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Real experiences from Gillespies guests

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What People Say

Recent Reviews

Real customer feedback from Gillespies cake classes, cakes and events.

Victoria 23 October 2026
Excellent Master class, master experience

“We went to the Halloween cake decoration and loved it!!! It was fun, creative, with lots of materials to create what you wanted. Great food,great atmosphere and you can tell Gemma loves what she does. Definitely worth the money and a great activity.”

Natalia Todd 22 October 2026
Excellent Halloween Spartans cake class

“Amazing night, so much value for your money. Food was great, company amazing & Gemma & the girls were fantastic!!! Highly recommend!!!”

Yasamin Walker 23 September 2026
Excellent Sip and swirl

“What a great activity! Nicely set up, lovely selection of decorative items, easy to follow instructions, great service, and a cake to take home! Perfect, will be returning to similar classes.”

Elizabeth Curtis 27 August 2026
Very good Wallaw cake class

“Was fun not too technical with a wide selection to decorate and you could let your imagination go wild”

Poppie 5 August 2026
Excellent Kids class at coltello lounge

“Absolutely fantastic activity if your looking for something different to do for the kids! Really well ran and organised. Daughter had so much fun learning how to create diffrent cupcake designs 😊 she especially loved "Shaun the sheep!" 😆 Will definitely be booking again and also going to give the adults sip, swirl & Socialise a go which also looks very fun for adults 😁 Highly recommend jemma was fantastic!”

Lauren 5 August 2026
Excellent Kids cake class

“My daughter really enjoyed this experience, she came away with 6 cupcake a certificate and confidence the best gift of all! She loves baking but now feels more confident trying new decorating techniques. She would love a themed event for Halloween or Christmas”

Sinead Patterson 7 July 2026
Excellent Wallaw Cake Decorating Class

“We had a fab time learning how to cover and decorate a cake! Even when things didn’t want to go right Jemma was more than happy to help fix it 🤣 Cake tastes lovely too, excited to book in again at the next one, 10/10 night ❤️”

Clare Summers 6 July 2026
Excellent Kids cupcake decorating

“Thanks for a lovely time. Isla had a lovely time and is keen to do more herself. Great idea.”

Georgia Dixon 4 June 2026
Excellent

“Amazing experience & such a good laugh. Jemma is very knowledgeable and helps you with all the tricks of the trade. My cake was super delicious too which the family enjoyed when I got home! I’ll definitely book another one!”

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