The trim is the signature
Twenty review topics mention the trim, ahead of taper fades and barber skills (4 each) — precision work is what this shop's reputation is built on.
From Google review themes
20 High Street · Walthamstow
The Palace Barber
The gold letters over the door aren't subtle, and neither is the record behind them: 408 reviews at 4.8 stars — the most-reviewed shop in this directory. Inside: a honeycomb of light, green chairs, and walk-ins taken without the wait.
About the shop
A palace in name — and footfall
Some barbershops collect a handful of reviews; The Palace has collected 408 of them, and held a 4.8 average doing it. The recipe reads clearly in the review topics: the trim (20 mentions) is the signature, the welcoming atmosphere (13) is the manner, and value for money keeps coming up alongside.
Names to know: Madi (Mahdi), who gets his own review topic, and Ara, recommended by reviewers for a full-service hot towel and beard trim. Parents praise how the team handles children, and the walk-in system seems to move — reviewers note being taken without waiting. It opens at nine, every single day of the week.
4.8★
From 408 reviews
20×
"Trim" mentions
2 min
From St James St
What reviewers say
408 verdicts, one direction
4.8
408 Google reviews — 381 of them five stars. Read them on Google
Welcoming is the house style
"Welcoming atmosphere" (13) and "friendly people" (7) stack up fast — plus specific praise for how attentively the team cuts children's hair.
From Google review themes
Ask for Madi — or Ara
Mahdi ("Madi") has his own mention topic (4). Ara is recommended by name for the full service: hot towel, beard trim and all.
From Google reviews
Walk in, sit down
Reviewers note walk-ins accepted without a wait, and call the results "well worth the price" — the value theme (4 mentions) rounds out the picture. Seventeen of the 408 reviews are one star, so it isn't flawless — but the weight of evidence is one-sided.
From the review spread (381×5★ · 5×4★ · 4×3★ · 1×2★ · 17×1★)
Plan your visit
Hours & finding it
Opening hours
Checking hours…
| Monday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Thursday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Saturday | 9:00 am – 8:00 pm |
| Sunday | 9:00 am – 7:00 pm |
Good to know
- 20 High Street, London E17 7LD — look for the gold letters and the barber pole, just up from St James Street station.
- St James Street (Overground) is about a 2-minute walk — one of the closest stations in this directory.
- Phone: 07871 057433 — walk-ins; no online booking. Instagram: @the_palace_barber.
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance and toilet, per the shop's Google listing.
- Prices aren't published — the back-wall board doesn't read in photos, so check it inside; reviewers rate the value.
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