DAT Nail Salon in San Francisco, CA

My manicure here was initially ok but then small bubbles formed on the gel. I came back and instead of offering to redo the manicure they painted over the nails in question with a different color and tried to pretend it was the same. They then just repainted those few nails when I told them I wanted all of my nails to be the same color and they told me it should be fine for at a least a week implying they did me a favor. Really strange experience and would not recommend going here.

The actual quality of the Russian manicure was great. My cuticles were completely gone and I liked the shape they gave my nail but the quality of the Gel Polish was absolutely terrible. After explicitly telling Kat that I don't like thick gel nails she proceeded to completely ignore me, text the whole time during my appointment and leave my nails looking completely thick, chunky, and uneven. I had to go back and had them remove the gel polish completely. I'd rather have no polish than whatever this was. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. It's a shame because the manicure itself was fabulous.

I made appointments for 2 Russian manicures and 2 pedicures . And added builder gel to one appointment. The Russian manicures were slated to be an hr and a half of service they finished in 40 min each nail . The builder gel was very thick didn't file it down nothing so I told them I didn't want it because it didn't make sense to get bad service after you watched . They rushed my friend to start her pedicure and put 3 layers of gel on top of the 2 layers of builder plus 2 layers of clear coat so she had bulky nails. For both manicure the lady used a soft nail filer so they were not square nor shaped good . I came in here with long natural nails by time I left I have badly shaped short nails. The pedicure wasn't good. This is my first time in San Fran and honestly being here shows the natives don't know quality service . 240 for me and my friend wasn't worth it . But I wouldn't recommend, I'm going to get my nails re done else where . They were nice and it was a clean place . Offered us champagne and chocolates upon arrival . Which was nice but it's a distraction from the lack luster quality of work The worse part about it is on the way out the lady in charge acknowledged that my friends builder wasn't done properly even though she was the one who add a million layers of gel polish on top of the bad builder. Instead of fixing there she offered us to come back ina week for them to fix it instead of correcting the bad work at that time because we didn't book appointments and we're done wayyy before our allotted time.

I wanted to book a mani/pedi ahead of my wedding this year, and this place is right around the corner from me, so the convenience factor is a huge plus! My neighbor also recommended it and said it was one of the best manicures she's gotten in the city, so I decided to give it a go. The website is a little confusing because there are *so* many manicure and pedicure services. Be sure to look through the offerings before booking! I went with a gel manicure and a plain polish pedicure. I arrived a little early for my appointment and was seated right away. (Others have mentioned waiting times; unfortunately the only real advice I can give is to try for one of the first appointments of the day so there's no one ahead of you.) The whole process was pleasant, and the staff were all helpful and friendly. I was offered some tea and a couple of chocolates, which was a nice touch! I still can't believe how LONG both the mani and the pedi lasted. I have usually seen chips or had gel painfully peel off after a week a half, but this time I had to actually go in and have the gels removed - because my nails were growing out, not because of any chipping!

I switched salons after my usual closed. The quality of the pedi and manis are fine, but in my experience they have an issue with time. I would book their online appointments that states it's only an hour. Sometimes they would seat me 10-15min later than my appt time. Sometimes they would take 1-1.5 hours for the service which is not okay if you have plans throughout the day. Today they took 2 hours because of short staff. I saw people come in while they were working on me and had to switch from me to new people. The lady didn't even change gloves. Overall, I'm not sure if I'd come back for the timing issue and cleanliness.