Tony’s Donut Shop

Best donuts in town!
Don’t expect anything fancy. I take my donuts and leave. The key is I leave with donuts and a smile.

Have been a customer for over 33 years. The donuts are no where near what they were when Tony was the baker. They are just plain awful! Stale too. Also, $ 15.00 for a dozen donuts and $ 7.50 for a half dozen is just to expensive for this lack of quality. Oh, I forgot the 50 cents for the box too. I don’t give this business two more years at these prices and lack of quality.

The 2-​star «Meh. I’ve experienced better,» sums up my feelings perfectly.
There are way way way better donut shops in Portland.
I don’t dis-​like Tony’s… the donut are far better than Dunkin Donuts and don’t leave that gross hydrogenated– oil feeling in your mouth.
Flavors are pretty standard; chocolate glazed, red velvet, molasses-​glazed (favorite here), raspberry jelly, bavarian crème, chocolate sugar, cinnamon. Not extremely exciting.
The coffee is sub-​par, tastes burnt and for $ 2 you only get about 6oz.
My favorite part of Tony’s is the local, old-​timey feel. I appreciate small business and like supporting them, but there are much better donuts to be had.
Also, when you order a ton of donuts (I wanted to bring in some for co-​workers) they just stuff them in bags instead of giving you a box which is difficult when you are obviously sharing. Maybe this is something you can ask for though…

Came here on a lazy Sunday afternoon after having a great Italian sub from the establishment next door. They had plenty of donuts to choose from. We got pumpkin and coconut donuts. The pumpkin seemed very doughy, not fall-​apart-​in-​your hand crumbly like Holy Donuts. But they’re way better than Dunkin Donuts and they’re only a dollar each.

Yum yum yum yummmmmmmmmm! Home of the molasses donut, hands-​down the most delicious treat in the state of Maine. There are a few tables and chairs, but mostly this place is good for picking up a box (or two, or three) of donuts to go.

Stopped in on a Sunday afternoon around 2pm to pick up a dozen donuts. We were greeted by an empty store, 1 friendly shopkeeper and a big selection of donuts.
The pumpkin glazed donut is amazing! Lots of fall spices and that tender texture of a good donut. The chocolate glazed donut I ate the next day and was still delicious. It was definitely starting to get more dry, but that’s my fault for not eating on the same day.
Yum.

Delicious jelly and glazed donuts. Had a «throw-​down» against the Holy Donut. .. Tony’s are half the price and twice as good. Forget Dunkies and the hipster spots like the Holy Donut ($ 24 a dozen???). Tony’s is what you want.

I wish I could give it more stars. This is THE best donut shop you will ever experience. Good service, and INCREDIBLE tasting uniquely flavored donuts. My personal favorite is maple glazed. Second is probably chocolate glazed, or jelly filled. All the donuts are good, never tasted a bad one. I strongly recommend you buy as much as you can. It is worth it to get fat over these.

The yeast donuts are pretty good, but nothing special and they don’t have many. Usually when a donut isn’t specified, it yeast. Here, they are cake unless specified so that was a bit of a let down. The real reason for 2 stars though is that the cake donuts were very dry. Not even edible after a day.

An old time Donut shop. We have been several times, and I like the place. They are somewhat famous for the molasses glazed donuts. They had a lemon poppy seed one on special. As well as donuts, they also make eclairs, turnovers, and many other calorie rich, sugary treats. I have never had a tough time parking, but I am not exactly an early riser. Great little mom and pop joint!

Best donuts ever. The glazed donuts will melt in your mouth.

I figured it out! They make the donuts the day before then put them out for sale for the next morning. I stopped in at 430pm and got a warm-​from-​the-​oven red velvet donut. It all makes sense. This is why they are always stale in the morning.
Why, tony? Why make the donuts the day before so they are stale at breakfast time?
I’m not adding anymore stars because that’s still really lame, even if that donut was great. Please make them the day of, in honor of breakfast being the best meal of the day.

Cool place… nice folks! Donuts… nothing special. Sorry:(
Donut credentials: The Donut Plant, Voodo, Lamar, Top Pot, Allie’s, Ma’s (New Bedford. not part of chain), Kane’s.

Tony’s Donuts are an old-​school, classic donut. When I go to visit my parents, my mother often requests that I bring her Tony’s — chocolate, sugared donuts. A former roommate would buy a dozen old fashioned donuts and carefully freeze them and enjoy them with her coffee over a couple of weeks. While I enjoy the convenience of a drive-​thru donut place, or the uniqueness of a boutique, potato donut, I love the tradition and consistency of Tony’s.

I had heard about Tony’s donuts in the past but it wasn’t until I heard Michael J Fox had ventured there that I myself google maps’d myself there.
I have never been let down by Tony’s – amazing donuts, great people & Michael J Fox seal of approval-​can you go wrong?
Also they always have enough donuts when I need a bunch for the office or for the kids at camp.
Keep it up. Holy Donut ain’t got nothing on ya!

Simply the best donuts on the planet. Old-​fashioned hand-​made.
Walking into Tony’s feels like stepping back in time… a time before Dunkin and Tim Hortons… a time of OLD-​SCHOOL AWESOME DONUTS.

So, I thought holy donut had the best fix in the area… And they are great for a potato donut. However, you want straight up traditional (cake on the inside with a crust on the outside) donuts done perfectly? This is your place. No frills, no hipster-​vibe, no lattes. Just amazing donuts warm out of the fryer. I got a dozen (chocolate glazed, molasses, red velvet, and blueberry glazed) for $ 11.
The ambience is also basic and authentic. The day I went, the seats were filled with gentlemen, some wearing WWII Vet hats, all definitely with AARP membership and in no hurry at all, drinking their regular New England Coffees and shooting the sh** over some delicious donuts.

Hands down the best traditional donuts in the area. Looking for unique flavor and types, then no, they are not as good as places like lil bigs or holy donut. Do you want a fantastic, far upgraded place to get donuts instead of dunkin, here is your place! I like them better than Krispy Kreme as well.

Parking is atrocious, but that’s not going to stop anyone, right?
Upon entering the store, I was instantly distracted by ALL THE GOODIES. It wasn’t until I finished looking at all the fun-​looking Eclairs and Turnovers that I realized… hey, where are the donuts? Silly me. They were all behind the counter!
My friend and I split a half dozen because *someone* wanted to try everything (*someone* isn’t me, just fyi). A blueberry, molasses, molasses w/​coconut, cinnamon sugar, red velvet, and chocolate sugar donut came out to $ 4.50. Not too shabby!
We sat down to eat, and I felt about 60 years too young to fit in. I’m definitely not complaining! Just saying that I can’t wait until my Friday afternoons involve catching up w/​pals at the local donut shop.
Clearly, we bit off more than we could chew bc 3 donuts each would be insane. The red velvet was tasty, the blueberry was a little dry, and unfortunately, the molasses w/​coconut was a little more dry. The donuts seemed perfect for dipping into a cup of hot coffee (that’s a thing, right?) but cake donuts just aren’t my thing! I’m tempted to return for those eclairs though. :)
UPDATE: Upon microwaving these bad boys at home, they get kind of gooey and wonderful. Added one star!

«They’re amazing when they’re warm!»
Jacob R had been talking up Donut Walk 2K13 since the plan to invade Portland took shape. It was the big battle: the trendy, gourmet Holy Donut in one corner, Tony’s and their classic lard lads in the other. Ring the bell, sucka — it’s on.
«Seriously, when they’re warm, they’ll massage your tongue with a thousand sweet fingers.»
The interior is designed by Alice, with tables, chairs, wallpapers and hand-​writ signs straight from a 70’s cafeteria. Old world diner stylings and big honkin’ ‘nuts for a steal at 85¢ a pop. Heavy on the glaze, throat-​coating fattiness and a good amount of crumble, the rounds range from rich chocolate to red velvet to chocolate glaze. Humor is written in contradictions; see, there is no range. Expect the classics, dense and daunting, so it may be good idea to raid the rickety cooler for a milk Chug. Wait, what’s this? Strawberry Quik? People drink those?
«Damien, when they’re warm, you won’t be able to swallow because your mouth will adopt each bite, name it and raise it as its own child. That’s how amazing Tony’s donuts are warm.»
Guess what? They weren’t warm. So until the true majesty of these unholy halos comes to fruition — either from the grease or sitting on a black dash during a slow ride back to Boston — they’re gonna have to settle for A-​OK.