I'll start by saying that the craftsmanship here is excellent. It's probably the best shoe repair…read morestore I have found in Toronto, and I've come here multiple times. So why am I only leaving a two-star review? Because the shop is a one-person operation, and when the owner is away there is no backup. I've come to the store several times to find a note on the door saying that they are closed for the day. In 2023, it's not too much to ask for a business to have a website - or even a Twitter feed - that notifies people if they are closed. But even in the absence of an online presence, the store could at least have a recorded message that people can hear when they call in. Guess what? The owner hasn't even bothered to set up his voicemail. Not all of us have the free time to drive halfway across town multiple times just to find the shop closed. Not all of us have the luxury of waiting extra days past the promised delivery date to pick up our shoes. This is the kind of business that I want to support, and it gives me no pleasure to give a low review to a guy who does great work. But when the shop can't deliver a basic service reliably, that's what we're left with.

I recently brought a number of shoes and boots to the store for repair…read more The service was exceptional and the workmanship was excellent. I highly recommend this store! Kiki F.

"service is everything"…read more came here to get my work boots repaired, and on my end, a deadline, I was told that it would be two days to fix my boots, which didn't work for my timeline , I explained this to the shop owner, and he goes "you know what? I'll have it done tomorrow by 3pm" perfect service, and my boots were ready at the time as promised, unfortunately the boots did get destroyed months later, but the repair held up through it all fantastic quality of work would come back if needed!

The owner and his sister are very kind and I've been very happy with their services…read more My dry cleaning turns out great. I've had several shoes repaired and they did a great job, at a fair price. I've also had alterations made to some of my favourite clothes items. Again they did a great job each time and the prices were quite good.

They do beautiful work. Not fast, and not cheap, but beautiful. I had them resole my Blundstones…read more(which, after more than 10 years, had cracked right through both soles); they put on a new, stitched Vibram sole, which I hope will last the rest of my life! They also polished and waterproofed them beautifully.

My 26 year old R.M. Williams Craftsmans needed new rubber soles, new elastics, and toe sole builds…read more The job was expertly done and literally amazing. They cleaned, treated and polished the leather. My boots look new. Well.... 9.5 / 10. I'm extremely pleased and would highly recommend Nick's!

How about less than ZERO! I was stupid enough not to ask the…read moreprice before I had 1- ankle boots, new lifts, 2 - a nice pair of black leather David's stappy heels, with zipper in the back- to be shined, a few rough patches buffed, zipper repair 3 - knee high leather boots, spring clean. $$$150.00 later???! Ridiculous! Especially since it was a very poor job. The new tiny piece of 'heel' he put on the bottom of the knee highs, that had a wedge heel were CROOKED. This is a nice area, where the 'well-heeled' stroll (pardon the pun...) My footwear may not be Chanel or Loub's, but I expect a good job. Believe me, Irarely whine about price and would not want to warn you about this place, but I was robbed $50?? for new lifts? $45 for shoes that hardly looked better AND DID NOT fix the zipper. $60 for crooked sole bits on boots? Was it because my stuff was only Browns and David's? Run away in your raggedy shoes some where else - or don't be dumb like me and not ask the price. I was the laughing stock of my co-workers who said $20 is the average price for lifts. I could've bought something new (cheap, on sale) for $150. RUN!

I took four pairs of woman's shoes in today to get new heels put on. Two were repaired fine (at a…read morehigh price). But on the third pair, the owner broke the pin in one of the heels (and refused to take responsibility for the error or even fix the heels at all). On the fourth he grinded down one of the heels, until it was 8mm shorter than its partner, then refused to repair them at all, because they were 'too dangerous" (Again refusing to take responsibility for the work he had done). I used to take my dress shoes to this store every year for repairs, however under this different owner, I will have to look for a new repair store. Warning: If you value your shoes at all, stay well away from this shoe repair shop.

Went here to inquire about repairing a vintage belt. It's an easy fix really, just a quick sew-job…read moreand it would be good to go. The man who works there might be one of the rudest people I've ever met. Greeted me almost immediately with unnecessary attitude. I had a simple question and he refused to answer it. Didn't offer any middle ground and was pretty useless all together. I can only imagine that if I had got work done by him, it would have been a shoddy as his approach to customer service. Judging by the other reviews, I'm not alone... just terrible!

I think people that end up writing bad reviews (just look at Google for a bunch of complaints…read moreagainst this store) expect everyone they encounter to be a certain way. Just because someone doesn't have a personality you deem to be acceptable doesn't mean a store deserves poor ratings. My husband and I went in last night to inquire about getting his belt sewed, a watch battery replaced, and have some links taken out of his watch strap. The man who works here is clearly a hands-on person, very focused on his job and not really looking to have a conversation. I'm a chatty person, I tried a few times but he wasn't very responsive. Is that a bad thing? No. I cannot expect everyone I meet to be talkative like I am. The prices he quoted were exceptionally reasonable for what we wanted done (in total we paid $40 for everything. The last place my husband took his watch to have his battery replaced charged $30 to replace a battery (we'd have done it ourselves but the watch isn't the easiest to get to the back of) and they made us wait a few days until it was ready to be picked up. Minute Keys did all 3 things in HALF AN HOUR!!! He was also kind enough to say that if my husband wasn't happy with the watch band and wanted a few more links taken out to come back and he would do it free of charge. Simple and to the point, no bells and whistles. Stop expecting so much from a store. This man does his job and does it well, and I have no qualms about the man behind the counter being quiet. Remember folks, everyone has their own story and their own personality. If a job is done right, the rest shouldn't matter.

I really like this place the man in the shop is so very kind and he dose such a very good job when…read morefixing everything

Very friendly service! Had my Sam E. wood platforms reheeled here and it was not the best finish…read more I was actually quite disappointed. Then I tried again with stretching leather boots and there was no difference in the fit. Another disappointing result. These guys are so nice to deal with but unfortunately, my experiences there have not encouraged me to return.