Honey's is the place for a family to go on their way to a picnic. They can get great food there for a lunch in the park. The sandwiches are toasted and taste amazing. I highly reccomend the BLT. I also am ape for the doughnuts. If there was no such thing as a Honey's Doughnut, I would die. This is a perfect place to go for a coffee too if you just finished coming down from Corey Rock. I really enjoyed that with my family.

As many reviewers have noticed, the Honey's experience is sometimes better than others!!! It's true, the owners / servers get a bit frazzled when it gets busy. But it gets REALLY busy! So it's kind of understandable. And having worked at a restaurant myself, I can relate to their frustration when someone has been standing in a huge line and STILL hasn't made up their mind by the time they get to the front! And you just want to serve them fast and get to the next person in line and they stand there like, "Oh, um, I think, uh...".
But, it's actually BEST to go to Honey's when there's a line, because that means the donuts will be hot & fresh. DO NOT get the kind dipped in chocolate or whatever - they are not as fresh!! Do the math, people. Honey's donuts are fantastic, but only for about 15 minutes. After that, they cool off, and are a bit not-so-great. BUT if you buy them when they're cool and take them home, put them in the oven @ 250 for about 10 mins and then pour honey or maple syrup over them, you can re-create the Honey's amazingness. So here's the thing: put up with the lineup, it means you'll be getting hot fresh donuts. Buy PLAIN donuts, the dipped are not as good. Buy extra to take home. Buy 6, then there's no GST (at least 'til that darn HST comes in...). When you've eaten your fill, take the rest home for your pals but heat them up first as described before you eat 'em! Otherwise yeah they're oily & kinda too much. But warm with honey or maple syrup, oh my. Mmm mmm mm. Heading to Honey's right now, in fact! Go with forethought and you won't be disappointed :)

After hearing all the raves about Honey's doughnuts thought that we'd go give it a try today. Well, I had the maple and my sweetie had the choco. Given he is a chocoholic, he thought it was great. I myself didn't really see what the big deal was about it. Kind of like a greasy lump of fried cake with maple icing on top? Bought a muffin to go for later and that was pretty good. Breakfast looks good, would be willing to try that next time we're there but I think once is enough for the doughnut.

I guess they must be too busy making money! You always have to wait in long lineups, often out to the curb, often in the rain. The seating outside is great, but only because Deep Cove offers a natural ambiance beyond compare. Inside it is noisey, cluttered and unorganized. The two ladies behind the counter are always extremely rude, impatient, and never smile. Thank goodness there was a new waitress last weekend, and she did actually smile and keep our table kept (her first day I might add, I wonder how long she'll last),
I was mistakedly over charged - $91.75 for two muffins, two donuts and four lattes. So check your receipts. The owner was most appolgetic when I phoned her.
If folks are looking for a better place, it is well worth the walk to the round-a-bout and go sit on the fabulous deck of the "Arms Reach". And if there is a wait, they at least take your name and phone your cel when your table is ready.
I think Honey's should think about some major reoranizing!

Mrs. C and I wanted to try this famous DC doughnut shop, and when the rain stopped and Mr. Sun poked out his head, we decided to seize the opportunity. The restaurant is on the main drag of DC, and parking proved to be a challenge. When we got into the shop, I was surprised at how dirty and run down it was. Some of the patrons looked a bit rough as well, which was a surprise considering the neighborhood. I also noted the only w/c had a highchair parked in front and a handmade "out of order" sign was taped to the door.

The menu was not exactly encyclopedic, but there were enough choices to make it interesting. I had a Reuben, my beloved dining companion had a muffin, and we shared a big mocha. Service was not exactly friendly, but I expected that based on the previous reviews here.

The food was fine although the muffin was a bit dry. I did note that rye bread was not an option for my sandwich, but it was okay with brown bread. I also found it was rather expensive for what we got.

What this place really needs is a clean up, a coat of paint, and a little more charm. I don't think I'll be back anytime soon.

I recently brought an out of town visitor to Deep Cove and stopped in for the first time ever to try their infamous doughnuts. While waiting in line, the owner (?) berated an employee in front of us all. When confronted by another patron of her rude tone, the owner was unapolegtic and brushed the customer off. Completely uncalled for.
The doughnut could've been amazing, but all this left a very sour first impression.

My wife and try to find new breakfast joints to enjoy our Saturday morning dates and were not disappointed when we went to Honey's. We had gone kayaking with some friends one evening and our friend had hoped that Honey's would be open. She was disappointed to find out that it was closed. She was really hoping to get theri magical donuts.

So, the following morning on my weekly cycling "tour" with some friends we rode to Deep Cove and stopped by Honey's and I had their delicious rolly polly doughnuts. The donut was fantastic. The donuts had a "krispy" thin shell , had a "rolly and polly" shape to them and slathered with a chocolate frosting. Very simple and very fresh with three frostings - chocolate, maple and HONEY-glaze. I knew I should have bought a couple to take home but forgot, so I thought I would take my wife there the following week.

We got there just before the lineup went through the door and to the lamp-post at the sidewalk. My wife had a hard-time deciding on the large selection of freshly baked muffins and scones. From the Baden Powell (blackberry) muffin to those very seedy, healthy-looking ones. But she finally decided on a blueberry peach muffin and gave it thumbs up. She's not into the sweet and cakey muffins - this was was light and tasty and all-around delicious.

I had the Egg's Bennie special: it came with fresh fruit and homefries. There wasn't the excess of hollandaise that I usually encounter with bennies, just the right amount. The coffee was self-serve and we're always overjoyed when they have brewed decaf. And to top it off, the coffee tasted great! We always do without the caffeine and love good coffee.

No surprises which is what we like and a fairly basic though comfortable seating despite the crowd. There were no more outdoor tables so we took a table by the window. Very cool to have breakfast with scenery of the tree-ladened slopes around Deep Cove. It felt like we were on vacation, which is why ambiance rating is 4. Honey's definately had a "buzz" to it as there were kayakers, cyclists and the outdoor/North Van types there as well as families. This is full of locals for sure and destination kayakers who likely stop in after a morning of kayaking. There was another coffee shop open a few stores down with very few takers, but people were just spilling onto the streets from Honey's.

We brought home some donuts home for our children. One of our sons is in the baking and pastry arts program at VCC. He has pretty discerning taste and thought very highly of the rolly polly donuts.

It was a bit of a drive for us to get there from Vancouver, but well worth it. I'm sure I'll be stopping in every so often with my cycling buddies when we do the Deep Cove route and I think I'll also have to go kayaking more often...can't forget my Saturday morning dates with my wife as well - destination Honey's!

It was my first ever visit to Deep Cove this past long weekend, and I tried hard to remember some good reviews on Deep Cove eateries. Three came to mind: Arms Reach Bistro, Deep Cove Pizza, and Honey Doughnuts.

Arms Reach looked wonderful, but upon inquiring, there was an "at-least" 30 mins wait. Walked over to Deep Cove Pizza to find a chest-high counter with no pizza by-the-slice visible. Wasn't sure if it was only whole pies or not, so I walked over to Honey.

There was a huge line-up, but the place was pretty big with the eating area spilling out to next door.
I got in line and ordered an egg muffin (like egg mcmuffin, minus the mc) and an iced mocha. The cashier looked at me with a death glare and said, "no ice". I didn't quite hear her and said, "excuse me?". She said really loudly, "NO-ICE!!"
Not wanting hot coffee on a scorcher of a day, I just opted for soda. I was paying when I realized I forgot to mention my order was "to go". If looks could kill, I would have died right there. She snatched my "number 13" flagger from my fingers and scribbled hard on the order paper and gave me my receipt.

While waiting quietly in the corner, I noticed her mood swings from customer to customer. She was pretty friendly and talkative to the Deep Cove locals, but was really cold to the touristy types. Especially those who didn't speak English very well.

Shame about the service, because the food was quite good. My egg muffin had really nice sliced ham (quality better than deli slice) and green onions with the cheese sauce. It was a really good breakfast sandwich at a good price too.
Unfortunately, I would probably only go back (if in the area again) if that particular cashier was not working.

I agree with the last two posters. I went to this place on the recommendation of an article in the newspaper about 2 years ago and it was decent. The donuts were not too greasy, and the coffee was hot. However, I went there again about a month ago and this place has gone downhill in a big way. The coffee was only lukewarm and had a strange-looking film on the top, even after I added cream. I took one sip and found it to be bitter and almost cold. Then I tried the donut and this was even worse. I found the donut to be so greasy that I could not eat it. I tried one bite and got a mouth full of oil. I tried using a napkin and after soaking up 10 napkins worth of grease, figured it just wasn't worth it. I gave the plate and napkins and the remainder of the donut back to the server, as well as the coffee and let her know that I would not be back.

These doughnuts are famous! Even without the chocolate dip, they are worth travelling across the city to get! They are so popular that it is really crowded on the weekends - would more staff help sell more doghnuts?