Excellent cobbler. Mark works extremely well, is kind, friendly and honest.read more

Cobbler's Key is an often forgotten little cobblers/locksmiths on busy South Clerk St…read more Most people go to Timpsons nowadays, the chain store that has really cornered the market on key cutting and shoe repair- an ever necessary business. The truth is that the quality, as far as new keys are concerned, with professionals at local stores like this, if often far better. At least that is my experience. Cobbler's Key also offer watch battery replacement, patching and stitching of clothes as well as providing a range of leather goods. They also do gardening tool sharpening! Although I can't imagine there is a huge demand for that around here.

I discovered Hutton's completely by accident when taking a new route home one day (I like to mix it…read moreup, I keep finding shops that I never knew existed). It's very near my flat so I filed it away in the 'useful' category of my brain for any future shoe emergencies. As it happens, I had two pairs of boots that were in desperate need of being rehealed, so, shortly before a winter break, I took them in to get repaired. No problem, but due to the time of year (December, busy) they wouldn't be ready until the following Tuesday. Absolutely fine. Of course I then failed to go in a collect them on the Tuesday, and so left it utterly last minute thinking I'd just pick them up on the Wednesday morning on my way in to work (suitcase in tow as I was flying out that afternoon). Fail. Hutton's was shut for their own holiday. And to be fair to them, as soon as I saw the signs saying "Shut Wednesday 2nd - Monday 7th" I realised they had been up the previous week, I'd read the signs and then immediately forgotten about them. This left my in a shoe dilemma, as I'd gone out wearing wellies, and required an emergency purchase from the ever-reliable New Look. When I did manage to go in and collect the shoes, they'd done a great job. The cost of getting two pairs of boots rehealed was just over £16. I have no idea of how expensive or otherwise this is, but it seemed fair. The heals are flat, which is something other cobblers have failed at (why would I want convex heals?!), so they get an immediate thumbs up for that and will earn my repeat custom.

In my experience (raised in Edinburgh and Leith) Hutton's are the best cobbler and key cutters in…read morethis area. Great customer service. It's an independent family owned shop which has been in business for close to a century now. I'm from the area and asked older folk and they said it had been run by the Hutton family since as long as they could remember. After some further research online, it turns out it was opened in 1923 by the grandfather of the current master cobbler, Ian Hutton. Not just a cobblers, they also cuts keys and other jobs like that. Highly recommended. Support local businesses.

Don't expect an effusive welcome, but do expect fantastic quality workmanship…read more I had two pairs of hand-made leather shoes resoled here when they were literally worn through and the resulting work was perfect.

I had to get the boots I'd been wearing all winter reheeled and this is the closest cobblers to my…read morework. The price was reasonable, and the workmanship looked fine - until I wore the boots and realised one heel was flat (good) and one slightly rounded (not really noticeable just looking at it, but I could definitely feel it). They've worn down a bit now so it's less intrusive, but was pretty annoying to begin with. Most recently I got a set of keys cut. I had to wait a little longer than normal due to a mix-up in what order jobs were being done in, but only a minute when they actually got done. It did cost me just under £15 for 3 keys though which feels steep, but perhaps is average.

Edinburgh and its cobbled streets! My heel on one of my favourite pairs of boots was about to go,…read moreand all my local shoe repair shops didn't seem to have the right equipment to fix it ( I had no idea a simple heal repair could be so hard). Eventually, one shop pointed me to Timpsons. This shop saved me! Next day it was fixed and good as new and at a great price too! However, their key cutting is somewhat questionable, as my flatmates new keys from this shop broke only 3 weeks afterwards. So, as far as show repair is concerned, I would most definitely head to this shop, the guy is friendly and chatty and my shoe is still intact.

This is basically just a Timpson's shop, with all the usual services but I'm writing this review…read morepurely on the basis that Graham the branch manager here is absolutely great! I've been here a couple of times to get shoes re-heeled and maybe it's the fact that it is quite a traditional trade but you sort of feel like you're getting the kind of service your grandparents bemoan the lack of on this day and age. He always gives you some good chat and clearly has good relationship with all his customers and staff and when you're in there everyones in on the joke!

FANTASTIC! The soles of my boots were starting to come off…read moreand with the winter weather would soon have been letting in water and falling apart. They were also looking worn out. I dropped them off and for £7:50 they made them look like new again. I guess he glued, reshaped and repainted the pair of them. They sent a text when ready. Impressive quality service that you don't often see these days. I'm really happy with the results.

From the owner: Providers of excellent, friendly service with 18 years of experience. Means we can offer you the…read morebest quality in key cutting, shoe repairs, watch repairs, jewellery repairs and engraving.

It's my hen night on Saturday (because that's totally relevant to this review...) and the plastic…read morenub-thing (official term) had disappered from the heels of shoes that match the dress I might wear. I had a mini- freak out when I realised that the shoes needed to be fixed and I would need a 24 hour turnaround on it. But, there was no need to worry as when I popped into SOS he guy said "oh, that'll just take two minutes to fix" and while I waited he told me about how walking through grass can pull these bits out of shoes, and that there are bits and pieces of women's heels all over the Meadows. He then continued his small talk into work, my hen night (ok I may have brought that one up), etc, while he sorted my shoes. At the end of it, I parted with a mere £7 and was very pleased with myself. So, thumbs up to the friendly SOS guy.

Let's face it, all girls have numerous pairs of perfectly good shoes that can no longer be worn…read morebecause of broken heels or holes in the soles. Instead of being sensible and taking them to the menders, most of us resign them to the back of a cupboard and mourn their absence. I resolved to stop doing this and took my beloved red boots (worn heels, holes in the soles) to SOS repairs in Bruntsfield. Within an hour the friendly cobbler had them looking fabby again and all for the princely sum of £18. Job's a good 'un.

This is the kind of shoe repair and key cutter chain store I tend to see everywhere and sometimes…read morestruggle to remember that they are there. Which is unfair as they provide a useful and dearly needed service. From hitting a few extra holes in my leather belt, cutting spare keys, a copper door sign, cat chains ID and resoling many of my favourite Loakes and Edwards - Timpson's my go to shop. How I completely overlooked to review this I don't know, but they deserve a glowing review for the many a times under appreciated jobs they do perform on a daily basis. I have not had anything to complain about and they are always on hand for advise about caring for your own stuff. Being it bags, shoes or your letterbox. So hurrah for them being there and I shall spread the word.

Every now and then it becomes a necessity to get a key cut and not knowing much about this business…read morewe are more often than not going to find the nearest Timpson's and take the first offer they give. That is precisely what I did until I learnt better of it. If you go to Shoeperior, not only is it cheaper, but as far as I'm concerned you get better service and quality. I cannot recommend this shop any more highly and I've never been anything but impressed - they saved me money and at no cost to me in quality. In addition to this they also do shoe repairs. Unlike their key cutting I've no first hand experience of this, but those who have have been positive and I'm not surprised. It's well run and its staff clearly take pride in what they do.

Don't really post reviews about services/products but decided I really needed to about this…read moreservice. I'd been looking for a local cobbler for some time, I'm kinda old school, buy decent shoes and look after them with requisite re-heeling/soling when required. The larger/chain type cobblers seem to charge a fortune and the service is never that great. At Roseburn the service is excellent, the pricing very reasonable and the customer interface excellent. This is good old fashioned customer service at a fair price and as such they have guaranteed my lifetime customer loyalty! I can recommend without hesitation.....

I've come to Roseburn Shoe repairs a couple of times to have keys cut. Each time I have come the…read moreservice has been above satisfactory. It's lovely every time you find something a shoe repairs and locksmiths shop surviving independently in the big city. As you might expect they know their stuff. The shop has a fantastic smell that greets you when you enter. Shoes of all varieties rest on the shelves right around the back of the shop. It has atmosphere! The staff are friendly and were honest with change when I gave them a couple of pounds too much by accident. Prices are fair, even compared to the likes of Timpson. I think it's worth going out of your way to support shops like these, even if it means travelling a little further. Recommended!

Do not go there, very unprofessional and terrible attitude…read more As a very special treat I bought myself my first ever pair of designer shoes which I had saved up for. However as I am disabled and unsteady on my feet I took them to the cobblers to see if he could put a thin rubber sole on as the leather sole was too slippy for me to walk in (which I explained to him the situation I was in). I often have to get new shoes re-soled as I have difficulty walking so need a better grip. He said he didn't have anything suitable and was going on holiday so couldn't do the job. However he decided to to take my shoe to his sanding machine and took the sole off it without my permission, I was in shock as I could no longer return them and left with a pair of shoes that were too slippy for me to walk in. I was extremely upset that he had just made a decision for me, when I told him I could no longer return them his attitude was "well it's not my problem, what do you want me to do about it". I was disgusted, to say the least not even an apology, I have never had such a bad "I don't care attitude before.

He extended the life of my favourite boots by at least 2 years and at a VERY reasonable price. I'm…read moreabsolutely delighted by the results.