Astoria Barbers

Came in… Showed the barber a diagram that my old barber made to do my hair… He looked at it once and said «OK, got it»…screwed up my hair completely. Never coming again.
Btw. Maybe the other barbers are just fine? But mine butchered my hair.
Edit: okay, so I fixed my hair enough to the point it looks decent. The back was butchered, but it’s fine.

Love bringing my son to the shop Jimmy is really great with him thought I would give him a shot as well same great result. We come from the Bronx because its hard to find a good place its a hike but worth the trip.

I saw Aron giving a nice haircut and poked my head in to tell him, and that I’d drop by in the near future which I did as I wanted one like the one he was giving to a customer. The haircut was «fine,» no problem there. But when I went to pay him at the register, I gave him a $ 2.00 tip for the ten minute haircut that was punctuated with his shouts and foot stomping for his hockey team every time they missed the goal which he was more focused on than cutting my hair. So upon my giving him my $ 2.00, Aron says «And you waited for me to give you a haircut – don’t come back!» (mind you, I had been living in Japan and not used to giving tips as they don’t tip there and I’m an unemployed at the moment so I’m watching my pennies – this should be understandable to most decent people. This was the easiest $ 17.00 money he ever made.) Well I find this unconscionable and extremely rude to a first time customer to say this to me in front of other customers. I felt so humiliated this schmuck ruined my whole weekend. For me not to give feedback would be unconscionable to others of this unscrupulous barber/​owner. I will let people in my writing community of my experience as a warning to others. «The pen is mightier than the shears!»

I’m very pleased with the haircut I got here. Didn’t have to wait more than 5 minutes. The stylist had a great attitude. Ask for a hot towel service at no extra cost.
I asked for a regular haircut and got a cut much better than expected. Now I will be asking for a ‘high and tight’ with a short flip. try this place it’s great!

I decided to come here instead of traveling to my hometown barber. Won’t make that mistake again, which is a shame because I really wanted to like this shop.
I didn’t get anything that I asked for. «Clean up the top but keep it long» *cut 3 inches off* I wish I could’ve stopped him but once he started cutting it was too late. I honestly think he either forgot what I said or he wasn’t paying attention. I suggest being very specific if you want to keep any length to your hair.

Went in early Saturday, quick beard trim and haircut. Good value and the girlfriend likes it, not much more to ask for here.

Great place! My boyfriends go to barbershop it’s a bit busy but worth the wait. He needed a haircut and shave for a Halloween party the barber made him look just like James Bond (Daniel Craig)

My main complaint is with the younger guy (owner’s) unfriendly manner. He didn’t even acknowledge me when I walked in to get a haircut for my sons, who are five; the older barber cut their hair, and did an okay job. The younger ponytailed dude just scowled the whole time and barked at one of my sons on his way out for holding open the door. I was going to put him in his place but I didn’t want this creep to ruin our day. Definitely will not be returning and would advise against bringing kids.

These guys are definitely one of the best shops I’ve been to in the 16yrs I’ve been in the five boroughs. Their attention to detail (blending the haircut to the beard and whatnot) is excellent. I’ve now been going there for over a year and they’ve done a solid job every time.

Do not go here!!! Showed up before these guys closed, explained I needed a quick cut on my bday. Guy said I’ve been working all day I’m closed. Pointed to the time on the door he let me in and said «don’t ever come late again» told him never mind and he lost a customer and walked out. Terrible business man.

Great place. I’ve been going for a few years.
The best guy is Aaron, but he’s often got a wait for him. The other barber who works with him is good too. The older barber who is sometimes there I didn’t love. So I’d hold out for one of the two regulars.
Only downside is that sometimes the owner is not in a great mood and you can tell. Though I guess we all have those days. It just feels a little awkward sometimes. But whatever, this is New York, everyone has off days.

All i can say Aron you’re doing great job. Keep it up

This place is almost always packed on the weekend.
I have been to the place twice and had Alan to cut my hair.
Everyone is very nice here and the service was wonderful.

I’ve been living in Astoria for a little over a year now and struggled to find a decent barber when I first moved. After receiving a bunch of so-​so cuts, i stumbled upon Astoria Barbers, and DAMN am I happy I did. Always satisfied with the haircuts I’ve gotten hear. Barbers are friendly and you’ll never feel out of place here.

Good job. Fast and inexpensive. I’ll come back

2.5 stars.
Just an average standard cut men’s cut at best. My girlfriend always says its cut crooked so I stopped going. (–2.5 stars). I usually got stuck with the older guy cause the younger guy always is swarmed with his frat guy friends. With the other guy it looked about the same though.
Sorry guys, I will not be back.

Great cuts everytime. No hassles, not much wait, friendly staff! My destination for cuts in Queens, NY

One of the best barbers shops that I’ve been to… not only can Aaron, Jimmy or Jose cut hair, they’re just awesome guys giving great cuts for a very fair amount. They keep the place clean, the equipment maintained and the customers happy.
Keep up the great work gents — thanks!

My boyfriend gets his hair cut here and they always give him exactly what he wants! I can’t say much more than that as I’m not a customer myself but I know he is always satisfied and always looks handsome thanks to them!

I just paid $ 15 for the worst haircut of my life.
I just moved to the neighborhood and needed a haircut so I thought I’d Unilocal a place. Low and behold, there’s a place down the street that has 4.5 stars! So I go to check it out. It’s a nice place from my observations and it’s not busy because it’s in the late morning on a Friday. One of the barbers asks me to take a seat in his chair and asks what I want. I had long hair (my bangs went down past my nose) and requested if he could give me a pompadour with a fade on the sides. I had just gotten a haircut a few weeks ago so all the lines were there, I just needed someone to tighten it up and make it look sharp. After asking the barber, I noticed there was hesitation but the barber said that he knew what a pompadour was and would gladly cut it for me. I wasn’t convinced because there was the hesitation so I asked again to make sure he knew what I was asking for, and again he reassures me he knows what he is doing. I thought, «4.5 stars? He must know what he’s talking about.» But I would soon realize that was the wrong assumption.
The Sides and Back
He starts buzzing away at the sides and around the back, but it doesn’t really fade up! He pretty much just gives me a buzz cut that went to high outside the lines… and it’s not like there’s an eraser for cutting hair. He goes over it like he’s fading it (and maybe he is), but it’s not smooth all around — the sides and back of my head look like a crater with divots and valleys! When lining the back of my head he looks at the mirror on the back wall to see if it looks ok — why on earth do you have to look at a mirror on the back wall to see what’s directly in front of you (if anyone has an explanation for this I would love to hear it)!!! At this point I think to myself, «well it’s still long on top, I can just style it and maybe everything will be ok.»
The Top
He transitions to using scissors on top and pulls my hair straight to motion how much he’s going to cut off. It was maybe about a ½ inch and I thought I’d be gracious instead of just getting up out of the chair right then and there. «½ inch? That’s not too much. It’s still long. I can still style it the way I want. It’ll work out,» I thought to myself. So then he cuts the top and I think it’s over, but then he keeps going back over it as if to finalize the details. What was initially agreed to about a ½ inch turned out to be about 4 inches… It got to a point where he was about to cut a little more and I finally just ducked and weaved in Ali-​type fashion to dodge his scissors. What’s worse? He kept trying to cut more and told me to hold still! I finally had enough and told him to leave what was left of my fucked up hair alone.
The Gel
So at the end, the barber asks if I want gel in my hair. At this point I am a little frustrated to say the least, but maybe there is some movie magic he knows about because c’mon — this place has 4.5 stars — and it’s not like he would be cutting off any more hair. Unfortunately for me, it wasn’t until this point that it was blatantly obvious that the barber didn’t know what a pompadour was. He oozes out some gel onto a hair comb, runs it through my hair, and combs it over to one side…
If you have short hair and just need a «2 on the sides and make it a little shorter on top» then this place might be the place for you (and I am being VERY generous). But if you need anything other than a military cut, save yourself the agony and go somewhere else. I was hoping to look sharp for a wedding I have to attend tomorrow, but instead I have to go looking like I got in a fight with a lawn mower… and lost…