Barber Lounge Salon & Spa

The haircuts are done really well here, barber or stylist.
Kinda over priced… Went here 3 times, the first with a barber was good. Yet, as for the last two, not so much. Both the barber and stylist was trying to upsell me. I felt I was being pitched at… hardselling.
During my first time I was talking to another first timer, and he expressed the same thing over priced and pushy.
Also, I get it. Guy humor in the barbershop, but still I don’t like being called «Jeremy Lin.» I don’t walk up to you and call you «Lebron James.»
Lastly, MoST ImPortantly!!!
I wanted to try out a «stylist» and went to a «junior stylist,» because «senior» is way too expensive for guy’s haircut. I get it, and I got a great haircut.
BUT the stylist nicked my ear a couple times with the scissors, and for the rest of the duration of the haircut I had to hold my ear down.
I don’t know if she makes all her customers hold their ears down, or her other customers don’t have ears.
(I did let it slide cause she was attractive)…
But then again, I’m gunna go tryout a new spot which will Hopefully be my permanent spot (without the cutting and over selling).

To make future appointments with David the barber, please call or text at (415) 577– 6806

Used to visit Cornelius here. Now he’s at dogpatch barbershop. The new place looks great and got the same great haircut!

Chanin murphy & Justine Purcell, stylists’ at The Barber Lounge, are sad to see this awesome salon close.
But u can find them now at FOLLICLE HAIR SALON, (415) 402‑5277. Located at 540 Sutter St. (b/​w Powell & Mason); in Union Square.

To Continue reservations with Charles the Barber text or call 408.561.3077
tell a friend thank you for your support.

Amazing place.
Update from their Facebook:
October 4^th 2014
Dear clients and friends of the Barber Lounge,
We regret to inform you that as of October 18^th 2014 the Barber Lounge will be closing its doors after a wonderful 8 ½ years.
Unfortunately we have lost our lease and haven’t been able to secure a new space.
We thank you for your patronage and your support of our business over the years and will miss serving you at 854 Folsom, i… t’s been such a great ride with lots of fun memories and great haircuts.
We plan on helping our team find great new homes to do their magic and will do our very best to inform you of all our team members new job locations as well as their contact information. In addition our team will receive their client lists so they can contact you.
We would obviously love to see you one last time at 854 Folsom so give us a call and see your favorite team member one last time to say farewell to the barber lounge.
P. S. We will be having a big sale on October 19^th and 20^th from 10am-​5pm. It’s all gotta go.
Yours truly,
Greg M Griffin and the amazing BL Team

Dont promote ‘special offers; on your web site when you have no intention of honoring them. This is bad business ethics.
In my case I actually called to ask about the offer in advance to verify that I would be able to use it (and what service it would be good for) only to be told that I can’t when I got there. I left work for 40 mins today after getting a call that they had an immediate slot opening (I was on the waiting list) and now im behind on my work and I didnt even get the cut i wanted because the barber ‘didnt have enough time’ to provide the service we had originally talked about (and this is after they called and dragged me out of work to come in). I did not see any effort on the part of management to accommodate me either.
Please dont waste peoples time! Thank you

This is a new review vs. the old one, and the rating is standalone. Went in two days ago for a trim with David, and was very impressed. After my last experience here I was pretty hesitant in terms of saying what I wanted (mostly because I wasn’t sure whether what I said actually meant anything anymore) and he was pretty good about letting me try to explain things, then describing them himself in detail so that I felt confident about what he was going to do.
Overall, the experience this time was uneventful, but in a good, calm way. If you’re using the barbers I would actually suggest getting a morning appointment, as the place is pretty empty and I thought it was a nice, calm start to the day. The haircut is excellent and I’d be happy to recommend David to anyone looking for a short cut.
The dilemma I face now is this: I like the haircut enough to want to come back, but my passive-​aggressive midwestern-​ness feels awkward after writing the first review (which is how I actually felt about the experience). Still, it says a lot that the second experience was good enough that’d I’d even consider the option.

I have three cuts here from three different barbers/​stylists and I’ve never had a bad experience.
Deevony, my most recent stylist, was the best.
I have longer hair and she was excellent at cleaning it up while also keeping it on the longer side. Also really friendly and positive.
A bit pricey for sure but you are getting a good service
One star removed just because one time I came here and had a mix-​up where the barber said he couldn’t cut my hair because it was too long but the previous barber had done so (I now see stylists). I just feel at some point that could have been communicated to me sooner before I had to reschedule.

Barber Lounge makes me getting my hair cut easy, to the point where before a big event or vacation, I find myself looking forward to getting my haircut with Shannon.
Shannon does a tremendous job helping me get a good looking cut. Honestly, I’m an aesthetically challenged human being, I need someone to help me figure out what’s new, modern, and what looks good. Shannon takes the pain out of the process, and helps me relax and just start looking good.
Another service they provide, which I’m looking forward to on my appointment today, is getting a hot shave. Ask for Shannon even — she’s amazing.

The space is awesome, everyone is super friendly and David the barber is the guy you want to see if you’re also a dude looking for a solid, stylish haircut.
I have tried a couple of barbers there and kept going back because the space was cool and it wasn’t too expensive, but now I try to go to David exclusively, by far the best cut I’ve gotten there. Maybe the best cut I’ve ever gotten.
Even if you’re early, the place is super inviting and relaxed. Grab a water or a coffee and chill out with the magazine you’ve been meaning to read or just sit back and check out the local art for while.
Anyway, you really can’t go wrong with Barber Lounge and if you’re going to a barber, I’d highly recommend David.

Redemption by Cameron and outstanding staff members.
Location is perfect for my fellow south park startup peeps.
Place has multiple services, which I must pamper my gf w.
Barber shop is always busy but these guys do great work. I was next to Charles and he was shaving another client next to me and he looked dope as fuck.
Actually all the guys getting their fair share of work had some serious skills done on them.
But this review is about Cameron:
— took his time and is impeccable with his lines
— fades are consummated and he constantly checked for minor imperfections
— rapport building was also comforting; no awkwardness here
— he nurtured every angle of my profile
— final test: gf evaluated the back of my head and it passed
A+
I’ll be spending a lot of money here.
Thanks Cameron and Barber Lounge Fam!

This place caught me by surprise. It wasn’t actually my first choice, but I’m so glad I went. David was my barber and you can tell he loves what he does. He’s so considerate and takes pride in his work, so you know that you can trust him. I asked for a comb-​over, which I’ve never done before. David assured me that he can take care of it for me.
I’m so glad he did because I came out looking so slick haha
If you’re reading this David, you should post your photos on your camera on this site. One of the reasons why I didn’t think about clicking on this place was because of the first picture on Unilocal with the artworks on people’s head. I didn’t think it was a classic barbershop, but more of an artistic shave by one of the barbers.
At the end of the cut, you get a quick hot towel clean-​up and it felt amazing. The place was nice and clean, even though the entrance might throw you off. (It’s upstairs).
Thanks David! [For those who are wondering, I hear he’s the pompadour champ] haha.
[For those who complain about not cutting it right, I’m pretty sure the barber will ask you whether or not you like the cut or not and make tweaks to it. They’ll give you a mirror to look at your hair and if you don’t think it’s even, just tell them! I’m sure they’ll be happy to change it.]

At first I decided to go and get a haircut and do something different for a change. I came in earlier within the week and decided that I would get a fade for a faux hawk and get a design placed in because I wanted to try something new. I asked the receptionist at the counter about how to go about and who did the design work for you and she had left me with an appointment with one of the barbers. I said okay and she had set a date and time for an appointment for today at 3:45.
I came a bit late because my mp3 player decided to go haywire on me that day but I was still juiced about getting design work and having to get my trim and cut done. When I got there I was greeted by the gal who had scheduled my appointment and was introduced to the person that was going to do my trim and hair. I explained to him exactly what I wanted and what type of design that I would like set into one side of my left side. The barber was hesitant on what he would be able to do because he had told me that there «wouldn’t be enough time for it» because the nature of him having other clients to take care of and go into overtime into one piece. I decided to ask him to just take care of the haircut and trim but not anything to disrupt the length and most likely the nape/​tail section of my hair. He went along with starting the procedure to cut my hair but he had shown me away from the mirror.
I had thought he knew what he was doing so I let him take care of it. We had a bit of small talk and conversation about how he was doing and me as well and how I wanted the design work done and the reason behind it. the way that he cut it WAS NOT how a tapered fade should look like on a faux hawk. I am not so certain that he knew what he was doing since he mentioned that he was a practitioner of hair design for about 8 years and was from LA for a length of time. he showed me the cut after he took 1 ½ inches off my head (although what I intended was about an inch hoping that he wouldn’t cut that much off and leave the length of my tail in the back. I did not desire for him to cut off the length in the back because I had still wanted to keep it. Sadly it will take a long 3 months to grow and re-​sculpt the hair to what it should have been. I remember him asking me about what time that I should have been in because I would have been there at exactly 3:45 as the card and what the schedule had said. I have the feeling that he had taken the card with the information and his name so he wouldn’t get docked for doing not so great of a job. On the right side he took about an inch off of my head as well and now even with that done the job that they did on my hair does not look aligned with the other side.
For me having to go to a barber shop once in a very long time and trimming my own hair with scissors and not with a pair of clippers I know exactly what a side fade looks like… this DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A FADE NOR DOES THE SIDES MATCH UP EQUALLY. Even the back looks very crooked from what I have taken from my camera.
After I had gotten my haircut done I decided to go home and check to see if everything went well with the back portion. I can tell that the length of my tail was gone and I wasn’t too happy for that to have gone cause of the span it takes to grow it out again. On top of that I believe the Managing hairdresser was explaining to me that he wasn’t so confident on how to get the job done and it seemed like she wanted me to be rushed out of the door. She also advised me against making an appointment with him because she had told me he wasn’t «confident» enough to do the intricate design work that I had asked him to do. Okay… I’ll give him that but I wasn’t being really testy with her. I understood that he had some clients and was on a deadline to do such but I highly doubt that I would come back to the same place again knowing the nature of how my hair seemed butchered and the feeling of being rushed out.
The experience of knowing that you have hoped that a prestigious designer would be able to do some work for you and $ 34.50, the cost of a trim/​fade that doesn’t really look like a trim and/​or fade and minus the extra price that they would have charged for the design work that I would have gladly paid for. I gave them each a tip only because I am not much of a rotten person and at least they had gotten part of the job done. But next time if ever they have a customer like me that would like to have something done. They would probably expect them to be their last.
I think what was done was somewhat intentional. He asked if I wanted anything done to have it fixed at first but I didn’t even see much of a mistake until I had gotten home. It was pretty big if you asked me and about an inch difference from what I can take from the mirror shots.
I’m giving this a rating of no stars… they have my tip but I expect the work of 8 years and training with shears, clippers and the work that I’ve seen from the Unilocal that the person needs more focus

Devonney is so great! She always does a fantastic job with color and I love my cut. My hair is long and fine but she somehow makes it look amazing!
The staff are also friendly and helpful, which I appreciate since I usually have to change/​double check my appointment. The retail space for Aveda products is large; I prefer to buy products here rather than an Aveda store because the staff at Barber Lounge doesn’t push products, and let’s you shop in peace.

I’m so particular about who touches my hair that I’ve only had 3 hairstylists so far. But i’m pretty sure I’m adding one more to the list soon! I came to Barber lounge in Soma because my boyfriend has a hair appointment with Anthoney here. We have a wedding to go to the next day so we wanted to glam up for the event. This place is so awesome. It is a full on salon with hair, nail service, and its own barbershop. It is spacious and modern with amazing paintings on the wall.
Now let’s talk about the haircut itself (from the third person perspective): Anthoney is so nice and friendly. He’s been cutting my boyfriend’s hair for awhile. So he is very familiar and he asked if my bf wants to change up a style, my boyfriend agrees. He is best at what he does. He took his time to construct the cut. The cut took a while but we don’t mind at all because Anthoney is so focused and he’s a perfectionist. And we absolutely adore that! We love the haircut. After the haircut, Anthoney even took care of my bf’s beard. He makes my bf look so sharp! Although it’s a bit weird that I was sitting there reading magazines while waiting for my boyfriend get all glammed up, I don’t mind it at all because Anthoney was so easy to talk to and he’s so funny.
I also spoke to Anthoney about getting my hair done after seeing the before and after comparison. He told me that he also does colouring as well. I’m definitely going to get my hair done with him now seeing that he took such good care of his clients. Thank you Anthoney! Can’t wait to get my hair done!

This place is awesome. I have been going to the Barber Lounge for about ²¹⁄₂ years now. Zeon has been my stylist. I went in to talk with him about doing a drastic change and he gave me his ideas of what he thought would look good. I made an appointment for the very next day because I didn’t want chicken out.
He did a fantastic job, but at the end of the day, he wasn’t satisfied and wanted to make some slight adjustments, so he asked me to go back in first thing the next day. He perfected it. I love it even more now than I did last night.
This place is the best! Everyone is so friendly. I would reccomment the Barber Lounge to everyone.

UPDATE!
So Erica reached out to me to rectify the situation. Her explanation totally made sense and I know errors can happen (it was just the «missed apt» call on Sat that set me off).
I ended up coming in for a cut by Kevin (I think that’s his name… it’s the young 23 year old barber from Socal). Best. Fade. Ever. He took his time and was very detail oriented, and boy did it show in my cut! I’m very satisfied with my «real» experience! Thanks Erica, front desk, and Kevin (?)!
The fact they reached out to me alone to apologize and make good on this issue warrants an extra star to make it 6 stars!

This is a great place to get all glammed up for a wedding. Justine did a wonderful up-​do, and Mena’s makeup was flawless all day long. I got both done for $ 180. The salon is always so chill, a perfect hideout to unwind before the madness begins.
Justine and Mena — You are wonderful. Thank you!

Short Summary:
This place was freaking amazing. My barber David took such great care with my hair and beard that I would be willing to pay twice what I paid! (please dont raise the prices). This was the best service I’ve ever had, too bad I’m leaving SF.
Long Version:
I called in on Thursday hoping for an appointment on Saturday. The girl answering the phone (I think her name was Kayla) was extremely pleasant. She politely informed me there were no openings but I could get the last appointment on Friday. I eagerly took it and looked forward to my appointment. I mention the politeness a couple times because I’ve had some HORRIBLE service in SF. Most of the time service industry employees leave me feeling like I’m massively inconveniencing them for doing their job. Not at Barber Lounge. These people enjoy what they do.
Friday rolls around and I get a nice reminder text message. Thanks for that because I forget everything! I arrive at the lounge about 15 minutes early and the girl at the front desk was polite and genuinely nice. She offered me a cup of coffee and went to make it for me. I sat down in the waiting area just enjoying the view. My only complaint within this review would be the coffee. It was pretty horrible. Start brewing some Philz there and I’d give 10 stars!
Anyways, on to the cut. David greets me and we start chatting about what I’m looking to get done. Right off the bat, he’s got a pretty clear understanding of what I want and gets to work. David and the rest of the employees seem to have a pretty good rapport which makes the whole experience better, in my opinion.
The cut lasted quite a while but that was great. I wasn’t rushed out of there and David took the time to make sure my beard looked freaking sharp! I cant emphasize this enough. I get freaked out letting someone else touch my beard but he did an amazing job with it.
I can not recommend this place enough. Start brewing Philz Ambrosia and I would just hang out for fun.

UPDATE: 11÷27÷13 _​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​_​
Erica reached out to me the following day to offer recompense for the experience I had. I didn’t call back right away because I wasn’t sure how I would deal with the situation and Greg, one of the owners, called me personally to follow up yesterday. I thank them for their concern.
I did call Greg back today to share what my experience was. We had a pleasant conversation and I truly believe their philosophy is to do everything they can to have every client leave looking and feeling their best. I hope my original review served to give them insight into what miscommunication can lead to. I will give them another chance after all.
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When I came to the salon, I had high yet reasonable expectations based on reviews I read, BUT, I left disappointed and overcharged.
I went in for a $ 40 barber cut and within 20 minutes of getting into my haircut, the stylist cut himself. It happens; I understood the situation. He chose to have another stylist take over while he took care of the cut. After about 90 minutes, she finished my cut. It was a decent haircut in the end but it was not the barber/​clipper cut I came in for.
At the desk I was charged $ 50 for a deluxe cut even though I told the front desk person that I had not requested that upgrade AND didn’t receive the added services that comprise the deluxe treatment: shampoo, neck and head massage, etc. I was not in the mood to make a scene or argue the point about the miscommunication that occurred between me, the stylists and the front desk. My appointment was at 1:30pm and I left the salon after 3pm; much longer than I expected or planned a barber cut to take. It wasn’t in my plans and I really couldn’t spend more time there to ask to speak to a supervisor. So I paid and left.
I truly felt unappreciated as a new client even though the woman who finished my haircut did her best to be pleasant and engaging during the cutting session. I wish the front desk staff didn’t act so complacent about trying to understand what happened in my situation and that my original stylist would have communicated to me that I was going to be charged differently even though he was the one that asked the other stylist step in to finish the cut he started; the barber cut I had made my appointment for.
Not a good first impression of this establishment’s business practices. They probably do have great stylists and other front desk staff who care about the client but I will not pay again to find out. I will not be returning nor will I recommend this salon to others.

Extremely disappointing.
As I usually do, I arrived at my appointment 10 minutes early. 15 minutes after my appointment time, I had not received a status, and it was 20 minutes after my scheduled time when I first met my stylist.
I ordered their Deluxe Barber cut, which includes «Stress-​Relieving Scalp Treatment, shampoo & soothing hot towel wrap & style.» and received none of thee above. They didn’t charge me for the Deluxe and I didn’t bother to call them on it as enough of my time had already been wasted.
The haircut itself was passable for the most part, with the exception of a noticeable chunk missing out of the back neckline, which was supposed to be a straight to look good with a collar.
Edit: the Barber Lounge contacted me and did everything in their power to rectify the situation. Updated rating to reflect.

So after seeing my last update from 9÷16÷13, Greg, the owner of the Barber Lounge contacted me to try to make things right. He managed to fit me in for an appointment after work today on 9÷19÷13. He toned my highlights so that they blended into my hair better and the overall look was less skunky and gave me a quick haircut. He also gave me tons of products to fix the damage my hair has been through from getting it done too often. Now the highlights are subtle yet and my hair doesn’t look skunky. During this visit I felt like I finally received the customer service I should have received the first time around. The visit was really good and now my hair looks a lot better.
The only thing that irks me the wrong way was that Greg tried to give me a ton of products so that I wouldn’t request a refund. After some refund technical difficulties, I am getting a refund on the color which was $ 155 ish, which will be processed tomorrow. Apparently they also charge $ 25 for a blowdry when you get color (sounds like a jip to me). I wanted a refund on that as well since concentrated heat+burned/irritated/sensitive scalp=pain. I was also promised another damaged hair treatment, but I guess that went out the window when I wanted my money back :/​I would have given more stars if it weren’t for the nickle and diming towards the end of the service.
Overall, I appreciate that Greg reached out to me and tried to make things right. I actually felt like I looked good leaving the salon, and not maimed or looking like a trailer trash.

I used to come here for massages, so when I moved into the hood I told my husband he should give this place a try.
We booked him an haircut appt – they booked him with Alexis.
The next time I saw my husband I saw the worst haircut I have even seen on him. He was totally traumatized and I was devastated.
He asked for a «trim» but he was left with barely a buzz cut. I get it. hair will grow… but when you go to some place like Barber lounge and not Supercuts you expect a little more…
It was a total fail of an experience and I will not recommend or patronize them again.