Porter Square Dry Cleaners and Tailors

Prices are decent and service is prompt. They text you when your order is ready, which is often before promise date which is nice. They are good at getting stains out. Last time I had a problem. I picked up a cashmere scarf and noticed one of the pieces of fringe was unraveled. I pointed it out to the man at the counter and he said sometimes they unravel, which is true. However, when I got home, I noticed the piece was shorter than the others like it had gotten caught somewhere. I brought it back and they said they could re twist the piece but obviously it will be shorter than the others. Not a huge deal but slightly annoying.

This is my go-​to dry cleaner — they do really great work! I’ve given them some pretty tough stains on pants and shirts, and they have been great about getting them out (or advising me when its hopelessly not worth it…)
The staff are very nice and very efficient — I am always in and out in minutes. Perhaps my favorite part of the whole transaction, though, is that they have upgraded to a computer-​based tracking system. Now I don’t have to keep track of my receipts AND when I was dropping something off for cleaning today, but didn’t have the cash to pick up what I needed to pick up, they let me collect the items anyways and keep my balance in the computer to be paid next time. That, for me, offsets the inconvenience of still being a cash-​only store.

Great service! I went here because of the good reviews. They were prompt and helpful!

Porter Square dry cleaning was able to dry clean my wedding dress for only $ 160, which is fantastic, considering «certified» wedding dry cleaners were quoting me a minimum of $ 550! The dress is silk, which is apparently more expensive to clean, but Porter Square didn’t charge extra for that, or the wine, spray tan, and dirt stains. I was really nervous about these coming out, but when I returned two weeks later to pick the dress up, they were all magically gone! I would definitely recommend Porter Square Dry Cleaners for wedding dress cleaning.

Very affordable and ran by a nice family. I’ve only been here for alterations, and I always get my clothes back quick.

Great work. I took a suit for dry cleaning as well as 2 pairs of nice jeans for hemming. I initially insisted on maintaining the original hem, but she told me that not only would she have to charge me more for that, but that the fading at the bottom of the original hem wouldn’t look good. Instead she offered a new hem with new thread that would match my original hem thread perfectly.
She delivered. The jeans fit perfectly (she had me try them on in-​store to make sure) and the new hem looks like the original. Oh and everything was ready early at no extra charge.
Yeah they’re cash only but it’s probably by avoiding credit card fees that they maintain their low prices. I’m not complaining.

This place is amazing! I took a skirt there that was heavily stained and when I got it back it was as if nothing had ever happened to it!
The only reason I give them 3 stars is because its cash only… I think we can all agree that the world is basically all plastic now… I rarely carry cash.
Besides that they have great prices and great service.

these guys are amazing.
I came in Thursday morning in a panic because I had JUST bought a dress from JCrwe for a wedding and needed it tailored by Sunday (but they’re closed Sunday, so really by Saturday). I told them I had only three days and they said they’d do it.
fast forward 24 hours and I get a text saying my item is ready! in ONE day they tailored my dress to make the straps fit (it was one of those dresses with thick straps that cross over to make a small triangle cutout in the back, but the way it was made the fabric stuck out instead of staying on my body), absolute lifesavers. I can’t see any seams or anything, and at only $ 25 I’ll gladly take it!
thank you!

I chose this dry cleaners because they had great reviews for alterations. They delivered! I’ve had then take up sleeve on two jackets, hem a pair of jeans, and repair the hem on a dress. For each alteration they took time to speak with me and make sure I would be happy with the end result and each time, I was.
I also get all of my dry cleaning done here.
They have a text message notification system that tells you when your dry cleaning is ready.
All cash or check like others have noted, but I don’t mind that.

Tried this place instead of closer cleaners because of its high Unilocal reviews. The pricing was great, for sure — I think it was around $ 25 for 4 items. I also appreciate their text messaging system which lets you know when your items are ready for pick-​up. However, they also failed to get all of the stains out of my clothes. Granted, some of them were quite old, so I understand that’s hard to get out, but I also suspect that they actually added one or two marks in the process — there were some stains that I don’t remember being there before.
In addition, when I picked up my skirt, it was missing the ribbons that came with it as a belt. Since I only noticed it once I got home, I called them right away and thankfully they found them in their other location, so I picked them up the next day. But I think they ought to be more careful with returning everything. If I hadn’t called right away, I feel like they might have been thrown away.

Brought in my chiffon bridesmaids dress for some alterations after I read glowing Unilocal reviews. I have to echo the sentiments. For $ 40, she shortened my dress and tightened up the top. When I went to pick it up after a week (a week! amazing turn around!) the top still needed some adjustments. She took it back and a week later — voila! No extra charge either.
Great job, professional, reasonably priced and quick turnaround. Ladies– if you need to fix those terrible bridesmaids dresses, take it to Porter Square Dry Cleaners!

I’ve been here many times for alterations over the last five years. Always really fast and perfect work, and pretty inexpensive. As long as I’m in the area this is my place.

They are the most reasonably priced alterations place I have found in the area, do quick service, and are very friendly. I brought in two pairs of suiting pants and a suit jacket for hemming, and a loose button to re-​do, and it came to $ 50. Definitely using them for all my future tailoring needs. Cash only, like most cleaners/​tailors, and highly recommended!

Looking for a dry cleaner in Somerville. Called this place to see if they could finish my suit by next day.
A Women answered «hello». Didn’t even announce the business name I actually thought I had the wrong number. I had to ask her if it was the place.
I asked nicely if it was possible to pay extra and have my suit done by tomorrow and she replied «no we can’t» and hung up.
Awful first impression.
I called Mystic Cleaners and an incredibly upbeat and friendly man answered (an immediate noticeable difference from Porter) and said absolutely just bring it in!
Funny how a first phone call can determine where my business for all future dry cleaning will go.
Sorry Porter but I’ve found someone new.

So, I’ve used Unilocal for years but this is my very first review. I wanted to give a huge shout-​out to this dry cleaner/​tailor. I have used them a handful of times for simple pants hems and taking in the waist, but hadn’t been in quite a while. The guy (who I guess is Kenny) is SO friendly and nice.
SO…I needed a beautiful, expensive evening gown shortened in 3 weeks notice. In mid-​May, prom/​wedding season. I looked at Unilocal reviews and determined I would probably spend extra to get it done quickly, but fine. I call him. He says, bring it in, «this week or next» (Or next? I think) I bring it in that afternoon, and try it on in the very basic back corner with a curtain rod and mirror, and he consults with me and helps me decide it needs exactly an inch shorter all around.
This dress is two layers, with a train. So there is two hems: one the under silk, then the lace over-​layer, which has a finished piece of lace across the bottom, so he has to remove that, shorten the dress, and carefully sew that finishing piece of lace (about an inch wide) back across. This dress is all about the lace so it must be carefully cut.
So, How about next Monday, he says (6 days away). Um, OK, awesome! I didn’t ask for a rush job but I am willing to pay for it if he offers.
I just picked it up today. It is perfect.
Cost? $ 30.
THIRTY DOLLARS.
I was willing to pay 3 – 5 times the amount, based on two other tailors I had called and on reviews of what to expect here and elsewhere.
Nothing like making a bride extra happy! Cuz, yes, it’s going to be my wedding dress! And it’s going to fit like a charm!

These guys are clutch.
I don’t wear my suit unless somebody puts a gun to my head, generally because I have a job interview or a funeral. Unfortunately, this means it doesn’t get worn for long stretches and I’m not terribly aware of the relative sizes of my ass and the pants.
They totally saved my bacon last year when I discovered that my pants needed to be let out a couple days before a funeral, and they just did a quick turn around for me when I discovered that the seam at the bottom of my pocket had started opening up.
You can’t very well ask Great Uncle Frank to keep Great Aunt Edna on ice for a couple extra days while you get your pants fixed. Thanks to these guys, you won’t have to.
And yes, they only take cash. I can’t believe people take a star off for that. The prices for tailoring and repair are excellent for the quality of work and service you get.

As long as I am living near Porter Sq. I will go to no one else. Kenny has been very fair and helpful with all of my cleaning and Tailoring need.
About a month ago we brought in a pair of pants for dry cleaning and through the process there was what looked like a chemical burn on the fabric. I pointed this out to Kenny and he wrote me a check right then for the value of the pants. He asked if he could keep them to try and fix them. I agreed to not cash the check until he had a chance to fix the problem. Two days later he called me and said they were repaired and I was 100% satisfied with the results!
Their prices are fair and they are very nice people to work with. Five stars.

This place is awesome.
I had an old pair of jeans that were wearing out, and were in bad need of patching. They patched up all the holes perfectly, and finished two days early.
Super inexpensive.
FYI — they only accept CASH as a form of payment.

This gentleman was able to get set-​in stains out of 2 of 4 dress shirts that I dropped off. When I arrived to pick up my shirts, he let me know he wasn’t able to get the stains out of one of the shirts and informed me that he wouldn’t be charging me for that one. Upon inspection, one of the other shirts still showed stains. When I pointed it out, he apologized and offered to let me have the whole batch for free because of the mistake. I didn’t take him up on the offer, and paid for the work that was done — The whole job wound up being under $ 10! Amazing! I’ll be using these guys again.

After reading on here that «These nice people rescued me from bridesmaid hell,» I brought my own bridesmaid dress in and they did wonderful work!
$ 30 for a hem (two-​layer dress) was as expected. Another $ 35 to take out at the bust and it saved the day. The dress fit horribly before and wonderfully after. Dependable for dry cleaning as well!