Orange Tree Barbers

I gave this place a shot last month after finding them on Unilocal and I don’t think I’ll be going anywhere else anytime soon. Carlos always takes his time and gives you a quality cut for an affordable price. All of the barbers are very friendly and keep you engaged with fun conversations the entire time. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a cut in south oc.

Terrible experience. Went in for a professional traditional barbershop haircut clean up. I’m 60+ with a receding hairline and a beard.
Carlos proceeded to shave my beard down to my ear lobes and ruined it. Didn’t ask to have my beard touched.
Injury to insult: asked how I like it… too late… gone! And then paid $ 17 for a &$ 10 haircut cash no credit cards accepted. If you want to look like a foolish jarhead at 60, this is your barbershop
Extremely disappointing, right before the holidays.

Best barbershop I’ve ever been to. I have to get a haircut every weekend for the last 3 years and this was the best experience I’ve had getting a haircut. Barbers are very experienced and really cool to talk to

My name is carlos 20yrs experience barbering, come & check out my latest cuts & styles @ ORANGE TREE BARBERS in Lake Forest Ca.

I’ve been coming here for 19 years. My son has never gotten his hair cut anywhere else. Now that he is in college, he gets a little shaggy until he can come home for a trim. Pleasant staff who really shine once they get to know you and remember how you like your hair cut. Now I just go there and sit down and get my hair cut just the way I like it every time.
As others have mentioned, this is an old-​school barber shop. The walls are covered with football pennants (the owner, Dean, is a big Green Bay fan), and they typically are showing sports on the flat screen TV. Comfortable chairs along the wall with racks of men’s magazines if you have to wait, but they take reservations so you can always call ahead.
Back in the day, when the El Toro Marine Air Station was still open, they used to do a lot of military cuts. When I first started coming here, a cut was $ 10. I was just there this morning, and the price has slowly crept up to $ 17 over the years, but it is still a bargain compared to most other places. They do a good job with facial hair, and also trim eyebrows and ears, as well as shaving your neck and sideburns with a straight razor, so it is not a «slam you out the door as quick as possible» experience.
If you want a nice place to go and relax while you are getting your hair cut, this is it. No pretension, just good guys cutting hair.

I went in this morning after dropping the boys at school. Bob gave me a great haircut, shaped my beard very well, and also offered up some terrific conversation. This is a good old fashioned barber shop, complete with straight razor neck shaving. I will definitely be back!

I’ve been coming here a year now. Really a nice shop with talented barbers. A rare find here in the OC. They take walk-​ins but you will find it busy late in the day and Saturdays. Try Ray in the last chair for a great cut and good conversation!

I have been going to Mike at Orange Tree Barbers for (gad) about 30 years. Always an excellent cut. If Mike is on one of his rare vacations, then Ray will do an excellent job also!

The guys here make you feel like you’re at home.
I usually go to a salon for my haircut and color, but I go to barbershops in between to get the right side of my head re-​buzzed at a 2. Dean was super nice and we had a good conversation while he worked on my hair. I didn’t even ask, but it was a plus that he was gentle around my ear, as I had some fresh piercings done.
Overall reasonable price, great job, and atmosphere.
Just remember to bring cash! :)

THIS PLACE SUCKS! These people don’t know what a real haircut is. I walked in asked for a low fade and walked out with a mullet!!!
Never will I step foot in this place.

Ray gave me a great cut for a reasonable price, and he was fun to talk to. I read the reviews and checked it out and the good reviews were spot on. I also checked it out because they open earlier than every other place in the area. Great barber shop vibe. Will definitely be back.

This place is awesome! Great group of guys and really nice! When I stay in lake forest this is my barber shop to go. They do a great job! Bring cash or check, they don’t take cards

Man… Trying to find a nice cheap barber in MV. I called these guys it is $ 22 dollars for a haircut and beard trim! The guy that answered the phone was kinda rude. Cutting me off when I was explaining what I wanted to get done today. So I will not be dealing with that nor the $ 22 dollar haircut. I go to the barber school in Downtown SD. A person can get a haircut and beard trim for $ 8 dollars!!! And it comes out good 98% of the time! So much for looking fresh for new years. I wont be driving back to SD and then back up for a haircut. C’mon Orange Tree! Why so expensive and rude! 1^st impression and I have not even went in yet! I am very disappointed! Lost a customer! Will not be coming in or recommending!

Best real barber shop I’ve seen in OC yet. Cleaned the beard up real nice too!

Mike cleaned me up good. Does a clean taper

soon after moving into south orange county, Unilocaling around for barbers landed me on trying this place out as my first barbershop in my search for one that’ll give me my sometimes difficult to describe haircut. it seems simple, but many barbershops just can’t quite do this «general taper cut» of mine.
i’ve been here four times now, getting my hair cut by everyone but Dean, so far. he always greets all his guests when they enter. once i take a seat, I simply tell Bob, Ray, or Mike, «give me a general taper cut, not letting the front come down too far…». One time i even simply said «just make me look sharp [or as much as a haircut could help me look sharp]!» and i left fully satisfied. at $ 15, a wait time around 5 minutes on a saturday morning, and college football playing on their two moderately sized LCD TVs, this place is great deal.

I’ve been going here for around 8 years. Dean is the man. It’s a real barber shop with great prices. I’ve started to bring my son there now that he’s old enough.

Brought my 14 year old son in for a $ 15 haircut. Mike spent about ½ hr on my son’s hair and did a great job. My son liked the haircut and we plan on coming back.

Great atmosphere, great service, great barbers, and reasonably priced. A+!!

This my friends is a ‘Barber Shop’! Old School and Men’s Barber Shop.
Inexpensive, great cut for a fair price. The Barbers here are actual Barbers. Not Stylist’s, Follicle Engineers, Color Specialists, or any other of those terms used by places that do the same thing, but for +$ 100.00. The Gentlemen that cut your hair do not —
1. Have pierced or otherwise altered body parts that are publicly displayed.
2. Show no natural skin because of all the Tattoos and other ‘Body Art’ that is displayed for all to see.
3. Color or cut THEIR own hair in such a manner which would be NOT be found in nature.
4. Show the Oxygen or Oprah channel on the flat screens.
5. No Glamor or Fashion magazines — Guns and Ammo, Sports Illistrated, Newsweek, the local paper… etc.
Folks — Great basic haircuts cut by Gentlemen who CUT hair… and don’t style it, color it, extend it or other Foo-​Foo Fah-​Fah un-​guy stuff.
The only thing missing here is the rack of Playboys… too bad, always like those as a kid, only reason to get your hair cut with the Old Man.