Deluxe Nail & Foot Spa

Appearance: staff were lounging around in the spa massage chairs talking another language and eating strong scented food which stunk out the salon like fish
Staff: poor service and did not speak much English
Quality of work: poor — I got a full set French acrylic and they were filled with air bubbles and weird powders defects at the end. When I pointed this out, they suggested something but due to the language barrier they had to show me their suggestion which was just repainting the top clear coat then she seemed to realise it was the powder and kind of struggled her shoulders and kept painting, not even bothering to fix the botched job.
Cost: Because this is one of the more expensive salons around at $ 40 a set when the one a few doors down is $ 35 and another a few minutes down the road at $ 30, I would have expected at least attentive staff or proper acrylics!
Overall: I don’t recommend this salon unless a bodgy job is what your after

I’ve been trying to find a nail salon in Surry Hills that ticks all the boxes — clean, friendly and skilled. Deluxe is good because they take walk ins and they are quite friendly there too. It costs $ 65 for a gel manicure and regular pedicure. Not the most luxurious place but it gets the job done.

I’m pretty sure I’ve tried every single nail place in Surry Hills. Coming from San Francisco — where you can get an amazing $ 20 mani/​pedi complete with complimentary back massage by a lady who knows your name — it’s tough to compete!
But Deluxe Nail and Footspa is up there. Not the same value you get in SF — $ 40 for a mani/​pedi sans massage, but the staff are as friendly as they get and they do a great job on your nails. Plus their selection of magazines isn’t from two years ago — win!

I recently stopped into Deluxe with two friends on a Sunday afternoon. We were each after manicures and pedicures both, which I realize is a tall order when stopping in without an appointment.
The staff at Deluxe are very friendly and made a massive effort to accommodate the three of us at the same time. Luckily, they weren’t very busy at the time, so we were able to sit next to one another in the pedicure chairs. After choosing our colors and magazines carefully, the staff rotated like a well-​oiled machine to get all 60 of our collective nails taken care of at once.
The girl working on my toes was very sweet and smily. She made sure to ask what shape and length I wanted my nails (always drives me crazy when they don’t ask!). She gave a decent leg massage, but I would have loved it to be a bit longer.
In the end, the three of our mani/​pedis were finished in about an hour. They ushered us under the driers to set the polish. Because I am ridiculously impatient, however, I tried to pay and leave a little too soon and ended up smudging one nail. Every time! I didn’t realize until I was already out the door so I didn’t end up doing anything about it. Deluxe Nails is a great, inexpensive, quick place to get your tips done on the fly.