Seaside Cleaners

I come here and take my wrinkled clothes that I can’t fix and they always take care of me with my next day pick ups amazing !

This place did such a good job! I took my husband’s dress whites (Navy) to be cleaned and I didn’t realize there were some spots that he wanted me to point out (he told me after the fact, natch). Even without me pointing out the spots, they came back spotless! And the gentleman who was there when I dropped them off was so nice and sweet. The lady who was there when I came to pick them up, even sweeter! She gave my older daughter a chocolate and carried the uniform out to my car, hung it up and helped my daughter in. So, so nice. I can’t wait to have something else cleaned! :P

The only time I get things steam pressed are for only big occasions, anything else I just throw in the laundry with my dirty briefs. When I did a little vacay, I took my suit to get steamed and they did a pretty good job. Every place I go for dry cleaning, happens to be runned by Asians, so felt right at home. Looked like a family oriented shop. Very nice people.
I’ve been to numerous shops before to get estimates on different services and found it not too pricey. When you pay for services done by humans or big ass machines, of course the fee will be costly, understandable.
The location is very convenient. I prepaid for my suit and ended up with a discount. One thing you have to learn about Asian culture, learn how to haggle or be charismatic. It’ll get you a grip of discounts and good service. If you’re that type of customer that knit picks at every single thing, then go do it yourself. I think thats how every service works when you deal with snotty customers. Spoiled ass bitches!
Overall Grade: A-​. I give it a minus cuz the Vietnamese restaurant next to it is Jewish when it comes to how much shrimp goes into their spring rolls. Haha.

No other dry cleaners compares to Seaside Cleaners in the Monterey/​Seaside/​831 area. Their dry cleaning machine uses an environmentally friendly system, compared to other cleaners in the area that spew out pollutants all day long. The owners work are very friendly and do try to hold conversations with customers, especially the usuals. They take care of me whenever I realize I need a last minute outfit for the night. Prices are very reasonable and they offer a discount for paying for services at drop off! Parking is not difficult to find through out the day. Best of all, theres a great vietnamese restaurant about 20 steps away in the same plaza.

I had to do some last minute dry cleaning before a wedding. I went to Seaside Cleaners hoping they would get the job done in a quick matter, I went in to drop it off and the lady behind the counter was a nice korean lady who greeted me with a smile.
When I came to pick it up, the clothes were perfect!

Wow, I really should have trusted my fellow Unilocalers on this one.
I hate doing laundry. I tend to shrink everything. I miss that «like new» feeling you get the first few times you wear an item. With this in mind, I thought my brand new trousers deserved a little more TLC than a spin in the machine.
I come from San Jose, where you can find a Dry Cleaner (actually, they’re never just cleaners; they’re cleaners/​purified water/​DMV registration/​keys made/​passport photo/​all-​in-​one centers) on every corner. With a move down to this area, I was left looking for somewhere new. Enter Seaside Cleaners. It’s nice enough on the outside, but I had a bad feeling moments after I entered the shop.
There was one customer in front of me who was just finishing up. He collected his garments, then left. I put my pants on the counter, and tried to initiate a conversation with the man behind the counter, as he didn’t even say hello. He shut me down in a pretty rude manner while he was fidgeting with some paperwork. I don’t remember what he mumbled, but there was no eye contact. Couldn’t that have waited until I dropped my stuff off? Once he acknowledged me, the rest of the transaction went ok. I prepaid for my items and picked them up 4 days later. They did a decent job on my pants. No complaints there.
I went back two weeks later to drop off one more pair of pants. This time I was greeted by a woman. She was actually really friendly, and greeted me moments after I walked in. She rang me up, and told me my total, which was also scribbled on the receipt. It was $ 5.50, which included a discount for prepaying. I gave her $ 6 cash, and she closed the register without giving me any change. I looked at the receipt, then I looked at her and asked her for my total again. She said $ 6. Rather than arguing over $ 0.50, I took my receipt and left. Again, my pants came out great, but I left feeling disappointed and deceived.
Two instances of bad service did it for me. I won’t be returning again, even if they are conveniently located.

No stars for this distasteful place and the equally distasteful and reprehensible owners. They have turned down my business several times over the last few years. I went in with my uniform asking them to simply press it for me, as I had washed them already. In their incomprehensible Pig-​Latin hybrid Tagalog or whatever they turned me down saying they could not do this. I don’t know why not, I didn’t ask them to do it for free — I said I would even pay the «dry-​clean» prices, but no they turned me away, yelling and screaming.
During my lunch break three years (my necessity overcame my memory) later wanting two pair of pants altered. I was told that the creature who performs alterations would only be in at 5 pm. I asked if the dragon/​owner if she could pin the pants for me, and then turn them over to be altered (a hem and sewing down the pockets) — she said fine albeit reluctantly. I tried them on and Puff the Magic Dragon said that she didn’t want to do them because she would charge me $ 31.00 each (so $ 62.00 for both pair of trousers!) — FOR HEMMING AND SEWING DOWN THE POCKETS. I flat out asked if she didn’t want to do them and she said «NO, SHE DIDN’T». A customer came in asking for a coat to be pressed only. Not dry-​cleaned, just pressed — it was 1 pm and Kimodo Dragon said she would have it ready by 2 pm. Lady, I have news for you… turning down business isn’t just savvy. Anyway, Good Luck to you.

I’ve had this place do 3 separate large items of dry cleaning for me. The first experience was excellent, but the second & third they didn’t get the items even remotely clean. I’m not sure if they were out of cleaning solution or if their machine wasn’t working properly or what, but something isn’t right…

I just had a dress dry cleaned for $ 9. I think that is a good deal but I’m not sure since I haven’t visited any dry cleaning shops since 2006. Used to go to Economy Cleaners by Costco in Sand City several years ago but I had heard that they are not so «economic» anymore.
The dress looked great and ready to wear. Seaside Cleaners also offers tailoring service. I could always use a hem job.