Allen Tailor & Cleaning

The best, have been going here for almost a decade. The integrity of the owner, tailors, and seamstresses there is unmatched. I will be going for years to come.

Professional and so nice. No matter if you bring them Zara or Prada, they will treat everything you bring them in the same considerate way. They take pride in doing a great job, and will make helpful suggestions that you didn't even initially consider, to make your clothes fit 100%.

Edwardo is an amazing tailor and did an amazing hem job on my newly bought japanese selvedge denim jeans. The triple chain stitch and original hem was preserved perfectly, and it fitted seamlessly onto my shoes. Edwardo is an expert and very knowledgeable at what he does and definitely recommend going since he got my pants done fast due to my lack of time left on my trip to New York City. Will for sure visit Edwardo again when back in New York City and need a excellent tailoring job done.

Absolutely terrible dry cleaner. I took in 3 brand new never washed pieces valuing over $1,300 dollars and they clearly threw my dry clean in a washing machine. The whites were yellowing and looked beat up. This cannot be fixed. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CLOTHES HERE!!!

My go to tailor shop, and I don’t even live in Manhattan. They expertly execute simple and complex projects. For example, they were able to line a transparent wool and silk dress with multiple cutouts, panel by panel, so it is now opaque. Reasonable prices for quality work. Just remember to call BEFORE you come to pick up your item!

This is my first review ever. I truly believe everyone should get their second shot to be fair. They are the most dishonest manipulative business owners that I encountered in Manhattan. First got their address from Boglioli sorte at Lafayette. I asked how much a pants waist adjustment costs son of the owner said $35 then the next day dad charges me $40 and he promised to get it done in two weeks. Went back in two weeks 2 pants down still one more to go. Gave him a couple of shirts for clean up. He said it’d be ready on Wednesday, went back again not ready he was working on it. I was mad but didn't say anything and gave them 3 more days. His son went back and brought a pair of jeans that weren't mine. Then the older guy found it under the pill of clothes. And he started the alterations. He must’ve put my pants down as soon as walked out of the store. They’ve lost my business for sure and I had a lot to go back. now I’ll have to hunt a good reliable tailor. Oh did I mention they ruined my $240 pair of jeans!

I recently had an outstanding experience with this dry cleaner. After leaving town, they went above and beyond to ensure I got my items back. The quality of the dry cleaning was exceptional. Their customer service was top-notch. I highly recommend this dry cleaner for their professionalism and attention to detail.

Come here if you want your order to be done incorrectly and not even started when you arrive to pick it up when they told you it’d be complete.

ridiculous priced - I got 2 items taken in nothing crazy and total was over $100 .... They do a good job but pricing is almost unreasonable every time I go there

I brought in a bridesmaid dress that had small stains and required minimal hemming at the bottom. I had to endure FIVE DAYS of not knowing where it was because it was "lost at the cleaners" who they apparently outsource to. I finally got it back ONE DAY before I leave for the wedding and it ironically enough has more stains than when I dropped it off! Eduardo was very empathetic and offered to pay for the dress had it been lost, but I got the feeling when he told me to order another dress just in case that this is a very common problem for them. I am never returning to this business and would never recommend it to anyone.

I intended to take my bag of getaway clothes to another tailor on Allen Street a few Sundays ago but they were closed without warning or explanation. Allen Tailor was open. Eduardo, the main tailor in the shop was very attentive knowledgeable and creative. He was very patient while I tried on several outfits to be tacked, stitched, let out and taken in as needed. He even suggested using leftover material to make straps or enhance the designs on some of my items and I'm pleased with the results. My outfits were ready two days later and tailored to the "T." Eduardo had me strutting through my African getaway like a sexy lioness. New favorite.

Eduardo and his guys really know what they are doing. I've gotten tons of my pants tailored with them and they always do a great job. This time around, I had a more challenging task of sewing my yankee jersey logo back on. They knocked it out the park and it was seamless. literally. I also had a zipper pocket removed and again it was seamless. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. Thank You guys!

Eduardo and his team are true magicians and masters of their craft. I brought them a dress that I didn't think could be altered because of the complexity of the design and lack of extra fabric. After a complicated pinning and talking through ways they could approach the alteration, I didn't know how it would turn out. When I picked up the dress yesterday, I found an impeccably altered dress- you could not see how it had been altered. It was beyond what I had thought was ever possible and fit perfectly. It's hard to find tailors that understand the details and nuances of fashion items, but they excel at the details and intent of designs. It's also hard to find tailors that you can trust with more expensive and complicated items. Happy to say that Eduardo and his team can do it all. When I was there, I saw people bringing in the easiest of alterations (e.g. a new waistband for sweatpants) to most complex. I honestly can't thank them enough and am now a customer for life.

Bad service, over priced, rude, I do not recommend supporting this business. They do not finish your laundry in time.

I really don't like yelp. But I'll do it for Allen Tailoring. Great tailor shop. These experts have altered suits, given advice on fit/cut and always provide quality work that is worth your money. Take your favorite jeans to be repaired here!

Eduardo is an EXPERT tailor and the BEST in the city; hands down. He is the nicest and most talented tailor I've ever worked with. You pay for what you get. I cannot explain how thorough and precise his work is. The detail and precision...very meticulous. He knows just how to repair or problem solve most anything you bring him. I will not go any where else. It's a pleasure to give him my business. I've been going to Eduardo for over 5 years now.i will not go any where else. Numero Uno! You're the Best Eduardo. Thank you!

On more than one occasion they failed to alter my garments past the pick-up date. On more than one occasion they could not find my items and I had to spend a lot of time looking in the back (which is a disaster!) I can appreciate the fair pricing, but I've been burned too many times - would recommend avoiding!

Fixed a fanny pack for me on the go. It was $10 and about 20 minutes. I appreciated them being able to do it in the spot and worth the convenience for me even though the hole they fixed wasn't a big deal -- it still took some skill and machinery I don't have. Nice people!

Avoid at all costs. Lost ties worth $400 and refuse to refund the value. Claimed to drop them off but checked security footage with building manager and he never came as claimed - tried to accuse our doormen of stealing them.

I work in fashion and am an adept judge of tailor quality. Eduardo is the real deal -- a very talented tailor whose prices are below what he could charge. Beautiful work equal to my old tailor Wo's on the UES. Organization wise, the business is a mess. You have to harass them to get things done in time, they forget orders, etc. It's never malicious or motivated by money, just mismanaged. If you don't mind Project Managing your tailor experience, or aren't in a hurry, strong recommend!

I hate to say this because the people who work here are kind, but they ruined about 6 of my boyfriend's collared shirts by washing and drying them rather than dry cleaning them. They have all shrunken and are unwearable. So disappointed.

Did not put all items of clothing when we went to pick up. We had put in a suit to be tailored and dry cleaned. We were able to get the suit but the shirt that needed to be tailored was not given to us during pick up.

I used to love this place but now my clothes are never done when they say they will be done. It's always at least a day late but usually two.

Horrible horrible horrible experience! I shall never return here and urge people not to bring their business here. They destroy clothes, lose them or just never give the clothes on time. They keep stalling even after visiting them for the 9th or 10th time! NEVER AGAIN!

Eduardo and his team worked on my bridal gown alterations and also made a custom veil for me to go with it. They were super nice, on time, friendly, caring and very affordable, which is a rare find when it comes to a wedding gown. Thanks for making my veil and adding your own touch to it!

After venturing around different tailor shops I've finally come across the one. And might I point out that I came across this place through the recommendation of this very stylish customer that I see on a daily basis and well she wasn't wrong when she said "they are the best at what they do, and don't be fooled by appearances" P.s I've only had my pants hemmed so far. .

Dropped off my laundry and alterations a week as per requested by the team, came only to find one item had been repaired and the rest had not even been worked on. Why is this place even open?

As nice as these "cleaners"/"tailors" come off, their service and craftsmanship are quite poor. I've lived nextdoor to them for a year and figured it was just easier to take my dry cleaning and alterations there. Big mistake, not all cleaners and tailors are created equally. I would say out of all the dry cleaning I took there, for myself and my boyfriend, he had to send about 50% of the items back to "redo", since the first attempt didn't actually clean anything. Most of the time, the second attempt would work (after waiting over a week...) but not every time, and he said that the stains couldn't come out because it was MY FAULT. Fine, I don't think I should be charged if you can't even provide the service. Next big issue is the fluctuating costs. Sometimes I would take a dress shirt in and he'd charge $3.50 (which is already expensive, but ok) and then other times I would take other dress shirts in and he charged me $9!!!!! FOR ONE DRESS SHIRT!!! OUTRAGEOUS. I asked him why, and he said "because it's a woman's shirt, just give me $7". WHY SEVEN DOLLARS?! What happened to $3.50? I told him he changed the prices every time I dropped stuff of, which was very frequent, and he said "nooooo, that's not true" but obviously it was. There are no posted prices for dry cleanings or tailoring, so BE WARE. Ask in advance, and don't let him swindle you into paying inflated prices for sub par quality work. Tailoring is a whole other issue. Basic alterations like hemming pants and skirts are fine, even I can do that myself at home if I wanted to. But my boyfriend took a new Theory blazer in to shorten the sleeves a little bit and somehow came back with the most careless and incompetent tailoring job I have ever seen. They charged him $20 for the sleeves, which would be perfectly acceptable had they done a decent job. But what they did was literally cut off about 2 inches of the sleeves and hemmed it. They did not move any buttons or try to even make the blazer look wearable. They left 2 out of the 3 buttons and the bottom button was literally hanging off the edge of the sleeve where they hemmed it. What kind of careless, not to mention RUDE, tailor would ever do that to a brand new Theory blazer? And then to have the gall to charge $20?! I'm glad I moved out of the LES and I will never be going back to this so-called tailor/cleaners again. Hands down the worst!!!

They are right under my building, so I used them for the first six months or so that I lived here. Alterations were no problem and cheap. Dry cleaning was a mess: not only did they ALWAYS take longer than they said they would-- and I'm talking like three extra days-- THEY LOST A DRESS OF MINE, AND THEY NEVER FOUND IT. Trying to get it back from them was impossible because they send all the garments off-site and now I'm in the market for a new dry cleaner. Tailoring, OK, but I'm never dry cleaning with them again.

It looks like you guys put my two designer dresses into the washing machine rather than dry cleaned them. They are completely ruined. I am devastated. One blue silk dress came back with rusty brown and white stains all over that it did not have before, and the silk is totally mangled from either water or improper cleaning solution. Irreplaceable vintage dress that I wore once to a wedding last weekend and needed for a wedding tomorrow night. Another dress with orange lace appliqué with tan mesh in between the lace - the mesh is now hot pink. Again, the fabric is totally ruined and frayed. The nude slip that goes under that dress is also missing. I cannot believe that you delivered these clothes looking like this. If you cannot clean an item properly, do not take it. You guys owe me $900.

I went to these guys to get a velvet curtain split into two curtains and to have the hoops at the top made. Carlos did an excellent job and was done with the work early. I was a bit concerned because of some reviews I read about things being done late or getting lost. This was not my experience. Great job Carlos! Thanks!

TERRIBLE!!! After months of delays on alterations on my two Versace suits, they lost them. They have not responded for months about reimbursing mentor them. Next step, unfortunately, is I'll have to start a lawsuit against them.

This tailor came highly recommended by my friend. I brought in a suit to be tailored as I lost a lot of weight. For $140, they trimmed the suit's sides, shortened the suit sleeves and cut the shoulder length to line up with my shoulder blades as well as adjusting the pants. It was very expensive, but I was happy with the alterations. The only issue I had was when I first tried on the altered suit, I was pricked by a needle in one of the sleeves. They forgot to complete the job on that sleeve as the needle and thread were still there! One can say I was lucky to get stabbed by the needle or else I wouldn't have noticed the incomplete job. They quickly corrected the issue. While the suit came out nice, I was turned off by the service and price.

I hate to write a negative review and hurt a business but I'm trying to help everyone else out there. This place ruined several of my shirts (shrunk them or ruined the material), and my garments are never ready on the date they said they will be. The owner's father who works there is also incredibly rude and unpleasant to deal with. Would not recommend.

I have been going to Eduardo for over 15 years. Professional and quality service every time. Have referred friends who report their satisfaction with the services provided by Allen Tailoring.

Eduardo & his family is he only place I go to tailor. They tailored my husband's suits & my suits & dresses. Very nice fit & very professional!

Don't get this place mixed up with Eddie's at 160 Allen Street! They did not properly hem the pants as requested and discussed.

Phenomenal, affordable tailoring. I have been coming here for years to have shirts and jackets adjusted, and pants patched. Eduardo takes great care of me, and is always happy to make further adjustments if I want them. Cannot recommend highly enough.

The best tailor I've had so far. Reasonable prices, too. You should give them a try. I'm so glad I did!

I went here through the recommendation of a stylish men's shop to get a coat taken in around the waist. As others have mentioned, they SEEM to have friendly service and attitude, but it's completely fake. First, they wrote on the ticket that the price was $40 dollars and to return a week later on Monday. I came back Tuesday and was told they forgot about my coat and handn't been able to tailor it and to come back the next day and that they wouldn't discount the price at all. I came back the next day and the coat seemed to have been done hastely. One side is uneven compared to the other and the shoulder wrinkles where it hadn't before. Regardless, I was frustrated with the late date so I didn't mention in, knowing they'd probably give me the go around and not want to fix anything unless at a premium. I asked for a discount because it was 2 days late, but he continued to say that he was already giving me a great rate and that it was only $50!!! He upped the price from the original ticket to $50 from $40 and tried to convince me that he was giving me a good deal even AFTER being late by 2 days and doing a rushed job! He himself admitted that he is swamped. That's not the type of place you want to go to get nice clothes fixed up. Your work will be rushed and they really don't care about your time frame. Go somewhere else, save yourself the headache, the hassle, and the fake friendliness.

I was so excited to get recommended to this tailor and hear so many good reviews about Eduardo. He was really sweet. Looked at the worn out elbows of my sweater and said they would put on some oval leather patches. Sounded cool to me! So it was supposed to be ready on a Tuesday but I came on Friday, thinking then they'd have an extra few days. Well it still wasn't ready. Not even close. It was stuffed in a random pile of sweaters with no work done on it whatsoever. Unfortunately I needed it to take on a trip so I had to wait for them to do the work. I think this probably led to the work being of slightly lower craftsmanship than usual. The sewing isn't as good as I'd expect and some of the patch is a little wrinkly. Plus I was late to work and waiting made it that much worse. He offered me a small discount - $15 instead of the $20 I owed - which helped but I was really disappointed in the organization.

The best tailor their is in New York! Eduardo has altered numerous suits of mine. Never had an issue, they're dry cleaning is exquisite, I don't have any negative things to say about Allen Tailoring & Cleaner, they are simply the best on what they do. Thank you Eduardo so much for making me look superb! Eduardo again thank you so much for my new Custom Vest.

Eduardo is the owner, and he's wonderful. I have virtually all my clothes altered in some way because I'm so tiny, and when I moved down to DC a year ago, I figured I'd just find a new tailor down there. But no one could come close to Eduardo's prices or quality. So now I wait until I come up to NYC to visit friends and bring all my alterations with me. He's able to turn then around literally over a weekend.

Extremely good tailoring! Had a suit that I bought from one of the made to measure online outfits, but it needed some serious fixing. The quickly undid the shoulders, refitted the suit and turned it back around in 3 days. Great service and expertise. It's worth the money!

The place is a circus. They had one week to hem some shorts, and of course when I came in to pick them up, they had not done this very simple task. They then do it on the spot in 15 minutes. Of course, the job was rushed and when I got home the shorts were not perfectly even. I'm too frustrated to bring them back.

They get the job done and the women that work there are dedicated to their work. They always chide me for coming in with my mother which actually makes the experience that much better when you are dropping off your laundry. Allen Tailoring is open 7 days a week as well which is really important to me. Definitely recommend this place if you live in the Lower East Side.

I almost hesitate to write this review as I feel I've just stumbled into one of New York's best kept secrets. I was referred to Eduardo by the made to measure team at Suit Supply. I came in with my wedding tux, which required some real alterations with fewer than 72 hours to go until the big day. Eduardo went above and beyond. Not only did he rush to get the job done in time but he suggested forgoing some of the shortcuts that other tailors would have chosen. The result was the best fitting tux I've ever worn in my life on the day it mattered most. My new go to tailor for sure.

Put simply, they do an incredible job of tailoring. Like seriously amazing tailoring for reasonable prices. But, Allen Tailoring is a double edged sword, and you need to accommodate certain inconveniences. The downside: They get way too much work for their staffing--the work is rarely done "on time"---so make sure you leave enough time (~2 weeks), and call ahead before going down to make sure it's completed. Bottom line: If you have a deadline, it's impractical to use them. If you don't mind waiting a few weeks, +/- a few hours in the store while they finish it in front of you, then Allen Tailoring is a wonderful place.

Eduardo is excellent and most reasonably priced. I have had him take-in pants as well as alter full suits.

This review of poor service is way overdue!!! I'm really disappoint by the lack of professionalism and accountability! antiquated system! I had few items lost, stolen or given away and NO accountability, NO reimbursement and NO apology! Recently I dropped off several trousers and was told that they would be ready on the 8th, I called before going and was told that my trousers would be ready after 5pm! I called back and was told that, they should be ready on the 9th! I continued to be patient. On the 9th I called and was told to check back at 5pm or I can pick them up on the 10th before 3pm. I extended them some time and decided to stop by on the 10th, before heading there I called and called to NO avail! regardless, when I got there none of my trousers were done!!! once again NO apology and NO accountability! I was told that his tailors went to the beach!!! you think?! SMDH!!!! I left out in frustration! sad but true! HORRIBLE customer service! I'M DONE!

The WORST! I've lived all over Manhattan and never had issues until I came to Allen Tailoring. They destroyed one of my favorite sweaters to the point where it was completely unwearable and lost one of my shirts. I had to go back several days in a row to get it and a WEEK after it was supposed to be ready they finally had it. Then, and this is the best part, when I went to pick it up a week after I was told it'd be ready (and was possibly lost) the owner yells at me to get out of his store because I told his other customers not to use them. First of all, i never spoke to any of his customers. So to accuse me of that and yell and be rude when I'm coming back a THIRD inconvenient time to pick up my clothes that he lost is absurd. The customers in his store must have seen that they lost my stuff, which is why they were probably concerned, but I certainly did not speak to anyone. Bottom line is, BAD cleaning service, and BAD customer service. NEVER AGAIN.

This review is for Allen Tailoring's tailor service and not dry cleaning. Despite the negatives reviews from other Yelpers, I decided to come here based on the recommendation of a friend who travels from midtown just to get her and her husband's stuff altered here. At first my fiance and I would only take our pants for simple shortening. A few months later we have both increasingly trusted this place for bigger jobs such as patching holes in jeans, taking in the sides of shirts, and shortening sleeves. The biggest benefit is their prices are really reasonable: $5 for simple hems to $12 for original jean hems. It seems that this place has a lot of repeats from what I can tell from their interaction with the customers. In fact, gradually I have become a repeat myself! Word of advice: if you need something by a certain date, be very clear about it. I've had things that I absolutely needed to be done the next day, and they honored it. But other times, if I seem like I'm not under any deadlines, they ended up not ready on the agreed date. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place for simple jobs (which happens often for me). I wouldn't take my wedding dress to get altered there, though. But that just doesn't happen very often anyways!

Good tailoring done here. The prices are very reasonable (which makes up for the fact that the work is often not ready by the promised date). I recommend them.

Been going here for about a year now and I finally have given up. They loose items all the time, you wait like 20 min when you go to pick things up because they have no organization system to log what is coming in and what is going out. Plus they don't pick up or deliver and in a city where you can get anything delivered that is a huge surprise. Also I am now finding out they are significantly more expensive the place across the street. The only reason I gave them 2 stars rather then 1 is because they do a decent job at cleaning your stuff.

I have been going to Allen Tailoring (Eduardo) for a few years now and have lost count of how many of my friends (at least 15) I have sent there...all of them are as satisfied as I am. One of my friends that used to make her own clothes comes from New Jersey to use their tailoring services because they are that good and another one of my "fussy" friends also thinks they are the best....for the price of alterations, you are definitely getting more than your money's worth. On the Upper East Side where I live, not only are there very few tailors but the prices are outrageous and their work is not that good. Eduardo has made me a very popular woman with all my friends. I have even sent young men I work with to have suits altered and they too loved the work. In addition, Eduardo is one of the nicest, kindest, people that you get to meet when dealing with those offering a service. I never find it too far to go there from East 78th Street since they do the best work. Toni from the Upper East Side

I was referred to Allen Tailoring about a year ago to have some basic hemming done. I have been back a handful of times, and was satisfied with their work. My last visit, however, was not so pleasant. I dropped off a few pants and a jacket to have tailored, and told them I needed it in 2 weeks, as I was going away on vacation. I went to pick up my things a little over 2 weeks from when I dropped them off, and they hadn't even started working on them! He promised me he would have my clothes by the next day, but considering I live in the upper west side, I would much rather take my clothes somewhere local. If it was only going to take one day to finish the work, why wait until after you already agreed the work would be done? I will not go back to Allen Tailoring. A lot of trust goes into finding the right tailor, and they just lost mine...