Has anyone got any experience with Fat Tony's barbers in Galway?

Sahil123 · 10-09-2016 9:37am #1

Just wondering if they're any good. I've been to cut throat and found then excellent but they're all booked out for a week and half. I need a haircut soon so I was thinking of going to Fat Tony's.

Would ye recommended them? Or is there any other place I could go?

Thanks

dudara · 10-09-2016 11:38am

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Buddy74 · 10-09-2016 12:29pm

Sahil123 wrote: »

Just wondering if they're any good. I've been to cut throat and found then excellent but they're all booked out for a week and half. I need a haircut soon so I was thinking of going to Fat Tony's.

Would ye recommended them? Or is there any other place I could go?

Thanks

If you're on the south/east side of the city headmasters in Doughuisce are good check their Fb page. Don't know if you have to book

beardybrewer · 10-09-2016 12:48pm

Yeah, they are good. I usually go to the one in Barna as it's less crowded. I take my son there and they're good about listening and giving him what he wants.

GerardKeating · 10-09-2016 2:14pm

Sahil123 wrote: »

Just wondering if they're any good. I've been to cut throat and found then excellent but they're all booked out for a week and half. I need a haircut soon so I was thinking of going to Fat Tony's.

Would ye recommended them? Or is there any other place I could go?

Thanks

The place in Westside Shopping Centre (Savoys I think) is not bad, also Kozzie at Joyces and Tesco.

Diabhal Beag · 10-09-2016 5:42pm

Barna and Knocknacarra are good in my experience.

beardybrewer · 10-09-2016 7:28pm

Have to disagree about Kozzie. If you have a style or are particular you might not get what you expect, at least in my experience. I love the idea behind the business, but the language barrier aint great unless your chill with what you get.

bobbyss · 10-09-2016 7:56pm

Sometimes I go to Hair Republic in Westside and sometimes in GSC -the fellow beside the Fruit and Veg at the front. Am always happy with Hair Republic and pretty much the same in GSC. Both staffs are pleasant and do a good job. I am not particularly fussy anyway.

The funny thing is that sometimes when I ask for a '3' in both places, the results are not always the same. It can be shorter in one than the other. I never understand why.

But both are good I find. I just don't like talking to staff when they are cutting my hair. I want to switch off. Mostly I can not hear them over the noise and I just mumble 'really?' or 'OK' or my usual 'God above' in response to anything I might hear.

It may explain some queer looks I get.

TerrorFirmer · 10-09-2016 8:53pm

I find the barber beside Terryland Fruit and Veg is pretty great, only started going there because it's right because work and funny enough, everytime I went to the place in Liosbuan, whether morning, noon or night there was always a queue! The place beside the Fruit and Veg rarely any queue, and they do a pretty good job with good attention to detail. It's a bit tucked away but worth giving a go.

Sahil123 · 11-09-2016 10:19am

Thanks for all the replies! I actually found Kozzies mentioned a few times on boards in similar threads, but personally I didn't like them very much. Last time I went in there, they cut it too short and didn't really listen to what I wanted. I'll have a look into all the barberhsops mentioned anyway and see where to go.
Thanks again everyone :-)