Daniel Professional Tailoring

Taken several pairs of pants/​jeans here for hemming and taking out waist. Really great quality and reasonable prices
Turn around was about a week which was good for me and expected given several pairs of pants

I am writing this review as I noticed that Daniel has received several unflattering comments as-​of-​late.
I have lived in Jersey City for a year now and have been taking my clothes to Daniel since January 2015, after being gifted a fine top coat that was too large. I have since had Daniel alter my shirts, pants, suits, sports coats and blazers, polos, and even track jackets. I have easily spent $ 2,500+ in tailoring this year at this store alone. I mention the price not to be obnoxious, but to underscore the fact that I’ve had him work on many items; i.e. my review should carry more weight than that of someone who just brought Daniel a pair of pants or a dress. Daniel’s prices are very reasonable — $ 20 to tailor a shirt, $ 20 to work on pant legs, $ 20 to take in or take out a waist, $ 30 to adjust the sleeves on a jacket… That said, some of his prices are quite high, he charges $ 70+ for shoulder work on jackets and once quoted me $ 100+ to remove the pleats from a pair of pants.
Be that as it may, I wouldn’t come back if Daniel did not consistently do a good job, especially since there’s a tailor/​seamstress right across the street. And lastly Daniel is honest — if you want something done and he knows it won’t come out well, he’ll tell you beforehand. And on that note, contrary to what another reviewer wrote, Daniel fixes his work for free.
***Turn around tends to range from 3 – 8 calendar days depending on the type of job and the quantity of items. Daniel also prioritizes repairs/​fixing mistakes (e.g. if you take Daniel a shirt and he forgets to re-​attach the cuff – this happened to me once – he’ll have that turned around same day if you take it to him in the morning or the next day, maybe 2 days if he’s busy).

This guy is the rudest! Everything complain on Unilocal is true about this guy. He is obnoxious. I would NEVER EVER take my expensive clothes to have this guy handle it, or even touch it! He was taking measurement for my jacket. While not paying close attention to what he was doing, I asked him to remeasure, he yelled to me:“are you kidding me? You are playing me!” I just walked out of the store. I don’t know how he stays in business. Take your business some where else. I am going back to my tailor in NYC.

Just picked up my bridesmaid’s dress after getting altered and it’s perfect! I’ve lost some weight over the past few months and desperately needed the dress taken in for my friend’s wedding this weekend. The dress fits and looks great.
One star off for the fact that the shop is incredibly drab inside. Also, Daniel (or I assume that’s his name all things considered) could be a little more pleasant.

This guy is obnoxious. He’s rude. He’s unprofessional. I made a huge mistake by bringing my pants in to get hemmed. They are ruined as in they can not not be fixed. And he didn’t even apologize and still charged me. This guy will not last long with his terrible attitude. Oh and he took a vacation for 2 weeks without even letting me know and had my clothes the entire time. Please stay away from him. His shop is always empty for a reason and now i know why. I am all about supporting local business, but he doesn’t deserve your money.

I have been extremely impressed with my experience at Daniel’s. I started off taking a basic work skirt for alteration because I wanted to test his work.
Since then, I have taken items ranging from jeans to cocktail dresses there and they have all been tailored to perfection. Alteration prices are extremely affordable and everything so far fits on the first attempt!
There is nothing like well tailored clothes on putting that final polish on a look and I am so glad I finally found a tailor.

He is unfriendly and obnoxious. Did a horrible job on a few pairs of pants. I washed one pair after being hemmed and the hem unraveled. Another pair he didn’t even do and I had to bring back to redo them.

I recently just took my brides maid dress here to get hemmed. Daniel is very professional. I like his 1950s poster of the names of all the different hem styles. Do you take your hem with a slight break too?
anyway it was $ 40 for his craftmanship and my dress has two layers. I wish he could of given me a price before I went in but i guess the price isnt bad considering it’s right on grove street near the path and the work was done really well. He’s open 8am-​7pm and it only took him 3 days.
I would go back. I also need to dry clean my wool winter coat which he said would be $ 8 for a ¾ length coat.

Update is due since I have had something other than dress pants altered here. I bought a trench coat (Brooks Brothers, trick!) that was a couple inches too long and tried it on in the shop to have it shortened. Honestly, I was scared to get it hemmed at all because it cost a penny and I didn’t want it to come out crappy and then be forced to keep this old lady length trench coat, but HOORAY! It came out perfect. The coat has this inverted back pleat starting a bit below the waist, and I wasn’t sure how clean the alterations would look in the back. But perfect — or perfect enough for me.
I tried it on in the store, looked fly, and a stranger who was getting some of his own stuff worked on, said «looks good» and I strutted my trench coat wearing self right out of the joint.
Something sweet to note — that stranger was someone who was a regular at Daniel’s, who was half giving him shit for his prices, made a straight up comment on how steep the price of one of his alterations was, and then talking about his kids with him.
It cost me $ 35 to have a few inches chopped and sewn off and the inverted back pleat to look exactly as it did when I purchased it. It was ready in less than a week — dropped it off on a Saturday and picked it up on a Thursday — and I used my credit card. Cha-​ching!

He takes credit cards now. Yay! $ 10 to repair a hole in my favorite jacket and it definitely came back cleaner. I’ve had a bunch of things altered here since my original review and I’m quite content with Daniel.

Apparently Daniel just started his dry cleaning and shirt laundry service a few months ago, but I just have to say that it’s been awesome. Other dry cleaners will tell you that you have to dry clean your shirt for minor stains, especially around the collar and cuffs, but Daniel recommends just laundering them. I take my Brooks Bros shirts there and he’ll launder them, which saves a lot of money in the long run.
I have been getting all of my alterations here including suits and just recently tried taking my jeans in. He was able to turn my bootcut jeans into a nice tapered fit and they literally look like a new pair of jeans.
Just to show the type of character he is, I went to pick up an order from him yesterday after happy hour. I realized I had left my credit card at the bar and he gladly gave me my order with faith that I’d return with payment plus other work. I politely declined, but he insisted.
I really suggest you give him a try with your dry cleaning and alternation needs.

My fiancé dropped off our dry cleaning here and I was heartbroken when I went to pick it up. My favorite JCrew sweater/​jacket was INCREDIBLY shrunken and there were spots on it that were not there when I dropped it off.
I have to say the owner was very nice, took full responsibility and is speaking with those who actually do the dry cleaning to figure out how much they can reimburse me. That being said, I will never go back.

This is a decent shop which satifies all the tailoring needs. I had to get my dress pants altered for my suit. The person behind the counter was friendly but he took wrong measurements but he rectified it after second alteration. So the end product came out as I expected.

What a joke! I dropped off a few men’s dress shirts at Daniel’s and he completely screwed them up. I wanted each shirt taken in on the sides and the arms. Simple one would think but I guess using a sewing machine isn’t this guys forte. The seam appeared as if an amateur was at work. Everything comes with a price, so if you want your clothing altered correctly I would advise you to stay away from this business.

I’ve taken a dozen pants there and a few suits and he’s done an excellent job each and every time. Like any good and qualified tailor, you don’t need to say much: you put on the suit (or whatever) and he automatically starts putting pins in where they need to be. He’ll ask, «do you like your pants tight or loose» and questions along those lines.
I’ve taken suits there that I wanted major work (eg: to be made much smaller) and he honestly said it wasn’t worth the money. I find him honest and competent.

Tailoring is simple to rate — does your clothes fit perfectly like you had hoped for and instructed the tailor to do? If the answer is yes, you got yourself a satisfied customer. I came back on the day he told me to come back and everything fit great. I will definitely come here again for any more tailoring that needs to get done.

This place had great reviews on kannekt, but I was very disappointed. I went here to get a suit jacket tailored by taking in the sides and bringing the sleeves down. Both were messed up. One of my arms is about a half inch longer than the other (remnant of an old accident). I let Daniel know this, but when I went to pick up the jacket, the sleeves has been lengthened to the same length, which was too short for one of my arms. That then needed to be redone. As for the taking in the jacket, I’m a slim guy with normal sized shoulders. I wanted the jacket to come in with a nice slim-​fit silhouette. That did not happen: all Daniel did was put in darts on the side of the jacket so that the jacket hugged me tighter, but still looked boxy and prevented me from raising my arms (without ripping the stitches). I was extremely disappointed and ended up taking all of my jackets to Nelson Tailor Shop after that.