George’s Hair Styling

I have been getting my hair cut by Irina for the past five years. Unfortunately, that has come to an end. I will never give another penny to the owner, George. He is the most ignorant person that I have encountered. He has no idea on how to run a customer orientated business and it would be best for all the other Hanover merchants if he closed his doors for good. Irina, I wish you all the best and encourage you to seek employment elsewhere!

I asked for a clipper cut with a number one. The number refers to the add-​on guards… it should have been a 1/8“guard added into the default guard, but the barber just cut it with the 1/​16″ default guard. I’m pretty bummed out but I’m giving one extra star because it’s my fault for not speaking up sooner and making sure we were talking about the same thing. I gave her too much credit for assuming that she would understand the same phrase I’ve used at numerous other barbers. (Though you’d have to think they cover this in cosmetology school.)
What’s not my fault are the two locks she cut out of my undercut.
I am also disappointed that she charged me $ 20 for just shaving an undercut, no trim, when crew cuts and fades cost $ 15 and $ 17 respectively. The extra charge presumably covers the work of not cutting the longer hair… but she nicked it twice.

Worst shave I’ll ever get in my life.
I thought about giving it a single star but I don’t want to be one of these people who only review to make a point and also the hair cut I got was adequate albeit brisk and rude.
I got a shave here rather pathetically as a bit of a treat.
Instead of a 30 min bit of peace and quiet I was shoved in a seat and 10 mins later I was done after he’d shaved me with a cheap disposable razor and virtually no foam. It was just a pathetic attempt at a shave which meant 5 mins later I was at home shaving myself.
Given how idiotic the place seems to be, I’m thankful I didn’t lose an ear or have my face ripped apart.

Unbelievable how rude and unqualified the people are at this establishment. It should’ve been an easy ask to make my sideburns straight and to not use the buzzers/​clipper method as I had asked. I was sheered in the back of my head like a sheep in a stockyard and will be waiting weeks for my crooked (Spock pointed lop sided) sideburn to look normal again and match the other. I was accused of not tipping the «cutter» and then told they couldn’t run my credit card because the machine was broken. For the record, I tipped her $ 5 which I thought was overly generous for the dismal $ 17 cut I was subjected to. And then walked four blocks to an ATM to bring them cash despite their advertising Visa/​MasterCard at the door. Never again!

Great price for great service. I have been going to them for over a year and they always give consistently good quality haircuts for the best price in the area, which is expensive as it is.
The barbers remember you, are personable, and most importantly care. I have gone to other barber shops in the area with identical pricing and this one is definitely the best.

You could probably do a better job with a pair of scissors cutting your own hair. This place is the definition of low budget.
Low budget people to go along with low budget quality service.

Been going to this barber spot for cuts for quite a while. I typically do a walk in and see Irina who is great. She is friendly and courteous; does a great job on my hair. She listens and makes any adjustments that may be needed.
The shop is clean and well kept. The price is reasonable and the barbers know what they are doing.

Pretty bad cut and fade. I asked for a fix with trepidation. Barbers take it so personally. I explained to the manager hoping he would offer either a discount or try to fix it himself. He had no remorse. I didnt get mad as I saw no point. He took my money and seemed content with that. Anyway, not the worst I’ve had. She did fix it some. But I still ended up going elsewhere to get it fixed causing me to pay almost $ 50 in the end.

Overcharged and rude!
The haircut was good, but charged $ 25 when the board and even before cut he said $ 15. Btw, I didn’t get a hair wash either.

Great value. They do a good thorough job for a decent price. Will definitely use them as my go to place. Quick too which is very important for the crowd

Quite simply, George, the owner, is a thief. I’ve never felt compelled to write a Unilocal review about any business until today. I’ve gotten my hair cut here by a wonderful woman named Ina for about the last two and a half years. She does a great job, and at $ 17, the price is right. And the location is near my office. Today Ina wasn’t in, but I really needed a haircut so George did the job.
As I was sitting there, I noticed that he seemed to be charging unusually high prices to the customers who preceded me. Then after my haircut, he said it would be $ 20. I wondered why the price was higher than it had been over the past year or so since he actually raised prices on the signs (totally reasonable thing to do). Today he arbitrarily seemed to raise the prices on everyone, so I called him out on it. He tried to make the excuse that he was «giving me a deal» before. Oh, you’ve decided to give me the exact same deal on the exact same haircut for the past year? Then he tried to explain it that the price is different when «business is slow.» Excuse me? You’re not in Russia anymore George. You’re a thief. I will never go back to this place, after nearly three years of going every month. I also plan to file a complaint about him with the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs.
Do not go here. I plan to do everything I can to dissuade everyone I know who works in the neighborhood to stop going to this place.

As walked in I saw a man, maybe George, and two women. I got a friendly acknowledgement from them before I closed the door. There was only one chair free next to a cheerful Russian that greeted me again. I had a jacket so she smiled and pointed to the coat closet. I told her I just wanted a trim. She started using some clippers on the sides. She would stop and look at me to make sure it was okay. After I acknowledged her, she resumed cutting with a smile. She did this a few times to be sure the length was okay. She chatted a little bit. She softly even sang a few lines from a George Michael song that was on the radio. For only $ 15, I thought the hair cut was fine. It wasnt my best hair but not a bad one. I tipped her $ 5 for the hair cut and $ 1 for the singing and a friendly attitude. I will be back and hopefully a better song will be on the radio.

I got a decent haircut but got duped when I went to pay for it. I was charged $ 17 for a haircut that was $ 15. As I was leaving, I saw a sign outside that said that a haircut was for $ 15 and a haircut and wash was $ 17. I never got a wash but was charged $ 17 nonetheless. I know it’s $ 2 but it’s the principle of the matter. There was no need to lie like that!

Very good, inexpensive hair cut.
I always walk in the afternoon and there is never a problem. There are usually three people there (George and two Russian woman). I usually go with Irina (sp).
I would say the barbershop is more business-​like than bubbly.
Each hair cut starts with somewhat alarming «how short» in a Russian accent (think Jame Bond villain), but don’t let that that phase you. The hair cut is detailed, precise, and they take their time.
Price is very reasonable for the area ($ 14-​$ 15) and I usually just give them a 20 and leave.
I’ve gone four times now and will keep going back.

not that great! received a haircut from one of the two ladies in the shop, poor customer service, even worst cutting skills. shop wasn’t for me, maybe the guys would’ve done a better job.

This place is close to my work, and when busy working every normal hour for a time I was forced to go here a few times. In a vacuum the cuts are decent for the price; the level service and performance, however, is far below what they charge and not worth any semblance of convenience you might suspect would make it worth it.
Let me recount:
–First time I went in a half hour before closing. ‘George’ (owner) was closing up but gracefully told me to sit down and had a barber attend to me. After a fine cut I went to pay, and upon asking for change to tip, the owner told me not to worry because I was new (and it was late and he had closed the register). I gave the barber $ 3 (less than I usually tip, but given the circumstances…) and left. This bogan barber chased me down the street because he didn’t have the resolve to offer me change in front of his boss.
–In a rush to get cleaned up before a weekend trip, I walked in and asked the barber for a neck trim (which is advertised on their street sign). He trimmed my neck and sideburns. I went to pay and the owner told me it would be $ 14 instead of $ 7. When I said I got a neck trim he told me they don’t offer that and insisted I pay him full price.
–My colleague and I went out to get a midafternoon straight razor shave, and to my horror he brought me here. Minding my manners I walked into this hovel once again. I actually was given a nice, relaxing, close shave by the owner (I guess he didn’t remember me), but here’s the kicker: as I finished I looked in the next chair as a younger barber did a number on my colleague with a ~Bic DISPOSABLE RAZOR~ this is hardly what is expected for something advertised as a $ 20 straight razor shave
I don’t intend to bash places and know that one experience does not define any one place, but felt that incidents like these are why people come to Unilocal — I implore you to avoid this dastardly hellhole. I’d rather pay a bum with a bowie knife to cut my hair.

Walked in on a Saturday morning when I was housesitting for a friend in the financial district. HAd to wait a few minutes while the one barber finished up the guy in the chair. I’m not sure of the barbers name, but he was pleasant (a young dark haired guy in his 20’s or early 30’s), efficient and just conversational enough to make it friendly but not a talker. I got my first professional shave there and was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of service with multiple hot towels, moisturizers, and eye to detail. I live far, but if I desire a professional shave again I’ll definitely go back. I think the total cost for both the shave and haircut was around $ 35 or $ 40, a definite deal for the quality of service.

My BF went there today because it was a local place by BPC and seemed to be open. It was adequate, not a great cut but also not a bad one. He got a dry cut and, with tip, it came to $ 18.

This is my first review of a barber establishment.
The visit was a little daunting at first because I have had only 1 person that has cut my hair for the last 12 – 13 years at a hair salon in Queens.
Before I run the risk of growing a «muhl let», it was time for a hair cut. I decided to do a search for reviews of barbers in the financial district. I have seen their «sign» on a corner for «George’s» and decided to give them a try during my lunch break yesterday afternoon on a Friday the 13^th after reading the review by Dom C.
The location was very convenient as it was within 2 blocks walking distance from where I work.
Walk-​ins to this place is fine. I walked in, I was greeted by George (the third chair on the left as you walk in through the doors?) and maybe sat for about 5 minutes tops. The place seems a little «cramped». I say this because the place don’t seem to be wide enough and there are 2 – 3 chairs put together for sitting and waiting. From my observation, I thought the barbers here are friendly. Each barber had a name place «under» the mirror” in front of the chair.
This is a place where I expected to see male customers only. To my surprise, there was a young lady sitting in one of the chairs as a customer getting her hair cut /​trimmed by Nadya.
Nadya was my barber and I was happy with my hair cut when I walked out. I received a couple of compliments on the hair cut.
As Dom mentioned «they all know what they’re doing.», I will concur with this statement.
For you guys working in the Wall Street area, if you find yourself in need of a hair cut during a lunch break, I would stop by George’s. I had doubts at first. At this point, I don’t have doubts about the barbers in this establishment.
The service was great. A wash and cut came out to $ 20, which I thought was reasonable.

Great barbers down in the financial district.
Whenever I go in the afternoons there’s never too long a wait (I don’t book, just walk in) and I’ve had my hair cut by a number of the barbers and they all know what they’re doing.
Price is reasonable as well around $ 14 which not bad for this area.