Hot Doughnut

Wow. Did this joint ever redeem itself!
I went back on Saturday as planned and thankfully they were selling a la carte doughnuts. I asked for 4 and he told me that if you buy 4 the 5^th one is free! Heck yes!
The goods:
Cheesecake paczki
Chocolate paczki
Blueberry paczki
Rose paczki
Peanut Butter & Jelly paczki
What’s a paczki? Similar to a jelly filled doughnut but infinitely better. It’s a Polish tradition to eat these on the Thursday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Back in the day it meant they were using up all the sweets, sugar, etc. before lent. This Polish bakery does just that.
The cheesecake and pb&j doughnuts had just need fried and glazed so by the time I made it from Partick to St. Georges and walked 10 minutes home they were still warm!
My husband loved the blueberry and I loved the pb&j. I cannot wait to go back here when I need a pick me up or a treat. Totally worth the two trips! Give them a try — you won’t be disappointed!

Great little shop that sells delicious doughnuts. My personal favs are the small cinnamon ones and the bigger ones with toffee filling (yummy)

Been here a few times now and I’m not a big fan of their filled doughnuts but my boyfriend really likes them. I don’t think they’re very much like a regular doughnut as we know them and more like a big sweet filled bun with glazing. I think it’s the glaze they use I’m not keen on ~ I’ve tried 2 different flavours and they both had the same, overpowering, candied fruits flavour glazing on them which detracted from the actual filling flavour/​s.
Their fresh, mini (and proper hot) doughnuts however I am a fan of. You can get them in plain sugared or coated in cinnamon. I opted for cinnamon & they were delicious. You get 4 smaller, ringed doughnuts for £1.20 which I think is really good, especially considering they cook them fresh to order.
As well as doughnuts they sell baked cheesecake which I haven’t tried yet and some savoury snacks too such as toasties. They also have a basic selection of hot drinks.
The lady who works here is always really friendly and does try a bit of the ol’ up-​sale on you which is fair enough as they’re a small business trying to get by and with just selling such few products at a very cheap price (most doughnuts are only £1 each) you do have to wonder how long they’ll be around for…
If you’re in the area then deffo pop in and give them a try. The mini hot fresh doughnuts are delicious & you can save yourself a trip to The Fort by getting them here!

How can I resist the lure of a business called Hot Doughnut? I can’t. I actually ended up here by accident (I promise), looking for a café in Patrick that would be a good working space for an hour or so (I didn’t find anywhere, fail). Thanks to Carolyn E for adding the photo of this place otherwise I was in such an oblivion I think I’d have missed it!
So, they do doughnuts. I’m not sure the name is entirely accurate as they didn’t seem to be hot when I purchased them — although the owner did tell me they are made fresh on site every day so they are HOT in that sense. Today there was a selection of doughnuts — no mini ones, sadly — I got the chocolate & blueberries, coconut and chocolate & custard doughnuts. Now, I’ll be honest — I don’t really have a sweet tooth and I prefer doughnuts which are relatively plain and sugar coated rather than icing. I’ve tried the chocolate & blueberries one so far and thought it was really good, clearly fresh and a really nice filling which was a bit unusual.
Prices are reasonable at £1.50 for a two filling doughnut and £1 for a single filling. They also sell things like coffee, baked cheesecakes, hot dog bake and ham & cheese bake. The owner was super friendly and welcoming, and really helpful. This wee shop definitely deserves a visit.