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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Doesn't live up to its name, this year Reading had the circus theme. The performances were not all that impressive and were all white women, clearly aimed at a very singular audience, would have b... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was going to write a poor review of The Best Parties Ever night at Eastleigh in December 2019 having had a terrible night compared to the excellent evenings there the previous 2 years. However, the... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bang average really. Venue was grand - marquee mocked up to look pretty good. Staff were polite, however they were still getting on the job training web we arrived, which wasn't confiden... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Went with group from work Absolutely shocking Emma manager there are no words for her shocking performance Rude, ill mannered and no management skills whatsoever Can’t believe you would... See more

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  1. Event Venue
  2. Event Management Company
  3. Party Planner

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Best Parties Ever are the UK's largest Christmas Parties company with over 20 venues providing amazing Shared or Exclusive Office Christmas Parties


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Certainly not a best ever party!

I booked a full table for a group of friends at the Bristol event on Sat 4th December. In the run up to the event was painful trying to get everything sorted with best parties. We had to ring a number of times regarding a number of issues. Each time we rang we were given different answers.
Anyway on the day we headed for the event with fairly low expectations! On arrival we went to our table. We had pre ordered buckets of beers & ciders and a prosecco on ice. We got to the table, we had a bucket with 20 warm beers, no cider, no ice bucket and no bottle opener! The prosecco was warm in an empty ice bucket!
My husband went off to the bar to get this rectified. This took 30 mins, he returned saying bar staff refused to give ice as they didn't have enough ice. They couldn't give him a bottle opener and the time at the bar was due to faffing about trying to swop some of the beers for cider (which we had ordered)
I was annoyed at paying about £40 for a very cheap, warm prosecco. The event decor was pathetic, some of the decorations hadn't even been put up properly. The show and performers were pointless for us as we were furthest from the stage and couldn't actually see or hear them!
The canapés were about the size of a 5p. I asked if we could have a plate to share on the table (12 people) they said no and were carrying plates around multiple tables offering 1 at a time, we couldn't believe that in a pandemic. We had been sent an email saying they would be spacing the tables out due to the recent increase in covid cases, this would have been impossible in this venue, so we were lucky our table was in the back corner. You could literally touch the people on next table. This didn't appear covid safe either.
Food-
Starter and Mains were actually ok, but 1 of my party has intolerance issues, she asked the waiter if she was being given the correct dairy free plate, waiter responded they had no idea! Most of our table didn't receive any form of dessert. 1 of the party said she was given half a doughnut. The casino was so small and packed we couldn't get to it.
We paid just under £1k for the party of 12, 2 beer buckets and 1 warm bottle of prosecco. Frankly with that sort of money we could have had something much better.

All that said we did have a nice time catching up with friends. But my advice is save your cash, we certainly won't be booking a worst party event ever again.

December 11, 2021
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Sam,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback; we’re sorry to hear that the party you attended wasn’t what you were expecting. We work hard to give our guests the best party experience they have ever had and we’re sorry to hear that you feel this was not the case. We appreciate all feedback we receive as it gives us the opportunity to improve our events for next year so would be grateful if you could complete the following survey https://bit.ly/3xn0Yvo

Please be assured that all complaints we receive are taken very seriously and we use them to shape the way we run our events in the future to ensure these issues are not repeated. With that in mind, we hope that in the future you will give us a second chance and attend another one of our events.

Kind regards,

Best Parties Ever

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a night in windsor!!

What a perfect night out after the last two years we have had. Venue looked fantastic. Great addition of the QR codes. Could not fault at all.

December 10, 2021
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Sean,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback; we’re delighted that you had a great time! We appreciate all feedback we receive and would be grateful if you could complete the following survey, https://bit.ly/3xn0Yvo, and share your experience with us in greater detail.

We hope to see you for another party in 2022!

Kind regards,

Best Parties Ever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great night in Reading

Went to King's Meadow in Reading with a group of friends, a lovely evening was had by all! Great addition having QR code to order to table.

December 10, 2021
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Precious Carly Randall,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback; we’re delighted that you had a great time! We appreciate all feedback we receive and would be grateful if you could complete the following survey, https://bit.ly/3xn0Yvo, and share your experience with us in greater detail.

We hope to see you for another party in 2022!

Kind regards,

Best Parties Ever

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Average & Overpriced

Bang average really.

Venue was grand - marquee mocked up to look pretty good.

Staff were polite, however they were still getting on the job training web we arrived, which wasn't confidence inspiring.

Drinks were ok, although they ran out of a couple of the cocktails within the first hour which seems a bit poor. Food was decidedly average, even a little underwhelming in some areas.

Entertainment was decent, but not an awful lot of it. The fact that they charged extra for some things seemed a bit of a rip-off given the cost of tickets.

In summary, ok event. Nice to be out socialising given how the past year or so has been but not really worth the money.

December 5, 2021
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Chris,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback; we’re sorry to hear that the party you attended wasn’t what you were expecting. We work hard to give our guests the best party experience they have ever had and we’re sorry to hear that you feel this was not the case. We appreciate all feedback we receive as it gives us the opportunity to improve our events for next year so would be grateful if you could complete the following survey https://bit.ly/3xn0Yvo

Please be assured that all complaints we receive are taken very seriously and we use them to shape the way we run our events in the future to ensure these issues are not repeated. With that in mind, we hope that in the future you will give us a second chance and attend another one of our events.

Kind regards,

Best Parties Ever

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Updated: Covid cancellation

Having booked and fully paid for our Company event which is planned to take place in farnborough on 3rd December 2021, we decided at the last minute not to attend due to concerns over the new Omicron Covid variant and rising infection rates. Zoe handled our concerns in a professional and understanding manner.

November 27, 2021
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Nigel,

Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback; we really appreciate it. Although we're sad to hear you decided not to attend this year we hope to see you for another one of our parties in 2022!

Kind regards,

Best Parties Ever

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible Beware

Terrible Beware
All parties have been cancelled but they are refusing to refund the deposit. I understand it hard times for all. Best Parties Ever will not refund they keep say will transfer to next year but we do not want this.

November 24, 2020
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Hi Bear Care Services Limited,
I can confirm that your refund was made to you on 23rd November although this may have taken a few days to clear into your account. We are aware that the refund process took a little longer than we would have liked but trust that you have this safely now.
Many thanks
Best Parties Ever

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Standards dropped

we have been going to these events for a few years and they have been really good, however last Christmas i could see the standards had dropped. we went to the one at Farnborough and it seemed they had cut costs massively. the entertainment was not good, seemed like they just rehearsed that day. The buffet food given out at the beginning of the night was practically non existent- very lucky to get any as so many people and not enough food. the main meal was not nice.. seemed like food you would get on a aeroplane.
real shame we had a bad experience as the years before had been so good.

we will be doing something else this year for our Christmas party.

June 16, 2020
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fun night in Maidstone

I had such an amazing experience at the Maidstone Christmas Party last year! The theme was amazing and created such a wow factor in the venue, especially the giant presents! All the staff were so friendly and fun which made the night run smoothly. I could not fault a thing and have already rebooked, I cannot wait to see what magical experience Best Parties creates this year!

February 28, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great party!

Company brought us to one of these as our work Christmas do. Had a really good time, the entertainment was fantastic and the staff were great too!

February 27, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mercedes-Benz world

Attended a works Christmas party at Mercedes-Benz World at the beginning of December, was an amazing night, couldn’t fault it from the food to the entertainment! The staff were very helpful when booking and were more than happy to help me with any questions I had. Had heard good things about the parties before going and it definitely lived up to expectation.

February 27, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Attended the Christmas party at Weybridge

Attended the Christmas party at Mercedes Benz World back in December! Was a wonderful experience, we were sat right at the front and the show was incredible! The bar staff were very helpful and were working incredibly hard to make sure there was no queue! The wait staff were amazing and paid attention to my dietary requirements! All the staff were very helpful in the office when booking! The ice cream was incredible and really fun to watch! 10 out of 10 would recommend to everyone, just overall a really good event.

February 27, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I booked the paint works at Bristol for…

I booked the paint works at Bristol for our Christmas party just gone 2019-2020. We had an exclusive party for around 250 of us. The whole night ran smoothly and I cant thank the manger Molly enough for all her help, planning, organising, I literally had not to worry about a thing!
The entertainment and the food was fab and our whole team loved it!
We cant wait to return this year and already have the date saved for a rebook.

February 21, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

‘ I attended the event in Dublin…

I attended the event in Dublin harbour this year, it was so much fun, undeniably the best Christmas party I’ve been too! We have done the bars and restaurants previously but myself and my team all agreed this is the best night and value for money! We all dressed up and felt so special! We have already booked for this year! Can’t wait! ‘

February 21, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great night and well run event

I was a bit sceptical attending this event as I had seen some mixed reviews, but I can safely say - do not believe everything you read! I didn't encounter any problems on the night, staff were well mannered and attentive, music and dance floor was fun and the entertainment was great! What more could you ask for?
I would definitely attend another as it was a really great night.

February 12, 2020
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Alexander,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are delighted that you and your guests had a great time!
We are excited to announce that we have launched our 2020s themes ! We would love to make this year’s party even more special, please do get in touch with our team https://www.bestpartiesever.com/
and we will make sure your party are looked after!

Kind regards,
The Best Parties Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Been going to the weybridge one for…

Been going to the weybridge one for last few years and though the food was a little late and it was slightly under staffed, we will definitely be going back. All in all a good night and a well run event

February 12, 2020
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Sam,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are delighted that you and your guests had a great time!
We are excited to announce that we have launched our 2020s themes! We would love to make this year’s party even more special, please do get in touch with our team https://www.bestpartiesever.com/
and we will make sure your party are looked after!

Kind regards,
The Best Parties Team

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I went to the “best parties ever” for…my work Christmas do

I went to the “best parties ever” for my work Christmas do and it was so much fun! Brilliantly organised, lovely food, great entertainment and particularly loved the Dodgems, great staff bonding. Would highly recommend.

February 12, 2020
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Gemma,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are delighted that you and your guests had a great time!
We are excited to announce that we have launched our 2020s themes! We would love to make this year’s party even more special, please do get in touch with our team https://www.bestpartiesever.com/
and we will make sure your party are looked after!

Kind regards,
The Best Parties Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Never been before but I will definitely…

Never been before but I will definitely go again, great fun.

February 12, 2020
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Adrianna,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are delighted that you and your guests had a great time!
We are excited to announce that we have launched our 2020s themes! We would love to make this year’s party even more special, please do get in touch with our team https://www.bestpartiesever.com/
and we will make sure your party are looked after!

Kind regards,
The Best Parties Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time to one of these events and…

First time to one of these events and it did not disappoint.

February 12, 2020
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Reply from Best Parties Ever

Dear Adam,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we are delighted that you and your guests had a great time!
We are excited to announce that we have launched our 2020s themes! We would love to make this year’s party even more special, please do get in touch with our team https://www.bestpartiesever.com/
and we will make sure your party are looked after!

Kind regards,
The Best Parties Team

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