Don't go if you're in a hurry. Called and made an appointment for 2:30 for a fill. Arrived at 2:30 and asked to wait. Cool cool. 45 min later, I was STILL WAITING. Didn't finish until almost 5pm. My normal nail place couldn't fit me in so I decided to try Castle out but I won't be back because of the slow service. $45 for a fill plus tip. They do take credit cards, zelle and Venmo. Nice pedicure chairs and clean (though I didn't see the instruments being cleaned between customers). My favorite nail place uses a sanitizer and opens a fresh set of tools each time. No warm hand towels or hand massage. Limited pastel colors. read more

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Trudy is the best! my friend & I always go to her at least once a month & we are always happy with our results. she really takes her time to make sure everything is perfect! she's also super sweet & very patient even when we are super indecisive about what we want Trudy is consistently 10/10 with her work & her kindness. oh & she is really good with designs & adding little jewels! the nail shop is always very clean too & they have a great selection of nail colors. they also have a lot of different colored powders. the purple I have in the picture is glow in the dark, it's awesome, definitely recommend trying it. "this place is perfect" - alison (my friend lol) read more

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I had been looking for a good nail salon for a while and I think I may have found the one! I had an appointment for 10:30, and didn't get started until 11, so I was a little dismayed about that at first. However once we got started the two ladies who did my nails & toes were very thorough, even though I was in a little bit of a time crunch. They were very nice and made sure I would get to work on time without rushing or doing a bad nail job. I loved how everything came out. I'll def be back again! read more

Castle Nails - Acrylics w/ powder - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Had a wonderful experience here as my first time! I went in for a gel pedicure and a full gel set of acrylics. To start off, the staff were nice. I walked in to ask for their times and Trudy (the owner) was so nice to adjust her time and wait for me to be off work. She was great!!! The pedicure was nice. They used rose petals and lemons inside the water. My full set was amazing. Trudy made sure all corners were nice and soft! I highly recommend this place and their services. read more

Castle Nails - Full gel set of acrylics: foil & chrome. - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I had a wonderful experience at Castle Nails. I called very last minute and made an appointment to come in. The staff kindly welcomed my mom and I. Since it was Mother's Day I wanted my mom to have a great experience and she definitely loved her mani and pedi. As for me, I loved my mani and pedi as well. Trudy is a great nail technician, she gave me a fill and color change and I love her work. I will definitely be coming back. Also just a little tip for other people: make sure you make an appointment before walking in. You never know how busy a nail shop will be, so if you don't make an appointment ahead of time than do not complain about your wait time. read more

Castle Nails - Mani and pedi - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

This is a new nail salon that was built in an open architecture office space - the ceilings are high and the entire place is echoing. Not a bad thing per say, just unexpected for a nail salon. My friend and I had appointment at 11:30 but our appointments didn't start until closer to 12 as all the ladies were busy working on other clients. Since we were catching up, it didn't bother us too much but if I had been here on my own, I would have been a little annoyed by the wait. The pedicure itself ended up being a great experience - the ladies took their time and made sure that our nails were absolutely perfect. I was very happy with the outcome of my nails. The massage chairs were clean and comfortable and they put rose petals into your foot bath which was really pretty. Overall, very solid choice if you're looking for a place to get your nails done. read more

My friend and I were looking for a new salon to try out in the area. At first, this place was difficult to find because it's hidden on the side of a supermarket. When we got there, we were the only ones there so we got seated immediately. This was my first time getting a nail design since I usually only do one color but I'm really glad that I did! I see now on Yelp that people usually have to book Trudy for an appointment so I feel lucky to be able to get her with a walk in. She was very precise when doing my nails and would make sure that I liked the shape and how it looked before proceeding. I saw that she would constantly fix up the design to make sure that it looked perfect. I do wish that I would've chose a sheer color to put under the design so that it wasn't just clear but that's ok. My friend also got a gel pedicure which looked super clean and smooth. I'm glad that I found this place and will definitely be coming back to try out other designs. Check this place out if you're looking to treat yourself! read more

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Such a GREAT find! The ladies are super sweet and know exactly what they're doing! Get the $35 pedi!!! So worth it - you get a mask and scrub for your legs and a hot stone massage. Seriously something I would do every 2 weeks! So relaxing! Ask for Jenny for Gel Mani and Kim for the specialty pedicure! So sweet and affordable pricing! read more

Castle Nails - Gel Mani! $25 - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

$45 acrylic full set, staff was super friendly and the place was really clean, highly recommend this place read more

Castle Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

WORST NAIL SERVICE EVER!!!! The top layer was applied before the gel nail polish was fully dried. This is such a messy paint job too.. the first person who shaped my nails did a great job and she knows what she's doing, however, once I got switched to a different lady, she messed up my nicely squared shape.. read more

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I needed a full set and my usual spot was booked two weeks out. I started looking to see if anywhere was open and stumbled across this little gem! I can't tell you how happy I am with my service! I called ahead of time to see if someone there had time to take me and the person who answered let me know they were busy but if I can come in around 2:30 they can take me. I wasn't expecting on the dot appointment because I was calling late so late notice, I totally understood where I stood in all this. When I got there there was only one other person being worked on and they asked if I was interested in a pedicure, heck yes! I didn't think they would have time so I didn't even ask when I called. I ended up getting a deluxe pedicure and full set ombré. They took their time and did an exceptional job! I was really impressed. I think I might make this my usual spot tbh. Pricing is fair, it all depends on your design (nail enhancements) so definitely ask before asking for an intricate design. I always say you get what you pay for! And I think this place is very well priced. Pedicure was equally amazing. I was comfortable and relaxed. I took notice that the establishment was clean and well kept and also just a little FYI they do charge a dollar for debit or credit. read more

Castle Nails - Ombré full set - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

First time coming here and it was SOLID! Trudy and the other 2 women were very welcoming and accommodating. When I asked for certain things they didn't have an attitude and did an awesome job on my nails. I got the deluxe deluxe gel manicure and pedicure for 75$. TREAT YO'SELF! I previously went to another nail shop in the neighborhood but will definitely be coming here now. Also, guys if you don't like your nails at the end of the service by the other workers ( as I am reading in the reviews) SAY SOMETHING You can't expect them to be mind readers. Speak up and let them fix something you don't like. Overall, I'll be coming here moving forward. read more

Castle Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

I really love how she do my nail . She supper cute and sweet person. she does it very fast and can keep it for a long time. everyone there is so cute. read more

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Made another appointment with Trudy at 5 pm. I was told NOT TO BE LATE I left work a little early to catch bart to get in my car to be on time. Got there at 5:02 and Trudy was with someone else Waited 1 hour and They started on my pedicure at 6. Another girl showed up for her appointment with Trudy at 6 and was taken before me. As well as another girl who I found out was 1 hour late for her appointment which was the reason why we were all pushed back. After my pedicure I was made to wait again. She didn't get to my nails until 7:30. Didn't finish until after 9pm. I was the very last one in the shop. After having booked my appointment and showing up ON TIME 4 hours earlier. Unacceptable. I support their growing business so my tip is this: **If a girl is more than 15 mins late for her appointment. DONT TAKE HER. Forcing the rest of us to be pushed back isn't fair. After a long day at work I didn't not expect to sit at the nail salon for almost 5 hours.** Nonetheless my nails turned out exactly how I wanted. But What was supposed to be a relaxing experience left me exhausted. read more

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Please note that I'm giving 2 stars to my recent nails, and to the lady that did them. I know Trudy would never leave my hands like this. Since she wasn't available due to personal reasons, I decided to take a chance on a different person. Which was a huge mistake. I love Trudy and her work, and thought the rest of her staff would be on the same level. Well that was not the case. I didn't get her name but she was not careful filing down the nails and left HUGE CUTS on my cuticles. They burned, and started bleeding. She said sorry but continued to file some more. I'm not very confrontational and decided to just deal with it but now I feel so dumb for even paying full price. It's been a week and my cuticles are still trying to heal. read more

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So my first experience at this place was GOOD I was calling to multiple places and everything was booked, & this place helped me with acrylic removal like literally my nails off to then do a full set let me tell you the lady who did my nails I believe she told me it was Jessica VERY patient & sweet with taking off my nails, which was nice and she didn't want to rush ANYTHING she also was really excited to do a design on my nail I was like yeah go ahead , anyways she did a wonderful job highly recommend here if you get the persons name whom you actually like the way they do your nails. Will be coming back read more

Castle Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

what is there phone number. the one that popped up on yelp was a very angry man. The other number on google says dosconne

I had called at 10 am to make an appointment for a fill at 3 pm . I arrive at my appointment at 3 pm , 2 ladies in there working, one doing pedicures,and the other doing acrylics, look at me and don't say anything. so I say that I am there for my appointment at 3 , they tell me to sit down and wait , so I do ....3:15 the lady that is doing the pedicure brings me a color swatch, I ask about how my much longer bc I have to be at work , the other lady doing the acrylic says another 15 min... I told them my appointment was at 3 not 3:30 , I have to be to work and that they could have communicated that they were running behind. She tells me that that's how it is in nail shops... Im sorry but I'm a hairdresser, and I would never treat a client like that, -greet your customer -if your running behind, communicate , let the customer know your running behind -the customer keeps you in business read more

I called for a fix nail and polish change and got a horrible paint job. My nails don't even look coffin shaped. By the way I've been there for 2.5 hours just for a polish change and fix nail. read more

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I came at 6:25 & Trudy was nice enough to take me. I got a full acrylic set & she took her TIME on these nails. I'm still in awe.... the shape is perfect & that shine is flawless. This place is priced reasonably & Trudy is the nail tech you need in your life. Needless to say I will be coming back read more

First and foremost, I'm giving them a one star because the front desk lady (im guessing shes the owner) was rude and spoke behind our backs in Vietnamese before even starting to work on our nails. She called us qu cái to one of the other nail technician there not realizing my sister and I are Vietnamese (I'm assuming she think we were Chinese as we spoke in English). The Vietnamese term if I was to straight translate it mean something like ghost girls, but if you were Vietnamese you know it's like equalivant to calling us bitches (that we were annoying, and that we are bothersome and asking for too much. I ignored it when she called us it once when we were asking about some of the option costs. My sister didn't realize that only two tables were working and that we couldn't sit together to do our nails as they didnt tell us, so she had politely asked if we could sit together after they seated us at opposite ends while we were the only two customers there for nails. That was when the same lady called us qu cái again for being troublesome. I have never went to any nail place who had bad mouth customers straight in front of their face. So be careful, they could be talking crap about you while servicing you. They are fairly new but their equipments weren't working. Honestly there are so many great nail salon options to choose from in the area who are in the business for a longer time and know how to treat their customers with coustesy, why waste your money going to a place where they don't even have the decency to respect their customers. read more

I got my prom nails done here and i'm in love!! Trudy did a great job with my nails and really took time to get my nails perfect. I showed her an image from instagram and she was able to get the design spot on! I also got a pedicure which was amazing, and at a really affordable price too. I highly recommend Castle Nails!! read more

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This place is really clean and have nice staff. Trudy is excellent doing different types of acrylic nails, designs, I think she can do anything you ask for... So happy I found this nail salon! I will be back! read more

Castle Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

I have been going to Trudy for the last 15 years. She is really amazing. I wont go to anyone else. She is always coming up with new ideas and new designs for nails. And her prices are great. You just cant get great nails by anyone else. TRY CASTLE NAILS. ASK FOR TRUDY! read more

Once again Castle nails did an amazing job! Came in with my daughter today, her manicure and pedicure came out just like she wanted it. My full set and pedicure came out so pretty. Trudy did my full set, I wish I would've got the woman's name who did my pedicure but she did did a good job as well. read more

Castle Nails - Done by Trudy - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

Part of me wants to keep this place to myself so I don't have to compete for an appointment but then I realize I'm not the only person who can keep them in business. So go to castle nails! Trudy will hook you up! So in love with my mani! I'm kinda picky so I chose to do something simple to start out with and I am so pleased. Trudy took her time and is detailed which I love. I also got a pedi by another sweet woman that was heavenly. I'm definitely coming back! read more

Castle Nails - Mani by Trudy - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

Let me start by saying I was a licensed manicurist for many years so I am a bit tough! The good: Massage chairs are nice Nice selection of polish. I got basic manicure and pedicure. The pedicure was fine. Nothing spectacular. Very little scrubbing of my dry areas. My issues is my manicure. I left with skin still peeling up and uncut. There was no massage or application of lotion or oil. My hands were dry and ashy when I left. The polish application was bad. The first coat of polish was not all the way to my cuticles so when finished you could see an obvious mark... and color difference. The top coat was applied in a quick and unthoughtful way. I wanted to like this place but left upset and left to go back and fix their bad work. I was also very upset for others in the salon. 2 women came for a specific service only to be told they couldn't do it. I felt bad because they were also told 15 minutes and waited an hour. One of the women changed her service all together. Another woman was having a take off service and keep complaining it hurt only for the tech to say yeah and giggle. I will not be returning. I hope others have a better experience than I did. read more

I REALLLLLY wish there was a way to give this place ZERO stars! I went here bcuz the reviews were decent. When i got there I tokd the lady i wanted an Ombre full set and gel pedicure. First she painted the gel wrong, they peeled right off and had to redo them. Then she was supposed to do ombre nails and she didnt put the correct powder and started painting them purple. I told her i did not want that. So she told me ok we will remove them and do the ombre powder. I sat for 2 hours letting my nails soak to remove the acrylic. When it was time to do it she had someone else tell me they didnt have the powder to do it! They could've told me before they took it off!! So i walked out of there paying $91 for this garbage pedicure and ugly nails with acrylic all over my hands and fingers. read more

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Got my nails done here for the first time and they did a very good job with shaping and gel manicure! No polish on the skin and very nice people :) read more

I wish I got the name of the lady that did my nails because she did an amazing job! My only complaint was the the lady that did my nails kept FaceTiming her daughter and I saw her husband sleeping haha, but I'm pretty understanding to that as I have a son of my own but it was really weird seeing her husband sleeping in their bed. Other than that she did a great job and took her time to make sure they were don correctly! read more

Castle Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

I went in today for my 3 week fill and to be honest my nails could have lasted at least 2 more weeks because they still looked so good. Trudy is the best nail tech or should I say nail magician!! She did such a beautiful job and I will continue to come here because she is truly the best. I also got a pedicure that was amazing. 5 stars all around. read more

Castle Nails - Beautiful nails by Trudy - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

Trudy and Jenny are so talented!!! Love their work I truly recommend this shop if you're looking for a good nail tech around the bay !!! read more

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I absolutely love coming here to get my nails done with Trudy, who is a very talented nail tech. I always call in advance to book an appointment with her since I noticed that they do have limited staff. Trudy is super sweet and takes her time when doing nails. I'm so in love with all the sets that she's done for me. I definitely would recommend this nail salon to anyone who is looking for good quality manicures and acrylic sets! read more

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I went there for the first time and got my nails done by Trudy. She did an amazing job I love it so much! She's super nice and always make sure that you are getting the shape or color you want! read more

Castle Nails - nails by trudy! - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

First time here and I love it. I called in for an appointment at 5, they where able to book me. Got there exactly at 5, right away they sat me down and began to do both my nails and toes. I showed them what I wanted and they did exactly that. I'm super happy I discovered this place. Friendly, CLEAN, and good location with plenty of parking. Will definitely be back again. read more

Castle Nails - Matte pink ombré - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

Trudy is the best!! She listens and gets your nails perfect! I will definitely be coming back regularly!! read more

Castle Nails - First time here. Trudy is the best! Perfect shape nails!! Definitely will be coming here from now on!! - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

Trudy was phenomenal when doing my nails. I showed her a photo and she did exactly (if not better) on my set. She took her time to make sure every nail was even, something that you would rarely find in other shops. The whole shop shows great hospitality. I will definitely be coming back!! read more

Castle Nails - Trudy really did great!! I'm so happy!! - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

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Trudy is amazing!!! She's sweet and funny and definitely takes her time in making sure your nails and toes are perfect. I recently checked Yelp for a review about a year ago to check out the nearby nail salons in my area of San Leandro when I found Trudy (yeah!!) I normally drive all the way to Stockton to my main nail lady... but, in traffic it's 2 to 3hrs sometimes and this day I didn't wanna go far... and I'm glad because I found Trudy.... my Go-To in town nail specialist now!!! read more

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I love this salon! Definitely schedule an appointment if you're planning on getting a manicure it's busy busy! Trudy really takes the time to make sure all the nails are even and are shaped to perfection. I showed her a picture of what I wanted and my nails look exactly like it, flowers and all. I will be coming back for sure! read more

Castle Nails - Nail art by Trudy - Nail Salons Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I found this nail salon off of reviews here on Yelp. I have seen great reviews for the owner herself, Trudy. I remember coming in on a Monday morning or noon time and it was not busy at all, which was convenient for me. The place was clean and pleasant--very COVID-19 prepared which made me feel safe as I got my service. Trudy was very nice, as well as her other nail techs. As you can see on the photo, she really did my nails so perfectly; it was done exactly the way I wanted. This 5 star review is more for Trudy herself. I did go back to get other nail services by the other nail techs, but only Trudy does it this perfectly! So I highly recommend requesting specifically for her. She is very professional and detailed. read more

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