not like the other two!) - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

Just in the mood to get some sweets so we thought we would stop in and try this place. It's a somewhat narrow shop (that in pictures online made me think of an old-fashioned barber shop). On their wall were pictures of clowns which was colorful and different. The woman working there was quick to serve us. I got a cinnamon roll and my husband got an apple fritter. The apple fritter was fine (maybe not necessarily as well done or crispy as he'd probably prefer). The cinnamon roll was also alright. Not my favorite, but worth eating the whole entire thing. For both things it was $2.50 so decently priced. read more

We stopped in around 0900 and wowzers...they were almost all sold out! But the lady behind the counter was very sweet and friendly. We got a maple old fashioned, a cinnamon roll and a regular glazed donut. All of them were delicious! There's a rubber chicken on the wall...it's loud and obnoxious and it was my fault for pointing it out to my kiddo. Solid donut joint! read more

This local shop has old timey charm and the best donuts! The prices can't be beat -- $1 for regular donuts, $1.50 for fancy donuts and special deals on dozens Monday through Thursday. The low prices are not indicative of quality - they are amazing! Soft and full of flavor. We had the following 6 flavors and are convinced you can't go wrong here: Blueberry Jam filled Boston crème Cinnamon crumb cake Glaze twist Maple with peanuts The special flavors are not made everyday, but you can inquire when they'll be available, and I'm sure they can accommodate specific requests. They open at 6am, and the donuts are perfect for breakfast or snack. If I was local, I'd be here everyday! read more

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Friendly staff and a good variety of donuts. Went around 8am on a Saturday and there was a line out the door. Price for 6 donuts plus a drink was about $10. read more

Red's Donuts - Delicious donuts! - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

The worst service ever! I'll never come here again. The ladies are rude and don't know what customer service is. If you want to start your day off negative this is the place where you'll walk out feeling upset. read more

The service was really good and she was very nice the donuts were really good they had a ton of sprinkles read more

Red's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

I went there but they were out of apple fritters so I had to leave. The downtown location I wasn't able to find parking. I'm on a motorcycle so it should not be so difficult. Probably user error. Oh well. read more

We got a raspberry filled and a chocolate one. They were ok but not amazing. I love donuts that are super soft. I ate the raspberry one, filling was very tasty. My daughter ate about half of her donut. read more

Red's Donuts - Choc and raspberry filled, was ok - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

I past by this donut shop probably twice a week but never went in due to it so good that I wouldn't be able to stop. So today I ventured in since there wasn't a line and curiosity was pulling me in. So the first donut that caught my eye was the bacon maple donut. This donut had real bacon pieces on top that was so delicious that I wished every donut came with bacon on top. The staff is very friendly and helpful that I promise to return again soon! read more

Red's Donuts - Bacon donut. - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

Donuts were good and so was the Apple fritter. Service was good, street parking was easy to find on a Sunday morning. It's an older shop the ambiance was good. read more

The donuts were not bad, but many of them felt too sweet: the chocolate eclair, the maple eclair, the apple fritter. My friend and I got 5 donuts (the other ones were the blueberry donut and lemon jelly-filled donut), but we couldn't finish in one setting due to the sugar levels. I would recommend the blueberry donut strongly out of all of them. The price was great especially the $1.40 for each large donut (the apple fritter is HUGE), so price-wise it's worth it. Another important issue is that none of the flavors are listed anywhere. When we asked the owner for the flavors, she vaguely gestured at the donuts while telling us, so of course we needed to ask a couple more times. She was quite impatient, which makes me think Red's Donuts is designed for locals rather than tourists. It's a very easy fix, though, to have a menu board! read more

Think of a biker bar, but in doughnut form. This is Red's. It was National Doughnut Day! We couldn't miss eating doughnuts so we made a stop here. I am quite happy that these were the doughnuts on this special day because they are yummy. Maple glazed - Great glaze, tiny bit...crispy almost but not in a bad way (not underbaked). Chocolate covered with cream in it - It was okay. Not my favorite nor my least favorite. By about 11 AM there were half the doughnuts remaining. These goodies are also inexpensive. Friendly employees too. I am glad we ran into this little place. read more

Red's Donuts - Happy national doughnut day! - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

Walking by thought we would support this establishment. Cute little Mom/pops donut shop in Monterey. Decided to try the Apple fritter. It was good. The lady working there was a sweetheart, very friendly and kind. Made us feel very welcome. Thank you. read more

Red's Donuts - a hand holding a doughnut - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

Lovely woman who served us wonderful donuts - only $1.25. Worth a stop when in Monterey! read more

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Service was horrible. Walked in and did not get a greeting. I asked a question which the lady working was very flat and rude with her response. Even when paying for my donut she didn't acknowledge me or speak to me. Donut seemed a day old and was not worth dealing with the extreme lack of service. read more

Loved this old school spot with counter seating and delicious straight forward classic donut options (nothing weird or gourmet). And it was reasonably priced. read more

Red's Donuts - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

Yummy donuts served with a positive attitude! They weren't right out of the fryer, no, but the quality was still just as good. I hadn't even planned on getting donuts but they got me! read more

Red's Donuts - Old fashioned, blueberry, and cake donut. - Donuts Near Me - Monterey, California

The donuts were delicious. Service was amazing. The atmosphere was nice. No complaints you should definitely go

lady be hide the counter was not so nice to us.. we asked her how her day was and she didn't respond or say anything to us the whole time. I seen on yelp that this was the best donut shop in here. The donuts were okay not the best... they seemed old, and I went at 7 am. our donuts were also swished together... read more

The donuts where amazing and fresh. The workers where polite and quick. The ambiance was nice and old fashioned with painting and pictures every where. The workers like there job and told us how the place was open for 74 years overall a great experience. read more

I didn't actually eat there but our hotel gets donuts from this place and they are AMAZING!! Maybe the best donuts I've ever had.