I use Marcel's for alterations, since they're one of the closest in Journal Square. Julie is the tailor and does a great job. As of 2022, hemming mens shirt sleeves is $15. Which is a great price for Jersey City. Mens shirt clean and press is $2.50/shirt, and there's quick turnaround. Open until 6pm. Overall 5/5 for the area, great cleaners and tailoring read more

Marcel's Cleaners - Front - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - Jersey City, New Jersey

Great quality work. My family has been using this cleaners for years. The service has always been excellent. It's a community staple.

Great cleaners: services are reasonably priced, clothes come back great, and the owner is absolutely lovely.

I've been to 3 dry cleaners in the neighborhood, and they're the best. My clothes have repeatedly come back pressed and free of stains. I believe the owner works the counter, and she is friendly and accommodating! I recommend this to anyone looking for a consistent, reliable, Dry cleaner read more

My boyfriend has actually been coming here for about 5 years. Never a problem until this week. He dropped off 12 shirts and 4 dress pants on Saturday and was supposed to be able to pick them up on Tuesday. They weren't ready. She needed to press them still. So they (the owner and my boyfriend) both agreed he would pick up his pants today (Friday). He went in and lo and behold, she couldn't find his pants! He explained that he would come back later. 20 mins later, she calls him back and tells him she still can't find them, but that maybe she remembers him picking the pants up yesterday (Thursday). My boyfriend tells her that he's not a liar and that he knows for a fact that he did not pick them up yesterday. She tries to tell him that maybe he did pick them up and that he should try to look in his closet!! WTH? So, he hangs up and we head over. He confronts her again (in a respectable manner, of course) in person and asks her numerous times, 'did you lose my pants?' She tells him that she can't find the pants, but it won't be a big deal. WTH (again)?? He tells her that it is a big deal. They were expensive pants. They go back and forth. My boyfriend keeps a professional cool and she begins to raise her voice. He tells her to calm down and that he will be back tomorrow. He asked if she had any insurance for things like this. No (of course not). So, he will come by every day after work, until she reimburses him or finds the pants. Hopefully, the latter. It's too bad, because he really never had an issue with her until now. On to another crummy cleaners. Crossing our fingers. Yelpers unite...don't go to Marcel's. read more

Totally rude owner! I will never come here again just based on her nasty attitude. I came in to inquire about tailoring (tapering some pants) & she informed me what I wanted couldn't be done & I was better off buying new. Umm, if I wanted to buy new, I would've just done that in the first place instead of coming to a tailor? She assured me tapering pants could not be done. OK.. I asked about a few other small alterations, all of which she gave me ridiculous prices for, all while being incredibly rude. It seems she did not want my business and was trying to push me away. Must be a nice luxury for a business to be able to do that. Avoid this place at all costs! There are plenty of other local, friendly businesses that would be happy to have you as a customer. read more

Excellent tailoring. Work pants, dresses, skirts all tailored perfectly. Designer jeans hem too!

I recently moved to the area and was looking for a nice reliable dry cleaners. I work in the financial services industry and need to look sharp and professional. I came across Marcel Cleaners along my walk to the Path train station and was pleasantly surprised at everything. There is a nice lady there that tends to my needs. The prices are reasonable and the service is great. One time I had a last minute presentation the next day for work and I needed my suit to be cleaned. I dropped it off that night and the lady had it ready the next morning. I paid a little extra but it was worth it since it was a emergency. I recommend this business to all, finally I have a place where I can clean my clothes instead of experiencing those mishaps that I've had with other cleaners in the city. read more

The owner was very rude. She charged me $50 for a job that I then learned should have been $25-30. (I should have looked around first, but I procrastinated with getting it done and had to fly soon for a wedding.) It was a pretty sloppy job too, which she tried not to let me see when I came to pick it up. And really, very rude. read more