The Clay Date

146 Amity Rd, New Haven
(203) 387-2521

Recent Reviews

N LS

There are so many options for what to create! I can't wait to pick up my finished product!

Jessica Pickering

I haven't gotten to make stuff in such a long time, this place might as well be Disneyland, lol. I love everybody here so much. Time and money well-spent

jason kern

My wife and I took a private pottery throwing lesson with Emily. She inspired us to take a six week lesson followed by another six week lesson. We then became members. We love it there. What a wonderful pottery community! Thank you Jess!Side note: the paint-your-own is super popular there, as well as glass fusing, candles, and mosaics. It’s a great place to get together and drink some wine and be creative or bring the kids for a party!

J Kurt

Pretty cool place. Great date night or even a fun time with young ones

Erica Roberts

We went here for the first time on Valentine's Day to make candles. I wish I remembered the name of the woman who helped us but she was working up front and she was very nice and the instructions she gave us were very helpful. We picked the tall candles which were $20 each. Once your fill the mold it takes about 20 minutes for the candle to set. All the scents they have for candles are amazing but I went with pomegranate and my boyfriend chose a cucumber scent. The candles turned out great and they last quite a while. I've been burning my candles for almost 12 hours and it's only 1/4 way done. I will be returning again for my daughter to do some pottery painting and they also have glass blowing classes which I'm excited to try.

Nicholas Mann

Great place for a date!

Angelique Henderson

What a fantastic place! We reserved the party room for a teen birthday (made candles), and the artistic teens ALL had a great time. Amelia was so helpful and kind and explained everything. There is so much to do and to make there. Every kid commented on wanting to come again. The pillar candles were so lovely. What a unique keepsake! Great place to come for an excursion or to host a gathering of fun and artsy people.

Paolo Lubrano

This was An amazing experience and we’re both looking forward to take the classes. Great experience and great instructor! Thank you!

Apollonia Juliano

I took 2 classes here. First time, danielle called me and told me my piece was ready and I was so excited I went to pick it up the very next day, but no one could find it. I kept calling to check in but it want found. Things happened so I went again. This time no one called me when my piece was ready. I called them and they said I can come in and pick it up. I went the same day! And once again they couldn’t find my piece! Then the owner had the audacity to say I took too long and blamed me. Her husband was nice and apologized but Jessica blamed me when I went the same day. Unprofessional and rude.

Robert Defeo

Had a great time making some clay with my friend! She made a frog and I made a snail. Staff was extremely helpful and nice when it came to my stupidity

Mads M.

My friends and I visited here on beautiful November afternoon and it was really nice! The staff was attentive, friendly and gave really helpful advice so our work comes out accurately. There was a number of different options when it came to choosing what pottery to paint and I noticed they even offer candle making (which we didn't do but it's pretty cool). They also have so many different paints to choose from. It's was not only relaxing but you could take your time without being rushed out. 10/10 recommend

Heidi

Great place for family, friends or solo activity. Very friendly staff, always willing to help. Offer variety of creative projects mosaics, candle making, pottery painting and more. I needed my project to be sealed with resin and had a time crunch (they offer pick up 1 week after items made). They were very accommodating given that my piece needed to be sent to another country and got it done. Grateful to the entire team.

Beth B.

We had a great Sunday afternoon clay date with our two young grandchildren. We were forewarned that things were busy, but we felt very welcome snd were set up quickly. Surprised at first how many adults were there without kids, but we found we loved painting ceramics too. Very relaxing and a good escape from everyday stressors. Highly recommend

Victoria T.

Im so sad about this review My husband and I found this place online and planned a date day to come be creative!! The business itself seems wonderful so this is more of feedback. As soon as we walked in the smell of artificial perfume was incredibly overwhelming. My husband and I walked around to see what crafts were available and I started to get a migraine while my husbands eyes started to water and his allergies began to act up. This doesn't happen to us while we are out and about..we noticed that parts of the ceiling are moldy and caving in. This is likely a land lord issue but it's about to be a health department issue when one of the caving spots falls through and mold spores and God knows what else end up all over/possibly on customers or employees. We can't tell if it was the water damage/ mold that was causing such a physical reaction in us or if it was the strength of the perfume in the studio or both, but needless to stay we unfortunately couldn't stay to play. We definitely wanted to! As I said, the craft options and the layout of the business seems awesome! The locations health hazard of mold and strong artificial scents is what made us leave within five minutes.

Anne M

Went on a date here with my husband, and everything turned out so great. We did a two-step process where we spun clay into objects, and then came back about a month later to paint them. Everybody was very kind and helpful. Very therapeutic, and brings you back to your childhood.

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