I bought a Groupon that was $45 for 2 people for 3 hours. I had been to Art of Merlot in Old Town, had a blast, and wanted to do something similar with my husband. This place is located in the Roosevelt Arts district along 5th Ave (a one way). When we walked in, I was a little stunned to see how many people were reserved, like us. There were at least 40 people and the owner had to pull in tables and chairs from the back. It seemed very disorganized. Because of this, they ran out of aprons and I had to paint without one. I was irritated by that and was really paranoid about getting paint on me. And I was the idiot that wore a white shirt to paint.
The canvases were set at each seat but you had to get your paint at stations along the walls. Because of this, it got very crowded for people sitting by the walls while everyone was trying to get paint. Add too many people to the equation and it was a clusterf%$k.
The instructor was very friendly, engaging and was cool if you chose to paint something different than the scheduled theme. I appreciated that. We had fun drinking wine and joking with the people around us. I think the people are what made it really fun. I had a really good time but this place definitely needs to smooth the edges a bit and get better organized.