Without exception, these guys are ALWAYS running late for appointments, so my top tip is not to book before you have to be somewhere!
That said they have a comfy waiting area downstairs with water machine and TV. Though today there was some Attenborough wildlife show on so I got to watch a mother sea lion give birth to a pup before the winter storms came and it met an unhappy ending, which was pretty depressing...
Anyhoo, once you're taken into the consultation room all the opticians I've dealt with here have been friendly and efficient, which is exactly what you want. Plenty of gadgets to take pics of the back of your eye and check for glaucoma etc too.
Upstairs there's a wide selection of frames and the woman who helped me choose my latest pair was brilliant. She didn't just tell me I looked good in all of them but seemed to give me honest pointers instead, and specifically helped me hunt around for frames suited to my ridiculously thick lenses. She could tell I was tempted to go for some bigger hipster frames that were quite different to my old pair, and I'm so glad she gave me the confidence to take a chance on them as I'm really pleased with the result! read more