What a gem. I am SO happy we have this shop on Byres Road. Jim, the owner, is a bit of a legend…read more He is an artist and a real craftsman. I wandered in in looking to get my beloved shoes re-heeled. He said it would take about 20 minutes and would cost £9. I suppose that is relatively steep for some people, but considering that I love these shoes and I can finally wear them again AND the real TLC he gives the shoes - polish, shine the whole shebang, I was more than happy to pay! He did a stellar job, is incredibly friendly and chatty and has a good sense of humour. He showed me pictures of some of the repairs he's done, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the state of the shoes that some people bring in. Anything from Doc Martins to Jimmy Choo's (they were ghastly, I was shocked!), he managed to make everything look brand new, no matter how little leather was left. This would probably also be the place to come to get keys cut, glass engravings, belt notch making. I have yet to require any of these services, however, I know where I'll be going when the time comes. I am super happy with the service in this place, and can only recommend Jim and craftsmanship! The one thing you should know is that it is cash only.

The gentleman in this shop is so nice, and efficient! I ruined a heel on one of my boots the night…read morebefore; he had my boots looking spiffy in 20min. He even shined up the leather too! And the best part, two repaired heels for £8! I highly recommend this shop. If you need keys cut, shoes repaired, passports photos, or even leather work this is the place.

Strongly recommend this unassuming looking shop for the quality of service, promptness with which…read morerepairs are carried out, but also the honesty and integrity of the owner. If a shoe is worth repairing he'll tell you but if it isn't he'll be equally frank. Shoes are beautifully clean when I come to collect them (will need to clean them before I take them round next time! :) ) Wouldn't dream of going anywhere else!!

Discovered a hole in my motorcycle boots. I did NOT like the idea of forking out £300 for a…read morereplacement pair at short notice, and neither did i enjoy the squelching of wet socks and feet in my boots. I did some research on the internet and came across Tip Top Shoe repairs in Mount Florida. Headed over yesterday, explained my problem and Jim suggested a rubber sole and heel to be put onto both boots. I left them with him, walked out in my socks (nice sunny day and getting odd looks from folks) to a cafe round the corner for breakfast. Had just finished my breakfast and Jim called to say they were ready. To be frank, i did not know what to expect and i was pleasantly surprised to see the heavily worn down sole replaced with a rubber half sole and new rubber heels. and the price was...... £20 for the pair! Jim's skills saved me a packet, my feet are dry and if the glue holds up i'm expecting to get another couple of years riding out of them. The other option i was exploring was buying some shoe goo on amazon and doing a DIY patch job.... the cost of the shoe goo was 14 delivered and i would have made mince meat of trying to creating a smooth finish, with the expectation of replacing the boots soon after. Jim is a very easy guy to talk to, he explores all the options with you and despite the fact that he was busy with other orders he understood my predicament of not having spare shoes to walk about in and prioritised my boots. I can't thank him enough and my advice to bikers in Glasgow is..... check your boots and if the soles are worn down then go see Jim and get new soles BEFORE you get holes in them. You will be keeping a traditional local business alive and your wallet will thank you. My previous disappointing experience with Timpson's a few years ago and their prices of £59 for resoles saved me a potential headache. I am certain you will not find better service, quality of work and rates anywhere else this side of Glasgow. one well chuffed, dry footed biker

If you want value for money then DON'T call Caledonian Lock & Safe. I needed a back door lock…read morerepaired - it was a Yale lock where the barrel had become worn and didn't lock properly. Caledonian responded pretty quick. They replaced the barrel lock. It took 3 minutes work. They then totally ripped me off by demanding £110! DON'T waste your time calling them. They are rip off merchants in my view.

From the owner: Caledonian Lock & Safe have been trading for over 40 years and pride ourselves in our…read moreprofessionalism and honesty.

A one stop shop for all your pesty repairs, key cutting and the like. This is a tiny shop situated…read moreon Clarkston Road, closer to the Cathcart end than the Clarkston end. It's bright blue shop front makes it easy to spot and really makes an impact on this main road. The shop sign itself states very clearly what this business provides - though, does not so clearly make the business name known. For this reason, I've ingeniously named/nicknamed it Watch Repairs Etc. This is due to watch repairs being the first service listed on the sign, hence (possibly) their primary service and/or area of business. However, they also dabble in key cutting, shoe repairs and engraving. So this is an excellent all rounder of a shop. They are also, to my knowledge, not listed in any other websites or directory papers etc. Thus, they remain something of a little known secret. This is perhaps why they are usually fairly quiet (hence service is quick, efficient and to a high standard), reasonably priced and take the extra time to provide quality customer service. All of which are pleasant surprises and something of a dying bred in the retail world.

I needed a battery fitted to an old watch that I had, normally I would have headed to one of the…read morelocal Timpsons bud sadly I don't rate their battery's that they supply in watches due to them only lasting a short period. To buy a battery on its own was only £2 and to have it fitted was £5.99. The battery was changed instantly for me, I would definitely come back knowing that they are cheaper than Timpsons

I popped, nay limped, in here to grab a pair of heel grips for a pair of boots. Quick as you like,…read moreI'd been given a pair and handed over my money while chatting away. Sneaky man that he was though, was trying to find out what my heel grips were for! Next thing I know, he's handing me back my money and getting me to take my boots off in the middle of the shop so he can have a look at what was bothering me. Nope, heel grips weren't the answer... He explained what was causing my discomfort (complete with drawing me a diagram) and suggested putting an insert in to see if that helped. He's given me something temporary so I've to try them out and see if they work and go back to him after a few days then he'll either work out something else for me or take out the temporary ones and fix them permanently into the boots. With my boots back on, I asked how much I owed him - not a thing! Absolutely amazing service. *skips off happily...*

Very fast response time, very reasonably priced and work carried out to a high standard. Would…read morehighly recommend

Top class service from Denis and I would highly recommend engaging his services. He was out within…read morethe hour, communication was excellent and he was able to gain access via a very difficult lock and replace it for me. He also fixed a window lock for me included in the price even when not quoted for it. Would definitely use again in the future if needed and will recommend to all family and friends also.

Bryan was able to get my doors and windows fixed up for a fraction of the cost of replacement with…read morea fast and friendly service. Would not hesitate to recommend.

Locked myself out of my flat and left the keys inside. Bryan was able to open my door without…read morecausing any damage. His service was extremely friendly and very competitively priced! He also kindly picked me up from a friends house that I was waiting in on the way to the job which he didn't have to do. Top service! Highly recommended!

Work needed me to get some keys cut because I've now become a responsible person, I'll have you…read moreknow. I'm going to be a key holder or as I like to call myself the Key Master, still looking for the Gatekeeper though. I heard the shop in Govan was bit dear so did a bit o' Googling and came across Keys Galore in Cessock. I also checked Yelp but it only had the address and number so I thought what if someone else ends up in my position hence me being the first to review. Yay! It's like walking into a grandad's workshop. There were two old men, one sitting in a comfy arm chair by the window and another sitting in chair made out of a beer barrel, sitting beside a matching beer barrel cabinet. Very cool might I add. So the guy in the beer barrel seat got up and I showed him the keys needing cut. I couldn't believe my eyes at the amount of keys on the walls, yes walls. It put Timpson to shame, it was like an Aladdin's cave of keys. Ooooh! The place was pretty shabby but in a good way, if that makes sense. You can tell this place has been here for many many years as there was lots of thingimijigs of stuff I've no idea what they were. Stickers stuck to various places that you know were probably stuck there in the 80s and have been there ever since. The man had to check a type of key I needed so he called up a company just to check, he certainly knew his keys though. He found the keys he needed and they were done in minutes. He was such a lovely man and his friend kept me company with a bit conversation about the weather, also found out the owner's only got one leg. Ah the things that come up in conversations. Overall it was a good experience, the price was a little dearer than I had hoped but I think nowadays anywhere you go is going to be a bit more expensive. It was hop, skip and a jump from Cessock underground and it also meant I could grab my lunch from Cherry and Heather's across the road. Yipee!! Check out the raving reviews. http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/cherry-and-heather-glasgow#query:Cherry%20and%20Heather%20Fine%20Foods

Attended today 3/10/23 got 3 keys cut but had to return as storm door key not operating correctly…read morestill not operating smoothly and do not want to waste any more petrol in returning for a third time a bit disappointed in the the storm door key cutting good value but not when the storm door key still sticking when opening the storm doors

We are very impressed. Prompt and pleasant. Clear about pricing from the start (reasonable aswell)…read more Phoned to say that he would be 20 minutes later than expected so that we would not be kept waiting. Did the job swiftly and left no mess. We would certainly recommend this firm.

From the owner: Competitive rates - No call out charge. Family run business. Our work is fully insured and…read moreguaranteed.

Our in 15 minutes open my door, and gave me sound advice on security! Highly recommendread more

Absolutely brilliant service. Friendly, efficient and fast, and a fantastic price.read more