First time at this Lens Crafters and it was probably the best experience I've at an optometrist's office/frames store. I was led to the initial eye tests (ya know the look at the dot and click the clicker, the horrified eye puffer, etc) by Leo who is so nice and friendly! She's seriously rocking her job. The optometrist was cool too, very relaxed and we got a prescription that let me see clearly now! And to make it even better I forgot my wallet and the staff was so understandable and patient with me as I phoned my parents to get their card number to pay for my appointment. Can't wait til tomorrow to pick out my frames! Awesome, awesome, awesome service! read more

The staff is there to sell, not help. Don't confuse the two. I called first to verify insurance. They said they could take it. When I arrived they didn't verify my insurance before hurrying me off to do the exam. Ater the exam they sat me down with a commissioned staffer that was more interested in the sale than my needs. They then told me that my insurance wouldn't cover it because I had a vision service plan they should have determined this before the exam. Now I have to try and get part of the exam reimbursed and have since purchased frames and lenses at a local place in Pacific Grove. read more

Elaina provided excellent customer service! I was in the area for a wedding, and needed my glasses adjusted. She was kind, efficient and not put out that I wasn't a paying customer. Great experience! read more

I went in today after making an appointment. I was a little hesitant due to the bad reviews but I was hopeful. I'm glad I went through and made my appointment here. Everything went by smoothly. I was assisted as soon as I walked in. So genes some routine paperwork. I had scheduled an eye exam for a prescription for contacts and glasses. Dr. David Oebker was great! I had an amazing speedy appointment. He was super nice and made me feel very comfortable. He was so helpful and explained everything to me. I'll be coming back for a follow up visit. I'm glad I was able to have such a great experience. I ended up paying $149. Not too bad...I was quoted a little more. I payed cash, no insurance. If you call around its about the same price everywhere so no biggie. I'm just glad the bad reviews proved me wrong and everything went well. I definitely recommend Dr. Oebker. read more

Thank you so much for the great service! Brought in a very expensive pair of sun glasses that I was going to have to toss because the lens popped out. Dropped them off and they told me to come back in an hour to pick them up. I asked for the charge and, to my surprise, they said, "No charge, repairs and adjustments are always free." Thanks so much for saving my glasses! read more

Terrible slow and unorganized. They are insensitive to the time that you've spent waiting and some of there representative are unfamiliar with their program and process. Also apparently there was a nation wide mandatory mark up increase with their Ralph Lauren frames which increases the cost of my insurance that was quoted $50 up 20%. Unhappy with my experience and 3 hours spent here. The optometrist was good but the LensCrafters side, very unorganized and time consuming. read more

A little over two years ago, I got a pair of glasses (lenses and frame) from this business, which cost me about $450, after they applied a coupon I happened to have. You would think that for this amount of money, you would have glasses that will last for a while. Well, a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the special coating on the lenses started cracking and bubbling up, so I went to the Del Monte store to have them repaired or replaced. Once there, I was informed (after a 30-minute wait) that the lenses could not be repaired, and that I would have to buy new lenses since I had not purchased any insurance. The technician told us that she was not authorized to give us a break, but promised that we would get a call from the store manager who may be able to give us a discount. Eventually the manager did call, and informed me right off the bat that I was lucky that the lenses lasted two years, because the typical life cycle for them was 18 months! Nevertheless she "graciously" offered a 50% discount if we brought in a prescription. I did so, only to learn that WITH the discount I would still have to pay over $350 dollars because the actual cost of the lenses was $700+! At that point i decided that I had enough of these people, and took my prescription to good old COSTCO, where I received service within minutes, and was able to get the lenses I needed for $200. No discounts, no gimmicks, no BS, just good customer service and product quality. Take my advice, and avoid LensCrafters like the plague! read more

Terrible service trying to pick up glasses! One hour or even three means nothing when they quote that your glasses will be done! Very understaffed! Leave you sitting for a long time. Still great frame selection and pretty good frame pricing but I'm sure they make up for it on the rest. If you have other options I'd go there instead. read more

(This review is from my wife) Although Lens Crafters as a whole does good business in other areas of the nation, this specific one at Del Monte Center is a JOKE. Every time I come here they are way UNDERSTAFFED, or they don't have your glasses ready even though you got a call to say they were ready. What's even more frustrating is that they have no sign in method at the front desk. It's a free for all, so someone who was behind you might get service before you depending on who's paying attention. FIGURE IT OUT!! It's simple, have people sign in, so that they are seen in order. DONT GO TO THIS LOCATION!!! Just get your glasses through your optometrist! read more

i don't understand why this place didn't receive better ratings but the staffs are amazing! the lab manager kindly repaired my glasses regardless the fact that i purchase it somewhere else. no other optometrist that i know have the lab onsite so i really appreciate the fact that they do here. i will be purchasing my glasses here from now on. read more

This place has great customer service. I've had help from a very nice and professional young woman named Jenny when I was having issues with my prescription. She seemed to know her stuff and I was out of there in no time. Definitely recommend her if you ever visit. read more

I had to go here to get my glasses updated, as well as get more contacts and everyone was extremely nice and helpful. The doctor on Sunday was AWESOME because I felt he was actually trying to help me, versus just wanting me to move along to get to his next task. I had doctors there before who seemed to just not be that helpful or when I was getting my exam, and didnt answer right away what slide was better, the person would just quickly skip to the next slide, which really bugged me..but this doctor was the complete opposite. :) overall I had a great experience read more

I have been going to a different lenscrafters location for about 6 years now. Never had a problem coming to this Monterey location.. wish I would have waited till I was home to go to my usual location. The associates were super rude. The lady who sat with me didn't even listen to my concerns.. she started my glasses without an okay from me and then got sassy with me when I told her I didn't want to use the frames afterall. Horrible. Will never return. read more

I have been here a total of three times already and while my first trip here I didn't have any issues, my second and third trips weren't so great. My first trip was merely to buy a some new frames and lenses, which went relatively smoothly. However, on my trip to pick them up, the workers were apparently faced with some sort of difficulty. The first woman to help me was rude and made it obvious she did not want to be there, and she spent more time trying to find somebody else to take care of me rather than just handing me my glasses. Should not have been that big of an issue and should not have wasted so much time on such a simple task. Also, I had asked if my glasses could be adjusted and was informed that they could not do that. However, I recently witnessed another man having his glasses adjusted. I put up with unfit and uncomfortable glasses for 2-3 weeks! My third, and current trip, has been utterly awful. I am currently sitting in the lobby, and have been waiting for 2 hours now, just for them to switch my lenses from polycarbonate to high index, when I was only told it would take no more than an hour. This is after having been called by them, informing me that they were ready! They have 3 workers currently and haven't been doing much and the phone continues to ring. Listening to them deal with other customers shows just how horrible their service is. Can't say I will be returning here often, if at all. read more

When I told them I needed my glasses adjusted, "We're short staffed. Come back in half an hour." When I expressed an interest in buying glasses, oh suddenly they're more helpful. Even though an adjustment only takes them 2 minutes, it looks like the people at this location have no interest unless you're giving them money. I walked out, BTW. read more

I took my daughter yesterday to find glasses for her, we were greeted upon entering the business and they told us if we needed anything to let them know. I like to look first and then ask questions, the associates let us roam around looking for a frame but from time to time came to ask us if everything was ok. Finally my daughter found a really nice frame at a very affordable price. A young woman help us, she was very friendly and efficient and a process that usually takes an hour was done in 15 minutes. Very happy with the service and the glasses too. read more

Do not go unless you want to wait forever. Most understaffed place on earth. I now go to a smaller eye place. Much better. Lenscrafters also screwed up my glasses after I waited for them for 2 weeks. Lens were switched. read more

Do not waste your time! Office staff is so unorganized and claim to be on task yet proven over and over the small things can't be done. Usually they are under staffed or claim to be! I have had the worst time trying to get my situation resolved which should take 10 min and it's been over a week and still no result! Horrible customer service. Doctor however was amazing however once you are out of his office it's a horrible thing to deal with unprofessional staff! read more

1. Half of the staff has no clue how to function and is in complete state of confusion 2. Don't bother waiting in line, since you're not helped according to line etiquette 3. If you enjoy spending hour before they assist you, additional hour for them to take your picture/ order frames, and another 2 hrs for your prescription- total of 4 hours not worth it!!! 4.While you wait; you can watch and hear the staff chit chat on personal phone calls, yell across the room for help or walk in circles aimlessly (theatrically pretending to work)... Unless this place is on your 'bucket list' I wouldn't advise anyone to go to this LensCrafters at Del Monte Shopping Center in Monterey read more

I do not recommend utilizing this location for glasses. The service is piss poor and the employees are in no rush to service customers. I went in today around 1215 and spent 45 mins waiting for assistant before I had enough and left. I noticed other customers being helped that came in after me without appointments. No person should have to wait that long in a place that can produce glasses in an hour ... read more

unfortunately is a really bad....bad... experience to go in to that place.... I check before costco and Wal-Mart, but they don't have more styles of glasses....so I decided to go to lens crafters.....but trust me the only person was good it was a girl name Brook I believe....she took my prescription,she even suggested what glasses were better for me....and I did the whole thing after I was waiting for so long....that was on jan23....she said will be ready by feb 02.....but they were not, untill today...when I went to pick them up....the same bad actitud.....so is a lousy service....and a manager is gone until.the last day of this month....so is not really not body to say something....seems they even care at all... read more

Went in last week for a new pair of glasses, waited about an hour, had my frames picked out, was measured told my glasses would be ready at 5pm, went home and received a call from them ,I owed more money, their mistake , but would not finish until I paid more. Did this over the phone , then was told it would be 10 days before I would get them......still waiting and I will NEVER go back after I pick them up! read more

My glasses were twisted because I fell asleep and they fell off. No problem, I went into Del Monte and they fixed them perfectly. Thankful!

Don't use LensCrafters unless you like overpaying. I checked out pricing for some new progressive bifocals. I picked out a pair of Rayban frames, $150, after lenses the total came to $950. After my insurance copay, the balance was $650. We recently purchased a Costco membership so I checked there too. With the same price range frames (Tom Ford $130) the total was $300 and only $110 after using insurance. What? Buy yourself a Costco membership and avoid LensCrafters read more

Four words: Do not go there. Very poor customer service. I was disappointed by how they treat their clients once they have closed the deal. They lured me into some obscure zero-interest plan after collecting my insurance information. Two months later, I get a bill for the purchase, so that, in fact they never contacted my insurance. When I tried to call them to have the payment done by the insurance, they ask me to go back to their store. When I get there, they tell me that they can't arrange the insurance payment because it has already gone through the other agency, the GE money bank and that they are not responsible for the purchase anymore. Result: I have to pay myself, can't get the reimbursement to go through, because now I have established credit with their agency. What kind of customer service is that? read more

I can't believe a place this disorganized is still in business. Don't expect your appointment to start or end at anywhere near the time they told you it would, and don't expect them to keep records of any sort from one appointment to the next. If you want something done (e.g., contacts ordered after you evaluate the trial pair) you're going to have to keep all the records concerning your prescription, the type of contacts, any promotions you were offered in your quote, etc, because they're not going to do that. Not worth the trouble, IMO. I will definitely go somewhere else next time. read more

Wow! This was the quickest I've ever gotten glasses in my life. I called this morning for an appointment, got an appointment at 5pm the same day, and by the time I drove home after my appointment they had already texted saying my glasses were ready. Amazing! I'm used to waiting a month for an appointment and then another two weeks for the glasses to be made at Costco 10/10 would recommend for a quick pair! read more

I have used Monterey's LensCrafters numerous times and have nothing bad to say about my experiences there. The optometrist is friendly and does a nice job. Depending on the type of lens, it can take a week to get the glasses at times. However for a simple lens, I was able to walk in yesterday afternoon, and they were ready for me two hours later. read more

It's almost 9:30 am peeps! I have been awake since 5:00 am. Why the F*** is no one answering the phone? Isn't everyone ready for business?

I have been to this Lenscrafters several times in the past couple months and without fail they have messed up my appointment every time. They write down and tell me one time then I show up and it's another, or they don't call me and tell me when my contacts are in and after waiting several weeks and they won't fit me in for a quick contact fitting (After not calling). Once I have the right contacts and everything is settled I am definitely going elsewhere. read more

Dishonest and slimy business/ sales practices. Mis-represented eye-exam vs glasses insurance coverage, Attempted to up sell services and lens types not necessary, and used scare tactics to try to sell further eye exam services. - I'm stopping short of using the term crooks - but you can decide for yourselves -- Buyer Beware -- I will never visit this location again. read more

Outstanding service from staff and Dr. Baknatary. I'm sorry I don't remember the technician's name ((Cashier #513574). She worked quickly and was amazingly helpful, fitting glasses, making sure bifocals and computer glasses were just right, giving discounts when possible and always friendly even though she was VERY busy. I had read the reviews here and almost didn't go due to the negative reviews I saw. So, while not a Yelper, I thought it important to tell a different story here. A+ staff and A+ experience. Walked in and got eye exam and three new pairs of glasses (all with complex prescriptions) in about an hour. That is ROCK STAR stuff. Bravo! read more

Today I saw David Oebker and I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for a new doctor - very friendly and kind! Exam was quick, I felt good about my decision to get my exam at Eyexam. I liked the large selection of frames. Peggy provided excellent customer service - she was very patient and helpful! Overall good visit. read more

It seems like everytime I come here, I end up waiting at least half an hour for an appointment. I miss the time when you were able to enter the eye doctors section and be greeted by their staff - not the Lenscrafters staff. Even though they were alway combined, EyeExam2000 had their own staff for all the reception, prescreening (eye testing) and billing. Now you have to work with someone from the glasses side. It's not so bad if they are empty. But usually they are working with someone and their glasses and that means you have to wait until they are done just to schedule another appointment or pay... It just is poor customer service. Oh.. And for some reason, one of the two doors is always locked - even though there is a sign above the door that states the doors must remain unlocked during business hours. The new Doctor that is there, is great. She is very friendly and helpful. She has gone out of her way to help me with something. I greatly appreciate her.. But PLEASE work on the Lenscrafters staff!!! read more

This is the second time I have tried to get my eyes checked there. Both times my appointment mysteriously disappeared. This time they did nothing to help, one lady told me they had later appointments, I went out canceled all my plans to get the later appointment and then the guy working said they had nothing available 5 mins after the lady said they did. He then proceeded to go up to her and make an excuse for it. Not impressed at all by the customer service whatsoever. I will not be trying them again. read more

Way understaffed, horrible customer service and just completely disorganized.

I had a great experience today at LensCrafters at Del Monte mall..First of all they greated me and started the paper work right away..Then was brought back to do some eye tests..Then saw the Doctor...Then picked out my frames and had my glasses in under one hour..I love these people...I would give 10 stars if I could..Thank you to all the staff that helped me...Thank you Shohanna for completing my order and making sure that I was happy... read more

If you come from out of town, forget spending precious, vacation time buying glasses here. I spent quite a while hunting down sunglasses and was delighted to find something I liked. We waited 20+ minutes to get help. I was asked if I needed to pay for the frame first. The answer was "no". I found out the glasses could be held for 3 days. I needed a prescription from my home town to be faxed, and it eventually made it through a week of an up and down fax machine at Lenscrafters. I understand the fax machine was down, but I should have had a call before the frames went back out for display. I made several calls to stay up on the order. The most recent problem was that the computer was down. After that, I decided to just go back to Lenscrafters and see what was going on. Site for Sore Eyes is an efficient company, and the girl worked hard to get my prescription to Lenscrafters with no avail. Yes, my frames were put back, lost and gone. Plus, there was no evidence of my these glasses in the computer, call back......it was like I never was there. Two times going in there, it was easy to see there were not enough sales people to help with the customers in the store. One that came in later, said he was from another store and that was zero help! Don't waste your time here!!! read more

This is the worst LensCrafters I have ever been to and the worst experience I have ever had getting glasses in 36 years of wearing them. My exam was ok, they were a little slow helping me get my glasses ordered but not too bad, and I got my sunglasses the next day as promised. To get my progressives, which usually takes 1-2 weeks, I was told 2 weeks. I called after 2 weeks and was told they might be there in 2 days. I called a week later. They were not in. They could not tell me why. I complained to LensCrafters customer service and they called the owner, Bruce. I still did not hear anything. Bruce called 5 days later to say "Your lenses are in. Bring your frames." I called him back and said I didn't order lenses, I ordered glasses with frames. He seemed flustered and like he didn't know what was going on. Then he said, ok I'll get them in the lenses and call you. I asked why it had taken almost 4 weeks to get them and he said the lab in Knoxville didn't have the frames in their computer and didn't tell them until they'd had the order for 3 weeks then they sent them to Columbus and got them. He wasn't going to have explained anything until I pushed for an answer. Finally, 6 days after that conversation, I called again and was told they were ready. When were they going to have gotten back to me? It's been over a month. I am never going to LensCrafters again. read more

One week too busy couldn't help me . I setup an appointment happy to get new glasses. I have been going to LensCrafters since the early 90's in Del Monte center . For a five year. I went to the LensCrafters in Salinas . Only to get glasses I have to return twice when they made them they were the incorrect lenses. So here I am back with an appointment and happy to get new glasses. When I arrived I was told immediately we are short staffed can you wait. I told them I had a 11 o'clock appointment for an eye exam and new glasses after filling out my paperwork. They could not find my insurance and immediately told me you have to pay for the eye exam. I said I pay insurance every month could you please double check. I will call work to get more information if needed!. The to of the desk announce to me that they could not interrupt the doctors schedule that I could come back at 2 o'clock or tomorrow. My reply was can I double check work so you can find the insurance. Again they told me pay cash now or come back my reply!! I'm not paying for Insurance year by year . Not to use it if you give me a few minutes I will call work the HR department will help me they said it was too late would you like to come back tomorrow. This all took place in about a 25 minute. Meanwhile they returned four people away while I was there. Only saying they're short staffed and not able to help anyone I will never go to LensCrafters Thank you your customer since 1993 to 2016 No more read more