The Dandy Gent - Nuns Street

154 Nuns St., DE1 3LS, Derby

The Dandy Gent, located on Nuns Street in Derby, is a premium barbershop dedicated to offering an exceptional grooming experience. With a team of three skilled Senior Barbers, clients can enjoy top-notch haircuts, traditional shaves, and exquisite beard styling, all within a welcoming and laid-back atmosphere.

As the third establishment of The Dandy Gent in the East Midlands, this barbershop not only focuses on quality cuts but also boasts a thoughtfully curated selection of handmade grooming products. From nurturing beard oils, and soothing shaving creams to stylish moustache waxes and aftershaves, every product is crafted with the utmost expertise and attention to detail, making them highly sought after not just locally but across the UK.

The Dandy Gent takes pride in its commitment to sustainability by encouraging customers to bring back product containers for recycling, offering a 10% discount on future purchases. This eco-friendly initiative complements their dedication to fine style and gentlemanly living.

Establishing a reputation for excellence since 2012, The Dandy Gent has garnered numerous five-star ratings, highlighting their unwavering quality and superior service. Whether you're seeking to refine your look with a stylish haircut or indulge in a classic wet shave, The Dandy Gent promises a barbering experience that elevates your grooming routine.

With competitive prices and free UK delivery for orders over £25, it’s an opportunity you won’t want to miss. Book your appointment today and step into a world of impeccable grooming.

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 10h-18h
  • tuesday: 10h-18h
  • wednesday: 10h-18h
  • thursday: 10h-18h
  • friday: 10h-18h
  • saturday: 9h-17h

Our comment from BarberSpot about The Dandy Gent - Nuns Street:

A Traditional Experience Rooted in Derby

Located on Nuns Street, The Dandy Gent is widely regarded by locals as one of the best barbershops in Derby. The establishment combines a classic, cozy atmosphere with a commitment to traditional craftsmanship. Customers frequently describe the environment as authentic and welcoming, making it a preferred destination for men seeking a reliable grooming space. The shop is known for its clean premises and the warm, banter-filled interactions that make every visit feel like a social event rather than just a haircut.

Expertise in Cuts and Beard Styling

The barbers at this location demonstrate a high level of skill, particularly with precision cuts and beard maintenance. Regulars praise the staff's ability to listen carefully to client requests and deliver results that match their vision. Whether it is a sharp fade, a classic trim, or a complete beard restyle, the barbers show great attention to detail. Many clients highlight the expertise in handling facial hair, ensuring that beards are not only trimmed but shaped to complement the client's features. The team is also noted for providing valuable advice on styling and maintenance, helping clients look their best.

Family-Friendly and Patient Service

A standout feature of The Dandy Gent is its ability to cater to clients of all ages, including children. Parents frequently commend the staff for their patience and kindness when cutting their sons' hair. Barbers take the time to make young clients feel at ease, explaining the process and ensuring they are happy with the result. This family-oriented approach, combined with the professional service, has turned many first-time visitors into lifelong customers.

Quality Products and Fair Pricing

In addition to its services, the shop offers a range of handmade grooming products, including beard oils, balms, and shaving creams, crafted locally in Derby. Customers appreciate the quality of these items and the fact that they are reasonably priced. The overall value is highly rated, with clients noting that they receive top-notch service and stylish results without breaking the bank. The combination of skilled barbers, a friendly atmosphere, and quality products makes this barbershop a standout choice in the area.

The Dandy Gent - Nuns Street: Reviews

4.9/5 (409 Reviews)

Reviews are the opinions of their authors. We do not verify that the author was a customer.

Reviews on Google

4,9 out of 5 from 409 reviews

lee henchliffe Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Very satisfied with the service and expertise of Callum. Trims my beard just how I want it and with style

Dawid Kułaga Published on Google

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend it, it was my first time. But I will become a regular customer ;)

liam zawadzki Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Decent haircut by a decent chap

Pete M Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Consistent high quality cuts

Callum Guthrie Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Always excellent

Louise Hall Published on Google

Fantastic experience: take son to Callum always does a great job and thankfully he’s patient

Rob Atkins Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent cut from the ever dependable Callum.

Philip Burgess Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Had my first appointment at The Dandy Gent and left extremely pleased with their work. I will definately be making this a regular thing.

Alistair Nicklin Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great hair cut and shave from the ever trustworthy Callum

Chris Gilsenan Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great service from a talented stylist.

Jacob Ride Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great barbers. Didn't have to wait, the haircut was quick and they did a good job. They weren't phased by the fact it had been a long time since I'd had my hair cut.

Tracey Watkinson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Son said it was an amazing experience

Sam Varghese Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent service as usual by Callum at Dandy Gent, Nun street,Derby

Simon Gibson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great service at the Dandy Gent. Callum always does an amazing job

Andy Smyth Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent

Matt Badat Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great haircuts, amazing service, been going there a long time and wouldnt go anywhere else!

Eliott Bradley Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Been coming here for about 2 years now, always a welcoming experience.

Richard Briffa Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Efficient polite service

Reuben Page Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Top top gaff

Simon Lewsley Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Callum did a great job as always!

Felix Moxey Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Best Haircut I’ve ever had, would highly recommend. Friendly and professional service!

Matt Wiltshire Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent service. Polite, skilled and reasonably priced.

Will Darvill Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Best barbers in Derby

David Hardy Published on Google

Fantastic experience: So happy with hair just how I wanted it great banta this will be my regular barber now I will recommend to everyone

David Lemon Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great haircut

Stephen Lord Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great haircut, good chat, quick and no queuing. Ten out of ten

Alexander Hemmings Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great barbers. Great cut. Highly recommend!

sarah samandari Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent service people very friendly definitely recommend

David Castledine Published on Google

Fantastic experience: First time in this barber's, and it certainly won't be the last! Excellent service, excellent haircut! He listened to what I said and delivered it precisely! Thank you!

Rob Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Lee is attentive and professional - highly recommended!

Jamie Hilliard Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Very welcoming, good service, great advice and very happy with the end result

Kim Page Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great place, the barbers listen to what you'd like done and bring it to life. I shall deffo be going back again!! :)

Mat Gallacher Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Lee does a cracking job and good chat too

Jack Naylor Published on Google

Fantastic experience: friendly staff, good trim, will be visiting again.

Gary Bates Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Connor is a great Barber, and listens to what you want doing to your hair.

Alex Hudson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Brilliant staff, amazing hair cut as well, definitely will be returning and reccomending

Martyna Tomaszewska Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great service! :) Will definitely come back for another haircut

Tom Hughes Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Super friendly and a great haircut

DanielC247 * Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Connor is class mate, see him every 2 weeks and he does be right every time

Soudip Roy Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Fantastic job done by Connor, definitely recommend for a haircut.

Paw Ski Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Always a great cut from Lee!

Robin Saunders Published on Google

Negative experience: I had my haircut with Charlie today. Rushed, rude, and not welcoming. I have already sent them feedback about this and I hope that future customers are not treated the same way I was treated. Absolutely shocked as I had expected much better from previous reviews.

Matt Gasper Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Nice lads, clean shop & reasonably priced.

Dylan Stewart Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Super easy booking and a great trim from Connor. Will definitely be back. Thanks very much!

Marc Powner Published on Google

Fantastic experience: 1st time at Dandy Gent, excellent service in a friendly atmosphere, haircut just as I wanted it by Charlie , will definitely be back

Chukwuemeka Oti Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Awesome place! Have had services from Lee and Conner, and my experiences have all been really awesome! Top-grade barbers at Dandy Gent Nuns Street. They're fantastic!

Zak Horton Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great beard trim service! Great conversation and great skills Connor!

Elena- Cezara Manoliu Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Staff friendly! Easy to make appointment and happy with the haircut of my son.

Nick Dobson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Always a pleasure to visit here - expert service and top quality products

Brandon Mulliner Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent price and service from Charlie

sam swindell Published on Google

Fantastic experience: You always get looked after properly it's sound

Andy Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Just had my beard trimmed and shaped by Conner, absolutely amazing job mate well happy. Great place and friendly people. First time there today and will not be the last. Thanks mate top job

Chris Poole Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great place, great guys, great cuts

Bemigho e Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Connor was fabulous and would recommend him.

Gaige Carson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: always nervous to go to a new barbers but lee made me feel welcomed and talked me threw the cut and made sure i was happy with what he was doing. brilliant service and they have gained a new customer 10/10

Garry York Published on Google

Fantastic experience: As always, Lee nailed it and I left looking and feeling like a different fella!

Kalpna Tunley Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Really good . My son was nervous and callum made him feel at ease . He was so good with him . Advised him how to style his hair . He spoke to him before and made sure he was happy . Will definitely be going there again . Great job

Steve Birds Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great service. Best beard trim I’ve ever had

Harry Hillman Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Absolutely perfect service. Brilliant cut. Good set of lads. Reasonably priced in my opinion, especially given the high quality of service.

Samuel Churchill Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Always get a great haircut from here. Great service and great people

RLAZ 77 Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great service, lovely staff and nice environment no messing about.

nina wallace Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Callum did a great job. My ten year old son is very happy with his new haircut. This was our first time here, and we will definitely be back.

Tim Large Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Always a great trim, both hair and beard. Very knowledgeable and explain how to keep the hair looking good after the trim.

Adrian Corcoran Published on Google

Fantastic experience: I come here regularly and recently took my son for his first visit to a traditional barbers. Callum took his time explaining everything and his attention to detail was second to none. Great haircut and highly recommended.

Ethan Carty Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Spot on! Had a fade with Lee today. Working away in Derby and thought I’d get shaped up before I head home, this spot was near my digs and I can’t fault it. Lee was brilliant, super interesting and polite guy, great shop and my haircut is perfect, would highly recommend to anyone, will certainly pop back when I’m in Derby again, legend!

gareth le grange Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Always spot on

Korlama Konteh Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Fast and friendly, made sure I left with a smile on my face

Ant Johnson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: My 8 year old boy always goes here to see Charlie! He always comes out looking so smart and handsome.... I wish I still had hair!

steve brewster Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Lee gives a great service and top trim

Max Halford Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Had my hair done for a wedding. Looking super sharp. Well done dandy gent's!

Robert Fox Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Absolutely awesome!!

Tomeu Coll vaquer Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great cut by callum

ashlxyj _ Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Callum was amazing. I was a little nervous about a trim after having grown my hair out to release the unruly curls. But he aced it. Shaped it up nicely and kept the curls. Seriously happy, a skilled barber and a brilliant chat!

Rares Ciornei Published on Google

Negative experience: I was a new customer and they assigned me to the owner's son who simply was not at the professional level I hoped. Would not go again to that particular barber.

Oliver Muse Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Been going here 10 years now off and on - wouldn't go anywhere else.

Praise Odu Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Barber was friendly and had a good conversation with him and the haircut was good.

Peter Bullock Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Top notch hair and beard with great advice from lee

James Wright Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Second time I've been and been really happy with the results the staff were very friendly and easy to chat to. I left a tip it seemed rude not to

Simon Collick Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Sarah at Nun Street...apprentice? You couldn't tell. Professional natural funny. All the guys in the shop obviously get on, great sabre rattling and pi..taking. Will be back at Nun St branch and wouldn't hesitate to ask Sarah to cut my hair again.

Phil PASS Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Very good great attention to detail, with good advice, left feeling happy and well groomed

Tom Goodall Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Excellent service every time, hair or beard they're great

Mark Harris Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Exelent friendly service

Cloud Dragon Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Austin totally transformed my look from a 70s throwback to a sophisticated and sharp Ivy league stylist. Great retro barbers shop

Daniel Redfern Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Best place to get ur hair cut in Derby

Glyn Duggan Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Love the Dandy gents. I'm fussy with who cuts my hair and these guys are on point

Ayaz A Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Amazing overall experience. Staff are really friendly and don’t think I’ve ever been THIS happy with a haircut before. The atmosphere was great and Callum was awesome. Highly recommend!

Nina Smithson Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Craig was excellent, with Kal. Especially as the nervous little boy I'd brought in didn't stop talking

Andy Bowler Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great place, every time i visit i walk away very happy. These chaps really know what they're doing!

Lee Elliott Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great place for a cut. Cost is perfect for what you get and everyone designs the hair to your liking.

Susan Wright Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Very friendly and efficient service. Excellent haircut.It was my husband that used the service

Gary Robbins Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Spot on cut.

Nathan King Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and a top rate hair cut

D G Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Good cut by Craig as usual, always good to put the world to rights! And have some banter. App is easy to use and really helpful.

Joe Poyzer Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great place, really friendly staff

Lorenzo Abussi Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Top barber in Derby central

Wayne Adams Published on Google

Negative experience: My first and last time at the dandy gent...Charlie totally destroyed my fringe,cut way too much off..was uneven length on top..all in all the worst haircut ive had in years....wont be back

Simon Cox Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Great cut and conversation. Will book again!

Robert House Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Brilliant service, great price and fantastic hair cuts, what more do you need?

YTMK Published on Google

Fantastic experience: Really great cut, great banter, friendly and welcoming place. Really recommend it!

Jamie Published on Google

Fantastic experience: My first visit to a new barber since moving to Derby and I throughly recommend! Very clean premises, Charlie took the time to sanitise everything from the previous customer before I entered and did a quick, excellent and very professional cut exactly as I asked for it! Top job.

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