The Italian Cobbler

My shoes looked fantastic and they were up front and clear about what they could do for me. I had my leather boots buffed and shined and the small tip at the tip of the heel replaced. I also had another pair of boots that had quite a bit of damage to the suede heel. They told my my repair and pricing options and I decided to have them glue and dye the heel so that the damage isn’t as obvious, the tip of the heel was replaced on this boot as well. The whole shebang cost about $ 25 and I feel like I have two new pairs of shoes!
I would recommend this place to anyone who is as hard on their shoes as I am. Don’t throw them out! Take them to The Italian Cobbler!

OMG!!! This place is the best for shoe & luggage service their staff is very professional and friendly. I have had shoes and boots repaired at this location the owner foes all the work himself.

For about 2 years after moving to Ohio from NYC, I kept a tote bag in the back of the closet w shoes that needed repairs. I’d call my cobbler in NYC before a visit bc my turn around time was never more than 4 days. It was a HUGE inconvenience (gigantic pain — double parking, need I say more!!!), but I didn’t know what else to do. No one could recommend a place to me. (Apparently those in my Ohio circles don’t repair shoes?!?)
One day, I had a GREAT idea — search the web (please don’t judge!!). I came across the Italian Cobbler. I was hesitant, and like others brought a trial pair. I was VERY happy. My daughter and I are hard on our shoes. He always does a wonderful job. I am very pleased w the work. The «receivers» are *always* wonderfully attentive, informed, and never hesitate to say «Let me find out». I very much appreciate the honest answers «Nope, not worth fixing» «You can do (a) or you can do (b), but if you do (a) and (b), you might as well do © which will be cheaper and is more durable.» YES — tell me like it is!
I’ve typically experienced a week turn around. One particular time I NEEDED only these shoes for a weekend out of town (which my then new puppy mistook for a bone… oh that hurt, the shoes were NEW). Bc I so very much *needed* only these shoes for that weekend, they said they’d work w me. I was promised the shoes in 2.5 days. The next day they called — DONE. The work was FABULOUS!
They’re a bit more costly than I’m accustom to, BUT they’re right here in OHIO (how convenient), the work is wonderful, they are informed about the work they do. I feel confident when I leave my shoes w them. And so very important, another lost art along w this dying trade, they provide EXCELLENT customer service. I feel valued as a customer whether I spend $ 150 or $ 8.50.

Shoe repair seems to be a swiftly dying art, so I’m very happy these guys are around. They revived a vintage pair of dancing shoes for my wedding, brought the shine back to my patent leather clogs, and put new rivets in my Birkenstocks– all for a reasonable price in only a week. Top marks!

They did a perfectly fine job on my leather bag, but I found them to be extremely expensive, so I will look elsewhere for future needs.

I was relieved when I walked in the first time and saw that they were clean, organized and busy! They had several people working and immediately assisted me. The turn around time for two pair of heels to be repaired was 4 days and only $ 11.00/each. The heels looked brand new! Professional, friendly and highly recommended!

Outstanding work! You saved my Doc’s which I’ve only had for about a month and a half but somehow I managed to squash one of the eyelets on the strap on my right boot at work. Distressed, I began searching for a reputable cobbler who could come to my aid for the right price and in a timely manner. Enter «The Italian Cobbler» as per a suggestion from my aunt my mom took my boot and they were able to fix it for very cheap and though they told us it would be a week before I’d get it back it was ready the next day. I am truly grateful they were able to get my boot done before my next shift working outside in the cold of winter. And the job they did was immaculate, you can’t even tell the eyelet was damaged in the first place unless you look at the back of the strap to see where they put the new one in and it’s actually attached better than the OG one. In short, if I need any maintenance done on these boots and for a good price and quickly too, I know who I can count on.:-)

The Italian Cobbler is a genius. I purchased a pair of jimmy Choo’s and soon found why they were on sale. The toe opening was so tiny that after 15 minutes my toes were numb and pinched. I brought them to the cobbler. He cut new leather that matched beautifully. He matched the gold screws for the wood. He measured my foot so the opening was perfect. Voila! My shoes are comfy and no one would ever suspect they were remade. Gorgeous. I highly recommend him.

I’ve seen some shoe and leather places that do decent jobs. This place does not do decent work… THEY DO EXTRAORDINARY WORK!
I’ve taken two bags and one pair of shoes to the Italian Cobbler shop, and they’ve done an amazing and outstanding job each time. My wife’s pair of boots that I took in came out BETTER than new, and the price was great.
The service is good, the parking decent and overall, I can’t recommend this place highly enough. if you need leather redone, bags fixed or anything else the shoe department repaired, these folks are the ones for you. They also sell luggage, shoe supplies and other items.
The Italian Cobbler is Migliore!

I’ve had a couple pairs of dress shoes resoled at The Italian Cobbler over the years. It cost about $ 60 – 70 each time, but that’s certainly cheaper than getting a new pair of shoes. And there’s the added bonus of keeping a pair of shoes you know you’re comfortable with. The sales folks were very nice and reasonable, and the completed work has been excellent every time.

Great place! They did an amazing job on my briefcase buckle. And I got it back in about a week!”

Glen is my new best friend! I take on average a pair of shoes in to him to get worked on every week. They make things right and do it fast. Prices are great and they are friendly too. Always what you want in a person you do business with.

I stopped by to have my Asics’ running shoe repaired. My left big toe cut a whole in the netting. The repairman reviewed my shoe and quoted me a price of $ 10.50. He said to pick it up in two days.
He stitched a durable leather pad underneath the netting and doubled up the stitching because I told him I was running the Rite Aid half-​marathon this weekend. The stitching is hardly noticeable and appeared well done. I ran three miles that night and was impressed that the stitching and pad did not bother my toes at all. I’m recommending the The Italian Cobbler to all of my friends.
He saved me $ 90 bucks because now I do not have to buy a new pair of running shoes!

TO DYE FOR
Perfect results dyeing my expensive, well-​made navy sandals, BLACK.
Was $ 20 – 25, and are color-​fast. Simply-​styled sandals with no metal, but with enough leather area to cover — wider around-​the-​ankle strap, and single wide piece over top of foot.
More elaborately styled — multiple straps, woven, etc. — might cost more, but worth getting a quote.

In addition to the fantastic work he does on shoes, he also makes custom leather belts for about $ 35. He has taken my husband’s salt damaged Allen Edmonds and polished/​buffed them or replaced the soles/​heels resulting in a nearly brand new appearance, saving us $ 350 for a new pair. Worth the trip to Westlake!

Fixed my Wife’s Velcro straps that had lost their stickiness, and resoled my aging hush-​puppies that were in need of some TLC. Cleaned and Polished for us at no additional charge. Both pairs of shoes now look brand new again!

Initially, I chose to go to «The Italian Cobbler» because of the reviews online here. I further noticed that they repaired garments. I then proceeded to take my garment that needed to be repaired. I verified if they could do the repair. They confirmed that they would be able to repair it and that «I won’t be even to tell it was repaired».
I then gave them to repair my garment. My brand new garment that had a small imperfection was ruined by their repair. The stitching was well off, and their «magic» was more like a nightmare. The repair was very noticeable. They didn’t even care to show me the repair they did (probably because they knew they messed it up), I had to do all the inspecting myself.
I then found «Gold Star Tailoring» in Westlake. Emma, the wife in this husband –wife business also agreed that the repair done initially by «
The Italian Cobbler» was not correctly done, and that she would repair it. She charged the same amount to fix it, that «The Italian Cobbler» charged me to ruin it.
«Gold Star Tailoring» had the same turn around time, and the repair was flawless.
I will no longer give any business to «The Italian Cobbler». Avoid this company unless you want you’re items haphazardly done and/​or ruined.

I’m an avid bargain shopper, and when I lucked into the most amazing pair of Christian Louboutin heels at a killer price online, of course I plucked them up — ordering my regular shoe size. I (impatiently!) waited for them to come in, dreaming of all the places I’d wear them — ultimately deciding (before their arrival) that they will be my perfect wedding shoes.
Until they show up. And they are just barreeely too small.
Shit. What now!!! I’ve already planned my wedding around these shoes! (Not really, but it sure felt like it!)
I read online that they could be stretched, but I needed a master cobbler. That is where The Italian Cobbler comes in. No problem, they said. And only 30 dollars later, my shoes fit and disaster was averted.

I have this pair of Italian Shoes that I absolutely love I searched everywhere in the internet to purchase a new pair but they are gone. I was about ready to throw them out when I thought about taking them in for a tune up. I pretty much wrote them off since the heel was missing about ³⁄₈^th of material at the end. I stopped in to the Italian Cobbler on Sat morning and picked up that pair and a black pair on Tuesday. The shoes looked absolutely amazing heel was perfect and they polished them back to a like new condition. I took a similar pair of black shoes in that were in much better condition and they were like NEW again… Italian Cobbler saved me over $ 400 that is what I would have spent for 2 new pairs of shoes. I almost forgot about this great art of shoe repair now I am a client forever! Much thanks and keep up the great work.

I have a bit of a shoe obsession. I like precarious, gorgeous, high end, high heeled shoes. BUT with great shoes comes great responsibility. One must replace heels and tips regularly, repair worn elastic, condition the leather, cover scuffs and occasionally perform emergency surgery.
Just such surgery was needed when I snapped the heel on a 4.5 in. pair of YSL patent leather d’orsay stilettos. (Originally $ 720, I paid $ 80!!!) The Italian Cobbler told me that they just don’t make replacement pins for shaped European heels that high anymore. However, he had a few ideas. He held on to my precious shoes until he had a chance to talk with someone who had an old one and was willing to trade. He performed a miracle! Now my beloved shoes look as good as new. What was lost is now found!!! Joy!!!
Since that time, he’s replaced the stays in my Coach mules, the elastic in my Kate Spade kitten sling backs, fixed the heels on my Ralph Lauren boots and Vera Wang slingbacks, fixed the scuff on my Bruno Maglis and re-​done countless heels and tips.
The only complaint I have is that his scuff and polishing work is not as good as the shoe shine guy in my building. That’s fine– he can do the surgery, leave the cosmetics to my shoe shine guy. So, give him a 4.5