Up on Whiteladies Road, this private opticians offers a really personal service in a pleasant and…read morelaid back atmosphere. I've used this branch for many years, and each time the optician has seen me promptly, taken me through an assesment very clearly and dealt with things in a generally highly proffessional way. They have a wide range of glasses displayed on the ground floor of the shop, and the assistant will be happy to take you through each example that you like. The assessments take place on the first floor in a separate examination room. The service doesn't cost the world either, and you know that you're getting a good quality service for the price that you pay.

Excellant polite service. I recently bought a pair of spectacles from them and could not be more…read morepleased. They are not cheap but it's worth paying more for quality service.

This is a great opticians, with really friendly and helpful staff. There's not much more you need…read morefrom an opticians, apart from a great selection of good value frames, and expertise from the staff. Roger Owen Optometrist certainly has the lot!

I've been coming here for a few years now and they're really great. They're now called Lynn…read moreFernandes although I think it's the same people. It may be a little shabby upstairs but they do a very thorough examination and they're all very friendly and laid back. It's the only optician I've ever been to which (I think) get my prescription right every time. I recommended this place to my girlfriend and after a couple of bad experiences with prisms and other opticians, they got her right first time. Sorted her out with a good quality set of frames too. Big time recommendation.

This is agreat little opticians. The staff are fantastic and always wanting to help - last time I…read morehad to pick glasses I was on my own and the lady gave me loads of time trying to help me pick the best frames! They are not cheap, but the quality and care given with eye tests and contact lens appointments is brilliant - you dont feel like you are being rushed through and they dont pressurise you to have things you dont really want like many other of the more claain opticians do. They also will ring you up to remind you about appoinments and when things are ready for collection. Their client care is great also, and when the nose rests of my glasses last broke (of my own doing) they fixed it straight away and free of charge - what more could you ask for! I would recommend this optician over any other in Bristol, especially any of the chain stores.

This is a pretty mammoth sized Boots, catering for just about everything you could desire from such…read morea store. As well as the usual range of pharmaceuticals and nail clippers, you'll also find: an opticians, a food section, a skincare advisor, a suncare advisor, an instant photo booth, a photo development lab, a body mass index machine, a chlamydia screening service, cervical cancer vaccinations, flu vaccinations, a dermo-analyser unit, a hair retention programme and a full holiday section, complete with sunscreen, swimwear, sunglasses, hats - and most importantly - those tiny travel-sized versions of your favourite wash stuff, so that you don't have to lug that massive bottle of head and shoulders you keep in the bathroom all the way to Timbuktu. Phew!

Ever since Boots introduced its lunchtime meal deal I have been a real regular customer (and I…read moredon't mean in the bowel department! Guffaw guffaw!) The £2.99 deal which gets you a sandwich, drink and snack. If you play it right you can get more than a fivers worth of food and drink for less than £3. The savings soon mount up. If you want to do this go for the special edition sandwiches and wraps, an innocent smoothie and a packet of mentos chewing gum. Yum Me. The other great thing about Boots is the advantage points system and the vouchers you often get for money off cosmetics and hair products. This Boots is also going a little more upmarket with department store type make up counters, Benefit, Max Factor and the high end Boots own brand cosmetic range, No.7 but for the more price conscious folk there's always the lower end No.17 and good ole Collection 2000.

This small locally based opticians in Bedminsters busy North Street offers a thorough, attentive…read moreand personally based service. I've been getting a great deal on my contact lenses here for years and I honestly can't remember the last time the prices went up. I first came here on personal recommendation after one of those bigger, chain-style opticians, gave me the wrong prescription for lenses and when I went back a week later with blood red eyeballs, they told me it was all my fault! David Phillips discovered the error and my life with lenses has been pain free ever since. It might not have the trendiest spec frames on offer but I have to admit I like the friendly and local service, rather than the impersonal feel of bigger opticians

Excellent service & price. I have been using Specsavers for years and changed to David Phillips, a…read morecomplete breath of fresh air, better service, price, speed and friendliness. Lenses ordered and delivered the next day! I was given several trial pairs and told to return them for a refund if I was not happy. Excellent friendly local service.

Absolutely the finest collection of decent frames in Bristol, bar none…read more I am fussy with specs and often buy mine in London at special places. Do not be put off by the look of this opticians. The frames are very well selected and not necessarily expensive. Saw a couple of fabulous ones for less than £50. Very fine aesthetic. This shop is open during the week but only one Saturday per month and they leave a message on their answerphone to let you know which one that is. Friendly, helpful and with really, really good choice of frames. And much more trendy than anywhere else in town...even better than most in London and I've been picky with frames since the late 80's.

What a friendly place! I'm fortunate enough to have normal eyes that work properly, but my wife…read moredoesn't which means a couple of weeks ago I was dragged here on a Saturday morning with a hangover to help her choose some new bins. Unfortunately when we arrived, the window to this shop had been smashed in, as it transpired some drunken idiot had been on some repressed rampage the night before. The assistant tried to turn us away (reasonably enough as there was a massive pile of glass sitting on the floor) but her helpful nature got in the way and she allowed us to come in "for a minute" which quickly stretched to 15. She then let every single person who arrived in that time in too. And she even bought my story when I told her I definitely hadn't been responsible for the drunken vandalism the night before in an attempt to avoid a Saturday morning trip to the opticians.

Like a family-run eye doctor from days of yore, the service here is personal and smiley. My husband…read moreis both long and short-sighted, wearing lenses and glasses (not at the same time!) He visits this place on a monthly basis, where he's treated like a veritable king (well his eyes are anyway!) The big chain opticians should be worried - Lynne Fernandes have the expertise, price, care and NHS approval - plus perfectly located near the Bath road for all glasses-wearing south Bristol residents. Make it your mantra: 'Stay local!'

Probably in an effort to modernise the shopping experience, Clifton Down Shopping centre has seen a…read morefew refurbishments in the last few years. Situated at the bottom of Whiteladies Road, just before the descent into proper Bristol centre, it has a large glass architectural feature at its front, with its name highlighted. The biggest shop in the centre is Sainsburys, which is very useful for all in the area as the next big supermarket is quite a distance away. With free parking for half an hour, it's a really convenient place to get a bite to eat or stock up on your way home from town. They recently re-did the inside as well, adding some flat elevators that can take you (and your trolley) up to the car park level. There's mostly chain shops in here, with WH Smith, Specsavers, Boots and O2, but there's also a local flower shop, key cutters and sports shop. Although not strictly still the shopping centre, there's a nice row of shops outside as well, housing another mix of chain and independent stores.

Shopping centre? Really?…read more Well there is a selection of shops, and a massive sainsburys but wether or not that constitues a shopping centre is something I feel is still up for debate... Nothing particualry special to draw in the people, other thsn some rain cover, this relativly newly refurbished centre lacks in any pullling power. However saying that they do have them falt escalator things that can take you and your shopping trolley up a level! They are pretty brilliant!