Wendy Nail and Spa

By far the worst manicure and pedicure I have ever had. I went on a Saturday, 4 days before my vacation. By Wednesday, my entire pedicure had chipped off. My gel manicure lasted about a week and half before it started chipping and cracking. I will definitely not be going back here.

This salon does not disappoint. Yes, sometimes they do have a long wait (mainly during rush hour and weekends), but that doesn’t bother me when I’m going to be getting the best manis and pedis around! Prices are great AND they offer free water, hot stone massages, a very clean/​calm environment, and hot towels for pedicures! I’ve been a customer for years and I’ve only received consistency. I don’t see myself going anywhere else soon!

Wendy Nail and Spa is great find.
I’ve tried a few of the Southie nail salons and this one has been my favorite. It is clean, organized, and the manicurists are friendly. Living in the area it has taken some time to settle on the right place. This is my go-​to now, Wendy is warm and steps in to do the gel colors. I found this odd at first but she executes each nail perfectly and quickly. I have small nail beds so it can become quite painful and timely when the manicurists have to keep scraping off the excess color they paint on to the skin around my nails. They’re thorough and just lovely all around.

I really want to love this place, but the last two times I came in for a gel manicure, I was extremely disappointed. This is a great spot with very good prices/​specials and wonderful staff, but something is off.
The gel manicures I got took over an hour. Most places move a lot quicker than that. It seemed that they spent too much time on the base coat and then when I was time for polish, it was uneven and not thick enough. Polish remained on my fingers and she even got it on my hands a couple times. It looked like a rush job even though I was there for what felt like forever (they weren’t busy so they were taking their time on me) Unfortunately I don’t have a photo but I encourage the staff (if they even check these reviews) to take a look at the other two manicure photos I have posted via other reviews on my page. That’s what it should look like.

I used to be really impressed with this place, but lately I feel like the services have been really rushed. Although I LOVE the pedicure I get here (comes with hot stone massage!), I don’t like being told when I walk in that it will be just a couple of minutes, only to sit with my feet in lukewarm water for 15 – 20 minutes before someone actually starts on me. I do believe, though, that their prices are better than some of their competitors and they do update their gel manicure colors regularly, so I will most likely continue coming here as long as I’m in the area.

I’ve been pleasantly surprised at Wendy’s! I moved to East Broadway from West Broadway a year ago, but never switched my nail salon. A recent leg injury made it really difficult to walk the half mile to my old spot, so I walked across from my apartment to Wendy’s. The staff are nice and the place is clean. They do hot stone massages for pedicures which are great. I was also impressed with the manicure. My manicures usually only last a few days and are always chipping. My manicure lasted a week! I was super happy. I will be back

I was really happy with my experience here. The manicurist was very nice and did a great job. There is a huge selection of colors available. My gel mani has been on for a week now without any chips and looks perfect. For only $ 25 I will definitely be coming back here.

Had a great experience once again at Wendy’s., mani/​pedi, hot stones and massage to legs and feet. The salon is very clean, warm and comfortable. The staff are really friendly, prices are great. Same service cost $ 15 more down the street.
The manager is personable, friendly and works directly with the clients.
When I walked in there this morning just when it opened, she was on her hands and knees scrubbing the chairs.
Do yourself a favor, stop by!

Just moved to southie and I came here for the first time tonight for a pedicure– what a great experience! The hot stone massage was awesome, and the technician food a fantastic job with the mess moving had made of my feet. And at $ 25 for a pedicure, you get much more than you pay for. I will be back!

I walked into Wendy Nail around 8:15pm on a Friday night and had no wait. Even though they were clearly getting ready to clean up and close, everyone there was really nice and I did not feel rushed at all. And the pedicure I received was great! From the complementary hot stone massage to the polish itself, I was really happy with the experience. New to the neighborhood, this was my first time at Wendy Nail but I will definitely be back!

I had been to Wendy’s one other time with a girl friend of mine and we were looking to get mani/pedi’s together and Wendy’s was the cheapest (red flag) so we went to them again for a second time. My best friend had a better experience than me, but I just wanted to write about my experience. The lady who did my toe nails and nails rushed it, barely scrubbed my toes and I had to ask her to scrub more because she did it so quick. The painting job was OK. Then I moved on to getting shellac gels. I had asked for sunscreen because the UV lights causes cancer and she looked at me, laughed, and said «no, don’t worry, you fine». Well, I don’t think she should be telling me if I am fine or not. I have very fair skin and every salon should give sunscreen to you if you ask.
I had a cut on my finger in which I told her I had and to be gentle with it, she proceeded to be very rough and when I told her to stop and that it hurt, she became rougher and was rolling her eyes at me. Then she started painting my nails and after each coat is put on, you are supposed to put it under the UV light… well, my friend got the automatic light and I had to touch the inside of the light for it to turn on, causing my nail to mess up, and when I took it out to tell her, she rolled her eyes so bad at me. After my nails were done, I was taking a look at them and I noticed that she only put the top coat on half of one of my nails and it was very obvious to me so I asked her to fix it and guess what, she rolled her eyes at me again.
This was very unprofessional of this worker and I hope that when she reads this, she knows its her I am talking about and becomes better with people and learns to have more patience. She had zero customer service skills and was pretty obnoxious.
All in all, I will never go back and it’s a shame because I live a block away. I will definitely go with the more expensive nail salon next time, lesson learned.

Terrible. I went for the first time to get my nails and toes done a couple weeks ago and was not at all impressed. I decided to give them another try and it was even worse than the first time!
My cuticles look terrible and she hardly filed my nails at all. The actual painting of the nail doesn’t even look good. I got my toes done as well and they look like a child filed them. One of my big toe nails is actually pointy. It looks like she just cut the nail and didn’t file it.
Not to mention, they are not nice. They just bark orders at you and jerk your hands around if you aren’t paying attention and don’t give them the right hand.
I should have kept the 35 dollars and done my nails and toes myself — they definitely would look better.

I called two days before to make a reservation at 6:30– they told me they were fully booked, and I had to arrive at 6. I unfortunately missed my bus and walked 2 miles to get there (in great need of a foot massage), and I was promptly seated in a massage chair. I enjoyed my pedicure, with jacuzzi foot tub soak, salt scrub, lotion massage, and hot stone massage, followed by attentive application of my selected color. I kept my toes uncovered for 1.5 hrs afterward, and the color has not chipped 2 weeks later.

I have to revisit this glowing review, because as of late they have several new people working there and it’s really a craps shoot as to whether you’ll have an enjoyable durable pedicure or not. You can hope and pray that Wendy does your nails and you’ll be thrilled, or you can go somewhere else (though I haven’t found that somewhere else yet)

Alright, this review has been a long time coming. First I will say that I have come here pretty regularly (once a month or more) for about a year. I see my regular nail tech at another salon as often as possible (once a month, usually) but she is really far away and sometimes I just want to relax. Southie doesn’t have anything to offer for nail salons in the first place (I’ve tried many), but sometimes a girl just needs a pedi or gel mani, especially one I can walk to.
My first problem is that nobody has once asked my name or offered theirs, so sadly the hesitation I would normally have to write a negative review just goes away. Additionally, the amount of time they spend on actual nail care has never exceeded 5 minutes. So I have come to terms with the fact that I have to put aside quality and settle for the massage; yes, that’s the only thing worth noting. Oh and it’s clean here, that’s the second star.
But what got me to finally write this review was the pedicure I just had. Friday evening, shockingly not busy with one other client and 8 – 9 nail techs. Yet my pedicure– soak, «nail care,» massage, polish, and all– TWENTY MINUTES. Seriously? Don’t you want the business? Apparently not, so I will no longer bring my business here.

It’s clean and they’re friendly but my nails always seem to chip within 24 – 48 hours. II always want to give it another chance because it’s so close to my house but with a variety of manicure and pedicurists they always seem to chip.

Nice, clean place with a good selection of nail colors. Didn’t have to wait at all for 3 manis, but it did feel a little rushed. Pretty typical of any nail salon, so I wasn’t surprised. I would go back as prices were good.

I DO NOT suggest Wendy’s. If you must get your nails done in Southie, go to Rosie’s– waaaayy better.
I walked in, there were 3 technicians sitting around. They told me to pick my color, which i did, then i had to sit and wait for 20 minutes… where they were all sitting around on their iPhone doing nothing! Then when I finally got in the chair the women kept turning around to watch TV while attempting to paint my nails.
No hand massage, no nothing. then she slapped the polish on there about as good as a 7 year old could, well actually worse!
Its been one day, and they are already all chipped.
NOT impressed, and will never go back.

Having lived in Southie for-​like-​ever, I’ve been to almost every nail salon in town and Wendy Nail is far and away the cream of the crop.
The facilities are clean and comfortable, the pedicure is cheap and amazing (hello, hot stone massage, i’m looking at you!) and the manicures (including shellac!) are exactly what you are looking for.
I’m sticking with 4 stars because it’s certainly not a full service spa scenario, but the owner is awesome, her staff is lovely, and their magazine selection is on point.

Do not get a shellac manicure at Wendy’s! I repeat: Do not get a shellac manicure at Wendy’s!
I nearly never get my nails done. Working as a nurse we aren’t allowed to have chipped nails so when I heard of this new chipfree manicure I went to Wendy’s.
I should have known when I asked do you have shellac paint and they pull out this tiny little box out from under a cabinet and there was 4 colors to choose from. Clearly they weren’t well versed or experienced if they only had 4 colors that were hidden in a special box under the register.
So anyway she starts and after my third coat, (you put your hands in a solar dryer in-​between each coat) my entire left hand, the paint melted like rippled across all my nails and as soon as I take it out, the manicurist (if you can call her that?) calls in help from her colleagues. Next thing I know, 5 Asian women are huddled around my hand chitchatting/​probably strategizing what to do next, including one woman who was smacking her gum in my ear. Finally the head manicurist grabs the paint and ferociously starts adding coats as in to cover it up. And I asked «are you going to do it over?» «No» was the reply and off she went painting over it. Needless to say I walked out with 10 coats of paint that looked like my 2 year niece could’ve done armed with a paint brush. So NOT worth my $ 35 or time. This fiasco took an hour and fifteen minutes.