Irving's has always been the best, for me and my wide-footed family…read more Great selection of new shoes and feasible & reliable repairs.

What a friendly shop! My daughter takes dance classes a few doors down and when I was dropping her…read moreoff at the studio just before Christmas, she exclaimed, "I want shoes for Christmas! AND SLIPPERS!" So, I walked right back to the window full of shoes that inspired her wish, and walked through the door. Irving himself, I assume, was there cobbling a pair of shoes (I think he does a lot of shoe and zipper repairs). I wove through the many piles of shoes and other items and found a pair of pink, flowered, light-up sneakers for my daughter as well as a pair of fuzzy puppy slippers that I knew she would love to receive. Fast forward to Christmas: she was thrilled. Wears the sneaks all the time. The puppy slippers were too small. Luckily, Irving let me know during our conversation as I explored his shop that if the slippers didn't fit, I could certainly return them and he will happily get us the right size. When I get back to town, I will do so! Final note: the owner was so friendly and went above and beyond as far as customer service and engagement. He was delightful to chat with as I shopped. Makes me want to keep shopping locally at this tiny, chaotic, and lovely shoe store.

Rafik is super friendly and fast!!!…read more It is so hard to get a good shine in Providence considering that Nordstrom shut their shoe shine stand and all the major hotels have discontinued their in-hotel service. Never fear! You can swing by at 7am and Rafik will have your shoes looking like new in under 10mins! Centrally located and right next to Dunkin' Donuts. You can grab breakfast as Rafik breaths new life into your shoes! Only have the pair you are wearing? No problem, Rafik will polish then as you take a seat in his arm chair :)

Parking a little tough but you can stop on the side and make a quick drop off. Owner seems to be…read moreavailable most of the day even at lunch time. Quick turn around time to repair just call and keep your ticket handy. Shocking price of $35 for tap replacement ($10 more than the crazy cost usually back home) but they looked great the way he did it. He smiled. I feel I'll get another 5+ years on these taps versus the original plastic ones.

I requested to have my favorite boots resolved with new rebuild and refurbished. Me, Foo, only…read morewants quality but the boots were beat from me traveling Thailand on trip home to Pattaya and to jungle to help with family sick water buffalo and see grandma and get new tatau from elder. So Foo drops off boots and couldn't be happier with being pleased at fine work and much great value. Foo shall return! Foo get to be Indiana Jones now again!

Walked in on a busy Saturday morning with my favorite gold sandals and Jerry had them all fixed and…read moregorgeous that very same afternoon ! Great find right in Cranston.

I needed to have a pair of sandals fixed, the straps were too loose and they weren't adjustable…read more The little cobbler shop is reminiscent of my childhood days, so old fashioned with the smell of old leather. He adjusted them to my feet and cut the straps to re-sew them. Dropped them off Thursday and they were ready by Saturday. They fit great and his prices are reasonable. $14 for the repair and they fit great. I didn't even know there were still cobblers around. It is a fading craft so you can imagine he was quite busy

Ron is amazing and can seemingly repair anything! Trust him with all of your footwear and…read moreaccessories (he's even fixes some luggage for me).

Horrible experience, which ended with the old man slamming his fists on the counter and screaming…read moreat me. I had a pair of Redwings re-soled. The job was so so.....but whatever, they're work boots. I didn't need them to look great, just have new soles and be strong. Within a month, the heels peeled off. I brought them back in, and he "kinda" fixed them. Not really. All I said to him was, "If I can pull this heel off with my hands, I want a refund for the repair" He said sure, go ahead, try. I pulled the heel off, and he started slamming his fists on the counter and screaming at me! With another customer in the store (sorry to the woman standing behind me who had to witness that) Don't waste your money- unless you want to overpay for a shoddy repair with no guarantees. And the worst customer service i've experienced in a long time-

Colonial Shoe Repair is run by an old school cobbler who can solve basically any shoe problem…read more I've trusted him with everything from my motorcycle boots to beloved sandals that once belonged to my mom. He has carefully repaired everything I've brought to him & all within a timely manner. Today he repaired my favorite pair of platform heels in 7 minutes. He has refused my payment for simple jobs before, so I always carry cash on hand to pay him anyways. I won't bring my shoes anywhere else! 5/5 stars & 10/10 recommend.

I dropped off two pairs of boots to have the soles/heels repaired, and a suede boots with a tear,…read moreas well as a purse I wanted to have grommets added to for a cross body strap. I got a text letting me know everything was done 24 hours later. Speedy, quality work and very reasonable price. I'm very happy and will be coming back for all my shoe and leather repair.

I brought my pre owned leather bag I purchased but mishandled it and the strap broke. I originally…read morebrought it to a nearby repair shop and was quoted $40 to repair the strap. I took it out of there and brought it to Cayouette's Leather Repair. He looked at all the straps that needed reinforcement and quoted me almost half of what the other place gave me. I was happy to get a good deal. A couple of days later I got a text saying my repair was completed. I came by to pick it up and we had to look for the bag. I was looking at the prices on the tag and we couldn't find it. So I looked for my phone number and there it was: more than half the price OFF of what he originally quoted me. Not only did he fix the broken strap but he reinforced ALL of them and charged me so much less than I ever expected. I left with tears of joy and gave him a $7 tip. What a great guy and nice person to do business with. I tell you, he was worth the trip. Now to find all my favorite shoes and keep him busy!!

Show up a few minutes early at Providence airport and treat your shoes to some love. I get my…read moreshoes shined every time I am in town and have always walked away with a pep in my step. This is located right past the very speedy TSA checkpoint. This is not a rush job, they use several waxes and many different tools (brushes, lighter, various rags). The guys are all cool - they will BS with you if you feel talkative or you can play on your phone. I got a shine from the younger guy who works there and he did an awesome job. He re-laced my shoes and gave them a new life. I was about to toss these, but will hold on to them for a little while longer. Try this shoe shine stand out - you won't be disappointed. $7 for dress shoes, but they do sneakers, boots and other footware. They take major credit cards via square reader.

Great shoe shine; nice guy. Excellent staple of trips out of T. F. Green. I often fly in dress…read moreshoes instead of sneakers, just to get them shined. Reasonable prices as well!

Took 5 pairs of sandals for cleaning . The owner was so pleasant and told me where to take them…read more That he couldn't do them. So nice to have a person pleasant Who cares. 10 in my book. I'm

As usual, Scott just did an amazing job on my boots. He added an outsole to an existing vibram…read moreChristie sole and the result is stunning! Just an absolute phenomenal job and looks beyond what I could have expected! Great man and a master cobbler! Highly recommended!