Walked in around 8pm for a quick consultation and left with a great tattoo. Huge s/o and thanks to Eddie for doing everything last minute, helping me get what I wanted, and almost putting me to sleep with how smooth the process was. Whenever I'm back in town, I got my next artist locked down. read more

Second time here. Really love their work. Johnny took care of me and made sure my piercing was symmetrical. I really appreciate it. Will definitely be back read more

Went as a walk in to see Jeff & he definitely did an amazing job making me feel confident in what i was getting, he got my belly piercing back in after being closed for a year without the needle and just charged me $10 for the piercing itself! saved me more money for-sure i didn't even feel a thing he also did my nose piercing quick and fast and made sure the area was extra sterilized before piercing it. What a great place! will definitely be going back. thank you - Jojo read more

Absolute Tattoo - nose piercing - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

First time I had one of my tats done by Absolute was about five or six years ago. My cousin knew the owners and everyone that worked there. It was very clean, the people were personable, and the atmosphere was really laid back. I brought in one of my Baby Phat shirts so that one of the guys could tat my back with the Baby Phat cat. He worked on it until he got the size that I wanted on it. I was floored at the great effort he put into the proof. He gave me suggestions on color shading and what would look good on me and gave me a couple of books on different types of fonts I could use for my name. I wanted to emulate the font that Baby Phat used as well and he just went with it. =D The next time I went to Absolute was about a year ago and the owners' wife still remembered me. Too cool, right? And even better - nothing much had changed (the atmosphere, the personalities) with the exception of the tattoo artists/piercers. I laid out exactly what I wanted to them and again, I still got really good service by the time I got seen (they really go out of their way to make sure it's how the customer wants it and not how the artist wants it which is what I love). He just made suggestions and cleared it with me BEFORE he did ANYTHING. Even though I was one of the last to be seen that night and this tat in particular was not an easy one at all... the artist was a little tired (it was about 1:00 am by the time I was seen) but he stuck with me until the job was done and made sure it was done right. P.S. If for any reason, I'm incoherent in my explanation on this review of Absolute, I apologize... I'm TIRED... but my bottom line is: this place is really cool to get tatted at! UPDATE: I finally added pics of one of my tats on my lower left ankle. read more

Went and got my dimple/cheek piercings done, absolutely awesome job! The place was so clean too, the piercing room felt like a doctors office, incredibly professional. The piercing process was very quick and efficient. Definitely recommend! read more

ok, so I made an appointment today with John. I wanted to have several tatts done, one arm, one shoulder/chest, and then set an appointment to start a full back pice. Well, John is pretty good IF you can get in to see him, they over booked me and then they say, "well the only time he has is August" .so now if I want my tatts done, I have to wait till august sometime NO! it doesn't work like you make an appointment for a reason. I had made this appointment what 3 weeks back. You make it you keep it. I will never go back to Absolute ever, you don't treat your customer's that way. I had 2 Tatts done there and they need a little touch up, you know a little fading just to bring up the color again, come to find out that now he charges to touch up his own work. Not cool! read more

Got a piercing by ana and I am definitely planning on going back! She was very kind, helpful, and gave me tips for other piercing problems I had. Love my new Medusa piercing read more

Absolute Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Alex was great! My sister, mother and I all got small tattoos. Alex helped my mother get her first tattoo and she absolutely loves it. I got fine line lettering in my moms handwriting and it's perfect! My sister got a fine line rose and it's also perfect! read more

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Great service by Johnny! He was extremely professional, polite and precise with my ear piercing! Highly recommend this place!!

My second Tattoo with Alex and it came out awesome, I will definitely be going back for more. read more

Absolute Tattoo - Paradise Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Me and my bestfriend have gone here repeatedly over the last three years for our tattoos, and I have to say every time we come out extremely pleased. I walked in today, with an sketch that needed some slight touch ups and was able to get it redrawn, and done by Feo. He is BEYOND super personable, even offering me some of his very delicious fried rice from next door while I waited. My tattoo turned out beautiful and very detailed despite being very small, and would highly recommend him. Will return with future tattoos. read more

Absolute Tattoo - Big thanks to Feo for being able to create such detail in small ways - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I always come here to get piercings with Adolfo! He is super professional and quick. 10/10 service!

I definitely recommend this place, my daughter wanted a nose piercing and Kat did it, she made my daughter feel so comfortable and she was very clean throughout the whole process. Kat is very good! read more

Excellent! Angel is a great artist who makes you feel comfortable and ensures you get what you want.

Not sure what her name was, I think it was Kat...but she was amazing, definitely will be going back for all my other piercings and will recommend her to anyone I know. She is the shit for real. She did my nose and medusa piercings, my nose was so quick I didn't even know she pierced it yet! read more

Tattoo wasn't worth 100.00. It looks ok, but I didn't pay for 'ok'. It should have been an easy tattoo, it was very small. maybe the guy who did mine was inexperienced. read more

Absolute Tattoo - This is what I got, not what I asked for. - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Megan did piercings for my friend and me. She was so fun and patient talking through placements. I love my rook piercing and can't wait to come back for my next one. read more

I have gotten both a tattoo and piercing at this location and love the employees. They make you feel comfortable and teach you how to properly care for anything you get done!! Going back this week! read more

Just called the shop to find out if the artist who did my tattoo was still there and to see about getting my ink touched up. It faded pretty badly. The original tattoo is a steam punk flying pig. It took about 4.5 hours per my last review. I was told that I'd have to come on so they could price it. This after telling them that I live in nashville and will only be in the area for a couple days. Price it?? Really ?? Stay classy. If I'm going to pay to have it done, I'll have an artist at home that I trust do it. A good artist will stand behind their work and make sure it looks good. After all, it's an advertisement for their work. read more

Highly recommend talking to Johnny! He gives amazing customer service. shop is very clean and the staff is nice :)

received my first tattoo from Steve. He was awesome! Very patient and really made sure that what I wanted was perfect. Other artists had made me feel unwelcome and embarrassed because of my nervousness, but I felt very comfortable with Steve an the shop. I will be taking my husband for a 3/4 sleeve and friend for a cover up. Highly recommend!! read more

Absolute Tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Walked in to do a tattoo to represent my siblings and Meghan, John and Steve were amazing. I had the honor of getting inked by Steve and he did such a great job. The faculty is clean and nice and all of them are great. Will definitely be returning. read more

I went in to get an industrial and belly button piercing. Megan is amazing! She was very attentive, kept asking if I was okay. Procedures were very quick. Thank you!!! read more

Went in today for my first tattoo. Had a couple of pics of a Phoenix as a starting point and Feo took over from there to create his own design and coloring. Awesome job and very reasonable pricing. Highly recommend!! read more

Absolute Tattoo - Feo's work... - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

My third time coming to this location and i've had wonderful experiences with all of them. Always super clean, the ppl are cool and easy to talk to. This recent time i got my both daith piercings done and Adolfo was so great. Will continue to be going back bc they're amazing. read more

My boyfriend went to get his nose pierced and we waited for literally an hour. They took TWO girls that walked in AFTER him before they took him to get the piercing, but after the two girls the lady said she needed to clean up and took another 30 min before they even took him, but when he finally got to the back the lady was super nice. I wanted to like this place but the wait was horrible. read more

I went to go get my septum pierced at this place, the service was great, only waited 10 minutes to get my piercing. Although the girl doing my piercing did not seem very confident and seemed rushed. She did not communicate to me at all when she was going to start or communicate at all in general. Once the needle was in she was struggling to get the actual septum ring in. She then took the needle out and gave me a break. She then tried to pierce the same spot again and still could not get the jewelry in. I'm not sure what went wrong but it was not painless. She gave up and said I could come back and get it done for free because she felt bad for the amount of pain she caused me. read more

Went last night to get my piercings done and Kat was amazing! Very good customer service would definitely recommend her to anyone! :)

I got an amazing tattoo here. It was my first tattoo and Feo did an amazing job. The customer service was great and they were all very friendly. Getting my tattoo was a great experience and I would definitely go back for more. I also got my cartilage pierced and overall it was a traumatic and completely different ordeal. I was unable to pick out the jewelry I wanted and she ended up having to pierce it three different times because there was so much blood. It was also my birthday, and I had some friends come in before on their 18 birthday and get free jewelry but for some reason I didn't. read more

This was the best tattoo shop I have ever been to! On December 1st I got my nose pierced and it was an great experience! She made sure that I knew what was happening at every step and how exactly to care for it when I got home. I will for sure be coming here for all subsequent piercings and tattoos!! :-) read more

First tattoo experience RUINED! Came in to get scripture tattooed by Angel and the lines came out slanted. Basically paid 200 dollars for a crooked tattoo and this was my first one very upset. read more

Absolute Tattoo - Messed up tattoo - Tattoo Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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highy recommend for piercings. I've come here for both my industrial and septum and the experience was amazing. The customer service is great and the workers are very friendly. They were very helpful through the process and make you feel comfortable. They also offer a free checkup a few weeks after getting your piercing!! read more

Johnny was my piercer for a cartilage and he was super duper nice! Reasonable price and very quick. Will come back again for more piercings!

Walked in on a Saturday and Feo took my idea and turned it into exactly what I wanted, and added his own artistic flair to make it awesome! I couldn't be happier. The shop is very clean and has fair prices. A++!! read more

My BF got his anti-brow repierced here and they were super quick and professional. Came out great

Worst piercing place in San Antonio. I went there to get a septum piercing and it was a horrible experience. The piercer is a cocky asshole who refused to put the piercing at the location i wanted to, claiming that he "knows what's best." 0/10 would not recommend. read more

well my actuall review is about the absolute tattoos on bandera, its new. i walked in and immediately felt like a friend to the owner. he was generous and very helpful. i told him the price range i was looking for and where on my body i wanted the tattoo. he introduced me to a nice man named shane(who i highly recommend) and i told shane about my idea for my tattoo. he totally drew the tattoo as i was thinking it in my head, hes such a good artist! then i set up an appointment and prepared myself for TWO fairly large COLORFUL tattoos only for 300 bucks! if you ask me, thats a goooood deal! anyways, my tattoo isnt fully done. i just got my first left piece yesterday night. and tomorrow im going on to my right side piece. when he finishes up the whole thing ill post pics. but my left side right now is so BEATUFIL to say the least.! go to sbsolute!!!!! read more

My wife got ripped off last night, getting a tattoo here. Unfinished and unprofessioal job. My wife brought a picture of what she wanted. They said they could do it. It wasn't difficult. The artist didn't even make a stencil of the complete tattoo, and just stenciled a cross and three flowers my wife wanted. The cross was just outlined in black with no color or shading, and the flowers were poorly done. There was suppose to be a green vine wrapping around the cross, and it was nowhere to be found. The flowers represented our three children, one of which, was lost in miscarriage, and they knew this, so it was even more disappointing. I will have to take her somewhere else to get it fixed and finished. And, if you decide to go ahead and use them, DO NOT LET MARK DO THE WORK!!! Enter at your own risk. I had to give a star rating to post this, but unfortunately, there were no negative numbers, so I had to give it a 1. read more

Shitty ass customer service. I could tell that getting a tattoo here would probably be a mistake, after asking questions and how much they would charge for a tattoo...price was ridiculous. I'm sorry I'm going to platinum tattoos where I normally go(stopped by here only because they were closed).Don't try to up sell me some piece of shit work because you can't see tattoos on my body, save your $$$ and go elsewhere. read more

Absolutely in love with my first tattoo! All thanks to Angel, he did such an amazing job! Such a friendly place. Just moved to San Antonio, and I'd definitely recommend this place to just about anyone! Amazing work! read more