Rafael Shoe Repair

The owner is a great person and knows what he is doing, at this place my expensive pair of shoes were repaired, and my bag that I wanted to throw away because I didn’t think it can be fixed. He is great, does an amazing job after his work, the shoes look brand new, I inly go to him anytime j need my shoes, bags, suitcases, jackets, zippers, or even get an alteration for clothing.

This guy does amazing work, reasonably priced and super friendly. Charged me $ 35 to replace both bottoms of my leather boots, glue a hole together and clean and shine them beautifully! He did such a great job, I will definitely be coming back.

Truthfully, I don’t own too many pairs of shoes that are in need of repair. Due to that, I do not have a wealth of experience in the area. This is the only guy I have been to, and he does a fine job. From what I have read online, his pricing seems fair although I would like him to knock down a few bucks if he could. That being said, he does a good job.
I think the only thing that hurts this place is that he is a bit socially awkward. I think he needs to see a face a few times before he warms up, but at the end of the day he does good work so I definitely can overlook that. I would recommend this spot to anyone in Astoria.
Oh by the way, Cash only.

I’m discounting one star because the first time I went to get my shoe fixed it was closed even though I was there an hour before closing on a weekday. Didn’t mind though since I live pretty close, but still. The actual quality of the work was amazing! Have these old pair of boots that I’ve pretty much worn down, one of the shoes actually had a crack on the outsoles but I didn’t notice since I put insoles in them! Well when I did go back (still on a weekday, early afternoon) he was there and compared both shoes. Noted that besides the crack both heels were pretty worn down and he said he’d fix that too. Gave me a date to pick them up, had to pay half the amount in cash. The quality of his work speaks for itself. Fixed both pairs with slip resistant outsoles and they feel like a brand new fortified version of my favorite boots. Definitely coming back to him for all my shoe problems.

This place is the best shoe repair place ive been to. The man there knows what he’s doing and is very polite. He fixes anything that u need. I dropped off a few shoes there that had messed up heals and torn leather and when I picked them up, the shoes were like brand new!!! I also dropped off a few handbags with broken zippers and torn handles and he fixed it perfectly!!! Will definitely keep on coming here all the time when I need something and will definitely recommend this place to everyone I know! :)

I looked at my leather loafers and noticed the many scuff marks and… well let’s just say that I had a good night that turned bad and the result of it showed on my shoes. I looked for a shoe repair place and noticed that although it was close to where I live it was rated pretty lowly. I thought I would risk it since it was a simple shoe shine and I’d risk it since it’s so easy to drop off, but more importantly, pick up when it was done.
The guy behind the counter is a little brusque but I basically just wanted a shoe shine, he told me the price, paid him the money and got a receipt. I wasn’t in a rush but he told me it’d be ready the next day. I didn’t have time to pick up until a few days later and he handed me my shoes and as I was about to halfway to the door he asked me if I’d like a plastic bag so I wouldn’t have to hand carry my shoes.
I think being by himself he kind of forgets what it’s like to deal with people all the time but for a 4 dollar shoe shine and my shoes look like they’re out of the box he can be a little socially awkward.