Princeton Barber Shop

On a lovely Saturday afternoon I walked in this barber shop, the shop of 14 $ haircuts. I shave & have been shaving the bottom of my hair since I was 15, now 31, I’m an avid barbershop, locally owned business supporter, nothing beats getting a haircut at a mom & pop store. I walked in, sat down awaiting my turn. The guy before me then is next, the barber sets him up. The barber walks to me and asks how he may help me. I told him the haircut I get assuming for a barber would be a quick cut, then his, wife or partner walks over, very rude & goes no, I don’t cut your hair here. I then asked if the barber would be able to, she goes no, we don’t cut your hair here. He was silent, the guy in the chair getting his haircut definitely looked uncomfortable & my heart shattered.
It’s 2015, my money as a woman is useless here & sexism, rages on.
Can’t believe people like this exist, disgusting.

My go-​to barber shop in the Allston, MA area — Highly recommended.
Closed on Wednesdays, $ 14 Haircut, Meter Parking, not a salon … Boom. Go get your haircut and stop delaying.

If you want a no-​frills cut done in a cozy, relaxed environment by a skilled, professional barber, make your way to Princeton Barber Shop.
Some of the things Princeton has going for it are:
— It is a good old-​school establishment, which means no pretentiousness and no trashy music.
— The barbers, while friendly enough, do their jobs efficiently and in a businesslike manner.
— The attention to detail and the level of service shown by the barbers is solid.
— It’s conveniently located near a T-​station.
I would strongly recommend this place.

The best barber shop in Boston area! Dimitris always gives me the cut I want.

Sideburns are uneven and I was cut above the ear with a straight razor. Not coming back.

Was the barber shop I went to yesterday over 100 years old? Yes.
Did my barber look like he was drinking heavily the day before and lost a fistfight? Yes.
Were the hair clippers powered by a hand crank? Yes.
Were there faded sun-​damaged pictures on the wall of 80’s haircuts that were being presented as «Modern Men’s Cuts»? Yes.
Still one of the best haircuts I’ve ever gotten.

I came here twice now. The first time was the guy on the left. Sorry I don’t know his name so I’ll just say he’s the lighter skinned one. This first haircut is 4 stars. The issue I’ve been having with older people cutting my hair, and it happened this time too, is that they cut my sideburns unevenly.
Today I went for the second time today and only the darker skinned fellow was there. I was very iffy because he seemed experienced, but his age seemed to be tugging at what was probably very good skills. I let it go to see what would happen. He listened to me about leaving my top hair basically as is. He didn’t have good control over the straight razor blade when lining the edges though. He definitely pushed too hard on many occasions. Also, his control with the buzzer was iffy. He moved the buzzers so the motor is uncomfortably rubbing against my ear. I could feel the blade just missing. The sides of my hair looked horrible by the end. The upper sides were too poof-​y. one star for this gentleman.
I know they’ve been around 1 year longer than Fenway Park, and there is no reason to change anything now. But I want to share my opinion that this place is very no frill and you get what $ 14 gets ya. I probably wont be coming back.

Not sure about the comment below me, but I had a great experience with the «black» man. I asked for a high-​and-​tight (he really likes it if you show him an idealistic picture of want your end product to look like, by the way) with the hair off the ear a bit and guess what? He delivered just that.
Though he wasn’t much for small talk, he repeatedly asked me if I was okay with how much he was cutting off, how I liked or disliked the progress of the cut, and if I wanted more cut off. I get compliments on it every day — definitely will be around here again (with a couple friends).
$ 13 haircut. Left a 40% tip.

Love this place. It’s not expensive and they always give me the cut I want — a win :) and it has some cool history !

Exactly what I’m looking for in a haircut. Gets you cleaned up nicely and includes neck shave at the end. All for only $ 13. Only downside is that it’s not very speedy.

I started going to this barber shop in 1989 whenI was a law school student at BC Law. I have lived/​worked onthe south shore since 1992 and I still make the trip. I always use Jim Papaslis. He is the best barber in the city. Nothing against the other barber Angelo but Jim is my guy.
On the rare occasion that I have not been able to get there and I have had my hair cut somewhere else — I have regretted it. No one does a man’s regular hair cut as well as Jim.
I bring my three sons on a Saturday AM and we go to Pizzeria Regina down the street for lunch. A solid start to the weekend. Don’t be put off by the somewhat rough look of the shop. You are there to get a hair cut. Five stars.

Just moved to the area and was looking for a new barbershop. Came to Unilocal,saw the reviews, and was very happy with my experience. My barber, I believe his name was Angelo, was great. Gave an excellent haircut. This will be my new «regular» barbershop.

I went here after being suggested to through a couple of friends; and for what they have to offer they could be charging more. Modest, articulate, and quite friendly hair barber shop with great owners and talented hands.
$ 13 for a haircut, cash only, and they conduct business effectively. To me that is a lot more important than flash.
So keep it up you guys! I’m a new fan and will be sending other friends your way soon. Great hair cut! MUCH better than say… SuperCuts

(to start, I signed up for a Unilocal name to review this place) I’ve been to this place about 5 or 6 times at this point. Here is the acceptable: Its close to Allston Center, its cheap, and there is never a line. The old white dude who works there gives mediocre haircuts that justify the $ 13 price-​tag.
The Bad: The old black dude who works there… lets just say, avoid getting your hair cut by this guy at all costs (this is based off TWO haircuts by him). First off, he doesn’t listen to a word you tell him. He does his own thing, and his things is extremely short hair, apparently. He takes the buzzers and, using three different clips, just buzzes your head all over. It doesn’t help every buzz stroke he takes, he digs the edge into your scalp first, and this is while he has a vice grip on the top of your skull.
After this why-didn’t-i-do-this-myself treatment, on comes the scissors. This part entails him pushing down the scissors onto your head till the tip of one of the blades hits your skin, and then he randomly starts cutting. He continues doing this with the tip of the blade guiding the scissors across your scalp/​hair. I’ve had some rough haircuts in my day, but I honestly had to restrain myself twice from punching him because I felt like i was being wronged.
And i wouldn’t have felt the need to share my experience if my haircut came out alright. I would have said, «**** this place» and never have gone back. But now, I look like a 7 year old with what seems to be a buzz cut, with poofy man bangs on the top front of my head. Awesome. There’s not even enough hair left of my head to I can fix it.
So, in summary; 3 stars for the old white dude for the mediocre hair cuts, cheap prices, and convenient location; –1 star for the old black dude for painful, careless haircuts and leaving looking like a pre-​puby.

You always hear horror stories about people getting awful haircuts. I always assumed these people were just overly sensitive whiners. I was mistaken.
I’ve gone to maybe 15 different barbers in my life. I get a very simple cut (crew cut) and I thought nobody could mess that up. I was mistaken.
I arrived here on a blisteringly hot (80 F!) Spring day and was happily greeted by a nice air conditioned interior. I felt like I had walked back a few generations in time — there were many photos of various gentleman rocking 70s and 80s dews. There were two barbers doing their thing and I had to wait about 5 minutes before it was my turn. Everything looked good. I was mistaken.
When my turn came — I told the barber what I wanted, and then showed him a picture of what I wanted. He seemed to understand, though his English skills made it clear that the picture was much more useful than my description. I felt good. I was mistaken.
He needed me to take my glasses off. I am legally blind without them so I couldn’t see a thing. He did normal haircutting things and after 15 minutes told me he was finished and gave me back my glasses. I took a quick glance and thought it looked fine. I was mistaken.
I got back home and took a shower. Dried my hair and combed it. Oh god. It was lumpy on the sides. Completely uneven in the front. Bad… oh so bad. I really wanted to like this place — it’s just down the street from me and it has that old timey feel — but geeze — how can they mess up such a simple cut? I was mistaken. Don’t make the same mistake as me.

Need to shorten your haircut? Go here. Need to go on the cheap? You got it. Looking to change your style? This isn’t the place.
These guys are tried and true barbers. They cut your hair plain and simple. I like how they use the electric clippers just to clean up the back and around the ears. They use the scissors and comb with dexterity. My barber used plenty of talcum powder to keep the hair from sticking (and the smell of the powder reminds when I was a toddler).
I asked to cut it short, and he pointed to a picture that he had that looked like the side profile Rick Astley. I showed him my license where I had a very short hair style. I guess it didn’t sink in, but it was okay. My barber didn’t rush and I was just impressed on his use of all the barber tools, powders, and lotions. He basically gave me a somewhat shorter cut of the style I had going in, and that’s what a classic barbershop will do. It was worth the $ 13, actually more from these classy barbers.
Loved the old cash register as well.

This is where I send my best dudes to maintain their fly situation. I’m trying to feel out whether or not I can get one of the two barbers to cut my bangs, but in the meantime I have observed them give many cutz on point to my friends. They’ve been loyal customers for about a year now, and have no complaints. I personally am very impressed by their hot lather + straight razor technique for cleaning up the edges. So pro.
Sure, it’s really cheap, but honestly — if you don’t slap these fellas a Jackson you’re probably not classy enough to be serviced by such fine gentlemen.

I had my first cut at Princeton today and was very pleasantly suprised–
I usually get a cut on my lunch hour downtown, but had hte day off and needed a hair cut before new years eve, so I figured I’d give Princeton a whirl since it was the closest that I could find to my condo–
I was really happy with the cut, the service, the conversation, and the overall time portal experience that took place when sauntering down the cement steps to the lower level shop.
I agree with the other 2 reviews here– there is NO better place for a bargain cut; is it a 40 – 50 dollar haircut? No, but its the best sub 30 $ cut in town. My only small complaint is that they dont’ take appointments so you might get stuck waiting– I dind’t end up waiting more than 5 minutes, but the possibility is there
I highly recommend!

Went here based off of the review from Mike…
No frills, but they did a great job. It is a little hard to find, but it was great supporting the local establishment. $ 13 haircut fits any budget and they even offered coffee to me while I was getting the cut, which I found odd but nice nonetheless. Great place to go. Only drawback would be if there are people waiting could take awhile as there were only two barber chairs in the shop if I remember correctly.

If you like the classic barber shop experience, this is the place. I’ve been getting my hair cut by Jimmy and Angelo since my freshman year at BC in 1996. Jimmy is very laid back and friendly and he cuts your hair with care and attention to detail. He won’t just take the trimmers to it like they do at Supercuts. And every cut is finished off with a quick lather and straight edge clean up around the edges and sideburns.
The price is $ 13 per haircut, which is steal and you can’t put a price on the service and atmosphere.
You have to search a bit for the shop, just look to the right of the McDonald’s at the corner of Comm and Harvard Ave. The sign is at street level but the shop is down on the lower level. Very clean and comfortable.
My highest recommendation for Princeton Barber Shop!