We were looking for a spot last minute for my boyfriend to get a hair cut. It was 5:15 on a Saturday night. We found True Barbers online and decided to give it a shot, because it was one of few open past 5 on Saturdays. When we got there, he were seated immediately. Carlton was super nice and willing to take a walk in on short notice. He did such a amazing job. The fade was perfect and exactly what we were looking for! It was $28 and definitely worth it! We will be back again. Thanks Carlton! read more

The WORST barber shop in Carmel 0/5 I asked for a medium bald fade and revived a high fade , I asked to cut to the wave, and he cut lower than the waves, uneven on both sides of my head , I got the 55$ HC& Beard and trim Deluxe. Total NOT WORTH THE MONEY uneven on the beard lines, my right side Is lower than my left , And to instruct him to blend my "bald fade lines" after the cut Just a horrible result 0/5 Barber : GREGORY LILLY Then the OWNER contacted me about a refund , and when I scheduled a time, no reply . I have lost all respect for this business. read more

True Barbers - Messages from the owner, who lied about giving back a refund - Barbers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

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Horrible service. Asked for half an inch off and got 2 inches off with uneven sides. Will never be coming here ever again. Barbers are rude and not well trained. I will not be coming back especially if Tara is my barber. She is well under-trained and needs to rethink before cutting someone elses hair. I wish I could leave a 0/5 star review. I could have done better myself if I just had a pair of scissors. DONT GO HERE! Barber: Tara read more

I always feel like I get a great cut from Tara! Wonderful haircut for the price and amount of service.

The WORST Barber Shop In Indiana 1. Quality of cut 0/5 2. Worth the money 0/5 3. Will I recommend to a friend 0/5 4. Customer Service 4/5 5. Price 0/5 "I will never do business with this shop again, & neither should you read more

Spent $38 (plus tip) for a 15 min haircut. Quite disappointed to say the least. Thought it came with a hot towel and shampoo but I guess not

Tara services her customers with speed , efficiency and quality cuts. Making reservation online is very easy

Absolutely love this place. They are very inviting, very friendly and always do a fantastic job. My son loves going here. There are good with his hair and he can loves to pick the same stylist (Carlton) every time because the guy is fun! I actually got a beard trim last time and they listened and did well! read more

True Barbers - Half way through the cut. - Barbers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

Best barber shop in Carmel Hands down .... Customer friendly and the barbers do a great job . read more

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Great team of barbers and great location. Greg is always phenomenal and Asia does a wonderful job!

Unfortunately I can't recommend true barber again. After my second visit, the haircut was a lot more rushed, and I was asked to pay when I was expecting a hot towel treatment. The hot towel is supposedly included in the price... The haircut itself, I had to touch up at a sports clips, imagine that. I don't know why there's such a difference between my first and second visit, but I'd be sure not to come back again. Consistency is key for a barbershop, and true barbers doesn't have that. read more

Cannot recommend this place I show the barber a picture of what I wanted and got something way different from what I asked. It's really bad that I'm debating of just cutting all of my hair off cause it I looks horrible. read more

I've found the best barbershop around. I had mangled my hair by cutting it myself during quarantine. Big mistake. Robin did a wonderful job and took the time to go over what I wanted. The atmosphere is great, and, somehow for a busy shop, quiet. Superb experience. read more

Professional and thorough. You won't find a better barber in Carmel. Highly recommend! I will be making this my permanent barber shop.

Tara did a great job with my 2 yr son ! Booked another appointment before even leaving read more

True Barbers - Making my little man even more handsome! - Barbers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

I stumbled upon this barbershop while running an errand a few weeks ago. My husband usually cuts my son's hair but since he's deployed I decided to get him a professional haircut. Booking my appointment was fairly easy. I created an online account and booked my appointment in about 10 minutes. The site allows you to choose your barber, day, time and services you'd like to add. When we arrive they checked us in and had us take a seat while the barber finished up his client. There were 3 barbers, jazz music playing and a pretty chill atmosphere. When it was my son's turn we gave the barber (Carlton) a photo of what he wanted and the service began. My son got a nice cut, wash and concluded with a hot towel on his face (he loved that part). After the service we paid got a business card and they invited us back again. This was a great experience. My son enjoyed it so much we will be booking his next appointment soon. read more

Everything about True Barbers makes it a good experience, besides the actual haircut (the most important part, I know). The place is clean and has a unique and elegant fee with maroon walls and gold mirrors. The barbers are friendly and there are three large leather chairs to sit in while waiting. They offer complimentary water and coffee which is nice. Another bonus is this place is opened on Sundays whereas many barbers are closed on that day! However, when it comes to the actual haircut, it felt very rushed and did not seem liked they cared what the outcome was in terms of style. The equipment used was extremely dulls and almost felt like the electric blades were on low battery as it was a ROUGH haircut. The low quality clipped seemed to kept getting caught in my hair and would not flow as you'd expect a clipper to do. At a price of $28 it was just an OK cut and feel like there are better options. read more

The haircut nightmare we all have about chosing a new Barber. You don't know who ACTUALLY knows how to cut YOUR hair. Imagine walking into a very nice place, comfortable couches, and a reception person greeting you. As you explain this is your 1st time in their establishment you have 2 very different personalities to choose from to cut your hair. One the one hand, you have an older gentleman who looks like he could be your uncle and probably knows how to cut your hair. On the other hand, someone with blue punk rock hair who you wouldn't expect to know how to cut your hair. While you try to make it clear that you would be more than happy to wait on unc the reception person forces you into the other barbers chair. I very reluctantly walk over to his chair, as I don't want to make a scene and he works here right, how bad could he be? Well I would soon find out. I asked for my curly hair to be cut WITH the grain, first think punk rock does is comb AGAINST the grain, first warning sign to get out of this chair and run. Next when I think he's just getting started he thinks he's finished. I asked him to move to a 1/8 guard and he says "so you want me to take it lower?" Where am I at? How did I get here? UNC HELP!!!! To add insult to clear injury, the reception person then asks if I enjoyed my experience while looking into the windows of my, now, diminished soul. I pause, give him the you know he f*&k my ish up look and you set me up and said "yes" but NO! NO I didn't enjoy it! He didn't cut my hair evenly and I will never sit in his chair again. Long story slightly shortened, don't sit in Robins chair, wait for the older gentleman I think his name is James read more

I've been coming to True Barbers for about a year now. I finally got feed up with the Sports Clips and places like that where every time you go you have a different barber. I like that I can reserve an appointment online with the barber I want and I like the way they cut my hair and the little extra touches. It is a bit more expensive but in my opinion is well worth the money. read more

If you like your hair don't go here. Unless you like one of the barbers already there, don't go. Seemed like he didn't know what he was doing and did something very different than what I showed him. read more

Place was empty but they didn't have time to do both the haircut and a line up a beard? Person cutting the hair was super rushed and short with me. I understand everyone has a bad day but dang! read more

Exactly what I was looking for. Great haircut; competent, professional and cordial barber; ambience a perfect blend of old time barber shop and modernization. I just moved to this area from western Chicago, and in my search for a barber ended up with a previous haircut that needed intensive care. Robin, my True Barbers professional, fixed that problem but had to work double time; all the while keeping me informed of what he was doing. I recommend True Barbers without reservation. read more

I started to go to this barber salon post-pandemic because mine had shutdown. I walked in, and was grateful to get any haircut as unfortunately it had been awhile. I was seen by an African-American lady (don't remember her name) with a great personality. But I found she was very aggressive with the clippers, and unconscientious of hair falling on my face. Hair on the face, while itchy, and aggressiveness with the clippers was a potent mix. So I decided to avoid the days the aforementioned barber worked (fridays & Saturdays). I thought it best to try my luck with a different barber on a walk in basis. My first haircut with Robin was satisfactory. I wanted a light-fade, and got more of an all-even but she was a lot more attentive. I could tell she did her best. I've been going to another place in Broadripple called The Barber Salon, and love it. But I needed another haircut last minute, and it was booked. So I figured I'd make an appointment with Robin. An all-even is better than no haircut at all. I called to inform that I live 30 minutes away and that I'd be slightly late due to rush hour traffic. The lady at the desk informed me that if I arrived at 6:10pm I'd have to reschedule. Pure honesty, I pulled up at 6:07 and walked in at 6:08. I was denied service after risking a ticket on 116th, because the barber, desk clerk, or both decided to change the rules. I will NEVER go back. The unprofessionalism is astounding. read more

Been coming for 2 years, i came today and was very disappointed, place is dirty, got my hair done i would say ok, i loved my beard this time i said no trim Barbers who worked before been very nice and professional, now new people the way i got cut shame. Will not go to this place anymore. Equipment dirty, Very sad read more

This is a great place to get your hair cut. They are very friendly when you walk in. Emad does an outstanding job and really takes the time to make sure my cut is exactly what I want. I highly recommend him. read more

I had taken my son here once and liked the professionalism and overall atmosphere. Now it was mama's time to get an even shorter cut. Since I did the big chop, I'm always looking for ways I can get it even shorter lol! I had an appt with one stylist and there was a mix up so I had to wait for Pat. I'm so glad I waited and patiently because she had an appt before me. It was def worth it! Love my cut!! read more

I've been going here for over 4 years and always have excellent service. Carlton is my guy and does a fantastic job. I recommend him and the rest of the staff to anyone looking for great service. read more

"True Barbers" is not what I would ever call this place. They skip the part where they are supposed to take a razor to your edges and their skills are relatively weak when compared to actual barber shops. read more

NEVER HAD TO STOP A CUT UNTIL HERE. Went in for a cut because I have a family reuinion and Gregory an upset dude. He just kept getting angrier with me and I had a photo of what I needed. I have long shaggy hair and it's hard to mess up really but Gregory violated the cut. Everything is uneven and when I showed him the same photo and he just got angrier "this isn't what you told me" I had the photo up the entire time and just asked to shape it up and to use the photo as reference. I was met with nothing but hostility and passive aggression. I get we all have bad days but this is unacceptable, the barber shop is always a place where you can rely for respect and trust and I saw non of that. He said my hair is taking "too damn long" and he had another appointment. Then he proceeds to get a buzzer and rip through my hair unevenly and in a hurry. I didn't realize it would take long to cut my hair but at least I felt like just a number to this guy. I showed a photo to my girl post cut and she cried. I had to go back in to tell him this is the worst cut I've ever received (and I shaved it one time). I didn't get charged but damn man fix your issues before cutting people's hair and don't treat people like shit. I've had good cuts here before but this is the second time and there won't be a third because this ain't baseball. -9999999/10 read more

Had a great experience at True Barbers with a Barber named Said. I went to get a straight razor hot shave. I wanted a professional to do this today because I had been sporting the "scruffy but groomed" short beard for the winter. I felt it was time to go back to the professional clean shaven look and didn't want to mess with this at home. I usually use an electric razor and I knew that I'd probably nick myself a hundred times and have razor burn, etc if I did my own grooming. Said was great. He was professional, well dressed, thorough and an overall great guy. He used several different types of hot, warm and cold towels and a lot of different good smelling and soothing products. I left there looking and feeling great. I will definitely be back and I will look for Said to do my future services. I'm thinking about taking my son out for a guy's day for his 15th birthday and I think we'll start here. read more

Had a great experience here with Terrance as my barber. Extremely friendly staff with comfortable atmosphere (and fancy leather chairs to hang out in, in case you have to wait). I set an appointment for 1pm on a Sunday afternoon and was about 15 minutes late due to traffic. Terrance was still waiting for me as soon as I walked in the door and was extremely friendly and easy to talk to. I haven't been to many barbers in my time so I didn't give 5 stars, but overall the experience was awesome and even my wife couldn't stop talking about how good I looked! Thanks, Terrance! Oh, and for the record, someone wrote a review saying that True Barbers essentially "pays" for your 5-star review by offering a $5 discount on your next cut... This is simply NOT TRUE. The gentleman at the front desk kindly informed me that if I wrote a review (and specifically told me it could be good, bad, or indifferent!), and let them know about it on my next visit, I would receive $5 off my next haircut. They DID NOT tell me to write a 5-star review to get a discount! Just wanted to clear that up real quick... Thanks again guys, I will definitely be back! read more

Friendly, professional service. The sign in the window says "We fix $7.99 haircuts," and there's a lot to truth to that. My hair was pretty mangled from a discount haircut elsewhere, and after a cut from Tara it looks as good as ever. I'd certainly recommend her and this shop to anyone, and will be getting my haircuts here from now on. read more

WIN _ WIN!! My 20 year old son came home from college for Christmas break & was a sloppy mess. I jumped online late & reserved a time the following day for a haircut and shave. The next day, Sunday, I gave him cash and sent him on his way. He had a great experience. He had a friendly male barber who also showed him how to jazz up his hair with some products. I really hit on something!! I'm gonna do this every time he comes home. I am also buying a haircut and shave certificate for family members stockings ;) read more

The chair I sat in faced 180 degrees from the outside windows and faced a dirty mirror that was nearly impossible to actually see my reflection. After showing my barber the extremely obvious deficiencies in my hair cut, I accepted what I could barely make out in the mirror. He then got out the straight razor and proceeded to take half the width of my sideburns. I am familiar with straight razor use and have never had anyone 'line' me up with it any more than just a touch up. I didn't ask for the 'thug special' and don't like my new skinny sideburns. When I got home to a mirror I could actually see in, I was shocked at just how bad my hair was. The fade is 1-2 inches above my ear on one side and easily 3-4 above the ear on the other side. There are numerous different lines of hair that aren't even close to the length as the rest. Very disappointed in this haircut. Can't believe I paid $30 for this! I could have gone to Sport Clips and got this same cut for half the price! read more

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This place is wonderful. Their services are reasonably priced and they are very friendly. The complimentary beer or soda while you wait is a really nice touch and you can also get your shoes shined. The place is really clean and bright. Give this place a try...they are very nice! read more

Got my dad's haircut here and paid with credit card. The following few days the credit card number was used to buy things online etc. Fortunately I was notified by my bank and reported the fraud. Do not go to this place unless you want to have your card number stolen. read more

If your looking for someone good with the clippers, this is the place! Vernon does my sons hair and we are very satisfied! They also have a shoe shiner too. read more

True Barbers - Vernon is awesome! - Barbers Near Me - Carmel, Indiana

First time there and Carlton took great care of me. All the little things you expect from a good barbershop experience. Made sure the eyebrows, ears & neckline were all looking good. And of course nailed the haircut. I will definitely be back read more

Worst place ever. The guy who made my hair started to cut without even asking what I wanted. He even started to shave my front head without asking!! You don't know who is a real barber there. Terrible experience. read more

My 11 year old insisted on going to True Barbers, he would not get his hair cut for months. I have 2 sons and took them both in on a Sunday afternoon. I teach customer service courses and was instantly impressed by the offer of a beverage. A great indication of good service. Both of the barbers, Marvin and Isaiah were personable and gave my sons great cuts. My only dissatisfaction was with their conversation on how they (the barbers) don't want any "rugrats" . Um hello, these "rugrats" are your customers. Other than that, I was pleased with their service. read more