Definitely pricier than what I expected seeing two out of for $ signs on Yelp, but also very much…read moreworth it. I've been to some high end Barber Shops like Roosters and Bostonian and I must say this one is definitely in the same league. While Bostonian's charme is in the barbers' entertaining manly dirty talk and Roosters is known for its luxurious, formal appearance of shop and employees, IMHO, this shop strikes the golden middle between the two. Peter, the manager / main barber, is a master of his art, took 1.5h for my first visit, 1h after opening hours, on a Sunday, and created one of the best beard and hair looks I ever had. Including a greatly honest consultation, talking me out of my idea to grow my hair shoulders long based on my hair structure and what would look good on me. he had a nice collection of photos from his Instagram profile which greatly helped us navigate our style planning and the outcome was even better than I expected. The "Peter Haircut" costs $40, the "Peter Beard Cut" costs $20, including hair wash, products for hair and beard, hot towel procedure, and styling.

Great service and cool vibe. I love booking via the app. Sean gives a fantastic cut, and the…read moreservice is always top notch. So why not 5? $$$. But maybe you just get what you pay for, and I'm stuck in 20th century men's cuts pricing.

Temple of Groom is an outstanding barber shop, perhaps one of the best out there. Jason gave me the…read moremost perfect haircut right before a wedding and I was best man! Anyway, I was really impressed with how it turned out. The price isn't bad considering the staff have plenty of years of experience. You're paying for excellence so you know you're getting a good deal. They have real talent there which is incredibly hard to come by, especially in the city. Whatever the occasion is, I would come here. It's perhaps the one place that can guarantee you a decent haircut.

Rueben is a great barber and wonderful to talk with. I have a very great time getting buzzed here…read moreand will be back very soon.

I came here as a college student looking for a great hair cut that wouldn't break the bank and got…read moreexactly that. I've been seeing Oscar now for the past year and a half and I have never gotten a bad hair cut from him. I come ready with a pic of what I want each time and he always gets it right. The rest of the staff are very friendly too and always happy to chat!

Love it here !! Oscar is genuinely an artist with hair :) I went in for a consultation on Tuesday…read moreand got my hair done on Saturday. In general, booking an appointment with them is very flexible and I was able to walk in for the consultation. I really appreciate the time and effort they took with making sure I got what I wanted while they also explained what they recommended and why. Overall I'm incredibly happy with them :D obviously I recommend this place to everyone. I attached photos of the before and after.

Deija did a great job on my haircut. I told her what I was looking for and she nailed it, while…read morealso adding her own touch and paying attention to the little details. Great conversation and helpful recommendations too. Really good experience overall!

Franky did an awesome job! Attentive, focused and efficient, he gave me a very nice cut!read more

I had the pleasure of stopping in to Eddie's barber shop a few weeks ago when business brought me…read moreto Cambridge. I moved out of Boston a long time ago, but as someone born in Cambridge, it was a trip down memory lane. My father grew up around the corner and started coming here when he was very young and when I was old enough, he brought me here, too. Heck, my two brothers got their haircut here as well - for decades. Eddie always gave a solid haircut and a very good straight razor shave, so I was excited to see he was still in business when I rolled into town needing a beard trim and a back of the neck shave. The inside of the place is old school barber shop. It still has the same interior as did in the 1980's - probably that way looked the 60's and 70's, too. Anyway, the beard trim was excellent. Eddie is a real practitioner of his trade. He took his time and made sure it was a job done right. He also cleaned up the sides of my head with the scissors and cleaned up my neck with a straight razor with precision. If you live in the Central Square area and want an excellent, no-nonsense haircut, shave or beard trim, head on over to Eddie Priest.

Would give this place 0 stars if I could. Came in for a beard trim. Dude's hands slipped and shaved…read moreoff a part of my beard that I've had for three years. Told him I came in to clean up for an interview I had that day. Not only did he mess up, he didn't apologize, didn't acknowledge that anything happened, and still charged me for the trim.

I had a somewhat bizarre experience at Alexander Salon a while ago and forgot to post my review so…read moredoing it belatedly! In summary: even if it's a bit chaotic, stick with it for a phenomenal haircut. Alexander Salon has a very warm friendly atmosphere, but it was very busy (supplemented by the dog running around!). I had an appointment with Nader, and when I arrived, the receptionist immediately washed my hair. I was a bit confused because I had not had any kind of consultation about my hair type or desired cut, but I stuck with it. I then had to wait, and Nader came by a few times to apologize for running late. After about 15 min, we spoke briefly about what I wanted and he cut my hair--as other reviews shared it was a real show with scissor flourishes and spins. The actual haircut was very fast and then Nader said that other hairdressers would blow dry my hair while he moved on to other clients. What proceeded was three different stylists each came by, blew dry parts of my hair before being called away to do another task, leaving my hair half-dried and hanging in round brushes until the next one showed up. Finally one man finished up and after Nader was done filming what looked like a before/after transformation for instagram with another client, he came by for a finishing touch. During the experience I was pretty doubtful and while everyone was polite, it wasn't the smoothest customer service experience. I didn't realize Nader was handling multiple clients at the same time and with all the hairdryers leaving mid-service it felt like I wasn't important enough to receive anyone's full attention. However, my hair looked incredible, the blow out lasted for a full week, and my hair continued to look incredible after washing and regardless of whether I curled or straightened it. I've never received so many compliments and almost a year later, now in a different state, I'm looking at photos of that haircut as a reference. This may have been an unusually busy day so grain of salt. But, overall, if you're looking for the classic bouncy layered haircut with face-framing pieces this is your place!! Just be prepared for a bit of chaos.

I hadn't gotten a professional haircut in 10 years after a few bad ones and I'm so glad I finally…read moredecided to get one at this salon!! Birkan was fantastic, he worked fast without rushing and is very good at what he does. I got a blowout at the end that held up so well after snow + wind + sleeping and am obsessed with how the haircut turned out. Would definitely recommend!

I just went to Deep Blue Studio for the first time. Kali is new to the salon (but not the…read morebusiness), I loved everything about the experience. Kali listened, asked questions, and was understanding -I ended up with a great cut (I often leave a salon disappointed). I'm looking forward to my next appointment!

I've been here about 5 times, and since my initial haircut the service has steadily declined with…read moreeach visit. I had to come back the last time so Candice could fix my cut, clearly annoyed, and left me with a choppy bang-like piece that I ended up fixing elsewhere. Then this last visit I showed her a photo of what I wanted - a very blunt shoulder length bob. Pretty simple. I was there 20 minutes tops and wasn't shown the back with a mirror, and when I got home and looked with my own mirror, I found the cut was uneven, angled, and longer at the front. Sure it looked nice after being blow dried, and I typically play around with my hair afterwards to to be sure the cut flows nicely, but I felt uncomfortably rushed with her standing at the register waiting for me. The floor should also be swept between each client. That was definitely my last visit there.

Not in Allston anymore!…read more I went here to donate my hair. Emily did a great job! She's really cool and since I usually don't go to hair salons, I might consider my next hair cut here.

canceled my appointment an hour before appointment time. after I dropped and dispersed my kids at…read moretheir grandparent house and started making my way there. My haircut is simple, easy, and fast. anyone could have taken 3 inches off and especially were I was coming in with it already washed and ready to go. I'd even asked if there was someone else there willing. Manager seemed very unimpressed with the efforts I made to be there on time and unsympathetic to my circumstances. maybe they figured they weren't gonna make bank off of a haircut, however I'm a great tipper. They canceled it because the hairstylist took on a color re-correction, but I'm such an easy cut I feel like they could have respected my time and effort to be there and cut while the color was processing. they simply didn't care for my business and thought a simple cut wasn't worth their time. Fortunately I did reach out to another salon and after I explained my circumstances they squeezed me in. They were apologetic for the other salons mistreatment and showed me wonderful customer service. I'm a simple haircut, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't make good money off of it. Believe me the hairstyle willing to fit me in and sympathize with the circumstance of being a mom of four will be tipped big time and have a loyal customer. this wasn't just a fail of the hairstylist Addie but the salon as a whole.

I've been looking for a good hair salon to get my hair cut from since I moved to Boston 5 years…read moreago... and this is the first time I've been genuinely satisfied with the haircut! And the price was very reasonable - $65 which includes a complimentary hair wash, cut, and styling. My stylist's name was Shuper and he did a great job! I told him I just wanted a trim with some layers and he did exactly that.

Highly recommend!…read more This place did such a great job fixing my hair! It's never looked this good before. A previous salon had messed up on my hair and dyed it three different colors (UGH!). They had bleached the roots a different color and had toned it unevenly. I'm so glad MG hair was able to see me after the other salon had ruined my hair and was lucky enough to get a last minute amount. Eric was so careful and diligent. He made sure not to damage my hair since it had already been bleached by the hair stylist from another salon. All my friends are saying my hair looks like a celebrity's after Eric fixed it. I don't think I'll be going to any other salons cause MG Hair gave me such a stellar job. Bonus: they even have snacks while you're waiting!

Not great experience this time around. The cut was rushed which caused the little one to get very…read moreupset. Very little interaction to get everyone comfortable. The cut also came out uneven as he got the buzzer treatment rather than scissors. Disappointed since our previous experiences were pretty good. The quality of the experience and cut really depends on who you get.

This place sucks. Never again. We were 10 minutes late for our appt, which I told them ahead of…read moretime and the child working at the front desk told me "sorry we kicked you out of our system." Will never return.