Any Good Shoe Repair? Post Reply

[Paulette]

Hello, I used to know a very excellent shoe repair shop in the City but it has disappeared during the pandemic.
Since then I have not found any other. Timpson on Battersea rise/ northcote road does not inspire me.

Anyone can recommend a top-notch place to get my fancy shoes fixed?! where do you get yours done?
Thanks!

[EGM]

The Golden Boot, Maidstone. You will have to send them off but great service and quality repairs.

[sunnyjan]

The Village Cobbler in Southfields - top of Replingham Rd is very good and will do exactly what you ask.

[Jonny Dyson Property Consultants]

Alex shoe repairs at 103 Lavender Hill (just by the business centre) is brilliant - used him several times.  Confusingly though his name isn't Alex!

[Paulette]

Super useful thank you!

[BVK]

I agree - we’ve used Alex shoe repair a couple times they are really good and super friendly too!

[AlexH11]

Mathews Shoe Repairers opposite Clapham South tube is excellent. Quite expensive but worth it in my view as your shoes come back looking like new every time!

[Talkman]

Matthews for me too. They also sell good shoes, albeit a fairly limited range.

[SouthLondonDaddy]

Not in SW London, but, since you mentioned the City:
https://www.vibram.co.uk/LondonAcademy
The Vibram shop near Old Street is amazing. Vibram makes some of the best soles, especially (but not only) for hiking and mountaineering.

[Talkman]

Used them for replacement Vibrams on walking boots but not thrilled tbh.

[Celine de Eloise]

From South London to North London I have probably tried all the 'good' ones and we are very very fortunate that the best shoe repairers in London are just on our doorstep opposite Marks & Spencers in Clapham South.

Mathew's Shoe Repairers, Balham Hill

Have a look at their reviews and pictures.

[AlexH11]

I had previously posted recommending Mathews but now retracting that having had a terrible experience there recently. He tried to charge £185 to put rubber soles on my husband’s shoes and was extremely rude and difficult about giving me the shoes back when I decided (less than 5 minutes after dropping them off) that I didn’t want him to do the work. A sad example of someone having got above their station and thinking they can charge whatever exorbitant prices they like. I subsequently got the shoes done for £50 by the lovely cobbler in Balham station who did a fantastic job. A shame but I will never be returning to Mathews after over 10 years of being a very loyal customer!