So, I had a pre-employment screening at one of those other places and even though I passed the same test just 2 years ago they failed me. I went here and Dave took real good care of me and I scored the same as I did two years ago. This is an honest business that doesn't try to sell you anything. They just give you the facts and help guild you to where you want to go on your vision or hearing journey. Even though I live on the Clearwater/Palm Harbor boarder I'll be taking myself and my mother here for all our future needs. If you're in need of vision or hearing help these people will take very good care of you. They are a family business who have been around for a long time and they try and get their goods locally if at all possible. I was recommended to this place and I now am recommending it to you. read more

What a lifesaver this company and people were! I was in a bind to get my elderly father's glasses repaired after being damaged during a hospital stay. Now in an acute care facility, he had little to look forward to except watching tv. A repair wasn't possible but they found a frame that would work and gave me a more than fair deal. What a pleasure to do business with kind and truly caring people. read more

Great Place, Great Caring Professionals! Owner Dave is a super nice professional who goes the extra mile in trying to help. Dave connected me with Dr Corinne (his wonderful and awesome professional daughter), I was suffering from a painfully red right eye, which got that Way basically within 36 hours. Dr Corinne diagnosed me with an eye ulcer, she said that I needed to see a specialist immediately. Dr Corinne asked me if St Luke's eye clinic was ok, I said absolutely. Dr Corinne asked her staff to ask for an emergency patient visit asap, they coordinated a same day visit at St Luke's office in Clearwater. Thanks to God, Dr Corinne, her staff, St Luke's team (specially Courtney and Dr Howard), the vision out of my right eye was most likely saved, as in fact I was suffering from a vision lost threatening cornea ulcer. Dr Corrine was very caring and thoughtful throughout the process and even texted me to see how I was doing. Dr Corinne is my Optometrist forever! In All my experiences with Benchmark Vision and Hearing, which began with the Great Dr Gallentine, I've found Benchmark to be more than a business, I say it is a Blessing to the Tampa Bay community and the kind of local business that we must suppor. read more

Finding frames that flatter, fit and feel good is not as easy a task as some might think. After getting my eyes examined, I started making the rounds of various places to find new frames but was not having much luck. For some reason, no matter how many glasses a store stocked there seemed to be far too few that caught my eye. So the search continued even extending to online sources until I realized I had no idea how to take the measurements of my face that those sites required. Price is a consideration and the location of the place I buy factors into my decision as well. If anything needs to be fixed, adjusted or replaced, I want the business to be close by and convenient. I stopped by Benchmark Vision Center for the first time and found multiple pairs of frames that seemed "eye-deal" for me. After a process of elimination and some great help from the person staffing the center, I made my selection, placed my order and left with the piece of mind that new specs would be mine within a few days. Great service and great selection made me a fan. Great prices made me a customer. read more

Benchmark Vision and Hearing - Eyewear & Opticians Near Me - Tampa, Florida

I bought my first pair of glasses from Benchmark probably 20+ years ago when they were located on Manhattan. I followed them to their shop close to Britton Plaza and now as they are further north on Dale Mabry. Have bought maybe 5 to 10 pairs of glasses and some contact. Good products, service and price. Kerry B. read more

My experience with Benchmark vision is nothing less than outstanding. Whoever wrote the one-star review must have been having a really bad day or they are just one of those people that you can't make happy. Their care and service was nothing less than outstanding, so much better than I have received at LensCrafters and several of the other large vision chains. They took their time in my evaluation and to my surprise, they had no issues with incorporating, my needs and desires into the final prescription. I am a very demanding person and they followed my instructions to the letter. The final product was perfect. This is a first for me as I have always had to take my glasses and contacts back several times and the final outcome was never to my total liking. I'm just sorry I didn't find Benchmark Vision years ago. I will continue to use Benchmark Vision for all my future vision needs. read more

Awesome place to shop. The attention given to me when I needed help was phenomenal. I have shopped at many places before but this one is the best b/c the prices are great, they know what they're doing & the people who work their really care. It feels great to finally find a place where I know I will be going back to again. read more

This place is awesome! I've been going to this location for 10+ years. It is a charming neighborhood establishment. Dave and Angel have always been kind and helpful. Their dedication and compassion for their patrons gives them this 5 star rating. Once you go there, you'll be a patron and friend for life. read more

Great help with selection. Nice staff and prices allowed me to buy two pairs. Keep up the good work. Nice to see a local owner in business over 30 years! read more

This store is a scam. They advertised a groupon for glasses (frames and lenses). The groupon cost me $99. When I get to the store they have a selection of frames that range $199 to $499. Really? So my son picks a pair for $199 and then they upscale me other lens protections that add up to another $100. And the lenses were nothing but plastic, not polycarbonate. Now the kicker. After a week my son finds the same pair of frames available at multiple stores for less than $80 with free plastic lenses. Plastic is the least expensive lens available. So a $ 80 pair of glasses were advertised at Benchmark vision for $299. They are scam artists. DO NOT FALL FOR THEIR ADVERTISEMENTS. read more

I frequented this place for about 10 years thinking that Dave, the owner and Angel the clerk were nice. I never allowed myself to get upset over anything but Angel made a mistake and never admitted it to her boss. Angel and I had decided that I had the option to tint my eyeglasses after they were done instead of doing them once they were ordered. I bought two pairs of eyeglasses and one was tinted but it took a long time as the lenses had to be replaced with a second pair. Angel reminded over the phone me that I used to get my eyeglasses tinted in other places before they did them for me and acted as if she didn't know that I only want to wear frameless eyeglasses if I didn't have them tinted. I wear clear eyeglasses to see and bright ones when I go out and don't wear my contact lens. Frameless eyeglasses look like I am not wearing glasses. Angel knows me for a very long time and didn't mention that the glasses that I was buying had frames but I couldn't tell because they were black sunglasses. In the past she also didn't want to show me how to put in my right contact lens believing that I was lucky enough to be able to wear the left one. I prefer wearing both but she said that I was used to wearing only the left lens. She should have encouraged me to use both and it would have been better business for the store as I only bought the lenses for the left eye. Angle and Dave kept telling me that there weren't any other places that sold Caviar items and if there were I wouldn't get as good of a deal. How would they know if they didn't even know about other stores? I found out that there are many other places who sell Caviar eyeglasses and Angel still said that I wouldn't get as good of a deal as with them which made no sense. They are so expensive so I didn't assume that any other place would be more money and if so I wouldn't buy there. I found another place in St. Pete where the optician is so nice and they have beautiful mirrors to color glasses. Benchmark doesn't specialize in coloring eyeglasses but they always did mine but have a very small selection of colors. The optician told me that Angel mis-infomed me, not necessarily on purpose, that I could have the pair of eyeglasses that I decided to have tinted since they had a reflective coating on them. In order to coat any glasses they can't have any reflective coating which I didn't know. When I told Angel she said that she always put on the coating but why would she do so if she knew that I might want to have them tinted. When I told David, Angel never fessed up and he already had a bad attitude as soon as he questioned me. When I told him that it bothered me when he would usually say how inexpensive are his products and that I didn't have a lot of money, he acted as if I was lying or that it didn't matter. He ended up yelling at me and finally saying to me "Get the f*** out." and then to my male acquaintance " George you can leave too." Dave apparently has an anger problem and I was the one who should have gotten that way but I wanted to give Angel a chance to come clean and she didn't. I also didn't want to accuse Angel of making a mistake which she did. Also I told them that a tiny stone was missing and they never guarantee their Caviar eyeglasses as do other vendors so they said that they couldn't do anything. I walked out not wanting to allow myself to have to deal with being a victim and it wouldn't have done any good to yell back. Not only was this unprofessional, but disrespectful to me as a long time loyal older female customer. When I told him that he shouldn't speak to me as customer that way and that the customer is always right he disagreed and kept yelling, also admitting that he has yelled at other patrons. I already bought another pair of eyeglasses at a place in the mall and will have the lenses done in St. Pete. You can never be sure about everyone you think that you know. read more