Cardinale’s Tailors & Cleaners

Went to two different tailor shops in the area and they were unable to take in my dress for alterations because «it was too much work». I brought it to Wayland Tailor shop, not only were they able to do it for me but they did a great job altering my dress. I received a lot of compliments on my dress and I felt comfortable and it fit perfectly! I Will definitely be bringing my business there next time. Not to mention the tailor and front desk lady were both welcoming and very pleasant. Thank you wayland tailors !!!

Low prices, excellent workmanship. I don’t go anywhere else. I think people mistake the front desk lady’s coldness for rudeness; it’s not the same thing.

My BF and I needed to get new blazers altered. The sleeves were a bit too long when we bought them… they needed to be taken about 1−2″.
So, we were told by someone that this place does great work.
We got there first thing on a Tuesday morning and the tailor/​owner came out from the back of the store to see how he could help. He was not smiley, pleasant… just OK…
We explained the problem and he asked us (individually) to step in front of the mirror to determine the alteration. He marked my right side first… then the left. He then did the same with my BF’s blazer. As we were talking… I mentioned about wanting to make sure the shirt would show properly, he looked at my left sleeve and realized that it was marked wrong… so he went back and re-​marked it.
What would had happened if I would had not said anything else after the first marking???
Two days later we got the blazers back and my two altered sleeves were finished wavy… yes…the end of the sleeve is not straight… it has a light curviness to it… My BF’s sleeve was crooked… not straight either. Couldn’t take them back since we needed to wear them the next day.
Poor workmanship, poor attention to detail, poor quality.
Go at your own risk.

Dropped off ten dress shirts to be washed and pressed on a Friday and was told they wouldn’t be ready until Thursday — what? I didn’t need them dry cleaned or anything, just laundered and pressed, something most cleaners do in store and can have done in a couple of days. Since I already had made the trip over and didn’t need the shirts immediately, I figured I’d at least give them a try. Ended up being a big mistake. Shirts cost $ 3.00 each for a simple launder/​press whereas most places only charge around $ 1.50. Picked up the shirts the next week and went to grab my favorite only to find a brand new stain right on the front of the collar — most definitely wasn’t there when I dropped it off, and heck, even if it was, how could they miss something like that before sending it out?! If three strikes wasn’t enough, they also do a really weird thing where they tag the shirt twice with labels, but one of them uses staples and goes through the fabric of the shirt, making small holes in the shirt and risking damage when you go to pull out the staple. Again, wtf?
Based on reviews, I really wish I could have liked this place better, but they pretty much screwed up everything I look for when picking a dry cleaners — timeliness, price, and quality of service. Why would I even think of going back?
Will be taking my shirts cross-​town to my old place, Broadway Cleaners/Mike’s Tailor from now on.

Living in Wayland Square, I love the convenience of this place! They are so much nicer then the dry cleaners in the East Side Market plaza. Every time I go there they are prompt and do whatever I ask them. I have only used the tailoring part of this place but I think I will start taking my dry cleaning as well! I love to support my local businesses!

I brought a bunch of stuff over to get tailored. It was the first time I had anything professionally tailored, so I was a little worried about giving my clothes to someone to hack up. In the end, everything came out great. Very satisfied.
In terms of the shop– it is a little outdated as some have indicated. But at the end of the day, it’s all about the tailoring… and they do it well.

I am very satisfied with the quality of the work, customer service, and prices at Cardinale’s. I needed a nontraditional-​sized zipper replaced on a jacket, and other tailors I had visited told me it would take over a month to repair the item. Cardinale’s did it in one week! Also, I found the manager very pleasant to deal with, unlike previous reviewers.

Seriously the best. Tailored a suit that was so large I thought it was untailorable, now it fits like it was hand-​made for me, plus a dry clean, for $ 60 in about a week. The man is a genius.
FYI: the place is called «Wayland Cleaners,» there isn’t a single reference to «Cardinale» in any of the signage, but if there’s a short, friendly man behind the counter, you’ve got the right place.

I am thoroughly impressed by how inexpensive this tailor is and what a great job he does. I had two blazers taken in for less than $ 40 and you could never tell they were ever altered except that they fit like they were custom made for me.
Very satisfied.
Cash only.

I bring all of my tailoring needs here. This place will do a 1 week (or less!) turnaround on all of your hemming and tailoring needs.
The average price per piece is about $ 10. The gentleman who does the sewing has somewhat limited english skills, but its not like you need to communicate a whole lot. You just stand there in your clothes, and he marks them up, and then you hand them over.
The place seems kind of old and crusty inside, so I wouldn’t bring my dry cleaning here, but I’m pretty satisfied with the tailoring.
P. S. Cash only!

Had a pair of pants hemmed and a shirt+ties dry-​cleaned. Pants hemming was fine– nothing special, and started to unravel after a few wearings. Dry cleaning came back after a week and the shirt was not… terribly clean. One tie’s liner was shrunken, giving it a new imploding neckware motif (although the tie was fairly cheap and probably not intended for cleaning so hard to blame the tailor). Was pretty cheap-​$ 17.25 for the lot. I only interacted with the tailor, who was pleasant if a bit quiet.
In summary, a 3 star place. Might go back for future quick alterations, probably not for dry-​cleaning.

The tailor does quality work at reasonable prices, but his wife (the manager) isn’t the most pleasant of people. Just deal with her. She’s the only reason I didn’t give a 4-​star review.

The manager (tailor’s wife) is thoroughly rude and unpleasant. However, the tailor himself is nice enough, does a fantastic job, accepts rush requests for same-​day alterations, and charges half of what I normally pay for alterations.