Mayfair Barbershop

I have been getting a haircut @ Mayfair since 1997. I love the place as the barbers are all experts at their craft. The owner Eddie is a great guy and can do amazing stuff with the scissor. I recommend this place for anyone who needs to look great! My grandfather used to get his haircut there. My father and I both still patronize this location all the time.

Bordering fraudulent. Worst experience getting a haircut I have ever had. Pricing is essentially at their discretion, they sneak in additional charges without telling you. There are other options close by, definitely try another barber.

Pros — Classic Barber shop with great barbers. (Especially Rafael). Convenient, but shady location.
Cons-​Owner likes to raise the price after you sit in the chair for customers who’ve been coming for years. I’m done.

If you want a classic barber shop, like the one every tourist imagines… This is the one. I always scout out a barber shop when I come here and this is the best so far.
Old school barber chairs, with chrome trim right from the foot rest to the head rest.
An un organised and accidental selection of bottles of barbers products stare back at you from the mirror, each from an era, made from timber, steel and today’s modern day plastics.
My barber was from the Dominican republic and gave me an insight to what life was like back then and his journey that brought him here.
Put this place on your list. You won’t regret it.
Straight up barber shop no frills but lots of character

Pros:
Polite Barber
No Chit-​chat (with me at least, he was talking to everyone else though… fine by me)
Quick, even haircut. Clippers on the sides, scissor-​trim on the top.
Price — $ 40 for a cut and beard trim with hot towel and razor shave on the neck.
Found a chair right away.
Cons:
(heads up — I have had a beard for some time. when I do shave, I am very picky and particular)
While the haircut was great, the beard trim took a little longer than I had hoped.
Clippers cut my neck up pretty good when used without the guard.
Blade nicked my face a little, but he actually did a good job closing it up, and it sealed and healed within a few hours.
All in all, a nice place for a haircut — close to Penn Station/​Port Authority. Skip the shave or bring your own oil for the blades.

I’ve been going to Eddie (dude on the left as you walk in) for about 5 years. Before I walked in the first time, my thought process went like this: 1) this place looks as old as Midtown itself; 2) the combined age of the men working there is about 190; 3) It’s always got someone in there who doesn’t look too pissed off. So, I went in.
It’s great — kind of like the barber shop in «Coming to America,» where everyone is bickering with each other and the customers. I always seem to get into an argument with Eddie, and then fear for my safety when he breaks out the straight razor to shave the back of my neck. But it’s a good haircut. Every. Single. Time.
So here’s the pitch: Don’t think too hard. Just go. Trust me – you will be totally fine, if perhaps a little skeeved out by the brush Eddie uses to dust the hair off your face.

The area around Port Authority Bus Terminal is a weird one. Whole swaths of it are being torn down and rebuilt as gleaming towers for offices, hotels, entertainment venues and restaurants. In some pockets, the «old» Times Square still exists. Shops with watches you’re not quite sure you can trust, electronics that will probably break a month after purchase and of course, Adult Entertainment venues. Buried among these older businesses is a 75 year old neighborhood institution: May fair Barbershop.
It really doesn’t get much more old skool than this. Reminiscent of the older Barber shops I’ve gone to in Chinatown, the interior is mostly grey/​white in color. Personal items like photos and pens are scattered about at each station and the list of prices looks like it was made before I was born (though the prices are modern).
I sat down to have my hair cut (or shaved rather) and from beginning to end, it was a very pleasant experience. The lady who took care of me worked quickly and efficiently. After the shave, she then proceeded with the straight razor shave of my sideburns and the back of my neck, but was careful to explain it beforehand. After that she put some moisturizing spray on my head and a hot towel, again asking for permission first. The hot towel came with a brief head/​neck massage and then a brush down and I was done! Some shops nowadays neglect most of these steps, and it was cool to see some places still doing it.
Best of all, the whole thing only took about 20 – 25 minutes and it cost me $ 15 (with a few more dollars for tip). Compare that with most places nowadays that want $ 18 for slightly less service and it was well worth it!
This isn’t a fancy joint, it’s not a salon or spa. It’s a simple Barber Shop to get your hair cut and maybe catch some of the news on TV while you’re there. I liked my visit to Mayfair and would definitely go back.

The barbers are master craftsmen. Best haircut I’ve had in many years!

Bad haircut, reasonable prices. Barber was friendly but actually tried to tell a yarn about the «discount» i was getting in an attempt to get a bigger tip. All in all, a pretty bad experience.

This is an «old school» gem with one of the best barbers in NYC: Tony. Tony has been cutting hair in Times Square for more than 40 years. he is a true artist. He has also trained some younger staff. They are all good, but he’s the best. Ask for him if possible.

I go to this place a lot cause it is a couple of blocks from the Port Authority and on my way to Penn Station. Make no mistake — these guys are barbers — not stylists. But for $ 15 in NYC I am not complaining. The owner — the guy on the left as you walk in the door is very good. They open early — I think about 7 AM which is good for me as I stop by on my way to the office. On a slow day they have three or four guys working, they go up to seven some days. So you usually don’t wait very long to be served.