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    First Watch

    3.8 (216 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Fall menu
    Vanessa T.

    In my past visits to Columbus, I loved making a stop to First Watch. I'd even visited one of the chain's locations in Tucson when I got the chance. But my most recent visit was just subpar. This location is in a nice area, between German Village and the Brewery District. It's surrounded by one-way streets and we fought for a parking spot in the lot next door. It gets pretty busy on the weekends, but I don't think that calls for the service we received. The hostess didn't ask for our table preference (table or booth). No biggie, but we asked our waitress to move into one of the empty booths. We sat by the kitchen, where you'd think we'd be served regularly and quickly. Our waitress quickly took our drink orders, so quickly that I had to wait for her to come back to ask for half & half. Until most of our meals came out, we weren't served the chocolate milk we'd asked for. Even worse, we had to ask another waitress who was passing by. The eggs benedict did not do it for me. The tomato felt unnecessary. It was very difficult to cut into. The hollandaise had so much lemon that the whole mean tasted sour. The service really did me in though. Not sure that I'd come back to this location on one of my few trips to Ohio. It felt like a waste of time and I was disappointed.

    Holey Donuts, The Traditional, Mimosas and Sausage and Gravy
    Abby K.

    ‼ Great (and no extra charge) gluten free options ‼ AMAZING AS ALWAYS! We love First Watch so much - food is always fresh and delicious, warm, welcoming and fun environment, and the staff is always so nice! We got mimosas (OJ is the only juice option), Holey Donuts as an app, then the traditional breakfast and the sausage and gravy. Love this place!!

    Smoked Salmon & Roasted Vegetable Frittata
    Jessica A.

    Had a good experience at this location. Seems smaller than the other location I'm used to. Parking in their lot has a 2 hr limit. Service was good. Food was great! I tried something new and it did not disappoint. The bread with the Smoked Salmon & Roasted Vegetable Frittata was nice and soft, slightly crispy, & buttery. I didn't expect it to be that good.

    Lavender lemon drink
    Britnee C.

    I LOVED this place. It is a really cute spot in the German village and our server was so nice. He was very attentive and didn't bat an eye when I did the most obnoxious thing and told him to pick what I ate. He brought me the lemon ricotta pancakes and they were phenomenal. I ordered the smoked salmon Benedict for myself as well and WOW yeah so good. My friend got some sort of breakfast platter that had the most delicious bread on it that had this seasoning and butter that was absolutely chefs kiss. The lavender lemonade type drink too was delicious. Please check this place out if you're in the area

    Mimosa
    Teretha L.

    The downtown location on south high was amazing! The place was busy but the flow of everything moved so well. There was lots of seating and different varieties too. I love that they have a summer menu with "summer inspired drinks and food." I had the regular mimosa which was good. The waffle was good too! I had a side of million dollar bacon which is the best I've had. Other restaurants have their own take but First Watch has the best so far! Our service was great! Our waiter was on top of it. Food came fast, our drinks were never empty. As soon as you place a plate down someone is walking by to pick it up . They were on top of it. This is a location I will continue to visit!

    Cynthia N.

    We haven't been here in a while but we weren't disappointed. The meals we had were good and cooked to our request. Our server was good!

    Toast and potatoes
    Christina D.

    They say the early bird catches the worm. Well, we aren't birds, and we were in search of something better than worms. The couple in front of us struggled with the door, and I sent a quick prayer that it opened, because this birdy was hungry. It opened to a sweet scent strong enough to smell through the mandated mask. We were seated at a table and asked about coffee. I opted for water, but my mate triple creamed his coffee with the seasonal pumpkin spice creamer. They had brought an entire carafe, and only one cup of water, which was remedied at request for a second. The menus have calorie counts, and if you log in with their free wifi, you can customize your order to get detailed factoids. I made use of this as my mate ran to the bathroom, as I had chosen to remove the turkey from my power wrap. When the waiter returned, he looked at the tray in his hand with the wrong order, but noticed his mistake and ran off to fix it, appeasing me with complimentary toast. It was your basic multi grain, an extra thick boy sized slice. There was a cup of preserves alongside it that appeared to have the texture of apple butter. It had a mystery berry flavor instead, a satisfying combo. He brought me my wrap with apologies. I went for the fruit dish first. Heavy on underripe honeydew with limp grapes, the pineapple the best of it all. I went for the pico to cleanse my pallette, getting hit with a small kick and bit of cilantro. The belated star of the show was slippery. I wish they'd brought napkins out, but I managed to hang onto it to take a bite. It had a nice flavor, though I added table salt to the second half. The shrooms had a bounce to them, and while it wasn't overly full of ingredients, looking at you mozz, with your lack of cheese pull, it was filling. My mate went for the smoked salmon Benedict. The eggs were properly poached and seasoned, a runny liquid gold waterfall. There was a fair amount of salmon on a slice of tomato. Nice touch, chef. They upgrade your average English muffin to ciabatta, which was a welcome change of pace. He was indifferent about the sauce, saying it was a bit too lemony for his taste, praising the thickness for being on gravy levels. The potatoes were very well seasoned, better without ketchup. You know a tater is good when it can stand on its own, flaunting how it held pretty firmly without being tough. Hiccups aside, if you're in the neighborhood, worth a stop in.

    Avocado Toast
    Maria S.

    I will say our food and drinks were good, but the experience there was a hot mess. Went there for a late lunch with co-workers. Walked into a restaurant full of dirty tables. Clearly understaffed because the couple staffed members I did see were doing multiple jobs. Waited about 5 minutes for a table which was no trouble. Was sat in a corner booth and then waited another 10 minutes before my co-worker got up to let someone know no one had greeted us. Which was extra annoying since there was a table across from us that had a server stop by several times, but continue to ignore us. I guess we weren't their problem. The server apologize and rushed our food, but again the damage was done. Too understaffed to try this place for a quick lunch.

    Mary R.

    We had breakfast here while we were visiting Columbus. I didn't realize it was a chain, so maybe I'll try another location. It's a cute, trendy place with good food. We were there early, so we lucked out and were able to walk right in on a Sunday. Another half hour and there was a wait. The service was great and so was the food. I had the breakfast tacos. Others at the table had the Belgian waffle and lemon ricotta pancakes which both looked and smelled delicious. After seeing some other tables food come out, I may try the heaping avocado toast if I return. They had classic breakfast options and also plenty of healthier choices.

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    11 years ago

    I love this place! It's close to my office and we go for lunch frequently. The service is always quick and the food is always delicious!

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    12 years ago

    Good breakfast for a reasonable price...clean and great service...both Columbus and Phoenix locations have treated me well!

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    Breakfast time!! This place is filled with people. Staff was nice and the place was ok clean. Food was great and the price was ok!

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