Pottery Bayou in Winona — Local services in Winona Lake

I would not book a celebration of any kind at this place. We booked a baby shower upstairs. We arrived 45 min early to set up but we were told that we couldn't start setting up until 15 min before the party started. We were able to look at the room and no one was upstairs anyways so I didn't understand why there was an issue with us setting the party up. They then made us sign a contract and in the contract you have to agree to not setting up the party until 15 min prior. I feel like this is some useful information to give someone when they book the party but I guess they don't agree. We sat outside on the porch with all of our decorations and food. Luckily they let us use the fridge for some of the food until the party started. We started carrying stuff upstairs when time hit 15 minutes prior to the guest arrival time. This was also the time the lady decided to set up the room so we could paint leading to us having to work around her. The party went good but as soon as the clock hit 3:00pm they were quick to start kicking us out. A couple people had to go back to finish their items on another day and they also ended up giving some of our more pricey items to other people and tried to give them things that weren't theirs. I'm not sure if they ever got them back or not. I don't think anyone from our group will...

Great place to go for something interesting to do, and you get a keepsake when you're done.

My husband and I have gone here multiple times to glaze ceramics and make decorative glass panels. We usually spend a few hours working on our projects, so make sure to leave a good amount of time for your visit.

When you finish your piece, you give it to the employee and it will be fired in their kiln. They contact you when it's done so you can come pick it up at a later date.

It's a little pricey, but certainly worth it for...

It's a cute place and the staff is super friendly and helpful. Minimal choices available for painting but ample supplies to paint with. There was a birthday party happening for a younger child directly above us and it was very loud. Children stomping and popping balloons. Felt the staff should have asked them to tone it down some but they didn't. Who takes 3/4 year Olds to a pottery place and let's them stomp around and be rowdy? I'm sure that's not how it normally is there but I probably...