Advanced European Tailoring

This place was recommended to me by a salesperson in a boutique I regularly shop at. She is a seamstress, so I really trust her judgement. I am very glad that I followed up on her recommendation. Dropped off a couple of jumpsuits to be hemmed. The staff is friendly and knowledgable and the results were just right. I plan on making this my go to place whenever I need some tailoring done!

Zoltan is a very friendly character.
Brought in a suit and blazer for tailoring. Very satisfied with the results.
He’s very busy, but for good reason. I’ll be bringing all future tailoring and work to Zoltan and his wife.

Can’t recommend this place enough! Picture this — my (cough, 20^th) high school reunion was coming up in just a few days. Decided the outfit I had picked out was just not right, so was doing some desperation shopping at Bay Street. Wound up buying a black jumpsuit at Forever 21 (yes I recognize the sad irony there :), but knew I’d have to get it tailored on top for it to work. Hoping for a miracle, I showed up at the tailor’s soon after they opened. The tailor was very nice and quickly had the jumpsuit pinned to perfection, even recommending a tuck at the waist I hadn’t thought of for a perfect fit. And he kindly agreed to turn the job around in time for my reunion. He called to let me know when my garment was ready. And when I tried it on I could not have been more pleased. It fit me perfectly! There’s something to be said for buying low and getting it tailored just for you. I suppose it was a little pricey, but no more than I’ve paid at other professional tailors and well, well worth it. I felt great at my reunion and had a blast. Thank you!

I’ve been in to see Zoltan to have multiple dress pants hemmed. He’s always efficient, courteous, and detail oriented. I find his workmanship to be excellent. The total was $ 15, which is on the pricier side, but worth it for me.

First time I came to this place a few months ago to fix a zipper, and I was very impressed, I thought this guy is very nice and professional, although I thought 22 $ for a zipper is a bit expensive I thought it’s worth it (I was new in town and maybe this price is normal and I’m just not familiar with it).
Second time I came to this place was a week ago, I needed to fix another zipper and to make my skirt a few inches shorter. The zipper was great but the skirt wasn’t symmetrical (the price for this one was 22 $ for the zipper and 32 $ for the skirt) I showed it to him and he agreed and said: I’m trying to see if it’s the skirt or your hip line (what? That’s rude) he played with the skirt and kept saying maybe it’s my hip line, I asked him if he wants me to take it off and measure it and he said no and marked the line he needs to cut again. When I took the skirt off I showed him that one side is longer than the other if you fold it vertically and compare, he told me that you don’t suppose to measure it top to bottom, it should be measured only on the body and only the piece you take off (but what if I bought a poor quality skirt and it’s not even– if you want to make it symmetrical you should measure it from the top to see it’s the same amount of inches on the right side as on the left side).
Next day I came and it was the same thing– not even, you could see it on my body as well as when you hold it down. He looked confused, saying he doesn’t understand what happened because he cut it exactly how he marked it (but only on my body and not making sure it’s the same amount of inches top to bottom both right and left) I asked him to make it symmetrical both sides and measure it in a way that the left side and the right side will be the same length and if it’s not going to work then it’s on me.
Next day I came and it was much better but I felt it’s still not exactly even, when I took it off and held it vertically I saw 1 inch difference, when I mentioned it he got really angry saying he doesn’t have time for this and that every time I asked to fix it he did (accusing me for doing it several times).
I said maybe I’m wrong now but why are you mad? You agreed with me it wasn’t good before, you suppose to fix it in the right way…
He was angry saying different things and then saying «good bye» so I’ll leave, never apologized for the inconvenience, nonetheless offering a compensation for not doing it the right way and making me come there two more times than I supposed to.
I came home and measured it and I’m attaching the picture so you can see there is a spot with 1 inch longer.

Didn’t get the guy’s name, but he’s very accommodating and welcoming. He knows exactly what he’s doing, does it fast, and the final product was very well hemmed! Highly recommend him.
It’s a tad pricey, but you get what you pay for.

Zoltan reminds me of the guy from «Something about Mary» haha! He does GREATTTT work! With emphasis on the work. He knocks the best jobs out in a timely manner. His customers range in every direction so don’t feel intimidated by the Unilocal or the location atmosphere. To dress great you need a nice pair of tailored pants! COME HERE TO GET THEM DONE!

The best place for alterations I know of. They did a great job of redoing the hems of my favorite jacket, which was getting frayed at the bottom and a the end of the sleeves.
There’s something about the friendly, honest, hardworking vibe of this place that makes me enjoy going back. Twice recently I worried that they might be too busy to get my job finished on time, but both times it was ready as promised.
I’d trust them with my most expensive piece of clothing.

Love the owner! Such a nice funny guy! Had my alter reaDy the next day even though I had no time to pick it up, and I wanted my fit a little slimmer and he took care of it free of charge the next day! He’s the only guy I go to now! And prices are very reasonable! Love it!!! Great experience!

Zoltan here does great work and fairly quickly too. If you need a suit tailored, adancedly and europeanedly you can get it done here. It’s kinda pricy but if you’ve got a nice suit, don’t skimp on the tailoring and come here.

Excellent people in a very professional atmosphere. This is not your basic dry cleaner endeavoring to do a quick-​sew; Zoltan seems like a real artist, and his wife does too. There I was… in a goofy bridesmaid dress, begging him to just make it fit with only days before the wedding. My desperation might have offended his expertise and sense of style but… he acquiesced. then enthusiastically agreed to help get the job done! He found a simple, creative, artistic solution, and I am so relieved. He probably could have told me it wasn’t possible in the time frame I gave him, but instead he rose to the occasion. His store was bustling, but he took the time for me nonetheless. I hope one day I will be able to consult him again with something less rushed… but for now, he saved the day!

I brought my Bridesmaid dress in one week before the wedding because I had a last minute zipper crisis. Zoltan was extremely knowledgable and assured me that he would make sure that my dress would zip in time for the wedding. And he was right! He was even done with it earlier than I had anticipated. I will be recommending this place to all of my friends and family. Thank you so much for helping me out!

Zoltan seems like a businessman from a different age. I had a simple dress tailored recently which did not come back to my liking. As he pinned it according to my specifications the fault was likely mine. Nonetheless when I came back in to say that it did not fit, he very gently reminded me that they had only done what I asked, but said he would fix it without cost. The half dozen times I have been there and observed him dealing with customers, I am always struck by his patience, what a gentleman he is, how odd his thoroughness and desire to do the best work seem in light of the way business is so often done. As they say, god is in the details. And my dress looks great!

Zoltan does great work! However, it’s pricey. I brought in a chiffon bridesmaids dress to be taken in and shortened. It had four layers and an a-​line drape on the front, and because of all that, it was $ 90. :/​Thus us the price of being a bridesmaid.
They clearly deal with difficult-​to-​sew fabrics, and the hems looked lovely. However, he only took the dress in at the top team, and so it didn’t fit snuggly enough to stay up and it kept slipping. I would’ve preferred he take the entire side in so it fit neatly in the waist as well.
The good: local to my house, good work.
The bad: pricey and didn’t get what I expected.

European Tailoring would be 4 or 5 stars, but they keep losing my shirts. It’s probably happened a half dozen times over the last couple years. Half the time they’ve found it later on the (bulging) rack of stuff they’ve lost track of, by the door. They’re really nice people who do good work, but how many more shirts can I afford to lose to them?

Zoltan is top-​quality. He does excellent work, and knows everything there is to know about fashion and tailoring.
I first went in to get some pairs of jeans hemmed that I had purchased at Slash over on College. The girls there recommended Zoltan from other customers’ experience, and I was not disappointed. I started to find myself coming to him regularly for all of my tailoring needs. Shirts hemmed? Great. Pant-​tears repaired? Great. Suits fitted? Great.
Over the past year and a half, I’ve lost a considerable amount of weight, so a lot of my old clothes which I paid good money for and still like became too big. Zoltan helped me find the best way to tailor them to be flattering and still not cost too much.
Great!

I’ve gone to many tailors but never have I been in the presence of someone who actually takes as much pride in his work than Zoltan. It isn’t cheap but with the results I have gotten I’m not complaining too much.

Advanced European Tailoring has offered some of the best tailoring services I’ve received and I hold Zoltan’s services as the standard for what I look for in other places now that I’ve moved from Berkeley.
Right away, you can tell from how well Zoltan is dressed that he knows what looks good and is in style for men. Every time I’ve come in, he was looking fresh!
Before I was even able to tell him what I wanted to do with my suit pants and jacket, he told me what I couldn’t describe in words. And it was exactly what I wanted. I had the pants almost completely reconstructed to be slimmer through the thigh and slightly tapered below the knee, and ending right above my shoes. In the end, this was done very well!
Zoltan and his wife work quickly to get done within a week, which is very reasonable for me. I think I’ve even had something rushed to be completed over the weekend before too, but that may not be the norm.
I think pricing here can add up quickly, but for the occasional alteration, the premium is well worth it. If I could better afford any tailoring service like this all the time, I’d do it all the time!

This place is fabulous!
I had gotten slacks tailored here and they were awesome so I decided to come back. The man who works/​runs this shop is incredibly nice! He is so attentive and caring. I went in to get a dress shortened and he spent a good 30 minutes with me discussing the different lengths and offered me his advice.
However, when I picked up the dress it was WAY TOO SHORT for me. I started to panic and went back to him the next day and he was soooooo nice about it — he took down the seam and gave me about an inch — inch and a half more material. I wore the dress to a professional awards luncheon and got so many compliments about it! It wasn’t short, but not too long that it was inappropriate. What’s even better about this place is that he didn’t scold me and say something like «you were the one who wanted it that short!» Instead, he worked with me.
I am also giving this place the full amount of stars because I came in on a Thursday panicked about the dress being too short and he was able to adjust it by the end of that SAME DAY — I mean, seriously, how amazing is he???
If you want great customer service go here!!! I will definitely be back! Best tailoring place in Berkeley!

I am so glad that they moved right downstairs from where I work. It is super convenient to pop in to get the sleeves shorted on my new blazers. As a petite sized lady, almost all of my things need to get tailored and it’s important to find a good one.
Zoltan gets you measured quickly and out on your way. Though it is a little pricey here, it is COMPLETELY WORTH IT. I’ve been to others tailors in Berkeley and though relatively cheap, I’ve also had good blazers ruined that way. Those tailors shortened my sleeves too much and told me it was impossible to do it any longer. Luckily, Zoltan doesn’t give me that bs… he will let me know that the buttons are no longer functional, but the appearance will be kept intact. I don’t need to tell Zoltan the correct length for my sleeves because he knows exactly what to do to make the outfit look good, and even better, a good fit for me.