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THE GENTS ROOM
Crafted Cuts. No Compromises.

The Barbers

The Barbers

Six chairs. Six specialists. One standard.

Jake Mercer, Head Barber & Founder

Head Barber & Founder

Jake Mercer

12 years experience

I started cutting hair because I couldn't find a barber I trusted. So I became one.

12 years experience. Trained in London. Moved to Exeter in 2019 to open The Gents Room. Fade specialist. The guy who'll spend ten minutes on a hairline because the next ten years of your reflection depend on it.

Specialties

  • Skin fades
  • Line-ups
  • Modern styles
Book with Jake
Tom Ellis, Senior Barber

Senior Barber

Tom Ellis

9 years experience

A good classic never goes out of style. I can do a side part that'd make Don Draper jealous.

9 years experience. Classic cut specialist. The barber your dad would approve of. Trained in Sheffield, brought the old-school standard south. Knows the difference between a side part and a hard part, and will explain it without sounding smug.

Specialties

  • Scissor cuts
  • Classic styles
  • Gentleman's cuts
Book with Tom
Luca Reyes, Texture Specialist

Texture Specialist

Luca Reyes

7 years experience

Most barbers don't know what to do with curly hair. I do.

7 years experience. Curly and textured hair expert. Works with all hair types. Originally from Madrid, trained at a salon in East London that only took bookings for textured work. Now the first call for curls in Exeter.

Specialties

  • Curly cuts
  • Afro hair
  • Textured crops
Book with Luca
Ash Grewal, Beard Master

Beard Master

Ash Grewal

8 years experience

A proper shave is an art. If you've only had clippers on your beard, you haven't lived.

8 years experience. Traditional Turkish shaving trained. Beard sculpting and hot towel specialist. If you want a straight razor near your throat, you want it held by someone who's done it ten thousand times. That's Ash.

Specialties

  • Hot towel shaves
  • Beard sculpting
  • Facial grooming
Book with Ash
Danny Wright, Junior Barber

Junior Barber

Danny Wright

2 years experience

Jake taught me everything. Now I'm putting my own spin on it.

2 years experience. TGR apprentice graduate. The rising star. Started sweeping floors, finished the apprenticeship top of his cohort, now booked solid every Saturday. Best value cut in the shop — and that's not a compromise, it's a fact.

Specialties

  • Modern fades
  • Designs
  • Young men's cuts
Book with Danny
Ryan Cole, The All-Rounder

The All-Rounder

Ryan Cole

5 years experience

I love that this job is different every 45 minutes. No two heads are the same.

5 years experience. Does everything well. The safe bet for a first visit — whatever you walk in needing, Ryan can deliver it. Honest about what suits you and what doesn't. The barber's barber.

Specialties

  • Fades
  • Classics
  • Beards
  • The lot
Book with Ryan