Maria is amazing. Does careful abd excellent work. Highly recommend her as she always delivers.

I brought some intricate alterations and challenging fabrics in to be altered earlier in 2025. Every piece has held up extremely well. Her measurements were on point every time. No notes. I look amazing in pant's I thought I wouldn't be able to wear again after some weight loss. I altered a large portion of my wardrobe, saving me tens of thousands on clothing. She (I'm sorry I can't remember your name!) always was clear and incredibly fair about pricing and expectations, and made sure I felt confident with the work before accepting payment. Multiple, exceptional jobs completed over a few months, proving consistency and earning my word of mouth recommendation. read more

The owner is so sweet and such a great help in making suggestions. I always bring my clothes to her!

great value, quality service .. what a gem to have here in the city. my daughter needed an alteration for her dress and they were able to turn that around in 2 days. the dry cleaning schedule here has cut off dates, be sure to inquire about that. the only minus is the parking but that's not on the business, just a consequence of being in a busy area. if you are lucky to enough to walk here, do it. read more

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Best custom tayloring in San Diego. I have done countless alterations with Maria and was neve once disappointed. read more

The prices are not very good for the quality of service and timeliness. Alterations that were requested were not done correctly and no discount was offered upon pointing it out. I took my garments elsewhere. read more

I thought this place had closed, and recently found out they did not- they just moved around the corner! My daughter and I brought in a big pile of things in for alterations. She had us try each item on, confirmed what we wanted, gave us options for how to get the results we wanted, and even made suggestions for things I would never have thought of. One example- I had this jumpsuit I've owned for 10 years and never worn because it was a bit too baggy here and a little too long there and had this weird button trim that stuck out and didn't quite fit in the chest area (too loose under the arms). She told me how she would fix all of those things, but not only that, she suggested I take in a part of the thigh to make the wide leg tighter at the top and more flared at the bottom. She said it would be more flattering and up-to-date and pinched it to show me, and damn! It was! Everything came out perfect, was ready when she said it would be, and I was pleasantly surprised by the bill! It's really awesome wearing things that just languished in my closet for years because they didn't fit quite right. We went back a second time with more things and dry-cleaning- same great experience. I want to alter everything I own now :) read more

Maria does excellent work at reasonable price. She provided expert advice that I didn't know I needed (but I did)

The sweetest person ever! I called and went to different "tailor" places in downtown and nope none of them can fix my dress. When I walked in she was nice and quick with a price and date for me to pick up my dress. It took her about 20 days just because she had a lot of other clothing to work on but she charged me 18$ to fix my Iamgia dress! The invisible zipper was broken and she fixed it with the exact color too. I'm coming back again to get other clothing sewn or fixed in the future. My dress looks brand new read more

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Maria is the absolute best. Trust her to do great work and be honest about whether something can be altered to look how I want.

I have been going to Maria for almost 15 years. Not once have I had a problem with her quality of work or customer service. She is extremely detail oriented and considerate of my time. I will never go anywhere else. read more

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Maria is an artist. She can tailor things you never imagined tailor-able. The stitching is always high quality to match the original of the garment and she offers the most competitive pricing I've seen in the area. read more

My first time using a tailor in San Diego and I was in a scramble to try to get my bridesmaid dress altered in time before I had to leave to go out of town for a wedding. The owner/tailor Maria was the sweetest! She was super reliable, professional and knowledgeable. You can tell she really knows what she's doing and really has a lot of experience under her belt. I called first and when I showed up she said "yep I told you I will be here til 3, then I will be here til 3"- loved that. She did an amazing job on my dress! It was a stretchy velvet fabric that needed taken in and hemmed so I was a little nervous but Maria did an exceptional job AND her prices are super fair and affordable. Need something tailored? Go to Sante's! :) read more

Sante you are a gem! Thank you so much for the alterations to my bridesmaids dress and for having it done in less than a week! You are so kind and are so thorough and patient. Thank you for what you do! read more

Maria is seriously EVERYTHING! Quick turnaround on very reasonably priced dry cleaning, impeccable tailoring, and if anything ever goes wrong (which is rare) she always makes it right. I can't believe I haven't written a review yet, but she just turned around an insane ask -- taking in a vintage 70s jumpsuit and replacing the elastic -- in 2 days just in time for my birthday. If this isn't your go-to, it should be. read more

Sante Tailoring - Maria took in the top of this vintage jumpsuit and replaced the elastic so that I can keep the 70s alive - Sewing & Alterations Near Me - San Diego, California

...like a hole-in-the-wall restaurant tucked away in the corner of a strip mall with a tiny little sign, Sante Tailoring is perfectly on the DL! Theres a reason they only have 4 and 5 star reviews, take some gear there, experience for yaself! A friendly, affordable experience, along with top quality work. I need not go anywhere else, Sante...yea, this is the spot right here! Check em out today! read more

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Always perfect and always delightful. Maria is super intuitive, understands all of my suggestions and questions right away. Quick turn around at the right price. I've never left unsatisfied or discouraged. When I drop off clothes I'm confident they're gonna be exactly as desired when I pick up. Parking stinks but can't hold that against the business. Only thing that would completely push this review over the top would be little bit earlier or later hours. Or one weekend day. But it's just her and those are the hours she keeps. If you want the no hassle quality at a perfectly fair price you go when she's open. read more

All tailors are not created equal. At least that's what I've discovered over the years. For example, I already have a great tailor that does phenomenal work on jeans and shorts -- but when I took a suit to her late last year, the work just wasn't what I expected. So when I bought a couple new suits recently, I knew I would need a tailor that specializes in business attire and formal wear. I found Sante Tailoring through Yelp. It wasn't the first place I contacted, but it was definitely the most helpful over the phone. See, I had bought the suits over the weekend, and needed at least one done within a week. The first couple places I called basically laughed at me, with one even telling me that it would be at least a three-week turnaround time. But Sante Tailoring told me they'd work with me right away, and could satisfy my request with ease. I will warn you; the location can be a bit tough to find if you're not familiar with building. Just go through the door where you think it should be, and there's a whole hallway inside with the kind of fluorescent lighting that makes you wonder if you're about to be in the cold open for an episode of SVU. Sante is one of the rooms in this hallway, and it is just a room -- there's a bunch of clothes, a tiny "counter," and a curtain draped in the corner for changing. This also shouldn't worry you, though it probably still will. I quickly learned that Sante Tailoring is a husband-wife duo. Maria was the one I had talked to and she helped me with marking up both suits. When we spoke on the phone, she had asked me to bring in my belt, and I'm super glad I did -- she showed me how she would make sure the pant waist wouldn't bunch when I was wearing a belt (something no tailor has ever asked me before). She did full markings, and was very careful to ensure that the seat, leg width, and pant length was to my exact liking. It was all very easy and it really made me comfortable that she knew what she was doing. To this point, we had never actually discussed price. Both suits would need the pants altered in the waist, crotch, and pant leg, but the jackets only needed the sleeves shortened. There was no rush charge, and the first suit would be done that week with the second one the middle of the following week. So I was a little surprised when she quoted me $162, or $81 per suit. When I mentioned that the first suit jacket needed a press as well, she told me it would be an additional $7.50, bringing the total up to just a shade under $170. This was, frankly, more than I expected. Still, so much had already been done that I felt compelled to give them the chance. If she had quoted me that price up front, I might not have gone through with it. I should mention that my concern here wasn't with Sante Tailoring -- in the end, the quality of the work made the pricing obsolete -- but rather with my fellow peers on Yelp that put only $ for the price indicator. This pricing probably warrants a $$ or maybe even a $$$, which I will admit looks stupid when I type it. I made my peace, though, and am glad I did. I picked up my first suit that Friday, and the pants fit exactly to my specifications. Same with the second pick-up. In fact, I don't think I've ever had a pair of suit pants that fit this well. I can also tell the stitching is very well-done, and for the first time with a suit I don't feel the need to cautiously put one leg on at a time. I don't know if I feel like a million bucks in these suits, but I definitely feel like at least a couple hundred thousand. I'll let you know when I need a nicer suit tailored. In the end, I am very glad I found Sante Tailoring, and will continue to use them in the future for all my professional needs. Any pricing expectations and eccentricities should be thrown out the window; this is a quality tailor and you should not hesitate to come here when you need to look your best. read more

I went to Maria to get a bridesmaid dress hemmed. She was so sweet and did an amazing job on the dress. Definitely going to bring all of my future alterations to her!!! read more

Love this place for all my tailoring needs! Very friendly, super quick services, and very affordable! That's a recipe for a perfect tailor shop! read more

I've been to a lot of tailoring shops in my time. Good, bad, pricey, rude, you name it. But this place tops them all. I tried this place out based on their yelp reviews - Thank God I did!! The Pros: 1- Sante Tailoring is very reasonably priced - for example, she only charge $2 to sew on buttons or $5-7 for hemming. 2- They are very nice people that work/run Sante. It's only Maria and her husband. 3- Excellent customer service - for example I didn't like the length of my hem after it was altered and Maria offered to fix it free of charge 3 months after I picked up the pants. 4- Excellent work - their stitching looks exactly like original manufacturing stitching. 5- They offer very cheap dry cleaning services too! $1.75 to launder mens button up shirt The Cons: 1- sometimes, it takes a few extra days to get the tougher alterations back - for example, shortening sleeves Overall, this place is excellent. I highly recommend Sante. Their location is off of 7th street, but you have to go thru a building on 7th street in order to get to Sante Tailoring, which sits at the end of the building. If you have problems, give Maria a call and she will navigate you. Cheers! read more

I've never gotten dry cleaning done here, so I can't vouch for that, but I have had tailoring services. Maria is sweet as pie and the service is inexpensive, so this place isn't a total loss, but my experience was less-than-great. I'd lost about 20 lbs since since I'd bought my favorite dress 5 years ago, so I brought it to the shop to be taken in and to have the straps removed. When I picked up the dress, the straps were still on. She remembered that I had asked for the straps to be removed, but had forgotten to actually do it. I waited while she removed the straps, and I tried the dress on. It was barely taken in. I had to be refitted (an extra 3.5 inches were taken out!), and was told to come by in a few days. The next time I came in, the dress fit fine, but was told that-- because the dress was taken in-- I would have to put in a new closure for the zipper. Other tailors I've gone to have made any necessary adjustments and just called me about it to arrange a change in price accordingly; it was strange to have her know that it needed to be done and NOT do it (or notify me in advance). I told her I'd do it myself; I didn't want to make another trip. On top of that, I was charged more than what was initially agreed upon/ what was on my receipt. And with the gas/ parking/ hassle of downtown, their cheap rates and pleasant personalities seem rather insignificant. read more

I don't really know how much discrepancy there can be from one dry cleaners to the next. I would think that if you screw up a couple of garments, word gets around that you're not-so-good and then you shut your doors for good. What I'm trying to say is Sante's hasn't screwed up any of my clothes, they're quick, and they're friendly. I don't know of a place that isn't all of the above, but I do know that Maria is the bomb, and she did a heckuva job cuffing my pants. When I put my pants on (one leg at a time, just like everyone else) and see that full break in the morning, I always think of Maria and of Sante's. Actually, that's a lie. But they did a good job. 4 stars. read more

Maria is such a sweetheart. Who would have thought that getting your drycleaning done could be such a great experience? Every time I drop clothes off, have something patched or altered, she welcomes me with a huge smile, and thanks me for coming to her, but always does an excellent job and charges far less than average. This place is definitely a hidden little diamond in the rough. read more

I was driven to this business through Yelp and all the great reviews. I came here for my dry cleaning and I left a happy customer. The lady who works there is really nice and comforting; a genuinely good hearted person. Dry cleaning was $16 for a suit and 5 dress shirts, can't beat that! read more

Couldn't be happier with my repair and dry cleaning service from Maria. I brought her two pairs of slacks to be dry cleaned and had to have the seam next to the zipper sewn on one pair. Maria was so sweet and explained that she wasn't going to be available till the following week as she was going out of town but would have them ready as soon as she got back. I wasn't in a big rush so that was fine with me. I couldn't believe how cheap the repair and dry cleaning was. She only charged me $12 total and did an excellent job. I will definitely come back to her for any future dry cleaning or tailoring services. read more

I love supporting small, independent businesses, and this one is a little gem, tucked into a large downtown complex. My husband recommended Maria after she did a quick, wonderful job hemming a pair of dress pants. I just took in several items for her to hem and tweak the fit, and she was so nice and accommodating. I hope the downtown SD community will seek her out. read more

Only been here once, but I can honestly say.... this is the best tailor I have ever worked with. Amazing job. I am very petite, so i am constantly getting my clothes taken in. I had a dress and 3 skirts hemmed and taken in. They look like they were custom made this way. Incredible. Bravo Maria, bravo. The only problem is parking... that can be a challenge... But so worth it. Prices are also very reasonable. And she finished my garments in a reasonable amount of time as well. Overall, great experience. I will be taking all of my clothes back to her. read more

Absolutely the best tailor I've ever used. The turn around time is super fast, pricing is very fair and they have never had to correct or fix an alteration. Highly recommended. Parking can be a bit tough but there is a 20 minute spot right in front which is usually available or a cheap garage right across the street. read more

Mrs. Sante is the best around. I only trust her to alter my most precious clothes. Great dry cleaning as well. Thank you, Maria!

Maria is amazing at fixing my clothes and the dry cleaning service is excellent, timely and very affordable.

I have been going to Maria at Sante's Tailoring for years. I see her for both tailoring and dry-cleaning. I cannot say enough good things about her and the quality of her work. A lot of my friends and co-workers are loyal customers as I am. I will not take my clothes anywhere else! Over the years until I met Maria, I have tried tailors at every price point, every location, but none have measured up to Maria. She has impeccable taste and knows what looks good on you and is best for your body type. She can do any type of alteration and work on any type of garment from jeans to a wedding dress. To top it off, Maria is very sweet and treats you like family. Her shop is next door to another tailor shop so please don't get confused by stopping at the first tailor place (look for her sign!) She is also open on Saturday mornings which is a great addition making it even more convenient to see her if you can't make it in during the week. Take your precious items to Maria - she will take great care of them (and you!) read more

Maria is wonderful. You walk in to her shop (used to be right off the street, now it's from an 'inner courtyard / hallway' in the Yoga building right around the corner from B street, and you can be overwhemed with her kindness. She has this beautiful accent (she is originally from Mexico) and guess what: Sante speaks Italian!!! Yes, she married an Italian. She works hard, long hours, without taking a break. She is a true ENTREPRENEUR. She is passionate about this little shop of hers. She brings in her lunch, and once a week Sante brings lunch to her. He is retired and I love to give him a difficult time about this, because his wife works so darn hard. He does do an amazing job at tailoring, especially suits, but that was mostly in his past because he is retired. It's not so bad when you have an Italian cook at home, but when it's always heavy pasta... well, enough said. Back to the shop: MARIA IS AMAZING AND WONDERFUL and incredibly professional. We always exchange nice conversation while I am there, but what has amazed me is the level of PROFESSIONALISM that just exudes from her tiny little shop. She is always prompt (usually a two day turnaround for dry cleaning as it is done off-location) and hemming has never been a problem. This is a review from a young lady living in Hillcrest / Mission Hills where the prices are just OUTRAGIOUS. I used to work right accross the street from Maria's shop, but have worked in La Jolla Cove for the last two years, and I insist on driving the extra 15 minutes South just to have Maria clean my husbands' work shirts. Her shop does a better job than anywhere I have been, and at the best prices (short of trekking to PB which I will NOT do). In summary: the quality and promptness and professionalism are what keep me going back to see Maria at Sante's tailoring. But that aside (those being the most important) I always look forward to Maria's warm, friendly smile, and her adorable accent when she says, without fail, every time: "Thank you and have a nice evening," with emphasis on the nice. read more

This a great little mom-and pop business. They just moved to 1150 7th street. They offer great tailor service and real old world craftsmanship at fair prices/ Try them out, they are really good to their customers. read more

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Maria is so sweet and she did a wonderful job taking in my birthday dress! I was a walk-in and she finished it in one day.

Outstanding across the board. Printing, quality, and fast turnaround. It doesn't get any better then that!

Amazing Service ! Very friendly and courteous. Low prices. read more

Maria's work is amazing! I have had her do all types of alterations from hemming jeans to completely refiguring dresses, jackets and suits and she never disappoints. I'm pretty picky and have her re-work an entire dress to make it look tailored to me and it came out perfect, exactly as I'd hoped. Her little shop may surprise you (it's tiny and hidden behind a yoga studio), but she works miracles in there. She's also extremely sweet and will work with you if you need something done asap, which is always nice. Bring change for meters if you do not live within walking distance, as the location is downtown. read more

I'm giving this facility a lukewarm rating for timeliness. Brought my shirt in on a Tuesday and was told I could pick it up on Thursday. When I went to pick it up I was told it was not ready. I'm really disappointed that this happened! The owner was very apologetic but at the very least she could have offered a discount. read more

After searching several online directories to find a good tailoring service in the downtown San Diego area, I decided on Sante Tailoring, based on reviews I read on yelp and other sites. In fact, Sante seemed to be the only tailor in the area with any positive reviews. I brought a pair of pants in to the tapered, and am very pleased with the results. The pants look great, the work was completed when promised, and the service was friendly and professional. Before deciding on Sante, which is about a 10 minute walk from work, I walked into another tailoring shop that is less than a block from here. The woman at the counter was barely courteous, and I got the feeling right from the start that it would be a mistake to give them my business. Needless to say, I'm happy to walk the extra distance for Sante's quality of service. read more