Jacks of London

I’ve recently moved to a different area of Bristol and as such needed a new barbers that was more convenient to get to. I’d finished work for the year on Christmas Eve and had just purchased my last Christmas present in Cabot Circus readying to get home and let the festivities begin. But first I needed a haircut! I’d decided that if there was a good place in Cabot Circus it would be a keeper, as would be convenient to get to from my work in Temple Quay and I regularly visit Cabot any way.
I knew there was a place I’d walked passed a number of times called Jacks on Penn Street, the road that divides Broadmead and Quakers Fryer from the main under roof Cabot Circus area.
I poked my head round the door to ask if they had any spaces free for a last minute Christmas cut and the reply I got was that I could get a chop, but how long it will take to get on the barbers chair was like asking how long a piece of string is. It was unsurprisingly busy considering the day it was, but I thought I’d take a chance that it wouldn’t be hours. That’s a good point actually, It’s worth noting that you can’t make appointments at Jacks, you just turn up.
Judging by the chap’s comments I thought I was in for a wait of at least an hour and a half, maybe a lot longer. However I was actually called over to the barbers chair after about 40 mins. Not bad at all considering. The wait was also made a lot easier as I was offered tea, coffee, a soft drink or… BEER. The Budweiser was tempting but I decided on a Stella.
The barber Jed was a sound chap and we had a bit of laugh. He clearly took pride in his work and did a good haircut. This was again made more enjoyable by another Stella brought to me at the barbers chair.
The haircut itself wasn’t the cheapest by any means at £22.50 which is my only gripe. But the cut was good and they provided beer. I’ll probably be returning.
Oh one last thing — you can also have a game of FIFA on the provided Playstation while you wait!