Corniel Barber Shop

Busy but friendly barber shop in Manhattan Valley where regular haircuts for men start at just $ 15. It’s cash-​only, but there’s an ATM inside.
I usually head to the row of chairs on the right because that’s where Daniel and the other old-​timers are. I can practice my Spanish, get a good cut, and listen to that bachata on the radio. Now that I’ve embraced the bald, I really don’t need anything else.

Stay away! Cut me pretty good with a straight razor. Very hard to communicate in English with barber. Decent price but clearly you get what you pay for.

Probably fair if you have extremely short hair and want a shape-​up, but if it is of medium length or longer, PLEASE do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. I had medium/​longish hair, and the back was getting a little too messy on the bottom. I figured it would be a simple trim, so I went here. I told my barber, Ricky, to take 1 – 2 inches off the top and shorten the back. He asked if I wanted a line or to keep it natural — I told him to keep it natural. I didn’t want the shape-​up look.
He gave me one of the worst haircuts I have ever received. I told him to take 1 – 2 inches off the top. He took FOUR, making the top and sides the same damn length. As for the back, halfway down, my hair just ends. No taper, no graduation– it just goes from medium-​length to a 1 with a fucking shape-​up. The sides are completely uneven. he did nothing I asked for.
This isn’t a translation problem, either. I spoke to him in Spanish.
I need to go to another barber to fix this.
Never, ever, ever coming here again.

Excellent service and value.
Saw the reviews here so decided to give it a try. I walked in and was immediately seated by Daniel. He listened to what I want and got right to it carefully, no nicking my head with the clippers. Then trimming my beard and adjusting as I gave feedback. I’m growing a full beard (they’re in style) but have thicker hair around my mouth (had a goatee for years) and he trimmed it well to blend with the sides of my face. Then used a straight razor to clean up the edges and my neck.
The haircut was $ 15 and trim $ 5. That is a great bargain for the service so I gave a nice tip. Definitely going back.

I dropped in w my four year old son to get a quick cut. We were seated right away and the barber gave him a thorough hair cut. It cost me $ 13 which I thought was cheap considering the time spent on the cut.
There were 8 – 10 barbers all giving cuts, shaves and beard trims.
Spanish is definitely the language of choice but it’s NYC so everyone spoke English as well.
We will definitely return.

This place is awesome, I’m used to paying 30 – 40 for a haircut other places and this place did it faster and better than some of those, got the straight razor for the line in my hair and all along my edges, fast and friendly, defiantly coming back

A dream. Great haircut, smiling workers, upbeat music, happy customers, unbeatable price.

Ricky gave me a superb haircut. He and everyone else there was friendly and very professional. And the best part was the head and shoulder massage that ended the session. All this for only $ 15. I’m hooked.

Great place to get a haircut for a really reasonable price ($ 15). I’ve been having Alex cut my hair for several months and he’s almost always right on the money. Cash only, but there is an ATM onsite if you don’t have any on you.
Unfortunately Alex is no longer at this shop.

I got a terrific haircut from Miguel. Very little English or conversation, but he was very meticulous with razor and scissors. Pretty loud Latin music in this neighborhood joint.

My boyfriend gets his hair cut here and its always amazing. The barber (I’m not naming his name because we wanna keep him all to ourselves muahahah) is so good! The prices are reasonable and they’re always super friendly.

Affordable and decent haircut. Nothing bad about the service, I got taken care of as soon as I walked in. Disappointed by the amount of hair left on my neck and face though.

ZERO STARS IF I COULD. RACIST ESTABLISHMENT? I walked in in the morning and one gentleman was getting his haircut from the only barber there. The barber made eye contact with me and I said hello. He said nothing. I sat down and patiently waited about 15 minutes while reading a book. A few other latino people came in, including an old gentleman that seemed to be the barber’s friend, as they conversed amicably in spanish. The barber then skipped me deliberately and invited the man to have his hair cut next. I protested but the barber just stared at me coldly and said it was my fault for not paying attention. I WAS 4 FEET AWAY FROM HIM AND HE SAW ME CO ME IN AS I WAS THE SECOND CUSTOMER IN WITH NO ONE ELSE AROUND! SO DISREPECTFUL! WHAT KIND OF BARBER SHOP TREATS THEIR CUSTOMER THIS WAY? Since I am not strange looking and polite I have no way to make sense of this unless this barber was somehow racist towards me. Blows my mind. Horrible horrible establishment.

The people there are super friendly and the haircuts are affordable. They ask for feedback every now and then to make sure you get the haircut you want, and they have an incredible attention to detail that other, more expensive places rarely do.

What a great place. An atmosphere that is relaxing instead of boring. Nice haircut too. Cash only.

Terrible. Barber started out by just cutting cutting the sides and trimming a tiny bit off the front. Had to ask several times to cut the top shorter, which was quite difficult because my barber did not speak English. Left several long hairs around my ears. Walked out with a horrible haircut, but because of all the stellar Unilocal reviews I thought it was probably a fluke and tried it again a few weeks later.
Huge mistake. The first haircut was bad, but the second was comically bad. He did not cut the top _​at all_​— whenever I asked him (via hand gestures) to cut the top shorter, he’d cut a little more off the front, but would leave the top of my head untouched. Cut the front in a straight line across my forehead, with squared off corners. I looked like a three stooges character. First friend I saw after I got my haircut laughed out loud. Unfortunately «three stooges» was not really the look I was going for.

Great mens haircut. Place felt busy, but they had plenty of staff. Pretty old-​school (in a good way). I keep my hair slightly longer so hairdressers usually wet it to cut it. Problem is then once it drys it looks different. This guy did the whole haircut totally dry, which I have never experienced. Had fantastic attention to detail, and even went over the edges with a cutthroat razor. And it was all for $ 15 + tip. Looked like it was cash only, but they have an ATM in there.

Sometimes when you walk into a barber shop you just do not know what kind of haircut and service you’re going to get. Well, have no fear when you walk into this one. Place was packed with people when I went, but within 5 minutes I got a Christian as my barber. Had a great conversation with him and he knew exactly what I wanted. Asked specific questions regarding razor shaves, fade etc and wanted to make sure he gave me what I wanted.
Just a great experience. If you need a haircut, I would highly recommend it. Best part? $ 15 in NYC.

Definitely go and ask for Corona. You won’t be disappointed! You’ll get a quality haircut for $ 15.

Place is amazing. Nothing to look at when you first arrive. I walked in for first time since I’m tired of paying $ 35+ tip for a haircut every two to three weeks at these salons around here. I walked in and an old guy, Gilberto, waved me over. I’m in my 30’s so I was a little worried about a 79 year old guy cutting my hair. WRONG!
He said, «you want regular?». And i was like, «umm, ok.».
He went right to work but paid attention to details I’ve never seen anyone else do. Haircut is just as good, if not better, than salon cuts. Price: $ 13.
They were just so wonderful and friendly and I’m just sorry I didn’t find them sooner.
They have a new client for life.