Proof Donuts & Coffee — Restaurant in Billings

I love donuts. I don’t mind paying for a good donut. Some of these donuts are good. Others are pretty mediocre. The space is big and nicely decorated. It would be a good spot to grab a coffee with a friend. They had a nice selection of specialty donuts when we arrived and weren’t out of anything.

The problems lay mostly with our cashier. 20+ minutes to get our three donuts and two coffees, so not a spot to go in a rush. Then, after leaving, I opened my bag to see that one of our donuts had been swapped out for the wrong kind. I didn’t want a cereal donut. It was not delicious. Just a plain donut with some Reese’s puffs glued to the top. It lacked flavor and certainly was not worth the same price as the others. A complete disappointment. She had asked me to clarify the donuts in the order twice already, so this was not acceptable.

Other other two donuts (Cookie Monster and Boston Cream) were delicious. Some of the best donuts I’ve had. At the end of the day, this was a fun novelty, but I expect better service and attention to detail from a business that has been open for months. They’ve had time to work out the kinks and...

Anybody who knows me knows I talk trash about donuts. If you asked me yesterday I’d have said the entire donut making industry can take a flying leap.

Picture this: You’re at a meeting and somebody brings a few dozen donuts thinking they did a good thing. Shortly after, with some prodding everybody grabs a donut or two out of a sense of obligation. They taste okay, and manifest in a stomach ache and low energy for the rest of the day.

Why? Why are donuts these days some form of corporate punishment? I was under the assumption that nobody actually enjoyed eating a donut, but just did it out of some sort of sense of duty.

I remember when I was a kid donuts used to taste good. They were made with real ingredients by people who care about the end result, and now donuts are just a sad shell of their former selves…

But that was yesterday. Today, I had Proof Donuts. Today I enjoyed eating a donut, and I feel fantastic. If you don’t like donuts, you’re probably not eating the right donuts. Get some Proof Donuts and you’ll see what I’m talking about. They certainly live up...

edit Just wanted to add, we got there right around when they opened and the donuts weren't warm almost felt we were eating donuts that were hour or hours old, we were hoping by getting there when they opened that they would taste fresh and warm

So one of the only places that have yeast donuts instead of cake donuts. The donuts are boutique or specialty and your not gonna get your glaze, maple/chocolate bar, or bear claw fix. A little pricy for a donut at $3-$2.50. The flavors are unique to say the least and basically could be compared to the Crumbl of donuts. So if you want specialty donuts this might be your place, if you want standard donut shop donuts unfortunately you'll have to keep looking especially if your on a budget. Picture unfortunately only shows what's left after we ate some. Missing is white chocolate dark chocolate swirl, chocolate boston cream filled esk, maple with real bacon (was very good and would justify the price tag in my opinion), and a chocolate moose...