CeramiCafe

Lowest price figures are $25. This includes the studio time and paint and firing.

You can get 10% off for birthday/celebration visits.

I was hoping to get something cheaper to take home and paint and fire in my sisters kiln, but they didn't have didn't pricing for just buying a figure and not painting it.

This is a hidden gem in the Grossmont Center. A perfect place to bring your friends and have a girls night or a date or your family. The workers are extremely kind and showing you how everything works and there's just so many options the price includes all the paint and everything that you'll be using and you can also bring in food if you'd like .

Like most ceramic places, it might be a little bit pricey for some however to me it was a perfect price . I would expect to spend around $30 or more per head.

I had such a fun time, making my creation pictured below, and they had it ready within three days, they do let you know it might take anywhere up to a week ! If you're looking for something fun to do in San Diego, I would recommend this place

Mt friend recently showed me this spot and I absolutely love it! I think it's a great idea for a fun and creative time. Whether you have older kids that like to paint or you come here for a date night or girls night, it's a good time for sure. They play cool music, you just purchase your ceramic piece and they provide the paint and everything else you need. When you're done they help clean up the area and everyone who works here is very friendly. It's good to make a reservation because all the tables can fill up.
We'll definitely be back.

Okay, so these sixteen year olds have worked there for a very long time? Maybe the org that relegates child welfare and work refs should pay you a visit. When I asked you for help, you blew me off without a second look. It's lucky you get birthday parties, or you would not get any business at all. I can't see people returning to your place where every time you get color on your brush - and set it to ceramic - someone shoves into the table. Have you tried not packing so many seats and tables in, or is it all about the money? Clearly, it's not about customer service. Liar.

I was not rude to your employees, I don't do that in front of my daughter. Liar.

I'm in healthcare and those people had been on the streets for a while and we're doing aggressive panhandling. So, what, the mall bussed them in to panhandle? Liar.

I forget what you4th point was...I just know it was as untrue as the rest. You should have just said you are working to solve the issues and outlined how. You are a franchise owner who leaves kids to run your business and instead of being a standup business owner, you are trying to maline me. This is what someone who knows nothing about customer service does. Better hold onto that job to support your business because the way you run it, it won't be long before people stop coming back entirely. There is no music, and you can't play your own music - that would be rude. It's glum.

Years ago, I did have a birthday party for my daughter there. We had 10 kids there. There was no one there to help us, everyone was busy checking people in and getting other people their ceramics after the kiln. There was no music, no balloons, nothing festive. Other birthday companies leave balloons tied to the chairs and streamers up. Your place is very glum. The only cheer there is what people bring with them, and your place sucks it out of them as they try to do things (that should be done by your teenagers) for themselves and their questions go unanswered. You should use small paper plates for paint. This way people can add on what they need instead of putting paint into those tea spoon size holes. And then you go to get another plate, or clean yours, and someone chases you out. I wonder where you guys do clean your plates, aren't there EPA rules? For Godesses' sake, please use paper plates - get them from Costco. You spend half your time waiting for a clean plate to show up, or for someone to get more paper towels to clean the paint out, or to clean up paint on the floor your people have neglected to pick up.

I am going by there soon, going way out of my way, and taking photos of your brushes. Let's see how much you care and are working to change things. I encourage everyone who reads this and going to the mall for anything else to stop by and take pictures of the brushes. Good or bad - post them!

Get a consultant and get some wall covering that absorbs noise. It is so loud , so many people there - I wonder what the fire dept number is for the number of people you have in there at any given time? Unusually restaurants and movie theaters have it posted.

Do not try to make me look bad, or post that I was rude. You did try to get me to come back "for free," why would you do that if I was so rude and I'll behaved? You know nothing about business and taking care of the people who come into your place of business. The mall is bad enough, you should reward people for coming in - you should give them a good time and offer them quality products. You have huge things there to paint, give those people a small Chinese tea cup to put there paint in. You make everything so hard. You do not put yourself into the sandals of your customers - you just pack them into a sardine can and charge them a lot of money to do everything themselves. People don't even know about the pop paint - it's kept behind the counter. The noise of a crowd is killing my head just thinking back.

Be a good owner and stop blaming everyone else for your bad business methods! Grow up.

Cute fun place. I was annoyed that they wouldn't let me reserve a table same day, because I was bringing in a huge group of kids, but it ended up being fine, I just think that "rule" is silly.

Today, I was helped by Elise Peeples, the manager of the CeramicCafe La Mesa. She was incredibly friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. She went above and beyond explaining the details I needed while juggling quite a few other customers and phone calls.
I appreciate her great customer service and look forward to coming back with my Grandchildren to create some artwork.

Was in for the first time with my sister n law. Her first time. Lots of fun items to pick from. Lots of room, great music :-D. Baby boomers, LOL. Paint and all what you could need to do your project was there for you to use. Clean up was taken care of... Very happy with the results of our art time. Sure, I'd go again. Thank you for having this fun place for ART.

My daughter and I love coming here. Lots of selection of items to paint. Clean and relaxing.

I was here today to celebrate my little sisters birthday today! I just wanted to give a huge shout out to the girl who helped us out today. I feel so bad that I forgot to catch her name, but she had a couple of nose piercings and brown hair. She did a wonderful job working with the little ones and always asked if we needed more paint. She always offered us drinks too! She also loved and complimented my sister's wacky skull potion bottle hehe. She was incredibly kind and sweet and she deserves to be recognized! I had a quick chat with her afterwards and she was just a joy to talk to. Thank you so much to her for making my little sister's birthday so memorable :)

The ceramic options change constantly, which is nice if you don't find anything you like the first time around. Lots and lots of options too. While the price is a bit much, you don't have to pay to sit or to use the paints, so the price makes sense.

I was surprised that it took 2 weeks for them to fire up my mug and have it ready. Seemed like a really long time. Would recommend this place for any type of single or group activity.