Red’s Donuts

I went to Red’s for three dozen donuts. I heard they have a $ 5/​dozen special. I never figured out what the special pertains to because my dozens were I think $ 8. For that price I would have rather gone to Monterey Donuts! They tasted OK. I have had much better. Overall I was disappointed. This Red’s location is very small and cramped.

Great price great flavor the cake and old-​fashioned were perfect consistency… the raised doughnuts were a bit heavy but still very good. definitely coming back!

I live down the street so I go here all the time And I’m always asked to bring something back by my roommates every time I go. I love their donnuts

This spot is pretty popular in the donut eating circles… I tried a couple doughnuts here and they are middle of the road.
It’s ok. Not sure if I’d go here regularly though. The place is pretty dated and it seems to have a history that is a part of it’s brand ‘Old Monterey’s Doughnut Shop’… however, their selection was pretty basic. Not too many filled doughnuts and the coffee tasted very watered down.

So I was born and raised on these types of donuts. They really are your traditional no nonsense donuts that those who are old enough can relate too.
I ordered a couple cake donuts and tasting these fresh creations really brought me back to my childhood. In my teens, I worked st a Winchell’s and I ate a lot of donuts. That was a long time ago, when I could do things like that. These donuts reminded me of Winchell’s or those local donut and coffee shops .
The store is cute and very Mom & pop. The service was super friendly and helpful.

Small hole in the wall donut shop… quaint and has a decent selection of donuts. Walking distance from the Marriott and the Portola. Satisfied our donut fix for a drive home to the Bay Area.

Stale tasting like the other location… Also not great customer service. Kinda like they don’t care if you’re there or not. You can get better other places. Even Safeway.

amazing donuts! They have a great texture and when it comes to my donuts, i’m all about texture. Cake donuts are the way to go and these guys do them right. Plus the shop is wonderful, everyone I’ve come in contact with has been overly friendly. love this place!

Reminds me of the Exxon Valdez disaster! A sack of two maple bars, two glazed and a apple fritter should NOT weigh 2 pounds. There are sea lions down in the bay who gorge all summer on sardines to put on a fat layer that thick.
Really nice folks, I love the ambience, prices are very reasonable, but they need to figure out how to cook a donut and leave some oil in the fryer.

Selection wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. Taste was pretty on point for what I got though.
Conversation between my husband and I:
Me: «I found this doughnut shop with great reviews but I don’t think a doughnut will fill me»
Husband: «it will if you eat enough of them»
So we went there with this in mind and ordered half a dozen doughnuts. I’m a small girl, but I houses those doughnuts. I was sick all day. Not sure if it was the 3 doughnuts or the Mexican food the night before. Either way I was laid out for 24 hours after this.

Ordered coffee and hot chocolate, plus six doughnuts & bear laws. Good quick smiling service. Doughnuts were fresh & very good. Coffee and hot chocolate weren’t very hot. Nonetheless, I enjoyed everything and would come back again.

Quite yummy! We stopped by this popular place before the 4^th of July parade. There was a bit of a line but they got everyone in and out. They even threw in free donut holes with every purchase. They literally threw them in our bag. But they were yummy!

I returned today for an apple fritter ($ 1.25) It had better spicing and more apple pieces and a crispy texture. Much better than my first one.
A friend brought me a custard filled maple bar from the Fremont St. (Seaside) location. That one was also more flavorful with at least a tiny hint of maple in the glaze and more richness in the custard. So there may be some inconsistency issues on a day to day basis.

Amazing doughts! Tried a variety of donuts and none of them disappointed.
The customer service is stellar also. Husband wanted a few donuts warmed up and it wasn’t a problem. I felt almost at home here. Which is saying something!

I don’t eat donuts often nowadays, thanks to the miracles of aging and lower metabolic activity, buut with my wife having some work stuff to take care of early this morning, we decided to run out and grab some of these tasty breakfast treats before her call. It’s a prototypically old-​school donut shop that I remember from my small-​town childhood growing up: everything home-​baked, not a huge assortment, but anything you would actually want to try (without getting overly adventurous) would be available. We ended up scoring a small coconut-​topped vanilla donut, a maple-​frosted donut bar (my #1 go-​to) and a standard glazed donut. All of them were really well-​done; in particular, the maple donut was great, but I do wish it had dried out a little. To be honest, I like the frosting to be a bit crackly when I take a bite, but these were so fresh, it was partially melting while we were walking outside! That said, the flavor was still great, and the freshness of the doughnut dough itself made up for it. The glazed donut was also really good, although not particularly out of the ordinary. The coconut donut was solid, but I’m not a coconut guy when it comes to sweets except for rare circumstances — so it was my least favored. That said, I did appreciate that the coconut shavings were freshly done, instead of the dried-​out stuff you might find elsewhere.
All in all, I really like this place as a throwback to the good ‘olé days, and it’s been a long time since I’ve had a fresh-​baked donut… nothing quite like it when you’re sleep-​deprived and jet-​lagged! If you’re in the area and hankering for a breakfast bite oriented toward the sweet side, Red’s is a place you should stop by in Monterey.

Since being down the street I decided to get some cheap doughnuts since thats what Unilocal says. When entering the customer service was very good, the man that helped me was really nice. Got the maple and vanilla doughnut, I had no need to buy a dozen since I was here only for a few days. They were pretty good! But the frosting is super sweet, so eat with coffee or milk :)

Home of the $ 5 dozen donut :)
We came here because we were having breakfast and I opened the local paper and saw an advertisement that this place does $ 5 dozen donuts, so I figured go check it out.
Yes I am fat — Eating breakfast and still hungry for donuts :)
We ended up just getting two donuts which I think was a good decision because otherwise we would have eaten them all. Very good traditional donuts. Thanks red.

I’ve lived in the Monterey Bay Area for over 20 years or so before I joined the military. I’ve been around and I have never ever found a better donut shoe than Reds. This is one stop I always make when I come home.
Seriously, the best donuts ever!
Their sister shop in seaside was the place I grew up with but they’re exactly the same. Lovin it!

OMG — The donuts are fabulous! The maple donuts, oh so yummy! I would also like
to mention, the people behind the counter are the nicest and very friendly. Makes you want to come back, just wished I lived in the area.

Disclaimer Alert: I’ve only been here once and even though my review doesn’t look like a positive one, I’m still going to give them an extra star.
So, here’s my review…
We found this place while vacationing in Monterey. Location was ideal since it’s only a few blocks from our hotel and near our breakfast destination. I thought that the selection was scarce and my donut (Maple Cruller) wasn’t fresh. But here’s the scoop, we arrived sometime after 9 AM. For a lot of donut shops, especially the good ones, after 9 AM is a bit late if you are looking for a huge selection. I also didn’t eat my donut until hours later, which might explain the freshness, or lack of. The only reason I even mentioned that there wasn’t much of a selection and that my donut wasn’t fresh is because I’ve been to plenty of donut shops after 9 AM and still got a fresh selection. But I understand and willing to give Red’s another shot if I’m in the area.
PS: I walked into Red’s twice the morning we grabbed our donuts. I thought service was just okay on our first visit, but superb on my second one. Go figure.