Finding private (man's) hairdresser

"My guy" is named Varga Istvan and he does hair out of his flat in the 5th district.
I used to go to him several years ago when he had his own shop on Vaci Utca, worked as an owner/operator for years there.
He is now 63 years old and a couple years back he did up his flat so he could do his clients in his home.
He usually works between 9 to 5 hours, sometimes he doesn't take people until 1 in the afternoon if he has a singing gig at night and is up late into the wee hours. He is a trip, speaks enough English to get by and understand what you want with your hair. He charges me 6,000 forints for a women's cut, not sure how much a man's cut is but it should be a bit less.
I was silly and quit going to him for awhile and tried several salons in the city. I am a trained hairdresser myself in the US and know a good cut for the price or not.
I am back to my guy again and won't try anyone else in Budapest unless he retires for good.
You just ring up his flat and he will buzz you in.
Address is: Budapest V.ker.  Veres Palne u.4-6.
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I have never called his number by phone, not sure if we can list phone numbers on this site,he takes walk-ins.

It is hard to get consistant good cuts at most salons I have gone to in Hungary, Steve is always fast, accurate and a professional in attitude, funny guy too sings like Elvis if you are a good customer, nothing like a floor show to go!
I am very fussy with my haircuts, used to go to some of the best in LA Calif, worked with Jerry Tyler, he was 5 years running the Calif state barbering president , was an instructor at Sassons Academy in Beverly Hills for a while and used to do many "rock stars" hair in the 1980's ( Pat Benatar for one) I modeled for his shop in the day as a hair model so I think I know a bit about what is a good cut and not so good.Sometimes I admit even with Steve's cuts, I will go home an snip a bit, just something I do as a hairdresser, we are never happy with our looks.

Wow, what a great post! I will be sure to check him out, thanks!!

I was looking for a hairdresser as well, thanks a lot Marilyn! 

Hope he works out for everyone, he is quirky but decent and a professional.
From what I understand being an actual owner of a salon in Hungary means you had allot more testing then the average hairstylist has to have.
he has been doing hair for a long time, well over 30 years, still acts young and has energy, not ready to hang up his shears just yet.

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

It is hard to get consistant good cuts at most salons I have gone to in Hungary.

My wife says similar.

In fact, she says she has gone to a hair dresser, tells them what she wants, then they cut her hair how they want or how they think she should have her hair cut.

Seems to be a consistent problem here: people thinking for you and then acting on your behalf.

klsallee wrote:

Marilyn Tassy wrote:

It is hard to get consistant good cuts at most salons I have gone to in Hungary.

My wife says similar.

In fact, she says she has gone to a hair dresser, tells them what she wants, then they cut her hair how they want or how they think she should have her hair cut.

Seems to be a consistent problem here: people thinking for you and then acting on your behalf.

Bit off topic but this also applies to building work.  A friend of mine was told by his builders that the architect's plans were rubbish and he should have his house "our way" and despite his protests, they proceeded to build it their way. Obviously he didn't want to pay for it "their way".  I am also experiencing something similar where the builders told me my drains need to be in other places despite the architect having done the engineering drawings and calculations. Crazy!