The Master Cobbler

London, United Kingdom

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10 reviews

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Telephone:
+44 20 7226 8126
Website:
www.themastercobbler.co.uk
Address:
183 Upper Street, London, United Kingdom, N1 1RQ
Islington
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
110 ftIslington Town Hall
750 ftCanonbury Square
800 ftUpper Street / Laycock Street
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Today

Today 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (London) 00:35 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday –

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10 reviews of The Master Cobbler

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Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
I have some dressy boots that after 5 years of living through the streets and weather of NYC needed a lot of help. After moving to London I discovered The Master Cobbler. Their staff is fantastic, prices are reasonable, and after waiting only one week my boots look brand new again. I’m very happy!
Place rating: 4
Zürich, Switzerland
Went in for heel replacement on my boot. Paid £15 upfront and I felt like that was a lot, but from other feedback, apparently it’s a good price. I’ll say it’s a fair/​standard price, not a rip off, but not cheap either. They «brush» your boot clean as a service, but they do not «polish» it. There’s a difference. If you want your boot «polished» eg. creams etc., it’ll be £15 extra. The «While-​U-​Wait» might be for keys or something small, because when I asked if I could wait for my boots, they said they were busy and wouldn’t be ready till closing time that day. I thought that was okay, at least it was ready same day.
My boots looks clean and the replacement heels looks like a good job.
*Credit card charge is £10 minumum
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
I have taken 5 pairs of shoes to the Master Cobbler and they have never failed.
On this last visit, I brought them a favourite pair of boots that were in serious need of rehabilitation. The soles were coming off, the fronts were torn up and damaged, and there was serious marking. Considering the boots cost me $ 300, needing £29 for major refurb was ok by me.
Other visits were much cheaper, in the £9−10 range for reheeling, or even once where I had torn the leather on a pair of heels. I get my husband’s reheeling done here as well, and he is really rough on his shoes.
I highly recommend these guys.
Place rating: 1
London, United Kingdom
I had my zipper replaced and the first time I went to use it, it broke. I then had to argue with them about replacing both zipper feet so they would match and they acted like they were doing me a huge favour despite it being their fault in the first place. Would not go back.
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
I went to have my work shoes re-​heeled and they were able to have it done in 5 – 10 minutes and for only £6.99. The service was fast, friendly and not too expensive (certainly cheaper than buying a new pair of heels!). I will definitely be going back.
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
I have a favourite pair of boots, which have started looking a bit sorry for themselves and letting in water :(So in a bid to rejuvenate them I trawled the web for cobblers with a good reputation. I read a couple of really good reviews about the Master Cobbler on Upper Street and trekked there after work and boy was it worth the trip! My boots received a total new year’s transformation… new heels, new soles and a good old polish to finish them off. The workmanship was really good and I can now rest safe in the knowledge that I have a friendly cobbler who I can call on for all of my shoe care needs! I highly recommend them. Also, if, like me you’re rubbish a buy gorgeous shoes even though they’re slightly too small, they have a machine that will stretch your shoes for you!
Place rating: 2
Singapore, Singapore
While this shop still provides great and quick service, I’m going to have to update this to 2 stars (average to 3 stars) because I found out they did not give me a brand of soles I specifically asked for. I received a cheaper, mass market pair of Good year soles when I had asked for Ishtide brand soles and they said they would order them (I believe they are still distinct companies so hope I’m wrong.) These soles were a bit harder and since I was rushing to get these shoes, I didn’t realize until later they were the wrong brand.
Alas, always check when you receive your product!
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
This place is the type of can-​do attitude, yes ma’am I can save your shoes and do it with a smile type of cobbler I so needed after some fatal blows to some of my favorite shoes. I had already received bad news from another cobbler, but decided to seek out a second opinion and was delighted that my second opinion came from The Master Cobbler. They will be saving all of my shoes from now on.
Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom
If you wear your shoes to death or always forget to get them reheeled at the first sign of nail then this cheap but excellent cobbler is a must visit. Many a time I’ve taken shoes in that lesser mortals would have consigned to the bin years before and picked them up a few days later looking if not brand new, at least pretty serviceable. This shop can double the life of your old faves. Not only that but they are very accommodating, happy to try and do things by the end of the day if you’re desperate and even spraying them with scotchguard for me once cos I didn’t want to buy a whole bottle. They also do quite cheap key cutting.
Place rating: 3
London, United Kingdom
The Master Cobbler is a tiny store in Islington that does a whole bunch of things. I initially went in here to get two keys cut. One of them could not be done as I needed the master key but the other was no problem and cost me 5.99.
They also repair shoes. All kinds of shoe work in fact ie replacing heals, soles, glue the leather etc.
Most of this can also be done either while you wait or within a couple of hours. The staff here are very helpful and seem to know their stuff.