I visited First Watch and Gainesville Georgia. This was my very first time ever visiting a First Watch. The service was exceptional. My waitress. Maria was great. While dining at the restaurant I encountered true compassion and empathy and love for their job. A manager by the name of Frederickia pulled out her phone to look up sign language to speak to a lady seated beside me. The smile that it brought to the lady face. Brighten my day and made my experience more memorable. To top it off the whole staff ran like a well oil machine.nd itself made me want to come back and experience First Watch exceptional service. Thank you First Watch for coming to First Watch to Gainesville. read more

I worked here for two years. First Watch is a promising breakfast spot. Always busy on the weekends, especially in the mornings. The food is delicious. I love their crunch pancake, the quinoa bowls are good. You will never go wrong trying one of their seasonal specials or just sticking to a trifecta or traditional breakfast. The prices are fair for the amount of food they give you, the service is great. The morning meditation is also a wonderful drink to try. This place is awesome because of their healthy options, bring family, a friend or a date, everyone will enjoy and have a great experience. read more

I landed here after wanting to go to a brunch spot near my house and I'm glad I stumbled across First Watch. The best thing about this place is the freshness of the food. This simple menu has some great flavors and vegetarian and healthy food options that are delicious. The menu is well thought out and the food really tells a story! Loved the service and the atmosphere..small space but open and modern! Definitely worth a visit and they have multiple locations. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

Think I will stick to the one in PTC. Waitress took a bit to get to me, then spilled coffee over my daily planner. It was an accident, I get it. Ordered the Trifecta, one piece of French toast, tasted like they use day old bread, one sausage link . Basically, understaffed possibly for such a busy place. Food quality terrible. read more

Today my friend and I stoped by First Watch for brunch. The meal was lovely, very fresh and plentiful. The restaurant is located in the new Whole Foods strip mall and has a very family oriented atmosphere. The staff was friendly and helpful. I do like the restaurant but probably will not return to the Chamblee location as the Decatur location is closer to me read more

This is purely a comment on the food: It is fine. Not great, not even good, but also not bad! Everytime I order from here I have been disappointed but they are quick and I do love the morning meditation drink. read more

Did brunch here recently and the food was exceptional good. Service was fair. Overall experience was great. Will be back to explore some other items on the menu. read more

Sunday @ 10:45am Daughter used app to check in, we arrived with very short wait, nice. Got coffee but choices of cup creamers seems a little fast foodish. The place was crowded and the menu is full of healthy options, but I order "the works" omelet with potatoes and multi grain toast. My daughter ordered kale, cucumber, lemon, Fuji apple drink which was quite refreshing and the fruit with granola and coconut chia pudding. We cleaned our plates, but mine was a little too much and will hold me til early dinner. When we left there was a line of 20 or more waiting. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

This is one of my go to restaurants. Had brunch there today. They are very accommodating to special orders such as non-dairy and they have always gotten it right I have had meetings there, met friends there, and have enjoyed it. read more

Ordered breakfast yesterday through Uber Eats. Had been looking forward to their pancakes all weekend. When they showed up, the pancakes were burned, torn up, and so tough they could only be cut with a knife. Sorry, sloppy work and a major disappointment. read more

This spot had the worst oatmeal in freaking history...so disappointing. This oatmeal is dry... cold... no brown sugar...the fruit was bitter. The oatmeal was very gritty. read more

First Watch - This oatmeal is dry... cold... no brown sugar...the fruit was bitter. The oatmeal was very gritty. I through the rest away. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

Went in this morning for breakfast and I was not disappointed. It's not my first time going to First Watch, but it might be the best. Service was impeccable, food was delightful; overall great experience. read more

First Watch - Bacado omelette and farmhouse hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

i LOVED nene! def coming back! i loved the ambience and the warmth there was unreal! i genuinely felt like everything i asked for was more than capable but they wanted to do it to make me feel at home and comfortable! amazing service and amazing food! read more

Our booth was filthy. The floor was nasty and sticky. It should have been clean before we sat down but even after we pointed out the mess, it took forever to get it right. read more

Very disappointed with First Watch today. It took over 30 minutes for our food to come out (avocado toast and one omelette). Our waitress brought out a glass of juice when my boyfriend ordered it- then never approached us again until the food came out (again..this was over thirty minutes later) yet didn't ask if he wanted more or offer a refill. Our water jug also became empty and was never refilled. Our meals came out- my avocado was so cold, felt like it had been sitting in the fridge overnight or something. All eggs were luke warm. I feel that in the past the good food has surpassed the bad service but after today I am "over it". It seems that there are 1. Not enough workers 2. The workers clearly do not want to be here, or take their job seriously. It's sad because the food is good, and chamblee needed a spot like this. I hope the staff turns over and better talent is sourced for replacements. Until then, I don't feel like wasting 2 hours on brunch that would take me 10 minutes to cook at home. read more

This is a really nice place for Saturday brunch. There are a lot of options for everyone to enjoy. The portions are good, not too much food or too little. I wasn't a fan of the multigrain pancake, but I'm sure someone out there would have loved it. read more

First Watch - Trifecta - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

Chardai made our experience amazing! She was attentive, energetic and friendly. The great meal was better because of her!

Good spot for brunch. Waitress was friendly and attentive. I love the setup of this restaurant, very cozy and large booths with room for all members of the party. I tried one of their new summer juices (which was excellent) as well as the quinoa feta chicken bowl. I truly enjoyed it, great taste and presentation. Good for a chain restaurant! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

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We waited for about 35-40 minutes to be seated and another 35 for our food. We saw our server thrice - once to order, once to ask for extras, and once to checkout. The door opened and closed the entire time (theres a table for two right by the entry way). French toast flavor was great but served lukewarm making for a meh brunch entree. The ambience was that of a crowd but overall upbeat energy. Meditation juice (can't remember exact name) was awesome if you like a strong bite and beet juice. Had a few bites of the skillet hash and it was wonderful! Would be 3.5 if I could! Full 5 if wait times were accurate and food was hot. Will likely return as it's convenient. read more

Went for brunch. I could tell right away that the server Gabrielle didn't like her job. It took her 25 minutes to get us the water. We did not go at peak hour so it wasn't that busy. Food comes out after 40 minutes and is cold. Not once did she check to ask us how our food was. Basically the food was sitting for the waitress but she wasn't attentive enough to serve. Another table sat down next to us and was having the same experience waiting on her to even greet them for 15 minutes. Good news is that there is another first watch five miles away in Ashford Dunwoody. DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION. read more

Always amazing food and service- my favorite brunch place hands down! The people are friendly and the food is always fresh and delicious.

I have ordered from First Watch a couple times. I have had a good experience overall. I just ordered biscuits and gravy with eggs, potatoes, and a side of bacon. When I got home, I saw I only had the biscuits and gravy, with side of bacon. I called and even when they are "technically" closed, they answered and gave me store credit for the food. Also, I love their biscuits and gravy (turkey sausage) which comes with eggs and American fries (like hashbrowns). Super delicious and filling. read more

Nice breakfast/brunch spot. I got the smoked salmon tzatziki toast. The toast to me seemed a little too hard. Not that it matters, I'm not a big fan of bread so I just had a little bite of it. The cream cheese on the toast was great though. Salmon was fresh and so were the toppings. Eggs were basted perfectly. I added a little hot sauce for a kick. read more

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Terrible service. Stood at hostess stand for 5 minutes when arriving without being acknowledged. Restaurant was in disarray and filthy. Food was gross and took 30 minutes to arrive. The entire staff didn't care one bit. read more

I really love this place. Their foods are very healthy, I know because I can eat a bunch and not feel super bloated afterwards like a lot of other unhealthy foods I typically eat. Every time I go, I get the blueberry pancake, the million dollar bacon (which by the way is out of this world good) and a quinoa bowl of some sort. The pesto chicken one is delicious. read more

I like first watch. Parking in this plaza can be somewhat tough so come either before the lunch crowd or around 1pm. First watch has Great customer service and excellent food. It's super clean, light and airy. I like to sit outside when I go for lunch read more

First Watch - Lemon ricotta pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

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Came here on a day off for a meal on Monday around 01:00 PM. Hostess was able to seat me immediately. After that I waited 35 minutes for a waiter to come to the table. Even went to the host stand to ask if I could get someone to take my order. No one came to the stand either, even after 3 employees in the kitchen saw me waiting there. Finally had a waitress come take my order 35 minutes prior to them closing. Food was fine (as it usually is at this location) but the service is VERY hit or miss. A quick lunch that shouldn't have been more than 30 minutes took over an hour and a half because of all the waiting. First Watch, please don't seat people if you don't intend on serving them. If you're understaffed or it's going to be a while until you'll get a server, please let people know before you seat them. read more

a bit disappointed... took 30 minutes to be seated... which no big deal... however, placed order and it took 45 minutes to come out; and of all things, it was "Cold" sadly... it was the food alone that mad the experience awful... but if there was one good thing, it was the elderly woman ; waitress... what a joy to have her! she made the waiting period quick and enjoyable to say the least!!! read more

Sunday brunch is a busy time at this location. We started off with the avocado toast and the million dollar bacon. Both were good but I have both before. The portions of avocado was very generous and fresh! The multigrain pancakes are great! So were the waffles. For those with gluten allergies, there are gluten free options! Our server, Blair, was cool! So I took away one star for two reasons...if the million dollar bacon is over a dollar a slice, none of the slices should be burnt AND even if it is busy, do not try to hurry up the table, as we waited patiently like every one else for the table and then for the food. Tell your host it is impolite to discuss how and where to pay the bill when the food just arrived and the eggs were barely done for something that were ordered scrambled read more

DO NOT ORDER ONLINE HERE! I placed an online order 2 hrs in advance, arrived, waited an additional 45 minutes, but never received my food. I witnessed dine-in customers be seated, get their food, place a to-go order, and leave while my order was never fulfilled. Also, the active manager was of no assistance to me. read more

I'm honestly am not a huge fan of reviews because I feel like yelp was created for those who hate their lives so much the have to try to ruin others with want to be critic reviews. However, since my experience was so delightful, I thought I would share my experience. We were greeted with hot coffee upon entering the restaurant with just a short wait since it was a busy Saturday morning. Amy was our server and was a delight to start our morning with. She recommended I try the morning meditation, which was beautiful and delicious (I'm a big fan of beets). Being a vegetarian, Amy then suggested I try the vegetable burger. I was not disappointed. The best part of the experience was Amy going above and beyond to make sure no meat was introduced into my food. I will be back, most assuredly for another round. The service and experience was something to be desired for a morning brunch location. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

Service makes the experience. The service here was sub par. We were seated immediately. Waited 5-10 minutes before anyone even came up to us. By then we were ready to order everything. Drinks came out immediately. (kale tonic is fantastic!) We ordered salads and soup, which is probably all premise and it took about 30 more minutes to be brought out. All and all the food is just okay for this lack of service. read more

May be the best breakfast and brunch in the area. We have been multiple times and have always found the service to be good. We have yet to try a dish that has not been excellent. We are not people who like this place; there is always a line waiting to be seated. read more

Have eaten here many times and met my son here today for breakfast. Food has always been consistent though service is often uneven. I understand that the labor crunch has many quick serve restaurants scrambling. I don't understand when a server leaves water and coffee on the table, and never checks in on the diner. I finished my lukewarm eggs and never saw my server again. Asked for a to go box for my son's meal and was met with confusion by the hostess. Seriously, either you're a full serve restaurant or not. Get it together. read more

Went here on the advice of a friend, and honestly will not go back unless it's to another location. The food was delicious, and that's where my good review ends. Our waitress was not rude but certainly not friendly, and asking for any other items we needed took forever as she seemingly disappeared. Our coffee pot stayed empty until I wrangled another employee, who was much nicer, and asked him to let her know we wanted more coffee. When we went to pay, the gentleman who took our money didn't even speak to us, but rather was speaking to another employee across the room, and disappeared completely after her ran our cards & left the receipts to sign on the counter. Hopefully this place will find a staff that is as great as the food before people stop coming. read more

First Watch - Pick 2 - turkey sandwich & avocado salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

Chocolate Chip pancakes all I need to get by! Love this new location didn't have a great experience at the one in vininings but I wanted to give them another go and boy was I impressed! I got the trifecta any style pancake with eggs & your choice of meat I got the chicken sausage which I'm guessing is house-made I didn't inquire. I was blown away with the chocolate chip pancake so freaking good! I would suggest any of their pancakes. The parking is located in a plaza so there's plenty of spaces read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

For some reason, I kept craving FW pancakes for the longest. Don't know why. So a few days ago, I did a pickup order. Unless you're super duper hungry, stick to one pancake. These are not your average size 'cakes. It takes up an entire plate. So of course after a few bites, I'm stuffed without tasting any of the sides. Nice and fluffy. I need their recipe for home! read more

We went during peak Sunday brunch time so not surprised there was a wait however there were multiple open tables and they weren't seating people because they said the kitchen was backed up. We waited about an hour and a half. As soon we were seated other people walked in and sat themselves at one of the open tables. I asked and was told that's their "first come, first served" table and you may opt to seat there potentially with others. No one told us or anyone else there waiting we could sit there. The people sitting there said they knew to ask. There were so many people and so many open tables, why wouldn't they at least seat people and bring them a beverage and a menu. Very poorly run. The hostesses just kept putting names on a list. One of them could have been cleaning tables and seating people. Once seated our service and our food were excellent. read more

Food is very good, noise level is acceptable, nice atmosphere. Definitely use their online waitlist checkin if you're coming during Sunday brunch. read more

This was my third visit to this location. I honestly do not understand why they can't poach eggs correctly. The first time, they were overcooked and rubbery. The 2nd time was better, but still overcooked. This time, it was overcooked again...after I asked to make sure they were runny yolks, as they are supposed to be. I told my server and she apologized. I guess she told the kitchen because she came back and said, "they said to order them soft poached next time." I asked to make sure they were runny yolks. What more do they want? The fact that I even have to ask for runny yolks for poached eggs is infuriating. read more