Bark Place

It all started with a last minute phone call to Bark Place. A gentleman by the name of David was very helpful and generous with his time when scheduling an appt. for us. Upon entering the salon we were welcomed and knew we were in the right place. Two hours later we recieve a call that our dog is ready.
She looks beautiful! Excellent work and the staff could not have been any nicer.

Love this place! I’ve been to about 4 other places on the UES before discovering this place and this is by far my favorite. They are very accommodating, have Sunday hours, get your dog groomed in a timely manner, and do a great job. Highly recommend!

Very helpful and accommodating for a walk-​in nail clipping. Will definitely return for grooming (no-​heat drying for dogs)!

Been bringing my pup here to get his haircuts and he always comes out smelling to fresh and feeling so soft! They do a great job and take great care of your pet.

I took my Cocker Spaniel here recently and had a wonderful experience! Everyone at Bark Place was very interested in understanding what I wanted for my dog’s grooming experience. They did an excellent job, and for the rest of the weekend I was constantly stopped with compliments and inquiries on where I had his grooming done! I was very pleased to recommend Bark Place to everyone! Thanks again!

I just moved to New York from Los Angeles and was looking for a place to groom, clip my dog’s toe nails and do gland cleaning. Im so glad I found Bark Place.
Sharon and her brother greeted me, while she was helping another customer. they really seem to care about the dogs and what they do that it leaves you feeling really good about this place.
Sharon and you can tell David, are TOTAL dog lovers.
The prices are TOTALLY CHEAP compared to the other places in the neighborhood and I’m sold. I’m in.

What a special place! You can wait WITH your dog while he or she is bring bathed and expertly groomed. The shop is full of
an assortment of beautiful things for dogs as well as healthy treats.
A+++ for Bark Place.
Michelle Dunn

Since moving to NYC two years ago, I have been taking my dog to Bark Place. The groomers are professional and friendly. They are so good at accommodating last minute grooming or trimmings. My dog love going there and he always come out looking very spiffy with his new haircut.
They do a great job of getting rid of his matts, clip his nails, and clean his ears. He hasn’t developed a fear of grooming either which tells me that they are respectful and gentle with him.
Highly recommend this place!

They do an awesome job with my dogs grooming. Best he has ever looked and he doesn’t have any easy haircut.
Bit pricey compared to what I paid in Dallas but Ollie always looks great, I can typically get a next day appointment and they have great service.

Still love this place! Been coming here every couple of months for the past year, and now I have two huskies that are coming. They always do an amazing job and I don’t have to worry about the shedding for at least a month after their baths. LOVE!

After moving to NYC in 2010, my husband and I bounced around to several different groomers in Astoria, never really falling in love with any of them, before we learned about Bark Place on the UES. We decided to make the trek via the subway to take our dog, Nigel, for a haircut with Grace at Bark Place.
After his first haircut there, we never went anywhere else.
Nigel is a pomeranian/​terrier mix and is able to rock a variety of haircuts. Grace has given him everything from puppy cuts to lion cuts to westie cuts — all of them executed very well.
In the past, Nigel has been fussy about having his nails trimmed. However, Grace let me stay to watch once and the nail cutting was over and done before Nigel even noticed. I was impressed.
I also have to say that she is an AMAZING dog washer; Nigel always smells of their lovely shampoo/​conditioner combo for at least a week, and it leaves his hair super soft.
As an added bonus, Nigel was always so worn out after the walk to/​from the subway in order to make it to the UES that he would nap away the rest of the day.
I’m so sad that we had to relocate to DC and begin the search for a new local dog groomer. Grace (and Bark Place) is going to be hard to top!

Bark Place was soooo amazing when I took my dog for a full groom — a bath, ear cleaning, nail clipping, hair cut something with her bottom. My dog is a pomeranian. I told them I would love if they gave her a little lion make-​over. When I went to pick her up, she was just as cute as could be (she looked like Simba) and she was soooo happy. She looked like they were treating her like a queen and she could have just hung out there with the groomers all day. I will only be taking my dog back to Bark Place! The staff were so nice and accommodating. Loved it! Amazing experience. They even put an adorable little feather in her hair — how cute!

Maggie received the best grooming she’s had in a while by Grace. We will be back :)

My girlfriend and I took our two dogs to Bark Place today to get their nails cut. My girlfriend explained to the groomer, Melissa, that our dogs are terrified of getting their nails cut after a really bad experience at the 86^th street Petco. They were shaking and trying to run out the door (girlfriend included). Once us humans and the dogs (they pick up on this stuff too) realized she was confident and had a great way with animals everyone calmed down. Melissa let us come in the back with the dogs while she did the clipping. She was so friendly, and told us about her dog and how she is getting another one today. Before we knew it the clipping was over and we all left happy. We am definitely going to come back here every month to get my pup’s nails done.
As for the grooming other than nails, I have not seen any of the results, but I will say that while we were paying I saw another customer bring in a Yorkie. Melissa was really detailed with the question she asked about how the owner wanted the hair to look. The dog looked happy to be there so you can tell she just has a way with animals.

I just moved to the UES from Los Angeles and have been having a difficult time finding a local groomer for my dog, a sheltie/​aussie mix. I am SO glad I took my dog here because I have finally found the perfect groomer, better than any of the LA ones I tried! My dog is very sweet but also VERY sensitive with regards to baths and groomers, and she has a slight handicap so she does need a little extra TLC. She hates the loud noises, the dogs in cages, other dogs barking and sounding like they’re distressed, the groomers handling her like she’s on an assembly line, etc. This place has none of that, and your dog doesn’t wait around in a cage for their next step in the grooming process like at other places, which I thought was the norm. I called ahead of time and asked about the layout and told them about my dog’s needs and the receptionist recommended Grace, who works Mondays and Tuesdays, for my dog. They were so nice and helpful (intelligent animal lovers themselves); they even offered to drop my dog off after her bath. My dog’s haircut was the best I’ve ever seen it because they listened to me and followed my instructions perfectly. Also when I picked her up, she was so happy and calm that I could tell she had a non-​stressful experience. I am so relieved to have found an amazing local groomer.

bark place is across the street from where i live and I was so excited at the prospect of having a groomer across the street. Not only did they not have the dog ready on time but they gave my dog the worst possible grooming (shaved her body) and did not cut her hair at all on her face or tail but they would not fix their mistake when i came back later or give me any kind of a refund. I asked them to trim her only. My husband and daughter were horrifed at what they did to the dog and the dog was horribly uncomfortable with the cut if you can even call it that. I was warned by my neighbors not to go there and now i am writing this review in hopes that people learn from my mistake of giving them a chance.

A little gem on the upper east side!

I travel a lot between NY and LA with my dog. I had my LA doggie shopping/​grooming home… but hadn’t found a NY place that had everything I wanted. Until I found this one. Now I don’t have to worry if I need anything while I’m in NYC… Bark Place will come to my rescue. The groomers are great! Everyone here is a true pet lover. This isn’t just a business to the Bark Placers… it’s a labor of love.

I’m in love with Bark Place. Now that they offer grooming, it is like one stop shopping. I can pick up the food, treats and toys my dog lives and even drop him off for a scrub and tooth brushing. Try it out if you’re in the neighborhood!