The Elephant Barbers 26a Wansey Street, London SE17 1LH

"I’ve been going to this barber shop for about two years and I’ve never had a bad haircut. Usually Flavio cuts my hair, but he wasn’t there when I last visited. I sat with Adam and explained what I wanted and he just said “Leave it to me”. The result? Best beard trim I’ve ever had in my life and a very, very nice haircut! I recently moved to North London, but I’ll continue to go there. Definitely recommend it! Oh, almost forgot! The coffee machine upstairs makes great coffee!"

"Literally the best haircut I’ve ever had and I’ve traveled quite a bit and lived in a lot of big cities. The quality and technique was precise, gentle, and careful. The haircut itself felt incredible, the beard trim was exact down to the millimeter. The haircut was better than what I thought was possible. The beard is in its best form. And the Gents were hilarious. Great conversation. Never too much or too little. I normally don’t leave google reviews, but suffice to say that I’ll be coming back to this barbershop every time I’m in London."

"This was my first time here and honestly I’m very glad I’ve finally found a great barber in the e&c area. Recently I’ve struggled to find a professional service at a fair price. This place has it all. (Nice music)Good vibes, nice interiors, skilled and friendly staff. I will definitely come back. Highly recommended by Adam 1"

"Best barber in London I’ve tried so far. Adam is amazing and really gives great haircut and a smooth fade! Highly recommended, Great atmosphere in the salon too. Cannot recommend enough. Will definitely be my barber from now on."

"After waiting 45 minutes for a haircut, despite there being no queue, I received the worst haircut I’ve ever had. After accumulating a bit of a queue the barber felt the need to rush my haircut. Once finished I wasn’t shown the back of my head, which I assumed was due to the rush of him wanting to close and go home. When I got home I realised why. The barber has clearly accidentally shaven 2 patches into my head and deliberately not shown me hoping that I didn’t notice when I got home. He’s generally done a pretty shoddy job blending in the back and sides. But it wasn’t until I complained, requesting a refund, that I realised how unprofessional they were. Their ‘customer service’ consisted of screenshotting a recent photo on my Instagram and leaving a series of intimidating voice messages claiming my hair was already awful to begin with. Not only did this anger me more, it didn’t help their situation and I had my previous haircuts with them. And so this so called ‘already damaged haircut’ was in fact already from them. I did receive a full refund in the end but would certainly never go back."