French Nails

We have had great service in a very clean, professional setting. Color selection was kind of small but I found colors I liked. A bit pricy ($ 30) for a basic pedicure.

I live in the area (8 miles from this shop), and have tried other places, but always go back to French Nails. Other shops, that are closer, may be a little less expensive, but the friendly and excellent service I receive from Tina draws me back every time!

Pedicure = 4 stars
Price paid = 2 stars
Overall: 3 stars
Quick tips: They accept Mastercard and VISA, but not Amex or Discover, etc. This place is a little hard to find. It’s in the same plaza as PJ’s but you have to drive around to the far side of the building/​parking lot. It is there next to Steam.
I was in St. Pete Beach on a business trip and decided to stay for the weekend to relax and unwind a little, which of course meant that I’d need a pedicure.
Since I was staying on Gulf Blvd and hadn’t rented a car, I needed a place not too far away. So I turned to Unilocal and found this place listed, but no reviews. Being the pioneer that I am, I decided to give them a try.
I called and made an appointment. They will accept walk-​ins, but have a sign up that says they prefer appointments. They also have a sign up (apparently they’re big into signs, LOL) that says something like, «If you like our service, tell others. If you don’t, tell us.» Here I go…
This is an Asian-​run salon with 2 – 3 manicure stations and 2 pedicure chairs. My appointment was with «Nicole», who is young, very friendly and very chatty.
I arrived about 15 minutes early for my appointment and was seated at my appointment time. While I was waiting, I browsed through a price list of services and estimated that my «spa pedicure» would cost $ 35 before tip — $ 30 for the pedicure, plus $ 5 extra for a special dry skin treatment I was going to ask them to add.
I was seated in the pedicure chair. The water was luke warm (I like mine hot) and Nicole forgot to turn the jets on, so I basically soaked my feet in a still tub of lukewarm water. (Granted, I could have said something, but I didn’t.) The pedicure itself was great; she did a thorough job on my soles and my polished toes looked perfect. When I got to the register, however, I was charged $ 40 before tip. (I can’t imagine what the extra $ 5 was for.) Again, my fault that I didn’t ask.
(On a side note: I witnessed a walk-​in customer stop in to ask if she could get a pedicure. The other woman who worked there (not Nicole), who appeared to be the owner, was not very friendly towards the prospective customer and told her to come back in 15 minutes. Much to my surprise, the woman did return about 30 minutes later. I probably wouldn’t have come back if I were her, based upon the shop owner’s cool response. BTW, it was this same «owner» woman who charged me the $ 40.)
After leaving the spa, a woman stopped me in the parking lot and asked me how I had liked the place. She said she’d never tried them before but saw me coming out and wondered what I thought. I responded, «They did a great job on my feet, but they’re expensive.» That about sums it up!