Central Park Salon & Spa

While the techs did an ok job on our nails, I have to take major points off my review because of the young male tech who was loud, really obnoxious and often really insulting.
We went as a group of three friends, hoping to use the time to catch up with each other, and he kept interrupting us with his opinions (unsolicited). He was honestly really annoying, and was a major factor in ruining the experience for all of us.

I booked an appointment for a full set of nails, and originally the lady who was doing my nails wasn’t aware of what I came for, hence she didn’t speak much english, so after an hour, I finally got what I booked my appointment for. Service was alright, some of the staff was very unprofessional, and some were very nice. At the end, my nails looked so cheap, colour selection wasn’t that good either. I would never come back here, unless I was in desperate need of a manicure.

Had a manicure and pedicure here and it was alright. The lady who did my nails was very friendly and always made sure I was comfortable which I appreciated. The price was great too for $ 35 for both services and no tax when paying cash! What knocks out the stars for me is the atmosphere. It is rather cramped for a salon/​spa and out dated. When waiting for my nails to dry I was seated right beside the station for waxing, which is right beside two chairs for the salon. I could see that the hair stylists and estheticians were trying to not to bump into each other the whole time. Should all these stations even be cramped beside eachother? Probably not. There was another aspect to this place that makes it low stars for me and that’s the attitude of one of the employees. My manicurist was great however there was a younger male manicurist who was just rude. He made me feel uncomfortable and when I stopped paying attention to him, he insulted me while no other person seemed to notice/​care. Whether he was joking or not, who knows, but it was enough to prevent me from coming back here as I know there are other spas in the area that offer the same services at the same price.

I want to like this place because the owner is personally, very pleasant. they are just not professional and mess up your nails, don’t add top coat to shellac so it peels off. take forever and you keep getting passed around to random people. one time I was there she had one of her friend do my nails ! She wasn’t even a nail tech .also they give terrible pedicures! A pedicure is not 8 minutes !

4.5**
I thought I’d check out this nail salon as I was in need of a pedicure and this one had a decent amount of reviews. When I walked in I was greeted immediately which was nice. Unfortunately their internet was down so I couldn’t use the debit/​credit machine.
The young man warned me that the atm machine next door at the Mac’s charged an arm and a leg so I went to Food Basics across the street and took money out.
I didn’t make an appointment (though I wouldn’t have been able to get through anyways since their internet was down) but thankfully it wasn’t too busy. The young man Ming (Minh? sorry for the spelling) proceeded to pop me on a massage chair after I picked out my colour. He was very friendly and apparently he had a lot coffee so he was more loud and energetic than usual (though I think he’s usually upbeat which isn’t a problem :)) The massage chair wasn’t that comfortable but Ming’s mini foot massage made up for it. My toes
The only think was I didn’t know how long I was supposed to sit with the nail dryer as I don’t get manis/​pedis very often. I think Ming forgot about me which is partially understandable since there was a rush of people that came in after me.
My pedi was $ 25 (no tax with cash!) and my toes felt very pampered. I will definitely come back as a mani/​pedi is $ 35 which is a great! :)

I’ve been to this place multiple times for nail services, and have had mixed experiences. When you walk in, the hair salon is on the left side, and the nail spa is on the right. It’s a bit weird, but a lot of people use it as a one-​stop-​shop.
On a good note, this is my go-​to fast and cheap manicure only place. I’ve been here many times for a manicure and have had fast and efficient service for a decent job. They won’t go above and beyond your expectations, and expect all the workers to talk to one another like the customer is not there, but it’s an alright experience. Also — the young guy is super loud when he talks, but he does a good job on nails.
Putting the fast and cheap manicure good note aside, the bad notes include:
1) I had booked an appointment for shellac removal and shellac manicure, but they seemed to have double booked. I had the acetone and the foil on for 45 minutes and was passed around to multiple people to just take the shellac off. I was not pleased. After the shellac was off, I had to wait yet again for my manicure while another lady was being served — who came in after me. In total, I believe the experience was an hour and 45 minutes for only $ 30 (which is a great deal). But, never again.
2) This spa really really needs to change their pedicure procedure. I’m an avid nail spa visitor, and I have never experienced a scrubbing time as short as this one. I think I had a grand total of 30 seconds with the foot file. My dead skin still on my feet was not happy.
3) Didn’t experience it, but while I was getting my toes dried, I was observing someone getting her eyebrows waxed… and the lady DOUBLE DIPPED into the wax. Eww. Need I say more?
Basically an ALRIGHT place for nails (the end result), but I won’t be rushing back.

This place offers many services: nail care, salon services, waxing, and laser hair removal. Loan does an amazing job with manicures! I have been a customer for over 5 years and I’ve always been happy with the end results. It gets really busy on the weekends, so try to make an appointment ahead of time. Like many of the reviews stated, pay with cash!

Really nice people, Good prices!

After reading all the great reviews on Central Park Salon & Spa, I decided to give them a try.
I went after work with 6 girls for Shellac Mani’s and each one of us we very happy with the level of service and quality we received. The store was very clean and prices were totally reasonable.
I look forward to returning back!

Nice staff, moderate actual services. I went in for a biogel full set and it took far longer than I expected. Some nails were missing from their set and that took an extra ten minutes to replace. One girl was talking nonstop which eventually got annoying.

Everyone has their own experiences when it comes to nail salons so its always hard to find a place that you can personally trust (considering there are so many mixed reviews). Here is my experience.
I came to this place 2 days before my college graduation to get a pedicure (it was my very first time receiving a pedicure). At the time doing research to find a «good» nail salon, I heard about this place. There were only 3 reviews here on Unilocal also, all 3 giving it 5 stars. I was never interested in getting my nails done because i’ve heard stories about getting ingrown nails and such (when my sister got her first pedicure, she ended up with an ingrown nail. She doesnt get pedicures anymore). I told myself might as well give it a shot. I brought my friend with me because she wanted to get a pedicure done as well.
When we get to the place, we were greeted right away and the staff were friendly. Someone asked us what would we like today and we told them we would like to have a spa pedicure. There were like 4 seats, 2 being occupied by other clients. There was an extra pedicurist? (dont know if thats a word) who was willing to take one of us while the other waits. I told my friend she can go first while I continue on deciding which colour to choose. After a while, one of the staff members walked in the place and she told me she can help me while she just puts away her stuff. She proceeded to fill up the tub thingy on the floor to put your feet in and told me I can go sit. So I did.
My God. Because this was my first time, I honestly didnt know if the temperature was suppose to be this high but the water was too hot. For anyone who works in restaurants and cleans dishes, you know how you’ve got the 3 sinks (soap, water, sanitizer) and the soap and water sinks are usually a tad hotter than the sanitizer? Its like putting your hands in those sinks and leaving them there for a really long time. In other words, my feet were uncomfortable. Me being stupid of course, I didnt say anything. After a few minutes, hot water turned into warm water. The woman came back a few minutes later, and started to take care of me. She filed, got rid of dead skin, all that jazz. I felt relaxed during that little session.
Then came colouring the nails. Quick note here, I have taken cosmetology in high school for 3 years so I remember some basics stuff when it comes to manicures and pedicures. When applying the colour, you first place a bast coat, then the colour (about 2 layers) and then the top coat.
The same lady helping me out, started to apply the base coat and I sort of noted that she was doing this kinda quickly. Like less than 30 seconds (im not exaggerating). After the base coat, she applied this colour that I really liked (it was red with a gold overtone to it) and then the top coat. Again very quickly. If I had to take a guess how long painting my nails took, probably like 2 minutes top. I brushed it off at the time because I told myself «shes a professional» if she can do it pretty fast.
After everything was done, she had me to put on my flip flops and go to this little station that dries your toenails. My friend was already there (since she was the first one to go get her nails done) and when I got there, we talked and such blah blah blah. About a minute or so, I felt something weird with my right big toe. Anytime I applied pressure (like taking a step), there was a bit of pain. I started to freak a little bit but told myself, check it at home and ask someone about it. I inspected my toe and didnt seem to find anything wrong with it. The nail looked fine (nothing seemed to be chipped off or whatever) and it didnt seem like too much skin was taken off so I wasnt sure what was wrong. I texted one of my friends and asked her opinion on it. I explained my situation and she told me there was a possibility that I will get an ingrown nail but she wasnt too sure. About 2 weeks later, the pain went away and my toe is fine. ALSO, that quick job the lady did when she painted my nails, the top coat was barely coating the colour and she missed a nail. She also didnt colour the nails properly. Like there were some blanks.
But would I ever go back there? Nope. As far as getting another pedicure in the future, I dont know. I was expecting something really fantastic for a first pedicure and I didnt really get that. The staff were nice minus that one lady’s work skills. I would not recommend going to this place but thats up to you lovelies.

I originally went to this nail salon because it had amazing reviews and I was in the area. Went in and was surprised to see a salon on one side and nail services on the other. I sat down because no one greeted me as I walked in but a girl named Tina helped me. I got a shellac removal, manicure and new application of shellac. It was a quite odd encounter for the first 30 minutes of my stay. My technician was watching a video on her phone as she waited for the acetone to breakdown my previous shellac application, another girl was randomly adjusting her bluejays cap and the last lady… Was clipping/​filing her toenails. I wouldn’t have minded if she was by the pedicure machines but she was literally in front of me. Halfway through my nail session, I mentioned that I saw the place through Unilocal,in which the technician totally changed her disposition. She was extra nice and made conversation about shellac application and techniques.
Overall… I didn’t mind the ass kissing but they lose a star because of that other technician cutting her toenails out in the open.
My nail job was 30 dollars! (Includes shellac removal, manicure and shellac application)

Great place! Friendly staff! The lady named Chi always does a thorough job and is a pleasure to talk to. They also have a killer massage chair! So happy I’ve found a good nail place close to home.

Nice ladies! Good prices.
Amazing pedicures. Attention to detail.
Very relaxing.

I am very picky when it comes to choosing new places, and I was so amazingly surprise by the courtesy of all employees, especially the girl that did my manicure and pedicure Karen. She made me feel comfortable, i was scared to be hurt by the pedicure she was gentle and did an amazing job, its such a good price for that good a service. I rarely take time for good reviews but this place is worth it