Walk-ins
How the queue works.
Most of our customers walk in. Two of the three chairs take the queue in the order you arrive, and the board in the window tells you how long. This page explains the rest.
Right now
The board, as an example.
On a live site this panel would be updated by the barbers from the till. The numbers below show what it looks like on a quiet Tuesday.
The rules
Four things worth knowing.
Three chairs, two for walk-ins
The third chair takes online bookings. The other two take the queue in the order you arrived.
The board tells the truth
A board in the window and on this page shows how many are waiting and the rough wait. Updated by the barbers, not by a machine.
Go for a coffee
Put your name on the board and go. We call the next name; if you are not back you drop one place, not to the bottom.
Quiet times
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings you will walk straight into a chair. Saturday 10 to 2 and Friday after 5 are the busy ones.
When to walk in
Tuesday and Wednesday, any time: you will usually sit straight down. Monday and Thursday mornings are close behind. Weekday afternoons after three are school-run busy; Friday after five and Saturday ten to two are the real queues, up to forty minutes.
When to book instead
A hot towel shave, a wedding or group morning, a particular barber, or any time you cannot afford to wait. The third chair is the booking chair and runs to the clock. Book online or ring; same-day bookings are often possible on weekdays.
Putting your name down
Tell whichever barber is nearest the door and your name goes on the board. Go for a coffee, do the shopping, come back. We call the next name; if you are not back you drop one place, not to the bottom. If you are on the board at closing time you get cut, however late it is.
Walk in, or book a chair.
Two chairs take walk-ins in the order you arrive; the board shows the wait. The third chair is booked online for a set time, a shave or a wedding morning.