Hanisch Bakery & Coffee Shop

Oh I am in love! It is good for me that I do not live closer to this old school delicious bakery or I would be indulging on a weekly basis. The coffee was wonderful! The donuts I purchased were all so damn yummy! Totally worth a visit if you happen to be around Red Wing!

delicious pumpkin spice cake donut. I even saved it for later and it was still moist and awesome.

Stopped here for coffee and a treat on Saturday, September 19, 2015. The coffee was good, but the real treat was the maple-​frosted, cake doughnut. It was tender inside and semi-​crisp outside. It had a wonderful deep-​fried quality and flavor, yet wasn’t greasy. The maple frosting was yummy. I could have eaten a half dozen!

My first reaction upon walking in «Oh my god». The selection in the case is phenomenal.. your eyes are momentarily diverted to the giant inflatable doughnuts hang from the ceiling. Back to the case, you get cookies, and a ton of sweet options, a broken cookie topping on chocolate frosting doughnut, a bacon topped doughnut. … a few highlights.
They have coffee and a good menu, I enjoyed some coffee, a pumpkin glazed cake doughnut, and a free Americano ( Unilocal offered free espresso drink for checking in). This is a local hangout, and a busy one. So glad I stopped.

not a donuts or cookies fan, so my eval here might be a bit under-​rated… almost always have their BBQ sandwich for lunch when there, which is fairly decent, although a tad spendy. Since i keep finding myself going back, you can say that i really have nothing to complain about.

Needed breakfast and goodies on a blazing hot morning after a night at Treasure Island so we headed to nearby Red Wing.
We were too full from eating at Bev’s to enjoy our donuts right away, but we stopped at Hanisch’s for their much-​lauded baked goods and had them later. For lunch. The bakery counter area is tight and the place was packed with Saturday morning folks. Some you could tell were regulars — they knew just what they wanted and said so. The rest of us out of towners hemmed and hawed and dawdled but the employees were nice and patient with us.
We went pretty traditional… some sprinkles, a glazed twist and a maple glazed cinnamon, but I also had to try the maple donut with bacon for kicks.
It was all good and even held up well on our sweltering drive back to the south metro. Fresh, airy and with good toppings. The maple bacon was good, though I realized too late I just don’t love cold bacon. But very good!

After a week at Sturgis 75 we visited Red Wing for 3 days to visit family and we ate two mornings breakfasts’ at Hanisch Bakery! Oh My Gosh! The Espresso drinks are perfect and the fresh doughnuts are amazing! The ladies behind the counter in the bakery are so friendly! The cake donuts were so moist and tasty. My favorite was the Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cake Donut!!! We’ll be back next time we’re in town… it’s an addiction!

I visited a LOT of places during my trip to Red Wing, and this was my favorite. I didn’t try their (apparently famous) donuts because I didn’t know they were special. I did order a frozen coffee drink and was happy to see that they offer multiple milk alternatives (soy and almond).
I ordered a frozen mocha. The espresso shots per perfect, with a deep rich flavor without being burnt. The chocolate was smooth and not chalky at all.
I ordered several drinks, to take some back to coworkers, and the barista didn’t write anything down, so I had to reiterate the order for each drink. That was annoying, but overall a good experience.

My wife likes the donuts here, and that is pretty much the only reason I bother with this place. It’s usually pretty busy here, and there is no «line»; you just have to push your way to the counter and get the attention of one of the employees. On top of that, the donuts are not labeled with prices or names, which I find annoying. The employees seem a bit put off if you ask, so I don’t bother.
This past Saturday, my wife wanted donuts for breakfast, and was in the mood to spend money, so we went in. The girl that helped us was most unfriendly– she seemed to wish that she was someplace else. So did I, after she started helping us. She started by giving me the wrong kind of donuts. I should have been watching her more closely, as they had shorted me a couple of donuts a week or so before, but I was busy selecting more donuts. There was quite a throng of people there, and I was under a lot of pressure to hurry. My wife also chose some small hamburger buns. After we left, I saw that we were charged $ 6 for a dozen little slider buns that would have been $ 2 or $ 2.50 at a grocery store. They were marked $ 4.80 on the package, which is still ridiculous.
No, I didn’t go back and demand my $ 1.20. I just didn’t feel like fighting the crowds or the surly teenage girls behind the counter. I’m sure I’ll even go back to buy donuts, but only if my wife drags me against my will.

We have been to this place twice now, and we are calling it «home» I meant to do a review the first time, but didn’t start Unilocaling until after my first visit. I have to say, I don understand how ANYONE can say that this place doesn’t have flavor?! Hanisch IS flavor!!!
We got Apple fritters which won’t be pictured because we devoured them almost before we left the parking lot, LOL!!! We also had glazed twisted donuts which were are not pictured either haha!!! We had to eat these fast because the glaze started to melt even walking 5 minutes back to the car… no seriously, that’s the truth!!!
Anyways, we also got a maple bacon donut, which is AMAZING!!! We also bought a long donut with chocolate and peanuts on top, also very good!!! We both agreed that the Apple fritters were our favorite. I can’t describe how good they are without smiling from ear to ear, and soaking my clothes in drool because I want another one, NOW!!!
Please!!! Please!!! Please!!! If you haven’t tried Hanisch Bakery in downtown Redwing, MN… Please go there!!! I highly recommend this place to everyone!!! For the ones who say they lack flavor, I just don’t have the words for you.
They also have amazing breads, and creatively decorated cookies, cakes, and pies. Please go there!!! Go there now!!≠…I’ll send you my address and you can ship me some j/k…not really LOL!!!

Great place to eat. Food was delicious. Decently priced. Bit noisy, but the crowd told us that it was the place to be come breakfast time

So I have never actually been here, but I had a friend bring me a couple donuts from here. Holy yum. They were delicious and HUGE! I have a thing for fancy donuts with fun toppings, and these were great. I can’t wait to go to their store next time I am in Red Wing and get something for myself and oogle at their selection.

Hanisch Bakery is one of those great small town bakeries that I go out of way to visit. Usually an excellent selection, although some things go fast. Soup at lunch is a fall favorite in the beautiful city of Red Wing.

This place wow!!! I cannot believe how great all the food is. And the treats are on point. Like there really is no other place like this. It’s a all in one place. You can get ur lunch then get your treats. The people here are all really friendly. And do everything with a smile. They have great sandwiches and their treats and donuts. Everything is really fresh. I would totally recommend this place.

This is such a great gem in Red Wing! Great doughnuts for breakfast and a spectacular lunch spread. Different specials every day — including different homemade soups and hot-​dish!

Can’t beat Christmas at Hanisch! YUM!

Had the WORST experience here yesterday at a wedding cake tasting… that never happened. Had an appointment for a tasting booked for 4 months with numerous e-​mail confirmations with the owner. Drove an hour to get there only to be told the owner was not there. Over 30 minutes later the staff finally got ahold of her and we were told she didn’t know about our appointment because it WASN’T IN HER HANDWRITING in the appointment book. Are you kidding! No apology… no offer to try and make it up to us… didn’t even call or e-​mail herself to tell us, made her young staff do it for her. Needless to say, we left with nothing and will never be going back. I would give ZERO stars (if I could) for service… not sure about quality because we never got to try it!

Waaaaay overpriced and no flavor. There are people who really love the cookies/​donuts here and I just cannot figure it out. Is it because it’s the only place in town? Is it because people grew up on this? Is it because it’s a hometown pride thing?
I am just stumped. I kept thinking when people would bring donuts to work the flavor might get better… maybe I had a bad one, or two… every time I tried the donuts cookies or Panini’s during lunch meetings I was disappointed.
I even had my boyfriend try them when he came to town to visit me. I said, «I am taking you to the best bakery in town!» And he said, «yeah i read about it in the paper, it won some awards!»
He was jazzed. Very excited to go.
Without telling him my opinion, we sat down to eat our cookies and after his first bite he said, «You’re kidding… this is awful» and he started laughing! He also cannot believe this place wins awards.
I give up. He gives up. We don’t understand.
I am embarrassed to say I prefer caribous baked items better.
Because Hanisch has such a following I will probably be hunted down by the mob.
But seriously, I don’t get it… I feel bad that I don’t get it. But i truly think it is all terrible.

Delish!!!
We stopped for a quick snack while visiting Red Wing. We shared a pumpkin donut and a caramel apple donut — both were fantastic. There were so many other yummy-​looking treats that it was hard for me to walk away without grabbing just one more treat.
We also grabbed a Limpa bread to take home, which was a sweet, soft rye bread. Within 24 hours, we had happily devoured half of it.

Awesome selection of donuts and the place is huge. I would say you need to check out this place. And did I say a wide variety of freakin donuts.