The Company lists inaccurate hours on both their store and online. Four times now I have come to the location after work at 6:30 pm and they have been closed when they state on the door their hours are til 7 pm and online they inaccurately state they are 7:30 pm. I would not suggest getting haircuts from business that lack attention to detail. read more

Elite Barber Shop - 6:42 pm store is closed. Also was closed at 6:15 pm - Barbers Near Me - New York, New York

Hours posted for Saturday say open 9 am. Here at 945 am and still not open. But I got a great hair and beard cut. Even did color well. Plan on coming again. read more

Found this spot on Yelp. Just moved to the Upper West and needed a new spot to get a fresh cut. Walked right in at opening and the Head Barber, Alex, was able to seat me right away. Got a great skin fade, in and out in 20 minutes. Will definitely be back here read more

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If friendliness and fair prices are your top priority for a barber, you will like this place. But a series of small (and not so small) mishaps lowered my opinion. Since I just moved to the UWS, I wanted to find a barber within Covid- era walking distance. The under $30 price enticed me, and the pics on Yelp looked good. But when I came at 9:30 am they were not yet open despite their hours listed online. After visiting the nearby dollar store, I came back and was ushered in around 10 am. The barber was friendly and accommodating, and wore a mask. However, the two ladies who helped with nails/shampooing were unmasked inside the store. Although 6 feet away, it was uncomfortable. The haircut was just ok; I asked for a fade on the side and a trim on top with the front longer to flip up. The fade was good but the top of my hair was chopped up pretty bad. I guess one good thing was realizing how far my receding hairline has come, since my previous barber did a masterful job covering it up. So maybe I should give more stars? read more

I'm very picky with who cuts my hair. I have a certain taste, and not every barber knows how to cut my hair right. That being said, it will be a journey to find a new barber since moving back to NYC. I searched Yelp, and found this barber shop to be one of many options in the upper west side. I took the short subway ride over here, and was glad to be immediately tended to by one of the barbers here. The guy cut my hair decently, and we had a good conversation in the meanwhile. He was quick, but got my cut right. They are pretty efficient here, I saw almost no line, but there were quite a number of customers coming in and out. This is a good option on the upper west side. read more

This place used to be really nice, but now it's just a scam and they look for every chance to nickel and dime you to death. I got a haircut last week and asked them to trim my beard a little as well. According to the sign, it should have been like 35 dollars. Came out to 50 because they charged 4 dollars for parting my hair, and 10 for a razor shave that I didn't ask for. Parting my hair is part of the cut, are you serious with this? Plus, slowpoke took literally an hour to do my hair and the end result did not justify that time or price. I won't be back. read more

Low quality cut, low effort on minimizing Covid. Was recommended by a friend, not sure why. Also it's cash only despite stickers on the window. read more

Definitely a great place for a haircut and a shave. It's really hard to find a haircut for $15 these days, and these guys do a pretty good job for the price. The shave was also professionally done and very, very refreshing. A note to perspective clients; they hand out $2 off coupons on Amsterdam from time to time, usually in the late afternoon. $13 for a haircut? There's no better deal in the area. read more

My previous barber kind of messed up my haircut, so I walked across the street to elite barbershop to see what they could do. Without questions Jimmy took care of me , fixed it up perfectly as requested in a few short minutes , and declined money for it. I will definitely be coming here for my next haircut. Class act and a great barber. read more

The best barber I have found since I moved to NYC! I'm an ex army guy and I have worn a short flat top for years. I moved to NYC 6 months ago and I have had a painfully horrible time trying to find a good barber since I arrived. I even had one barber refuse to to cut my hair when I explained that I wanted the back and the sides shaved off. So today I came to yelp when I needed another hair cut and decided to give Elite a try. I ended up in the chair of a wonderful lady named Sinead, with the chair closest to the window. She did a fantastic job! She even had a straight razor to touch me up with. I will definitely go back and I highly recommend her. The best haircut I have had in ages. read more

Elite Barber Shop - Barbers Near Me - New York, New York

Pricey haircut $22 with $2 fee for using a card. Doesn't feel like an elite experience considering there was a patch left on the side of my head where they cut too deep. read more

Elite Barber Shop - Price - Barbers Near Me - New York, New York

If I could give this place negative stars, I would. I don't know if the people who gave this place anything other than 1 star went to the wrong place or were bribed, but this was hands down the worst haircut of my life - and I've cut my hair in the mirror before. If you're reading this don't ever come to this place. Save the $32 they charge you and spend it somewhere else. read more

Today I had my hair cut by Alex, I love the haircut and the place was clean. Alex was obviously experienced, he handled my overgrown hair with ease. 25$ for a top notch haircut is hard to come by in the city. read more

Elite Barber shop is the best haircut on the upper west side! I have been coming here for over 5 years now and there's no place better. Alex and Roza are the best and most skilled babers/stylists. They are very attentive to details and make sure you always leave more than satisfied with your cut. They perfect all the latest styles and make sure you have a fresh clean look. I highly recommend coming here!! read more

The barbers are very friendly and do a great job for a very fair price! It's been a while since both my girlfriend and mom have said they really like my haircuts lol. As a bonus, they usually have something interesting to watch on tv as well! read more

The worst haircut I have EVER had. ZERO stars. Stay far away from here. I have a messy spike on top, walked in like that, explained to the shyster posing as a barber and he combed my hair flat. There are no word to describe the horrific results. read more

Reasonable price for a great haircut. Boris was personable and knew what he was doing. There are a number of haircutters closer to my apartment, but from now on I don't intend to go anywhere else. read more

The lady by the door is very rude and doesn't care one bit about gaining customers. She needs to pay attention while cutting hair. Literally walked to another barber down the street to fix it. read more

The owner Alex does a great job And once he gets to know you -he is very comfortable with giving you the haircut you are accustomed to, They now take reservations Prices are reasonable read more

Alex fucked my hair up man, Jesus. There are so many better barber shops out here like Elvin's for an example. The trick about this barber shop is that their open on Sunday's. These guys used to have some good barbers in there but they all end up leaving or going to one of their other shops. Alex is in there slightly depressed it seems just cutting hair with NO ATTENTION. Come on dude this is my fucking hair. At $20 plus an extra 5 dollar tip because I'm not a Cheap bastard, cut my fucking hair correctly. Because there's a good 10 shops out here that cut way better hair for $10-$15. Never coming back. read more

Alex gave me a top of the line cut in less than 30 minutes. Charged me an extra $2 for the hard part but he used hot shavecream and a straight razor. I went in pressed for time. Came out fresh and early for next event. it was well worth it. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere. read more

This place is a roll of the dice. The main guy, a very brusque Eastern European (Alex?) does a good job, but is very lacking in customer service. He seemed annoyed that people were there for haircuts. The others working with him are uneven at best. I asked for a light trim from the woman by the window and before I knew it half my head was shaved. She appears to know one style and one style only. Also, all customers there were treated to loud Eastern European dance music....played over Alex's iphone. Classy. I'm not going back. read more

I've been going to this barber shop for over 5 years. Yes, it's convenient to my home but I'd make the trip here even if I lived in a different neighborhood or borough of NYC. Is it fancy hair solon for dudes? Hell no! Is it a place with very talented barbers? Yes! Several of the barbers have groomed me over the years. Ben is my go-to guy for a shave and a haircut. He does an amazing job! My friends and colleagues tell me how good I look every time I leave his chair and this barber shop. -- PK read more

Just moved to the New York, and stumbled upon this hole in the wall barber shop. I figured if they messed up my hair, none of my friends are around to make fun of it, so I gave it a shot. I'm glad I did. It's hard to find a good barber, especially one who knows how to do a good fade up with my head shape. Eric did a great job; you can tell he's a master of his trade after doing it for over 18 years. So if you're looking for a good hair cut, this is the place. read more

This is a great barber shop for a normal guy. I don't neccessarily mean "normal" by Manhattan standards. I mean "normal" by American standards. If you're the type of guy who wears scarves as accent pieces, and flips through fashion magazines to find the haircut you want; you might want to re-yelp under the heading "salons", but if you're a normal guy who answers the question "how do you want it cut?" with clip numbers instead of hand gestures, congratulations. You just found yourself a barber shop. Oh, and they use the hot shaving cream and straight razors. read more

Holy. Moly. I was not expecting such a bad experience after reading these reviews. Usually Yelpers can sift through the good and the bad to make an informed decision, hence the purpose of this website. Not this time. I have been going to barbershops for about 15 years now. I prefer a male to cut my hair...just because. I recently moved to NYC and have used a few other barbers but wanted to find one closer to home. First, it is actually called Elite Unisex Hair Salon and Barber Shop (misleading). I am way too polite to walk out of a place because a woman is the available barber - I am open to anything. That is usually how I find amazing places. She was the sloppiest "barber" I have ever met, scraping hair off on the cape, banging her scissors constantly because they were not sharp and kept pulling my hair, and answering her cell phone in the middle of my cut! Absolutely unacceptable in my book of good customer service. This is coming from someone who refuses to talk on his phone in line at Starbucks so as not to be rude to the cashier. Get my drift? After slicking back my hair with gel and making me look like I came straight from the Jersey shore (except with an exceptionally bad haircut) I paid and tipped, and left to run the three blocks home to try to wash the ugly from my poor head. After some trimming of my own I think I can wait a week to go back to the good people at Barbershop 72 on West 72nd Street to repair the damage. Basically, if you need a fairly-priced place to take your kid for a haircut, come here. If you want to have your hair cut by a skilled barber, even one who is not a renowned stylist - just a good ol' corner barber, stay away from this place. read more

(See Razor Sharp Barber Shop for more reviews on this barber) While this barber was originally called Razor Sharp and was on Amsterdam and 90th, they moved to a new location at 662 B Amsterdam ave. between 92nd and 93rd and have renamed themselves "Elite Barber Shop." I'm not so sure why they would change the name; re-branding is usually reserved for companies like WorldCom and Blackwater that need to shed their negative image. Honestly, it seems like a poor business move, but they are still the same great barber shop run by the same great people. As Scott Y. pointed out, Elite Barber Shop is is the perfect barber for the perfectly normal guy. I must admit that I frequent Jude & Me Salon when I need some serious work done, but for the simple shave and haircut, you can't beat Elite. I'll take flak for this, but the most prominent feature of Elite is that they are a barber shop that caters well to white guys' hair. The Manhattan Valley and Morningside area is littered with barber shops that don't seem to understand white-guy-hair. I've made the mistake of walking into several places expecting a normal trim and they turned my hair and/or beard into the ghetto-special. This is not a shop that blares hip hop and buzzes spirals into the sides of men's heads. You can trust them, honky. At most low-key barbers, you can get a shave and a haircut for two bits (adjusted for inflation). Elite, in my opinion, is a bit pricier. The shave and haircut is $27 ($15 for haircut, $12 for shave) so it gets a bit pricey when you start adding all of the bells and whistles. That said, it's still cheaper than a no-frills haircut (no shave) at Jude & Me Salon which charges $36 for a men's haircut. I still recommend Elite for the average New York gringo. read more

"Elite" is a definite misnomer. This place was hit or miss when I used to come here. There were either two outcomes: 1) An agreeable cut done with noticeable effort by the younger guy occupying the chair as soon as you enter the shop 2) A slapdash effort marked with casual indifference by a typically sullen Alex. I decided to go elsewhere for cuts after a disconcerting experience, where during a shave, I caught Alex taking a picture of me with his cell phone and sharing a good laugh with his "pal" once I averted my glance. Pretty awkward. Also, while I understand the importance of conversing in one's native language, there was always a strong suspicion that at times, they talked rudely about their customers. Bizarre behavior and distrust aside, a haircut and shave will run you almost $30 dollars if you decide to include a decent tip, which I would usually give begrudgingly. I rediscovered a barbershop within the neighborhood several months ago which offers a haircut and shave for close to ten dollars less, gives very fresh cuts, and I haven't been back since. read more

I always get a great haircut! Sam does a very good job and so does his dad. I get so many compliments after coming from the barber even from people on the street. Thank you guys!! read more

On Jose and Gil's earlier recommendations, I decided to take a risk and get a much-needed haircut today, right before an important social engagement. I made sure to load a couple of photos of a great haircut I'd gotten elsewhere in August into my iPhone, and wandered down to the shop. After sitting on a padded bench for a couple of minutes, I was greeted by a Russian woman named Olga, to whom I showed the photos. With a curt nod, she quickly went to work on me, using mostly electric clippers and serrated scissors (I prefer short on the sides, thick and spiky on top). I had to remind her to trim up my neckline with a razor, as she seemed to be rushed. I left with an OK haircut, good enough but not spectacular. It was good value for the price at $14, and I tipped her $5 anyway. I'm not sure I'll go back, since I've seen a large number of spectacular reviews for "Neighborhood Barber" in the Village, which also does a similar cut for the same price and is close to my day job. Still, a decent haircut for a good price. read more

Great, fast service! No A/C in the building, so I was sweating the whole time. But for an $18 hair cut, i Didn't mind. read more

I showed up at about 6:20 pm today ( Thursday, 24 Feb) knowing that they closed at 7:30 pm per their hours posted online. Even as I'm writing this at 7:09, the website says it's open. Well, guess what? You got....they were closed! Really super annoying when you're trying to get there for your haircut after rushing from work and they just decided to close up shop. read more

I am from Texas so was looking for a low price, high quality barbershop in the neighborhood and this place was excellent! Liked it way more than any other place I have been before. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a haircut. ** Note: They prefer cash or you have to pay extra. read more

Good barber shop. Went today for the first time. I liked the hot shave cream and the straight razor back of the neck shave at the end. What I did not like was the barber took 10 minutes out of my time talking to a strange woman who walked into the shop while he was cutting my hair. But overall it was a good haircut. The lighting could be a bit more favorable to the client too. All that downward, fluorescent light put 20 years on my face. Yeesh. read more

I was looking for new hair stylish so heard about elite barber shop and I was surprised that it unisex salon. They have great service, very welcoming and tend to your needs. I got hair done with Nuris, she best with my hair. She knows what goes with style ,her technique is modern and fresh. Ladies if need get your hair cut, blow dry, colored, and style asked for Nuris. read more

Every time I have come here I have gotten a different barber and they are all fantastic! Especially Rose! She was super attentive to every aspect of the cut and made sure it was to my liking. read more

Alex the Russian (Uzbek Jew, actually) is my man. Old world, old school, whatever you call it, he's a master the likes of which you just don't see much anymore Always takes his time with you and gives a great haircut with straight razor & warm shaving cream detailing. The others in the shop seem very good too. I bring my son here as well. $15 for adults, $14 for kids and seniors. read more

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Truly happy I was able to find an affordable haircut that looks amazing. Alex and Sam were very welcoming and are bona fide professionals.

I have been using Eric for many years. He is the best. Perfect cut every time and a really good dude. Always get exactly what I'm looking for. Keep up the good works guys! -Jason read more

I've had five or six good experiences here. Fast, cheap, good haircuts. However, last week when I came in, the man who cut my hair kept nicking my ear with the clippers. At one point, he asked me to stop moving. I responded "Sure but please stop nicking my ear with that thing." He told me that it didn't hurt, and that it was all in my head, then he did it AGAIN, intentionally, and said "See, it doesn't hurt at all, it is all in your head". It did hurt, it wasn't in my head and that time he did it on purpose. I was furious. I will not be returning there. I'd give them one star, but my first half-dozen experiences were solid 4-star experiences, so I want to be fair and give them their second star. read more