President Barbershop

Worst haircut in 25 years. My wife cried. I look like a felon. It’s really, really bad, and I’m not really picky. Avoid this place like the plague.

Good place to hop in and grab a cut. My friend recommended Eli for fades and I was pretty pleased with the result.

Finally, a real barbershop! Very nice staff. A TV was playing do that patrons can watch soccer! Will definitely start getting my cuts here from now on.

So I went in today trying to get a trim for my combover cut.
Went in i saw that richard looked like he may have knew what he was doing with his clippers but i dont think so.
This place does good with basic cuts, if you’re older and dont want anything fancy go on over! But if your younger and looking to get a specific style. GO ELSEWHERE.
These men know what theyre doing but only for a specific client.
My experience? I asked for a fade and nothing was faded. instead of trimming the sides of my classic combover, I got a «mongolian» style haircut. He cut the little hair on the side of my part off and went way to high in the back.
I saw some of the other guys that came in and they looked like they enjoyed their cuts. but they all received VERY basic cuts.
I paid 23 $ (soon to be 26 $) for a cut I couldve gotten at supercuts for 14 $. for 23 $ at any other barbershop you can get a razor lineup and all the fixings!
Not impressed, the price does not match the product at all!!!
Follow my warning and go elsewhere.

Stepped in to see if I could get a walk-​in appointment. Sat in a chair immediately. Showed the barber a pic of how my hair was last cut. He was quick, but gentle. Used clippers and a comb and scissors. Made it exactly like I wanted. Even gave me a quick scalp rub and vacuumed all of the hair off. I’d totally go here again.

Love these happy souls. They do an outstanding job. Been there for years and they’ve a following. I don’t always go cuz I’m usually in downtown PA briefly. But when I have the time and I need a trim they’re the trusty chaps I go to.
Watch a lil tv before or during the snippin’n clippin or grab sum grub beforehand! They’re surrounded by food so ya can have a bite to eat before ya have yourself lookin spiffier than whenya woke up!

Go to Bobby, he’s the man. He’s there only on weekends I think, he’s on the thrid seat towards the back, on weekdays his cousin has that seat. forget his name but he doesnt have a mustache and he has a couple tattoos on his arm. military guy. Go to him if Bobby is not there, they’re my guys.

One of the biggest problems about going to school in Palo Alto is finding a place to get a decent haircut for not too much $$. To keep it brief, I’ve been looking for a good place for a while and have tried about 4 different spots. A friend recommended this place and after trying Stanford Hair, Hair International, and Supercuts, I was ready to try a new place. Here, they know what they’re doing and understand exactly what I mean when I tell em how I like my hair cut. ⁴⁄₅ would go again
*note: have only gone once and will review again after next visit (s)

Definitely recommend — old-​style barbershop, with very experienced and very gentle barbers.
I have a weird bump on my head — and they’ve never tried to shave it off (unlike 90% of other barbershops :)

The Barber’s at President Barbershop have always been fast and courteous. The haircuts I have gotten have been good, and the prices are reasonable for the area. I have returned a number of times and would still go here if I hadn’t moved.

The beard trim I got was so bad, I had to go home immediately and shave it all off. He attacked my mustache and chin with the big electric clipper blades with no attachment on them — it looked like someone had taken a hedge trimmer to my face it was so uneven. When I pointed out that he had shaved bald spots onto my chin, he responded that hair didn’t grow there. I politely said that the whole thing looked strange, and I wished he would have asked before cutting long straight lines across my cheeks — he just stared at me without saying a word, and walked over to the cash register. I’m not picky, but I would not let this guy anywhere near my hair. And what kind of barbershop doesn’t have straight razors?

Be careful who you get. Quality varies and you can get a very bad one. Make sure to get a reference to someone or just go somewhere else if you want something consistently good. Don’t do it before anything important.
(Also, looks like you need to reviews below)

26 bucks for a piece of shit hair cut? I did it thinking, «hell, 26 bucks? Must be good ?!» At the end I regret it ! Why is it called a barbershop? I mean the guy that took me only new how to do simple cut? Like in that case might as well just buy a razer kit and cut your own hair, he didn’t even know what a taper meant, like not the blade cover, the stile. And I asked if he cut just get rid off my facial hair, he said he’d have to charge me 14 extra bucks for just that? Like all you do is grab the razer, and just fshh get it all off. No design no nothing just bald ! I mean 14 bucks? Come on ! Get your head out of your ass man! I think they’re a rip off ! I believe they are a dam rip off ! Want a clean stylish cut? Go to «legends barbershop» in milpitas, it’s a little bit far if you love in other cities but I assure you, you would not regret it ! Do make an appointment on their website though, that’s how good they are, 20 bucks for hair cut and possibility of hot towel and hair wash before and after ! 20 bucks !? That’s a small price for a lot of good things ! For 26 bucks all I got was a shitty cut, silence and depressing news on the TV ! Fuck this stupid barbershop on university ave Palo Alto ! Son of bitches !

Worst haircut I’ve ever had. I just asked for a basic «guy’s» haircut and the attention to detail was terrible. I have long hairs sticking out in odd places as if the barber was blind. Great location, but otherwise this place is going down hill.

Went in for my 9 year old to get trim. Nice guys and good haircut. Even let us watch the nfl game from an empty barber chair.

Unilocal reader who has never been here, please note that the haircuts cost $ 23 (and they don’t take credit card). If you’re looking for a really basic cut (like a crew cut), it will most likely be done by an older gentleman who will use old-​fashioned ways. In other words, if you’re looking for something along the lines of, «can I get a fade and line me up,» they may know (likely not), but even if they did, they may not do it the exact way you’re looking for. With that said, and the $ 23 in mind, I would not recommend coming here unless you’re looking for something «old-​fashioned» and you like the concept of a «good ol’ barber shop.» $ 23 for a man’s simple haircut!

Old school barber shop, that’s been around forever. When I first moved into the area, I lived in the building next to this one. Simple haircuts, basic prices. Nothing too fancy. Definitely not for «salon» types.

I do not particularly like strangers touching my head — some of my barber shop experiences are categorized in my mind under the section «noooooooooooooooooooo», especially when barbers decide to massage my scalp or use the weird electric massaging tool to massage my shoulders and back.
Considering this, my visits to barbershops are not very frequent. I was slightly dreading the old-​feel of President Barbershop, but it turned out that this place is has exactly what I want — good haircut. And that’s it nothing extra that I don’t care about. 20 bucks is standard in these days I guess, so no unpleasant surprises there.

Price aside (20 bucks? ouch!), President Barbershop is your best bet of masculine atmosphere for getting a cut in Palo Alto.
Last Saturday I was panicking to find a place to give a proper Marine Cut that would compliment my Dress Blues for a funeral when I rolled past this location. They were already set for accommodating customers by 7:30, though their signage read 08:00.
All the barbers have served in one branch or the other, and they know their fades.

I stopped in here on the way to an event at Stanford. Despite the last minute notice, they saw me right away. (I wish the Temescal shops were as easy to get into.) Best of all, they did a great job. They used shears without asking and were very thorough.
It cost me $ 20 plus a $ 3 tip. I used to think that was very expensive. (On the East Coast, the same cut would cost me $ 16 tops.) But I’m guessing that’s how they roll out here. C’est la vie.