First Watch began in California back in 1983 and has since grown to over four hundred locations across the United States. They are one of several different restaurant chains that have taken the concept of a luncheonette, a place that offers breakfast and lunch, and has elevated it into something beyond what many perceived as a typical greasy spoon restaurant. For the most part, First Watch generally succeeds in elevating the breakfast experience Beyonds either a greasy spoon diner or luncheonette. There is a focus on the ambience the restaurant, as well as a focus to provide different breakfast options, many of them which have a healthier side than your typical greasy spoon offerings. Their eggs benedict are a good option to go with. They're omelets are also good path to consider. If you are bored with the typical breakfast offerings and want something a little more upscale, First Watch might be something cool to check out. Just be advised, you will pay a bit more. Nothing terrible, but you will pay a bit more. read more

Came back and had the market hash. Love!!! So good! My husband enjoyed the BLT Benedict this time too read more

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Worst brunch we've had in Nashville. We really wanted to love it because it's so close to our house, but... Ambiance: Terrible. Incredibly loud and overstimulating. Service: Nice, but slow. We waited so long for food and had to ask for water. Food: Also terrible. Everything was overcooked or undercooked or both. Also as someone who can't have dairy, I had the fun realization halfway through eating my "seasoned potatoes" that they had cheese. There are many better brunch spots in the area. We're glad we finally crossed this one off our list so we know not to come back. read more

This was $15. We checked with the server to make sure that's the correct portion for the order - and she confirmed that this is "actually a generous portion of eggs" compared to what they usually give. The staff was friendly, but this portion size just blew me away. But Nina, wait. Wasn't it a *really* good link of sausage? No. No, it was not. read more

First Watch - This was $15. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

There was an hour wait on Saturday morning so we ordered Togo. I tried the Loaded Smoked Salmon Bagel and added a side of over easy eggs to top it and it was delicious! The food didn't take long to come out and we received good service when placing our order. I have no complaints. read more

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Love this place! Tried market veggie sandwich and its amazing, coffee is great too! definitely our goto place! read more

First Watch - market veggie - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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TBH I didn't have high expectation for this breakfast place, but I left with a good experience! The waiting time to be seated was minimal, although the arrival time for food took longer than I would've liked. The service was great! Very nice waitress. The most delicious part of my meal were the potatoes. They were so crispy, flavorful, and soft. My only dislike was the cold brew. It tasted watered downed. Will be coming again! Excited to try something new on the meal! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

We'll you'd think I would learn my lesson! After a very poor review and a long time I decided to once again go to the First Watch on Lebanon Road. FW does have one of my favorite dishes - eggs Benedict with tomato, spinach and hollandaise sauce. I went on line and got in line with a 45 minute wait. When I arrived decided to sit at the front counter and order. I was excited to once again enjoy my favorite brunch item! When it came I sliced into the poached egg and found a hard boiled egg covered in sauce. I then tried tie other egg to find the same thing! Just wasn't in the mood to eat hard boiled eggs so when the server returned, I showed her and told her I just couldn't eat that! Guess now I can finally mark that place off my list permanently!! read more

First Watch - Boiled eggs! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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I'm curious as to why you have the option to check in online, but even if you check in on line, you have to check in, in person, to start the timer all over again and still wait 45 minutes to an hour. Food is good. Customer service is good. read more

Great food. Never had a messed up delivery order. Possibly the best breakfast place in town. They need to sell the million dollar bacon by the pound!!!! read more

Million. Dollar. Bacon. Plus the eggs Benedict with a side of greens. I am a creature of habit and I love me some First Watch breakfast.

three words: million dollar BACON?!? The sweet yet savory flavors of fresh bacon with syrup drizzled all over it. This dish is a staple, and a must for every sitting when coming here. Their menu has a "lighter"section that includes avocado toast, egg whites, açaí bowls which in my case is amazing, not really "lighter.." The have an egg section that include dishes such as breakfast tacos with chorizo, an elevated sandwhich. Last but not least they have a omelette/ frittata section! The best part about First Watch is their seasonal menus, meaning they make seasonal, dishes and fresh pressed juices depending on the season! read more

First Watch - breakfast tacos - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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Stopped here on our trip to Nashville for spring break with the kiddos. They never disappoint no matter what location we go to. Service is always great, laid back and friendly. They get busy on wknds so plan ahead we stopped by on a Wednesday and got right in. I can't get enough of the toast sooo good. Everything is delicious highly recommend! read more

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When it's right the food is quality and delicious. I'd venture to say best breakfast in town. We've had the best experience on-site, although service can be slow. Definitely recommend using the app to reserve your place in line. Ordering to-go or Uber Eats is just a no go. We've ordered the market hash 3 times and gotten the farmhouse. I realize this is a first world problem, but when you want zucchini, mushroom, onions and mozzarella and instead get tomatoes cheddar and bacon, after you've paid a premium because someone in your house has a cold and you want to be cautious and not go in... it's read more

After combing through Yelp reviews. I settled on First Watch. It was a Saturday morning in Nashville, so the wait was about 45 minutes. Once we were seated the service went pretty fast. We ordered 2 kids meals and the lemon ricotta pancakes with eggs, grits and bacon. The pancakes were a little dry, probably due to over cooking, the eggs were cooked perfectly and the bacon was delicious! They forgot to bring our grits out, so they didn't get served until we were almost done eating all the other items. I was hoping for a memorable breakfast, and this definitely missed the mark. read more

First Watch - Eggs and bacon - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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Love First Watch! Always a win. The food, the ambiance and the service is always on point. read more

First Watch - Açaí Berry Bowl - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

Food and service is excellent. Love having breakfast here! Only problem is deciding what to have because everything is fantastic!

I am so glad First Watch is in different places around the USA! Our first experience was amazing and now will forever be on our places to go to when going out to eat. Everything was delicious. The server was wonderful and did really good on recommendations for the Passionfruit drink. The veggie burger was homemade and so delicious and so were the potatoes- sorta like home fries but softer. If you have a first watch nearby go check them out for yourself. read more

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Amazing atmosphere and the employees are always happy and courteous! The menu is so well rounded too.

The food was hit or miss. My eggs Benedict was horrible (my poached eggs were hard boiled, see pictures) but my wife got the tri fecta and she liked it. The service is the biggest downfall. The waitress we had was horrible. Asked for a drink 3 times before we finally got one. When we did get one, my wife's Bloody Mary was tomato juice and no vodka. Overall disappointing for 1. It is hard to mess up brunch for you can just feed people mimosas and everyone loves it. 2. How hard is it to poach an egg? It is obvious that this place is only busy when Nadeens is closed for this place is Garbage. Or at-least the waitress and chef that we have. read more

First Watch - Poached egg that is hard boiled instead. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

Food quality and portion sizes are robust. Service is excellent. Good springtime menu options including the fruit juices were very good. Located in newer shopping center that's kept the facilities looking good -- on a busy thoroughfare in Hermitage. About 10 minutes from I-40. read more

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Even if you roll up and there are people out the line, this place has got it down to a science on getting you in and out. The morning meditation is the juice I would recommend. Can get loud at times when it is really busy but once you are talking at your table, you wont realize it. read more

Ah, the first time I tried this place was in Bentwood a few years ago. I liked it then and I liked it now too. We came here for lunch to celebrate my little sister's birthday. I had the turkey burger with the tomato soup. My mom had the chicken avocado chop salad, my sister had a Parma hash and my dad had a sandwich (can't remember which one and I didn't take a picture). My sister loves this place and because it was her birthday she got to pick. We enjoyed our time, we came closer to the close time so there weren't a lot of people but they still had a few customers and some still rushing in. Our server was attentive and friendly. Our food was brought fresh and very quickly. We didn't have any issues besides my dad not having his sandwich toasted but he forgot to asked for it so not the server's fault. Overall this is a nice place to get a healthier meal at a decent price. They have different locations here and also around the US. I've been in the Fort Worth, TX location and I had a good experience and good meal too. I will definitely be coming back to this restaurant. read more

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Food was decent. The Hawaiian French toast was good, but the bread didn't taste fresh. The million dollar bacon was ok, I would have rather had the regular bacon. The biscuits and gravy weren't the best, my hotel served better. The pancakes were good. The customer service was dry; our server wasn't attentive. The restaurant was loud with chatter because it was busy. read more

Service was rushed and the host forgot a few things I needed. Food was cold and old. Ambiance was decent. There was dirt on my cup, hair in my food and black stuff in my water. read more

First Watch - Dirty in water - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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We were on vacation and tried First Watch on a whim. We had to wait a bit, but it was well worth it. All 4 of us LOVED our food selections! My smoked salmon and roasted vegetable fritata was amazing! My husband's chickichanga dish was phenomenal. Our 2 sons loved their food too. Even the coffee was fabulous! The service was good also. Overall, it was a great place with Lots of choices and very yummy food. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

If you want to have breakfast without having to wait, get there when they first open! If you wait till 8:30 on a weekend you'll be waiting awhile. The food is always fresh and flavorful, and the multi grain toast is some of the best you'll find anywhere. We actually buy a loaf to take home with us each time we go. My breakfast fav is the veggie omelette. I like trying different things and they are always good, but the omelette is my go-to. Coffee is good and the service has always been friendly and helpful. We've been to First Watch in different locations in TN and I can tell you they are all good. read more

Variety of options, fulfilling portions, and yummy food. Chickicanga was a big sized burrito & zesty in flavor. They had a unique list of cocktails & we wanted to try them all read more

First Watch - Chickichanga - filled me up - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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Cooks here are shit and undercook the food, the servers are great though. They are attentive and try to make the experience nice and comfortable. read more

Very good choice for Sunday brunch. Our friend said there was always a long wait so immediately after church checked their website and found their wait list. When we got here there was indeed a line but we only waited for 10minutes. Food was great, so was service and the price is right. read more

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I ordered the kale juice And it came with a lot of ice I didn't have very much juice and I was here at closing and asked if she could give me more juice and she said no The juice came really fast and I asked was this made in the morning and she said yes so obviously they throw what doesn't get used away First impressions are everything this is my first time here and my last I know I came and right before they closed but I drove by and saw it and I have been hearing about this place at all I decided to come in Customer service is everything Quality is quality read more

First Watch - The kale juice - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

I went online and put our name on the waiting list which said the wait would be 45 minutes to an hour. We arrived at the restaurant 50 minutes later, went in to check in and were told it would be another 45 minutes to an hour before we would be seated because the kitchen was backed up. We have dined at this location numerous times and have always enjoyed the food and the service, but it will be a long time, if, we ever visit this location again. Very disappointed!! read more

Much of the great quality you expect with a First Watch location. Clean setting, prompt service. Food was good, though order came out slightly wrong, it was an easy fix. Service was attentive but not smothering. The check in/out area is an absolute train wreck here. It is impossible to know where to go, who is doing what, etc. they could use a better system for managing this area, but food and table service is still stellar level you expect with First Watch. read more

Newbie alert! My husbae and I were here for breakfast during our kid free week! I had French toast and turkey sausage. He had the works omelet with spinach and potatoes. Friendly staff. We will definitely visit this place again. read more

First Watch - FOOD!!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

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I love first watch. The food is always fresh and there are lots of healthy options when I'm feeling vegetarian.

First time here and my opinion is it's alright, place was packed and very loud. The eggs were very good as was the seasoned potatoes, turkey gravy not so much. Service was good and our waitress was very nice and attentive. There are better and cheaper choices ($35.00) for breakfast for 2. read more

First Watch - Scrambled eggs, seasoned potatoes and turkey gravy and biscuit. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

Stopped here on the way back to Chicago from Nashville my wife had a frahita and she says it was very very good it's like an open face omelette and I had smoked salmon yes tomato and onion and some of their homemade bread and we talked it off by showing a blueberry muffin coffee was good the decaf was good and the service was terrific easy five star read more

First Watch - The restaurant - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

First watch hermitage 6/2/22 I'm sorry to say this is the first time I've been disappointed by First Watch. It's one of my favorite places in Nashville and I go there every visit. This was my third visit to First Watch this time. What a disappointment this visit was. I've been here many times and it was always always always perfect. Never one complaint. Sorry to say this visit didn't live up to that. First, we did not get any water with our coffee. Usually they bring a glass bottle of cold water with glasses with the coffee. Sometimes they ask but usually they just bring it. This time it was almost the end of the meal when I finally asked for water. Everyone else around us had their bottle of water right from the start. The restaurant was fairly busy so I'm gonna give the server a pass on that. She was running her butt off. I ordered my usual avocado toast, two eggs with a side of cheese grits. The cheese grits were amazing as always and I enjoyed them very much. The eggs were severely undercooked, slimy looking and covered in whatever kind of oil they cook them in. I used my napkin to try to swab up the oil some and the whole top of the egg stuck to the napkin. I had to try to scrape it off the napkin. They were a little chunks of paper napkin stuck in what was left of the eggs. It was really hard to get off the egg because the napkin just disintegrated into smaller pieces when I try to pluck it out. The white was nowhere near done. It look like congealed snot. I ain't eating that. Finally got the attention of the server ) very busy, remember) and she swapped the eggs for fresh ones. We had finished everything else well before the eggs finally came. The avocado was perfectly ripe and delicious but the toast was also undercooked. I like my toast to be toast. This was undercooked to the point it was pretty much just warm bread. I didn't send that back though because they were really busy and I don't like to send things back. I was very disappointed in this visit, and I've been here plenty of times. Every previous time I thought it was perfect. read more

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10/10 recommend first watch! Everything is amazing and they have so many options to choose from. The Floridian French Toast was AMAZING with some fresh squeezed juice and potatoes you can't go wrong!! read more

First Watch - Floridian French Toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee

First Watch never disappoints. Hadn't been in a while so I didn't know what to expect especially with the way the new economy is. The waffle was fantastic,the seasoned potatoes were amazing. Thanks read more

First Watch - Belgian Waffle with Seasoned Potatoes,Bacon, and Mimosa. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Hermitage, Tennessee