I recently just got a new prescription and was needing some new glasses and luckily found Encinitas Optical. The prices and selection were so much better than the other places I have been, plus the staff was very helpful and seemed to really care. I have always had a hard time finding glasses that fit well and look good, but with Alan's help and patience he managed to find me a pair that I love. Thank you Alan, I definitely will come back for sunglasses next. read more

Excellent service and attention to detail. They quickly got my new glasses ready for me just in time for a trip. They will be my go-to resource for optical from now on. I'm always happy to support local business but especially when the quality is top notch. read more

If you want great service and a quality product, this is the place to get sunglasses or prescription eyeglasses. Alan, the owner/operator made a pair of prescription suns with a curved lens when others told me it couldn't be done. I try and shop at local businesses, but they must meet my standards, Encinitas Optical deserves to thrive for another 16 years read more

Amazing and such kind hearted people! Helped me a ton fix my glasses for a reasonable price!

Alan and the staff at Encinitas Optical & Sunglass are awesome. They have the best selection in town, fair prices, professional friendly service, and quick, no hassle repairs! Highly recommend! read more

I have been coming in to see Al for almost 14 years. Obviously, I keep coming back and recommending him to my friends (who also keep returning) for a reason. He is honest, straightforward, patient with my 'special needs' and an all around good person! And, yes, I agree with the review that indicated he was honest with his opinion about whether or not a pair of glasses looked good on you. And I, too, have had my glasses replaced because of a problem without any hesitation by Al, at all. Keep up the great work, Al! read more

Very impressed with the service. Very knowledgable. Spent a lot of time Making sure I was satisfied. read more

I lost my prescription sunglasses on the beach. Not cool! I had gone to four other optical stores looking for prescription sunglasses before I visited Encinitas Optical and Sunglass. When I first walked in here I was impressed with the variety of frames. Then, the man helping me was very knowledgeable about the frames as well as able to give an honest opinion about what looked good on my face. He realized I was concerned about fashion but also about comfort and brought out some frames that weren't visible in the cases. VOILA! I found my glasses! Then, they honored my Anthem discount!! It has been a couple weeks and the glasses make me very happy! I have already referred a friend to this store. I am a very happy customer and will return here, even though I live in Escondido! read more

Excellent customer service, attention to detail and great selection! They spent a lot of time with me figuring out bifocal lenses and changed my order for me after I had trouble deciding. read more

Fast and friendly service. We took a shot because they were the only store open at the time and we were happy we did.

I received lots of misinformation about the frames I really liked. I received honest, professional service from Encinitas Optical. Al was fabulous! My glasses came out great because of him. Encinitas Optical is very competitively priced as well. If you're looking for a great optical store you've found it! read more

The right arm of my sunglasses came unhinged. I recovered the screw with a magnet from my car and carefully wrapped it and took it here to get it fixed. Tracy took one look at it and told me it was lead from a pencil and not a screw! She fixed my glasses with a screw from the store and even cleaned my glasses all for the cost of $0. She refused to take payment. Hard to find businesses like this these days! read more

This is a call out for Encinitas Optical ! Great place to do business with when needing bifocals and sun glasses !

This time it was David who did his magic on a repair, with a friendly woman giving personable attention behind the counter. David is not only patient with his work but listened to a quick brag about my son, and didn't bat an eyelash. Of course his eyes were on my eyeglasses. Thanks to Encinitas Optical-Sunglasses ! read more

What a wonderful place! I stepped on a pair of sunglasses I bought online, bending them out of shape. Not wanting to make it worse, I took my glasses here and Randy quickly heated and refit the frames to my face! I arrived in a sour mood and left happy with a like-new pair of sunglasses. Great customer service! I will definitely be returning! read more

I can't recommend this place because of the horrible customer service from the old man working there.

Outstanding service. Alan( the owner) and Dave went above and beyond to make my prescription sun glasses perfect. Friendly & helpful. Excellent & fast service. High quality lenses. The price was more than reasonable. I'm very happy I found Encinitas Optical + Sunglass. I'll definitely go back to get Maui Jim. Extremely pleased with my glasses. If you want quality & top designer sunglasses, look no further. Go see Alan:) read more

I lost my glasses and did not want to drive all the way to Clairemont to the Lenscrafters I had liked a few years ago. Plus they had been expensive! I found Encinitas Optical + Sunglass. Believe me they more than deserve their 5 star reviews! The man who answered the phone, Alan, was so very helpful and asked me a lot of questions about my prescription, and determined that he could probably help me that very day. I went there, told him exactly what I needed and wanted in frames, he suggested a few pair and within minutes, I had the exact right ones. Alan put in new lenses in about 20 minutes, and I was out of there in about half an hour. The price for my new lenses was $119. The same Lenscrafters lenses, two years ago, was $340. The service was personal, fast, and the cost was affordable. They told me I could bring my dog in so she wouldn't have to sit in the hot car. After a couple of weeks, I realized the pads on either side of the bridge of the glasses was hurting my nose. I called, explained my little problem. Anne Marie was so sweet, she told me to come in and they would replace, free, the nose pads. In about two minutes, I had bigger, softer nose pads, and was on my way. The place is worth its weight in gold ~ for price, great service and a very friendly feeling from all the people that work there! read more

I stopped in today because I had a fairly new pair of ray ban sunglasses that were bent. I asked the gentleman. If he could fix them. He took the glasses from me and within a few minutes, they were repaired. I asked how much I owed and was told I owed nothing. My daughter had the same experience awhile back. This is why I love local merchants - you would never get that service from a chain store. Thank you! read more

No wonder they have a 5 star rating! Alan helped me find just the right frame after listening to what I wanted. He was so patient as I tried on pair after pair. I was told maybe end of this week, maybe beginning of next. Less than 24 hours later I got the call that my glasses were ready! I am wearing them as I write this review, and I am totally satisfied. Thank you Encinitas Optical + Sunglass! read more

Nothing but the best customer service here. Lost my glasses, and the folks at EOS looked up my old pair and prescription got me a similar frame and we were on our way, just a few days later I can see again. They also hooked me up with reading glasses while I waited!! I'm glad we started using EOS, they rock! read more

What service!!! I have never needed glasses before and was really nervous to buy something I have no experience with that I will be wearing a lot over the next year. My optometrist's office had a couple walls of glasses - even designer ones but I decided to go to Encinitas Optical+Sunglass to check out their selection first and I'm SO glad I did! First of all their selection is HUGE, any designer you can think of and the price was less than at my optometrist. I have VSP vision insurance and they took that just fine. The place was bustling when I went in on Wednesday evening to try on a ton of glasses. Ann Marie, Alan, and this nice young man who also worked there were all very attentive and offered style suggestions and opinions and helped me pick out a beautiful pair of Versaces. My husband was really sad he hadn't waited to buy his glasses there too. (Next year he definitely will!) I ordered my glasses (they did everything, billed VSP, faxed over my prescription, etc) and had an event on Sunday I wanted to wear them to so I could read some small print - well they thought they could rush and get them to me by Saturday when my optometrist's office took a week and a half! (Husband's still waiting for his.) So I got a call this morning (Friday) that my glasses were ready a full day ahead of schedule! We went in to pick them up and they were perfect! I am so happy and will always buy my glasses here from now on. (They also have gorgeous sunglasses - I bought a pair of Versaces here years and years ago and while I was here today they showed me a gorgeous pair of big movie star Dior's.) You don't have to deal with optometrist office glasses selection! Make yourself happy and go here instead! read more

Lost a screw in my sunglasses and couldn't manage to repair myself. They repaired it in 2 minutes and didn't charge anything. Im definitely going to be back to get my next pair of glasses here. read more

Excellent sales people. Rich is particularly good. Got me into two pairs of prescription glasses, and they got them in within a week! Pretty impressive. They also have one of the best selections I've seen in Encinitas. I didn't notice their prices being much higher than anywhere else, but I did notice they were willing to deal down a bit to get the sale. read more

I recently needed several new pairs of prescription glasses--day wear, sunglasses, computer work, night driving. I visited several optometrists in town, but they either didn't have a good selection, were too expensive, or simply didn't give me a good feeling. This was my last stop and I'm glad for that. Had my exam at Blue Mountain Optometry down the street but got my frames and lenses here because of the wider selection. Found some super lightweight titanium no-frame glasses that have no joints at all and no screws to fall out, highly recommended if you hate wearing glasses like I do. I recommend Alan and his shop. read more

I have been a customer for at least 8 years have purchased three pairs of eyeglasses over that time. Most recently I had a fantastic customer service experience that has now made me a lifetime customer. My Oakley prescription eyeglasses were only a few weeks old and I had an accident and badly scratched one of my lenses. It was a $150 lens and they replaced it at no charge. I am very grateful and truly appreciate their outstanding customer service. Between their selection, service, and fair pricing, there is no reason to shop anywhere else when you need prescription eyeglasses. read more

You don't have to drive to the fancy department stores to get designer sunglasses. EOS has all the brands in stock from Oliver Peoples, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Marc Jacobs to Tom Ford and more. They can make any sunglasses Polarized for you as well! I have purchased a few pairs here myself, brought in my prescriptions, received excellent service. I tell all my friends to come here to shop for sunglasses. read more

I recently picked up a pair of prescription sunglasses from Encinitas Optical and couldn't be happier. As others have mentioned, I too try to patronize our local businesses, and it's obvious why this place is still around and doing well - - they care about making their customers happy. I believe I dealt with the store owner the few times I came in to look at frames, drop off my prescription, etc., and he is very eager to please. I ended up purchasing a pair of cute black frames and was advised that a black lens would be "too harsh" against my fair skin and that I should go with a solid brown lens. Well, as it turned out, I chose to not follow my gut and get the black lenses - I was not thrilled...at all...with the light brown lens/black frame combo. With that being said, the owner, wanting me to be happy, darkened the lenses as much as possible so they are almost black - free of charge. Also, he adjusted the fit of the glasses so they didn't slide down my nose - I just dropped by one day and he immediately came over and double checked that l liked the darker lenses and then proceeded to take the glasses into the back room to modify the fit. While I was not planning on spending over $300 on a pair of sunglasses, the fact that I got really nice frames, polarized prescription lenses that are made of the tougher, more scratch-resistant material (poly-carbonate), I think the price was reasonable. In addition, I got a few (free) adjustments made to the glasses as the owner simply wanted to make sure I was pleased with my purchase. As an aside, I adore my locals - I tell everyone that compliments me on my sunglasses where I got them...hopefully EO&S will get some business out me spreading the word. read more

What a fabulous team These folks are knowledgeable, kind and so very capable. They took such good care of me and quickly resolved issues for me that another Optometrist said was not possible. Thanks so much! read more

I don't know why I was wearing my sunglasses during my first attempt at surfing. Not only did I get hit by the head out by a surfboard but I lost my glasses in the water. By gods grace two minutes later I found them but my husband and I both lurched to grab them and he bent the frames. A lady on the beach recommended hotshots in Carlsbad so I gave them a call. It was a very awkward and uncomfortable conversation. The guy working sounded like he had some kind of social disorder. I turned to yelp for help finding another place and that's when I found Encinitas Optical and sunglasses. I gave them a call and they sounded friendly so I headed on in. What I got was excellent customer service. They were friendly they took my sunglasses right away and when they gave them back they were less scratched and cleaner and fit better than they had in years. I really appreciate Alan taking the time to take care of me and do such a fantastic job. read more

Friendly atmosphere and helped repair a pair of sunglasses! Definitely recommend this place.

I went by Encinitas Optical+Sunglass today for a small eyeglass repair. They did the repair right away and did it well. On top of that, the gentleman was kind enough not to charge me for the small fix. It's a very nice shop with friendly service. I would definitely go back for future services. read more

I was on vacation and needed my glasses fixed. Encinitas optical and sunglasses fixed them for free. it's nice to know that people are still willing to do small things for no charge. read more

I have been a patron since they opened and wouldn't go anywhere else for my sunglasses. They carry a wide range of styles and price points but the best things is, you are working with professionals who know about fit and function. I get professional feedback rather than just a kid advising me what is popular. What is popular does not always work for your face; that's why I only go to the pros! read more

Very kind and great service! Went in with my son's glasses and a pair of mine that needed to be tightened:adjusted. Neither paired was purchased there, but the man behind the counter took both pairs to the back and returned them to me in minutes adjusted at no charge! I will definitely bring my eyeglass business there. By the way, notice great assortment of nice glasses while I waited!! read more

I walked in with a client who is disabled and in need of an immediate glass repair. My client was able and prepared to pay .. Alan accepted then completed the repair and refused to accept any money. People talk about giving back to their communities...ALAN GIVES BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY!!...Awesome !!! Thank you for your kindness Alan..I would recommend this business to anyone! read more

I highly recommend this wonderful business. The gentleman who was there helped me, joyfully, at no charge. This is a business dedicated to customer satisfaction....5 stars!!!!! read more

What a nice place! Wanted to shop local and so glad I did - good people, great service, nice selection of frames. I made some changes to my order and the owner could not have been kinder. Plus nothing beats being able to stop in anytime for frame adjustments! Great customer service. Many thanks. read more

The prices here were higher than other places that were comparable. The service was good but not so good to warrant the price differences. There was a problem with the lenses i received which didnt have to do with anything they did. They worked it out with me. I would check them out again but i would also shop around too. read more

Very friendly, helpful local business. I stopped by to have some minor repair done on sunglasses bought elsewhere. They did the work and wouldn't let me pay for the repair. PLan to bring future eyeglass needs to this business. read more