Ballston Barber Shop

The price is right! The ladies are efficient and do a great job if you get the right one. A haircut includes a mini back massage. Shampoo is extra but worth it if you don’t want to be itchy all day! Free bottled water
and TVs with ESPN.

I’ll never go here again. They didn’t understand my request for a taper. They don’t do hot shaves, although she put shaving cream on my neck and just wiped it off with a towel. My one side is longer then the other. Overall a terrible experience.

I have been going to the Ballston Barber Shop for 6 years and they give a great haircut, a fantastic massage, and they all speak at least two languages. I have never had to wait because they have plenty of staff, the parking is plentiful, they are open 7 days a week including almost every holiday, very clean and neat, excellent equipment for the resulting outstanding haircut. My «Barber» today was Lilly and she had a unique head, neck and shoulder massage which actually took care of some sore muscles from the type of work that I do, so I thought I was lucky to have such an excellent «body work» experience by a seasoned professional!

Very friendly, fast, and inexpensive! Not the best massage ever, but still a nice touch. Hot towel and straight razor shave were great.

I’ve been going here for about 3 years now. I live around the corner so it’s convenience more than anything else. Also, to be fair, I’ve never asked for anything special. I sit down and say «I want it to be an 1″ shorter» … and they do that!
Pros: You come in they’re all very nice and greet you. They generally cycle through people pretty quick I’ve never had to wait longer than 5 – 10 minutes. They provide water while you wait also and there’s TV’s everywhere, usually on CNN or ESPN, perfect. Also, the haircut is $ 16 so it’s very reasonable.
Mehs: After the haircut you get a face massage for a few minutes. I’m not a huge fan of having my face touched. It’s kind of half-​assed process overall, but it’s really not good or bad to me.
Possible cons: They don’t speak very good english so I’m always worried they are not understanding what I’m saying. «I want it to be an inch shorter» ‘Ok, 1 inch short” … «No, one inch shorter.» ‘Right, 1 inch short’ … So far no issues, it’s more just worries on my end.

Straight up, this is the shittiest hair cut I have gotten in a long time.
Bad cut. Bad service. Terrible massage.
This place has a human trafficking vibe to it. I hope the employees get to keep their passports.
The cutter styled my hair for about 10 seconds with the hair dryer. It was like, one of those troll dolls. Very halloween.
I styled it myself with gel, washed my hands, and begin walking out. In the most NFG tone, she says, «oh, it looks better.»
Really strange and bad place.

My new favorite barber shop. Ballston Barber Shop has a wonderful staff of barbers who provide first class service in a great environment. I received an excellent cut by Ha ahead of a job interview. I will certainly come back and ask for her by name.
Keep up the great work, ladies!

The best part was that I didn’t have to wait. A barber was ready before I had time to hang my coat.
The cut was okay. I got no verbal confirmation beyond «Yeah, sure thing,» that convinced me that she understood English, but the end result looks fine, even if it wasn’t exactly what I wanted and not exactly even on both sides.
The massage was awful. This is how it went: 1. Pet the head. 2. Pinch the neck. Repeat ten times. I regret not asking her to stop after the first few pinches. I have gotten better massages from machines and infants.
I won’t be back.

Great haircut, massage, hot towel and ear shaving! I never knew I should be shaving my ears! Not sure what the nice lady’s name was, but I think i found a new barber shop!

I’m a bit conflicted. It’s a pretty good price, they are very nice but I’ve been there twice so far and the first time was pretty good but the last time not so much. The lady was nice but she did not cut my hair very good. I might try some other barber shops instead. I do like the massage and hot towel, but I really want a good hair cut. They could keep things a bit cleaner but not horrible either.

This place sucks! I went there for hair cut and shave 2 days before a very important day and my experience was very bad. The lady that worked on me did a very poor job leaving patches of hair and bald spots. While shave she cut me all over my neck. When I asked to speak with manager they were really rude and told me to leave. If there was minus stars that I could give them, I would have given them that. Stay away from this place. Willy’s Barber right around the corner is much better than this place.

Balston Barber Shop sets the gold standard for men’s haircutting. Pleasant, personable professionals cut, followed by massage and hot towel treatment. I will also go for the face massage next time I visit this amazing venue.

Disappointing shave service here.
Not the cleanest barber shop I’ve ever entered, but not the dirtiest either. Everything used in my skin was dull — the trimmer, the electric razor, the straight razor (especially the straight razor). My barber’s hands smelled fishy — literally of fish. No hot towel or shave oil at the start, just straight to the trimmer and electric razor. The pain started promptly. I found it highly ironic that after fish-​hands had already trimmed and electric-​shaved my face she announced, «oh, let me wash my hands.» Good idea. Slightly late. As far as I could tell the 3 hot towels used on my face were clean, but came way too late and weren’t on long enough to make a difference. And at the end? No cold towel, no balm, no lotion, nothing!
Probably the worst part of all was the way fish-​hands pressed hard into my throat to check for stray whiskers. Do you think she knows there’s a bone in there? A tiny, fragile bone that really hurts when you push hard on it. At times she pressed so hard I couldn’t breathe.
The results were decidedly mixed. The shave was thorough, but it took a serious toll on my skin. My neck was so red and irritated by the end of the shave that fish-​hands said she wasn’t going to put any aftershave or lotion on my neck, but I should do it when I get home. When I get home? Are you serious? You’ve never had a man with sensitive skin in your chair before?
The only reason this is two stars instead of one is that the shoulder and neck massage at the very end was very nice. Massage is also the only reason I left any tip.
As I said on FB, everyone has a calling and I think this barber’s calling is «massage therapist.» I won’t be back.

I could have done a better job with a hedge trimmer. Came here three times and got three passable haircuts. Went here today and spent $ 20 to look like a jag off. Unbelievable. My hair is actually sticking up at random angles like a cartoon parody of a bad haircut. Even the «massage» was rough. One star for managing to avoid slitting my throat with the straight razor.

Good haircut at a decent price. This could possibly be the best barber shop in ballston. Stop in and ask them for the new and improved haircut that is in this place since new management has taken over. Looking foe a fast haircut at a reasonable price. Look no further. :)

Great place to go. It’s a bit unnerving to walk in and find a series of Korean women talking to each other in Korean while cutting and shaping a dozen different peoples’ hair all at the same time. The cut was quick and efficient, the woman was very precise in her hand movements and quick scissor skills, and even cut my new with how foam and a straight razor. Best past, it was $ 16 total for the cut. (And they do a straight razor shave for 8.) Will be returning.
**UPDATE***
I’ve been going there for over a year now, and they haven’t stopped being great. The ladies are all very nice and greet you upon entering, and they cycle through customers quite quickly. Once you find a stylist that you prefer, you can enter and wait for her to free up. It will take longer to get through, but once you’ve built up a rapport, you can get the cut that you want without having to say anything.

I’ve been going here for 2 years now, and have got a pretty decent cut every time. It’s probably not the place to go if you have a particular style, but if you need an uncomplicated cut this place is cheap and convenient.

Good place to get your hair cut. The girls are friendly and I’ve never had a bad haircut here. Beware the bad reviews where the reviewer writes more than a short paragraph. Anyone who takes that much of their time to write a review of a barber shop is someone to be ignored.

Update:
The old creepy owner is gone, the new guy is not creepy at all and quite friendly. All is well.

Let me say this first — if you are looking for a certain hairstyle other than one or two typical haircuts that they can do, DO NOT go there.
Next thing I don’t like is that the shop looks and feels very cheap. There is a mix of cheap perfumes when you come in that will hit you in the head, and it doesn’t look clean also.
Overall experience — BAD.