★★★★★ ★★★★★ Only for someone who has never used a BBQ Mr Ken 22 June 2026 As an experienced BBQ user didn’t get much value out of this 2 hour session. Venue and hosts were great. Cassie Hi Mr Ken, thanks so much for your feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve so I really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. 23 June 2026
★★★★★ ★★★★★ BBQ School didn't provide service Luis 6 February 2026 I bought a voucher for 2 people to attend BBQ and beer class trough RedBallon and we we directed to their provider BBQ School in Melbourne.We booked the class for a Saturday in Oct 2025 which was cancelled by BBQ School so we booked the class for another dsy later in Nov 2025 which couldn't attend die to medical emergency. I did inform BBQ School about thr emergency before the schedulled class and did provide the relevant medical certificates and we were told thst we are not entitled for a refund or to reschedule the class for another day, so dimply we have just lost our money and experience due to thrir policies which seem ti be working at their favour so it was nothing wrong for them cancelling our first session but definetely against costumers like us each for a genuine reason couldn't attend. I really hope they can improve the customer experience and think on users as much ad they think on their own interests Customer Experience Hi Luis, thank you for sharing your experience. We understand how frustrating this situation must be, especially given the circumstances. We can see you’ve reached out to us directly, and our agent is contacting the supplier to get a full understanding of what happened. They will continue to liaise with you via email to keep you updated and support you as best as possible. 8 February 2026
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Poor Communication Tony 17 June 2025 $ days before the course they cancel. Not much good for me, being from the country I had booked accommodation on which i could not get a refund Customer Experience Hi Tony, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear your experience was impacted by the late cancellation. We understand how frustrating this must have been, especially with travel and accommodation already booked. While some changes can be outside of control, we’ll be following up with the supplier to understand what happened. We’ll also be in touch with you directly to discuss this further. 18 June 2025
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Beer Tasting & BBQ Smoking Clayton 3 March 2021 I enjoyed the session; wasnt really sure what to expect but was a good 3 hours listening to knowledgeable team & enjoying some nice beers & food in a great venue
★★★★★ ★★★★★ A fun event and we learned a few cooking tricks Graham 19 January 2020 I got this experience for my wife for a Christmas present as we both wanted to get a better understanding on how to cook seafood on the BBQ. We were shown how to prep and cook prawns, whole snapper, squid and salmon and best of all were then able to eat it all! Some nice beers tasted as well The afternoon was great and our hosts, Shane and Nick made it a very amusing event.
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Beer Tasting & BBQ Smoking Cooking Class Michael 1 December 2019 There were a few issues. 1. Class size Our class size yesterday of 18 at Beer Delux in Hawthorn was far to many. The teaching area was probably big enough to accommodate 12 only. 2. Teaching There were two instructors there during the class now because of class size it was very difficult to understand one of the instructors as to what he was saying because of participants being in the way and some people being at the back.
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Terrible! Didn't even get the main course! Annie 11 November 2019 We were extremely disappointed by this class and wish we had used our Red Balloon voucher on another product. The "experienced" chef had obviously never taken this class before and was so ill prepared/ disorganised it was beyond a joke. The product description for the course states we will "learn tips on timing and skills to enhance the presentation", which is ironic as we were not even served the main course of snapper. We left after 3hrs having eaten 1 prawn, 1 slice of calamari with a few lettuces leaves, and 1 soggy (not crispy skinned) slice of salmon with one wilted green each. The class lacked any tips on actually cooking on BBQ and there was very little participation.
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Seafood BBQ cooking class John 10 November 2019 The class was scheduled for 3hours from 1130am. At 230pm. the two fish dishes had only just started to be cooked on the BBQ. In fact, one was taken from the BBQ and placed in an oven in a kitchen. The whole lesson seemed to concentrate on marinades. No time was spent on explaining the various techniques for actually cooking fish, which was my main reason for enrolling in the class. Very disappointed!
★★★★★ ★★★★★ BBQ and beer making. A marriage made in heaven! Wayne 13 October 2019 A friendly team, knowledgeable and funny, in a relaxed environment with both smoked meat AND beer. I feel motivated to dust off the smoker, and cook up some brisket!
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Informative but not as interactive as expected Natasha 9 April 2019 My expectaitons were set a bit differently to what was delievered. probably my fault to be honest rather than the service itself. However, be preapred that for the 3 hours you will mostly be watching someone cook rather than doing the cooking yourself. It's not like you get your own station to cook on, or that you're preparing everything yourself. The beers were a nice touch and the food was tasty. Extremely salty though, like too salty for a whole party of three. Anyway, just be aware of what you're going into.