The knives are sharp now and it only took a day from drop off to pick up for the job to be done…read more Good prices as well. Service was the opposite but my brother covered that in his review and John decided to text me after the fact wanting his review to pertain only to the knife sharpening so here that is. Also for the sake of accuracy the refund he mentions in his reply took 5 hours not 1. Not a huge deal.

I will start by saying that all the knives we had sharpened looked great and were extremely sharp…read moreafter using this service. This is a very mixed review because, up until we got our knives, the entire experience couldn't possibly have been easier or more pleasant. For some context, I live out of state, so all of my communication was over the phone or over text. The owner was extremely friendly on the phone and I arranged to pay in advance to sharpen 6 knives (the price was very reasonable). As this was a gift for family members, I gave him the name of my father as the recipient of the knives. However, somewhat confusingly, I then asked my brother who lives in the area to bring the knives in to be sharpened. The owner charged my brother for the service and my brother paid, both clearly misunderstanding that I paid in advance. This is where the entire service became unbelievably disappointing. The owner went back and forth with my brother about how unlikely it would have been that I paid in advance given that he normally asks customers to pay after he completes the sharpening job. After I sent screenshots of our earlier conversation and of my payment, the owner agreed to pay my brother back for the double payment. All was well and good except the owner sent my brother a text message saying "You all couldn't have made this more difficult". I concede that we weren't entirely clear in our communication but this is simply not any way to talk to customers who, lest we forget, had just paid for your service and apologized for our mistake. I was genuinely so excited to work with a small local business who, up to that point, was extremely friendly and helpful. Based on other reviews this is almost certainly an outlier which made it all the more bizarre. So, aside from a single completely unacceptable comment made in response to a common customer mistake, the service was everything we could have wanted and I hope he continues to provide great service in the future.

Great store, great salespeople, great service! I love the…read moreHappy Cook and go to get all my wedding gifts!

Took a vegan cooking class here and I really commend them for the effort! It's so awesome to have…read morethem trying to do vegan classes. We had an awesome time and the instructors were nice, welcoming, and fun. The place was clean and had lots of cool merchandise. We enjoyed making vegan sushi and "egg rolls" but none of it had any flavor as we really barely used seasoning at all so that was a huge disappointment. As a vegan cooking enthusiast, I think I could've made something much more tasty on my own. The meal could've benefitted from salt, ginger, onion, garlic! Sriracha even. And wasabi is ESSENTIAL for sushi, always. The dessert was amazing though and the whipped coconut cream was the highlight. I would give them another chance.

Operating out of their home, the owner knows what he's doing. I gave him my entire set of Japanese…read moresteel chef knives, which I have neglected to sharpen in the last two years, and they came back good as new. All for a very reasonable price with a 24hour turn around. Great work and you will not be disappointed!

We have several Shun Japanese knives that are fairly expensive. I have had them sharpened 3 times…read moreby different places in RVA. They have never been sharpened correctly until now. Not only were they sharpened correctly but he also repaired a tip that had been broken. We were very happy we finally found someone who can keep these in great shape for us. Highly recommend him. Their work is guaranteed.

All parts of my transaction with Potomac Sharpening was smooth. From reaching out to Matt to then…read morecompleting the work and picking it up. The quality of the work is precise and worth every penny that you spend to have your knives honed. I do it once a year and Matt is my go to. I tell everyone about him, including Reddit. Come to Potomac Sharpening, you will not be disappointed. You have contactless drop-off and pickup. Virtual payment. Pleasant communication. What more can you want?

Matt is the knife whisperer. I had a couple of problematic blades that I had been putting off doing…read moreanything about for some time. One was a Vietnam war era combat dagger. The Gerber Mark 2 was a thing of beauty when I first acquired it years ago. But my sons had ruined the blade doing what teenagers do when they get into things that don't belong to them. I thought the blade was a goner, but held out hope that someone might be able to restore it. The other one was a cleaver I had purchased thinking it would have the same functionality as a chef's knife only to find out that the edge profile was more suited to chopping firewood. Matt worked some magic. I wish I had taken a "before" picture of the dagger so you could appreciate the extent of the damage he had to address. The "after" picture (see below) was truly remarkable. It was literally like nothing had ever happened to the blade. As for the Wüsthof cleaver, Matt reshaped the edge profile so that it more nearly resembled a wicked sharp Asian cleaver. Just what I was after. Fabulous work. Matt didn't just sharpen my knives. He completely reshaped their blades AND sharpened them. Highly recommended.

I called one morning to inquire about knife sharpening services, and I had all of my knives dropped…read moreoff and then back to me by 3 PM on the same day. The provider was very kind and helpful, and it was a job well done for an excellent price. He said he does a lot of work for local restaurants and chefs who demand good quality work.

From the owner: Very sharp knives and quick turnaround time!read more

kevin was extremely quick to respond to my request. scheduled an appointment within hours of me…read morereaching out. came to my house, sharpened 3 knives for me, and returned the knives. extremely polite, and great price. will definitely use his services again

My knives are so sharp now. The convenience of putting my knives to be sharpened by my front door…read moreand then having the flawlessly sharpened knives returned to the same location is a real time saver. The Chef's Edge gives you a time frame when they will pickup your knives and it is same day service! It couldn't be easier to have sharpened knives with this clever business. They send a text message when your knives are done and include a PayPal link. Don't have a PayPal account? No worries! Once you push the invoice link sent to you, it gives other payment methods. Couldn't be happier with this Veteran owned business.

After two months and several messages sent, I have received no response whatsoever from Sharpen It…read moreNow. No acknowledgment, no update, nothing. This level of non-communication is completely unacceptable for any company claiming to be reputable. If there was an issue or delay, basic customer service would be to respond and communicate. Unfortunately, that did not happen here. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this company.

Extremely pleased with my service. Brought in a paramilitary 2 to be sharpened after I had not had…read moresuch well results free handing . Not only did I get a sharp knife but also tips and advice to help me fix what I was doing wrong . Thank you !