I am very disappointed with the quality and prices at Village Cobbler. No prices are posted and the quality is lacking... Beware ..... read more

*PRICE GOUGING* I needed two rivets set in a leather key ring. The owner, Bijan, charged me $20. This is a small (the size of a pea) metal piece that costs about a dime and takes 30 seconds to set. I thought my local neighborhood shop would do just fine, and indeed, the work was fine, but at $20 to do less than--let's be generous--five minutes of work, this thief is making, at minimum, $240 per hour. Do yourself a favour, do a little research beforehand so you don't get swindled into paying more than what's fair. After posting in my local neighborhood social media group, the sentiments from the others were the same--egregiously overpriced. Buyer beware. read more

Village Cobbler - A rivet on leather. - Shoe Repair Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I cannot rate Village Cobbler highly enough. I have used him for several years for minor shoe repairs, but recently I took my favourite red leather purse to him to be refurbished. He did an absolutely fantastic job at a very fair price. Village Cobbler's service is as good as you can find anywhere. His work is excellent, his prices are fair and his service is fast and friendly. read more

With some time on my hands during self isolation, i contacted Bijan to fix my extremely damaged luggage. His excellent communication and reliability made the timing of assessing the damage, at a distance at my home, extremely easy. Professional and kind, his work was perfect on the luggage. He gave the luggage 4 new zippers and leather patches on the holes, as well as a general clean. Great prices for great work. read more

Hands down one of the BEST shoe repair place in the city of Toronto! I have brought - shoes that i thought I couldn't wear any more due them not fitting - why cause i bought them too big! I am one of those shoppers that when I buy my shoes, i usually err on caution i buy a tad bigger. I tried a few places in my hood, little Italy and No one could help! go figure! No only did he fix these shoes, one of my favourite retro Betty Page black platform stillo pumps! but he also fixed a few other of my boots, and leather goods.. Love this guy! read more

The owner of The Village Cobbler is a great cobbler! They've renovated their shop within the past few years and they now sell items like purses, belts, keys, etc. I've never purchased anything though. I stick to what I know they know best. The owner is great at knowing which face owns which shoes! I find he is a bit on the expensive side but his work is always good quality and guaranteed. They are able to fix anything leather - coats, belts, purses. Note: The Village Cobbler is closed on Mondays read more

Generally good quality work; on the expensive side. He will tell you if something cannot be fixed or is not worth it. I'm taking off a star because the last two times I've been in, their manner has been less than pleasant. The first time it was not the owner; I simply asked if it was possible to have some new inserts put in while I waited. I thought it might be a simple job and worth asking the question. He almost shouted that he couldn't do anything while you waited and went on to say he had 200 repairs to do. OK fair enough - I asked the question; he didn't have to be rude in his answer. The second time it was the owner and I mentioned that I thought the cost for that particular job was a lot. He said I could do it myself for $5 less, that I was paying for the labour and he had to pay his rent etc. etc. GMAB I didn't need to get jumped on like that. I find it annoying having to pay in advance. I can understand why as I think this is probably a business where some people do not pick up their goods. I just don't like the practice. There have been a number of times when I've gone at the 10 a.m. opening time and it has not been open. One time he told me it was the traffic. However, I think if you are running a business and have posted hours, these should be adhered to and plan your commute accordingly. This happened more than once. read more

Poor customer service and rude. Winter boots that I handed in last week were suppose to be ready Saturday. Nope. Called the following Tuesday said I needed them back by noon (moving out of town that evening). Fellow calls me back, can't find them. No problem, I came into the shop to help him find my boots and expecting a refund. Nope. They "can't" give refunds but he can sure argue. Claimed can't give a debit refund so I told him a cash refund would be fine. Nope. I echo Jennifer W's review, the guy was almost yelling. A truly horrible experience. I regret pre-paying. **Please be aware NOT to pre-pay. read more

Owner is great Looks for the best option to repair your item so that it will last the test of time but that is in your budget The prices are fair and the service is great! read more

Had a bit of a frustrating start with the Village Cobbler, but everything turned out well in the end. The day before leaving the country the strap on my most adult-looking shoulder bag broke, so based on others' Yelp reviews I decided to head down to Bloor West Village to see what could be done. I arrived about 45 minutes afer it should have opened (10, I think?) but the door was locked and no one answered the phone when I called. I stalked off in annoyance to do some other errands, but thankfully I had the good idea to call back before I left the area because not only was it open, but the cobbler told me he'd have my bag ready in an hour. That was pretty great considering at no point did I tell him I needed it ASAP, and it only cost me $10. And, he didn't give me any crap about it being vegan 'leather,' which was much appreciated. I'll definitely return when necessary. read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE... for the past 10 years i have had all and i mean ALL of my shoes and purses fixed here. It always looks brand new. I get so attached to some of my shoes and would rather pay to get them fixed than to buy a new pair. The owner is super friendly and honest, if he doesnt think its fixable he wont rip you off!! I will be a forever client even though i dont live in the area its well worth the drive. If you love your shoes as much as i do then this is the place to go! read more

This is the best cobbler in Toronto. Reasonable prices, quality work and great belts among other leather items they have for sale. The quality of their repair work is second to none. Ladies you will love the leather and non-leather purses he has for sale! read more

I received a leather bracelet for my fitbit to go into since I don't like the band it comes with. The leather bracelet ended up being too big for my wrist and I thought I was going to have to return it or regift it. Instead, I decided to try village cobbler - he told me he could make it smaller and have it done by the next day. It looks great and I'm so happy with deciding to come here. Definitely recommend. Great prices. read more

Called around,and some quotes were outrageous to repair a distressed leather messenger bag at an average cost of $400 to replace.I love the bag,and wanted to fix it's annoying feature.Had a bumpy start to the first visit to this shop,but we ironed things out. I will return because they did a good job for a more than reasonable cost for the labor involved.In a city this large,it's amazing how artisans like the ones at the Village Cobbler are so tough to find.One star less because of the cash/debit policy that wasn't clear; credit should be accepted if it's over $20. read more

Village Cobbler - repair entirely at owner's risk? - Shoe Repair Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I hate this place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The owner is rude and has no respect for peoples time. It all started 2 weeks ago when i went in to get my boots fixed he said Wednesday the 10th of October would be fine. So yesterday i called to ask if my boots are redy to pick up but he said no if i want them done at all i have to go in to leave a deposit. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was pissed and told him i will be in to pick my shoes up. I COULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER PLACE AND HAD MY BOOTS BACK BY NOW! WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND HOW RUDE. read more

Service is really friendly and the owner now recognizes me after a few visits! He does good work and will be honest about what he can and cannot repair. Prices are reasonable - the only thing is that he usually only accepts cash. read more

Village Cobbler is great for shoe and bag repairs. I've even taken some musical instrument soft (nylon) cases to them for repair., and they did a great job. read more

What a horrific situation!!!! I went to this place after the reviews I read' and also because since recently moving my trusted shoe repair guy was out of the way, so I decided to give these guys a try. Now I just feel sick. I took a pair of amazing vintage boots to simply have new heal lifts placed. It was suggested by them that due to the fact they were leather soled that they could place a thin barrier protection on the bottom of the boot. My gut said not to do it however they convinced me and I went along with it. I was very specific that I didn't want the shape to change, I told them I didn't know if it was actually necessary since I would not be wearing these boots in wet or salty conditions... and I absolutely did NOT want them to clean or polish the boots because of the amazing patina! I gave pretty easy and specific instructions.... or so I thought! I returned to pick up the boots only to find that they had completely changed the colour of the boots, covering the aged leather with some cheesy reddish brown dye. The barrier they put on made the bottom of the boots rock hard and non flexible, obviously not a quality material. Same goes for the hard heel rise. Hard plastic! When I tried the boots on they felt like I was standing on cement. On top of that they carved away the bottom of these beautiful leather soles, to slap on this crappy barrier piece which they assured me was super thin and was simply going to be glued onto the existing sole. It actually made the boots sole appear so much thicker. They they used BLACK dye to colour the soles!!! The soles were not black before, why would they do this?! Just to match the cheesy black barrier they added????!!! What a mess. Being completely shocked at the mess they made I wasn't even able to speak. I left without even saying anything to them, feeling like I was about to cry. And since the man who I gave my original instructions to was not there.. I just decided to go. I literally got into my vehicle and drove all the way to my long time repair guy. He looked at the boots and asked me who had done this to my boots.. he also said that for the 70 bucks I paid that it was far too much for the sub standard quality products they had used, and also he said that they should have NEVER carved away the leather nor dyed them!! He told me that they have basically ruined the boots. I am so sick today over this and I had to come home and write this to warn others never to deal with this place. Now my shoe repair has to try and reverse the damage to my beautiful vintage boots. I wish I had never gone into this place. I should have known ... I got the impression they were more interested in selling me unnecessary products, and they obviously didn't listen to me or a single word I had to say as a customer. What a disaster!!! GO ELSEWHERE!!!! read more

I always get nervous when i take something in to be repaired to a place because you never know what they consider to be repaired. Are they going to do a botched job and ruin it altogether? I took my chance on the village cobbler hoping the reviews on Yelp were on the mark. They were. I brought in a pair of boots and an expensive red leather purse. The boots i had neglected and worn right past the rubber sole and into some of the actual heel. It had to be rebuilt up and I had torn some of the leather away from the seam near my big toe. It had to be patched on the inside. the purse which is really my laptop carrier had broken on one of the straps from the excessive weight I put into it. I love this bag!! So after 2 days everything was done... It was perfect !!! The shoes were fixed. He built up the heel and if you didnt know of the previous damage, you would never had know there was an issue. The patch was great on the side as well. For the purse he reinforced the strap (on the inside) with a piece of leather and made the red part decorative. Again you cannot notice a difference. Excellent , timely job. Cost: wsnt cheap. Heels were $25, seam to patch $25 and 2 strap repair $12 each , tax and total was $83 but I got two things I love fixed. I have no worries about bringing anything in to his store again. read more