Staff was great. I forgot her name but really she was great. I went with 3 friends to cook Thai. We get Thai takeout, and I was excited about learning the specifics of a good pad Thai and fresh summer rolls. The pad Thai recipe was simply not tasty. I brought most of it home and my husband didn't complain, but really, it wasn't great. May be because they use no nuts, which is great for most families. But also, it didn't have any bean sprouts in it, it just wasn't good at all. We also made chicken satay that I have already made again, and that was pretty good. However, I learned how to use rice sheets and make summer rolls which was wonderful. I made different ones when I went home but they were a huge hit. Huge. Lots of fun to hear about them and how to most easily handle them. To me, it was like when I originally heard how to handle puff pastry, or phyllo sheets or make my own sushi. We had a great time, it was expensive, but it is a luxury and it was a great time. Everyone had fun. Their staff was just amazing though. read more

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Just had an amazing class with Alex and Liz. So clean, organized, well instructed and a lot of fun. Can't wait to go to another! Classic French Countryside was the theme! read more

We had an amazing time tonight! Alex was AMAZING.. everyone was so personable and nice. I had a wonderful time and will definitely be going back for another tastebud experience! All I have to say is well done! read more

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HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!! they have a 5 day cancellation policy which I was aware of - i purchased a ticket 3 days before the class for my daughter and the night before the class my daughter broke her wrist rollerblading. I called and explained to them what had happened and that we were new clients and had never taken a class before but my daughter was SO excited to try it out and that we wanted her to take one class before we commit to a full semester. They would not give us a credit, refund, or even a compassionate understanding of the situation. HORRIBLE BUSINESS PRACTICES!!! they took my money and didn't care about our situation. read more

Did an Italian cooking class there tonight and loved it. We made eggplant parm, mushroom risotto, and cannolis. I am not a cook by any means so I appreciated the step by step instruction. Some more advanced chefs in my group of ladies did roll their eyes at times. They let you bring your own wine and they will give you the classes. The kitchen was very clean and in addition to a big sink there was hand sanitizer at each table which I appreciated. I do have a few critiques. The assistants were not very helpful if you had a question but the class was small enough where it did not take long for the instructor to come over. The eggplant parm did not get to bake enough however each class is only 2 hours. The risotto and cannolis did turn out very delicious and they do give you copies of the recipes. I do question the cost ($65) a little since some of the ingredients seemed cheap like the tomato sauce. Despite all of this, I am willing to give them another shot. read more

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0 is more accurate than 1. Family came down with COVID - so we obviously tried to reschedule. The Company refused to accommodate. Like others have mentioned, the person answering the phone was incredibly unempathetic, condescending and rude. Awful policy, even worse demeanor. read more

Love, love, love these guys! My teenager (too old for summer camp in the usual sense, too young to not have some kind of organized activity in summer) had an AMAZING time at Tastebuds. Let's see, he did two weeks of baking skills: Garlic knots, muffins, smoothies, cinnamon buns, scones, pizza. Then he did a week of Urban Foodies. I want to do this camp next summer! (Apparently middle aged mothers are not permitted... more on that later.) Here's what they did: They went to a local butcher to learn about meat, see how it's sourced and aged, and then went back to the kitchen to make an amazing Bolognese sauce with fresh pasta. They did a candy store and made chocolate lava cakes. At a bakery, they learned about whoopie pies. They made cheese and biscuits. And everything was incredible. He brought samples home. He had a blast! He is planning to go again next summer. ( I did mention that he's a teen, right? Cause this is massively high praise.) I am told they do adult classes and will check back with you guys after I've done that - because I am so totally doing a grownup class. read more

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This is a great date night idea! Kitchen is clean, inviting and bright and the staff is wonderful. We had MaryAnn as our instructor last night and I cannot say enough positive things about her! We walked in late to class due to being caught at work and a bit of a drive over, and she welcomed us in and got us started without skipping a beat. She was attentive to all our needs, including my dietary restrictions and taking care to get to know us personally. The food was great and we really enjoyed ourselves; learning a few new cooking tricks and recipes to bring home as well! Thanks, MaryAnn! We will certainly come back! read more

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This was my first time at the Beverly location ( I went to the North Andover one 2 years prior for a pasta class and it was great). Staff was friendly and the environment was clean! HOWEVER, I thought a fun date night would be the BYOB Sushi night. Mind you it is $65 a person so I was hoping this would be good enough to eat for dinner on a Saturday night. The dumplings were eh and the sushi was like a 5/10. The chef premade the sushi rice and for some reason it was overly wet so my sushi was wet and the dumplings were so dry. Idk, wouldn't recommend the sushi class. We paid $130 and ended up going to Yard-house after because we didn't even want to finish it. read more

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Highly recommend for a date night. Girls' night or any occasion. Fun, informative, and most importantly delicious. Staff is fantastic. Will definitely book again. read more

I booked my son's birthday party here and put down a $250 deposit. My husband just had a positive Covid test (and is isolating in a separate residence). The rest of the family is negative but I called TBK about the party )a week away) to ask what they recommend. I had to cancel my party, they won't refund my deposit AND they won't let me apply my deposit toward booking the party at a later date. I will absolutely not be booking anything through this business in the future. read more

Wish I could give this business a 0 instead of 1. Tried to cancel more than a day in advance because my partner and I were sick. We would never want to get anyone else sick, especially during these times. The woman who we talked to on the phone was rude and refused to refund us or change the reservation to a different day. Such horrible customer service, would never recommend this location. Hopefully others have had a better experience but I would suggest this business teach their employees how to treat a respectful and kind paying customer. read more

I was invited to attend a pizza-making class last night at Taste Buds Kitchen. I came so excited, but left sorely disappointed. The staff was polite, and the place is pretty (if sparse), but the value just wasn't there. Considering that I spent $56 last weekend at a class at Stonewall Kitchen and was served veal shank, creamed spinach, roasted potatoes, and a pecan tart (along with a couple of glasses of wine), Taste Buds' $70 price tag for caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms atop a crust reminiscent of Wonder Bread was incredible. To be fair, I am an accomplished cook who is always appreciative of picking up new tips, tricks, and ingredients. But I didn't take away anything new from this class. I didn't even want to take leftover pizza home. I did like the fact that it's BYOB, and we took advantage of that! Taste Buds hosts children's classes, and even summer camps for kids, and they probably excel at that. But for the seasoned cook looking to pick the brain of an experienced chef while cooking and eating truly good food, they fall way short. read more

Didn't let the kids at camp do much my sister came home from the camp saying it was no fun at all and said that the counselors wouldn't let them do anything beside mix the bowl. Would not recommend this for a camp. read more

It's very clean and the staff is very friendly and sweet. I went for the donut class with my five year old and I had to bring my baby so I needed some help with mixing. I love that the ingredients we're all out and they didn't have to get them. It was very cute and then they read a book while they cooked. I wish they had different frostings instead of just pink. I just think that next time I would do a savory recipe read more

I loved our experience yesterday morning making Unicorn Cupcakes! We were so happy to be a part of the first mommy and me class and will definitely be back for another class soon! My daughter had so much fun and we loved that there was a story included while we waited for the cupcakes to be ready. The intrscutors were kind, patient and super hands-on with the kids, which we greatly appreciated. Thank you for a wonderful time! read more

My husband and I were scheduled to attend a class tonight which we were super pumped about. We have been before and had a blast! Unfortunately, my husband has come down with something which has resulted in a fever as of hour ago. Flu is a regular concern of course but with the coronavirus pandemic in full swing, we felt it important NOT to attend the class tonight so to not expose anyone else to illness, Whatever it is. I called Taste Buds to inform them we could not attend due to unknown illness and asked for our reservation to be moved but was told repeatedly no and that "it's in our policy when you purchase that there is no adjustments or refunds after 48 hours" but "someone else can come in my husbands/our place" because food has been purchased. I read the cancelation policy upon purchasing both reservations and am not ignorant to the fact that food costs money. But in an environment where a virus is causing a pandemic and global fear, one would think an exception could be made given the severity of the situation to ensure the safety and health of all those attending tastebuds kitchen. Though I was told "we don't want sick people here either" refusing to even move our reservation (didn't want a refund just a new date) means lose $120 or suck it up and go anyways. For us the decision is easy, we'll lose the money. But some people may have a more difficult time losing $120 and would attend. that means tastebuds kitchen would rather have sick people coming in (or forfeit their money) and site policy as the reason for not working with their customer when clearly there should be exceptions. All over probably $40 worth of food (max). Given this is an environment where strangers work together touching tools and food, and there is a legit health crisis happening globally, it's unfathomable to me. But no worries, stand behind your policy tastebuds and make no exceptions, but be thankful people like us are willing to forfeit their money to ensure YOUR other customers aren't exposed to illness. We won't be coming in again (who knows if other are gonna be there sick cause they can't move their reservation) and your business policies are trash and need serious review as they don't look out for your customers, just your bottom line. read more

We had a corporate team building event at Taste Buds Kitchen in Beverly this week, and it far exceeded our expectations. Chef Donna was fabulous! We had 30 people in our group and everyone received personalized attention. We selected the Thai menu and it was delish. A huge thank you to Donna, Betsy, Genevieve, Maggie, and Sage for making this a wonderful experience! read more