• Serenata

Serenata

Overview

Serenata has a rating of 2.6 stars from 2,706 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Serenata most frequently mention customer service, local florist, and poor quality problems. Serenata ranks 219th among Flower Delivery sites.

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    129
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    129
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    123
  • Returns
    47
  • Quality
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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 25%
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What reviewers want you to know

Positive highlights

  • I'm a repeat customer and would highly recommend Serenata Flowers - best of the bunch of online florists in my opinion.
  • Reliable Sunday Delivery and beautiful flower arrangement, Mothers day surprise that was well received

Critical highlights

  • Flowers don't match on site photo poor size and quality in comparison, customer service a disgrace.
  • No phone number to complain, email after email back and fore.
How would you rate Serenata?
Top Positive Review

“Lovely Flowers for All Occasions”

Paulina P.
7/19/23

I love Serenata Flowers! They have the most beautiful flowers for any occasion. Whenever I order from them, the flowers arrive right on schedule and in perfect shape. They look exactly like the photos on their website, which is fantastic! It's always a relief when what you get matches what you expect. The best part is that they give you care instructions, and if you follow them, the flowers can brighten up your space for a really long time. I had my flowers for nearly two weeks, and they still looked fresh and vibrant.

Top Critical Review

“Dead overpriced flowers”

Danielle R.
3/10/24

My son bought me these for mother's day and appalled when he'd told me he spent £60 on them. They looked nothing like the website picture, a handful of half dead wildflowers in a jam jar! Disgrace. Avoid this company at all costs!

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serenata flowers (209) customer service (163) day delivery (89) mothers day (85) web site (38) delivery time (32) phone number (18) front door (15)
Thumbnail of user danniir29
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 10th, 2024

My son bought me these for mother's day and appalled when he'd told me he spent £60 on them. They looked nothing like the website picture, a handful of half dead wildflowers in a jam jar! Disgrace. Avoid this company at all costs!

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I received these flowers from serenata as a mother's day gift from my son. I have advised him to request a refund.

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Thumbnail of user guyh70
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
February 16th, 2024

Flowers did not arrive
Customer service is none existent all you get is a automated email response
There is no customer support phone number

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Thumbnail of user lowellh48
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 26th, 2023

Avoid this company. The product is poor and they don't stand behind it. I had an order of lilies and roses and as everyone knows lilies can take several days to open well the never opened and when I contacted support about this I was told I'm outside the window so they don't do anything about it. What a horrible company, total scam.

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Thumbnail of user richardc3680
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 13th, 2022
Verified purchase

Ordered what is described as the 'Love Letter', twenty-four red roses for £39.99 and paid an additional £9.99 for premium guaranteed delivery before 1pm.

What arrived was six tiny pink roses with some other weed-like foliage all squashed up in flat cardboard envelope.

Do not trust this company to deliver what you ordered for a special occasion. Disgusting, despicable service.

Tip for consumers:
Do not use the site, the service is disgraceful.

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Thumbnail of user terencew97
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 31st, 2023
Verified purchase

Never again.
The picture showed a nice and especially full bunch of flowers. What arrived was about 3/4 of the quantity it showed on the website. That's nothing other than fraud.
Also, it came with a free vase, but the flowers were very expensive because it included the vase in its price. But they pretended the flowers were that expensive and the vase was free, from the goodness of their heart. Would have happily dumped the vase and pay less.

But mostly: you don't quite get what you pay for.

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Thumbnail of user neilh272
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 12th, 2022
Verified purchase

Ordered what looked like a great arrangement of flowers for my wife's birthday at £40 reduced from £50 so a great bargain, or so i thought until they arrived. The flowers were fresh and in good condition but to be honest you get the same quality but twice as many flowers from a £15 bunch from Tesco. Wrote to customer service and although apologetic they are not bothered that it was a very disappointing Birthday for my wife and I ended up getting some more flowers from another supplier which was what i expected for the price.

Tip for consumers:
Use someone else

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Thumbnail of user ayses3
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 3rd, 2022
Verified purchase

They are an awful company, I paid for flowers to be delivered to a close friend who's mother had just died,
They didn't turn up, then when I emailed to ask what happened to them they abused me and called me a liar.
Would never use them again. I wish I had checked out their awful reviews on trustpilot (which they have now turned off) before I bought them,
I got some from Bloom & Wild in the end, they are much better.

Tip for consumers:
Do not use them, they are rude and when your flowers do not arrive they lie

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None, they didn’t arrive

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Thumbnail of user annee245
1 review
0 helpful votes
March 18th, 2023

Do not use this company. They used Yodel to deliver my flowers sent with love from my family and we saw the driver, toss the packages around in the van with no sense of care at all. The flowers were very poorly packaged and the accompanying vase - again poorly packaged - was smashed in the box. I'd give this company 0 stars if I could.

Thumbnail of user audriust
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 11th, 2022

Trusting the good reviews I ordered a postbox bouquet two weeks in advance for a Saturday delivery. On the delivery day the status is "in production" instead of out of delivery. I email asking for an update - get a copy&paste response straight from a website that doesn't even address my question. Email again on Sunday - "oh sorry we can deliver it on Monday". An hour later - "oh sorry we'll only have these flowers on Tuesday".
If you want your occasion ruined use this wonderful service, who knows, you might maybe actually get what you ordered.

Thumbnail of user noreenk23
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 30th, 2021

Ordered these for a sick Auntie. £40 reasonable amount to pay and photo looked lovely. Thought it made sense to go local to where she lived in Croydon. Big mistake. Totally embarrassed by what was delivered and in a box. I order flowers regularly from my local area and expected the same quality. I will attach their photo and what actually turned up. It speaks for itself. I've realised the reviews I saw before ordering on their website were fake. Scammers. Don't order from this Company!

Tip for consumers:
Stay clear.

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Thumbnail of user khayaluphoko7
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 5th, 2023

I am absolutely appalled by the dismal service I received from Serenata Flowers. My recent order turned into an absolute nightmare, and I am deeply dissatisfied with how this situation has been handled.

I placed an order with Serenata Flowers, providing them with the correct delivery address for a university campus. The process seemed straightforward, and I had high hopes of brightening someone's day with a beautiful bouquet. Unfortunately, this experience has been anything but pleasant.

First and foremost, Serenata Flowers failed miserably at their primary task – delivering the flowers to the correct location. Instead, they carelessly delivered my package to the wrong place, which resulted in significant inconvenience and embarrassment. It's baffling how such a simple task could go so terribly wrong.

When I contacted Serenata Flowers to report the issue, I expected a swift and efficient resolution. However, I was met with nothing but frustration. Their customer service team claimed that I hadn't provided sufficient information, despite the fact that I had clearly provided the correct address and all necessary details during the order process. This blatant attempt to deflect responsibility is both infuriating and insulting.

The lack of empathy and accountability displayed by Serenata Flowers is truly astonishing. As a customer, I expected them to take immediate action to rectify their mistake, such as arranging for a redelivery or refunding my order. Instead, they have chosen to evade responsibility and disregard my concerns.

In conclusion, my experience with Serenata Flowers has been a complete disaster. Their inability to deliver my order to the correct location and their subsequent refusal to assist me in resolving the issue demonstrate a shocking level of incompetence and negligence. I would strongly advise anyone considering using Serenata Flowers to think twice and explore alternative options with more reliable and customer-oriented companies.

Serenata Flowers, you have lost a customer for life, and I will be sure to share my horrendous experience with others to prevent them from enduring the same ordeal. Your lack of accountability and customer care is inexcusable, and I am thoroughly disappointed in the way you have handled this situation.

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I never received it so, it is hard to tell

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Thumbnail of user danw1552
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 21st, 2023

When you search for a local florist Serenata will likely come top on Google but don't be fooled, they're an online business based in Malta. They courier flowers out from distributors across Europe.
I ordered some flowers for my wife for our anniversary and they arrived damaged and in very poor general condition having spent all day in the back of a van. Florist vans are usually air conditioned, courier vans are not! The courier even pulled the box out of the van and tossed it in the air before handing it to me!
To add insult to injury, when your flowers dispatch you get an email telling you that they are being "chauffeured" - I'm not daft and didn't expect this but the manner in which they are actually sent takes the biscuit.
When I complained I was offered a 15% discount for one damaged rose and assured the remaining flowers would bloom within 48 hrs as they are in "bud form".
This is utter rubbish - most of the bouquet are cheap chrysanthemums (petrol station flowers) and all are in poor condition.
Save yourself half the money and all the hastle and go to your local florist, M&S or Waitrose instead.
Customer service insisted they were right and refused to refund me.
Products are NOT AS ADVERTISED
See below for the promise vs the reality.

Thumbnail of user theoc41
1 review
0 helpful votes
July 16th, 2022
Verified purchase

I ordered Flowers for my grandmother upon my grandad passing.
The flowers looked half dead, the water package was empty. The box look like it had been kick from a warehouse to her door. And she cut her hands on the broken glass.

Shocking experience.

I'll stick with Moonpig in future.

Tip for consumers:
Steer Clear

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Thumbnail of user chrism3908
1 review
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April 11th, 2023

Ordered a £40 bouquet to surprise my wife at her workplace for our wedding anniversary
Having paid online days before, I received a delivery email stating the delivery window and stating they would contact me on delivery.
4 hours later having heard nothing I tracked it to see failed delivery on the tracker.
I sent 3 emails to the Company and 24 hours later received a standard email saying that they would contact the courier.
Sent another email this morning and had no reply
My wife came home this afternoon with the scabbiest looking flowers you have ever seen in a flat pack box dated 07 Apr.
Today is 11 Apr so obviously been left in a van all over the Easter period without any water
Look at the photo, is this good value for £40 for a special occasion 3 days later than ordered

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Thumbnail of user marym6354
1 review
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December 7th, 2022
Verified purchase

Do NOT use them. Worst experience ever. I ordered and paid for flowers last Friday for my daughter's birthday to be delivered the following Tuesday. Still no flowers! It was her first time without her family on her birthday and I really wanted to make it special for her. They're now saying they will not refund even though flowers were never delivered! Worst ever

Tip for consumers:
If the flowers were not delivered on the day I asked I shouldn’t have to pay as the person receiving the flowers was gone for good

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Thumbnail of user clairel215
1 review
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January 15th, 2022

Would actually be a zero but will not allow me to do that... Had a delivery of flowers from my mother in law for my 50th birthday. Freesias and roses, box was battered and already open, all Freesias limp and beyond saving, awful leaves on the roses.
My mother in law sent photos of the bouquet whinchat looks horrendous and Serenata didn't want to know about it basically, just sent her an email in return telling her how to look after flowers. Maybe that could have been done if they didn't arrive in such bad health to start with. Terrible flowers and horrendous customer service

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Thumbnail of user katej177
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 1st, 2022
Verified purchase

Not one flower in bloom - all in bud.
Bulked out with poor quality foilage.
Nothing like the picture.
Refused to refund.

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Thumbnail of user annem1568
1 review
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January 17th, 2023

After ordering from Serenta for many years now. I was disgusted at the way my Mum and Dads plants arrived. They were supposed to be in a basked, but when it arrived, it was as if someone had shaken the box. When it was opened the basket, plants and soil were all over the inside of the box. Serenta did rectify the problem the next day. That is the reason I only gave one star.
I hope this hasn't happened to many other people.
A nice bouquet would have been nice as way of apology, but alas no apology.

Thumbnail of user kerriem58
1 review
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August 2nd, 2022
Verified purchase

No follow through to rectify a genuine issue with flowers that rotted on the stem and dropped whole flower heads. Flowers that were either diseased or cold stored for too long. A very poor show.

Tip for consumers:
Do not purchase

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Thumbnail of user robertw3591
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January 12th, 2022

Don't go by photo of bouquets on website as they have more flowers in them than you get in your order.

Tip for consumers:
Check description of the flowers against photo as there are less flowers in the bouquets than photos show.

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Thumbnail of user stevenr1370
1 review
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February 5th, 2022

Ordered flowers for mothers 92nd birthday. No flowers, no explanation on the day.
When chased, some nonsense excuse about shortage of U. K. lorry drivers! Refused request to cancel and refund the order. Delivered some pretty sad flowers 2 days after her birthday. Absolute waste of time - AVOID.

Tip for consumers:
Just don’t use this company

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Thumbnail of user maddyr11
1 review
21 helpful votes
March 22nd, 2020

The bouquet received looks nothing like what was shown in the picture online. The customer service team take a while to reply, and seem to be just sending generic automated email replies. Requesting a refund is impossible, they have an answer for everything you say. I have exchanged over 10 emails with them and they don't seem to be actually reading what I'm saying, instead just replying something irrelevant or something they have said before. Would *******% not recommend to anyone. However delivery was quick and on time, only good thing about my experience.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t.

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I ordered the Floral Ratatouille.

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Thumbnail of user samanthad219
1 review
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August 18th, 2020

Was delivered to the wrong address (an empty business) and when told they only offered to give me a discount to fix the problem. My friend never received her flowers and I live in another country... Not worth the price or service. Another company sent it to the right address and with a beautiful basket for a much better price. Will not order from here again and I am very disappointed that I paid for a gift to be left on the streets of an empty business.

Thumbnail of user blahb45
1 review
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March 6th, 2022

Ordered flowers as the website is full of 'next day delivery' promises and testimonials. Received an email saying 'the gods were not on their side' so they hadn't delivered them. 5 emails back and forth (they don't have a phone number that they're willing to share with customers), and the flowers were delivered nearly a week late, the day the recipient went on holiday.
Whilst trying to find a phone number, I noticed that Serenata Flowers is incorporated in an overseas tax haven (Malta). A bit surprised by this, as the website is full of blurb about sourcing locally etc.
In future, I'll use a local florist rather than an overseas domiciled ecommerce business with really poor customer service.

Tip for consumers:
Go to a local florist, rather than an ecommerce company domiciled in a tax haven.

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None - the flowers arrived a week late so nobody was there to receive them.

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Thumbnail of user francest111
1 review
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March 22nd, 2021

Flowers delivered from my son for Mothers day dead within 4 days. Complained and dreadful service so complaint was escalated to Customer Delight Team (so amusing). Promised replacement delivery next day. Advised at 5pm still with Courier so tracked at 7:30 and still on the way. Minutes later advised they were unable to deliver. Just sent my 15 email in 3 days to see what is happening.

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Book flower delivery online. FREE next day delivery Monday? Sunday, same day delivery available. Fresh flowers prepared by florists and hand-delivered by couriers in the UK. Order by 10.00 pm for delivery on the following day.

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