The Persian Man is an absolute Thunder Bay staple — and for good reason! Their desserts are out of this world — soft, sweet, and perfectly indulgent. The famous Persian is always fresh and delicious, and every visit feels like a little taste of local tradition. The staff are warm, friendly, and always make you feel welcome. Whether you’re grabbing a quick treat or bringing a box home to share, The Persian Man never disappoints. A must-stop for anyone in Thunder Bay!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut
hema sharma
Very rude customer service. The much hyped Persian donuts were way too sweet for us and we did not find anything special about them. Tim Hortons has much better options. The coffee was not good. We also bought a few other items to eat and did not enjoy them. We won't be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Betty McKillop
Best donuts
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Doug S
Everyone loves this place...hotels and other service industry people will recommend...they even suggested I check it out at the museum!:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut, Meatball Sandwich
janet armstrong
Long wait to get served
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Linh Doan
The Persian Donut is soft and pillowy with a not too sweet icing. Definitely give it a go
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Richard Vielhaber
While spending several days in Thunder bay I did a search on local specialties, all the buzz was over the Persian, a cinnamon roll with pink icing. So we went to The Persian Man Bakery and purchased a few to see what all the fuss was about, and unfortunately we're disappointed. A Persian is basically a cinnamon roll style donut, deep fried, ours had very little cinnamon between the layers and had a pink icing that resembled a cream cheese frosting with maybe a hint of raspberry. Our examples, were ok, not bad , but unimpressive, and average at best. This may be unique here , but at home we could go to any bakery and get a similar product, but with multiple icing choices like: vanilla, chocolate,cream cheese, peanut butter, maple .... sorry.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Dane B
The Persian was good, pretty much a donut with pink frosting. The sallyanne was too sweet for my liking. They also serve coffee which was good.
Server very rude.. “ we only take cash at this register “,no hello… ok, no signs saying such. Gave our coffees in paper cups, didn’t ask if we were eating in. Asked for a Sally Ann, got a Persian. No biggy, love them both. Walked away saying, won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Alexander Trauzzi
Holy hell Thunder Bay. This is the real sleeping giant!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gord Holland
Still taste the same after 40 years so good.
Tara Holland
Yummy as always! We love to bring some back to our family in Calgary whenever we drive through Thunder Bay. It is nice how they have ones un-frosted for travelling purposes. It's best to order a day ahead just to make sure they have enough for you. We were lucky they had a few left for us when we called day of, but by the time we arrived for pick up at 3:00 pm they were almost completely sold out of everything!
Lisa D
We had the best wraps! So fresh and the staff were so friendly. Ya gotta try the donuts!
A local treasure!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very fast courteous staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut
The Persian Man is an absolute Thunder Bay staple — and for good reason! Their desserts are out of this world — soft, sweet, and perfectly indulgent. The famous Persian is always fresh and delicious, and every visit feels like a little taste of local tradition. The staff are warm, friendly, and always make you feel welcome. Whether you’re grabbing a quick treat or bringing a box home to share, The Persian Man never disappoints. A must-stop for anyone in Thunder Bay!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut
Very rude customer service. The much hyped Persian donuts were way too sweet for us and we did not find anything special about them. Tim Hortons has much better options. The coffee was not good. We also bought a few other items to eat and did not enjoy them. We won't be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Best donuts
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everyone loves this place...hotels and other service industry people will recommend...they even suggested I check it out at the museum!:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut, Meatball Sandwich
Long wait to get served
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
The Persian Donut is soft and pillowy with a not too sweet icing. Definitely give it a go
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
While spending several days in Thunder bay I did a search on local specialties, all the buzz was over the Persian, a cinnamon roll with pink icing. So we went to The Persian Man Bakery and purchased a few to see what all the fuss was about, and unfortunately we're disappointed. A Persian is basically a cinnamon roll style donut, deep fried, ours had very little cinnamon between the layers and had a pink icing that resembled a cream cheese frosting with maybe a hint of raspberry. Our examples, were ok, not bad , but unimpressive, and average at best. This may be unique here , but at home we could go to any bakery and get a similar product, but with multiple icing choices like: vanilla, chocolate,cream cheese, peanut butter, maple .... sorry.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
The Persian was good, pretty much a donut with pink frosting. The sallyanne was too sweet for my liking. They also serve coffee which was good.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut
Restaurantji Recommends
Server very rude.. “ we only take cash at this register “,no hello… ok, no signs saying such. Gave our coffees in paper cups, didn’t ask if we were eating in. Asked for a Sally Ann, got a Persian. No biggy, love them both. Walked away saying, won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Holy hell Thunder Bay. This is the real sleeping giant!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Still taste the same after 40 years so good.
Yummy as always! We love to bring some back to our family in Calgary whenever we drive through Thunder Bay. It is nice how they have ones un-frosted for travelling purposes. It's best to order a day ahead just to make sure they have enough for you. We were lucky they had a few left for us when we called day of, but by the time we arrived for pick up at 3:00 pm they were almost completely sold out of everything!
We had the best wraps! So fresh and the staff were so friendly. Ya gotta try the donuts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Persian Donut, Chicken Wrap, Veggie Wrap, Cold Cut Combo
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