Top Nails

I have been getting my acrylic french manicure here now for a year and Tom does a wonderful job! He is meticulous, clean, never in a hurry and my nails always look top notch. I get a lot of compliments all the time on my nails! I am disappointed with some of the negative comments since I have always been very happy! This is a great place to get your nails done!

I would give no stars if possible. Tom started my acrylic French manicure (not too hard to mess up, right?) WRONG. He slopped the acrylic onto my nails like pancake batter on a skillet. As it oozed off of my nails and hardened onto my skin, tom left and passed me off to a woman to try to fix the massacre that was my nails. She proceeded to butcher almost every one of my fingers until they bled. After almost three hours of this torture, I am very unhappy with the result: see for yourself. I will not be back. I was offered no type of compromise or even a word of remorse.

A friend & i went to get acrylics. And it was a HORRIBLE experience!!! The guy was the only one helping both my friend and I with our nails and the other employees sat on their phones. He tried to rush to get both of us done which was a horrible mistake. He cut the edges of our fingers and the nails aren’t even. My nails hurt and that never happens when i get acrylics. When he was almost done with my nails another customer walked in so he rushed to finish my nails and help the new customer. NOT PLEASED!!! Will not be coming back!!! Sloppy work!

Best acrylics in town! They are so professional, affordable and nice! I will be a loyal customer from now on! I was referred by a friend and would definitely tell all of my friends to go here too!

I been coming here for a while and I usually have no complaints but my last visit was horrible. I got there around 6:30pm and didn’t leave till after 9. Tom did my nails and at first he was very friendly and talkative but when it was closer to closing time and I was the last one in the shop, he was rushing to get me out and ended up doing a horrible job. For some reason my nails wouldn’t wouldn’t dry (I don’t know if it was an old nail polish or he added something) and they had me at the drying station for over half an hour and when we thought they were dry, the nail polish came right off and it was just sticky. While I was at the drying station Tom put on his jacket and left without even saying that somebody else was gonna take care of me. Van ended up changing my nail polish color on my acrylics because the original nail color wouldn’t dry. It just seemed like everybody was frustrated and ready to go home, and so was I but I didn’t like the fact that they rushed themselves and I ended up with crappy nails. They didn’t even offer me a discount… that’s the least they could’ve done! I will ONLY be coming back for waxing. Van is the best.

I was very disappointed I needed a backfill and Tom did not feel like doing a backfill today and so I have very little white in my nails I won’t be returning

Quaint little place (with massage chairs) that I would definitely go back to. I got a mani/​pedi and the pedicure was only $ 22 but that does not include polish removal ($ 5) and callus removal ($ 5). I thought the polish removal was a rip off since that is usually included in a pedicure and takes 60 seconds, but it was a cheap base price. The callus removal on the other hand was excellent and worth twice the cost. Good pedicure otherwise, very nice people who spoke surprisingly good english compared to those I usually meet in a nail spa. They also took their time and although it was pretty empty, when another customer came in I didn’t feel like they rushed to finish up which was really nice.

Obviously family owned, which is always nice. Usually pretty busy, but they take appointments. Ok pedicures, but awesome manicures. Competitive prices. My fav in town. :)

Awesome pedicure on my day off. Tom was super friendly and did a great job. World Cup soccer playing in the background was a bonus. Relaxing massage. Toes look fantastic again. Left feeling relaxed and girly :)

So nice! Made me feel so comfortable, clean, attention to detail and very generous. Extremely economical prices! One of my top 3 mani pedi anywhere! Including LA! FAB selection of colors and especially reds which I haven’t seen anywhere in the 5. Thank you!!!

Tom is great. But his wife the one who runs the place butchered my cuticle. She even had their son,(with no certifications to do nails) work on me. Gross… My nail was infected.

Great, friendly service. Made a spur of the moment decision to go get pedis for my birthday with my girlfriend. Being from out of town, I used Unilocal reviews and chose Top Nails. I am very pleased with our choice. It was my girlfriends first pedicure and she was terrified. Everyone was so nice and professional, she ended up enjoying it and I don’t think I will have trouble getting her to go back next time.

I went in to get my nails done and the air was unbelievably dense with chemicals. The young ladies all had masks on, but what the place really needs is a fan. They shouldn’t have to breathe that stuff all day long.
When I entered I was immediately accosted by the male manager and I really don’t like aggressive sales behavior. I got kind of a pimp vibe from the guy that I didn’t like.
I changed my mind and left. There are plenty of other places with breathable air and happy, safe workers.

Good prices, I got a manipedi for 35. The service was friendly and and did a great job on my boyfriend and I. I recommend :-)

The staff was welcoming and mellow.
The lady who did my feet listened to what I wanted.
Van did my eyebrows with a gentle touch and beautiful detail.
Overall, I recommend for price and quality.

Bad news. Got a great pedicure, but the woman doing manicure was awful. I suspect thus is one of those places that it is totally dependent on who you get. I did not even tip mani lady. Boo.

Bottom Nails.
I just came out of there, after 90 wasted minutes. I don’t make a million, but I am going back to Cutting Edge by Traffic to have them redo it all!
I asked for gel nails with rounded shapes. I am now out with shellac (that will last a mere 5 days), my nails are every which shape (not two are the same), I have cotton wad threads hanging off them, and half of them have that sticking-​to-​my-​finger feeling as if I’d done it myself. Drunk.
I got into my car to check out the upper lip wax, at least you can’t mess that up. The shade is gone. And my face is full of little green wax-​leftovers.
I have just been tag-​teamed by the most incompetent nail joint I’ve encountered. It took too long. I did not get what I wanted. I certainly don’t want to walk around with what I got. Ew.

My niece, my guy friend and I stopped by Grover Beach on a road trip and figured that we’d get pampered with a mani/​pedi. We stopped by Top Nails on Unilocal’s suggestion and they graciously accommodated our walk-​in quickly even though there were other customers there already. I had a french manicured gel set done and i adored it! It lasted a long time and the nail art on it was too cute! Loved it so much i blinged out my toes too.
For guys who are not afraid to venture into a nail salon, this place is perfect for you. Firstly you are not the only guy there because one of the staff is a guy. Secondly, they have dealt with many male customers (I know because I asked). Third, you’ll come out with nice and well manicured hands and toes. For those with a significant other she/​he will greatly appreciate it.
Talk about nail drama! On our visit we were witness was a soon to be bride with a major «nail» emergency. She had gotten her set done elsewhere and came to Top Nails to get it redone. Apparently she had gotten her acrylics done and they came out not the way she wanted them (I’m talking nail horror story). The owners of Top Nails then got to work and by the time she was done the soon to be bride was so appreciative she kept saying over and over how thankful she was. (kinda annoying to me but i guess I’d be the same in her situation).
Overall this shop is great. Amy is no longer there but all the staff there are very friendly and attentive to your needs. All you have to do is let them know what it is you want and they will do their best to fulfill your needs. I plan on ATVing at Grover Beach this summer and I’m for sure heading back to Top Nails for my summer set of nails.

I don’t understand how come this place has no reviews, as it’s really worth a visit.
Today was my fourth time coming and the third time Amy did my nails and I can say with no doubt that this nail salon is not only wallet friendly, but the 2 ladies who work here give a very meticulous manicure and pedicure and everything is always clean.
My favorite is Amy, by far. Im very particular about my nails and one thing that really upsets me, is going for a manicure leaving the salon feeling that I need to go home and do it all over again by myself. That never happens when I come in. Even the polish is smoothly applied. My mani lasts for a whole week with no chips, sometimes going on 2 weeks. I only come here when I’m in town for business, but I’m always looking forward to come in for a nice manicure — wish I lived closer.