Pinot's Palette — Attraction in Tustin

Such a fun experience! I just recently visited last Saturday and had a blast. The location would have been an easy 5 out of 5 review, but their bartender wasn't very approachable. Maybe she was having a rough night, but she was condescending to some other ladies and very short with us. Luckily it wasn't a big deal and we still had a fabulous evening.

Our session was about 2 hours roughly and it never felt like we were being rushed. I forgot the name of our instructor, but he was great! For our session we painted the Eiffel tower in black and white. The instructor said it was his first time painting that particular image, but for his first time he was pretty descriptive and informative in regards to all of the steps. He was really good at giving his personal tips on how to achieve certain strokes or techniques. Throughout the evening he would give us decent breaks to catch up to him. At $35 I think it's completely worth it! I love how we never really felt rushed and if we needed extra time towards the end we were welcomed to stay until we were done. I also appreciate the fact they were not strict with what colors you used on your painting and welcomed a creativity.

The location itself is pretty easy to find and the shopping plaza has plenty of parking. Don't forget to request a seat next to your party at the time of booking if you all purchase your tickets...

Went to this location in Tustin as a gift for a Mother’s Day class. The team there was incredibly rude, the instructor Kristen, was annoyed at the chatter going on (mind you, it’s a class that included children as young as 7, so there’s bound to be chatter). Kristen did a poor job at instructing and would go too fast (again, children working on mixing, outlines and paint)… at one point we got a break, in which instructor went to cry loudly in the back… I think the girl working the snack counter was Alexis, who also seemed bothered when I went to ask to buy beverages.

This is the 2nd Pinot’s Palette location I have been to, my previous experience was last month for a team builder in San Diego area, that instructor said it was his first day on the job and was phenomenal. The experience was so great that I was excited to go to this location, but was very disappointed.

The “mommy and me” idea was great, but needs staff with patience and...

We went to the Japanese Spring class on Saturday! The hubby is not an artist and has not painted since early grade school. I have been an artist since grade school, had an emphasis on commercial art in high school, and have an AA in Advertising Graphic Design. I wanted to see how our different levels of art would transform on a canvas. Even though the hubby thought his tree would end up looking like a stick figure, his painting was pretty good for someone who had not picked up a paint brush in over 35 years (other than painting the inside and outside of a house). My painting turned out pretty good, especially since I had not worked in acrylic paint since Jr. High.

They have a bar where you can order up some wine and non-alcoholic drinks. This is great for a date night, girl's night out, birthdays, and just friendly get-togethers. The music selection was also great too! I was dancing in my seat...