En Garde Barbers is a neighbourhood barbershop at #02-34A Junction Nine on Yishun Avenue 9, built around a simple promise its barbers repeat often: you'll leave fresh. The shop holds a 4.8 rating across 235 customer reviews, with clients returning for detailed haircuts, clean high fades and barbers who genuinely listen to what's asked.
The service list is focused rather than fussy. The Full Cut runs 30 minutes and covers hair only, with dedicated 30-minute appointments for kids below 12 (from age 3) and for senior citizens aged 60 and above. Beard trims and shaves get their own 15-minute slot, where you can talk through exactly what you want with your barber during a consultation — and the shop is upfront that it doesn't offer hot or cold towels.
Bookings are made online, where you can choose your barber — A.D (Barber Daus), NOAH, Raz (Diraz) or Freddy. The team asks only one thing in return: arrive on time. There's a 10-minute late grace period, after which late comers are rejected, and customers are reminded to check their booking is set to Singapore time. Doors open at 11 AM most days, with a later 2:30 PM start on Fridays.
There's a particular confidence in a barbershop whose barbers introduce themselves with 'I'll get you fresh.' At En Garde Barbers, located at #02-34A Junction Nine on Yishun Avenue 9, that promise is the whole operating philosophy — and with a 4.8 rating across 235 customer reviews, it's clearly one they keep. This is a neighbourhood shop in the truest sense: focused services, a small team of barbers who take pride in their craft, and customers who come back with their kids in tow.
The shop keeps things deliberately simple. Rather than a long menu of packages and add-ons, En Garde offers a tight set of services done well: a full cut, dedicated appointments for kids and seniors, and a separate slot for beard trims and shaves. That clarity extends to how they communicate — booking details are spelled out plainly, and anything you can't expect (like hot or cold towels for shaves) is stated upfront rather than discovered in the chair.
The Full Cut is the anchor: a 30-minute haircut, and hair only. If you want your beard trimmed or a shave, the shop asks that you make a separate booking under trim/shave — a system that keeps every appointment running on time and gives your barber room to focus on the job at hand. Beard and shave appointments run 15 minutes and begin with a consultation, so you and your barber can agree on exactly what 'tidy up' means before any work starts.
Families are looked after too. Kids below 12 years old get their own 30-minute appointment, available from age 3 up, while seniors aged 60 and above have a dedicated Seniors service of the same length. It's a small thing, but it signals who the shop is for: everyone in the neighbourhood, from first haircuts to well-earned ones.
Four barbers work the chairs at En Garde, and each brings a personality you can read straight from their booking profiles. A.D — Barber Daus — asks only that you 'stay patient with me, I'll get you fresh.' NOAH keeps it even shorter: 'I'll get you right.' Raz, whose full name is barber Diraz, echoes the fresh promise, and Freddy rounds out the team.
The reviews suggest the confidence is earned. One customer credits A.D with a 'nice haircut and clean high fade,' noting he was professional and 'really listened to what I requested.' Another simply declares that 'barber Noah always got me right.' A parent who brought both kids in twice praised haircuts that were 'proper... detailed & followed instructions,' adding that results depend on the barber's experience and knowledge, since different faces and head shapes need different trimming. That's the kind of feedback a barbershop wants — not just 'it looked good,' but 'they knew what they were doing.'
En Garde runs on online bookings through its Setmore page, where you pick your service, your barber and your time. The one firm rule is punctuality. The shop allows a 10-minute late grace period, after which late comers are rejected — and they're serious about it, asking customers to double-check that bookings are set to Singapore time.
Hours are easy to plan around: 11 AM to 8 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM to 8:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Fridays are the exception, opening at 2:30 PM and running to 8 PM. Because this is an appointment-driven shop and you can book with a specific barber, it's worth reserving your slot ahead rather than hoping for a walk-in window.
The pattern in the reviews is repeat business: customers who came once and booked again, parents who brought one child and then the other, regulars who name their barber like a referral. That's what a good neighbourhood barbershop builds — not a transaction, but a relationship where your barber knows your head shape, your fade and your preferences.
For anyone in Yishun looking for a straightforward, skilled cut without theatrics, En Garde Barbers makes the case simply: pick your barber, book your slot, show up on time — and you'll get you fresh.