I used to bring my boys here when they were younger so I brought my grandson and such an awesome experience. My grandson wanted a lightening bold on the side and she did it perfectly and effortlessly. The experience for my grandson was spot on the vibe I wanted. Thank you! read more

Fred's Reel Barber Shop - He loved it! - Barbers Near Me - Meridian, Idaho

My husband and son have never had better haircuts. So glad they found Fred! Highly recommend:) read more

Me and my boys have been going to Fred for nine years now. Great cuts every time! You're in and out quick and the atmosphere of the place is really cool. I highly recommend getting your hair cut at Fred's Reel Barber Shop- best shop in town! read more

Great service and atmosphere! Love my regular visits to have a chance to listen to the different conversations amongst the locals and to get a perfect fade every time. Worth a visit if you are in the area and a chance to support a real local business in Meridian. read more

Excellent service and highly professional. I live in L.A. and it looks like I'm going to have to fly out here just to get my haircuts! read more

Fred's Reel Barber Shop - My head - Barbers Near Me - Meridian, Idaho

Fred's Reel Barber Shop is the highest quality barber in the Boise area. Fast service, easy scheduling and awesome customer service keep me and my family coming back. 10/10 recommend Fred's if you're looking for a new barber shop. read more

Fred's Reel Barber Shop is a gem. Old school feel with modern scheduling. all the barbers are skilled and welcoming. Fred has been cutting my hair for years and never disappoints. Service is always on point and you're in and out in no time. great shop! Highly recommend! read more

I've been getting my hair cut here for over a decade. Fred and Cam are excellent barbers! I've never had an issue with my hair and Fred is always open for changes. I really like the barber atmosphere and appreciate the consistency of my visits. I highly recommend this shop for anyone looking for a great cut. read more

Highly recommend this place. My husband uses him and I'm always everytime he comes home w/ a fresh cut. If you have boys or husband in need of a new Barbershop this place is great. A true Barbershop experience! Laid back atmosphere w/ no frills. read more

I have been using Fred's Reel Barber Shop since Meridian was mostly farm ground. All the barbers are highly skilled, have never had a bad experience. Best haircut in State of Idaho read more

Great place to get a haircut or beard trim! Excellent service! Highly recommend. Been going here for almost 10 years.

worst haircut and service I've had in Boise/Meridian. I will not ever go back they seemed to not even want me there.

Cam is a great barber has never givin me a bad cut and always does what I ask for. definitely recommend Fred's reel barber shop to lots of people read more

The door has a sign that says "walk-ins welcome" so I walked in and saw five barbers working. I said hello in a friendly way and received five grumpy scowls in return. They seemed annoyed that a customer was interrupting their conversation. I will never spend a dollar in any business that can't greet customers with a smile and hello. These guys were like a grouchy Mount Rushmore. I got my hair cut across town by someone with a personality. read more

In 8 minutes they buzzed my dads hair off in the worst haircut he's ever had and charged him $25.00 for it. Yikes! We WILL NEVER COME BACK!!! read more

Fred is the best. Not much else to say, been going here for a couple years and I don't plan on stopping ever. They get me in whenever I need a hair cut and cut perfectly. read more

My husband has been looking for a good barber near us for a year. We found one who had good ratings and we needed an appointment to get the owner, who did a good job. But two appointments later he was getting a new barber who needed supervision and my husband's hair suffered the consequences. If you make an appointment with a specific person you should get the person you requested.... So many weeks later we attempted to get my dear husband's hair cut. We decided on a Friday to search till we found one able to take him on the spot. No small feat but he was getting scruffy. We live in Meridian and wanted one close to us. On Meridian road we found two. One near Cherry so we stopped. Barber was short a person and couldn't get Phil in till next week. So we found this establishment and decided to give them a shot. What a nice surprise, Cam was able to take him immediately and he came out looking fabulous! Cam learned the trade from his father who learned from his father. It shows. Phil's neck was shaved, ears and brows trimmed up. Thanks to Cam Phil is handsome as ever. He will be back as long as when we make an appointment, Cam indeed cuts his hair!! read more

Not much to say other than I got my hair cut the way I asked for it, and it was done exactly how I wanted it. Cost was $20 without tip. Unfortunately, I did have to wait an extended period of time for my name to be called on the list, but it was my decision to wait it out. This was due to one of three barbers not there due to illness. All in all, worth the wait and money. Go there. read more

Sick and tired of constantly needing an appointment for a haircut? I was so I decided to skip the salon and try a barber. Heard great things about this location so decided to give it a whirl. Located in Meridian downtown this small barber offers a classic feel with a classic touch. I was immediately sat and started chatting with the several barbers as they asked what I wanted. Didn't take long you explain my go-to-do and the guy was off! The haircut was clean and looked sharp. The neckline was perfect and the straight razor shave felt great. Would recommend again! read more

Excellent! Old school barber action. All of the stations are filled with competent professionals, I don't have to wait for any one of them, I can take whoever is available first and know I'll get a good clean cut including a beard trim. I highly recommend them! read more

This is not a clinic! Giving the flu shot in a place were hair flys everywere.Stick with what you do dont let greed get the best of you.

Took my dad in for a haircut. The barber made his old baldish head look great! I definitely recommend this shop.

I have been going to Fred's Reel Barber Shop since the fall of 2009, shortly after moving to Idaho. As former military, i value a good cut, and these guys really do it right. Time after time, i have always been happy with thier work and never dissatisfied with the results. We even scheduled a special session for myself and all my groomsmen to get haircuts here the night before my wedding in 2011. Thank you for your quality services! read more

Did not follow my directions. Not only am I angry at Fred for apparently being an idiot, but I won't be back.

I called in today and asked if they had anytime for walk ins and they said "of course, we close at 5:00" I pulled up at 4:40 and they were shut down for the night. I'm sure they do a great job with the hair cuts but I'd call and get an appointment. read more

Mark did a great job. All the barbers there are very skilled and experienced, would recommend to anyone looking for a good haircut!

Showed up on time, Fred was very personable. Had a great conversation and got a great haircut, all in 20 min. I told him. I'LL BE BACK, Thanks Fred. read more

This is the type of place where everyone knows everyone. I was traveling from out of town, but needed a cut. I really enjoyed the service and my wife says it's one of the best hair cuts I've had! read more

I came here for the first time after moving to Idaho from CA. I've had the same barber for years, so needless to say , I was uneasy. Fred asked me what I would like and he gave me a great cut. He was cordial and informative . I'm sold . He's my go to barber now. read more

This is a great barber shop with lots of qualified barbers and several chairs to get you in and taken care of quickly. The staff is top notch and the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Great place to get a real haircut. read more

Great haircut from a friendly retired LEO. Old school atmosphere, good conversation. This is what a barbershop used to be like.

Well, just my luck- I moved to Star, ID right before the coronavirus shut everything down. So, when the barbershops were allowed to open, I called Justin At Fred's Reel barbershop to make an appt. I showed up on time, spoke to Justin briefly about what I wanted and he gave me the best haircut I have had in years- hands down. This is my new go to barber! read more

Keep it clean, great service, always good with the kiddos, never had a cut where I left and wasn't happy. Always feel good to walk out and rock the new looks! read more

This place was awesome! I have been looking for a great barber for my two young boys and husband and we have found it at Fred's "Reel" Barber shop. As soon as we walked it my son was asked to take a seat. He received a "little boy" cut and it was perfect. Honestly one of the best cuts he has ever had! And to top it off he was done and we were out the door in 10 minutes. Needless to say we will be regulars. read more

I had incredible service here. The haircut was fantastic too. It's nice to get back to an old school barbershop. The barbers use an honor system set up for who is next up in line; they don't force everyone to sign a paper on the way in to keep track of who's next. Because of this, they don't always know who's next up and have to get the customers' honesty in it, which to me isn't a problem. One of the previous reviews tried to make this into a race thing when they were almost skipped. I can assure you that race had nothing to do with it. While I was there, around 10 others came in and out so it's easy to see how it could get mixed up. It seems to be a pretty busy establishment, deservedly so, so expect a bit of a wait. But who cares, I would rather wait for a good haircut than get immediate service for a crap cut. read more

Awesome atmosphere! Tired of those salons so I thought I would try this place and man this place is great! Total man cave with four barbers who are very knowledgeable as far as hair styles! Love this place and plan on taking my fours boys here for good! read more

I used to go to a couple of barber shops when I was a kid. Unfortunately one passed away and the other retired around the time I went to college and I haven't been to a barber shop since then. I have been going to the same lady at Great Clips for several years now because my wife really liked her, heck I like her too, but when she left I just got the urge to find a barber shop. There just really isn't anything quite like it. So I turned to YELP to locate the nearest barber shops and check out the reviews. There weren't many here but they were good and I was intrigued that one of them mentioned they had three barbers. I've never been to one that had more than one. I saw that this page showed they were open on Monday, which I thought was strange because honestly most barbers take Sunday and Monday off. But I went down on Monday and... They were closed. So I waited and came in on Wed. When I came in the back the first thing I noticed was they have a pool table. The second thing I noticed was they have four barbers not three. They were friendly, efficient, and their seats were full the entire time my son and I were there. Mind you this was around noon on a Wednesday, I was surprised at how busy they were, a good sign if you ask me! My son who is 3 sat with the youngest barber in the shop who was very patient and did an excellent job, probably the best cut he's ever had. It was a great experience with great people who clearly love what they do. I will be back and will recommend them to everybody! read more

Not open Sun or Monday unlike stated on Yelp. This barber shop rocks and it stinks they are closed on my days off

Oh Boy. Where am I going to start with this one. Like other reviews on here, I can agree that Fred's Reel Barber Shop does provide high quality haircuts for a pretty affordable price. However the Customer Service provided was absolutely horrendous. Why is this? Other people have said that their Customer Service was AMAZING. That may be true for them, but as a Male Asian walking into this establishment. I was not granted such a luxury. I walked in and then somehow the conversation eventually led to a talk about WW2 Veterans, and then to casualty counts. Somehow from that it trailed onto a talk on the Japanese Nuking of Hiroshima, and someone said that if they compared the casualty counts of everything else they have done then bombing 100,000 people was "Ok". WHAT!?!?!?!? After that I tuned everything out waiting for our turn to go up to one of the 3 available barbers at the time. It was a pretty busy day since we had about 5 people in front of us, but when it was finally our turn. He pointed at what we could assume was a regular of the establishment who had clearly had been sitting there for only 10-20 minutes while I had been sitting there for an 1 hour. The guy that got picked to go up when it was clearly my turn even pointed at us saying that we had already been there when he had already arrived.The barber then made a weak excuse of how he "thought" he was behind someone else when they clearly weren't. I had enough of it at that point and continued to leave. All in all, Great Haircuts if you can get one. If you aren't White, expect to be served last since "friends" and Regulars will probably take your spot instead of you! read more