Spanish Paella and Tapas Cooking Class

Recent reviews of Spanish Paella and Tapas Cooking Class

• 5/5 from Giulia George, attended Sep 2026: We did the Spanish tapas and paella cooking class at Sydney Cooking School in Neutral Bay. Such a fun night and Paul (our chef instructor) was fabulous - so patient, interesting and knowledgeable. Highly recommend!
• 5/5 from Shane Hockey, attended Jun 2026: Paul was an amazing facilitator, professional, friendly and a wealth of food knowledge!! Highly recommend this cooking class for a gift or to go with a friend
• 5/5 from Tania Hackett, attended Jun 2026: Paul our teacher was absolutely awesome as he guides us thru the steps of making Paella and Tapers. Absolutely fabulous. Thankyou Ill be back to do French and Middle Eastern.
• 5/5 from Michael Slym, attended May 2026: Great class, Brett our Chef teacher was very friendly and helpful. Everyone had a great time. Do not eat beforehand, there is plenty of food and Sangria. Highly recommended.
• 5/5 from Diane Fardoulis, attended Apr 2026: Our cooking class was a gift voucher, easy to access and book our cooking class. We have never done a cooking class before and found it quite enjoyable, fun and informative. Loved how our chef made it so easy to follow and enjoyed the yummy meal we made. I highly recommend this cooking class for a fun way to dine out for Paella and Tapas…..yum!
• 5/5 from Judi Dunlop, attended Mar 2026: I found the class an excellent experience. It was friendly and very informative. I'd recommend it to everyone. I had done the Japanese class a while ago and loved it and the Spanish class was the same. Thanks
• 4/5 from Carla Renouf, attended Mar 2026: Food tasted amazing! My eyes were burning half the time from the onions as there was no proper ventilation. Felt the class was a bit rushed, but in all it was a pleasant experience.
• 5/5 from Jennifer Collins, attended Dec 2025: Paul was a great teacher and made the learning session interactive and fun!
• 5/5 from Diane Elfleet, attended Nov 2025: East to access class was amazing realkt goid friebdkt instructor
• 5/5 from Alison Beale, attended Nov 2025: It was fun, the instructor gave good tips and explanations of the cooking process. The recipes were not too complicated and extra tasty
• 5/5 from Maria Pinto Castillo, attended Aug 2025: The class was absolutely amazing! The teacher was excellent, very knowledgeable, friendly, and easy to follow. I really enjoyed learning about traditional paella and the cooking techniques involved. The hands-on experience made it even more enjoyable. The ingredients were fresh, and the final dish was delicious. It was a fun and memorable experience, and I would definitely recommend it to others!
• 5/5 from Andrew Mattinson, attended Aug 2025: Paul is a very knowledgeable, experienced chef. He conveys his experience to students in a good fun way. I highly recommend these classes. As a former chef I still learnt new things
• 5/5 from Yoni Charlupski, attended Jun 2025: So much fun! Really easy to follow but still made the most beautiful tasting food. Chef was entertaining, engaging and so knowledgeable. So much food, plenty to take home. Learnt a lot about simple cooking techniques. Highly recommended!
• 5/5 from Sophia Moussaoui, attended Mar 2025: Incredible class. Our teacher was so interactive and experienced and the food was so incredible. We made a fantastic amount of food and learnt how to make both simple and complex Spanish food. Highly recommend.
• 5/5 from Mikaela Gambuzza, attended Mar 2025: Brett was a legend and the class was amazing! Very informative about origin stories of tapas; well organsied and communicated how the class would flow; great selection of easy to make tapas to go with our Paella that I will now definitely make at home!
• 5/5 from Georgie Previtera, attended Feb 2025: A great class!
• 5/5 from Catherine Walton, attended Jan 2025: It was informative, the chef taught us some handy tips. Well paced and structured.
• 5/5 from Jessica Lee, attended Jan 2025: Teacher was amazing and super informative!
• 5/5 from Gail Bowman, attended Oct 2024: amazing team building event for 15 people food was incredible and we got to enjoy the meal afterwards.
• 5/5 from Alistair Duncan, attended Jun 2024: Chief was very knowledgeable and had an easy manner. The QR code to download the recipes does not work as it's rejected as spam and will not allow it to download. I would like to have had a copy of the recipes as we prepared them, as that's how I do it at home.
• 5/5 from Elena Stavrou, attended Jun 2024: We booked this class for a team bonding activity and it was fantastic. The team loved it and are recommending it to everyone else in the office. 1000% recommended.
• 5/5 from Gary Strain, attended May 2024: Excellent - our tutor, Anna, was fantastic and the food created was sumptuous! We’ll be booking again
• 5/5 from Yi Jin, attended May 2024: I enjoyed the last Italian cooking class with Brett and decided to sign up a Spanish cooking class again with him and was not disappointed. It was another well-prepared and fun cooking class with people that enjoyed it. Learnt what do to when cooking a paella and got some handful tips from my neighbour. The good and sangria was lovely. Highly recommended.
• 5/5 from Lucia Maggio, attended Apr 2024: Great experience. Very enjoyable however the tapas was diffucult to follow as we could not see what was happening at the other end so it would be better to have all involved rather than individuals. Also a bit more time to slow things down would help. It was a bit rushed.
• 5/5 from Ray Cook, attended Mar 2024: Great funChef gave us easy to follow instructionsand we got to eat as we go!
• 5/5 from Marie Zafiratos, attended Feb 2024: Good fun, great food and highly recommend it. An enjoyable experience for the whole family.
• 5/5 from Olivia Chan, attended Nov 2023: Teacher is professional taught us nice and patiently, and a bit funny. Had yummy Paella, tapes and dessert. Will definitely join again. Thanks.
• 5/5 from Lorna Obrien, attended Nov 2023: Josh was brilliant he assisted us to creating a delicious paella. He was good humoured & experienced in his approach to teaching us. A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. I’d highly recommend his class. Thank you for an informative & fun session. Lorna
• 5/5 from Kaitlyn Marriott, attended Nov 2023: The class was so much fun! Brett was so helpful, we learned so many tips and it was very hands on. It was excellent value for money and I would definitely recommend this class to others.
• 5/5 from Casey Ventura, attended Nov 2023: A really fun class! Josh was a great teacher and the food we learnt to cook was delicious
• 5/5 from Raquel Mendes-Lopes, attended Oct 2023: Josh was amazing! We had slouch a great class! He was fun and full of knowledge the food was really tasty! Loved it and will be back again to do another class with Josh
• 5/5 from Alison Snowden, attended Oct 2023: The teacher, Josh, was very welcoming, enthusiastic, funny and inspiring. He was very knowledgeable but happy to listen to other people's opinions, experiences etc. The venue was fine and the class preparation efficient. Excellent ingredients. I loved every minute of this event and would happily drive down to Sydney from port Macquarie to attend another one.
• 5/5 from Sue Elliott, attended Sep 2023: Engaging teacher chef with easy to follow directions and very well organised. Recipes easily doable at home.
• 5/5 from Geoffrey Lucas, attended May 2023: Enjoyable class with an experienced chef and great food. Wonderful way to spend two hours cooking.
• 5/5 from Raphael Vivant, attended May 2023: Awesome teacher and awesome class. Brett was so helpful, kind and very thorough. Loved every minute of the class. Will be back for another cuisine
• 5/5 from Maria Quartiero, attended Apr 2023: The teacher was great, keeping us informed on what he was doing and our instructions. The class was very organised and the venue was spacious and clean. Loved the Sangria and giant prawns the most.
• 5/5 from Sue Rolph, attended Feb 2023: Great teacher, great lesson. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Great recipes and great food Thank you
• 5/5 from Alex Adams, attended Feb 2023: Really great class with Brett. He was a great instructor - made the class really enjoyable with humour and back stories to all the dishes. Good variety of dishes cooked and plenty to take home after too!
• 5/5 from Rachel Woodbury, attended Feb 2023: Teacher was awesome and loved learning the different ways the food could be cooked to what I’m used to. I had 3 other girlfriends with me and we had a great night. Plus the food was yummy to enjoy too!
• 5/5 from Rani Krishna, attended Sep 2022: teacher was well informed and entertaining with stories of travel and other culinary experiences. this was a very fun and belly filling experience.
• 5/5 from Angie Tutt, attended Aug 2022: chef Brett was fantastic, and the food was just scrumptious. easy to follow along and understand, and you get a LOT of food for the price! very happy with this sesh. will be back for another!
• 5/5 from Kellie-Anne Hunt, attended Jul 2022: The teacher was very good everything is very well organised and easy to do and lunch was fantastic
• 5/5 from Sarah Turner, attended Jul 2022: Very good at story telling and tying it back into the meal. Great produce, really fun and easy process. Recipes that can be easily replicated at home. Good tips for home cooking. We will definitely be back with friends!
• 5/5 from Helen Grant, attended Apr 2022: Well organised. Blake is clearly an experienced Chef. Food was delicious. His timing was impeccable cause there was a lot to cover with tapas and paella. It was a fun evening and the class was a good size. Highly recommended.
• 5/5 from Mike Beevers, attended Apr 2022: The school is very well set out and the ingredients are nicely measured out allowing you to work easily and focus on instruction and the cooking. You don't need to have a lot of experience in the kitchen to work through this course but you do come out with the knowledge and skills to make a couple of interesting dishes that are bound to impress. An excellent session.
• 5/5 from Graham Putt, attended Mar 2022: Brett was amazing. Very patient. This was a great class. The paella & tapas tasted delicious
• 5/5 from Patricia Larry, attended Feb 2022: Class was really fun and lay out was perfect to feel involved yet still in your pair teacher was very good in explaining and side of humour :) Also super hygienic place
• 5/5 from Carmela Raco, attended Apr 2021: Chef Brett was friendly and engaging. He gave the class clear instructions and made the night run smoothly
• 5/5 from Cinny Dong, attended Mar 2021: Paul did a great job with our class! He made cooking fun and entertaining. We also learnt a few culinary tricks which will come in handy in our daily cooking. Will definitely come back later!
• 5/5 from Yogini Rajan, attended Feb 2021: Brett was fantastic, explained all the steps clearly and funny too. The food was absolutely delicious