Golden Shears

Been coming here since we moved to Nola last year. This is the second barbershop I’ve tried. I’m happy with the overall value of the place you can’t beat 16 bucks for a cut. My one criticism is that the shop should be open later on weekdays otherwise I stand by my 4 of 5 stars

$ 16 for a good quick haircut. Street parking all around the shop but can be tough to find a spot.

I decided to give this place a try as it was close to where I live. I explained to the barber that I wanted to trim the sides and barely cut the top, just the tips. He did a good job with the sides, but once he got to the top he proceeded to take about half an inch (it looked like he cut much longer than this and now it seems like I have a buzz cut); by the time I noticed it was too late to say anything. I also was faced the opposite direction from the mirror. To make matters worst, he decided without asking to trim the back of my head round, I always get it squared. When I arrived home, I noticed that my hair was also unevenly cut on top and this made me very displeased.
I hate to leave this review based on only one of the barbers. The other barbers there did an excellent job inquiring and engaging their costumers. Like one of the reviewers said, this place could be a good place, but I will never go back to find out.

Basic barber shop for no frills, no nonsense. Don’t expect a hairstylist, flame-​cut, froo-​froo hairdo. Keep it simple for a good value. Good work and fair price. I usually get a buzz cut and beard trim and am consistently happy. This is my go-​to place. This place is busy with a mainly local crowd. I’ve never gone here to get a broken bone fixed though. Barbers can carry on a normal conversation without the «this is my craft, my art» B.S. I can nearly always walk in, however busy and wait a short time. Be sure to ask for «Serge».

Great haircut every time. 16 bucks and dine in 5 – 10 minutes. The older barber even did a great job with a broken arm

16 dollars for a cut. Overpriced and they don’t even do straight razor fades. This is hardly a barber shop. The staff is nice but they can’t cut hair on the barber level. I get a haircut once a week so I can attest to this. Don’t go here if you want a skin fade or even a close fade. I just left the barber shop and it looks like i got it cut a week ago… I kept asking if he could get it tighter. I almost want to go get it cut again…

I find the relentlessly positive reviews of Golden Shears bewildering. I’ve been to this place a dozen times or more, and it has really, deeply cratered. The simple fact is that the guys cutting hair are, for the most part, now far too old to do the job with any competence. I’m sorry for them, but this is a task that requires some fine motor skills – as well the more basic ability to lift one’s forearms above the horizontal.
The last three experiences I’ve had have been especially terrible. My haircut is as plain as ever – nothing difficult, I don’t even care much about style. I just want it shorter. What have I ended up with? Giant, to the skin miscalculations with the clippers. Comically uneven lengths on the right and left sides of the head. Clumps of hair that were never cut at all. Etc.
I genuinely feel bad for the old guys there. But the truth is, they just cannot do the job. It’s true that there’s a younger guy and a lady working on some days. If you must indulge your nostalgia (the only reason I can think of to willingly go there), try to get in with them. But if you’re like me, and you can’t handle the awkwardness of refusing the old guys when they have a free chair, you are in for a haircut that will make you regret your niceness.
I wish them the best, but this is no longer the place for a reliable haircut.

This is a classic old fashioned men’s barbershop that offers classic buzz cuts and trims along with straight razor shaves. You’re not going to get any fancy modern haircut styles here and if you think you can walk in with a male pony tail and escape with it you would be very mistaken. You can have your choice of any 1950’s style haircut you want here as long as its short and neat. Some of the barbers are getting really old and past their prime though so I’m very cautious about getting a shave here ever again! The last shave I got here the barber’s hands were mighty shaky and he cut me more than I’ve ever been cut before during a barber’s shave! Since that experience I’ve gotten all my shaves at Algie Hailey’s on Metairie Road as I’m a big fan of not having my throat slashed open accidentally (or any other way).
Still a great haircut value if you like the buzz cut look. I was in the army so I know how to look really sexy for the ladies with this hairstyle!

NIce local barber. Seldom a wait over 10 minutes but can get very busy on Saturdays. The guys seem to only be able to do a classic guys cut — off the collar, over the ears and tapered. If your son wants the «Bieber» wait for the ladies.

Walk in on a weekday and was seated right away. This is an old, no frills shop. The iPod docked in a speaker looked so out of place. My haircut is easy (buzz), so can’t comment on their skills, but woman who cut my hair was pleasant and did a fine job. Price was fair. I would come back.

Got a great haircut for a good price. I came as a walk-​in on Saturday, and was seated right away with Jackie. She had made interesting conversation, which I like at a barber shop, and she did a fine job with my hair.
I’ll definitely go back.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get a great haircut here. I wanted to like the place. I liked chatting with my barber and the no-​frills atmosphere, but the haircut is the reason for being there.
For one, my barber didn’t use scissors at all. I wasn’t getting a buzz. I’m usually asked whether I want clippers used at all, and I decline. He used clippers and a comb to cut my hair. The result was very uneven. I also got my neck shaved into my hairline a little. You can’t hide the nervousness that comes when knowing you’ve shaved too far up the neck. The recovery was acceptable.
I give two stars because this was my only experience with only one barber. It could be a great place like the other review say, but I’m not going to find out.

Great local barber. Not so local that its intimidating if you haven’t lived here for 30 years, but local enough that tourists don’t show.
Good cut, just like you asked for. Shoe shine guy and magazines. Classy, but not uptown, hyper-​refined. Just what I wanted.

Rico spend long time to look for good haircut man.
He is here.
Many old people here who cut hair for longer than time. Man who cut Rico hair have story about Vietnamese war. Rico like hearin story of combats.
Price is good for me cuz they cut hair how I want when I describe.
They make me ready for girls.

This is for the native nola Unilocalers… all six.
This is a man’s barbershop. They have a shoeshine man on hand to shine your shoes. They will trim your eyebrows. There are recent issues of Sports Illustrated, GQ, and other manly magazines on hand.
And they don’t cut women’s hair.
Never a long wait for a cut. Some of the barbers are old as [expletive], but not so old as to cut off your ear or make you look stupider than you are before you walked into the door. Interestingly, they have one female barber (barberess?) on hand, but not always the same one. They will talk to you while they cut your hair, but only if you are into that type of thing.
Yep, this is my kind of place. If you see getting your hair cut as a necessary evil, and want to get it done cheaply and quickly, you will like it too.
Minus one star for the awkward price of a trim – 15 bucks. If it was 13, I could pay 15 with an acceptable tip, but when it is 15 I will pay with a 20, and asking for change is too cheap, even for me.