"Friendly staff" is the top theme by a distance
Thirteen of the review topics mention the welcome, ahead of atmosphere (6) and the lady barber (4) — the praise is about people as much as hair.
From Google review themes
225 Lewisham Way · Corner of Oscar Street
A Star — Barbershop
A corner shop under five gold stars — and a lot going on behind the glass. Barbers and braiders, a lady barber, beauty treatments, and the A-Star Juice Bar inside. Reviewers keep coming back to the same word: friendly.
About the shop
More than a barbershop
A Star takes up the corner of Lewisham Way and Oscar Street, and it uses the space. The chairs and braiding stations come first — reviewers praise the friendly staff (13 mentions), the atmosphere, and braiding work by Meeka and Micah, who get singled out for children's hair.
Donna, the lady barber reviewers mention, also runs the beauty side listed on the window — facials, massage, waxing and more (one reviewer thanks her for post-op lymphatic drainage). And running through the middle of it all is the A-Star Juice Bar; one reviewer stayed for the patties. Few barbershops can offer a haircut, a braid and a juice in one visit.
Hours are generous: until 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and a Sunday shift from noon. No prices are published anywhere, so check the board in the shop.
4.6★
From 54 reviews
9 pm
Friday & Saturday close
13×
"Friendly staff" mentions
What's on
Cutting, braiding — and the rest
Drawn from the shop's own window board and its reviews. No prices are published, so this list carries none.
- Haircuts & styling
- Braiding, locs & twists
- Children's hair
- Chair hire by the day
- Facials & waxing
- Manicure & pedicure
- Hot stone & full body massage
- Juice bar & patties
Also on the window board: spray tanning, drainage treatments and gift vouchers. Services and availability can change — the board in the window is the current word.
What reviewers say
4.6 stars, mostly for the welcome
4.6
54 Google reviews — 47 of them five stars. Read them on Google
Braiding that parents write home about
Meeka and Micah are named in reviews for braiding — including children's hair, done "amazing" and "very professional" respectively.
From Google reviews
Donna does more than hair
Two reviews name Donna — a "lovely lady" whose work runs from barbering to post-op lymphatic drainage massage, matching the beauty list on the window.
From Google reviews
The honest spread
Five of the 54 reviews are one star, including one angry broadside we couldn't fully decipher. The other 47 are five stars — regulars clearly love it here, but it isn't for absolutely everyone.
From the review spread (47×5★ · 1×4★ · 1×3★ · 5×1★)
Plan your visit
Hours & finding it
Opening hours
Checking hours…
| Monday | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm |
| Thursday | 10:00 am – 7:00 pm |
| Friday | 10:00 am – 9:00 pm |
| Saturday | 10:00 am – 9:00 pm |
| Sunday | 12:00 – 6:00 pm |
Good to know
- 225 Lewisham Way, London SE4 1UY — the corner unit where Oscar Street meets Lewisham Way.
- New Cross (Overground & Southern) is about a 15-minute walk; Brockley and Crofton Park are a similar distance the other way.
- Phone: 020 8214 3339 — walk-ins; no online booking.
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance, per the shop's Google listing.
- Prices aren't published — no price list on the listing or in the window photos, so expect to check the board inside.
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