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Grand Avenue · Santa Ana, California

Rafael’s
Barbershop

The ultimate haircut experience.

Rafael's is a walk-in shop. No membership, no app, no waiting three weeks for a slot. You come in, you get a chair, and you leave with a haircut you did not have to explain twice. Between the four barbers here we cover the side part your father wore and the fade your son asked for, everything from old school to current, and every cut is finished properly before you get out of the chair.

Walk-ins welcome Tuesday to Sunday. No appointment needed.

The Board

Prices
Classic Cut45 min
$3545
Skin & Taper Fade50 min
$4055
Beard Trim & Line-Up30 min
$2535
Hot Towel Experience75 min
$7085
Call the shop(714) 555-0143
02Why this shop

What you get here that you do not get everywhere

  • Walk in whenever

    No appointment needed and nothing to sign up for. Chairs open from nine, and if there is a wait we will tell you honestly how long it is rather than sitting you down and hoping.

  • Old school to current

    Between the four of us we cover the side part your father wore and the fade your son asked for. Nobody here will talk you out of the cut you came in for.

  • Service that remembers you

    We keep a note of what you had last time, how you like the neckline and how long you tend to leave it. You should never have to explain your hair twice.

  • Finished, not rushed

    Every cut ends with the neckline detailed, a hot towel and product worked in if you want it. We would rather run five minutes over than hand back something half done.

04From the chair

What the regulars say about this place

Five people who have been sitting in these chairs for a while. Nothing here is paid for and nothing has been tidied up.

Walked in on a Saturday with no appointment and was in a chair inside ten minutes. Rafael actually asked what I wanted instead of guessing, and it is the first fade I have had that grew out properly instead of going patchy after a week.

Andre M.Skin fade, client since 2021

Four years I have been coming here and I have never had to explain my hair twice. Marcus remembers the cut, remembers my kids, remembers what we talked about last time. That is worth more to me than the ten dollars I would save somewhere else.

Danny R.Classic cut, client since 2020

Took my six year old for his first proper haircut and he was terrified of the clippers. They let him hold them switched off, sat him next to me and got the whole thing done without a single tear. We have been back every month since.

Priya S.Kids haircut, client since 2023

The hot towel service is worth every dollar of it. I booked it once before a wedding thinking it would be a one off and now it is the thing I look forward to every month.

Chris O.Hot towel experience, client since 2022

Old school shop with current cuts, which sounds obvious but is genuinely hard to find. They can do my side part properly and they can do the fade my son wants, in the same visit, without either of us compromising.

Victor L.Classic side part, client since 2019
05Book a visit

Walk in, or hold a chair for a time that suits you.

Send an appointment request and we will confirm it by phone or email, usually the same day. If you would rather just turn up, the door is open six days a week and there is no penalty for changing your mind.

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