Encore Nails & Spa - Ventura

Jan 2024

If you're a walk in they will fit you in asap. On the other hand if you have an appointment expect to wait 15-30 minutes as they will take a walk in right before your appointment time and leave you waiting. The quality of their work is about average. Mindy the owner spends most of her time watching what everyone else is doing and talking in her native language to her employees in the shop. Not a quick answer but lengthy conversations where they are laughing and carrying on. While this is going on you are ignored and her attention is not on your nails much of the time. So the end result is the acrylic is dripped over the sides of the nail and dried on the back. Dry acrylic...read full review

Feb 2023

A pretty standard nail salon. Came in on a Saturday afternoon for a mani & pedi & they took me right away. Depending on the available services, I got both done within 1-2 hours.Services I chose:- Mani - bio gel, square shaped, 1 solid color, no massage- Pedi - gel, after previous gel removal, standard massage & callus removal- Drinks - Mimosa of choiceMindy did my mani & she was sweet to offer me a drink. I'm usually picky with my selection, but I walked in knowing what I wanted already. No problem with my service. They could use a little more entertainment other than music, but overall relaxing on their massage chairs.

Oct 2022

It was slow on the Sunday afternoon I came in here, and they almost turned me away, but then decided to let me in, and the people working were all nice. But this place was not what I was expecting. The ambience and space itself left much to be wanting. The woman doing my pedicure cut my nails really short, and unfortunately made me bleed on one of my nails. I've been trying to find a solid place in Ventura for a basic, consistently good, pedicure and I will continue looking :)