Midtown Hair Studio

Today I had another great appointment with Peter. I have been going to Peter for my color for over four years. I could not be happier. With each visit I come out completely thrilled with what Peter has done. And all my friends comment how great it looks (including other hair professionals). He is also equally skilled with hair cutting and design. Everyone who works at Midtown Hair Studi is equally skilled in color and cutting. The prices are reasonable, and all the staff are all a combination of extremely nice and equally professional. Do yourself a favor and get a new look or a refresher. Pros: Wonderful and talented staff, easy and free parking; walk-ins welcome. Cons: NONE!!!

My mom stopped by yesterday for a haircut. Peter was already very unfriendly to her at the start, but he asked her to show a photo of what kind of haircut she would like to have. She showed him a front facing photo of a past haircut she liked, but he insisted that he needed to see a photo of the back side of the hair cut before he would cut her hair. She didn't have one and he said to bring a photo of the hair from the back and come back the NEXT DAY to get a haircut. She has never had such a situation happen in her whole life just to get a haircut. It is unacceptable and shows a lack of professionalism and experience that he was unable to cut her hair just because he needed a photo of the haircut from the back. At least he should be able to recommend a hair length in the back based on the photo of the front of the haircut she showed him.

Tldr Peter was very rude to my mom requesting a haircut and refused to cut her hair because she could not provide a photo of the back side of a haircut she wanted.

I was recommended this place for my first visit. Upon arrival, I found one of my family members walking my dog outside. My stylist, Sandy (whom I suggest avoiding), greeted me saying, "I remember you, you come here all the time and always walk your dog outside," despite this being my first visit. I had brought a neatly written list of instructions, which she read for about three minutes. Then she asked, "You want bald on side and back?" I corrected her, "No, it says 'bulk,' not bald." She responded, "What bulk?" I clarified, "Hair," to which she replied, "Of course you want hair if not bald."

Later, she asked if I spoke Vietnamese. When I said no, she proceeded to converse in Vietnamese with people behind me, seemingly to exclude me from understanding. Despite my clear instructions, she cut my hair 1.5 inches instead of 0.5 inches as requested. When I pointed this out, she reassured me, saying she would "make me look handsome," in an overly patronizing manner.

Upon inspection, my hair was completely wrong: I had asked for a Textured Fringe but got a side part, with uneven sides. When I asked her to use texture powder to style it, she replied, "What tetor?" It baffles me how someone can be a hairstylist without understanding texture.

Despite these issues, the haircut was relatively tidy, aside from the unevenness and failure to follow instructions.

i got a really low quality haircut here the other day. i told her i like my ends blunt because my hair is fine, gives a thicker appearance. she proceeded to cut into the ends head on, which gives a thinned appearance but she insisted she had to do it like this because of my split ends. also asked for disconnected layers around the face and she did extremely connected, starting from my bangs down, which was wayyy too high and weird looking. i ended up going to get it fixed somewhere else the next day. your hair is worth a little extra money from someone with more knowledge and care. i will say, last time i dropped by here i saw peter and although he was not friendly lol he did a much better cut. still not worth it in my book for unfriendly service or bad cuts.

I had two haircuts here for my kids - one each :)
Very friendly welcome when you come in - clean and bright.

Prices are very reasonable especially for this area and the skill set of the stylists here during our visits.

First visit for my daughter went great while we were there - stylist was responsive and patient for sure = but a bit if a hit once her hair dried at home - layered short = it was a bit uneven. I know we could have come back and gotten it sorted no problem - but my daughter wanted me to even it up at home =- which I managed lol

I definitely felt confident to come back a few days later to have my son's hair cut - he was reluctant since the last two at other places cut it way too short and really didn't listen to what he wanted. However, Zim our stylist here was awesome - she did a great job at asking the right questions and delivering a really great cut for him that we were both happy about. She's so upbeat and professional - definitely will be coming back for the next one.

Solid haircut for a reasonable price (compared to other places in Palo Alto). The people were pretty friendly and appreciate customers being very specific about the cut. The place was clean enough. I guess the only slight gripe is that despite getting a similar haircut every time, after washing, the ratio of hair at the top versus the sides felt different compared to when I normally get a haircut at other places.

For almost five years now, I've entrusted my blonde hair to the talented team at Midtown Hair Studio. I'm filipino and naturally have black hair, and I was so happy to find a salon that understands and can work with my type of Asian hair (fine, curly, and dark). Zim and Anh are wonderful and really skilled colorists. They know what I like and can offer insights and suggestions to ensure my hair is healthy. Everyone here has always been so friendly and attentive. I'll keep coming to this studio until I'm incapable of doing so :)

I got a long women's haircut and it was very affordable for the Palo Alto area ($50 compared to $100+ at other nearby salons). I am happy with the haircut and service.

I had hair cut here couple of months ago. Had worst service of any kind, barber who cut my hair was throwing tantrums throughout, their response were harsh and had bad haircut. Few other barbers in the shop were friendly.

I love this place . I go in once a week to get blow dry and the staff is so sweet and kind to me . It's a happy place to go and the prices are great . The owner is very down to earth and knows the community very well, she talks to everyone and provides very good service. Her staff are always ready to assist in whatever you need . I'm so happy I have this place close by . It's a little gem . Please go and support this place you won't regret it .