Ali Tailoring & Cleaning

I’m giving them 3 stars for getting a tailoring alteration I needed done at the last minute and for being open late enough that I can get there after work. That being said, I won’t be going back there. I had simple casual items that needed taking in. I would never bring a dress or fancy item — the space to change in is a makeshift curtain right behind the cashier. I felt self-​conscious that I could be seen. (And the owner/​tailors husband was watching TV right in the other side of the curtain!). The floor of the place was covered in cardboard. Granted, we’ve had a ton of snow so it’s better than wet carpet, but the place is just cramped. I paid in advance to have the work done within a few days. I know it got finished at the last minute because when I called ahead, I was told she was working on them.
I like to support small local places, and maybe their dry cleaning is good, but overall I was not impressed and will seek someplace more professional for my alteration needs.

Excellent. I brought my wool coat to three different tailors looking to have a button placed on the collar across from an existing buttonhole. None of them would do it.
Ali’s understood what I had in mind and two days later I was able to button the collar at my neck to keep out the cold winter wind. I will give them my business again.

Ali is an expert seamstress! She understood exactly how to fit my dress to make me look fabulous!
She is a pleasure to do business with and I would highly recommend her!

This is where I take all of our dry cleaning and it gets the job done. I had my wedding dress cleaned here twice (yes, I had to wear it twice to two different receptions) and the results were quite impressive both times.
I was hard on my dress. There were grass and soil stains from our outdoors photoshoot and a solid layer of dust from all the dancing we did. I was embarrassed and hesitant about bringing my dress here. 1. It was embarassing how dirty I got it, considering I wore it for one night and 2. everyone tells you have to pay an arm and leg for dry cleaning your wedding dress. They charged me a reasonable amount, about $ 170. Significantly cheaper than most places.
It was returned to me in pristine condition, just like when I first got it. The second time, I had a fussy reception back in asia, where they needed to put foundation all over me. Yes, all over me. This left huge makeup stains around the edges, not to mention the tiny specks.
Wham– I get the dress back and it’s completely spotless once again. Granted, I didn’t ask for the box/​perservation treatment, but I mean– come on, let’s be real. That’s just a waste of money.

Great place. I needed a dress fixed for my sister’s wedding. The straps were too long and the dress did not fit in the chest and sides. Overall it look odd on me. I took it to Ali Tailoring and she did a great job. She measured it and asked me how soon I needed it back. When I came back a few days later the dress looked great. I am very happy I came across Ali Tailoring & Cleaning.

Another great family owned and run business in Cambridge :)
Run by a friendly couple, their kids are often in the back.
I already have a dry cleaner in the area, although I have used Ali’s for dry cleaning a few times, but I come here for tailoring. It’s hard to find good quality tailor services these days. The lady who works here had done the alterations on all my pants, dresses, so naturally I had her also do my wedding gown. I had to lose weight to fit in my gown, we timed it pretty close by time I lost the weight for the alternations. She added the bussle as well and did a wonderful job in a time crunch! I took the gown to my regular cleaners for steaming and it looked beautiful for wedding day!

The pants were found. Apology was given for the misunderstanding. Lucky for me I got the call when I did because I was about to buy new pants.
At the end of the day, much like I said in my original write up, they do a decent job on the cleaning, they are open late, and it is a small, local business that needs to be supported. Do yourself a favor, make sure everything is tagged if you go there.
I feel bad that there was a communication break down when I dropped off my suit in the first place but the customer is «always right» and should be proven wrong.

This place is very close to where I live, so I thought I would try it. I had an urgent need for dress pants for work, and took two in for hemming. No issues with the overall lengths but when you look at the stitches, they are definitely not experienced careful tailors. One of the pants had a cuff, which had to be removed to increase the length, and there was a line remaining from where the cuff had been, as well as lots of little bits of thread that could have easily been cleaned up before returning to me.
They are very inexpensive ($ 10/​pant) and completed the work in 3 days (and are flexible around your schdule), but overall the worksmanship is pretty poor.
I will still consider them for future hemming needs, but they are definitely not a place to take something you really care about.

The same two red dresses have been on display in the windows at least since 2006.
Either way, I have a couple of pairs of pants hemmed here. My jeans were done fine with an original hem, but the fabric overlaps on the inside– not exactly seamless work.
But, Ali’s open late-​ish, and within walking distance, and very accommodating to get my stuff done when I want it. Prices are reasonable.

I was always scared to hem my jeans until my friend told me about this place! I have had 2 pairs of jeans hemmed here, using the original bottoms, and they did a great job!!! you cant even tell they were hemmed! i highly recommend this place for hemming jeans.

So from laziness combined with a baseless fear that getting my jeans hemmed would leave them too short or looking odd, I’ve been walking around constantly pulling them up or walking on the last 2 inches. I finally decided to do something about it, and Ali tailoring is ridiculously close to my house.
The seamstress was very nice and efficient. I brought the jeans in on a Monday and picked them up Wednesday morning. They fit perfectly now and the hem job was $ 9. I’ll definitely keep them in mind for more serious tailoring jobs as well.

I went here recently to get a bridesmaids dress altered that I’d been putting off for quite some time. I only picked this place because it’s very close to me and they have Saturday hours.
The shop is teeny tiny and the seamstress took me right away into the back room which serves as a babysitting venue for her kids as well as a dressing room with a curtain. Her kids were watching a movie [from what I gathered, it starred Christopher Walken and he kept talking to/​about a princess – Google search tells me it’s «Puss in Boots»??] and making noises into a fan and giggling about it. I guess the movies wasn’t that good, because the fan seemed more interesting. Krazy kids.
She quickly pinned and chalked my dress to my desire and told me it would be ready in a week. A week??? Everyone else’s seamstress said it would take them 2 – 3 weeks! Suckers!
I got my dress back, sure enough, after one week. Tried it on and it looked great. Seams looked strong. Fit and length were perfect. This time her kids were singing some Kidz Bop songs and not giggling. It was a very serious day. I’m planning on bringing other clothes that are ripped and I had stuffed in a Hefty bag because I don’t know how to fix them or I didn’t notice they were ripped. I guess that serves me well for buying stuff on eBay.
So now, I’m the best bridesmaid because I beat everyone. Now all I have to do is get 800 pictures taken of me, stand still on a stage for 20 minutes, and get loaded off the open bar! ACES!