I'm not a big fan of breakfast places but this was amazing! The wait to get sat was said to be 30-40 minutes but they sat us in 10 even though it was a really busy Sunday church rush! I got the tri-fecta breakfast with grits instead of breakfast meat, and it was so good. I got the banana granola pancake with it and it tasted so good I almost ate the whole thing. The portions were large for the price which I loved. The coffee there was also delicious and so worth getting. I can't wait to go again read more

First Watch - Tri-fecta with the banana granola pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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We have visited here multiple times and it always excellent. The service is very friendly and with the online call ahead, we've never had to wait more than about 15 mins. read more

Good food and friendly service. Good experience. Great tasting beer. T-Shirts are a little too much to buy compared to other Breweries.

Delicious. I'v recently ordered both the Traditional breakfast meal and the Trailblazer Bowl. Both were excellent. Good quality. I've also ordered the Morning Meditation Fresh Juice twice. Tasty. read more

I love First Watch. The food is also so fresh and flavorful. I have ordered multiple dishes but I always come back to the Chickichanga. The Vera Cruz sauce is an absolute game changer. I can't get enough. First Watch also has awesome service and the atmosphere is so inviting! My go to breakfast spot! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

The address given is in a half-abandoned mall. I walked around for fifteen minutes, couldn't find it, went away still hungry. Where is the food? It doesn't matter how great your food is if people can't get to it. read more

New to the area has proved to be a challenge finding food worth paying for...so I downloaded yelp to ease my burden, that's when I found First Watch. I have to admit I'm leery of restaurants in shopping strips but was very pleased with the breakfast menu. The hostess wasn't very welcoming but my server Courtney made up for it. She was friendly, prompt and generally enthusiastic. She seemed excited that I was excited to be trying them out for the first time. I love the decor. When my pesto chicken quinoa bowl was delivered the women says invitingly, "...and this is my favorite dish!!" Now I was positive I had picked the right dish. The first bite was a delight and made my mouth water....I will be back, excited to try more! read more

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Food was OK but not worth the price. Hot tea was also too expensive. Plus whoever heard of Eggs Benedict without asparagus? Not me. Not impressed. read more

They have great food great coffee and good service if you can get a table the waiting is usually 20 minutes minimum to 45 minutes even when they have a lot of tables available it is very poorly managed they don't have enough help and unfortunately we will not eat here again until they improve their service system read more

We have eaten at other First Watch locations on previous trips. Stopped at this location for breakfast on December 27th. All three members in our group ordered an entree with pancakes. My lemon ricotta pancakes were fine but my two daughter's entree's had pancakes that were under cooked (batter in the middle). The bacon that came with my daughter's breakfast was overcooked. The container with cream had not been refilled when the table was cleaned so there were only a couple of creamers and I had to ask the server for more cream for my coffee. The griddle was broken so Belgian waffles were not available. We did reach out to the company but did not receive a reply (other than the automated Thank you for your e-mail) read more

I ordered the half an avocado as a side. It was $2.29. The photo shows it is on greens with seeds on it. However, it came in a tiny condiment cup and was maybe 1/8-1/4 of an avocado, no seeds, no greens, no where close to half the size of an avocado. This was our first experience eating at First Watch and it was very disappointing. read more

A pool of grease, hard bacon you can't even chew, and rotten blueberries. They left the rind on the pineapple I'm so disappointed. When you dine in it is five stars, when you get to go you get A half a star. It's that bad do not order to go even when you are very specific on exactly what you want they do the exact opposite. 8/10 times you do not get what you want. read more

First Watch - First watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

This was my first visit to a First Watch and I hope it won't be the last. I was in the Akron Area after working overnight in a filthy warehouse. I was very aware that my clothes were pretty dirty and I wasn't exactly morning fresh either but I was hungry so I asked my phone where I could breakfast nearby. Dismissing fast foods, I settled on a place I had never been: First Watch. I drove over and parked. Through the window, I could see many well dressed business types and other neatly attired and clean people in a bright, clean, restaurant so I was even more aware of my appearance. I have to say it served as a good test for customer service, I probably looked one step above a murderous hobo but the hostess smiled and seated me immediately. The server showed up right away also and coffee came quickly after that. I had already seen the special "Chilaquiles" and decided to get it. I'm kind of fussy about those sort of classic breakfast dishes you find in better breakfast places. Things like eggs benedict, huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, quiche lorraine - if you call something by it's classic name, in my book, you better make with the classic presentation, don't do weird stuff unless you are very clear about it in the menu. Morning Watch did a really good job with the Chilaquiles. The chips were tasty, the eggs were perfect - there was sliced chicken breast which is a little departure from the classic but it was good. The use of Feta Cheese was also a departure, but all of these items were specified in the menu, so there's no complaint there. Everything came together very, very well over this green salsa that was good enough that I asked the server if they made it in the restaurant (they don't; she said I could actually buy it at GFS...and I might). The side of beans was good also. Beans are the kind of food that you either say "GROSS!" or "Hey, not bad". I've never jumped out of my chair proclaiming the wonder of some beans. The crema in the beans was a nice touch and what I can say about these beans is that they didn't have that sort of mealy texture or really dirtish taste you get from old or leftover beans. They were, I suppose, humble (as beans are, I would say) but virtuous. Two steps above "Hey! Not bad!" but no one reading this review is going to race to their local First Watch for the beans. Long story short: I really enjoyed my breakfast, I felt like I got better service than I expected, the price for my chilaquiles and coffee came to $13 including tip and I would definitely recommend First Watch. read more

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My first time here today. I am excited about the new location going in next to Starbucks up at Portage Crossing. At first glance, this made an impression on me. From the very organized and CLEAN condiments...including a nice dish of creamers to sugar in the raw--- everything was in order--- as all restaurants should aspire to be. The waitress was kind of impersonable, which was fine. But very sufficient. Our food arrived very quickly considering they were at about 70% Capacity to my observations. I got the Florentine eggs benedict. It was very well presented and fresh. The poached eggs were cooked perfectly and actually if I had to complain about anything, I thought the eggs were EXTREMELY tiny. I mean these were very very small eggs. I would personally do a quick toss on the grill with the spinach,....... and maybe season it some....but that's just me. Perhaps idk the true tradition of this dish. I personally think it would be more cohesive with a wilted spinach rather than raw. And definitely could have used a bit more hollandaise......as you can see in my pic. The ratio of egg&hollandaise to English muffin/spinach is quite different. (Aka....they skimped on the good stuff) Seasoning goes as long way as well. I also got a blueberry pancake and it was cooked perfectly. Again, the only observation I can see....is it appeared as if it wasn't made with a milk/buttermilk base.....and I can only tell that because of my culinary experience. I could be wrong . But I'm almost certain they use some water or possibly dry milk/water mixture in there somewhere. It was a really nice experience. And to the average Joe eating breakfast here...anyone would be impressed. Only with my personal experience of food costs....I do agree with alot of the other yelpers stating that the prices are on the high end of things. Not saying this is a bad thing. I'm just making a statement. I know how much a case of eggs cost from USFoods.... They are definitely making a profit here. $31 for 2 breakfasts. 1 coffee and 1 OJ is kinda steep..... But---- I will try something else upon a return visit or ask them to cook it and dress it to my specifications.....and see how much better it is------ however, i am excited about getting our own on this side of town!!!!! read more

First Watch - My first time here. Looks delish!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

My bf and I tried this place heading out of town and back home. And we are glad we tried it. We started with the seasonal fresh Watermelon Juice and Million Dollar Bacon. I got the Avocado Toast with a side of fruit and my bf got the Farmhouse Hash. This was all so delicious. The wait was not long at all but if you have to wait, it's worth it! Friendly staff and positive atmosphere. If your in town, eat here for brunch! read more

First time in a long time at First Watch. Place seemed to be popular. I had lemon pancakes, the portions are big and pancakes were pretty good. read more

First time here dining for brunch, and I must say the atmosphere is very rustic and I like that. The menu has all fresh food with so many great variety of foods to choose from. I ended up going with the two for you and got the chicken chopped salad and the tomato basil soup. I was never a big fan of tomato soup because it just didn't seem like something I can enjoy. I can surely say that they went above and beyond my expectations of just any old tomato soup. This soup was surely packed with bold flavors that made you want more. I'm very big on salad of all sorts and this one didn't let me down. The overall taste and portion size was just right. If you want a great farm to table place with fresh wholesome food I'd recommend to stop in for a bite. I thank my waitress Courtnae for being so great and patient with my table. The server is wonderful and everything comes out in a timely manner. Thanks to everyone! read more

First Watch - Tomato basil soup, chicken chopped salad - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

First visit to this establishment was when I was visiting Florida. Ordered a kale tonic and an eggs Benedict and some coffee and my cousin ordered an eggs Florentine Benedict. All i have to say is that service is on point, food is phenomenal and fresh and extremely busy. My second visit was in Ohio and I happened to be with my siblings. Ordered a Kale tonic and hash with poached eggs. Again the food was outstanding, service always on point and always busy. They opened one up in New Jersey where i reside and i have yet to visit. I sure do plan on visiting this place again and will be bringing all of my family here. read more

Cute place nice staff. Bacon is good but thats about it the coffee is nasty. The food was bad just no flavor really disappointed

My favorite restaurant hands down! Food is delicious. My favorite is the frittata rustica. They also have juices that are delicious.Despite typically being busy I have always received great service. read more

A right place for breakfast get early here- the waiting time could be 30-45 min before you get in. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

My husband and I love First Watch. There is usually a line during the weekend brunch time, but they have a wait list, which is great. We get on the list and by the time we get there, our table is usually ready. They have seasonal specials, so there are always new things to try, or we always have go-to favorites from the regular menu. We love that they leave an entire carafe of coffee at the table too. Never a disappointment when we go. read more

We used the waitlist check in available in yelp to get in line before getting there. We checked in and only had to wait maybe 2-3 minutes before our table was ready. They were busy and lines out the door to wait. This is a great feature. It busy packed but everything was delish and service was prompt. They are not lying when they say the pankcakes are HUGE. Fresh food. Would visit again. read more

Have the best Belgium waffles & home fried potatoes! If doing turkey I recommend the bacon over the sausage. Looking forward to enjoying it again soon! read more

This was my first experience with first watch and it was a pleasant surprise. The food was absolutely delicious and I had a very creative and refreshing drink. I will be back many times. read more

We really enjoyed our breakfast this morning. We had the Elevated Breakfast Sandwich and the seasonal special -- a Mexican Corn Hash. Everything was beautifully prepared and served hot. Service was excellent too. We really liked being able to put ourselves in line for a table online. Keep up the great work, First Watch! read more

Loved this place so much we went twice during a four day visit. The multigrain toast is a must.

Great Breakfast, had the chickichanga (mildly spicy), shocking good, better than expected. Son had waffle, he said it was very good. read more

First Watch - Waffle, plain. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Food was great - hot when it arrived and quick coming out. Service, on the other hand, I've never encountered such a grumpy, rude waitress. She walked over and just looked at us - didn't say hello or good morning - just "do you want water?" Overall, our visit was not impacted. I usually love First Watch and would absolutely recommend for a quick breakfast or lunch. Coffee is good, everything is tasty ... just hoping a manager sees this and takes the review regarding staff to heart. read more

First time here! Wow, the food was amazing and service is incredible! Atmosphere is very receiving and welcoming. We will be returning often. read more

Great Blueberry Pancakes!! Cane here for breakfast yesterday on a whim and fell in love! Nice ambience, great menu, great wait staff! Blueberry pancakes were to die for, tasted like a muffin and served with delicious preserves. Pork sausage was so tasty too as left me wanting to order more. Great price too for large portions! I'll be back!! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Use the app to reserve a table and you will never have to wait. Great breakfast!

With many options to choose from and most of them delicious, First Watch is an excellent casual breakfast, brunch and lunch restaurant. The food is always served quickly with excellent service. While the atmosphere is slightly lacking, it more than makes up for it in their delicious french toast and other entrees. The service is also high quality. The food always comes out fast, fresh, and hot. While I'm usually wary of places that market themselves as "all-natural" this place showed me it's not overblown, but actually a quality eatery. If your ever in Fairlawn and want some casual breakfast, brunch, or lunch definitely check out First Watch. And don't forget to use the app! It allows you to get in line beforehand and can save you a long wait. read more

First Watch - Frittata time! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Had a great breakfast with friends! Good food, good service! It was fresh and it was so great to get all that flavor without grease and fat. I love grease and fat but like everyone am trying to get it out of my diet. I had Florentine eggs Benedict- spinach, tomato, and avocado with a poached egg and hollandaise- yummy. It's a good time of year to take a chance on a fruit cup and I was happy to have gotten all ripe fruits. The employees are quite nice and service could not have been better. Hope you'll try it. read more

Breakfast is not merely the most important meal of the day, it is also Step One in the All-Purpose Hangover Cure. Nothing beats a head and heart full o' pain like a cholesterol breakfast, a few gallons of caffeine, some not-quite-challenging conversation, followed by a long nap (with or without romance) and pre-installation of tomorrow's hangover. First time there, we waited about fifteen minutes to be seated. Everyone working there was way beyond pleasant. There's a coffee station before you even get IN the door, which is a nice pre-emptive strike. Once inside, you'll think you're not attached to an ungodly shopping mall. Here's where we deduct stars:Just a bit crowded. Just a bit smallish portions. Just a bit bland. We were able to bump into another couple and shared a table, which got us seated a bit more quickly. She and I had the hash special, he and my wife had the seriously hot cheese and chorizo. Had I only experienced the hash, and not heard reports about the other plate, I wouldn't even write a review. Sure, it was a special, so perhaps they hadn't thought it out completely. They did, though, have time enough to write every single stinking ingredient on the huge blackboard. (I considered editing the writing to include "May not appeal to diners who want to taste something other than the tines of their fork.") I tried my level best to hear the conversation of the friend sitting just opposite me, but was stunned when he told me he had received approval for a one hundred seventy foot wind turbine in his back yard. Oh, wait. At your FACTORY, in THAT back yard. That's very different, then. (Yeah, it's noisy.) Free wi-fi. Adorable waitresses. I'll try something different next time and repost. read more

After reading other Yelper's reviews, I was curious to see my reaction when I dined there with in-laws yesterday. If you go on a weekend, go early. We arrived shortly after 8:00 A.M. and had no problem other than the screaming child the parents of whom felt the other diners should listen to for fifteen minutes while they casually finished their breakfast (Note to self...open a restaurant that charges DOUBLE the adult rate for kids rather than offer free or discounted dining for the little screaming rugrats.) (Note to parents....If you won't consider the comfort of other diners as regards your children, consider leaving the little sh#ts with a sitter or getting takeout from McDonalds like every other parent in the world.) Not a single diner at our all adults table screamed even once, so it IS possible to consider the rest of the room! Back to timing: When we left, however the Mongol hordes had descended in such numbers that, as I donned my coat I nearly inadvertently elbowed a man who had taken refuge behind my chair from the rest of the people waiting for a table. Indeed getting out of the place was like trying to merge on a short entrance ramp in L.A. rush hour traffic! The food: I was particularly intrigued by the bacon-cheddar multi-grain pancakes everyone reviewing seemed to love. Multi-grain is one of those innocuous phrases the definition of which is whatever the purveyor wants it to be. In this case it means 85% to 90 % bleached white flour and a little maybe bleached oat and whole grain white wheat flour thrown in to "qualify" for multi-grain. (Note the phrase whole grain does NOT apppear in the title.) Why bother? If you want to serve people diabetes on a plate, just do so, and don't pretend. Nabisco doesn't call Oreos tofu, do they? The bacon-cheddar component was just what it sounds like. Somebody threw hamburger fixins' in the mix one day and people liked it. As far as the pancake itself is concerned, it was no better than and likely no different than the box mix with the kindly old "Aunt" on the label. My "Tri-fecta" included a pancake, two eggs and two strips of bacon. The rest of the meal was fine, and the cake wasn't bad, it was just not as advertised, not all that great and therefore disappointing. Kind of like a movie made from your favorite book. I was already coffee'd out so iced tea, or, as it turned out, colored tap water was the beverage of choice. Another diner got a skillet type breakfast dish with everything combined into one dish and plated. She said it was fine but left between half and two thirds of it on the plate and didn't ask for a take home container. The two oatmealers seemed to like their oatmeal, and the turkey sausage plate was about half eaten by that diner. No one at the table made mention of their meal, so gauging was altogether subjective on my part. The help was friendly and attentive, although it was confusing early on, as our table was latteralled several times before one particular waitress became our server. read more

First Watch is like brunch to training wheels on me. It's good the first couple times for a pretty consistant, filling breakfast. BUT then you find another place that slowly knocks it down your breakfast list. That my friends is what happened to me and First Watch. About 2 years ago, I'd visit often. The service was good, the food quick and fresh and the prices were right. But it lacked something. It took me awhile to figure it out and once I started visiting the local mom and pop brunch spots, I know. My dates with First Watch were dwindling. Now, it;s not to say First Watch isn't good because it is. if you're looking for a typical breakfast menu with some odd variations, this might be your place. TIP: Crowded on the weekend! They don't take reservations but if you call, they will put your name on the waiting list. read more

Great food and service!!! My niece and I came in for brunch and I couldn't be more pleased! Our waitress was great. I ordered the turkey sausage and biscuit, the portion size was perfect. Food was seasoned and warm, no complaints! My niece had the chocolate chip kids waffle with a side of turkey sausage and both were good and fresh as well! I'll definitely be back when I'm in Akron. read more

Clean menu with sensible choices. Splurge on one of their amazing seasonal juices. Kids menu available. Always great service.

Bad experience last week at our favorite breakfast place. Omelette sent back due to cold, rubber like appearance with no cheese to be found and potatoes were cubed and many of them quasi raw and tasteless. My omelette was as bad as my wife's with it being warm vs hot and lacking any respectable amount of cheese..... is your cheese tied up at the Ports??? Sad to see our Waiter running all over trying to serve other customers and solve our problem with Waitresses gabbing at the Register while the crowded Restaurant forged ahead without them. I asked a Waittress to bring me a Creamer and it never arrived ---had to scrounge some from another table before the coffee got cold. Just returned from First Watch in Solon and this is what all FW's should strive for ---- pleasant, effective Waitress, great food ( Whole Grain Pancakes were the bomb) and, despite the crowd, food arrived pronto and steaming hot, along with the Syrup. Summit Mall location may want to evaluate their Cooks and staff....a real bummer since we last dined there before the Pandemic read more