Roy was fantastic! I called, he understood what I needed and that I needed it right away. He let me know what I needed to do to help him get the job done and within an hour of calling him (and how to get it done remotely!). He did what he said he'd do, included me along the way by phone and text, and at a reasonable rate. As a property manager, this kind if vendor and service is what dreams are made of! Thanks Roy! read more

Great service! Responded quickly and gave a reasonable price. He was friendly and the process was very quick. Will use his services again! Got my car back on the road with my new keys! read more

My guy Roy saved my life with greatest of ease, efficiency, and effectiveness. He traveled all the way to Oakland and completed the job with 20 minutes. Great guy! read more

Friendly Locksmith - Great guy - Keys & Locksmiths Near Me - San Leandro, California

I recommend Friendly Locksmith. He was responsive to my call, quoted a price ahead of time that he stuck to and was on time! He efficiently took care of removing several master locks left by prior tenant. I wish I had called him first for other locksmith services as he was more professional, honest and was reasonable in his price. More trustworthy than other service providers! Thanks read more

I never had to use a locksmith, but with two elderly parents, there's always a time for a first. Having lost their car keys after returning from vacation, they were completely lost and didn't know what to do. This is where Yelp and Friendly Locksmith come to the rescue. After calling the number and explaining the situation a tech called me back within 10 minutes. The tech, Javier answered my plethora of questions and gave a quote that beat the dealership by a wide margin. He helped me coordinate efforts with my parents and this was by far the easiest part of dealing with this fiasco. I can't recommend them highly enough. Keep up the great work. read more

Roy was on time and fixed the latch in 3 minutes!!! Will definitely call the Friendly Locksmith again!!! read more

I needed a "do not duplicate" key duplicated for my mother. They got it done in minutes for a reasonable price. Definitely recommend them!

I had to call Roy to install a new front door lock for me after another locksmith didn't do a very good job. Roy helped me pick out new locks. He installed them With no issues and NO HIDDEN FEES!!! If you're looking for an HONEST and efficient locksmith, then Friendly Locksmith is the way to go! read more

Ok, I did a review based on one the the highlights from the business that states "Budget Friendly". I spoke briefly with the owner Roy. I wasn't actually locked out. My front door to my salon has been gone for a few weeks. Not my building, the owners are in the mist of repairs. However it's only a back door and I wanted to go by and wait for the traffic to die down and remove some of the rubbish and debris from the accident that happened a few weeks back. I tried my keys on my key ring and I only have a gate key. So I called around to see how much it'll be to have the single lock opened. He quoted $120, and I informed him it was too much; and he hung up. However I decided you know what with inflation prices has changed. So I removed the review... Only to get a call from the owner 10 minutes after I removed it asking me to remove it. I informed Roy it had been removed prior to the call. Yet I check my email and this is what I find. I will post. In no way is it okay for you to message or call anyone saying remove a review that was left on your business. I never said you were rude I simply said. Not budget friendly would not recommend. He was stating he wasn't being rude when he quoted me the price. Yet I never said anything about you being rude. After all I wasn't in a "locked out situation as he assumed. My take is if they think it's a desperation call they Jack Up Their Pricing. read more

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Roy and Niv have assisted me with different lock services. Can't recommend the Friendly Locksmith enough. Communication was easy, service was efficient and reliable, and pricing was very reasonable. read more

I'm so thankful that they showed up so fast and got me into my unit in less than 5 minutes. Great service!! Would recommend. (For context, I locked myself out of my apartment) read more

I used Friendly Locksmith in October 2021 for a lock issue. Came quickly and resolved the issue. However 5 months later had issues with same lock. Once again he came out quickly and fixed the issue. No charge because of the 6 month warranty. Great service. read more

Roi is the man! He came at 3 AM to open the car door for me in the middle of the rain. I told him that I don't have my wallet he said that it's fine and I can Zelle him later. He was very friendly and kind (and handsome too.. ladies ! :) Thank you for saving me super recommended read more

Super helpful with getting or door locking again before we were heading out on a trip. Thank you so much!

Immediate response to my inquiry on New Years Day and arrived within 30 minutes. I was impressed with Nivs knowledge and patience with my lock. A genuinely Friendly dude. Highly recommend this company. They also guarantee their work for 30 days. read more

Service couldn't be better. Thanks to business like this I can trust the reviews on yelp again. First visit he wasn't able to get the work done but came back 2nd visit and went above and beyond. Thank you read more

I have to admit. Roy came over and aside from being really hot, he fixed my lock pretty quickly and effortlessly. He even made me an extra set of keys. He was quick to quote the job after I sent some images to him and he arrived and did his thing beautifully. Thank you Roy! read more

I installed a smart lock myself but I couldn't get the bolt lined up in the frame. Also had him cover up a hole from the original deadbolt on the front door and move it to the back door only took about an hour and everything works great now read more

They were honest and clear about their services. And their prices are consistent with the market. When he came, only 20 minutes after I called, he dealt with the issue professionally and even helped with maintenance with a second lock (unexpected). Advice about lock quality was also helpful. As a bonus, he helped my neighbor carry a heavy load up some stairs! Nice job, Niv!! read more

I mean Roi is the man! This is what we called customer service. Showed up on time, dress to kill, smell good, motivated to work, bery skilled, opened my car in 5 minutes and then buy me a coffee. He really deserve my good feedback Thank you ! read more

Friendly Locksmith arrived quickly to our site and rekeyed locks in a jiffy. Very knowledgeable and good at their trade. I will definitely be using them for our locksmith needs. read more

The actual locksmith answered the phone instead of some remote dolt who doesn't know anything, he said he could make a car key for my Ford Fusion, gave me a quote in one minute, came out and made a perfect key for the exact price he quoted, no upselling, and he really is very friendly! Thank you Roy. read more

Fast, friendly and very fairly priced. Very satisfied with the service and will definitely consider them again. read more

Owner-Roy Gersberg and his associate, Niv, both helped to replace the locks on my home. One of the locks is complicated and unique. Both Roy & Niv are professional, knowledgeable, honest, competent, and trustworthy. I respect and appreciate all their hard work and effort. I would highly recommend Friendly Locksmith. They are experts in their field. Thank you Roy & Niv. read more

Roy was super friendly, professional and saved my night. I locked the door knob from inside and walked out and shut the door behind me, realizing seconds later that key is still inside. Oops! I even googled and found that credit card or similar card can help to open the door if there is big enough gap but not in my case. For some reason, all the top rated locksmiths in Oakland, Alameda were either too busy or closed, so I had to widen my search. Roy gave me a good price and was at the door within 25 minutes. I wouldn't say it was cheap but it was reasonable considering the response time and the urgency and 2nd cheapest that I was offered that night. Roy did ask for ID to check the residence address but I was actually housesitting, so it wasn't my residence. However, between my ID, my app showing the residence address and the dates that I was hired, plus the owner send me her ID (she was fully aware what happened and even offered to pay for the service, since she felt bad that there was no extra key available for situations like this) and once the door was opened, I had to show some pieces of mail to match the owner's ID. Those steps did assure me that Roy wouldn't be just opening random residence doors. Opening the door, did take about 5 min. The only downside is that it's a little noisy process but I guess also good in a sense if door is being opened for wrong reason and neighbors will come and question or call a police. read more

Contacted Roy, and he arrived fast and was able to unlock my car in no time, and was very helpful, would highly recommend. Thank you again Roy read more

We contacted Roy to change the keys combination for 2 locks. He responded right away and we were able to schedule an appointment for the same day. He came on time and completed the work efficiently and at a reasonable price. We are happy with the service provided and would recommend him to whoever needs the service. read more

Nice and friendly. My Isreali locksmith seemed to know about music and drilled out all my locks really well. Hahaha. My life sucks but thanks for sending a nice guy who listened. read more

i've used roy at friendly locksmith for two rekey jobs now and will continue to contact him for any future locksmith needs! i submitted a job request through the website portal and roy promptly replied, gave a fair estimate, accommodated the specific date and time i wanted, called to confirm the appointment day of, and was actually able to come early thanks to a flexible schedule that day! to get the most accurate estimate, i would suggest being as thorough as possible when describing the task and locks/devices involved. i left out some details, which resulted in a slight price difference between estimate vs actual, but that wasn't a big deal at all; just an fyi! roy was indeed friendly, courteous, and worked efficiently. so convenient that he covers such a large area of the bay too. great service! read more

Roy was great! he came by the same day to get us into the locked office, he took great measures to follow all covid protocols and even wore sleeves on his shoes to protect our office carpets. the price was EXCEPTIONAL he has the best prices in the bay area ! Roy had us open in under 5 minutes and even left us an extra set of keys so we wouldn't get locked out again! we highly recommend friendly locksmith and will be using them with any future projects! read more

Friendly Locksmith - Keys & Locksmiths Near Me - San Leandro, California

The name is 100% true. He is insanely nice, super responsive- he messaged me promptly despite it being after work hours. He came within the time window( only a 1 hour window versus the usual 2 hours) and did the job so quickly. He is no nonsense, friendly, does the job quickly and super affordable. Roy is amazing and highly recommended. We accidentally threw our keys away and I messaged through yelp and he made an appointment the next day!! Talk about quick service. If we love our keys or get new locks, he is definitely going to be our go to! Plus he is SUPER local. Do yourself a favor and support his local business, you won't disappointed. read more

Roy was excellent, efficient, and on time! I haven't had a contractor like that in a long while.

Good People. Showed up on time. Reason le Prices and good Attitude. Highly recommend! read more

AMAZING service! He was able to complete the job in less than 5 seconds and it was a major stress relief. His customer service was great too! Highly recommend. read more

Roy did an amazing job with rekeying our lock at the house. Very professional, on time, very polite. Everything he said it happened that way. Exceptional Company. Highly recommend to use his company! You will be very pleased. read more

Good service. Timely Manner. Very responsible. Recommend to anyone who wants locksmith.

I got my 203 Chevy Tahoe vandalized they broke the ignition switch so I call Friendly Locksmith he asked for pictures to give me a estimate set up and appointment the seme day and came to do fast clean and professional read more

Our front doorknob quit working rather abruptly, and we were locked in our house - how's that for ridiculous? We called one locksmith (who will not be named) and he said "I'll call you back" - he never called. 12 hours later we called Roy at Friendly Locksmith, and he was here within the hour. He was friendly, capable, and calm, which was great because we were feeling panicky and trapped. Not only did he fix the doorknob, he showed me how to prevent the same thing from happening again. His price was reasonable, he was nice even to our little dog, and he's welcome at our house anytime. Next time I will call him FIRST. read more

By now I've worked with Roy on several occasions, and it's been one of the best experiences I've had with a service provider. It's so comforting to work with a professional like Roy. He is skilled, fast, extremely well-organized and detail-oriented, explains every step of the work, and most importantly an approachable human being. You can discuss the needs with him, and trust that you will get answers you need to make the right decision. Highly recommended. read more

If you're looking for a quick, reliable response - this is the place. Called at 3 - Roy was at the house and beginning the rekey process at 3:30. Incredibly polite! Highly, highly recommend! read more