This place rocks. The atmosphere is quiet and relaxed, and you can spend hours here for an $8 studio fee. It's a great spot to reconnect with friends. You can bring your own food and drinks, including booze! I like to do the beer and cheese thing while painting to my heart's content. The only downside is that their selection can be spotty. I once showed up excited to paint a travel mug when it just wasn't meant to be. But I've been about five times and only been disappointed once. read more

This place is great! Doug was so helpful to help me organize my group for the Wed night wine/cheese night. There were many pottery pieces to choose from and some awesome colors. I did a big decorative bowl and a coaster for my water bottle at work! I can't wait to pick the pieces up and visit again sometime soon (probably for the pizza night!) read more

The Clayroom is my favorite place to paint pottery. The selection is fabulous and I have spent hours and hours painting mugs and bowls, which make the best presents. They also set up the space for you and do all the clean up making it so easy. The owner Doug is the greatest. He is always incredibly helpful and is great to chat with. He has made such a great space that is great for kids but also really nice and fun for adults as well. It's a nice place to come unwind and relax after work or to come with a bunch of friends. They have great specials, Wednesdays wine and cheese night being my favorite night to come. Make sure to call ahead and make a reservation as it can get crowded. I highly recommend it and this is the place I miss the most since moving. read more

I bought a groupon here on a whim and had a great time! The girl working there was really helpful and friendly. They have a ton of ceramic pieces to choose from, as well as mosaic and clay to play with as well...I'll have to come back to try it all out! They have wine and cheese nights on Wednesday...great date night spot! Minor issues, but should still be mentioned: They should probably invest in a couple new hair dryers, one of them was truly was migrane-inducing. The place is small and a bit tight, so I can imagine it gets a bit crazy during weekend afternoons. read more

I hosted my daughter's 4th birthday party at The Clayroom, Doug and his staff were amazing! They managed 10 pre-schoolers painting with ease, and the parents were able to hang back and chat. They did all the set-up and clean-up and I was able to socialize, take pictures and enjoy myself. It was amazing- all kids had a blast, and the parents raved- The Clayroom made me look like parent of the year :) We will be back!! read more

Great studio with friendly staff, excellent and well-maintained space. Wonderful children's program!

Came from out of state with my family (group of 13) , this place was sooo accommodating!! Everyone from the ages of 14 to 80 had the best time at the studio. The owner is so friendly and the pottery instructor was so helpful and patient. Such a great experience! Definitely check it out! read more

Love it! 7 of us went for my 30th birthday last night, brought our own snacks and champagne, painted all kinds of stuff, and just generally had a really fun time! Friendly helpful staff, fun atmosphere, and a great selection of items to paint and colors to use. My 1 suggestion: Get 2 hairdryers to dry the pieces between coats. We went on a Sunday night and sometimes the line for the hairdryer was 5 people deep. Other than that, a fantastic experience! I recommend it for people of all ages and will definitely be going back! Thanks Clay Room! read more

awesome service. Doug was awesome to offer to come in early to get my birthday present ready in time! dedicated artist there. thanks guys. you rock. read more

I love it here! Doug treats customers with care and they are taking many precautions towards covid. Definitely recommend!!

Great pottery paining place. You can bring food or drinks to make it special, or just come it to relax and make something creative. Some staff members are not really exciting, but the owner is super welcoming and fun. My daughter had birthday there and was super happy to do camp. Almost all our plates are drawn by hand. read more

I love this place!! My boyfriend and I went to try something different and he got SO into his painting! it was so funny/cute! You can bring your own booze so even though it takes a while to do 3 coats, you can just relax with a glass of wine! Highly recommended. read more

Went here on a Wednesday night with my girlfriend - what a great idea! She loved it. It was wine and cheese night ($30/pp which includes all food, wine and pottery). The owner, Doug, and his employee Julie were a blast - friendly and always willing to help with whatever we needed. As someone who is NOT creatively-inclined (pretty sure the last time I touched paint was in middle school) I had a surprising amount of fun. And like others have said - this is a GREAT date spot. It's definitely something different - highly recommended! read more

This place is so much fun. It's very calming activity. Bring some wine and chill out with friends and pottery. Everyone who works there is super nice and helpful. It seems very much a passion project. read more

The clayroom is so fun! I've never been to place like this, which may be why I was so excited and impressed. The staff didn't help too much, and a lot of the clay pieces were out of stock, but the color selection was pretty good and we got our tables in the back (a party of like 10) and spent a few hours here! I suggest giving it a try at least once!! With the stencils they give you, even a person with no artistic ability can't fail (almost)! read more

I came here with my niece a few months ago, and they were just fabulous with their customer service, and their explanations of how to go about painting the pottery. Since then I've had the chance to go to other pottery painting studios, and I must say that the Clayroom is the most reasonably priced one I've been to so far. AND the variety of objects they offer is unrivaled. So much so that I wish they had one in NYC. read more

holy crap! how did dana beat me to review my own birthday venue? oh well. so here's what it's like planning a party at the clayroom: in may i walked over and asked for the july 14 2pm time slot. the girl working that afternoon was all "my goodness you're planning well in advance, huh?" a month later i went in again and asked about what kind of pottery was available because the shelves were pretty bare that day. they gave me a catalog and said i could write down some items and they would have them in stock. in this way i could control the cost of the event, since i was paying for everything. on july 12 i called to give my final rsvp count. a fairly insensitive and blunt woman says to me "so i see this list of items here, now, were these things mandatory for you to have?" i said "well yeah, i mean you guys said you would have them in stock." rude lady: "yeeeaaahhh, we don't have this one frame you have listed here, and we're not going to get it in. i can give some other kind of frame (it was ugly and not what i wanted), but you're out of luck with this particular frame" me: the frame was literally the one item i wanted for myself to paint. and it's MY birthday!! her: yeaaah. we changed suppliers. oh well. we have plenty of other stuff for you to choose. me: so you will have everything else on my list. that small, long skinny serving tray that i chose? her: oh oh yeah, yeah of course! we have petal plates and vases and square plates and serving trays and mugs and... they didn't have any of the items i ordered ready. not a single one. also, Will got a little snippy with my friend who'd started painting her base coats before he explained the process. but he did concede to give me my pottery for free when i asked, because of the lack of picture frame. that's standard customer service but i still appreciated it. the store itself was nice, and they did reserve tables for us to sit at and they did give me space to set up all my cupcakes and champagne. it was a good party, everyone enjoyed themselves, and i would love to paint pottery on a daily basis from now on if i were a millionaire. read more

By no means an artist and had a great experience at The Clayroom. Small(er) space, but went during an off time on a weekday and had plenty of room to paint. Only reason for the lower rating is that one of our masterpieces was missing when I came back to pick up the finished items. There does not seem to be a system that prevents people (often excited children) from mistakenly taking someone else's work. There is only a shelf where they store all the completed work, and when picking up you have to sift through to find your own... which in my case ended up missing. We were given a gift card for the cost of the piece and the studio fee, which was some consolation (and by no means overly generous), but it will never bring back our beloved Graffy the Giraffe. If you have any information on our missing giraffe, please contact the authorities. There is a gift card reward! read more

I dont think I've ever reviewed a Yelp location before... but after my experience here, I really had to. Douglas was such an amazing guy. He really made me, my friend and her nephew feel welcomed. It's a really family-friendly place but also therapeutic so it's great for dates or just to catch up with friends. I would absolutely recommend this place and will be coming back. Incredible customer service. (We also happened to go on a Tuesday night, so there was free pizza) read more

Had an amazing time at the ClayRoom this evening!! Nan was the BEST, she made sure to make our experience was phenomenal and was so accomodating and helpful!!! Such a sweet soul, thanks Nan!!!!! We'll be back soon :) read more

I doubt I'll go back to the Clay Room in the near future. We went there for a birthday party and the woman, I assume the owner or higher-up in management was so rude! It's so expensive and the kids were constanly reminded about spills, conserving paint, etc. I was kind of suprised. There is no parking on the right side really, so travelling there with small childrenn in large froups (I brought a 5 year-old child I babysit for and her two school friends) and crossing the street was kind of dicey. Personally, I like places that glaze the items for you. I ended up glazing all the kids' stuff to avoid streaks. A child is simply not capable of doing this, and for that amount of money, I expect this to be done for us. Very clean (maye that's why they don't want paint on the floor) and both times I went they didn't try and rush everyone out the door to open up a table. read more

We love the Clay Room we have gone numerous times now and it is a great way to kill sometime on a rainy day. The staff is helpful and friendly and the prices are fantastic. The little on I take is 3 and she just loves it. read more

this place is amazing!!! I'm so glad I decided to celebrate my birthday here. prices are so great, and the people here are wonderful. I will definitely becoming back!! read more

Cuts shop, friendly staff, and of course a creative vibe. My sister and I went to decorate some mugs and it was a fun process! The worker was kind and gave a quick and easy tutorial. Many options of ceramic pieces to choose from and they were all uniformly made within their respective designs. I loved sitting and just focussing on creating something with my hands. It was super relaxing and the radio was playing the perfect 90s music. Can't wait to see how my mug turned out! read more

My friend got a groupon and asked if I wanted to go. Had no idea what I was getting myself into. We went in dropped off our stuff then went next door to Anna's for dinner brought it back. What a wonderful Friday night and birthday celebration we had champagne and fun. The lady there was very busy place was packed but did not felt rushed we got there 7 left at 10. Best night. Prefect place for a date for girls night for family's. they even have a changing table in bathroom. I will for sure go back read more

This place was super fun but definitely not perfect. I went on a Saturday for a bachelorette party. We had called ahead and given the amount of people that were coming a few weeks in advance. When we arrived the selection of pottery to paint was scarce. There were none of the practical, go-to pieces like big mugs or tea cups. There were a lot of really large pieces like trays and a ton of kid things like a baseball piggy bank. You could tell the selection was picked over pretty badly Shortly after we arrived (there were about 10 of us), another even larger bachelorette party arrived. They ended up having even less selection then we did and their stuff was just everywhere because they had a smaller seating area then they planned for. It turns out we were placed in their section. When I went to pick up the pottery for our party, nothing was kept together. I had to go through two areas to find all the pieces. The employee helping me said they keep pieces together if you write some sort of code on them. No one mentioned that to us. We assumed parties were kept together. This is a fun place it just doesn't seem very well run or organized. read more

One of my favorite spots in Boston. The owner is incredibly nice and helpful, he always finds a place for your party (although it helps to call in advance!), and the pottery is decently priced, with many color options available. Definitely bring a bottle of wine and have a great time! read more

The facilities and tools were clean and well organized. The pricing was great. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. read more

Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon, solidly A-OK IMO. A group of 12 of us went to enjoy an afternoon of painting and had a fun time for not a ton of money ($4 fee plus the cost of your selected pottery; my medium sized box was $10). It was packed with a little girl's birthday party while we were there, so it was pretty loud/chaotic/tight, but the overall experience is probably a bit calmer and more relaxing if you go at an off time. (I hear they have wine and cheese nights, which sounds like it's probably more adult-oriented, and easier to chat/relax/catch up with friends.) The owner was really enthusiastic and helpful, and was constantly running around the room trying to cater to every group. We being a bit older were left mostly to our own devices, with a brief intro spiel at the beginning but then we were basically on our own (whereas the group of little girls got a lot more hands-on help, naturally). The selection of items to paint wasn't terribly diverse when we were there (although they did have plenty of kitchen items, and the end product is non-toxic and dishwasher safe), and there were some paint colors missing/empty so we had to make due. They did offer some stencils, which was helpful. If you're creative and/or artistically talented, you'll have a dandy time doing whatever your heart desires to your pottery piece. If you're like me, who is neither, you might get a little bit frustrated, and decide you prefer something more like Paint Nite (where you're walked through how to make a pre-selected design). I will say that my finished piece after firing/glazing isn't half bad though, so it turned out better than it looked when I was done painting IMO. (Note: remember to save your receipt so you can retrieve your finished piece 5 days later efficiently... I forgot to bring it with me, and the poor worker showed me like 7 pieces before I found my own.) read more

This is such a cute place for a date, or even to go with your kids or a group of girlfriends! I didn't know it was BYOB so I was upset that I didn't take full advantage of it. You can use as many colors as you want to paint your pottery, and there are so many different selections of plates/mugs/vases/etc. It's a lot of fun, and you can pick up your masterpiece after a few days. The employee was also really nice and helpful. Just make sure you don't come during a kid's birthday party though because there were a dozen children running around. read more

This place is great. The price is much cheaper than some of the other clay painting places around, esp considering there is no hourly fee and you can take your time and work on your clay piece without being pressured by time. I came here with a large group of people. Doug was really nice and patient with us. He went through the process with groups after groups and addressed our concerns. He even opened the shop late so that most of us could finish our work. Great experience and I will def come back to paint. read more

Wow- a kid friendly paint your own pottery place. Our experience was fabulous. The staff was very helpful, kind and attentive. My five year old is very active. He loved painting and he didn't break anything. Double win. I highly recommend this place and we will definitely come back. read more

Super cute place! Doug is very friendly and great with kids. The pricing is pretty standard too ($8 to be there plus whatever you pottery you want to paint) and you can stay there for as long as you want. Great for kids and even teens/adults if you just wanna chill there with friends. read more

Decent selection, slightly pricey. It cost $14.30 to paint a tiny bunny! Other than my 5-year-old cousin, there weren't any other kids while I was there (it was early evening on a weekday), although about half-way through my visit, a bachelorette party started in the back. It was a bit noisy, but not annoyingly so. The staff was fairly helpful when some of the bottles were clogged, and he even cut open a bottle for my cousin to get the very last bit at the bottom. Would I come back here? Maybe if a little kid dragged me here again. Most likely not if I can find a cheaper place with more convenient parking. It took nearly 30 minutes to find a space. read more

This place is super! I went to paint something on a rainy Friday night and had a great time. Doug was running the show and did an excellent job! There was a party of kids and I was totally impressed with how patient he was with all the children while juggling all the other painters at the same time. I still have to go back to finish my platter, but am looking forward to it! Definitely a fun place to try something new. read more

Although I'm not the crafty type, the Clayroom had a deal on groupon that was too good to ignore. I figured it might be something my Little Sister would be in to, so I went ahead and bought the deal. We made a reservation for a Saturday afternoon and they had a table ready for us. Doug was a huge help and even got the kid to smile, an impressive feat indeed. He let us know that they always have a discount for Big Sister matches...what a sweet thing to offer! We were pleasantly overwhelmed with the pottery, paint colors, and stencils available. It was such a pleasant way to spend a few hours together that I went home and bought another groupon. We'll be sure to come back subsequently to take advantage of their Big Sister discount! read more

What a great place! The owner is so chill, kind, and helpful. He made the experience that much better! We felt so comfortable there like it was somewhere we had been a thousand times. It was a fun social place where we also talked to other people and still had a romantic date. The price was as expected- 2 big bowls, $18 each, and $8 painting studio fee. Great deals- I'm coming next time for wine and cheese night or free pizza on Tuesday. Can't wait to see how our bowls turned out and then make more! read more

We LOVE the clayroom! My husband and I have been going every year for valentines day for the past 7 years. The owner Doug is amazing and nice and always willing to help. Some of the students that work there are not very helpful, but what can you do. We arrived around 4 or 4:40 on Feb 13th, and a student was manning the place. He was much more interested in his laptop than helping us find paint. When the shift switched at 5PM, Doug came in and instantly the atmosphere switched. He brightened the place, and if he was frusterated that I asked him to help me find 5 different types of paint, he didn't show it. In fact, I asked Doug for paint colors that the student worker said they were out of, and Doug "magically" found them. I don't know if it was because he is the owner, or because the student was just lazy and didn't want to go and look. We'll go back again and again. I love that this is a cheap activity and we have something to show from it! The biggest problem is that this place is too popular! They are constantly needing to restock their cups, pictures frames, etc. But they handle their inventory and customers nicely, and are always courteous. If you know you are going to paint and want something specific, you can call a few days before and have them order it. They usually will. I can't wait to go for their wine and cheese night! We whole heartedly recommend this place for anyone looking for a fun, interactive activity! read more

I love this place! How can you not. My girlfriends and I come here on Monday nights for half price admission. The guy that owns the place is super awesome and helpful -- I find he's mostly just helping me fix all of my awful mistakes on my pottery as I am no where near artistic. Which is why I love this place - we can come in, relax, paint some pottery, listen to some good music, drink some wine. It's perfect-great little spot! read more

Pretty neat place. Just hate that you have to wait 4 days to pick up your piece. I'm not from the area so we were forced to make plans in Brookline for the night . But overall really fun and will be going back again soon :) read more