Banville optical has the finest eyewear in the the Commonwealth. The options at the wholesale sites…read moreare not even close ti the the high quality glasses at Banville The staff who have been there for years really know the business and things were a pleasure. Unfortunately, a couple of years ago, the was a policeman perhaps moonlighting a second job. I've seen him about town and he was insistent that I had ordered a pair of glasses only Harry Truman would wear. The moonlighting fellow placed a pair glasses with a line bifocal. I didn't order those ; his tone was harsh and I was uncomfortable. Policemen who need part time income should try to fix cars or lawnmowers Many have terrific manual skills . The are great at helping folks who are stuck. My next visit was just a awkward. The lady waiting on me said she had 43 pairs of glasses . She proceeded to show me all her inventory on layaway . In the city of witches she would scare all the boys and ghouls. However, she did own a beautiful car. I just saw one exactly like it. With the problems I have, I cannot wait for a meter. Parking is tight and restricted. I will always remember the first rate eyewear I would religiously purchase at Banville . The owner is kind and nice. The fellow working the shop if friendly and skillful. James Dennehy

I have been buying my glasses and sunglasses at Banville for almost 15 years. Selection is…read moreexcellent, service is superb. You can also purchase vintage frames there as well. If you haven't tried them yet- get on over. You won't be disappointed.

My family and I have been going to Marblehead optician for several years now. All the staff are…read moreexceptionally kindhearted and personable. Jim and Brien care about all their patrons. If your not happy they are not happy. They will go out of there way to make whatever wrong right. My family we all have tricky perscription to make but Jim ALWAYS finds the right lab to make our lenes and he ALWAYS has a more than reasonable price. Jim will also entertain you with his many funny antidotes about one thing or another, or he may surprise you and belt out in song. I cant praise these guys enough. They will be totally honest with you in regards to trying on frames. If you ask their opinion they will be open and honest and may recommend something else.They are the epitome of compassionate human beings. Love these guys. Wouldnt go anywhere else! Harris Family

it was a great experience. they shared lots of knowledge and recommendation that worked perfectly…read morefor me uninterested in their customer- i got quoted a specific . i had visited Advanced Vision in Swampscott first and found their pricing to be very high and their staff unhelpful. i went to Marblehead Opticians and had the opposite experience. their pricing was significantly less and service was outstanding- i highly recommend them

I was a bit worried about the place when I walked it because the place seemed out of my comfort…read morezone. The lighting and modern feel to the place was different from what I am use to, but Laird the owner put me a easy and worked with me to find a pair of glasses that would fit my face and my price range. He was never pushy, but gave honest feedback on how various sunglasses looked on my face. The range and quality of the glasses is wonderful. Although I only bought sunglasses I know I will be back for when I need new glasses. What sold me over all was that he backup is work. Any time I have a problem I can go back and he'll fix them. The place is not cheap, but the overall quality and attentiveness makes shopping there worth while.

Great experience at the Newburyport location where I was shown some pretty frames (hard to find…read morew/my narrow bridge- who wants to buy kid's frames!) from Chanel and Oliver Peoples and the woman who took care of me replaced nose pads on my current frames for free. Definitely look forward to returning when I'm ready to purchase new frames.

Dr. Katz and the staff at Advanced Vision Center have given my family stellar care for the past…read morecouple of years. Dr. Katz herself is a very knowledgable, caring doctor who has provided me with more than just vision care. I have relied on her expertise to see me through (no pun intended) a rather serious eye problem that I had previously only trusted an eye surgeon to care for. She has proven herself to be a more thorough and caring provider than the specialist! The staff at AVC is super nice and one of the women who works in the reception area (forgot her name) is especially knowledgable about insurance -- a rare find these days! The waiting area is small and comfy, with complimentary coffee, TV, and magazines. There is never a very long wait. I do not feel overly pressured with sales pitches to purchase glasses or lenses here, which is refreshing. That said, I did purchase glasses for my child, who is very picky and actually found a pair to their liking. On top of all that, this facility has state-of-the art machinery for testing your eyes. (How cool to see a picture of the inside of your own eyeball!)

Not happy with their customer service. I came to Advanced because they were 5 minutes from my…read morehouse, had a high rating here, decent selection of frames and accepted my insurance. I spent over $700 out-of-pocket on a pair of glasses, and my insurance paid for the rest. Within a month a lens scratched and Advanced repalced it. Less than a year after my purchase what looked like a grain of sand became embedded in a lens. Also I noticed the red paint was starting to chip from the metal frame. I came in and immediately the person at the counter said something like sorry, we no longer carry that brand. Not understanding why that should be my problem, I asked to speak to the manager. He was pretty rude & said there was nothing that could be done about the paint and then acted like he would do me a big favor - rather than standing by his product - by replacing the lens, while trying to make me feel like this was my fault. He expalained that he had the same brand glasses and multiple children who were regularly grabbing them off his face, yet he never had a problem with these glasses. That's a great story, but I'll never return here!

It makes me sad to leave this review because in I think everyone who works here is very kind and…read morewell meaning, but this was such an unusual and upsetting experience that I hope can be prevented and avoided in future. I flunked my first contact application appointment and I booked a second appointment for contacts at 3:30 hesitantly, explaining I wouldn't be able to arrive until 3:40. I was assured this would be fine. I arrived at 3:40 and went into the doctors' office around 4:10/4:20. I had practiced beforehand and was able to put the contacts in (hooray!). I had an unexpectedly really hard time getting the contacts out though. After trying for a while and asking for help, my doctor Amanda Gannon told me she "didn't know what to tell me" and that if I couldn't get them out by myself or with assistance that I would have to go to the ER and have them surgically removed and that MyEyeDoctor was closing in 10 minutes. She kept telling me that I had to get the contacts out and that they were closing until I started crying. She kindly told me she would wait until I could get them off and after the pressure was taken off, I was able to take out the contacts. She told me I had "gotten myself worked up" and that I would most likely be able to put contacts in at home. I was surprised to see that I left exactly at 5, which is when MyEyeDoctor closes. I can't imagine how hard these eye doctors are working and how much they want to get home, but this is one of those experiences in healthcare that will stick with me. I appreciate the doctor giving me some extra time, but I really feel like this whole thing could have been avoided with different scheduling or with my doctor easing up when she realized I was struggling with the contacts. I did wind up getting them out in time for closing, but I was really scared and upset. Lovely front of desk people, nurses, and doctors, and I've had very positive experiences with my glasses, so perhaps this was just a bad day.

I was searching for a new optometrist and MyEyeDr in Danvers got the best reviews. I got an…read moreappointment with Dr Patel the next day. Everyone was very kind and helpful. Dr Patel was very professional and paitent. Pricing was very competitive! I am very glad to have chosen this business!

Hard for me to understand that some of these reviews are talking about the same place that I've…read moreexperienced . It will be 10 weeks this Monday since I had my eye exam and was fitted for my glasses . At the 4 week mark I called left a message and received no reply . I then called 6 more times . Sometimes they said they were closed and would get back to me (they didn't) sometimes these were times that were posted as open online. Other times it said they were with a patient and would get back to me they didn't There hours seem to be whatever they feel like . This week they were closed Monday open Tueday 2 to 6 closed Wed and Thursday Friday 2 to 6 and today Saturday they opened at 3:30 and now it's 4:46 and online says closing soon open Tuesday at 2 pm . Finally I've had to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission , the consumer division of the Mass Attorney General's office , and the customer service of my insurance company . I'm not exaggerating when I say this is my worst experience with a business

I'D GIVE ZERO STARS IF I COULD…read more My son needed new glasses and they take our new vision insurance. We had a prescription all he had to do was pick out some frames and place the order. We had to wait for 45 MINUTES for them to place his order. Then we were told it would take 10 days for the order to be completed. NO one had called to let me know if they were in so I called back 10 days later and the voicemail message said they were CLOSED FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. Why couldn't they have told me that when I placed my order! WE ARE NEVER GOING BACK

Called two days ago to see if they could change the lens on my sunglasses . I believe that I spoke…read moreto Melissa and after a brief period on hold she thought they could . I came the following day and was greeted by Melissa who was extremely pleasant and she took my glasses and lens out back and when she returned they had installed the new lenses and tightened up the frames. They are in better shape than when I purchased them 18 years ago on the Army base. Thank you Melissa and the Parrelli optical team fantastic service and great people to Deal with . I have worked with Kevin in the past and again just great customer service.

My opthomologist sent me to Parrelli to try contact lenses prior to having cataract surgery. I…read morevisited PArrelli 3 or 4 times and each time there was a long wait and when I did get to be with Jonathan he got involved with other customers while I was waiting for him. I guess he tries to please everybody without regard to his schedule. Finally, after the exams he was to send a report to the opthomologist with his findings. Despite several reminder calls over about 3months leaving message from me and the optholomolgist's office the report never appeared. The last contact was with Jonathan calling me once to remind him of the diagnosis. I wasn't available at that time and he agreed to calling me later that day which never happened. And there is still no report. Maybe Parrelli is a good business but a total failure for my needs.

I just had my first appointment with Dr. Taylor and I'm very pleased. I was seen right away and the…read moreexam was thorough and he was attentive to my concerns. And he was friendly--I really enjoyed talking about music with him. Good experience all around. The office was clean and all necessary steps were taken in dealing with COVID. One suggestion is to make an appointment well in advance... I had to wait a few months but it was worth it.

Thorough local eye exam by practitioner with over 25 years experience. Not like your box store…read moreexam, so allow 1 hour for full eye exam. Addendum: the new lenses he ordered were perfect and I now see the world more clearly. Thanks Dr Taylor!

I had a disappointing experience at this office. My appointment was scheduled around lunchtime, and…read morefrom the moment I arrived, things felt chaotic. The person checking me in kept mentioning that "everyone was at lunch," which didn't exactly inspire confidence. The whole visit felt very disorganized. I was moved through four different rooms for what should have been a routine appointment. One for check-in, another for testing, a third to answer questions, and a fourth to see the doctor. After my exam, I had to stand around waiting to check out because it seemed like a new employee was being trained. One person was trying to do their own job while training someone, while several other staff members were just standing around. My appointment was a routine contact lens and glasses exam. They didn't have trial lenses in my new prescription, which wasn't a big deal because they said they could order them and have them in a couple days. Great! But when I went back to pick up the trial lenses, the check-in process felt just as disorganized as my first visit. I eventually got the lenses, and the doctor told me to try them out and come back if they didn't work for me. Unfortunately, they weren't a good fit, so I called to ask about trying a different brand. I was told they didn't have trial lenses for the new brand again and it would take two weeks to get them. I was confused because my first set only took a couple of days to come in. On top of that, the office was closed for a full week around the July 4th holiday, so now I'm looking at almost a month just to try a second pair of contacts. My concern is, what if this second pair doesn't work either? Am I going to have to wait another two weeks? Trying different lenses is a normal part of getting the right fit, but the whole process has been much slower and more frustrating than it should be. Overall, the office just felt very disorganized, and the contact lens process has been unnecessarily drawn out. I left feeling more frustrated than anything else. Also, they might want to talk to the staff about walking around vaping in their scrubs around the parking lot it's not a professional look for a medical office.

Dr. Robert Levy my Optometrist did a fine job in describing my eyes and their condition. Also these…read moreemployees were very kind and helpful to me: Darlin, Wendy, Jiavana and Sean. Thank you

I just wanted to commend the service I just received. I bought frames on line and thought I could…read morejust pop them in myself. I was wrong. So I went the LensCrafters in Peabody and explained the situation and a man with a beard (I didn't get his name) took them and in 5 minutes gave them back at no charge. I just wanted to give recognition to a job well done. Thank you so much!

Took my mom to get new glasses and the store manager…read more Rogelio Morales was helpful He went above and beyond, I will recommend him to everyone I know he's the best.