Uncorked Inspiration — Local services in Manhattan

I was extremely disappointed with the Straight Upp Studio. When we went to paint pottery there was hardly anyone in there, so we got right to a table, which was fantastic. After selecting our pottery and paying for it, we went to select paint colors. It turns out that they were completely out of a lot of colors. It was a Saturday afternoon, which I believe is some of their busiest times, and yet they had a very limited selection of colors. There was no black, white, grey, green, yellow, or orange-some pretty common colors. The brushes that we had to use were dirty before we began and all the puffy paint was dried out/empty/or non-existent. I wish someone would have told us before we paid that they were out of colors, because then we would not have painted pottery and found a different way to spend our Saturday afternoon. Overall, I think this could be a successful addition to Aggieville, but the lack of paint at a painting place was very...

A group of 8 "First Cousins" went to Uncorked Inspirations for an evening of fun, painting, and wine. Needless to say, we were NOT disappointed!! We were greeted by Andrea. She was very welcoming. Then we met Neal. They made us feel so welcomed. They explained how they came up with this idea. We started painting. Neal explained everything. He gave us "hints" and made us feel comfortable in our "errors". He explained everyone has to put their own spin on their painting. There was a lot of laughing and encouraging words. It was a fun time, enjoyed by everyone. We are putting this on our list of things to do on our annual reunion. Thank you so much Neal...

Not only are the paint options already limited, when I asked if they had more of a color with an empty bottle, they just said no and told me to use a different color. Then they make you wait A WEEK for the project you painted to be fires (even though the process only takes a day. Like are you a week behind always or what?) But I came back in a week later and it still wasn't done! She says "oh, it just went in last night, it'll be done at 4 or 5." Seriously? I had depended on them keeping their word so I could leave town in time and I thought afternoon was plenty generous, but I guess not. Wish there were another, better place like...