I would have to say the food was much better on my second visit to this location. Of course I am use to Atlanta Perimeter location service, they did well. My mother's first time eating was amazing! The pancakes were huge, fluffy and they melted in our mouths! I didn't order the Morning Meditation this time around but it is delicious. They told us there was a 30 minute wait, but when I asked about outdoor seating, we were instantly sat in the beautiful patio area. It was so serene even with the traffic noise. I loved it! Our waitress was quite friendly but it seemed she had a little more tables to handle. She took our order, brought our food and checked on us once. However, we had to ask another waiter to bring another fork, more water to drink and a take out box for our leftovers. That is why I gave them the rating above. read more

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Overall not what I was hoping for. Some of my colleagues suggested trying first watch for breakfast, so I decided to try it today. They sat me down in a corner and no one wanted to wait on me.. I have no idea who my waitress should have been. After 10+ minutes of waiting, the person who seated me asked if I had been helped, I said no, so then he took my order, but I don't think that was his job. On the menu, the regular drinks like orange juice, didn't show a price. This seemed strange to me; I am pretty used to being charged for an OJ, but it was my first time here so I asked if this was included in the meal (that would have been a nice surprise). He said no. I asked if it was free, and he said no, it costs money. I asked how do I know how much it costs, because there was absolutely NO price anywhere on either side for the cost of orange juice. He said it's a hidden charge that they will charge in their computer system...... That's bullshit at a fundamental level! I asked how much, he quoted me a price without checking the computer, but how do I know? It's not listed on the menu. Is that the price for the small OJ or a large? How do I know? How can I make sure they're not overcharging me? That's the whole point of a MENU, to list what they sell and for how much, so you can decide without having to waste the waiters time asking the price of each item. I really don't like this! I should of listened to my inner voice that said just walk away now. Foolisly, the only reason I stayed was because of the recommendation by my colleagues. Needless to say, I didn't get an OJ because I had no way of verifying the price. I ordered a water. I would have enjoyed an orange juice with my breakfast. Maybe I should have ordered it and then told them I'll pay the price on the menu.... After about another 10+ minutes of waiting, no water was brought out. Then a lady came out and asked if I had been helped, I said yes but I don't think it was his job to take my order, so she said she would look into it and brought out a water a few minutes later. The sad part was, the place was not very busy.... Just a slow Tuesday around 10am. When the food finally came out by ANOTHER waitress who I never saw before, I was a little sad because the toast was loaded with way too much butter. The menu didn't say anything about butter, nor did the waiter... I scraped off as much as I could, but the damage had already been done. Dam, am I responsible for telling them everything I don't want on toast that could possibly be put on toast? The bacon was okay tasting but overly salty. The eggs were the opposite, pretty bland without any salt. What they did add to the eggs appeared to be finely chopped scallions. I don't enjoy the taste of scallions on my scrambled eggs. It's a bad combination for me. The fruit was okay, but a very small portion. Overall a lackluster tasting breakfast, very poor service, and the menu that I fundamentally disagree with. For these reasons I give it the lowest rating possible. I am thankful I tried it so I could see what my colleagues were talking about, but now I know. I probably won't return ever again to any first watch. read more

Food was good but service sucked. Seen our server first time to get our drinks and we placed our order right then and there. And then the food starts coming out 2 of the 3 people got our food then 15-20 minutes later our server finally came to the table and says nothing except here the check and we had to be like we still are missing food. And then She went back to get the food made. But still the wait and the service wasn't worth the price we had paid for the food. read more

Honestly just a sorry state of affairs. I've eaten here in person and it isn't like this. It's as if they do not pay any sort of attention to the to go order. 50 bucks for this is just ridiculous. Won't be going back. Food was late and cold. Missing items ( biscuit and syrup and butter ) had to go back in to get it. They asked me to pull up the order. Biscuit comes with the meal as do syrup and butter so why do I need to pull up the order when u could have just went and got it for me instead of wasting time. read more

First Watch - Traditional breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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Absolutely terrible. Do a better job. The girl that was seating us had an attitude. Then we waited 20 min for someone to tell us that our server was coming (also nasty attitude). We ended up just leaving. Couldn't even order water if we wanted to. The next table that got seated after us was served first btw. read more

This was my first time at First Watch, we went on a Sunday right when they opened and there was about a half hour wait. But you can get in line from their app at home. Food and service were fantastic it was a great place for a group gift exchange. We had a party of 6. I ordered the healthy Turkey omelet and the kale tonic juice. Both were excellent. I appreciate that the menu listed calorie count because I am currently tracking my I take so it made dining out easy for me read more

First Watch - Healthy Turkey omelette - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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I love dining here for breakfast. However, today was the second time I received a burnt pancake. The first time, I mentioned that the pancake was burnt, and of course, it was replaced. On today's visit--the second time--the pancake was burnt so badly on the bottom that I could smell it, which prompted me to check underneath. I do not fault my waitress, Ms. Brown. She was sincerely kind and apologetic about the incident. However, I believe I will give "First Watch" a break, as I've now received burnt or poorly cooked food on consecutive visits. Rozzi D Foodie/Media Maven read more

A friend had invited my wife and I for a Sunday Brunch to First Watch. This was our first time and checked out the menu and reviews before going. Menu was very interested and not your standard breakfast place menu. I was a little suspect because of the poor customer service reviews but all food ones were good. Our friend called in for a call in reservation and we were seated with in 5 minutes eventhough the restaurant was packed. The server came to the table to take our drink order, came back with our drinks and took our food order. The food order came out fast. The "works" omlet and a side order of French Toast. The only thing missing from the "works" was the kitchen sink. Cheese, onions, sausage, tomatos and mushrooms and their fired,cubed potatoes were amazing. The French/Texas toast was great. Everything was perfect and service was great. We'll be back. read more

I ordered the honey chipotle chicken hash, eggs over easy. The first dish was sent back bc my eggs were still raw. Second dish the exact same problem. The waitress said they had a new cook. Whatever... I shouldn't have been charged for my to plates of under cooked eggs. I won't be going back here for awhile. I recommend ppl go elsewhere for a decent breakfast, this is not the place. read more

I'll start off with that the staff was so sweet. They were very very busy and the staff took really good care of us. The prices were a bit higher, but that's normal for a place like this. Everything tasted pretty good. We sat outside and I'm thankful we did. The inside was so full it looked cramped and it was very loud walking through the restaurant. Going outside we didn't have to wait for our table at all. The outside area is covered and they have heaters and fans. You are next to the Main Street which is woodruff rd. Tends to loud a bit here or there. We had a pretty good experience read more

First Watch - Eggs Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

The food is pretty good and the atmosphere is nice. It feels clean and isn't too loud when it's filled up. The service isn't the best however, several times when I've come the waiter doesn't come back around often enough, the app is very inaccurate with timing and getting in line is a joke because you have to go in and check in anyways. I was told as well as others that "your table is being cleaned" and then 5, 10, 15, 30 minutes passes. If you'd like better service, come when it's not too busy, otherwise it's not worth it. read more

Why was everything fresh & delicious? From the bacon to the service baby. Excellent! I can't wait to revisit Greenville in the summer so I can come back!! Don't add salt & pepper...taste it first! read more

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Back in the day, did you ever go out on a date with a really good looking person only to find out that you just didn't click? Me neither - but my wife has and she described it to me. That's is how I have felt about First Watch - but this was our second date. I didn't review the first one. The people are pleasant, the space is open, there is even a counter service bar for individual diners, dining alone. Coffee is hot and a pitcher of coffee is on our table in addition to a bottle of cold water, so refills are easy. Self-service or full service, the refills are on the ready and the wait staff does check in regularly. We visited at about 10AM on a Tuesday. The restaurant was medium busy. We were immediately and cheerfully greeted and seated. We were quickly served iced water and hot coffee. The service was very good, so we tipped well. Everything seems great! But I just didn't like the food. Both times. It almost is as if the food is plated for appearance and not for flavor? Well at least the hash that I had, but more on that later. My wife had just scrambled eggs and a biscuit. Literally two side items, and each was $5 range. I had the Spring Menu special Tacos Al Pastor hash, since it was a mid-morning brunch type deal. This is described as: "Two cage-free eggs any style atop fresh, seasoned potatoes, crispy pork al pastor, pineapple, fresh avocado, house-pickled red onions, Cotija cheese, cilantro and lime crema. Served with a side of warm tortillas." The problem is that none of the flavors of al pastor really meshed together. The ratio of any other ingredient to the potato was off, with potatoes being much more of the dish, comparatively. But the dish looked awesome. The eggs were cooked over medium, covered in the Cotija cheese and the purple onions contrasted with the green avocado to make it very appealing. I just didn't get the al pastor flavor from it as a "composed" dish. And it was $13-14 range. We also had to try the "Million Dollar Bacon" which is 4 strips of hardwood smoked bacon with brown sugar, black & cayenne pepper and maple syrup - but it's not a million dollars, only $6, otherwise known as $1.50 per strip of bacon. It was good, but the bacon could've been crisper. I'm probably coming back and will find something simpler next time (the menu is extensive). I am sure that FW has their audience, especially the brunch crowd, with great fandom, but to me it was just okay. If this was a food presentation contest, hands down a winner, but it also needs to deliver flavor commensurate with the appearance. read more

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Great friendly service from Chandler!!! Delicious breakfast and dark roast coffee. I like the ambiance and energy here . Lots of hungry and satisfied customers for sure!!! read more

First Watch - Trifecta - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Really enjoyed our breakfast out. It's always tricky to find a breakfast place that actually makes something that you don't think is overpriced and is less flavorful than what you can make at home but this is one of the exceptions. Really good breakfast and the staff was awesome. read more

Food, service and ambiance is great!!. But my emphasis is on the service I endured because of one server "Ms Logan". She was attentive, quick witted, extremely friendly and quite warm. I live in NY and was visiting for a week. I diligently returned everyday with my children in hopes that we'd have her as our server. We did and she smiled and greeted us with warm hugs and hot coffee like we were long lost family members. So nice to feel at home when we're actually away from home. She flitted around at top speed serving many yet she's was so efficient and personable. What an amazing young woman!! She is an asset to First Watch Greenville SC. Can't wait to see her again upon our next visit. She is definitely a First Watch keeper. read more

I love First Watch-every location we've visited is amazing. Delicious food, cozy coffee, and a wide variety of different menu options. Our server was kind, happy, and attentive. The ambience is aesthetic, bright, and perfect for meeting someone for breakfast or brunch. I wish I could go weekly! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Food is always delicious! Service is quick. We highly recommend. Staff works quickly and waits are usually quick due to this speed!

We decided to leave. I'm a vegetarian and one of the only things that was there for from the lunch menu the waitress informed us that they didn't have the ingredients. No mushrooms or zucchini for the Market Veggie Sandwich. We sat outside which was nice. Waitress seemed very rushed! We will not be returning unfortunately. read more

Sunday morning brunch was outstanding! What a great, all-inclusive menu. And, our server was very efficient, knowledgeable, fast and friendly. First Watch has become our favorite breakfast/brunch restaurant in the Upstate. Keep up the great work! read more

the food was great! Melissa was my server and was super attentive and made sure I had everything I needed. definitely will return and ask to sit in her section! read more

I loved this place! We loved it so much that we came here twice during our six-day trip to South Carolina. I am so glad that we have one close to home as well. We tried a combination of sweet and savory items. Their lemon blueberry cornbread (summer special) was delicious, and I am usually not a fan of citrus-flavored pastries, it was not dry at all and the lemony butter made it even better. Their chicken avocado chop salad, protein bowl, and breakfast sandwich were full of flavor and so filling. The grilled muffin that came with the oatmeal was such a fun surprise (had never heard of muffins being grilled before). Their fresh pressed juices like the kale tonic and lavender haze were also absolutely delicious. It's a great place to get breakfast or lunch with your friends or family. Our server, Logan, was absolutely wonderful and made sure to give us some great recommendations and was very welcoming. read more

First Watch - Million-dollar bacon (top) & chicken avocado chop salad (bottom) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

My waitress is the only reason I'm giving this 3 stars. The pancakes were fried hard as though it was a piece of chicken or fish. That's not how I like. The eggs were not my thing. The million dollar bacon was decent and the cheese grits were as well. Probably won't be back if I'm being honest. read more

Hostess had no idea how long the wait was. She seemed lost. She was quoting everyone 30 mins. After an hour she said we were still 15th in line. Drove to the Taylor's location and sat down with 10 mins of arriving. read more

This has become our favorite brunch spot no matter what we're doing (workout, errand run, shopping, etc). The seasonal entrees and the standard menu items are always yummy. I haven't tried something I didn't enjoy and I never get the same thing. The salad is always fresh. The waiters are always attentive. We always share a sweet dish (I'm a savory dish lover and only need a bit) and it's perfect for two. The dining area is also bright and cheery. read more

Very good food pancakes were greater . Reasonable portions. Service was attentive and welcoming. Nice atmosphere. Side order of bacon is worth it. read more

I realize it was a holiday and busy but extremely slow getting food out and my food was cold; ham and sausage in my omelette was cold. First Watch is usually good. read more

It was nice, but busy. I'm a picky person when it comes to spicy. I ordered the shrimp and grits and when I got it, the presentation was nice, large portion but I thought it was spicy and not to my liking. My daughter ate it and I just had toast. It was too busy to wait and I didn't want to disturb the flow in the kitchen. It was my choice and the server was really nice. I'd probably try again but just knowing what I should stick too. It was nothing against the restaurant at all. Please go try them but know that there maybe a wait. read more

Appreciate the waiter very cool he took my order said I didn't mind waiting on fresh bacon wanted my eggs scrambled wit spinach and light cheese well the bacon wasn't fresh let him know he said he would fix it fresh I said no cause I didn't want it rushed told him this is the fourth time this has happened well 30 min later a mng woman wit gages in her ears asked was it a problem wit the bacon I told her yes it wasn't fresh she got a little loud saying she cooked it and it was fresh I said well that was cooked fast cause normally it would take 20 min for it to come out my plate came out in less than seven min she said again I fixed it fresh so I know it was fresh a lil louder told her I'm not here to go back and forth just got Of third shift don't wanna go back and fourth she then said the meal was on her in which I didn't care cause of how rude and loud she was I know that Daniel the respectful mng would've handled that differently than she did I hate that she had to be like that and yes I'm writing a review because she needs some type of disciplinary action and the staff in kitchen need to start fixing the food the way I ask it To be made the first time read more

Well- I've gone to many First Watch over the country. This was disappointing. First, the 'hostess' was not friendly. I realize they are busy but still, she's the first face you see. Then she quoted 40 min. We signed in at 10:24. We were not seated until 11:16. I am fairly sure they seated 2's ahead of us. We were on a time crunch and that was crazy. Then they seated us. We had such a mess under our table. Yuck. Our waitress was very nice but seemed very frazzled. It took 20 min (11:36) to get our food and my husband didn't get his until 11:46. We were all done. Apparently the kitchen thought he wanted a slab of ham not a ham omelette. Not impressed. read more

First Watch - Chorizo omelette with mushrooms. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

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My partner and i stopped in here for breakfast fairly early in the morning, around 9. The inside of the building is clean and has a very warm, rustic atmosphere that I found charming. They have an open concept kitchen where you can see right into the back of house, and as someone who works in kitchens, it looks very clean, tidy, and up to standard. Our waitress came over quickly and offered us coffee and water first thing, I wish I could remember her name because she was very sweet and informative. She gave us a quick breakdown of the menu and what items were new and suggested some that she liked. My partner went with her suggestion, a Brooklyn breakfast sandwich with bacon and eggs and pickled red onions. I chose the salmon Benedict on ciabatta, which i think is a nice deviation from the normal english muffin that come standard; it held the ingredients much better together where an english muffin is prone to falling apart under all that hollandaise. The salmon was notably fresh and tasted great. My partner said their sandwich was pretty good but not fantastic (i'll note here that they're a bit more critical than i am about food). Would definitely try again, they have a very extensive menu so there are lots of other things i'm looking forward to trying. read more

First Watch - salmon Benedict (that i already bit into so excuse the broken egg) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Greenville, South Carolina

Excellent food. Little disappointed in service. Never checked to see if I needed more tea. I drink a lot and that is a pet peeve of mine.

Love the variety of food. Service was very good & they accommodated 10 of us with no problems. Everyone enjoyed their food.

Terrible. My husband and I ordered a simple Togo order directly through them by calling in. I ordered a trifecta meal with a blueberry pancake, scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, and slices of avocado. My husband ordered the traditional breakfast with toast, potatoes and scrambled eggs. We also ordered a separate side of bobs red mill cheese grits and biscuit & gravy. My husband got the order all the way home to find out the trifecta for $13.00 was missing the turkey sausage and scrambled eggs. We called back up there immediately and the worker who answered the phone just said oh! After we explained that they forgot to put half of our order in the bag. She then put someone else on the phone who asked what we were missing so I had to repeat myself and she said: okay, you can come back up here to pickup and we will have it ready for you. She didn't offer an apology or anything. Customer service could've went a long way for the inconvenience you all caused. The woodruff road location needs to do better and until they do, I will not be back! read more

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Great shoutout to Logan at first watch on woodruff rd Greenville, SC. Great service, great attitude, and a dog lover. Can never go wrong there. Fantastic meal! read more

The waitress was great very friendly and good recommendations on the food we got what she said. The food was great. It was good seating arrangement too. I would love to go there again. read more

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The food is always amazing, but we have had problems with receiving dirty glassware and silverware several times now. Barbara was our server the last time we went and we were given dirty glasses (not by her!) and she went above and beyond giving us excellent service. She was personable and had a fantastic attitude. So many times you feel like the establishment doesn't care if you are there or if you care to return. Barbara was the exact opposite of that. We will definitely return because of her!! read more

First time at this location, and super disappointed. The hostess was overwhelmed to say the least. She was checking customers in and ringing in to go orders and dine in customers. So behind the times to have the customer wait in line to pay. Initially I thought she had too much to do but then I would see her in the kitchen hanging out and the waitresses yelling to get up front. Zero personality as well. She should probably look for a different line of work. The waitress was unattentive and would forget the simpilest things. She never once checked on me. I ordered the blueberry lemon cornbread which I love. But not today. Stale and cold. And I waited about 10 minutes or more to get it. I thought it would come out piping hot. I also ordered the chimichanga with the potatoes. The potatoes were WAY undercooked. This is NOT a chimichanga. There was nothing crisp about it. Just soggy. Good flavor inside. But was missing avocado and chorizo. Overall a super disappointing experience and extremely poor value. The better location (in every way) is on Harrison Bridge. read more

This place is great! Love the selections. Very unique, and great tasting. I was served quickly and really enjoyed my French toast! read more

More like 3.5 stars...definitely middle of the road, good but not great. I visited on a Friday morning and sat at the counter since I was alone. It was about 10:30 on a Friday so the place was not busy. It took a bit for the server to acknowledge me and take my order. After that the service was excellent. It's a chain, so it was clean, etc. The coffee was weak (as expected) - which I don't understand since a lot of ppl enjoy strong/ bold coffee. Why not offer that as an option along with decaf? Apparently every single juice glass was in the dishwasher so my OJ was served in a plastic cup. I ordered the BLT eggs Benedict - this is the description on the menu: "Two poached cage-free eggs atop toasted ciabatta with bacon, vine-ripened tomato, avocado and lemon-dressed arugula and covered with hollandaise. Served with lemon-dressed organic mixed greens." The eggs were poached too long so they were no longer runny. The bacon, ciabatta bread, tomatoes and avocado were all super thin. There was only 1 slice of avocado that I could barely find in the mountain of greens. The greens were not lemon-dressed or otherwise. Maybe they were running out of hollandaise since there wasn't much of that on my plate either. I wish I had taken a picture to post here with the pic online to show how sad mine looked. read more