An amazing gallery! Very professional and friendly atmosphere. Jen is an amazing and very talented artist and did a hell of a cover up job on a nasty tattoo I was told by other so called artist couldn't be fixed. She also did two memorial pieces that were out of this world and that I am forever going to be proud to show off ! I will be going back for more ! Thank you Anchor Steam Read Less

What a great great place! Melanie and Caleb were funny, nice, professional and reassuring :-)My 75+ y.o. Aunt and I got matching tattoos to commemorate a special vacation together and it was an experience I'll never forget. And the space itself is hip and handsome - part art gallery, part tattoo place, part hangout. First rate! Read Less

I came in a few months ago looking to have an old mistake covered up. I sat down with Jen and we had our consult. She sent me the design just before the appointment and it was amazing. The detail in what she has done of the tattoo so far is also incredible. I have another appointment coming up to add color etc. I am super happy with the work and with the professionalism of everyone there. Also, the after tattoo balm is awesome and it smells amazing. Read Less

Wonderful tattoo parlor, the artist are good & the cleanliness is superb. If you go speak to the blonde haired woman at the front, she seemed more courteous & knowledgeable. All in all great place but be willing to pay a tad more then you'd expect. Read Less

I just got my first tattoo here and I couldn't love it more :) my tattoo came out exactly the way I wanted it and I honestly couldn't ask for more. I don't have a single complain about this place, everyone is really nice and helpful and the tattoo artist was very informative and lovely. They do great work here and also sell an organic tattoo healing ointment that's ideal for your tattoo :) I highly recommend this place and I will be returning! Read Less

Amazing experience from initial appointment scheduling, consultation, and execution.  Super friendly and professional environment.  Tom Butts was exceptional with creative insight and  knowledgeble suggestions as well as overall effort.  5 star performance.  Your odds will be in your favour. Read Less

Very clean and professional. They were ready for me when I walked in and gave me great one on one attention. Pete my tattoo artist, he asked me if I needed brakes and was very aware of my comfort at all times. The establishment is very peaceful and makes you feel very comfortable while getting tattooed. Highly recommend! You will not be disappointed, everyone was friendly and more than happy to answer any questions and help me with anything I needed. Read Less

Great experience from start to finish. Melanie was super helpful getting appointment set and sorting out details and educating me before I went in for my first tattoo. Pete did an amazing job working in my detail requests and working off my example photo. The end result was better than I had imagined and Pete got it done much faster than I expected. Would definitely go back here. Read Less

This is an outstanding tattoo parlor. High end work. The only place I will have my work done - and I am heavily tattooed. They have been in business for 30 years. Jen the owner is a RISD grad. This is the best spot hands down. Can't say enough about their professionalism and quality. Read Less

The very best place to get tattooed! Jen is my girl and absolutely one of the sweetest people in the world let alone being an amazing artist! Amy at the desk is so kind and friendly you feel like your hanging out... minus the pain � Read Less

I had wanted a revamp of a tattoo I had for quite some time, and I had a sketch of a second tattoo in hand. I brainstormed with Jen and she was able to give me all that I wanted and more. I couldn't be happier with the results!! Everyone in Anchor Steam is incredibly personable and accommodating, and above all, they are true artists. The care and precision Jen put into her work to make sure everything came out perfectly was extremely apparent, and I have been getting stopped in the halls at work and when I'm out because people want to take a closer look at my new ink. I don't think I'll be going to any other shop after this awesome experience :) Thank you!!! Read Less

Jen is truly an artist!! The work she did on my tattoo is beyond artistic!!!! She covered an old tattoo that was already covering another and there's NO SIGN of either previous tattoo!!! She took her time, and wouldn't stop until SHE was totally satisfied and it is a masterpiece beyond words!!!! 🙏💙🐘 200% recommend Jen hands down!!!! Read Less

The quality of Jen's work is truly astonishing.  Every time I look at my tattoo I find some subtle accent to her work that makes me enjoy my tattoo even more.  She truly is an artist, interpretive of your input and creative in ways I couldn't interpret until I saw her finished works.  I'm amazingly happy with the result of my tattoo. Read Less

I got work done yesterday by Pete . He did amazing work . I will definitely be going back to see him again . He did a cover up on my leg and covered it with Jason vorhees. It came out amazing and it is one of my favorite tattoos Read Less

Fantastic shop...I was a walk in appointment. Service was top notch, great vibe in the shop. Clean, professional, and just an outstanding experience. Would go back for sure. Thanks Pete for the stellar work, and shout out to the very accommodating receptions. Read Less

Spur of the moment on a trip my friend and I decided to get tattoos. They all were accommodating and really welcoming. They rolled with it and both our tattoos turned out better than anticipated!! They offer a cream they make and it's amazing. Thank you to Pete who did mine. I'll definitely be back for more, the drive is worth it!! Thanks again. Read Less

I've had a few pieces done at Anchor Steam by Jen. She is an amazing artist, and incredibly fast as well. The place is clean, great atmosphere, everyone is always welcoming and the work they produce is consistently impressive. Jen even did a cover up piece on an unfortunate tattoo I had received years prior, after several other shops told me it was impossible. She revamped the original tattoo and made it look great! Will always return here for more work. Read Less

I just realized I never left a review!  I got a tattoo here back in 2004. Yes, that long ago. And, while it was a tad expensive then, it has stayed perfect!  No fading. No need for touch-ups. Detail still in amazing shape. I was just telling a friend that when I'm ready to get my next one we need to come back here! Read Less

Awesome experience all around. Tom did some excellent work. The shop is super clean and well appointed in a great eclectic style. Front desk person was excellent and knowledgeable. I have already made my next appointment! Read Less

I made an appointment for 1pm with Pete. I got there on time and he comes out saying he's running late by an hour. He suggested I go get a coffee and come back. At that point I was annoyed because I didn't understand why he wouldn't call and let me know ahead of time what was going on. He didn't seem to care at all. But I'm like alright, it's okay..ill wait you know? I was already there..I paid the $50 deposit. Anyways so I come back in an hour and I sit down. No one says anything to me. I'm waiting...I was being patient trying to wait for him. 40 more minutes go by until I get up and ask the lady at the desk how much longer Pete will take and she said 20 more minutes. 30 minutes go by and nothing happens. At that point I was furious at the fact that he didn't come out to let me know anything. No apology or nothing. There was no point in me making an appointment. I was totally ignored. I wasted 2.5 hours there. I get my deposit refunded by the lady at the desk. No words or anything else from Pete. Very upsetting. Read Less

I found Anchor Steam through Yelp, and I always intended to write a review. I wish I could write a 5 star review about my awesome new tattoo. However, I had a 1 star experience. I ended up not getting the tattoo, so I don't think it's fair to give that low of a rating based on my limited experience with the work product. Additionally, nearly all these reviews are about Jen, and when I dealt with her at the very end she was exceptional, just like her portfolio. Frankly, I would highly recommend this business as a whole. However, I worked with Kevin. He has a good portfolio and can clearly tattoo well, but I can't recommend him for creating a unique design. It seemed the extent of what he could "create" was trace over found images cobbled together in Photoshop. When I worked in production in Hollywood, the worst kind of artists I dealt with were those who couldn't accept their first submission was anything other than perfect. Great artists know their first draft is never good and always needs revision. Criticism shouldn't hurt. When I told Kevin an element of the piece, a rifle, needed to face the opposite direction, he said that was not possible to get in a tattoo. His response was clearly a reflexive reaction to feedback, as what I asked fully took in his concern that a top down view of a rifle would be too narrow. In more than adequate description, extensive correspondence, I explained I wanted a side view like it was currently, just facing the other way like a flipped image. After several weeks of back and forth, with him clearly venting to the shop hands, I ultimately had to drive to two different stores to take pictures of what I wanted. When he saw the pictures, he finally took in what I was saying and said, "Oh, I can definitely do that!" It was the same thing I had been trying to get him to do for weeks!Then he photoshopped together the different elements and made the first drawn draft. Except, he just traced the underlying images without any modification, leaving the resulting image disproportionate with, for one example, my bulging forearm from the pictures I sent him set on top of a much smaller frame female figure. I brought this to his attention, which he fixed, but I also noticed the rifle was completely a 2 dimensional straight on view.  I asked if he could give it more of a 3d box look. "No, that's not tattooable." was again the response. "Depth will come from shading." To make sure I wasn't crazy, I consulted with some of the tattoo artists I knew in DC who confirmed what I was asking was completely doable, so long as it wasn't at a sharp angle to accomplish.Then Kevin said he was wasting too much time on the project, I could keep the sketch he had done, and he would keep the deposit. Um, thanks? To her credit, Jen offered to refund the deposit, but there was never an acknowledgement of how much time Kevin wasted on this project being defensive rather than trying to understand the concrete feedback given.  I wanted him to do an inspired piece of his own creativity, but what I saw was a rushed work of traced over source images, and his frustration when I wasn't ready to get that tattooed permanently on my body right away. I'm not really about trust when it comes to tattoos and the source material I'm being shown has clear mistakes, even if minor ones. Ultimately, Kevin seems like a really nice guy, but he can only get you what you want if you come in with the image already done. If he had been receptive to the basics I was giving him, we could have probably gotten an awesome tattoo worked out in a couple weeks. Instead, he wasted over a month of both our time, and it was important to me to get a tattoo while in Newport.A saved round, I found this shop to have very reasonable pricing contrary to some of the other reviews. I am used to having to pay MUCH more for my tattoos that are of comparable quality to what I saw in the portfolios. Read Less

This was my first tattoo, and I doubt it will be my only one. When it is time to get some more, I will absolutely go back here.Jen was fantastic from start to finish; the sketch she sent me through email was EXACTLY what I wanted. She was super friendly and easy to talk to, and she works very quickly. The quality of work she did on me was amazing. Shop is very neat too; lots of antiques and cool things to look at. Price was less than I had expected it to be as well. Fantastic experience, all around. Read Less

I just moved to Rhode Island so I was trying to figure out what place around here I wanted to go to for a tattoo. Unfortunately, the receptionist was so rude with any of the questions I was asking to the point where I decided against going here. It's really discouraging to be made to feel stupid. Read Less

I need to start off by saying that it is a bit pricey at Anchor Steam but, if you are looking for detailed, excellent work, you've gotta pay for it. Jen at Anchor Steam Tattoo, has great attention to detail and her portfolio speaks for itself. You get what you pay for. That is a good thing. Read Less

I need to start off by saying that it is a bit pricey at Anchor Steam but, if you are looking for detailed, excellent work, you've gotta pay for it. Jen at Anchor Steam Tattoo, has great attention to detail and her portfolio speaks for itself. You get what you pay for. That is a good thing. Read Less

I got my first tattoo here from Jen. She drew up exactly what I had in mind just from a short conversation on the phone and also a couple of emails. I'm very happy with the customer service and price. I would definitely come back again for another. Read Less

Jen did a fabulous cover up for me that completed the forearm component of my right arm sleeve.  Not only was her work the best I've ever gotten, and I've got what I think it would be safe to call a boatload of ink, but she's a true professional and a lovely person to work with.  I give this place my highest possible rating. Read Less

I got my first tattoo here and I can't wait to go back and see what else Pete can do. Couldn't have asked for a better place to go!It's been just under a week since getting my tattoo on my ribs and it is healing wonderfully. The tightness of the lines for the words is just fantastic and is just clean and neat - couldn't have asked for anything better. Though I was warned my placement would hurt a lot, Pete was so great and it didn't hurt AT ALL. Though they may be a little pricey-er than other shops around, the quality of work and professionalism makes it completely worth it. I will be going back to Pete when I am ready for my second (and possibly third) one. Read Less

This is a review on the tattoo service and not the piercing service.This is a great Tattoo shop. I have only had work done by Jen, and she did a wonderful job on my tattoo which was pretty much an entire back piece. I believe she has been a tattoo artist for about 15 years and you can see her years of experience in her artistry. Jen is very nice and she works fast, but is very attentive to every detail. On the day of my consultation, I let Jen know what I wanted in my tattoo and she put everything together beautifully. She also made sure to contact me via e-mail to update me about the progress of her sketches of my tattoo. You have to put down a $50 deposit when you schedule a consultation which goes towards the cost of your first tattoo session. The artists all have their portfolios of their work out on the front desk and you can also see their work on their official website. They have a really great tattoo salve that helps keep the tattoo moisturized and helps with the healing. This is an all natural product that is made by Jen herself. Also, if you have already used their Tattoo salve and you don't know what to do with the container because it is difficult to recycle that type of plastic, I heard that you can return the containers and they can recycle it for you. In addition, the place is very clean and Jen tries to make you feel as comfortable as possible. She usually has the T.V. on so you have something to watch during the whole process. Read Less

Dear Anchor Steam, (especially Jenn), THANK YOU for my most favorite Ink so far! I had been dreaming and mentally designing my clouds for my forearm for YEARS. I went in, met w Jenn, after checking out her portfolio. w a $50 deposit and a few pics I dug up on line, we book an appt for a few weeks. She stayed in contact w me via email, sending me sketches and ideas, and the final product was PERFECT! She worked quick, and it was totally affordable. I now have a new artist here in RI. THANK YOU so much. My clouds are a big hit!! :) Read Less