Fired Up - Branford, Connecticut

Katy Phillips

This is a great place to have quality family time or a fun time with friends. It’s best to make a reservation because they can get busy. They have a section for kids where pieces are $16 and the session fee is $7 a person. Be aware you have to wait a week to get your pieces back after they are fired.

There are many colors to choose from with fun names. You need to do a couple of coats to get the full color. They give you directions and explain the proceeds.

This is good for ages 4+

Amanda Reynoso

It is truly unfortunate that small businesses continue to lose customers due to owners hiring employees who clearly aren’t qualified to represent their business. I made a reservation for myself and two friends to celebrate a birthday, with plans to arrive at 5 p.m. Unfortunately, our day didn’t go as scheduled, and we didn’t arrive until 5:53 p.m., now with only two people instead of three.

When we walked in, two young ladies were at the front desk. I explained that we had a 5 p.m. reservation, but due to delays, we missed it. However, we were still eager to paint a piece and asked if we could still participate. One of the young women immediately responded, “I’m sorry, we don’t take walk-ins an hour before closing.” This response was particularly frustrating, as their website clearly states, “The last seating is 1 hour prior to closing.” I then asked, “Even if we just do something small?” To which she curtly replied, “Well, you can, but at 7 p.m. I’m kicking you out whether you’re done or not, because I’m leaving then.”

At that point, my friend, whose birthday it was, said, “It’s clear they don’t want us here. We should just leave.” And so, we did. The entire experience left us feeling unwelcome and disrespected. It’s disheartening when a business, especially one that should be celebrating creativity and fun, treats customers with such disregard. We will not be returning, and I would not recommend this place to anyone who values basic customer service or honesty.

Nicole Montgomery

Fired Up! Is the absolute best place to go to unwind after a stressful week. Get your paint on, listen to tunes, chat, and have an AMAZING staff help you out. Especially Maeve! (Hope I spelled that right.) She goes out of her way to make both 1st and many time visiting adults as well as nervous children comfortable. Fired Up! has made the COVID months less stressful by safely opening, allowing distance between groups, and keeping things clean. Between Friday night pizza and movie nights for the kids, Monthly Midnight Madness for the adults, and other fun activities such as online painting lessons and even tie dying, this place is truly amazing.

Kristie Pilliod

We had a great experience here. The woman working the store was helpful and kind. The atmosphere was calm. Plenty of space to sit and paint even with our large group of 8.

James Miller

We recently took our 5 grandchildren to the Fired Up studio. It was a very positive and creative experience. They all had a great deal of fun, and the ceramic pieces they created are all very nice. The staff is very helpful, the prices reasonable. Looking forward to bringing them back again. I would highly recommend this studio and the experience to people of all ages. Kids can’t wait to come back.

Beth

Something different to do and so much fun for all ages. Large inventory to choose from and you can get your own table with your friends. They even do birthday parties which are so much fun. The kids really love it and I went with a couple friends and we can't wait to go again. Our employee helper was such a nice young woman and made it a great time. I definitely recommend trying it and if you get lucky you'll meet Ashley, the young lady that we dealt with. They are on Facebook.

Heike Severine

A fun way to pass the time.

Tom G

Great place for family to do a project, work on art, relax. My 5 year old has a great time. Staff always very friendly and available for any help or guidance/suggestions. Life goal to have a full kitchenware set of our Fired up art!