Breakfast this morning! Got seated right away but didn't see a server for awhile. Other tables around us (perhaps other "sections") were seated, served coffee, etc. We must've been in a crappy section. I ordered yogurt, fruit and granola. The menu explained it as fruit layered in vanilla yogurt with homemade granola with almonds. It was tasty, but it had exactly 4 half strawberries and a handful of blueberries on top. That was it. So, for $11, I just thought they could've "layered" in some more fruit!! We won't rush to go back. I like the mom and pop type restaurants when we can find them. read more

We always enjoy our food at first watch! The service was great and the place was super clean. The Belgian waffle was excellent and we really liked the elote corn hash special. Good coffee too. Taking away 1 star due to price (a bit high for breakfast) as well as the corporate atmosphere that you run into if you ask for a simple substitution in your order. Due to it being a chain they often won't budge on those things. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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Farm to table fresh ingredients. Best meal we had during our visit. The food was amazing, so full of flavor and very reasonably priced. Excellent service from beginning to end. Highly recommend! read more

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We had brunch here on Sunday morning. It's a great place for breakfast, brunch or lunch. The food was excellent and each meal is made fresh so expect to be there a little while. It was packed when we were there and the restrooms needed some attention, but were quickly corrected after I told a staff person about it. Can't praise the food and variety enough. read more

This is my favorite breakfast place. The food is always great and the service is so friendly. The restaurant is very clean and nicely decorated. read more

Well, I am back. We will see how it goes this time. Well, first, the drinks. So far so good. Coffee is still a bit weak but not unacceptably so. I do like strong coffee and maybe the regulars like it less strong. So, I understand that it is weaker than my taste. If you want juice, get the large. The price difference is inconsequential vs. the small compared to the size difference. So, as for the food, today I got the Parma hash with rye toast and fruit. Presentation was great. It looked very good. I like a good amount of butter on my toast, so, if you like lots of butter, just ask for it. I know why the toast comes without much. You cannot remove butter. You can add more but not add less. So, the taste of the toast was very good. They use a good quality rye bread. Again; the fruit was also very good. Nice mixture of fruits, not in surup. Tastes pretty fresh. Not sure if they cut their fruit from whole, if it comes from a can or a frozen bag, but it was tasty. The Parma Hash was quite tssty. Done well, and kudos to the kitchen for getting the over medium eggs correct. The yolks were perfectly liquid while the whites were done just right. The odd thing is, the food came out very fast. But, it did not taste or did not appear rushed. The hash itself was quite flavourful, and I would most definitely order this again. Service was solid. Emily got me what I needed. So, to summarize: Drinks are pretty good. I am still not a fan of the coffee. Too weak and I am not finding the beans pleasing. Juice was pretty good. I did like it. Water was wet. Not much to say about water (it's not why I came in anyway). Toast: Good bread, just ask for extra butter if you like lots of butter. Go with the rye. It's good. Fruit cup: Both times good. Not in syrup. The entrée: Excellent. It was great. I was pleased. Service: Emily was professional, nice, pleasant. Just what a server should be. Restaurant: clean, nice, exactly what I want in a breakfast cafe read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

The two for lunch is a really good option if you can't decide what you want to eat. Our waitress was so so sweet and helpful with the menu and recommendations! Their iced sweet teas are delicious, can't wait to try more! read more

Food is good which is why it gets the 3 stars. Unfortunately, the service prohibits me from giving any more . 1) We ordered food that we didn't receive. Had to have it taken off the check. 2) Waiter took our order and never saw him again until he presented the check. 3) Our food for 4 people was brought to the table one plate at a time over a 10 minute period, instead of all together. 4) The Food Runner brought toast to our table and we asked for butter to put on it...she never returned. 5) Once our waiter did return to give us the check, we asked for one water and guess what.....we never got it. The manager asked at the front when paying how was everything and I told her. She comped some of our meal which was the right thing to do. IF they can improve their service, it would be a 4/5 star place. Hope they'll take the constructive feedback and implement changes. read more

We loved this restaurant so much we visited twice during our four day trip. Everything on the menu was delicious and healthy and perfectly crafted. Service is a little slow, you do need to be patient for refills and for your food to arrive, but it's so worth it. The first time I had the yogurt topped with granola and fresh fruit with a side of turkey sausage and a blueberry muffin. The second time I had the Floridian French Toast topped with fresh fruit and a side of bacon. Both meals were incredible and left me completely satisfied. We also tried the wake up call and both juices on the menu, they were delicious as well! First Watch is definitely a must if you're looking for a healthy, but delicious breakfast! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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Just picked up to go from this location, the food's always been GREAT, but we are besides ourselves upset!!!! The order confirmation said our food would be ready for pickup at 11:08am.... When our food was FINALLY ready at 11:38am & we were starving, we dove into it while driving home. My HUSBAND'S TOAST W PEANUT BUTTER HAD A BITE WITH TEETH MARKS BITTEN OUT OF IT, which he assumed was me! It wasn't! He feels sick and is furious. I can't even believe this happened. I am shocked and appalled. Beware people!! Proceed with caution. read more

Farm Stand Breakfast Taco's were the best! I will be back. Great Food, Great Service at the Lakewood Ranch location

Es una buena opción para desayunos, la comida es buena y la atención es excelente. Lo recomiendo altamente

Love everything about this place, from the philosophy to the decor, and especially the food. Chain consistency combined with fresh local ingredients. Get a loaf of bread to go and freeze it. Can't go wrong on this menu. read more

Haven't been here in a while. Was surprised how busy they were. I guess because it's Sunday after Mass. we had a very amazing waitress with a very different name. Kefondra was as amazing a waitress as she was beautiful. Efficient kind friendly and so beautiful. She's from Louisiana. The food was great but a little pricey for breakfast. We did enjoy how quickly we were seated as this place is huge. They have an efficient system for seating. Place is clean and cute with a rustic vibe. We will be back sooner this time read more

Have always been a fan of First Watch, the service is not just bad, it's rancid. We most not as a society accept this, calling bad service is our duty to protect the sanctity of good service. Train, your people, then retrain your people, repeat as necessary! read more

I love so much this Restaurant I can't get enough of it. Every time from their menu to their unique drinks and attention to detail and staff. My favorite anywhere I go. they are all consistent with their quality. Love you guys keep up the good work. This restaurant is a pleasure and never disappoints. read more

First Watch - Dinning room - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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Terrible service today, Saturday, October 16, 2021. Signed with reception at 10:10, called for next to be seated at 10:30. Waitress was very pleasant, brought coffee right away. However, due to the kitchen being overwhelmed with Door Dash, UberEATS, etc food took a very long time. It seems to me that First Watch would rather cater to delivery than in-house customers. Management should review their business practices!!! read more

We've been to many First Watch restaurants before but never to this one and I was very disappointed. To start off the bathroom was very dirty and as for the food, the server couldn't get my simple order right and I will NOT send anything back at a restaurant. The butternut squash soup tasted like soap and the salad that I had asked for with NO arugula came with just arugula. Ugh we'll stick to the ones we know and frequent. read more

Terrible experience this morning! Made an order on the app at 8:05am for pick up at 8:45am. I show up at 8:45am and have to wait another 25 minutes for my food. When I get home the tortilla on the item i ordered is burnt black on the top and bottom. Tasted awful! The manager looks overwhelmed with his job at this location. Avoid this place and head to a better run breakfast restaurant! read more

First Watch - Fruit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

The menu has changed over time; I think too creative adding too many ingredients to items that don't need anything added. I will use one of my favs as an example chicken salad. They've added so many fruits and it is no longer a typical chicken salad, it's a fruit salad with chicken. Hence my disappointment and need to find something else. I had a BOGO for my birthday and could not find 2 items to purchase that were not overloaded with so many odd (to my taste) to be mixed in. So I ordered the Lemon Curd pancake, thankfully the waitress warned me about how big they are, and I ordered one, and it was HUGE! The lemon curd was very tart and very sweet, I ordered without powdered sugar - it was already so sweet. I did take the lemon curd off the top and did not eat it, although the tart flavor ad already invaded the tasty pancake. I will give them another try, but was very disappointed with how they try too hard to make combinations of too many items. Most of the choices have bacon, avocado and cheeses; not everyone can eat these items nor like them. It's popular but not everyone's choice. Kuddos of the table cleaning and sanitizing! Nice to see! What was disturbing to see is too many waitresses with long hair NOT tied back, but hanging down their faces. Then in the kitchen area, as they awaited orders, using their hands to fuss with their hair - so not good! Masked but not the usual hair protocols?! read more

Joining the wait list worked well and we were seated in a reasonable amount of time and our meals were delicious! Everyone was pleasant and helpful and we all enjoyed our meal! read more

Million Dollar Bacon, Beet Toast, and the Quinoa Breakfast Bowl were delicious and gluten free! Fresh juice is available and worth ordering. Plenty to choose from on the menu. We will be back. read more

First Watch - Quinoa Breakfast Bowl and Beet Toast on gluten free bread. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

We walked in and it smelled terribly. Every member of my party noticed. Like old sour wash water/stale and funky. It was overwhelming. I can't imagine eating in a place that smelled like this. We took our name off the list and went to Sage Biscuit. read more

Love the food here - great selection, good size/portion and I know I can get a healthy breakfast here. We had the sausage hash and I love how they "bake it" in a ceramic "pan". The potatoes were crispy and overall delicious meal. Our server wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed and didn't really get our order right, but is what is. They were nice enough just not top notch as other locations. read more

Breakfast was really good. Boys really liked their pancakes, husband had omelette, and I had the biscuit special. All really good, would return. read more

I heard wonderful things about this restaurant from mixed company. You never know who you can trust these days because most people have terrible taste in food. And, well, almost everything else. That is why Fox News is still around... Anyways, I looked their menu online and was interested in trying the Acapulco Express omelet because it has chorizo and green chilies in it. Well, I never knew that both of those items would ever be this bland. At first, I thought that it must be healthy, that is why it is so bland. But it is neither healthy or flavorful. Therefore, it is not worth wasting my time any further with this place. If I am going to eating fattening food, it might as well taste like something. They also have Greek inspired items that contain Feta cheese, but I am sure they will find a way to make that bland as well. Oh, coffee is $2.00 here. read more

The food is so delicious and the staff is very friendly. The atmosphere is very cozy and feels like a southern homey grandmas cooking type of place. The coffee is pricey because you buy a whole pitcher so I may skip that next time. The pancakes come with a super cute side of maple strip in a mini jar, it does come out of your bill but it was less than 2 dollars and I was excited to keep it. read more

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Fantastic service, food, and atmosphere. I was very happy to find a First Watch in Florida. We had the Floridian pancakes and the farmhouse skillet. I had my regular kale juice and we had the million dollar bacon. Fantastic. I absolutely love this place. read more

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This updated review is based on their new menu. The coffee is consistently bitter, weak and awful. They SHOW real roast beef (and other real meat/poultry) on their signs, table cards and menu, but what you get is chopped, pressed and formed processed meat, NOT REAL ROAST BEEF (or poultry, etc.). That is called bait and switch, false advertising, fraud, serving fake meat junk food. I like the idea of their half sandwich and salad or soup, but the FAKE MEAT is a serious drawback. That stuff is overly salty, as is any salad dressing they serce. This place won awards? For what? Because they could afford to pay off the award company, that's why. They don't deserve any awards. UPDATE My dad made me go here with him, and I discovered real sliced meat in his sandwich. The soup was still served cold, but my Monte Carlo sandwich was quite good. I've upped the Stars, but it's still not a destination for me. read more

First Watch - Their sign shows real roast beef, but what they serve is chopped, pressed and formed meat that only looks like the real thing. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

This is a solid place to go for a casual and delicious breakfast! Their coffee is okay and I like that they give you your own pot so you can refill your mug as you want. There are plenty of healthy options (my mom LOVES their quinoa bowls) and I found it very easy to eat vegetarian here. I asked them to replace the bacon in their Avocado, Bacon & Tomato Hash with their veggie burger patty and they were happy do do it (and it tasted great)! Just be warned - if you're going here on a Saturday, either go early or late to avoid the church crowds! read more

First Watch - Avocado, Bacon and Tomato Hash with a veggie burger instead of the bacon! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

This was my first time here today (5/25 1pm ish) and it was not a good first impression. My husband and I were seated right away since it wasn't busy at all. The reason I give 1 Star is due to the service. After we were seated, I timed it 7 mins we sat there waiting to be acknowledged as severs kept passing us by, we watched as others got seated and drink orders taken as soon as they were seated, yet we were wondering why we were ignored. There was at least 4-5 servers "working" since it wasn't busy they just walking around or chit chatting. My husband and I were about to get up to leave until finally 1 server (Jamey) asked if we were helped, I said no and we've been sitting here at least 8 mins. She apologized and said this wasn't her section, but would help us anyway- which I appreciated. So kudos to Jamey. Honestly we felt as if we weren't important enough, maybe we weren't dressed up enough or weren't tourists, I'm not sure why we were ignored. My husband and I are both teachers, we may not be rich like your usual patrons, but never judge a book by its cover or treat people unequal especially in a time like this- we were actually trying to help a local business. The food was good, but overpriced and portion to price ratio was not equivalent. This is our first and last time here. read more

First Watch - This is what the traditional $10.99 breakfast looks like. Plus toast not brought out yet. Small portion for the price. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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Decided to try this location for lunch & I'm glad I did. I ordered the "2 for You" with the kale salad & the veggie sandwich. Let me tell you the veggie sandwich was amazing, it was warm and full of veggie goodness and flavor. On the other hand, the kale salad was underdressed with an abundance of carrots...it actually lacked flavor of a typical kale salad BUT it was not horrible. I also tried the cucumber mint refresher which was AWESOMELY REFRESHING! This location was easy to get to, not overly crowded and our server was nice (& patient...my friend always has annoyingly special order "can you take this off, replace this & add that"...& always asking for extra "sauce" of some sorts). read more

First Watch - Cucumber mint refresher (no ice) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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First off this is my go to brunch spot. Food, service and cleanliness is always great. I usually dine in but today I decided to call I'm my order. Unfortunately when I got there my food wasn't ready because I called in my order at the wrong first watch. At this point it's closing time. This great time still went back there and put my order together even though it was my mistake. I love! love! this place. read more

First Watch - Elevated egg sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

The only reason why I'm leaving a bad review is bc Stephanie was very rude and the manager patti was very rude to her staff. Heard her screaming at her staff for the most stupidest things. Because she feels like she owns the place and talked down to the girls like they were garbage on the street so I do love going there but she needs a good wake up call to treat her staff the way she does and Stephanie needs to learn how to talk to customers. read more

I've been a fan of first watch for some time. I attended a Yelp Elite Squad event at their newest and coolest Jax location (with BOOZE!!) a few months ago, and have eaten at a number of their locations. I've ordered to go from this one a couple times, but this was my first sit down here. I had the elevated egg sandwich. It was delish, along with a morning meditation to drink. The service was good, food was good, I'll be back. read more

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WORST BREAKFAST WE EVER HAD!! asked for soft scrambled eggs, they were hard scrambled, they do not have grape jelly, no regular sugar or tomato juice, grits tasted awful, my over easy eggs were over cooked For our first time at this restaurant on Cortez Rd/Manatee ave in Bradenton Florida this was a terrible experience! We also told the cashier about this and all she kept saying was please come back again and sorry about that instead of offering to discount the bill due to our dissatisfaction with our experience which would have been the right thing to do!! NEEDLESS TO SAY WE WILL NOT GIVE OUR BUSINESS TO FIRST WATCH AGAIN!! FIRST WATCH SHOULD NOT BE YOUR FIRST CHOICE read more

Always good food! Love it here. Only huge complaint (and this is with all first watch locations) is that it is freezing inside. But the food is wonderful and the staff friendly. read more

I love first watch but haven't been in awhile so I decided to go there before my appointment. I arrived at 10:15 and was promptly shown to a table and they said the server will be right with me. It was not busy at all a few tables had customers. I sat there for 15 minutes and no one came over to greet me or to say I will be right with you. Employees walked right passed me on multiple occasions without saying a word to me. I got up and walked out The service has truly went down from what I last remembered. read more

First choice for good breakfast but also you need to wait to get service. Busy almost everyday.

Excellent service and servers. They actually seemed to be concerned that we were satisfied.