Eli’s Hair Design

Good for color and cut, the environment is great the staff are very welcoming. The best shampoo in UES.

I have been coming to Eli for 6 years now and don’t see myself ever leaving him! Always come out feeling amazing and beautiful and I always receive compliments on my hair. Everyone is accommodating, helpful and enjoyable to be around. Could not recommend enough! :)

Leor did an amazing job on my hair. I asked for ombré high lights and showed him a photo of what I wanted and he achieved exactly that! This is a really cute salon in the UES with friendly staff. I love my new hair!

Just came back from another superb haircut with Eli. This man is an artist! Prices are reasonable and the atmosphere in there is always happy and upbeat. I have been going to him for 15 years and highly recommend him for men and women.

Ive been loyal to Elis Hair Salon for many years and Ive never been disappointed. No matter what kind of haircut I get, I always walk out happy and feeling confident. The staff there are always very accommodating from taking my coat to offering me coffee or water, but most importantly Eli is hands down the best. On top of him being extremely great at his craft, he is also very personable and listens carefully to all of your haircut requests (I can be a bit fussy). Its not everyday that the boss at an establishment cares so much about a business that is already a success. I highly recommend Elis!

Eli’s is the best! Great neighborhood salon with elite stylists. I’ve had my hair cut by Eli and Avi and they are both outstanding. Also, you cannot find a better blowout anywhere. Seriously. My mother gets her highlights done by Eli too and always gets asked where. Super fun atmosphere too

Eli is a genius of color. Not to mention scissors. His small salon is friendly and welcoming, bustling with ladies getting highlights, keratin, make– up, manicures, whatever they want. Clients are a loyal group who are eager to tell their friends about Eli’s salon. Love being able to get an appointment when I need one. Informal and professional, give Eli’s a try. You won’t be disappointed.

Love coming to see Eli and his staff I must say the team work in this place is awesome and fun and let’s not forget talented .I always leave feeling fabulous and beautiful thank u Eli for the service u provide… mwa

I went here for the first time based on a friend’s recommendation. I needed my roots done and a haircut. I have long straight brown hair with blonde highlights. Eli matched the color perfectly and did exactly what I wanted. I absolutely love it and will definitely go back. Roni cut my hair and kept the length which was important to me. He did a fantastic job. Overall 5 stars: great people, wonderful atmosphere, and most importantly, amazing talent. Go here! –Rebecca

After very disappointed visits in few other hair salons around the city my coworker recommended Eli’s place. I scheduled an appointment (although I must admit I was afraid to try new place again…) for Keratin treatment and hair cut. I have short hair cut that needs to be maintained every 6 weeks and I’m doing Keratin treatments once every 4 – 5 months. You can only imagine what a high expectations I have from my hair dresser… Apparently my friend was 100% right! I had great experience!!! Got my hair cut by Roni, who’s very experienced and professional. He listened patiently to what I asked and did beautiful job! I’m very happy with the results! :-) The place is beautiful and clean and the entire team is very friendly. I will defiantly go there again!

I have been going to Eli’s hair salon for over 8 months. I need to go every three weeks, therefore, I go quite often! Eli has incredible talent. His assistant hair stylist Avi is also very skilled. Both have colored my hair with beautiful highlights and low lights, with no damaging chemicals to my hair.
Every time I leave the salon, I walk out extremely happy, and get a ton of ‘cat calls’ when I walk home.
See Eli if you are looking for a natural, bombshell look! Great customer service, in a laid back atmosphere, with exquisite customer service at a reasonable price.

Great place. I have been going to Eli for many many years all the way from NJ. It is definitely worth the drive. Eli is very professional and very pleasant .
I highly recommend Eli s Hair Salon.

If you care about your hair, you may not want to try this salon, especially of you purchased a Groupon. It is clear that at Eli’s there are two different kinds of customers and it is funny how many negative reviews mention Groupon, «extra charges», asked for cash etc. Yeah, sure some people are happy and that is great, but the sheer number of negative reviews and the similarities in the complaints are telling and sad. What a shame. The owner may be super sweet but his minions are not.
Thanks to Unilocalers, I read before going in about the extra Groupon charge and used my own conditioner at home before going in and asked to be misted. I asked for an inch and had two and in some spots more taken off. The hair pulling was not as bad as others have stated but in one case, there was no apology. I suggest an Advil.
If you say anything, you may get talked back like you are in the Army. If you shave a Groupon, honestly, get your money back and do not try this place. Again, I am saddened and well my hair is a lot shorter than I needed or wanted.

I love this place! I’ve been getting my hair cut by Eli for many many years and he consistently does an excellent job.
Eli really takes the time to get to know his clients.
I now live in NJ and have tried other places closer to home, but nothing has even come close, so I suck it up and come into nyc just to get my hair done by Eli.
Besides the superb cut and styling, there’s such a warm atmosphere there, great service and always tons of laughs!

Another fantastic visit!
I’ve come here a few times since my last review so I figured I’d post another review in response to all the negative ones. I feel like often a place has it’s ups and downs… not just restaurants but all businesses and you shouldn’t let one bad experience ruin the rest of them. That’s why I always try to go somewhere twice before deeming it bad and give it some time in between too.
I haven’t had any bad experiences here so I’m not really sure what people are referring to. I get a wash, cut and blow out and sometimes a specific style (like an up do). Every single time I do, my hair is touched by the growth fairy because it ends up sprouting 2 inches in a matter of weeks it feels like. I’ve never had an issue of feeling like it’s unclean or people are rude there. The staff has a specific sense of humor. Calling them rude would be like calling someone who is sarcastic an a*hole. You can’t just judge based on something like that. I always have fun with the staff and have never had any problems.
I also always leave with hair smelling amazing for the next few days! And my blowout or style lasts that long too which is always fabulous… I can throw it into a ponytail two days later and it looks like it was done at the salon and meant to look that way! I always try to get my hair looking like that when I do it but their products that they use are like gold!
I still see Hanna there too and that’s always a pleasure as well. Love getting pampered with a facial and then a haircut! Definitely go and if you’ve had a bad experience, go again just in case!

I absolutely love this place! I’ve been going to Eli’s for the past two years and I’ve only had great experiences. I go at least once a month for cut and color. I always feel at home here. It’s a very comfortable and friendly environment. The stylists are passionate about what they do and it definitely translates in their work. If you ever have the chance to have Eli as your stylist, I promise you’ll never go anywhere else. He does such a fantastic job. He’s always very thorough and meticulous. Makes me feel as though I’m in good hands and really good at making sure I understand exactly what it is he will do. He also has such great personality and sense of humor, which for me is a big deal since I’ve had many dull stylists in the past. Whenever I feel spontaneous, I just say «surprise me» and he always gives me the most perfect cuts that suit my look. He also gives really good maintenance tips on how to keep my hair healthy.
Seriously, I look forward to my hair appointments every month with Eli. I very much recommend !

Transformative… Eli’s hair salon was recommended to me by a friend who has been going to Eli for years and would not go anywhere else. Upon her insistence, I went to Eli’s salon for single process (hair color) and a cut. Not only did I walk out with a magnificent hair color and a cut, I felt like a candidate for a Pantene advertisement. My hair had a beautiful sheen, movement and style. Now, I am the friend who recommends Eli’s Hair Designs to everyone else.

Went to Eli’s last week for a cut and a blow dry and was pleasantly surprised. I love my layers and the blow dry lasted for four days — Eli was very funny and friendly will deff go back!

Came here with a Groupon for full highlights and a haircut. Both were so disappointing — highlights came out chunky and highly unnatural, despite «please make them look natural» being my one main request. Asked him not to touch pieces around my face and to give me long layers, and now I practically have bangs and my layers are mid-​length and choppy. Ick.
And they charged me an extra $ 15 as «taxes and fees» for using a Groupon! Never happened to me with Groupon deals. Would not recommend this place.

So, it’s been 2 full weeks since my virgin experience at Eli’s. I am still VERY pleased w my highlights and «maintenance» cut. Adi is wonderful, artistic, caring, listens, and gets the job done fast and right!
Confident and assured, Adi is a perfect gentleman and puts you at ease from the start.
I usually go for a more outrageous cut, but have a «project» in mind for my hair and he paid attn and did a simple yet perfect cut.
I’ll be back, Adi!
Thank you–
Diane Baranek