We needed a mailbox lock replaced and had fast reply and service within 30 minutes (it was not an emergency but we were made a priority). A little extra adjustment needed to be made and we appreciate the attention to detail! i read more

Arrived right on time and was available same day. Very helpful in a pinch. Would use them again. Thanks!

Beach Cities Lock & Key (Solana Beach) is owned by ABBA Locksmith (Oceanside). The work was excellent, and Robert (owner) worked on a second lock that needed attention. There was some initial confusion over the accrued charges, but we worked them out to a final bill that was very reasonable. I have to take ownership for my side of the confusion. I did not discuss the scope or details of the work, nor did I request a quote before booking the job. Lessons learned. read more

Robert did a great job installing two combo locks one on my garage and one on my front door. 1) Reasonable Price 2) Promt 3) Great Work 4) Professional I would recommend all day and Night!!!! read more

Beach Cities was excellent. Our deadbolt randomly stopped working and they came out to the house within 30 min, were fast and efficient with the rekeying and repair, and we are back in action. Would definitely use again. read more

Robert was great. Easy to communicate with, friendly, professional, knowledgable, and thorough. And worked quickly!

I am the owner of a local Real Estate and Property Management Company, and I needed a locksmith to rekey several locks at one of my managed properties. My go-to locksmith was out of town for this go-around, so I found Beach Cities Lock and Key on Google. I called on Friday, and spoke with Jack, the owner of the company. We arranged to meet at the property for the work to be done at 10am on Saturday. 10am came and went, and no sign of the locksmith. At 10:15am, I decided to give Jack a call, and he seemed surprised that his associate was not there yet. He told me he would find out what was going on, and would call right back. Jack did call right back, and informed me that his associate was running late on another job...but this associate never called me, or anything, to let me know this. Jack offered to come right out, and he did. He arrived, and began the rekey on the property at 10:35am. The work was completed satisfactorily by 12 noon. The work was done well, but I would definitely expect better service from a company such as this. If you say you are going to meet someone at a certain time, you should either be there at that time, or give notice that you are running late. Common courtesy. I should not have to call to see where you are. At the end of the rekey session, I paid the invoice by credit card. The charges were reasonable, but I think some discount should have been offered for the inconvenience of having to wait around with nothing to do at a vacant property that isn't even my own. I missed another appointment because of this incident. I ended up paying a $39.00 "service call" fee, that could have easily been waived for the inconvenience that this caused. I also did not receive a receipt for payment on this service. Unfortunately, I won't be using this locksmith again, and maybe you should think twice before you do so, as well.... read more

I live out of town and needed a locksmith to break into an old safe to which I no longer had the code or key to. I called Rob and he sent Scott out to my house. I had my real estate agent and neighbor there to empty the safe. Both of them said he was very personable and did the job very well. I found Rob Lucas and Scott to be ultimate professionals, flexible and easy to work with. I'd recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and skilled locksmith. read more

professional, courteous and prompt. I had a horrible experience with a scammer of a locksmith who I found through google ads. The other locksmith charged $170 to rip the handle off (spilling his blood on my door in the process.) He then took off right after, claiming my door was too old to replace the knob and lock. There I was with blood on my door and a missing handle and gaping hole. Feeling frantic, I decided to go on yelp to find an ACTUAL locksmith. These guys were great. They came when they said they would, replaced the handle the other idiot ripped off and rekeyed the lock in less time and a lower total price than what the other locksmith charged to destroy my door. Im grateful for the professionalism of Beach Cities Lock and Key. I wish I would've found them here first instead of trusting google. A very expensive lesson learned. read more

This business is as good as it gets! I needed to change the locks at my house in a big hurry. I found Beach Cities on Yelp and noticed they had a 5-Star rating. I called them at 7:45 on a Friday morning. They answered right away and with in a few unites I had my appointment set up for a time that was convenient for me. When I called and talked to Rob I could tell I called the right place. He was very professional mixed with a great sense of humor. I really appreciated that. Just before he was scheduled to show up I had to call & let him know the gate code for my house. I called the office and gave them the code & they passed it along to him right away. He showed up right on time and had my 2 locks changed out right away. The keys for the new locks work very smoothly. I really appreciate everything Rob and his team did for me. read more

After calling a few different locksmiths, I was feeling pretty disheartened at the lack of customer service out there. But, since we needed new locks and keys for our new office, I decided to give it one more go. I went on Yelp and found Beach Cities Lock and Key and decided to give them a call. From the moment Robert answered the phone, he was professional and courteous. And even though he had just finished another job, a few towns over, he and his associate came over immediately. Our doors had not seen TLC in years, the previous owners did not take very good care of them, but Robert managed to spruce them up and made 15 keys, in about an hour. Now we know who to call whenever we need keys made or adjustments made to our locks (he's coming out again, today, for some mail keys!). It's so nice to have a reliable, trustworthy and local locksmith! I will even use him for my home and plan on recommending Beach Cities Lock and Key to friends. I've never been so pleased with a locksmith! read more

Great customer service and respect. Messaged off of Yelp, replied back and scheduled and showed up all done very quickly and effortlessly. Thank you. read more

Fast service and affordable. I hope don't have to use them again, but if I do, I will definitely going to use them again. Very professional and quick, I recommend them to anyone. Specially if you locked your keys in the car. read more

Rob and his coworker came early to help me add an additional lock in my front door. I needed the lock badly because my son, who is almost 3, opens the door by himself and runs outside many times per day. I am tired of chasing him as well as being interrupted from my chores. Rob and his coworker were very friendly and effectively. They tried to offer me the most reasonable price and option they could find, and that is very helpful to my budget. Overall, I am very satisfied with the lock and their service. I will recommend their business to my friends. read more

Robert was quick and was able to unlock my door quickly, effectively, and at a great price. He is an excellent locksmith and I would recommend him to anyone. read more

Amazing service. 6pm at night my toddler breaks my door handles and locks me out of my room, these guys came to save me as soon as they could and offered a reasonable price for such speedy service. 5 stars are the least I could give them! read more

We recently moved into a new house and wanted to get it re-keyed. After requesting quotes from multiple locksmiths, Robert came in the least expensive, as he included a discount for Yelp. He re-keyed all the locks and even fixed one I thought might be beyond help for a nominal fee. I'm a fan! Adding his info to my contacts list for any future needs. read more

Great service. Fast efficient and great price. They got the whole houses locks changed in 20 minutes. Recommend for a body needing locksmith services. read more

Rob and his brother were very punctual, texted when they were 30 mins away and fixed the issue within minutes. Very pleased

Rob was very professional, came immediately, and gave me a quote over the phone that was very reasonable and the most upfront and honest of all the places I called. Excellent service, would call him again. read more

I seriously just locked an office door with my things inside... handbag, keys, cell phone. Called and got service within 30 minutes. Pleasant, helpful, and quick. That is what I'm talking about!!! Thank you for saving the day!!! read more

Rob came out pretty quick. Their initial estimate was 30 minutes, but hadn't shown up by then. When I called back at the end of that time, they must have had wires crossed because he texted me seconds later to say he'd be right there. Overall, it just took him a minute or two to get my car open (I think it took longer to write up the invoice!) They also gave me $10 for this Yelp review, which was pretty sweet. read more

Provided a master key (required by Kwikset Titan locks), in addition to ordinary keys. Kind of fun chatting with Rob and his brother.

Big thanks to Robert for coming on short notice to save the day! On time and professional!

Back in January, my husband and I returned home from a lovely dinner only to find ourselves locked out of the house, with no spare key available. Yikes! Finding Beach Cities on Yelp, I called and spoke directly to Rob. He came over within 30 minutes and was able to make a new key to get us into the house in a short amount of time. Rob was professional and courteous, we recommend him to anyone that falls into our predicament! read more

Legit service! Lock my keys in my truck on the 4th and they had someone out in 20min. The car was open in less than 5. Epic job! Local and easy. read more

Excellent fast and same day service. Great price and takes debit card, cash, or check. Ask for Rob

Great and fast service. We needed the locks changed in a new house and they showed up within an hour. Friendly and professional. Recommend.

They did a great job! It was a good deal. They changed 3 locks for our new home. Just be very cautious about the quote. There is a service charge, fee per lock, and cost of key. We were not told of the key charge in the quote. read more

Excellent service. Robert offered to come out the same day but I couldn't meet him, so he was here first thing the next morning to replace the lock. Fast and friendly. Would definitely use them again. read more

Fast, friendly service. Within an hour of my call, I had a key lock installed on an interior storage closet door. They even had one to match the not-so-common hardware that is on all my other inside doors. It doesn't get any better than that! Thanks again. read more

Amazing lock smith. Waited 2 minutes and great price. Couldn't ask for better service and the price was right. Thank you Rob from Beach Cities Solana Beach Lock Smith. read more

Rob did a great job fixing our old complicated french door lock, that we had just been taping closed because it was so finicky. It works smoothly and securely now, and the price was right. He even was able to key it to match the other locks on our doors, which I was not expecting. He knows his stuff, and I would definitely call Rob again for any locksmith needs. read more

Did a great job. I called in morning and within 45 minutes on the same day they were at my place to change out locks. Professional and fast service read more

Needed new locks for two doors. Rob came out on the requested day and completed the work in a timely fashion.

Twice we've relied on Rob to not just repair our locks, but to maintain and replace our locks. He's the real deal, delivering great customer service with friendliness and a can-do attitude. If you want something done efficiently by a trustworthy locksmith, this is your dude. read more

Awesome service. Robert is the man. Great work on the job site. Prompt response and really good at what he does. Yelp is making me write more but this is a 5 star guy and he does an outstanding job. read more

Robert was able to come out quickly and did a terrific job fixing my old Baldwin handleset lock with deadbolt that was jammed . I also found his prices reasonable. Great service! read more

Wonderful fast service. I called at 2PM on a Friday after finding out that someone who had a key to our house had stolen from us and we needed to get the locks changed. He was able to squeeze us in and work was done quickly and efficiently with keys made on the spot. He even put up with an interested kiddo tagging along asking a million questions, and whom he patiently explained everything. Top notch service all around. Highly recommend. read more

I had insomnia, so I laid in bed with my phone and researched locksmiths. I found Rob at Beach City Lock and Key and texted him through Yelp around 11:45 pm. He texted me back a few min later and we made an appointment for 8:30 am the following day. He texted 5 min before showing up. He solved our door that refused to lock in 20 min. He was reasonable and quick. I would hire him again. read more