Rockefeller Barber Shop

I was in Cleveland for my brother’s wedding, but was unable to see my normal hair stylist before my flight, and found myself running down the block to the nearest barber shop before they closed. They were amazing– friendly, courteous and talented!

I have Joe cut my hair — I use to go to a much more expensive shop on the East side but these guys have it going on. Price is right, cuts are good, good old barbershop feel.

This was my first time in. I went in without knowing what I was looking for (usually the case, as I still haven’t figured my hair out). I walked out a very happy customer. Joe gave me a great haircut, a great beard trim, and a great conversation to boot. He even took a straight razor to the back of my neck to polish it off. All of that, and I was out in about a half hour. I’ll definitely be back!

Joe the new Barber hooked me up. Give me a nice trim, good conversation and I was in and out I hope in no time at all. Best barbershop downtown Cleveland

Great barbers, great cuts, great service.
I spent months finding a shop that can could match a photo of a cut I wanted. My search is over.
They do a proper hot-​lather neck shave, they take their time and it’s well worth the money (a $ 15 haircut!)

In town for the Gay Games 9 I went with a friend so he could get a quick haircut. I decided to get a neck trim. Even though I’d never been there before I was told neck trims were free. Both my friends haircut and my trim were flawless AND we both loved the complimentary hot towel treatment afterwards. I’m totally going back for a straight razor shave this week. Thanks for such attentive and superb service.

Great location, personable barbers, doing Cleveland proud.
Gets 2 stars for cutting my face with a straight razor on my wedding day. Went in for a straight razor cut, came out bleeding. I’d probably go back but I wouldn’t let them handle a razor near me again.

I’ve been to the Rockefeller Barbershop various times and it’s awesome. I’ve only ever had Donna or Nick cut my hair, but they’re both phenomenal at what they do and have a great passion for it as well. Both are very friendly and you can’t beat the price. If you have to drive to get to their shop, sometimes it can be rather cumbersome trying to find a parking place. Nevertheless, the experience and the service is great!

Great place to get a haircut. $ 15, can you do any better? When you live in Cleveland you are looking for an edge and Rockefeller gives it to you. There isn’t much in Cleveland to get excited over but to be honest — you feel like a million bucks about your hair after a stop here. Actually is a great staff. I go to Donna, she’s excellent. Knows what she’s doing and cool to talk to. I would suggest a visit. No happy endings but they do the hot towel shit and it feels amazing.

Today I celebrated a promotion at work with a man’s style spa day. If you have never had a classic, and classy, barbershop cut this is a great place to get your first. If you are a seasoned vet, one try and you may find you have a new go-​to.
The basic haircut is fantastic with all of the classic «extras» (hot lather neck shave, scalp massage, and hot towel facial). What really sold this place for me was the attention to detail. Ray is the barber whom I trusted with my cut and he didn’t disappoint even going as far as noticing that my part had been put on the wrong side by some *cough*cough* high end salons for years. The piece de resistance was the, new to me, «beard fade» which I has never seen. With short sides to my hair I usually struggled to make it work with my beard, but no more!
This is more than a haircut, it’s an experience and the price… In a word, unbelievable. All that attention to detail for chain prices. Would have paid double!
Cheers Ray and Rockefeller!

This was my first time here and Ryan was my barber. Ryan was a professional and asked me more than 4 times during the haircut if I liked it and asked for my opinions and followed up with his own recommendations.
Bald fade was clean and even used the razor blade for the old school nostalgia.
Haircut experience overall was good and everyone in the place was friendly.

Step in, sit down, tell your barber what cut you want and hop into the conversation the guys are having, or just chill. You have three chairs and three expert barbers. No frills of the salon here. Ryan did a slick job and took his time with my cut, finish with a straight blade on the back of the neck. Old school professionals! If only they had beer.

Reviews say it all, great place. Regular barbers and good quality work. Nick did a great job on my first time They don’t take credit cards, which is very normal from my experience with real barbers. Incredibly nice people and I, as a somewhat picky-​diva man, had the haircut I had hoped to have when I left. Parking is the only «downside» that kept me from a 5 star. Haircut was around $ 13.

Walked in, no wait.
Quality cut at a great price. Didn’t rush, took his time, and didn’t break bank.
Had to get meter parking.

I was around 6^th street and in dire need of a haircut, so I decided to stop into Rockefeller since the Unilocal reviews seemed pleasant. I was dreading the downtown parking, but here’s a little hint: if you take a right-​hand turn on the city block where their shop is located, there’s plenty of street parking. I mention this because I know there’s a Unilocaler out there that’s probably a little hesitant about making a drive downtown.
Ray was my barber today and he provided me with a fantastic clipper/​scissor cut on my long-​overdue bed-​head. I feel like I was given the ‘spa treatment’ for one of the most reasonable priced haircuts in the area! In contrast, the shop has that old 20^th century charm and caters to a wide variety of average joe’s (that’s me) and the ‘suits’ that need a mid-​morning cleanup. The reason the group was diverse? Best damn haircut in the area. :)

Great old fashioned barber shop. They got me right in and were extremely friendly, professional, and helpful to an out-​of-​towner. Highly recommend… best of all, the haircut was great! Looked great. Would comeback anytime.

Nick was very friendly and the cut was well done. He even stayed late when i called last minute. The place is kinda a closet and could probably use a face lift but I’m guessing then it wouldn’t be so dang cheap and I guess that it part of the charm.
If you want a good value and no bs and you are downtown I’d highly reccommend it.

Solid place to get a quick and quality cut. Ask for Nick and he’ll get you in. Closed Mondays but open on Saturdays. Nick does the works… hot lather neck shave and hot towel wrap on your dome after. Quality and cost is unmatched.

Here’s the deal. If you’re a guy and you’re not interested in all the frou-​frou sh! t, this is your place. I called up on a Saturday morning, Nick answered, and said he could get me in thirty minutes later. I showed up, sat down, told him what I wanted, and he went to work, giving me the best *man’s* haircut I’ve had in years. My wife has had me going to these salons and stylists for a long time, and not only is it stocked full of gossip and fake smiles, but it costs an arm and a leg for a haircut that makes me feel like I gave up a testicle along with the hair I just lost.
If you’re a man, you want a great haircut in a short amount of time, and you’d rather sit in silence or talk sports than chit-​chat about your emotions and the he-​said-​she-​said nonsense, this is your place. Call Nick, and he’ll fix you up. Hell, you might even see me there.

Good location on W 6^th so you can either stop in at work during the week or it’s really convenient for anyone who lives down town. They even have Saturday hours which was a very unexpected surprise.
Two things will keep me coming back. If any of these change, we might have issues:
1) The barbers seem to all strike that perfect balance of «I’ll talk to you if you want, but if you’re not in the mood, we can do the tough-​guy no-​talking act and just make this transactional» Nothing is worse than a chatty barber when you’re just exhausted and want to take a nap
2) They practice the lost art of hot shaving cream to cut the hair on the back of your neck. Even if you regularly are in the tough-​guy no-​talking mood you know this is really why you go to the barber instead of Great Clips
As a note, I noticed that, on Unilocal,many barbers in Cleveland seem to have incredibly high ratings (4.5 or 5). I don’t want to do this place a disservice by giving it a 4… but if you all love your barber’s that much you’ve got issues.