Walked through downtown royal oak to a few tattoo shops and none of them seemed interested in talking to us. So we stopped here and they were very friendly, talked to my fiancé and I about tattoos we had always wanted, and ended up getting them here. It was my first tattoo and I was impressed with how understanding they were about my nervousness. The tattoo looked good and they gave me a lot of advice about aftercare. I would highly recommend! Read Less

I just got my cartilage done yesterday!! I love it! It’s already starting to heal and doesn’t hurt unless I touch it, which is a given. The guy that did my piercing made me feel comfortable about the whole thing cuz I was nervous about it hurting. Overall great experience! Read Less

I went here in may to get my tragus pierced. The piercer was very nice and seemed to know what he was doing. He told me he would not put a stud in that piercing because a hoop would leave more room for swelling. I said "ok" because I didn't know any better. Also, on the release they ask you to sign when you walk through the door, I wrote that I had a nickel allergy. The piercer appeared very confident and was even training somebody so of course I trusted him. However, I went back about a month later because I wasn't sure my ear was healing right (it had a piercing bump on the outside and was very swollen inside). The piercer told me to put some salt water on it and it should be gone in a few days. About 3 months later it was still there and had gotten worse. Upon further research, it was pointed out to me that the jewelry I was pierced with had nickel in it and was a hoop when it should have been a stud.  I determined I needed to get this piercing removed or else my ear would not heal correctly. I am currently in the healing process, without my piercing, and down about 60 dollars... Read Less

Dirty shop. Very unsatisfied with my tattoo. Artist didn't make me feel comfortable. Smoked in the shop instead of going outside. Very unprofessional and messy shop. My tattoo needs to be redone by a new artist because it's so messed up. Read Less

Kyle was soooo helpful! I went into Royal Oak Tattoo because I was having issues with a piercing, and he was beyond helpful. My cartilage was swollen, and the person who actually did the piercing initially (not Kyle) put in jewelry that was way too short, therefore there was not room for the piercing to swell. I was in a LOT of pain. Kyle removed the jewelry and put a new bar in that is longer. While removing the jewelry, he was as gentle as possible. Upon switching the jewelry, I was immediately in less pain! He also gave me advice as for what to do until my piercing is healed. I would definitely recommend anyone to go to Kyle to get pierced! He is super helpful and great at his job! :) Read Less

I went in for a memorial tattoo for my mom, while my best friend got the same thing but for her aunt. Kyle was beyond amazing! The final product turned out better than I expected it too, and he was very patient with explaining to us everything (due to it being our 1st tattoo). Very clean, and friendly shop. Would recommend going here for both piercings and tattoos! Read Less

I went in for a memorial tattoo for my mom, while my best friend got the same thing but for her aunt. Kyle was beyond amazing! The final product turned out better than I expected it too, and he was very patient with explaining to us everything (due to it being our 1st tattoo). Very clean, and friendly shop. Would recommend going here for both piercings and tattoos! Read Less

I went in for a script tattoo. It was very personal to me, due to i wanted it done in someone's handwriting. I had Kyle as my artist. I was a little nervous about it (considering i wanted the handwriting done). Kyle made me very comfortable and helped me figure out what exactly i wanted done. He was very professional and made my experience very relaxing. He nailed my tattoo and i couldn't be any happier. I will be going back for more work by him. I highly recommend going to Kyle for any handwriting you want done. I can't wait to go back! Read Less

I cam into the shop for my first tattoo. It was a good experience. Zander was patient. With me and explained care throughly, and made sure the end product was exactly what I wanted. He also explained any pains I was feeling while he was tattooing me(I choose a difficult spot) , which helped ease my anxiety. Would recommend and will come back for the piercing I want! Read Less

I got my first tattoo done here. I loved the outcome and Zander was very patient with me to ensure it would turn out the way I wanted, and the style I wanted was well represented. Great place! Will have to come back for my next piercing. Read Less

Ed is the best, but everyone in the shop is very helpful and nice. Amazing artwork and very fair pricing. I gave Ed pictures to give him an idea of what I wanted in a tattoo and what he drew up was perfect. Love my tattoos are wouldn't go anywhere else! Read Less

Got a tattoo done by Ed and it's the poorest tattoo I have, An I have 10 tattoo's. I paid $700 and the tattoo came out horrible which is highly disappointing because it was the tattoo that meant by far the most to me that was supposed to be my masterpiece and I've had to do a lot of searching for an artist to try to fix it & since it's an all black tattoo I've been advised to get the sun fade it out because it won't be an easy fix. Extremely disappointed I've literally have never once been told by anyone that it looks decent & anytime I go to a shop to get advice on it they instantly tell me how horrible the work is. Read Less

The first time I visted one of the guys did a great job on the physical aspect of tattooing. However he messed up the design. The second time I went I brought a picture of what I wanted and he said he would call me withing a week after he drew it...... Its been 5 and still no call. I had high hopes for this place because ive seen some of their work. You live and learn I guess.. Read Less

The people in the shop are super friendly and nice.  If you want to get work done I highly recommend asking for Ed or Kyle. They are the only 2 that are talented artists and keep their word.  I've had a horrible experience dealing with josh. Super nice guy but you work will not get finished. I paid him in full a few months ago, under the aggrement that If I paid him in full we would finish the tattoo in a timely matter. Been about 6 months and only about half way finished. I've scheduled numerous appointments... about 5 out of 6 appointments get rescheduled or postponed... when I would have a appointment I would have to wait a few hours to actually start working. I would be there for a long time and we would only tattoo for about a half hour at most. He would go back into his office then come out about 45 minutes later acting a little differently. I have often smelled alcohol on his breath. Then he would want to call it a night...told me to reschedule. I've been scheduled for many appointments that he has often not showed up, shown up late or start super late. I've also had a few sessions where he would be in the middle of working on my peice, see customers walk in the door and keep telling me he really needs money. He would stop my session to talk to other customers about tattoos. Then he would come back and be all focused on then and ask me if we could end the session early so he could make money on the other customers.. not very professional.... I've been dealing with it for months... my tattoo is still not finished, I have to pay another artist more money to finish up the tattoo Josh started. Far to often I often felt he was under the Influence while tattooing me. If he's in the zone he does amazing artwork but it's rare to get him in the zone.... on a positive side I HIGHLY RECOMMEND  talking to Ed at the shop. Ed does amazing work! Royal Oak tatoo has some very talented artists and Is a great shop. Just have to be careful which artist you choose. Read Less

I got my tragus done by Kyle Zander. He was amazing. He let me know all of the tools he was using and why and he made sure that my ear was nice and prepped to be poked. He made sure I was comfortable and ready.... I would HIGHLY recommend going to him for all of your future piercings because I know I will be. See More Read Less

The service here is mediocre. Half of the people are polite, a quarter are unfriendly, and another quarter are just kind of there. I can not speak about tattoos because I have never gotten one from here, but a lot of my friends have, and for the most part, they look really good. As for piercing, I would never go here again, the lady who did it, just pierced it (industrial)  and said that I'm good to go, no instructions on how to take care of it, no advice, nothing.Lately, it has looked semi infected and I have gone back there multiple times to ask, every time I go, I get the same answer "Salt and Water" but it just doesn't seen to work. Overall it's not a bad place, but by no means would I recommend it. Read Less

I got a simple line drawing on the back of my neck, but my friend wanted something elaborate. We have been looking for the "perfect" picture and refining ourselves, but he was never satisfied! We first went in to see their portfolios, and saw some decent works so we made an appointment next day and went in with the designs... It was a wednesday and for some reason VERY busy.. we were there for about 3 hours total.. The GOOD news is, the rough design we brought in were touched up perfectly and my friend was VERY satisfied with the updated version! It took the tattooist about 2 hours to get it done, but it looks amazing! They are super helpful and patient and they actually wants you to have a meaning behind what you are about to permanently put on your skin for rest of your life. If I ever decide to get another one, I will definitely go back! Read Less

i went there because the last shop I went to messed up my tattoo really bad ti go in they were really nice and I got walked through the whole process how they do it and there tattoo artist Doug is amazing I would recommend them they made my mess up tattoo look really good like no one ever messed up on it. Read Less

Terrible experience.  Went there for a simple tattoo of my daughter's name came out with something that looks like a prison tattoo. I was then told I could get it fixed for no charge since I was so unhappy. I'm still waiting. . so I paid 60 bucks for a shitty tattoo that's almost faded when I only had it a few months.  I have to pay even more money to get it corrected. Good for piercing never get ink. You'll regret it Read Less

I went here to get an ear re-pierced that a crazy lady messed up so bad it sorta scarred me and i couldn't get up the courage to go through that again; I also have a fear of needles. As soon as arrived though they were just the nicest most welcoming people you could imagine. They walked me through it and were so gentle and understanding. The whole process was extremely sterile and the piercer matched my other hole perfectly. I was just so impressed by their whole shop. I highly recommend them :) Read Less

I went to Royal Oak Tattoo to buy a new nostril hoop and have it put in. (My nostril hole has always given me trouble with hoops because of the curvature, so I always have someone put it in for me.)  The guys who work there, although they made fun of the transgendered people who came in before me, were very friendly to me. I asked them for a nostril hoop. One of the guys said they didn't have any, but told me I could get one meant for an ear that has a ball in it, take out the ball, and clamp it together. Since I've worn one of those in my nose before, I thought that would be okay. So I paid 10.60 for the hoop, and 10.00 dollars for handling the jewelry. (Even though I would have normally turned around right then and there because I've never had that happen to me before, and I've been to lots of body jewelry places, all of which have OFFERED to do that, free of charge, I proceeded because I was in a time crunch and my only other nose stud didn't have a backing to stay in.)Then, one of the guys took me back. The back looked dirty, and was very messy. There were discolored plastic curtains separating all of the different stations, a baby crib, and gross looking floors. I was very conscious of how dirty the guy helping might have or might not have been. Also, all of my piercings or things related to that have been done in a separate room, with a chair for me to lay on. Here, I sat up with nothing for my head to rest on. The nostril hoop had a bigger gauge than my hole, so without asking me, he put a taper in my nose. This is not good! I assume he only did this because of the size of the jewelry he already sold me.After causing much pain, and making lots of tears stream down my face, he called over his friend to show him how odd the placement of my piercing was, which I didn't think much of because the angle is a little different than most peoples. I had just gotten over a nose infection, so I thought that had caused the pain. The guy who helped me acknowledged that it probably was hurting me, but was very unprofessional and rough about everything. Like I said, it hurt a LOT, and not because of what I thought. Long story short, the guy !re-pierced! my nose at a different angle (a fucking weird one at that)! with a taper! so that the jewelry could fit through without him paying attention to my own nose. Something that has NEVER happened to me before. :( Read Less

I can't say anything about their tattooing, because I only got my septum done here, but I was very happy with the piercing I received. They were sterile and made sure that I was happy with the jewelery I was receiving. And they made sure that I understood what I had to do to keep it clean, which must have worked, because it healed beautifully.The people here are also quite nice. I got a piercing for my 15th birthday, so not only was I a giddy little girl at getting a piercing, but we had to deal with all the legal crap that comes with being underage and getting a piercing. And they were incredibly nice about the whole thing.I'm swapping piercings for college and getting the side of my nose pierced instead, and I'll definitely be back! Read Less

I love Royal Oak Tattoo! They are very concerned about proper hygiene and maintaining a sterile/aseptic environment (I should know... I worked for years in the medical field). The work area is very clean (although their furniture could be updated). I had my navel pierced at Royal Oak Tattoo three years ago, and yesterday I got my nose pierced as well. I don't recall who did my navel but it's still in and I love it! Josh did my nose and he was very nice and professional throughout the procedure. The spot we picked apparently had a vein running through it and I did bl33d for about 20 minutes, but today I feel NO PAIN whatsoever and it's healing much, much faster than I could've ever hoped for! I am going back for another piercing very soon. Read Less

I cannot say enough positive things about this studio. The shop is clean, the staff is amazing and the work is phenomenal! I have been going there for well over 10 years now and refuse to have anything done elsewhere. If you are unsure of a design or need help creating one they are more than happy to help. Don't trust those ""chain"" shops. This studio is tops! Read Less

I have seen first hand more than one tattoo that came from this shop and to say the least i would be VERY VERY angry and displeased with the work. When i walked into the shop it did not feel c nor look clean at all. i almost felt uncomofortable just sitting there let alone getting a tattoo done. I would not recommend this place at all. Read Less