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Golden Eagle Tattoo

4.2 (177 reviews)
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Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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Benjamin L.

I love this shop! I have had nothing but wonderful experiences here, and I have gotten more tattoos than I can count from nearly every artist at Golden Eagle.

Crane tattoo

Walking in on a whim and was helped by multiple staff members, very nice people with very talented work, Isaiah helped me with my tattoo and picking out a design and was very easy to talk about pricing and such with! Gave me a great souvenir for my vacation in the form of a crane! Price, service and product 10/10

Ashley S.

Great walk in experience here, my fiancé and I wanted to get matching tattoos before we got married. He got the king of hearts on his ring finer and I got queen of hearts on mine. Wolf was my tattoo artist and he had a light hand and was very pleasant. Hopefully I don't need to come back too soon for a touch up, but bandage off the next day and it looks great. Couldn't be happier!

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Odra B.

Terrible lines. Very disappointed. Went the next day in hopes to get the lines sharpened up but they weren't able due to Wolf working on a piece. I asked if someone else could clean it up (make it better obviously) and they said no. I'm from out of town so... yea. You can tell which one sucked and the other one that came out great. Props to the other tattoo guy. Wish he could have done mine. Hope to get a refund on this if the owner sees this terrible job and now I have a "C" tattoo. Smh.

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Erin K.

CASH ONLY! (ATM on site) I have stopped in here a number of times with my girl friend and her daughter, leading up to her daughter getting her first tattoo here last weekend. The staff has consistently been friendly with us and the atmosphere is laid back and chill. Décor is on the darker side and most of the example charts are in a pretty classic style (and many include nudity visible). They have artists available who can do just about any style though, and most if not all have art books for you to browse if the artist isn't there when you walk in. Reservations are required and a cash deposit is needed to make one. Minimum about $40 (depending on the project and how close you are to having the work done). Restroom available for customers. Hard, flat uncomfortable benches to wait on if you're waiting in the lobby. The artist that did the tattoo for my friend's daughter was very thorough and prepared the drawing first on a transfer so she could see how it would look, before inking it. She was extremely happy with his work.

Abbey F.

I won a $50 gift certificate from tattoo artist JJ Ortiz in the Santa Barbara Public Library summer reading challenge. I've never had a tattoo before so I was excited to get one! Golden Eagle is nice and clean and fairly approachable. JJ was professional and friendly and gave me the tattoo that I wanted exactly as I wanted it. I loved working with JJ. He was extremely helpful in ways I could place my tattoo and the design. When I walked in, I was pretty confident that I knew what I wanted but after meeting with JJ, I appreciated his knowledge and help. I didn't feel that he changed anything about my vision for my tattoo, but enhanced it. I would highly recommend working with JJ Ortiz.

I came by Golden Eagle Tattoo around 8 pm on a Friday night, I saw they had a sign out front that said "walk ins welcome" and already had an idea about what I wanted to get. The guy who greeted me at the front desk was super nice and friendly. I showed him some pictures of what I had in mind and he immediately printed out a copy of it to show to the tattoo artist. Signed some paperwork and was ready to go about 10 min after walking in. This review is for Grant. Even though my tattoo is obviously really simple, the line work Grant did is clean. He was extremely friendly and professional, wore a mask the whole time we interacted. My tattoo probably took 15 min, and he chatted with me off and on throughout that time. He made me feel comfortable and again he was super professional. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him because I had a great first experience. I've had the tattoo for about a week now and it's healing great. Grant gave me an aftercare sheet and everything. Really appreciated his knowledge with proper aftercare and all that good stuff. The shop itself was really clean, everyone there was wearing a mask, I didn't feel uncomfortable at any point despite being in the middle of a pandemic. Doors were wide open, plenty of fresh air coming through the place. I would totally go back here and I'm happy to see the shop have its doors open again after being shut down for so long. Thanks Grant!

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Ana T.

Cool tattoo parlor! We walked into the parlor and were assisted immediately. A brief consultation with the artist discussing measurements and alignment was helpful. I felt very comfortable with the time and price quote. Vanae Rivera is very talented and knows how to make the client feel comfortable and relaxed. Of course, getting new ink hurts but I distracted myself with reading articles within my smartphone. Vanae did take small breaks and inquire if I was ok during the inking process. I will visit the parlor in the future.

Nikki J.

For my 30th birthday, I was visiting my old stomping grounds, Santa Barbara, and wanted to get a very simple Tattoo that I had thought about for a long time. I did some research and after reading all the fantastic reviews, decided to go with this shop. I have a few other pieces and thought this might be a simple enough tattoo and any artist (especially a 25+ year veteran) would be capable of handling it -- though I do understand that circles are not always the simplest. He was very confident that he would be able to achieve what I wanted. Everyone at the shop was kind and professional, very clean from what I could tell -- though being greeted by what seemed to be a "half baked" dude, not so heartwarming, we took it as part of the experience. Regardless, after spending $80 plus tip, and following all post care instructions by the artist, this is the end results after over a month. As you can see the open circle is sloppy, the ink bled through, and the lines are now blurred. Seems that he punctured the skin way too deep, resulting in breakage and leaks. Overall, very sad and disappointed. Have to eventually turn this into something else or remove completely bearing additional costs.

The first outline. Looking better with his detail to fine line.

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Absolutely love this place. Justin is my guy and he makes the whole experience comfortable and fun.

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Wolf goes hard and is a really cool guy. Relaxed shop with knowledgeable artists. Highly recommend!

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Super cool shop. Grant Luckett killed my tattoo, check him out. especially if your looking for something traditional

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5 years ago

Great experience getting a tattoo with Kasey DuFour - super kind, professional, and did an incredible job! I love my new piece so much!!

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My mother and I loved the tattoos we got. The artists are top notch. Felt comfortable, and welcomed, as soon as we walked through the doors.

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My wife and I went back in Oct /2018 and were very happy. Great crew. Thanks again Vanae. My wife loves her Tattoo.

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Ask the Community - Golden Eagle Tattoo

I got a tattoo here back in January, but there's a small portion that is faded. Do you offer free touch ups?

All of our artists guarantee their work, which means they offer free touch-ups (on their own work) if the tattoo has healed with any light spots.

Hi! Just wondering, how much would lip tattoos be?

Our shop minimum is $100.00 and the price goes up from there based on final size, complexity, placement, etc. of a tattoo. You can usually expect a lip tattoo to cost between $100.00 - $150.00, depending on what you are getting done. Because lip… Read more

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Otherworld Tattoo - Sebastian is an amazing artist!  I'm a repeat customer and would recommend him to anyone looking for a "one of a kind" work of art!

Otherworld Tattoo

4.6(19 reviews)
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Talent original art tradition. Clean. Modern. Beautiful. I…read morespent 6 hours on a tattoo on my thigh, it was fun and painful. I loved the results.

A few years ago, I would have given this place 5 stars. I think the artists are excellent, and do…read moregreat work. However, they have become too "Santa Barbara." My sister and I wanted to get some work done, so we gave Sebastian a picture. He drew up a version of his own. We requested a few edits, and he sent another one that still wasn't quite right-if we're getting a tattoo, we want it to be EXACTLY what we want-and it was nothing complicated, a simple animal design, but the details were a bit off and we requested a couple more simple revisions-again, nothing major, the placement of the tail, the angle of the head, that kind of thing. At this point, Sebastian informed us we needed to find a new artist who could bring to life our "ideal" as our patronage was not worth the effort he was putting into the tattoo, time and money wise. After only TWO revision requests. Now, my sister and I have both dealt with other tattoo artists (and ended up moving on to others after this) none of whom complained when they had to re-draw a design a half dozen times. They were totally willing to work with us to make sure everyone was happy. We were very sad, having had work done by both artists before and been happy with the work. THEY DO VERY GOOD WORK. But it's still a customer service industry, and the customer is most certainly always right in this instance, as they have to live with the results forever. Sis and I both have "people" jobs and know how difficult working with customers can be, but we were not being demanding or rude or bossy or anything-we treat people as we want to be treated. So we were baffled by the bad attitude. And Sebastian got what he wanted, we stopped going to him for tats. How nice that Otherworld is doing so well they can shuck off loyal customers.

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This is a cover up he did. It's amazing and one of my favs!

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BEST TATTOO SHOP IN SB/VENTURA! Went to this shop after researching basically all shops from Santa…read moreBarbara to Ventura. They have the best reviews and I can see why. The shop is clean and professional, and the artists were super down-to-earth; no pretentious vibes. Felt totally welcome here. Their prices are also without a doubt the most reasonable. Unlike other places I got quotes from, here I didn't feel like I was being taken advantage of on pricing just because it's Santa Barbara. Enrique (@enriqueillustrates) tattooed me. I got the text "AMOR FATI" in black Times New Roman on my left arm. (Full phrase was 6" long; 1" in height; 1mm in thickness/boldness of letters.) If you're looking for text, go to Enrique -- but honestly, I'd say go to him for anything. His line work and shading were so clean! My go-to tattoo artist from now on. Another artist named Brenno (@ressarectink) was also super kind and helpful. The shop is on Instagram under @slang1ng1nk. Such good vibes from this place. 10 OUT OF 10 IN ALL THE WAYS! (P.S. They have a few parking spots in the driveway/lot right beside the shop. Keep an eye out; not easy to notice. They do take walk-ins, but call first. Also, bring cash. You have to pay for the tattoo/piercing in cash. How you tip -- cash or Zelle -- is up to you. But the right answer is cash ;-) )

Incredible. Had Roberto and Brandon help my friends and I get our tattoos they were so funny and…read moregreat!! My our time very enjoyable, vibe is very relaxed and good vibes!!

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