I had never been to First Watch before until now and am pretty surprised how good the food and service are, especially for a chain restaurant! We got 3 dishes: classic egg benedict, belgian waffle (pictured), and biscuit with turkey sausage gravy and side of home fries and eggs (not pictured because hubby's gotta eat lol). Everything was delicious! Egg benedict comes with tons of ham I could barely finish. The hollandaise sauce has a subtle flavor of lime juice. Waffle is bomb dot com. I've come here 3 times and got waffle every.single.time. Last but not least, biscuits and gravy was yum but I HAVE to talk about the home fries. It is SO good. I believe they pan fried the potatoes in onion oil or something so the fries is perfectly cooked with delicious onion flavor. I'm probably doing a terrible job of describing if but you just NEED to try the home fries uhmmkay? Lol Also, if you're lucky to be served by Latia, she is awesome and will make your day much better with her smile and serving nature! read more

First Watch - Classic eggs benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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I went on a weekday and it was not crowd. My friends and I had a wonderful breakfast and the food was good. Overall good experience.

The French toast was amazing. The service was decent and the restaurant is in a great location. The food is made fresh. They serve breakfast, brunch and lunch read more

Food is good here. the menu has a lot of options. We tried kale Frittata and basic breakfast. The only complaint we have is the service. Extremely slow and to even get a check, we had to wait 15-20 mins and after multiple reminders we finally got a response. read more

First Watch - Kale Frittata - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Latia is the best. Everything else was great too. Excellent breakfast and nice place. read more

First Watch - Great service. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Update: Came back for a 2nd chance and soon as we walked in, Janiya our previous server from before ran into us at the front. We were greeted with smiles and ready for a 2nd try. Just like before, the service was on point and I'm grateful for amazing staff like her who make others like myself want to come back. read more

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I ordered my food online and when I got there they told me that my order had been bumped back and it was not a ready. I had to wait an additional 30 minutes for my food which made me late for my appointment. What is the use of online ordering if it is not going to be ready read more

Visited this new First Watch location today with my family. We were super excited to try the new neighborhood eat. Upon arrival we were told 15 mins wait which is not bad for a Saturday at 11am. The service was good, however we could tell instantly that our waitress was overwhelmed. We had to ask for everything. Clean utensils, water , napkins, and even straws. When our food arrived with our eggs not fully cooked even though we asked for hard no run. What we didn't expect was the bacon to still be alive. Lol. The waitress took it in stride and apologized and went to get us new options. The second round of eggs were better for my family but mine was still very runny. Runny as I'm still clear and fresh out the egg. This was a huge issue because there is nothing worst than eating your meal in pieces. Our waitress did remove my eggs from the bill. Overall the food was not bad. Everything else we had was okay. French toast, waffles, chocolate chip pancakes and our hot chocolates. read more

First Watch - Inconsistency with bacon. One was hardly cooked, the other burnt. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

frittata was cold along with the cheesy grits. You couldn't even stir the grits. It was just one big lump. The only good thing in the meal was the cranberry juice and the toast. I felt for $20 and a tip I got ripped off. Their food has been going downhill. The tables were sticky, and still had condensation from other glasses sitting there it's not as clean as it used to be.I don't know what's going on. read more

First time trying First Watch and it was good! I got the avocado toast (vegan friendly) and instead of grits I subbed breakfast potatoes. Everything was well seasoned and the toast is LOADED (see picture ) I had a really yummy juice drink that unfortunately I can't remember the name of but I'm pretty sure it had a peach flavor in it. Our server was sweet and very attentive. Check out was super easy and fast. Overall everyone we came across was kind and went out of their way to make conversation. It's a nice, lax spot to dine in during the week and definitely a place to stop by for brunch on the weekends! Lots of windows for natural light which makes for great pics! read more

First Watch - Mystery juice drink i can't remember ; avocado toast ; breakfast potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Long wait times after they told us it would be a 15 minute wait. We didn't get seated until 50 MINUTES after. Seemed very unorganized and scrambled. I left my house at 11 to get breakfast didn't get home until almost 2. Server was alright. Def didn't make up for the slack on the front of the house. read more

I wish I could give this place negative stars. I've visited this restaurant two times and both times I've had awful service and bad food. Today the food was so disgusting that I didn't even make a dent in it. My friends somewhat enjoyed their food but it's important to note that their order was completely messed up. They were even served undercooked potatoes!The waitress asked us if "everything was good" but before we could even answer, she was gone. Basically no service the entire time. I'm so disappointed. Spent $18 on a meal I didn't even eat. read more

Food has potential but the service and servers just ruins this restaurant. I had a piece of cardboard cooked into my waffle and once i pointed it out, no apology and they expected me to still pay for it after ruining my appetite. I brought this to management attn as well and they seemed unbothered. 2/10 don't recommend try another location. read more

Four stars for a restaurant I honestly thought was an emergency room by the name. Surprisingly it is not!! Has a very nice interior, with big open spaces and lots of natural lighting. Fairly big menu, that does offer some vegan options as well, which is hard to find for brunch. I wouldn't order the French toast if you're hungry, it comes with 2 lukewarm slices and I had to ask for syrup. Service in itself was fine I guess. Not terrible but definitely not memorable, he's clearly just going through the motions of getting through a busy shift. Probably would go back if my family wanted to go, but wouldn't go on my own. read more

The food was nicely presented and served generously. I loved the toast with the fresh preserves. read more

First Watch - Bacado Omelet with whole-grain artisan toast with all natural house preserves, and spring mix. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

This is one of the better First Watch Restaurants we have been to in our travels. The food is always well prepared, they get eggs right and to your specification. The service is generally very good even when they are very busy and it looks like every other First Watch, clean and modern. The BEST thing about this First Watch is they are always faster to seat than other First Watch restaurants and usually have no wait at all even though the restaurant is almost completely full. The bus staff and the hostess rock. We do like the Southside FW but there are often waits of 45 minutes or an hour so we can drive from Dilworth to this one and get seated faster than walking from our house to the nearby one. Definitely recommend this FW read more

Angelique is amazing she welcome us and makes us feel comfortable and she was very generous and has a beautiful smile.

Although I wasn't amazed with the food I am happy we have something else other than the traditional fast food spots in our area. Our waitress was amazing, very experienced on the menu and how the kitchen operates which was helpful when wanting to customize meals. I ordered the chicichanga and it was blah. I believe it was the Vera Cruz that threw me off. It just wasn't good. The breakfast potatoes and assortment of fruit was a great compliment however. I will return but next time im keeping it simple with my order in hopes of better results. read more

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Went with my daughter and grandson (4 year old) today .. food was delicious ... best part was the person who waited on us , Angel. Angel stooped gown to my grandson's level to take the order from him directly --- I found that to be very professional and thoughtful ! He has a mind of his own and capable of placing his own order. This was our first time to this First Watch but we will come back. Thank you Angel for your professional manner and courtesy . I left a 25% tip in view of the service on my credit card . I like to extend tip in cash but did not have cash on me to do so. First Watch - you are fortunate to have this lady - she represents your location well !! read more

Great customer service, quick and easy meal options. -1 start because my husbands home fries were burnt but the waiter was really polite and sweet about it! She came back with freshly done ones. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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To make a long story short - we wasted over an hour at this establishment and walked out after never receiving 3/4 of our food. We were quoted a 5 minute wait time, we checked in with the manager who was at the host stand after 20 mins and were told it would still be 5-10 more minutes. It was another 12 minutes. On top of just the "5-10", I probably wouldn't complain, but this means we waited over 30 mins when quoted 5 mins. The manager was aware and did not apologize or anything. After working in restaurants for many years, the only time you should quote 5 minutes is if you have a table getting up and it just needs to be bussed and reset. If that isn't the case, if you have a long line of customers, why are you quoting 5 minutes? We finally sat down and ordered within a few minutes since we had plenty of time to review the menu while waiting. We ordered the appetizer donut holes because we were so hungry at this point, and the three of us each ordered breakfast. We waited AT LEAST 30-40 mins for any food to hit our table, and when it did, it was one of the entrees, but not the other two.. and the one that was delivered was missing all of the toppings? So after waiting 5+ mins for our server to return to our table (still no other food), we asked about the toppings on the breakfast burrito, and the other food. She took it back to the kitchen and returned 10 minutes later with the same entree and plate, now cold, with the extra toppings very sloppily added to it. The other two entrees were still nowhere to be found, and our appetizer.. also nowhere to be found. We waited 10 minutes to see if anything else came out.. it did not.. so we got up and left our twice delivered, cold entree on the table. This place has potential but they have absolutely got to get it together if they're going to stay in business. This is currently a pretty sad excuse for a dine in establishment. read more

Need a new chef Bacon was hard and presentation was not good. Floors were dirty. I was literally seated at a table and you could see eggs and crumbs on the floor. read more

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Liked it from the moment we walked in. Clean, organized dining room. Service was prompt and attentive. Food was delicious. read more

First Watch - Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Breakfast/Brunch is pretty good. There is an assortment of healthy options to choose from. Sundays are usually very crowded.

It's so sad when he specifically asked for eggs Benedict with Runny yolks, and the yolks come out hard and over cooked... also the cheesy grits, very watery and flavorless. Oh well better luck next time hopefully because this time was very disappointing . read more

The energy is so upbeat My server Candace was on point and checked constantly to ensure my dining was satisfactory I arrived near closing but was still greeted, seated, and served with a smile read more

I absolutely LOVE first watch! Normally I DoorDash it but over the weekend I decided to visit this location with a friend. We were seated immediately. The place was clean & the vibe was great. Music was playing and everyone was very friendly. My waitress was AMAZING . I ordered my normal the farmhouse hash and It was just as good as I remembered. I even tried the purple haze drink as a recommendation from my waitress 10/10. I'll always return . read more

First of all - No signage to indicate the separate stations (one to pay and the other to put your name down for a table), made the wrong line at first and my wait was extreme. FINALLY get a table, waiter appeared after almost 15 minutes. Got coffee and asked for utensils - never came. I had to get up and get them myself. Placed my breakfast order = Avocado Toast & 2 Poached Eggs. After an extremely long wait - I get my food and then sent it right back. What I got did not resemble Avocado Toast and it's quite obvious there is NO QUALITY CONTROL in the kitchen. I got 2 lumps of spoiled avocado mush on 2 pieces of small toast. You could see the brown areas all over the avocado but the kitchen still had the nerve to send this out to a customer. AND, the poached eggs were more along the lines of hard-boiled. I sent everything back and sat there while my husband finished his breakfast sandwich as I had already lost my appetite. I simply indulged in coffee. Terrible experience - First Watch will never get any of my business! read more

I ordered the traditional breakfast with gluten-free toast. I am allergic to gluten and whoever made my takeout order did not pay attention and sent regular bread. This ruined my whole meal. I tried calling several times no one is answering the phone now I recommend that whoever makes to go orders, pay attention to what's being ordered, I could've ended up in the emergency room read more

First Watch - Receipt - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Food was delicious! I ordered the Trifecta and the lemon ricotta pancakes and it was terrific. The restaurant was very pretty and the location is nice. If you don't want to wait long I suggest going there 1-2 hours before closing because there is usually 20-25 min wait at opening hours. Plenty of free parking in the parking lot. The Sunset Rise and Kale Tonic are very good juices, Lavender Haze is a bit too sweet for me. If you're looking for mimosas or any alcoholic drinks they do serve those here, there is no bar. read more

Ordered Skillet Hash Market. Very fulfilling, servers are friendly and accommodated, restrooms are clean and nice. Atmosphere feels like we're rich. Almost hidden area, but parking is not bad. Would go again. read more

First Watch - Skillet Hash Market - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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I am happy this First Watch opened in Berwick! Wait time was very minimal for a party of 9 on a holiday (Monday). Service was very quick and speedy! We got the pick 2 sandwich and salad, pancake meal, and ice coffee. Would recommend pancakes and French toast I am only giving it a 4 STAR because the bathroom was a little dirty and walkways to bathroom, also the baby changing table in the women's is broken! It is leaning towards ground so couldn't change my baby!!! read more

Great fresh food, always busy but doesn't take long to get your food. Best to call ahead or put your name down or go in and get on the waitlist read more

My husband and I stopped by here after dropping our daughter off at school and had a wonderful time. The food was wonderful and so was our server Latia! read more

First Watch - The Trifecta; Belgian waffle, over medium eggs, and chicken sausage. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Great server Clay who really ensured that my family of three needs were met. The food was well prepared and came to the table quickly. The gentleman who seated us was polite and friendly. The location was clean and well maintained. Very clean with all of the needed things for our meals including warm syrup. I would love to post pics but it was so yummy we ate it before we got a picture. We ordered the meat omelet, Belgium waffle, and BLT . read more

Cute brunch spot-- relaxed atmosphere --food is good--friendly and attentive staff. Will definitely go back.

We went here based on a recrimination when I first flew in for a bite to eat before visiting family. Wait time is about 20-30 min. Which is standard for a good place to eat on a weekend. Although the staff was super nice when we ordered we waited over an hour for food and arrived cold. The restaurant has a cool vibe but as a place I would return too,it did not meet the recommendation we had from a friend. Bummed because if the experience was different I would to have loved making this a must stop stop when flying in early another time. read more

Honestly, the food was mid. Service wasn't that great as well. I expected more when I went here. Probably won't go again.

O I had such high hopes for this place! Its always so busy that I thought it had to be so good. A few things for one when you walk in its a bit confusing. Are we waiting in line by the cashier? Is it seat yourself? Is there a hostess? It was strangely set up. We sit down and it takes a pretty long time for someone to even to greet us. Our server was lovely though. Food took forever! We ordered an app as soon as we could because we were starving. But it never came out and when i asked about it the server said it was because the tickets weren't set up like that. All our food would come at once which I'd never heard of such a thing. So food all comes out and its okay. Nothing to really write about. Kids like their pancakes. read more

Food is very good. When we went on a weekend our meals took a very long time to come out, but it was busy. We went in on a weekday, and after our server took our order, she never came to our table again. Someone else delivered our food, no one ever checked in on us or refilled drinks, and I had to go ask the hostess for our check, and the restaurant was 3/4 empty. The icing on the cake is that by default they add 18% gratuity to the bill. I think you can approve/decline it, but I think it's a lousy way to do business, especially given the service we had. I have had better experiences at other First Watch locations, I hope they can get it together. read more