University Barber Shop

These guys give great haircuts. I told them what I wanted and they were able to do it without too much guidance from me! A big plus is that they do free straight razor neck shaves! $ 18 and well worth it!

Requested a fade, my sides are all the same length. For the top, requested it thinned out, lost an inch. I’m sure there are positive experiences, but the ten minutes I was in the chair wasn’t long enough for anything good.

I have been taking my two sons here for a while always does an excellent job. Friendly, professional service. Thank you guys for keeping my boys handsome. Price is right! A customer for life. I Highly recommended it!!!

Worst haircut I’ve ever had in Boston. Not only did the barber cut my hair too short, none of the lines were cut straight. One sideburn was cut straight and the other was cut at a 45 degree angle. Also, the back hairline was cut entirely crooked, with one side much higher than the other. I can deal with my hair too short, but all crooked lines? That’s inexcusable. Was he half asleep? Furthermore, he blended my hair so poorly that you can see streaks where one length of hair meets another. I literally have lines all over my head. I’m embarrassed to go outside now and I desperately need a hat.

Looking for a great spot for sharp hair cut, University Barber Shop is the place to go. The staff is friendly, professional and barber Rino is excellent! I definitely recommend this spot.

Best barbershop in the city. I’ve lived in Boston 3 years now and haven’t found a place rivalling this one in quality, service and price — $ 17 for a cut. Highly recommended.

Ishmael is back!

Definitely a great place to get a haircut. Why?!? Very manly!
The people who work here are very good at what they do and will not stop until your happy. These people are very friendly and are decent conversationalist too without going over the top making it seem awkward.
Overall, 3 great experiences here and definitely my choice of barber shops.

This place is great with a little bit of charm and fantastic staff. If you’re a college student close by don’t go anywhere else. The price is right and the cuts are good.
Also don’t forget to get a neck shave with the hot foam.

Great location, conveniently located off the green line. It can get kinda busy when school is in session as it gets packed with students, so best time to come is on the weekend or early morning.
Great sense of camaraderie between all the barbers and clients. Genarro was my go to guy, very friendly, skilled and good to talk to. It was a pleasure coming here and would highly recommend this place for a good haircut at a cheap price.

Good price.
Peter at the back is awesome and will totally listen to what you have to say and what you want.
Very attentive barber’s, reasonable, and highly skilled.

This barber shop is as good as it gets!
Right off comm wealth ave this place is great!
I have been here now 2 times. Both times were great. Its easy and cheap! I have always been a walk in. So getting in is easy.
A buzz cut will run about $ 14. They take good care of you even if it is just a buzz cut! A normal cut will run you about $ 16 +$ 4.00 for a beard trim or you can do just a beard trip for $ 8.00. So you can save some cash there!
The staff has always been super friendly to me. easy to deal with and very professional.
Your in and out rather quickly, its cheap, the staff is great! What more can you ask for? Plus it’s great location if you live near or to go BU college. (If not take the B train on the green line for easy access)
Great ⁵⁄₅! Any time I visit Boston I always go here for my hair cut needs!

Been going to University Barber for… a lot longer than I’d like to admit.
Reasonably priced. Staff is always friendly. But, after visiting all these years, that’s kind of a given.
Always happy with the way my hair comes out.
This is, hands down, the best deal in town.

Tried out this place on the recommendation of a friend. It was great. No frills, friendly staff. And you can’t beat $ 16.
I had Abdou. He was incredibly meticulous with the clippers on the back and sides of my head, switching lengths to get the proper look and blending the transition with scissors. Same attention to detail with the scissors on the top of my head. I honestly haven’t had a better hair cut.

Excellent Barber Shop,
I highly recommend the University Barber Shop to anyone as there is nothing quite like the experience of a great hair-​cut at a real Barber Shop from a top notch professional barber. I come from the North Shore and head in early on Saturday mornings. I Especially like to go after a big night of Boston Sports. The place is located in the heart of Red Sox Nation and is constantly filled with energy from the games played the night before or anticipation from the matchups of the day. The new flat screens keep you entertained when there is a wait. These barbers are good and always get busy quickly so get there on the early side.
Even the price of the cut is very reasonable; and this is why I always give a good tip. They treat each customer as if they are the only one in the place, dedicating the right amount of time to each person. You never feel like you are just being rushed out of there.
Again, I highly recommend the University Barber Shop to anyone who likes a true barber shop experience for a good value and an excellent hair cut.

Absolutely a great place. Haircuts are inexpensive enough, and they do a great job. Only $ 16 for a haircut, they’re quick, usually not too much of a wait, and I’m always happy at the job they do.
Whether you get the guy all the way on the left who most people seem to wait for, the woman or the younger guy who likes to talk about sports, they all do a fairly good job. I’ve been going here since I started going to BU in 2000. I graduated in 2004 and live in Somerville now, but I’ll still come into the city to go to this place.
I’ll keep going here because it’s a great combination of quality and a relatively low expense. I’d highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a decent barber at a reasonable cost in the city.

A honest old fashion barbershop. At $ 16 its a little steep for what you get which is very very basic, but its the city, a happy meal will cost you $ 6, so what are you going to do. However with that said my experience was horrible. I got the third barber and was not ready to describe what I wanted in any other language but English. My bad. This also prohibited any conversation which is what one should expect from a barbershop, right? But its a global world, so I can deal with that.
What I can’t accept is the quality of the hair cut. I’m Asian and if cut too short my hair just sticks straight out. So the first thing I say, is, «I’m Asian, my hair is really coarse, I want it cut short, but if you cut it too short its going to stick straight out and that is not what I want.» Well a ninja second later I had a #1 lop of hair clippered off around my left ear.
The damage being done, I just went with it. I mean my only option at that point was to ask for a bowl cut which at my employment stage is not really an option. So I ended up with a buzz around the sides and some minimal lay-​down length up top. I looked like a Marine in need of a haircut for a couple days. That was cool. I attracted a whole different set of the females. But now a week in, the transition from the top to the sides just sticks straight out and flaps wind. I’m like Bozo the clown but with black prickly hair instead of the orange curly locks.
I’d go back in for a re-​cut, but aside from getting a total buzz I think its pretty helpless. I’ve opted to slather it with product for the next couple weeks while it grows back out and then to find a different shop to spend my money. The University Barbershop, not going to happen again.

Great place. Barbers are very friendly. Haircuts are $ 16 as of the time of this review. Been getting my hair cut there for 2.5 years now.

My barber shop for well over 10 years.
No longer convenient to where I work or live, it doesn’t matter. This shop is the real McCoy.
Professional, friendly service and reasonable prices the reason there are so many regular customers. Some of the men I have met here have been coming to this barber shop since it opened. They also open early in the morning which is very helpful. Recently they installed flat screen televisions at each barber chair.
If you are looking for an authentic barbershop, look no further.

Real old-​fashioned barber shops are getting thin on the ground these days rather like the hair on my scalp is too. So it’s always a novelty to get your hair trimmed at one rather than somewhere like Supercuts. This place is a true throwback to the 1950s, with almost no modern fittings and an archaic cash register which totally beguiled me.
I wouldn’t recommend this place for ladies or for guys with complicated hair requirements, but if like me you just need a quick cheap trim then it’s perfect and the staff are friendly too. The lady who cut my hair even one step further than I expected and whipped out a cut-​throat razor on me. A little scary but it at least proves it’s a genuine barber shop. That and the stinging industrial aftershave that she threw on me too — I still smell of 1955 right now!