I brought in a simple pair of slippers that just needed the souls re-glued no repairs at all and I was told a three week wait. His front table is stacked over foot high with shoes waiting to be repaired. read more

Made my favorite heels like new! And reasonably priced. A real craftsman! Service was pretty fast too.

Super happy with the quality of work and service at this location the older guy that owns it is very fair with pricing and does a great job

We have been coming here for 30+ years when my beloved in-laws owned/ lived in our condo and we visited EVERY year. Nothing... has changed!!! I miss old world lovely natural shops like this with old natural slightly crusty sometimes but real, shop owners. New York City was like that too- - it was that old ethnic multicultural graciously enthusiastic/ laughing- chatty shop owner that made shopping/ doing errands Saturday mornings such fun! EVERY shop was different, every chat- conversation new, genuine, with heart, gusto and meaningful. Those owners truly loved and enjoyed their customers..... and we loved them back. Same owner STILL here! And continues despite his sore hands back muscles to do excellent QUALITY work especially on the beautiful vintage shoes I bought my husband years ago at our favorite consignment shop in Edina, Mn. He also repairs my beautiful handbags ( some couture ) and luggage as well. If complex, take time/ give slow detailed gracious thorough instructions. The owner LOVES my husband's shoes...workmanship materials too expensive to use today. We take very very good care of our aging beautiful clothing and shoes bought in the 80's, 90's early 2000+. We are MOST careful where we get them cleaned repaired altered. Sarasota has really fine folk that still work hard in their small businesses - - I try to highlight these rare owners in my reviews, many are located still in their tiny Gulf Gate shopping area stores- - one of my favorite places. Sarasota is VERY lucky to still have these shops. Enjoy them while you can!!! read more

What a great guy Joe is. He repaired the zipper on my name brand handbag that no one else (including the mfg) could and at a very reasonable price. Dropped the bag off on Friday and picked it up on Tuesday. Couldn't ask for a friendlier or more competent person. THANK YOU JOE! I will be more than happy to recommend your work. Toni C, read more

Joe is very accommodating and does excellent work. All the locals rely on him for personal attention.

He did a wonderful repair of my favorite comfortable flats. Service" was speedy and I would definitely use him again.

Joe did a sophisticated and excellent repair on my classic pair of Frye boots. 100% top notch! I highly recommend him.

I believe it's Joe and he is fantastic. Kind and did excellent work. He fixed the rubber on the heal of my stiletto that I had worn to the metal on one pair and fixed the straps of my heals on another pair. They were great and all for a very reasonable price. Thank you! read more

Picked up my heels from Joe, a 3rd (!) generation cobbler. $8 to re-heel my best black pumps, they buffed and polished these beauties to a tee. The store is a modest unit in the gulf gate strip mall, but you can tell this guy knows his stuff! read more

Gulf Gate Shoe Repair - Store front - Shoe Repair Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Was able to repair a broken heel on a somewhat cheap pair of boots - not the easiest task. And retipped my stilettos that I had literally worn to the metal bit. All of that work for under $20. I'll definitely be back with any future shoe needs! read more

My daughter and I LOVE this shop! A good old fashioned cobbler (miracle worker) that does quality work, is very reasonably priced and super nice to boot (see what I did there?) He has saved us so much money on shoes we would have had to otherwise toss out. Highly highly recommend. read more

I have two pairs of shoes in for repair. When I went to pick them up, the store was closed until Monday 10/15 and then posted until 10/21. Probably meant 10/22 and now "Closed until further notice." I realize there has been some kind of family crisis that has caused this. Does anyone have any information on someone to get in touch with to retrieve my shoes? read more

Classic, he did a fantastic job on reheeling my favorite shoes, so I took my boots for a polish!

Didn't even get inside the store. The man was so rude on the phone when I asked him how long the turnaround time would be on a repair as I needed the shoes back within five days. Forget the content but the tone of voice was enough to give my business to someone else. I'm sure the quality of repair for simple repairs is the same everywhere but the difference is customer service. I feel that's what makes the difference between the best and the worst business. This guys the bottom end with his phone manners. read more

Real craftsmanship quality for fair prices. The man is a leather artist. Repaired my very expensive shoes and luggage for a reasonable cost.