Cutting Bar
The Cutting Bar specializes in a range of cutting and grooming tasks and techniques, including cutting, shaving, trimming, shaping, grooming and styling hair, beards and moustaches.
Opening hours
- sunday: 9h-15h
- monday: 9h-17h
- tuesday: 9h-17h
- wednesday: 8:30-17h
- thursday: 8:30-17h
- friday: 8:30-17h
- saturday: 9h-15h
Our comment from BarberSpot about Cutting Bar:
Expertise and Precision Cuts
Cutting Bar has established itself as a top choice for men seeking high-quality grooming in New Zealand. The barbers, particularly Zied, are frequently praised for their skilled craftsmanship and ability to deliver precision cuts that match client expectations. Whether you are looking for a classic taper, a sharp zero fade, or a clean finish, the team demonstrates a keen eye for detail, ensuring that every haircut is executed with care and expertise. Many clients highlight that the barbers take their time to understand exactly what is desired, often achieving the perfect look based on a single photo reference.
Friendly Atmosphere and Professional Service
Beyond the technical skills, the shop is renowned for its welcoming and friendly environment. Customers consistently appreciate the polite and attentive nature of the staff, who create a relaxing experience from the moment you walk in. The barbers are described as hardworking and personable, offering a pleasant chat without being intrusive. This combination of professional service and genuine hospitality makes Cutting Bar a favorite for regular visits, with many reviewers calling it their 'go-to' barbershop.
Additional Treatments and Amenities
The experience at Cutting Bar extends beyond just haircuts. Clients have enjoyed additional services such as hot towel shaves and head massages that add a luxurious touch to the appointment. The shop also features a chill atmosphere with good music and a unique touch: a pet parakeet named Mr. Pickles, which adds a fun and memorable element to the visit. The establishment is also noted for being accessible and understanding, providing a comfortable space for all customers, including those with mobility needs.
Great Value for Money
Reviewers frequently mention that the services offered represent excellent value. With prices that many consider reasonable and competitive, clients feel they are getting top-tier grooming for a fair price. The combination of skilled barbers, a relaxed vibe, and affordable rates makes Cutting Bar a highly recommended destination for anyone looking for a reliable and enjoyable barbering experience.
Cutting Bar: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Probably the best cut and bear trim ive ever had, owner is such a friendly hard working guy, has no other barbers so he works all week and his many years of experience definitely show! Absolutely impressed by the finish results, he took his time and didnt rush at all like some other barbers ive been to, I picked the type of cut I wanted on the photos on the wall and he matched it perfectly. 10/10. I didnt catch your name boss but thank you alot and wish you all the best
Thanks for your lovely words mate, it was a pleasure meeting you today and hopefully will see you next time.
Negative experience: Says there open but ain’t
Fantastic experience: Instant service, very good skilled barber, very polite, and 35 for a haircut is a steal these days. 10/10 will come again (:
Negative experience: This is arguably the worst haircut I have ever had. It’s uneven on both sides. My fringe is messed up and my head looks like a marble. I will not be going here again.
Negative experience: I went to this barber on the 9th of August, I went in and it immediately smelt of cigarettes, I proceeded to hop on the chair, and he asked me what haircut I wanted, I then replied with a taper. He said ok and proceeded to give me the complete opposite of a taper and give me a high drop fade, this really made me sad and I started crying in the car, my girlfriend proceeded to break up with me because if I didn’t get a taper before prom she would dump me witch she did, this made me get bullied at school and I’m really sad, this is why you should never ever go to this barber shop
Fantastic experience: Great Service Everytime I Go In! Fantastic Skills and Wonderful Atmosphere!
Thanks for the lovely words
Fantastic experience: I like my hair in a short, masculine cut. Zied was wonderful and gave me exactly what I wanted, based off just one photo— would def recommend!
Thanks Ollie, we look forward to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Had an awesome haircut and chat with Zied. He gave me a zero fade, which was done very well. He was very professional taking care of the finest details. Finished off with a hot towel and head massage made me feel like a million bucks. Thank you my friend. Highly recommend.
Thanks for your lovely words mate, we looking forward to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Awesome bunch of fellas will definitely be coming back
Thanks for your lovely words mate, we are looking forward to see you next time
Fantastic experience: Zaid is a very nice guy and a really good barber I would highly recommend to try this place and get a haircut from this specific shop
Thanks for your lovely words, we would love to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Zied is great at hairdressing. Highly recommend and very friendly.
Thanks for your lovely words Jonty.
Fantastic experience: Zied gave a real clean cut
Thanks Jeremy, we looking forward to see you next time
Fantastic experience: Zied done an awesome job, highly recommend!
Thank you Pat, we appreciate your words, and we would love to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Good service, Maher was awesome
Thanks brother for your kind words
Fantastic experience: Awesome! Thank you Zied! Very happy with cut and prices ♥️
Thanks, we would love to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Zied was a g
Thanks Cody.
Fantastic experience: Perfect. Zied.
Cheers mate, we would love to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Class workmanship, A+
Thanks for your lovely words mate, we would love to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Popped in to get a trim for my partner. Great service, great company, recommend!
Thanks for your lovely words Nicole, we would love to see you again guy's.
Positive experience: Was satisfied with the overall haircut!
Thanks
Fantastic experience: Saw vesta for a haircut. Awesome service from these guys every time, great hair cuts.
Thank you so much for the lovely words.
Fantastic experience: Awesome and quality care for a fare price
It was good to see you my brother
Fantastic experience: One of the best places for hair styling near square. Highly recommended! Watch out for Mr.Pickles the parrot parakeet the Master Stylist .
Hahah
Thank you so much for the lovely words
Yea MR pickles a bit naughty hahah
Fantastic experience: Great quick and friendly service they gave an excellent haircut and Mr pickles the bird was lovely to meet
Positive experience: Not bad, also not my usual place so I don't know what I was expecting. I'm sorry if I looked disappointed after the cut, I promise I wasn't, this is just how I act after I get my haircut (which I assume is kind of nerve wrecking for the stylist, if you noticed). I'm quite happy with how the sides are buzzed and the rest of it, makes me look more professional and less sloppy at work.
Thanks for your nice words, we would like to see you again.
Fantastic experience: Really enjoy this place its now my go to Barbour really clean cuts and great people and great service really recommend
Thank you so much for your lovely words
Negative experience: Such a pathetic experience from the Barbour. Don't know how to do a skin fade and he charged $45. 15 min job. Please go n check with other Barbour in town n learn how to do proper haircut. Moreover the owner was saying it's the customer english that went wrong not his work. Well anyways you need to back you staff all tge time Understandable!!. Not recommended at all. Also please read your past reviews and then make a comment on. Thank you.
Sorry to hear that mate
But your discription wasn’t clear for the barber ( coz your English wasn’t clear) and you asked for high skin fade and this is what skin fade is
Fantastic experience: Chill environment and great range of products. Thankyou
Thanks for lovely words
Fantastic experience: Super nice cut, the barber picked up what I wanted immediately and did a great job. Cool atmosphere, relaxing and friendly.
Thanks for your lovely comment
And more than welcome anytime brother
Negative experience: The most painful cut I’ve ever received. I asked for a high skin fade cut and the top half of the fade is barely blended. As soon as I got home from the cut and had a shower, the cut was terrible (all patchie), and still have some hair behind the ears were the guy obviously forgot to fully pass the clippers through. Never returning!
we are sorry to hear that, could you please tell us who cut your hair?
around this time we had an apprentice, however we can give you a free hair cut next time you visit us.
Fantastic experience: Great haircuts at a reasonable price
Thanks for lovely comment
And more than welcome anytime
Fantastic experience: Great service !!
Thanks brother
Fantastic experience: Best Barber in Town. Very good Service Thanks
Fantastic experience: Easy to get into as I am in a wheelchair and they're very kind an understanding and I always love my haircut easy and straightforward love it
Much love and respect sister
Fantastic experience: Precision cuts, good guys
Thank you brother we will see you next time
Positive experience: beard trim and shape. over all not too bad , he did miss matched the shape around my neck and miss matched my cheek lines. for price and quality of work i would personally not go back. "edit" im not from palmerston north and i have visited my local barber whom has corrected the mistakes
Fantastic experience: Great as always
Thank you brother
Negative experience: Al most the staffs in the shop are good. However the boy has sleazy long black beards really rough and unprofessional. Anyone should beware of this guy. He works only for money not passion he did for me twice. The owner should be teach him how to work with passion not for doggy job like that with any customers . I may be not come back anymore. Really disappointed it. I know the guy you mentioned down the comment but I was not him . I did not work yesterday before I came . You should responsibility for what you did don’t try to claim it back to your customer. I don’t want go back doggy place to fix it’s waste my time. I write the comments because I want help improve service training your staff better
Thanks for ur comment
And sorry about that
But he wasn’t rough he’s always nice and very kind with the whole people but you were coming straight after work and ur hair was dusty and sweaty this why the clipper was a bit rough
Negative experience: Expensive $50 Haircut and beard trim....polite patient barber....inexperienced though was not happy with my haircut.Was visiting from Paihia.
Fantastic experience: Very good cuts I loved my cut that I got two weeks ago
More than welcome
Positive experience: Solid haircut, gave me a great fade and taught me how I should be managing my hair for the look I am going for. Very friendly staff definitely recommend.
This is our job . And more than welcome anytime
Fantastic experience: Great quick haircut, no fuss, and very affordable!
Thanks for the lovely comment .
Negative experience: Overpriced, horrible cut and didn't even check my vaccine pass until I reminded them and could have easily walked off. Wouldn't recommend it to anyone. You guys need to be a bit more professional.
Thanks for reviewing brother. And I checked ur vaccine pass myself please don't be lie on the people. And our prices on the window why didn't checked them before you had ur haircut . Have a good new year.
Positive experience: quick and efficient
Fantastic experience: Good customer service very friendly staff
Thanks for coming in brother
Fantastic experience: Pleasant staff and gold service
Fantastic experience: Great service, awesome cut for my son, everyone loves his new style!
Thanks for lovely feedback. And we will see youz next time
Fantastic experience: They guy who cut and styled my hair and beard did the most excellent job I have ever seen
More than welcome anytime
Fantastic experience: Great service, staff friendly and really attentive to customers! Always go there!
Negative experience: been in a couple of times before not my usual barbers but needed a quick cut and it was really bad. It looked alright when in the mirror at the time and then i washed my hair and it was just patchy everywhere. I think the barbers need more experience. Not an attack but just some criticism so the next time someone comes in they don’t get a patchy haircut. Now i got to wait to grow my hair out again.
Fantastic experience: Jazz is the man there
Thanks brother Henare Ranginui
Fantastic experience: Nice people and very good service...
Fantastic experience: Prompt and great service
Positive experience: Been here a few times and had good hair cuts, but my last visit wasn't that great the guy smelled of cigarettes and cut my hair too short and left it in uneven patches.
Fantastic experience: Awesome I love it
Thanks brother for lovely comment. And you are more than welcome anytime
Fantastic experience: Found them very good and very patient with children.
Fantastic experience: Always go here fast good clean cuts and decent music to listen to while your getn it done
Fantastic experience: Quick and easy to get a nice haircut. No fuss no constant talking
Fantastic experience: Nice cutting
Positive experience: Went there on New Years Eve after finding most barbers were shut. The guy cutting my hair didn't look happy after he saw the mess of hair I wanted fixed up on my head. (Been cutting my own hair for over a year, it was all uneven and I could never do the back so just let it grow, lol.) Other then that it was great service. I left happy enough to leave a tip. Probably the happiest I saw the barber that cut my hair the whole time I was there.
Thanks for the lovely view brother and your more than welcome
Positive experience: New school stylies for an old school profession
Fantastic experience: No idle chit chat just a man focused on giving a dam good cut.
Thank you for your love and support ❤ and we'd love to see you again. Cheers
Fantastic experience: Good experience!! Recommend to everyone.
Thanks for the coming in . Hope we see you again
Fantastic experience: Excellent . quick smart . Good value
Thanks Mark .hope we see u next time
Fantastic experience: Good service
Thanks
Negative experience: Just wanted a nice haircut for an event the next day. The attention to detail was the worst I've ever had... It was done in about 10 minutes flat and left me feeling super embarrassed and with a very sub par haircut. Super disappointed I might have to go somewhere else and pay again to get it fixed.
Thanks for comment. But why u leave the shop if u r not happy for the haircut, why u didn't asked any one else to do it to you because you already paid.
Fantastic experience: Always go there
u r very welcome anytime bro
Fantastic experience: Had an awesome experience at the Cutting Bar. Made a call on a Saturday lunch time, for a quick haircut and shave. I was received, courteously and pleasantly accomodated with little to no prior notice, as I was only visiting Palmerston for the weekend. I met Maher my barber on this occasion, who cut my hair really well and I also experienced my first barber shave. Maher was really friendly and had a gentle soul. Had a great experience and definitely regard their service very highly. Thanks gents!
thanks for the lovely comment and you are very welcome anytime
Fantastic experience: Out standing experience worth every penny looking forward to the next time i go.
Thanks Craig and you are very welcome any time
Fantastic experience: The owner is a top notch barber and very friendly. Gave me his cell so I can contact him when I need a cut. The other barbers seem great too, but I only use him so I can vouch for his work.
Thanks Lorraine for the lovely comments. And you are very welcome anytime
Fantastic experience: This is the best haircuts from the numerous barbers i have been to. Came in just on closing and they were more than accommodating.
Fantastic experience: Nice service and nice cutting hair
Fantastic experience: Had a terrible haircut from another barbershop, so decided to go to Cutting Bar to get it fixed. When they found out what happened, they gave me a free cut. And it was great! Cutting Bar is not just a good barbershop, but it is also run by nice people. Just earned a new customer.
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