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Sight Centre

Eye care center Optician Contact lenses supplier

👍👍 I'm an international student who is new to London, and the staff were very helpful in letting me know about all the student discounts and offers available to me. I had a free eye test and received free sample contact lenses that were very comfortable to wear before I bought a bundle for 3 months at... People often mention glasses, service, recommend, free, staff, team, Sight, years, friendly, Centre,


Address

78 Deptford High St, London SE8 4RT, United Kingdom

Website

www.sightcentre.com

Contact

+44 20 8691 5500

Rating on Google Maps

4.80 (109 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 9:30 am to 4 pm
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9:30 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9:30 am to 5 pm

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  • 5/5 Sharon T. 1 year ago on Google
    I'm an international student who is new to London, and the staff were very helpful in letting me know about all the student discounts and offers available to me. I had a free eye test and received free sample contact lenses that were very comfortable to wear before I bought a bundle for 3 months at a good price. The two pairs of glasses in the photos are a buy 1 get 1 free deal, and both have blue-light reflection filters. Overall, the staff were very friendly, and this is the place you'd want to go to for a better quality vision.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 kelly l. 1 year ago on Google
    The team at Sight Centre are fantastic! Friendly and knowledgeable and they care about their customers. They have a excellent range of frames from stylish budget options through to designer ranges - a lot of choice! I've had a sight test and purchased three pairs of frames from them - occupational glasses for work, regular prescription glasses for day to day and prescription sunglasses. I've been wearing glasses for a long time so have tried many different opticians. Sight Centre are the best so far and I highly recommend them. Plus they are a independent local company - well worth giving your custom to them rather than one of the big high street chains.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew P. 1 year ago on Google
    I had a very nice experience here after losing my glasses while traveling. The optometrist and staff were able to make a new pair from my prescription in less than 24 hours which was honestly amazing and saved my trip. Thank you!!!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 ANCHOR L. 1 year ago on Google
    My whole family (7 people) have been coming here for years and years. There’s never been a time where I left the centre nervous. To anyone that is reading this review and thinking should I go. Don’t think twice because you will regret not coming here. I promise.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Klara W. 3 months ago on Google New
    Highly recommended! Very professional and caring doctor that helped me with my eye problem. I started having issues after wearing contact lenses. My eye was red, hurting, very sensitive to light and it was hard to keep it open. Overall, I had 3 eye appointments and every time the doctor would egzamin everything carefully, tell me which eye drops I should get to help it heal and advise on next steps on how to make it get better. The doctor was booked up most times but would still see me between other clients to make sure I got the help I needed. Thank you!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 karen w. 2 months ago on Google New
    Great service as always. Gave me the best price possible for the perception of my glasses. Both the optician and the other staff are very helpful and help you find the glasses to meet your needs
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dee S. 6 months ago on Google
    I sent my mum to get her eyes checked The Optician is excellent and the service is 10/10 stars, they have an excellent variety of glasses to choose from and parking at the back. Just love good service thank you
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michelle K. 8 months ago on Google
    Little gem on the high street. The optometrist is highly skilled and personable. The eye equipment used are of high standards - looks equivalent to those used in the eye hospital. Service from the team is excellent - they really do make sure their customer is completely happy with their purchase (I bought new prescription glasses). Much better service than their larger competitors.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adam H. 7 months ago on Google
    Great experience with Gus, Natalia and the team, thanks guys. Really Like the new glasses, at such a fair price too. Thanks for going the extra mile to get them just right, with the warm, friendly and professional service. Very much appreciated. Couldn’t recommend you higher 😊👍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simone M. 5 months ago on Google
    Very polite staff and they are very experienced and they now what they are dealing with. The glasses they offer are high quality brands. And they are very quick in getting the glasses ready for collection. 2 weeks max. I strongly recommend to go there.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fernanda Da S. 5 months ago on Google
    I had the best sight test in this practice, it was very good and the optometrist Gus have a me a lot of information about my eye health. I bought a loving new pair of glasses as they had a great selection and the price was also very good in comparison with other places. I would recommend this practice to everyone! Thank you so much!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 My name is My n. 1 year ago on Google
    I’ve been coming to this opticians since I was 7 years old, I’m now 34. Best independent opticians around, you are in safe hands with them
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fahad M. 1 year ago on Google
    100 out of 10 All staff are professionals to find whats best for you Highly Recommended
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Winifred N. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent services offered by experienced professionals .They've got a variety of stylish glasses.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 lamin d. 1 year ago on Google
    I have found Sight Centre to be nothing other than consumate professionals. They are friendly, efficient and knowledgeable with a wonderful range of trendy glasses. Hightly recommended
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Evan C. 1 year ago on Google
    Had mangled glasses from a concert last night, they provided a quick and cheap fix by putting the lenses in a new frame within minutes. What a fantastic service! Thank you!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Joshan C. 1 year ago on Google
    Horrible experience. The optician (Gus) took a scan of my eyes and diagnosed me with having 'drusen' in both eyes that would severely affect my sight. Rather than double checking his diagnosis, offering any words of comfort or writing up a referral, he was more interested in bragging about how he was the one to spot it over other opticians. Eventually he gave me the blindness chart and told me to check it every quarter and try not to be 'OCD about it'. Bewildered and panicky, I was then encouraged to spend a load of money on glasses. After months of hand-wringing about my sight + and two further eye tests, It turns out my eyes are perfectly healthy and the whole thing was a complete misdiagnosis. It's irresponsible to diagnose people with conditions when you don't know what you're talking about. It's even worse to do it with the bedside manner of David Brent. I don't know if this was a calculated tactic or simply incompetence, but going into this shop is something both my mental health and wallet deeply regret. Strongly recommend going anywhere else
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 serene A. 2 years ago on Google
    Love going here and I have known Gus for over 20+ years and wouldn’t go anywhere else, him and his team have great customer service, really good with kids and Gus is like an uncle figure to me, gives great advice and very friendly, love our little friendly chats too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 alisha M. 2 years ago on Google
    Wow what can I say this is the best by far eye options in Deptford. My family and I have been going there for years. We first registered here when we lived in Deptford, now we have moved to a further location I refuse to go any where else. Yudish I would like to say a massive thank you for your great Customer service and always going above and beyond to make any situation easier.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bayo A. 2 years ago on Google
    I recommend the sight centre for everyone that looking for better eye vision, am with them for over two five years there very good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben P. 2 years ago on Google
    We hear so much talk about the 'death of the high street' and people wringing their hands wondering what to do about it, but if more high streets were like Deptford's and more shops were like the Sight Centre then it wouldn't be an issue. This is a thriving, busy opticians because you get a human service from real people who take the time to talk rather than just rushing you through the machine like the big chains. I'm a new customer, but I will be going back and I'm more than happy to recommend them to others.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 S L. 2 years ago on Google
    I've been a customer here since I was a child and I can say I've had over two decades of great service. I've long moved out of the area, but my sister and I still go back for our eye test and glasses. The staff are really friendly and helpful; Sight Centre has great frames to suit all budgets. Thank you Gus and team!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 annisah a. 2 years ago on Google
    Last Monday, April 26, 2021, I went there to get the loose arm of my Gucci sunglasses fix and the lady charges me £25 for it. I was dumbfounded when she said that. Why charge too much for just a simple work? so I went to the other optician and did not even charge to get the arm fix. I will never go back there anymore they are obviously a ripped off optician. Reply to the owner I did not buy my sunglasses from your shop so you are right you have not seen me before and definitely won't go back there anymore. For your information I did not expect anyone to fix my sunglasses for free you are just charging way too high and why would I lie about the price?. As mentioned I went to another optician and they even fixed my sunglasses for FREE so that makes you a ripped off optician. I'm sorry you cannot accept that I have given you a bad review but at least I'm honest.

  • 5/5 sovaren 4 months ago on Google
    I can’t thank SightCentre and the team enough. Gus has an incredibly calming demeanour and was extremely thorough dealing with a complicated and multifaceted condition through the MEC referral scheme. The team is exceptionally welcoming and accommodating and the space is wonderful with a wide selection of frames, including unusual and vintage frames from iconic brands. Couldn’t recommend them more highly for MEC or eye tests!

  • 5/5 say m. 2 years ago on Google
    Received a very excellent service and reception from this place. It is the best in Deptford for all your optical issues. I highly recommend.

  • 1/5 Naila K. 5 months ago on Google
    I came in for an eye test and was offered a contact lenses check for free. Upon leaving the store the manager of the store called me demanding that I pay for the check. I informed him that i was told it was free and he very passive aggressively urged me to come and have this conversation face to face. He said he has met "people like me" and that he knows what I'm trying to do. As a 24 year old female who is diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety it was very triggering to be spoken to like that by a grown "man". The optician Jane on the other hand was amazing and if it wasn't for the way the manager spoke to me Sight Centre would have became my permanent. In the end they realised that they were at fault (I had to call back 3 days later as I hadn't heard from them) but when I asked for an apology the manager told me I should in fact be thanking them for the free test. I was also told that I am the first person in 20 years to get a free contact lenses check (woohoo how lucky) which is funny because there are other reviews stating they've been given the same check for free...I've never met a "man" who is so allergic to accountability. I think the manager needs to reflect on his actions and take up the disappointment he holds for his life with his father who clearly didn't show him what a man is. The manager was extremely sassy which I don't expect from a "man". What a sad sad life. :(

  • 5/5 Kawsu J. 4 months ago on Google
    Sight centre is the place to be with any eye problems. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Even if you struggle to pay they can make it easy payment for you. I definitely recommend 100% to anyone.

  • 5/5 kamilah g. 2 months ago on Google New
    An amazing team! Always so helpful great service, miss adidas on the desk I am unsure of her name so lovely and yudesh and Mo so knowledgeable. But for the testing GUS you're incredible thank you all got my specs in less than 3 days including weekend amazing!;;

  • 5/5 La La M. 2 years ago on Google
    I had been eyeballing this place for years. I went in a few times to see their selection. Found a pair of glasses that I fell in love with, however had something come up and wasn't able to get them. The people there made it happen. I am truly grateful. I am not from the UK. But will have to make a trip back to the UK in order to get my next selection in glasses from Sight Centre. Thank you so much. I highly recommend this business.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✓️ In-store shopping
    • ✓️ Same-day delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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