Great omelette-The Works-probably the best omelette I've ever had in a restaurant. Good Good service Breakfast brunch style café ambience ILyn all I think first watch is a good place for breakfast and the prices are really reasonable for the meal you get All in all, it's a win a great place to eat with easy access on Beach Boulevard. but check the hours cause they're not open all day long. read more

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Food and service were wonderful! I highly recommend the morning meditation juice with a shot of vitamins. Will be back!

This location is Amazing !!! Me and my wife go here every Sunday morning's for Breakfast. They have so many vegetarian options as well and the staff is very very nice and welcoming and the Ambiance is always great. My wife had French toast and it was perfectly done and I had their Avocado toast with cheese and top which was well done. To drink we always get their morning meditation with a side of vitamins shot which is a good way to start !!! Overall I highly recommend this place !!! read more

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Absolutely obsessed with First Watch and get excited when their season menu comes out! My favorite is their pumpkin pancakes in the fall. During the spring, my favorite is their cheddar chive corn bread. In the summer they has blueberry lemon cornbread yummm read more

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Staff is always prompt, friendly and greets you quickly. I have long brunches here with my girlfriends and no one rushes us. The Manager always stops by the table to say hi! Love the seasonal menu, so there's always something new to try. I'm never disappointed with the food or the service. read more

Breakfast was amazing, the coffee was fabulous, and the restaurant was clean with excellent customer service. Manager (Loren Sanford) Pleasant & very involved with the customers & staff! read more

First Watch - Chimichurri steak & eggs - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

I am only updating to correct my error. The managers name was Loren not Lorne. Thank you Loren. And my apologies for spelling your name wrong. read more

We got a table for 4 with no wait at noon today. Our server was so patient with us and so kind. One of our friends was late because of having to take care of her baby, and he was so gracious. We put our food in and when she arrived, it was ready! Everything was delicious and we had a wonderful afternoon!!! read more

First Watch - The Elevated Egg Sandwich - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

First time visiting First Watch and it was very good. We were seated right away, and although it took a little longer to get served, the food made up for it. The Million Dollar Bacon was different in a great way, and the small stack was delicious. The ambience was alright -- nothing special, but comfortable enough for a casual meal. Overall, a really solid first visit. read more

From the moment you walk in the door, their staff is extremely friendly. Their General Manager Loren is always out checking on the customers, making sure we are comfortable, and everything comes out perfect! They have great customer service! Makes you feel like family. Each month they have new items on the menu that seasonal. We had the Double Bacon Parmesan Hash and the Pesto Quinoa Power bowl. They were delicious, fresh, hot and great presentation. When you walk in, there's beautiful artwork on the walls by the register, they have a huge board where their seasonal items are posted. You can see it from anywhere in the restaurant and it's always colorful. read more

Good food. Love the shrimp and grits! Decent price and friendly service. Not a lot of space but if you catch it at the right time you don't wait long read more

We ordered Frittata Rustica, French Toast and a seasonal drink. Everything was so delicious. Very quick service.Great customer service Great place for breakfast. Would definitely recommend We went to Beach/Hodges location. read more

First Watch - Frittata Rustica - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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I love First Watch. Upon entering this fine establishment once again I immediately knew I was going to have another great experience. The service and staff was all very nice and one of the waiters even recognized my mother because of how much we come here. The food was great. It is a very consistent restaurant so unlike some local places you always know what to expect when you come here. The ambiance is great and the new barn aesthetic enhances the experience. This place has definitely improved a lot over the past few years. I will be coming here again and if you are in the area you should give it a shot. read more

My husband and I had breakfast with our daughter the other day and it was fabulous. Food was hot and delicious. We spoke to the mgr. to let her know of our excellent service from Alejandra. Her name was Rebecca and she was so very polite and a pleasure to speak with. We couldn't be happier with our visit. We will definitely return to this First Watch read more

Shout out to Eric and manager L, making us feel welcome and keep making our experience great. The food came out awesome and delicious. We come almost every week and will continue to do so, thanks to you all for doing an amazing job! read more

First Watch - Farmhouse Skillet Hash - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Stopped in while on vacation Greeted by the manager with a welcome and a smile. Seated and immediately attended to by the server. Orders taken , coffee filled , food fantastic. I've been to the first watch in suburban Chicago and always had a positive experience. This one didn't disappoint either First Watch is first rate Stop in enjoy good food , good service , and good prices. You'll enjoy it I'm sure :) read more

This was our first time at this delightful restaurant. Our server Conner was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu when we asked questions. We shared a roast beef and provolone sandwich. It was cooked to perfection. Lean with no fat and temperature was cooked on point, keeping the meat tender and the bread crisp. Everything was so good that we ordered a shrimp & grits to-go. They are going to be serving our dinner tonight as well. The thing that really blew me away was the manager, Loren, doing table checks!!! I'm a former restaurant service member and I NEVER see that occur anymore! If you are in the area, check it out. Delish, fast and great service! read more

First Watch - Roast beef and provolone sandwich. - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

I started off on the wrong foot when the host sat us at a dirty table. It was cleared but not washed and while I don't come off as a germ-a-phob, I am. John had the look, like oh no- she's unhappy. I got up to look for a clean table (many tables still hadn't been cleared) and saw the booth right next to us had a wash rag left on the table. I snagged it, wiped down our table and went to the restroom to wash my hands and sat down a little more comfortably. The food is where it's at- I love there wild blueberry pancakes- LOVE and John loves their million dollar bacon. And he had an order of french toast too. We had the perfect amount of food and it was delicious. Tip for management and/or staff- keep up on bussing tables and make sure staff aren't leaving half cleaned tables. OR make sure staff cleaning tables tell the host/hostess what tables are ready to turn over. We were there on a Monday in early afternoon and it was not busy at all. But there were tons of dirty tables throughout the dining room. This was a 3.5 star visit, but I rounded up for the food quality and taste. read more

What is special breakfast. The band bread which was a little thick for my liking, but it was very fresh and tasty with the sauce on point. The whole grain pancake was so flavorful and satisfying poached eggs were cooked to perfection. read more

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Great service and good food. Highly recommend this location. Manager Loren Sanford and our server was very friendly and professional.

Just ordered the turkey sausage and gravy to go and they didn't give me no sausage gravy and I ordered over medium eggs and they were well done as well. It's one job back there. Cook what's ordered smh so disappointing cause I never have this problem at Riverside location read more

Staff is really friendly. I liked the coffee and turkey sandwich. Theres a small library to buy books too!

Great food and drinks! The seasonal shrimp & grits was delicious and Eston had the Hacienda Hash, which he rates a 9/10. The service was amazing per usual. Amy, our server, was very attentive. Loren, the general manager, had great energy and checked in on us periodically. One of my favorite First Watch locations! read more

First Watch - We had the spiked lemonade and cinnamon toast crunch cocktail to drink. - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

You can't go wrong with breakfast or brunch at First Watch. I'm here today with my auntie for brunch. Her birthday just passed so we're hanging out today. First stop was First Watch. :) Connor was our server. He's so friendly and attentive. It's a little chilly inside but the music is always perfect background noise. read more

First Watch - Pomegranate Pear Punch - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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I used to come here once a week. Compared to other breakfast places this is definitely #1. The food is fresh the dishes are different and amazing. All of the food is reasonably priced, definitely cheaper than most places. read more

I had the carne asada tacos from the holiday menu absolutely delicious definitely a must try !

Great place to eat at. Great atmosphere and customer service. I got my usual trifecta and the food was amazing. Loren Sanford provided great customer service and hospitality when I notified my waffle came out cold and made a new waffle right away. I def recommend coming to this location where your needs will be satisfied. read more

Had a family member getting surgery at Mayo Clinic so we went here for breakfast and so glad we did! Lots of health conscious options here but also great options for any breakfast lover! I had to try the Watermelon Wake Up and it was EXCEPTIONAL. Watermelon, pineapple, lime and mint made the most refreshing drink. I then had the traditional breakfast with bacon. Some of the best bacon I've ever had and the bread was divine. We shared the lemon ricotta pancakes which were so good! My step mom had the healthy Turkey omelette which she loved. Will definitely go back to this. Farmhouse home cooked vibe and decor. We loved it. read more

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First, the gluten free options are so appreciated!!! REALLY!!! THEY ARE SO ACCOMMODATING & really were nice about it, which I totally loved! Thank you! I ordered the salmon frittata with this amazing dill sauce. It had fresh veggies inside. Delicious! Really tasted gourmet! The potatoes were extra crispy and I don't know what brand of gf toast My son ordered the gluten free French toast with fresh fruit and tons of meat sides! (Boys!) I have to say that I was so impressed! He said it tasted really good and the portions were really good! The jam for the toast is so good and homemade. The server was excellent. I have to say that it was such a joy to have a great experience here! read more

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I've learned the secret to getting in quick without a wait at First Watch -- go maddd early. Lol. Impromptu breakfast date had us at First Watch super early on a Saturday. Service was attentive and our server was pretty awesome. She was quick to take care of our needs, as well as the surrounding tables. i looove that they position coffee cups on the table and walk up with a hot pot of coffee when they greet you. Food was good. Loads of healthy options. Their multigrain toast is on a whole nutha level -- it's thicc, crunchy and pillowy. I'd really love to buy a loaf. Overall, great service and meal. read more

First Watch - Morning Meditation Juice - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Enjoyable lunch here. The interior is lovely, The food is delicious, and the service is just fine. I got the cinnamon chip pancakes - yum! My husband got the soup and sandwich. The menu is quite large, lots to choose from! read more

First Watch - Cinnamon chip pancake, eggs over easy, and turkey bacon - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

High quality ingredients fresh and exciting recipes. Everyone is extremely friendly and superb service. Cleanest bathrooms.

Lilly was our waitress, super nice and helpful! When she was getting our drink orders, someone said (jokingly), "Got some tequila?" And she was like, "Pomegranate Sunrise!" And we were like, is she joking? And there it was. On the Seasonal Menu for Spring. Yummmm ... it was good stuff. Great morning start. Hahahaha Met the fitfam for breakfast. I was a little late, because I had to get ready for work before heading out to meet them. And, since it's still Lent, I fast from meat on Fridays. I was still looking over the menu, but everyone was already ready and started ordering. I heard one of them say Shrimp and Grits. And I was like oOOoooo yessss, that one! Oh my yummm! Good thing I checked before diving in, I didn't realize it had sausage in it. Hahaha but, they were big enough to pick out. Highly recommend. Very flavorful. And because I took half to go, my friends gave me their portions that they couldn't eat and I had a nice smorgasbord To-Go box. Haha The Avocado Toast was yummm. The cinnamon muffin was delicious. And English muffin with jam is always good. Do I recommend this place? Uhhhh yeaaaahhh!!! Thanks for a great start to my Friday morning. Cute interesting decor. Farm stuff. Fun! read more

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In town for a medical appointment. There are a ton of breakfast options available and I looked at several. First Watch IS a chain but I know I like their food. Ultimately I went for the sure thing. Tri-Athlete (egg white omelet with fruit and multigrain toast) never fails. Yummy. Omelet was hot, fruit was chilled. Jonah was awesome. He made suggestions and ensured I had everything I needed. Left with a Morning Meditation to go. Another good decision. read more

Racist employee Cathrin and racist apologist manager Samuel. We ordered online through the first watch website and came to pick up our order at 12:29 when it was supposed to be ready. When we came in we were informed that our order had been "stollen". They said they would remake it. Over 30 minutes passed and our order still wasn't remade. No biggie. However, as someone who has worked in restaurants their whole life, when a customer is greatly inconvenienced it's only right to offer something for compensation. My husband (a white man) was speaking the to the manager and she gave us a coupon for our next return. My husband then left to move the car (we had our hazards on parked outside since this was supposed to be an in and out thing). I then was speaking to the manager and asked if we could have something else other than a coupon as we live out of town and don't have a first watch near us. Her tone speaking to me (a Black woman) compared to her tone and mannerisms speaking to my husband were night and day. She had this extremely condescending fake smile while holding her hands and nodding her head back and forth in an extremely mocking manner. We've all experienced someone speaking like this to us and this was it on 10. I couldn't believe the way that she speaking to me. She consistently was interrupting me and making assumptions that I was not stating. She said, "it's not our fault that your food was stolen." I never said it was their fault. They can't control that. "Well you came to us on our busiest day so you're going to have a long wait for the remake of your food." I never once mentioned being upset at the long wait, only that with all of these inconveniences maybe a discounted item off of our order or something added to it would be fine. "We're not going to give you your whole meal for free." I never once asked for our ENTIRE meal to be comped. She then says at least 10x in a row "what do you want? What do you want? What do you want?" Again being very taken aback at how I was being spoken to, I said "what I would like is for you to stop speaking so condescending towards me." She then says "I'm going to need you to stop yelling at me." As a Black women when ppl are being aggressive towards us they constantly play the victim and say that we're the ones being aggressive. My tone did not raise once in this conversation. There were employees and guest all around us while we were talking. If I was "yelling" it very easily would've been a scene. But it wasn't because I was speaking to her VERY calmly because I wasn't even upset until she made the yelling remark. If I was white she would never have said that I was "yelling" and I said that. Black employees heard me talking to her and completely understood where I was coming from. They said we can see how you're talking and you're very clearly not yelling. Again, the manner that she was speaking to my husband was completely different than from how she was speaking to me. She never would've perceived him as "yelling" The worst part of all of this was when I was speaking to the general manager Samuel Herrera, I explained the situation and he said "well she wasn't being racist because she didn't mention race". That was an extremely ignorant remark to make. Someone doesn't need to mention race in order to have done a racist act. He then disregarded everything I said and just said she's not like that. Ppl need to realize that just because you're not calling someone a slur, doesn't mean that what you said or did was not racist. When a Black women is simply talking to you and you immediately perceive what she's saying as being aggressive or "yelling" is wrong especially when you were just speaking to a white person and didn't perceive anything wrong with them. It's the reason why so many companies have had to have special training so that they don't simply perceive Black peoples existence as a threat. Will be sure to speak to corporate because this is unacceptable behavior in any establishment. Shame on Cathrine and shame on Samuel. read more

the GM Loren is an absolute legend. super friendly, always smiling. food was great and brought out quickly. people enjoy going there, warm and friendly atmosphere! thanks guys. read more

This is the best foos I've ever had! I don't say that lightly. From someone who's eaten in multiple other countries, this places food blows them all out of the water. Please try this place they have so many amazing foods, on their menu the smoked salmon eggs Benedict is astonishing good the hollindaise sauce is worth its weight in gold. Couple the quality of food with the friendly high quality service, and you have a real winner I would recommend this restaurant to anyone and have taken many people here. It is my favorite place to go in Jacksomville. The restaurant is clean and well set up there is plenty of room to move around while still feeling cozy it has a very nice ambiance and while continue to diner here for years to come. read more

Service was top tier, food was AMAZING, and the atmosphere was everything! Loren the general manager checked on us quite often and everything was done with a genuine smile! Service like that is hard to come by these days. I was hesitant when my mom suggested we go there for breakfast but I'm glad we did! I'll definitely be back read more

Very disappointed. First, I ordered an iced tea, it was very cloudy. When I mentioned it to the server she said, "Does it taste funny?" Seriously? You want me to taste something that I said didn't look right? Odd response. Then, my husband ordered 2 eggs over easy, with turkey sausage. The eggs were way overcooked, and the turkey sausage looked raw. When pointing it out to the server, she said, "That's how our sausage looks." My husband requested his eggs be redone, and ordered pork sausage instead. The manager brought them out, apologized that it wasn't cooked right, and gave us a $5.00 off coupon to use...My husband requested another slice of toast, as he ate what was initially brought while we waited for his meal to be redone....and we did get charged for an extra slice of toast. Other things to note; the table was not wiped clean, nor were the chairs. There wasn't any plain cream on the table. And, the music was too loud. Our server was very nice, and tried to accommodate us. I just think some additional training is needed when responding to customer complaints. We will not be going back. read more

Amazing, delicious food. The staff is very helpful and quick to make sure you have everything you need. The decor is nice and has a calming, country/rustic feel to it read more