Columbia Barber Shop

I’m guessing these reviews are all fakes. They failed to execute on a very very simple cut. I went home with a bowl cut despite giving very clear instructions on what I wanted. I have gotten better at supercuts.

Reuben is the man! Unbeatable speed and quality for $ 18 hair cut. Best ever in NYC.
I already recommended two of my friends to Reuben and they both were very satisfied.

Valerie handled my hair like a boss! Such a good haircut and they do an amazing job.
Rubin gave me the best shave! He spends such attention to detail it’s mind boggling.
Great people, amazing service. Highly recommend

I want thank you for excellent service that my husband received at the Columbia Barber Shop. The barber Valeriy (2 chair) extremely courteous, professional and very efficient. Everything was done perfectly!

Went with my boyfriend to get his haircut. They got the job done and fast. No waiting for service, they asked what he wanted and then went to work. He even got one of those close shaves with the fancy razor on his neck. Overall, it was a convenient location and good service, not bad for $ 18.

0 aesthetic, 0 friendliness, 0% chance they’ll give you what you want. It’s cheap for a reason. Come here for basic cuts but not for anything specialty or cool. You should have 0 expectations.

Either they do not like to follow instructions or they can’t cut a fade. You decide which is more crippling for a barbershop.

I’m clearly not one for posting Unilocal reviews, but this was so bad I felt others needed to be warned. I went to Columbia Barber Shop after reading generally positive reviews on Unilocal,but was severely disappointed. Charged $ 18 for literally the worst hair cut I’ve ever received. Generally I’m not picky about my hair, but I had to fix this cut myself to look somewhat respectable.
It is definitely worth the walk to a different location… and still probably cheaper to hop on the subway to get a cut elsewhere.

I’ve been only once and will change my rating if ever I receive anything less than the expert work I received. In the meantime, I have no complaints whatsoever.

Great walk-​in service. It had been almost a year since my last cut, and my hair is difficult to work with and frizzy, but Marina gave me a great cut. She was very friendly, and didn’t give me flack for waiting so long. I’ll be coming back here and asking for Marina in a few months.

Always get a good cut from Columbia Barbershop. Glad I found a place close and have no need to look further.

I’ve been looking for a barber in my area for some time. Reuben did a great job. I showed him a picture of the style I wanted and 20 min later I was all set. The place is clean and he obviously values his trade. The low price makes it even better.
I’ll be back again.

Love getting my hair cut here. The price is very reasonable, and my hair always looks good afterwards. The prices are super good for a barber shop of this quality in Manhattan. I always start off feeling a little awkward when talking to someone cutting my hair (maybe that’s just me), but these people know what they’re doing and it’s very no-​nonsense. They’ll have a conversation with you if you want it, but if you just want to get a haircut without talking to people, you can! It’s great. And they have a little rewards card (if you get 9 haircuts, your 10^th is half-​off). This place is wonderful and very close to Columbia, so I don’t get my hair cut anywhere else anymore.

Today was my first visit and it certainly won’t be my last. Great haircut. Reasonable price ($ 18 for a man’s haircut).

OMG.
La catastrophe.
La pire expérience de ma vie que j’ai eu dans un commerce.
J’hésite à faire cet avis en anglais tellement j’ai envie que le monde le lise !
Invité à un mariage en Pennsylvanie, je me dis quand même que ce serait une bonne idée que je raccourcisse un peu ma barbe histoire de né pas avoir l’air d’un terrorriste islamiste. Je cherche sur Unilocal et je tombe sur ce Barber très bien noté et juste à côté de là où je loge. Parfait !
Je m’y rends, tout joyeux sous le soleil de New York, gambadant dans les rues proches de la prestigieuse Columbia University. Je rentre dans le Shop et là, ma vie s’est effondrée. Déjà, direct, personne né me dit bonjour, un vieux gars se lève et me regarde. Là j’ai compris qu’il fallait que je dise pourquoi je viens, mais quand même généralement on le demande aux client. M’enfin… Je dis donc que je viens pour un Beard trimming. Le gars m’indique alors un siège à quelques mètres et je vais m’installer.
Alors niveau délicatesse, on est loin de la pub Gilette où le rasage (en l’occurence ici un trimming) se passé comme sur des roulettes avec une peau trop douce sans souci. Là on est plutôt ambiance tondeuse à gazon, et je me vois déjà sortir de là avec la tronche toute rouge. Donc le mec fait ses petites affaires, il bidouille un peu les coins, etc. Je me dis qu’un moment il va me demander quelle taille je veux, mais apparemment non. Quand je vois qu’il commence à remballer ses affaires, je lui dis gentiment (et poliment, il me semble) que j’aimerais bien que ce soit un peu plus court car là je ressemble encore à un terrorriste. Il me regarde, et me sort :
…
Wait for it.
…
«That’s short enough».
OMG c’est tellement EPIQUE !!!111!!111
Puis là il m’enlève tout et bisous bye bye.
Je me lève, j’ai un peu les boules quand même. Je vais au comptoir, et là un autre gars arrive et me tend sa main. Euh. OK. Je demande alors le prix, le mec regarde son collègue, qui me regarde, de haut en bas, et sort un «12 $» qui voulait dire «OK lui vu sa tronche on va lui faire 12 $».
Je donne mes 12 $, il les prend, sans un mot, les met dans sa caisse, me tourne le dos et repart à ses occupations.
Pas merci. Pas au revoir. Pas bisous. Rien.
On a donc ici le Golden Award du commerce le pire de Manhattan.
J’ai lolé jaune, mais j’ai quand même bien lolé, merci.

This is my new Barber Shop. Just got a perfect haircut from Ruben on Wednesday and will definitely be back! Fast, friendly, high quality, great price — thanks!

I went to their Amsterdam Ave location for years before moving to Morningside Heights, delighted to find this location with the same friendly and professional service. They’re great for all types of haircuts, short and long, as well as shaving.
I’ve found best success with their male barbers versus the female ones. I even trusted them enough to cut my hair the week of my wedding!

Just an update — I still have hair and still continue to get my haircut from Ruben. Family members always ask me why I don’t just find a local barber instead of sticking to the same one and having to travel an hour+. I just can’t explain it. I have now been going to Ruben for 17 years and trust him with my hair.
Very happy with Ruben and his shop. Thank you.

My second time getting my haircut here. I’m not someone picky about my hair, but this time I went for a barber and despite being really nice, he was still practicing. I left with a flat bang cover my head but Ruben the boss put me back on his chair and took two minutes to fix everything and apologized to me.
Go for Ruben on the first chair. Blazingly fast but really delicate.

Came in today for just a trim. My hair is long on the top and short on the sides, kind of like a pomp. Told the guy I just need a little trim about a 3 on the sides and just a cm off the top.
As he buzzed the side of my hair he went into the top about an inch making a dent in the long portion of my hair on the right side. He then tried to cover up his mistake by quickly chopping an inch off the top of my hair and hastily thinning my hair with thinning scissors without asking me. He just kept chopping.
When he was done I pushed my hair back to try to pomp it and he was like «no no no you put it to the side okay»
After leaving and examining my hair cut there is a giant dent on the side into the long portion and the top went from 2.5 inches to a thinned out 1 inch that looks über thinned out.
My friends reactions have ranged from «the front looks okay but the side is all wonky» to «yeah it’s bad to be honest, your gonna have to just wait it out» to «I wasn’t gonna say anything but what happened?»

I was passing through town for an interview and although I wasn’t due for my monthly haircut, I wanted to get cleaned up for a good impression. Ruben delivered — fresh fade, shaped the top well, combed everything to where it should be, all with surgical hands and attention to detail. Glad I was able to find this place on a Sunday as a walk-​in, no hassle and friendly place.
Highly recommend!