Bishops Barbershop

This place is awesome, and the people working make the experience so much better. Abbie is that best! The only way to describe the quality of hair cut I get and how it makes me feel is to compare it to the great movie Edward scissorhands, she is like Edie and I’m the the lonely red head neighbor. If you’re unsure what I’m talking about here is exactly what it’s like to get a hair cut from Abbie

Sofi gave me the best haircut! I have super long thick hair and she took the time to straighten it, thin it, and texturize the layers perfectly! She’s awesome!!!

Nate is an amazing hair artisan. –He made me feel pampered and beautiful. I would travel a long distance to get my hair done like this again. Just rad! Thank you! I am really impressed. Usually I do my own hair coloring and have my kid cut it– and we fair pretty well, but this dude is AMAZEBALLS. I love the undercut he did as well, and his designs and artwork made my undercut pop!

Saffron gives the best haircuts for thick, curly hair! She just really knows how to deal with texture and movement. I’ve had my hair butchered by so many other stylists (often charging double or more what she does), who just chop the ends or worse, use a razor. Saffron understands that curly hair needs the ends cut into in little bits at a time, which she has the patience and precision for. My curls have never looked better and I’m so grateful I found her!

I went in yesterday, 1÷23÷16, for a quick buzz on my sides. I have a long mohawk so I shave the sides to a 1 and have long hair on the top. My hair on the top was pulled up in a bun. My stylist was extremely chatty (about things I didn’t want to hear about like nipple rings), to the point where she was lost focus on my hair. I felt her buzz into my long hair twice. When I got home and took my hair out of the bun, long strands of hair just fell out. Not just a few strands, but LOTS of strands. She also asked me how I wanted my neck and sideburns shaved, but instead of waiting for me to tell her my preference, she was already buzzing them, ultimately changing the shape of my mohawk in the back. Luckily, the areas that she nicked with the clippers aren’t too noticeable.
I normally go to Bishops in the Pearl or Downtown and I’ve never had a bad experience. I’ll definitely not be returning to this location.

Normally a great barber. Today, not so great. Receptionist quoted 30 – 35 min wait, ended up being 65. Didn’t offer a beer as usual. Haircut itself was okay. No more loyalty punch cards?

I went here for the first time on recommendation of a friend. I have high standards for a barbershop, given that there are two in Portland that I’m quite fond of already. I liked what I saw, though I’d probably return to my usuals before going back here.

I had a great first experience at Bishops! The staff was extremely nice, they offered me a cold beer, coffee, or water while I waited (8 – 9 minutes) and then I came out with a great shave and haircut. Saffron paid very close attention to detail and made me feel incredibly at ease during the entire experience. I will certainly be back every two weeks.

Updated review: I have given this place a few more unfortunate chances even now after they have turned over their best staff to other places. Do NOT go here!!! The staff now comes across as self-​untitled, they overcharge and underwhelmingly under perform. Most recently I was charged $ 26 for essentially cleaning up my ears and neckline which took roughly 10 minutes of ear nicking agony and blade on the neck scraping. Sadly this place is now the Mo’s turn ‘n burn of haircuts. Time to learn how to do this for myself. RIP Bishops

I love this place. Very cool atmosphere and I always get a great cut. The last couple of times Syd has cut my hair. I will ask for her every time from now on. She does a great job and is very pleasant to chat with. Thanks, Syd! You’ve got a loyal customer.

Eric was awesome I love it every time I come in! Except usually when I walk in the front desk greets me and asks if I would like something to drink! This time the girl with the short blonde hair (boy cut) was on her phone the entire time oblivious to the world, and I had to ask the stylist for something cold to drink.

I’ve been here multiple times — always for my kids and usually, turnout was good or at least acceptable. However, yesterday, my husband took my 3 year old and asked for 3 to 4 inches to be cut off her long hair. She came home with a butchered, and I truly mean butchered, haircut. I called to speak to management and was told there is no management, only the owner. I have called twice now and no one has returned my call. This is HORRIBLE customer service. Hair is hair and will grow back. But her long hair is now cut in layers, including some sections cut as short as 3 inches in length over longer layers. The person who cut her hair didn’t know how to cut straight hair without making a 3 year old look like a lawn mower ate off the back of her hair? No more braids, pig tails, just a horrible haircut that will take probably 9 months to a year to grow out. I will have to pay someone else to fix it because I can’t leave it like it is. The poor child looks like she is the love child of Billy Ray Cyrus (90s) and Joan Jett (80s). Thanks a lot Bishops.

The best and worst thing about Bishop’s is that it can be hit or miss with the stylists, but I just had my hair cut by Abby and I love it! Ask for her. Can’t complain about the price, either.

I had my hair done at a different place, big mistake. Jennie, who did my hair the first time I was here was, awesome but no longer works here, so last week I went somewhere else and it was not an okay situation going on up there on my head.
My boyfriend made me go back to Bishops and Taryn (T-​Byrd) fixed my hair like it was already amazing. Much harder to do since it was already as short as I wanted it to go. She turned my mom-​bob a little vampy with lot’s of layers and listening skills.
If you want great hair go to Bishop’s and especially look for Taryn. Anyone who has super cool hair themselves is going to want you to have the same. Taryn is definitely a hair artist.

Was told 45min. Over the phone, but 15 min in the shop (mind you it was less than 5 min. Before I arrived that I called) Front desk was nice, barber unpleasant until I gave her a tip, and she missed some hair, had to go over it myself afterwards. Defeats the whole purpose of going somewhere to get your haircut. Will take my business elsewhere from now on.

Pretty solid joint.
I appreciate the chill atmosphere and the cut-​the-​crap mentality with stylists and appointments and all that. Seems like the whole business model was catered towards the masculine persuasion. Beer?
I have this thing where the first cut I get from any stylist is always the best cut I’ll get from them. It stands true at Bishops and the fact that I never get a stylist more than once works out pretty well.
I hate getting my hair cut. Only because there’s such a high chance that I’m not going to like the product. So much to the extent that I’ve started cutting my own hair, and have done so for the last few years. Apparently I’m pretty good at it because I get compliments as well as a flabbergasted response when I tell people this. Although, some styles require touching up that I cannot do on my own. That’s when I go to Bishops where so many others have disappointed.
I’d say 40% of all haircuts I’ve ever gotten have been barely acceptable, and of those maybe 5% are exceptional. With Bishops, and getting a fresh eye on the hair every time, that average goes up. My rate of disappointment has been greatly curbed.
There’s been times where the stylists are edgy enough to take me outside my comfort zone of set me up with a faux hawk much shorter than I thought would work and ended up working much better than the previous length. Nailing the mohawk but not gutter-​punk mohawk, with another stylist and another stylist getting the vintage, hipster, but not painfully-​hipster, look I’m currently working with.
TL;DR I don’t always get my hair cut. But when I do, I go to Bishops.

Horrible horrible cut. I dunno how you mess it up that bad. I chopped my hair off for this??? People were nice enough but i dont come to a barber for nice. Had the lady at the front desk take a pic and she didnt even say how bad the back was chopped up. Never again

The place is fun the environment is cool. The people are usually super nice and pretty quick with the services.
For a while I had trouble getting a good haircut, but I’ve been seeing Sophie and I highly recommend her. She’s awesome. And just gets what I want, I don’t have to over explain or leave disappointed.

I have really been satisfied with everything I have had done here. Make sure to specify that you don’t want your hair thinned though. Every time I get my hair cut here, I always catch them doing it.
They don’t take appointments so you are likely to have to wait 20 – 30 mins for a style. They have great prices and friendly people!
They did a really great ombré on me and I have a lot of hair so that’s saying something!

As my days of having hair near their end, it seems more and more clear that a haircut is just a haircut. The hours here, and the ample parking, make it pretty convenient. It is walk-​in only, but it moves quickly when there’s a crowd, because they’re pretty amply staffed.
The haircut is probably a half-​step up from the Barbers. The end result is probably indistinguishable. They won’t, however, use a straight razor on your neck. And there is no pre or post cut shampoo, like you’ll find at Rudy’s.
There is a punch card, which if you get monthly haircuts ($ 24 each), will get you one free haircut a year. Not too shabby.