Coach & Four Barber Shop

Excellent service friendly atmosphere great location fair prices can’t beat it had such a good time in there I left my jacket

This is an amazing old school joint and a Michigan landmark, the barber was quick yet paid attention to detail and a hard to find hot towel neck shave with the haircut. The barbers are friendly and the shop is very chill. 16 $ for a student, 12 $ for a buzz, and 17 $ for standard cut. I wish I actually lived in Ann Arbor, I’m actually tempted to drive down from Canada when I need a haircut. Beware: By metered parking: I didn’t have coins so I had to park on Sybil and walk

Great retro feel barber shop. All the barbers there know their stuff and it’s a great atmosphere.

Great place, nice they are open late at least one night. One of 2 places I would go in all of Ann Arbor.

Nice traditional style barber shop. They accept cash and check only, keep quarters on hand for out of towners like me, and are quite friendly. I was very pleasantly surprised to learn they are open on Mondays, which is usually an off day for barbers but right now my only day to go in for a cut. I will be visiting often while I am in Ann Arbor.

Don’t let the old man anywhere near your beard! I’ve been here 3 times for beard trims, with 3 different barbers. The first one was decent. 2^nd one was subpar. 3^rd was was a complete disaster. It took the old man 5 minutes to destroy the beard that had taken me 6 months to grow. He sent me out with an uneven, rushed, sloppy job, after buzzing away most of my substantial beard. Time to hang it up, old man. I will never return here. If you are looking for a place that knows beards, keep on looking. I just came home and had to shave it off, because what they left of my beard was an unsalvageable mess. Really disgusted with this place. Good riddance!

Beer in the fridge? Check.
Old guys b*tching about sports? Check.
Barber shop of choice for the University’s big-​wigs? Check.
Stale Coffe? Check.
Table made out of hockey sticks, great view of State Street and the girls in the shorts, and nice high-​def TVs for entertainment if the stack of Playboys doesn’t get you? Check, check, and check.
This is the best Ann Arbor has to offer those of us blessed with the XY chromosome. It’s rugged, manly, and I’m surprised lumberjacks don’t make the drive to get their beards trimmed.
You’ll never know how awesome a straight razor neck trim or shave is until you come here.
Seriously, though, Coach & Four is affordable, the guys remember your face, you look like a million bucks walking out, and the ambiance is second to none. I go nowhere else.
But bring meter money if you’re not on foot.

Okay, now that I’m not a complete rookie, I gave this place another try. Stayed loyal to my fellow Unilocalers and seeing as how Coach & Four has such great reviews, I conceded and admitted that I was naïve and the review I had was unfair.
I came back here for a buzz cut, you know, because it’s easier to roll out of bed, toss on clothes and get out the door without having to style a buzz cut. $ 12. That’s all it cost. Well, $ 12 and tip (styled cuts are $ 16). They’re attentive to detail here, and would make your cuts look clean. The guys here are down to earth and can strike up conversation easily.
The wait can get kind of long (25+ min wait), but they have magazines, drinks and a TV ready for you to chill while waiting.
Excellent!
TIP: CASH (and check) ONLY!

While walking up to this place it just exudes a feel of an old school barbershop. Upon my move up here I needed to find a good barbershop and Coach and Four is just that!
You walk in and there is a TV playing whatever game is on and Michigan sports memorabilia covering the walls. You have a seat and are pretty quickly offered a cold beer. If that wasn’t enough to make me feel at home, I was immediately included in the conversations with everyone about the upcoming college football season. Just a few minutes later I was called up for my haircut. The barber asked what I wanted and verified the lengths so there was no misunderstanding. The haircut was awesome and the conversations was fun.
I definitely recommend this place if you are looking for a great haircut from a good neighborhood shop. The conversation, the care taken of ones hair, the beer, and the straight razor touch ups lend to the authenticity that makes this place really stand out.

Neat décor, friendly staff, quick and professional haircut, reasonable price (cash only) free can of beer while you wait… they even give the back of your neck a warm lather and straight razor shave to finish, a nice touch and true mark of a professional. Everything you’d want in a barber shop.

Love this place. Been going here for over 15 years. They always have free beer in the fridge!

I normally go to a barber on the west side of town, but it was closed today, so went to Coach & Four. Very satisfied with the cut, the speed (in and out in 20 minutes) and price ($ 16). Interesting little location, with memorabilia on the walls and ESPN on the TV. Will definitely be back

I just took my 19 month old son here for his first hair cut. Since my son is known for his intense and loud personality, I was expecting the worst — screaming, crying with half a hair cut. I was pleasantly surprised when AJ, his barber, not only completed the hair cut, but did so without one tear! AJ was quick (finished in less than 10 minutes) and did a great job reassuring my temperamental toddler.
My son and I didn’t take advantage of the free beer and Playboy magazines that some of the other reviewers mentioned, but a quick and terrific hair cut is more than enough for us to return for my son’s next hair cut.

After a terrible experience at a downtown Ann Arbor salon, I asked my dad where he went for a trim when he was a student. He said Coach & Four, so away I went.
I walk in, and as I sit down I’m offerred a beer — I can’t turn that down. The barber (the shop’s founder’s son) did his best to fix the terrible haircut I got at another store. He was also very friendly. While I sat there, random friends of the staff wandered in to say hi and chat, including my barber’s wife. Very relaxing atmosphere. I finished up, paid, and was reminded to come in for a beer anytime. I might just do that.
We’ll see how they do when I have more hair to cut, but I really appreciated the $ 5 trim/​haircut repair, and the awesome atmosphere. I’m definitely going back for the straight razor shave sometime.

Benchmark for what a man’s barber shop should be.
I’ve had three different barbers and all of them had me looking my best. The simple service they offer is all that you need: a great cut and straight razor shave, with a chat about Michigan football or hockey if you’re in the mood.
The ambiance is spot on: walls covered in memorabilia, a flat screen TV on ESPN, and Playboys on the table.
So far, the hardest part about graduating and moving to Tucson has been finding a new barbershop on par with Coach & Four.

I’m going to be in Ann Arbor for the long haul. Therefore, I tried out six haircut stores in Ann Arbor over the past 6 months.
I just came back from Coach/​Fours and I have to say that this place is the best by far. This is definitely a place you should out try for a quality and inexpensive ($ 16) haircut that’s quick.

Just left from my first cut here, and I was pleasantly surprised. My usual stylist (my step-​mom!) is out of town, and I’ve got some job interviews coming up and didn’t want to risk it with Douglas J as I have all too many times before. Got a very neat cut, really quick, and looks at least as good as my usual. Can’t beat the straight-​razor shave. Atmosphere is nice, too. I’ll definitely make my way back here.
EDIT: I should say, I also look like my mother got me a haircut for my school photo, as the poster below complained. But that’s exactly what I wanted!

I lived above this place my senior year at UofM and it was the best haircut I’ve gotten in town and I’ve been to Aveda, Nogginz, and State Street Barber Shop (ironically owned by Jerry’s, the owner, cousin).
The place has beer and water in the fridge, free for the taking. It has Playboys and Maximums on the coffee table made from old hockey sticks and a big flat screen with ESPN always playing.
James, one of the younger barbers, is unreal. He has a real passion for cutting hair and doesn’t nickle and dime you. I SERIOUSLY recommend his straight razor shaves. He is a master with that thing and always gives me the best shaves. It’s a little scary and first, but just trust him and you’ll be amazed.

Cool atmosphere, friendly staff, a great haircut, and free beer! What a place! I have walked by Coach and Four for years and wondered what it would be like to get an old-​school barbershop style haircut, and I’m sorry I waited this long.
There were no salon-​style frills (though I did get my neckline detailed with a straight razor and shaving cream — old school style) and no forced smalltalk — just 20 minutes and I was done. Brian (the guy who cut my hair) did a great job. I’d have to say this was one of th better haircuts I’ve gotten in a while, probably because the Coach and his staff cater to a mostly male clientèle. So long Aveda girls, the Coach has got my patronage now!

Usually a simple barber shop haircut — a fade, crewcut, Caesar, high and tight, etc — is just fine. It’s alright, it works, it’s cheap, whatever. That’s not true at Coach and Four, though. Their haircuts are simple, basic and old-​school — but they’re anything but «just fine.» You walk out of there and you’re like, «MAN this haircut is AWESOME!»
The guys are quick, friendly and they give the most precise haircuts around — for $ 11 a pop! You can’t beat that in this town. They definitely don’t do anything funky, hip, different or artistic — but they do the basic stuff perfectly.
Ask for AJ — he’s a really nice guy, an excellent barber and he always remembers my name and exactly the cut I get, no matter how long it’s been since I’ve been there.