OUTSTANDING !!! Yes, this place is worth the caps in every aspect. Lets get straight to it then -…read morehere are the reasons why: 1. Location, location location. It's at the quieter end of King St in Newtown so for me, accessibility and parking is a priority - TICK. 2. Feel of the place walking in - front of desk staff are super friendly and beyond helpful - TICK. 3. Tattooers are highly skilled and its clearly obvious with some of the work they have showcased around the place. 4. SUPER clean ... and by clean I mean, hospital grade clean - thats what you want to see!! 5. My guy (Jimmy) was hands down, an absolute pleasure to deal with (and what a smile) - whats even better? Turns out we had mutual friends - love it when connections like this occur. I will be recommending this studio to all I know who not only want a tattoo, but want a pleasant experience getting it done - I honestly cannot find a single negative thing to say about this place.

This is without a doubt the friendliest and most attitude-free tattoo place I have ever stepped…read morefoot in. I have approached these guys with unusual requests and have never once felt like they were looking down their noses at me or judging me for wanting something weird (as I have in other places). This is pretty much the only place I will go to in Sydney now...Klaus has done 6 or 7 of my pieces, and he is very good at what he does, very open to discussing what works/what doesn't without being a douche about it, and super friendly. All their staff rank highly in professionalism, skill and friendliness...I have always felt really welcome there from the first time I set foot in the door which I think is important when a lot of other places can be intimidating. Their place is always clean too, which is nice to see. Oh, and they are really well-priced for how good their work is too! LDF4LIFE! :)

Tattooists are great and well, not that I even expected them to be friendly, but they do the job…read moreand they do it well. I'm not thrilled by the chick in the front though. Sorry I'm not covered in tattoos, but that didn't mean she can be condescending, and roll her eyes at me. Also, sorry, but glad wrap is NOT dressing. Gauze is dressing. Would you go in for surgery and have glad wrap put on your stitches? No. So, when I say oh, I've just got glad wrap on it, there's really no need to roll your eyes. Anyhoo, mini rant. Maybe she was just having a bad day, and honestly if I were going to get any more tattoos, I'd go back there. I wouldn't trust any other shop to touch me.

Do yourself a favour!! If you want an awesome tattoo visit this shop. Check out the work of Tong or…read moreMr ping pong. Book ahead as these guys are real artists and are busy. I got my second tattoo here and have already booked another. Super clean and great staff. I can't recommend this shop enough.

Not the most inviting parlour... but the artists are super professional and the results were great!…read moreModerately priced and good quality!

The guy I got was friendly enough but too careless with his markings (I had to correct the sketch…read moretwice and in the end one of the shapes was still off despite the corrected undermarkings). Two stars still because the shop looks like it has potential and surely this one guy doesn't represent everyone who works here.

With sooo many tattoo shops popping up all over Sydney I decided to go for a shop with some…read moreHISTORY. The House of Pain has been open for over 20 years so I knew they had to be good...and I was right. I called up and talked about what I was after and they came up with the most awesome design that was better than I had ever thought of. I love my new tattoo and will take their experience and talent over any of these new shops any day.

These guys are fantastic - custom work with amazing detail…read more I had an dea of what I wanted and they worked with me to design something that was even better than I ever imagined. Staff are all freindly and professional - My new tattoo rocks and will never go anywhere else.

Got a tattoo here yesterday and it was quick, easy, and seamless. This is my 2nd experience with…read moreTattoo World, the first was at their Broadway branch last year. Came to their Haymarket location since it's closer, but both times have been great. No appointment was needed, I rocked up and presented my design and was asked to wait 10 minutes for the artist to finish up. Though that could be because I got a really small tattoo that took about 5 minutes to do. Staff was friendly, as was the artist. My biggest gripe was the cost...$100 + $10 GST for $110. My tattoo is really small, (seriously, it's 1.2 cm x 1.2 cm) but it's the minimum charge. If you have a small tattoo I suggest you go elsewhere for a cheaper price, but they do a good job here.