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First Watch

4.1 (336 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
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Casual
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Tiffany N.

Ahh the first 2 star of the year. I heard so many good things about First Watch and the food is not bad, but boy did my order of fresh fruit was not what I expected. I'm not sure how they put this together. I'm not sure how it made it out of the kitchen. Still tipped but honestly it made me go "huh?" Considering how good the rest of my meal went. Hopefully First Watch sees this and stays on top of their quality improvement. Everything else was great!

Alejandro P.

This was a great place to stop by with some friends from school and grab a much needed break for lunch. The service was great and the food was delicious. Coupled only buy a nice booth and window view on a beautiful day. Though there are a lot of breakfast spots in the air to choose from, first watch on Zelda had ample parking and was in a nice neighborhood . What I enjoyed about this particular outing was the friendliness of the staff despite a shift turnover I'm talking everyone from the front of house to the bus to the waiter, etc. no matter who our table interacted with no one missed a beat or skipped out on awesome customer service. That extra southern touch of hospitality earned this place it's fifth star

BLT Eggs Benedict

Server was excellent, wait time minimal for a Saturday morning. I ordered the BLT eggs Benedict, husband ordered the skillet hash and a pancake. His food came out first looking and smelling amazing. About 10 minutes later mine arrived. Beautiful presentation! I cut into the egg and the most perfect runny poached egg spilled over my plate. Took that first bite with my eyes closed...ice cold. Wonderful server apologizes profusely. New order arrives 15 minutes later, steam rising from the plate. First cut, hard boiled eggs. I lost my appetite. The kind server removed the charge and the manager offered me a sandwich. My husband's food was perfect.

Healthy (but very salty) Turkey omelette
Dave W.

In the local area for a 3 week training course at Maxwell Air Force Base. I perused Yelp for a good breakfast restaurant in the local Montgomery area. First Watch had generally decent reviews so I opted to venture out and try them. Upon arrival, I was quickly assisted by the host who escorted me to a table. The dining area is very clean and decorated well. JC was my waiter he was very kind and quickly brought water and coffee. I ordered the Healthy Turkey omelette with fruit cup not the side. The coffee was amazing, although it's an extra $4. The food arrived in a reasonable amount of time and it tasted good. The only issue I had was that it was super salty, likely due to the feta cheese and sliced deli turkey meat they used. I would suggest maybe low/no salt turkey. The toast was great and the fruit cup came with blueberries, pineapple, and grapes. Overall, it was good food, great service, and reasonably priced. Bathrooms were clean and they received a decent score of 89 on their most recent health inspection.

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Jerrica C.

After working a long shift decided to check this place out. Loved it! Staff was friendly and the food was yummy.

This was really good.
Kyle B.

We had really high hopes for this place after seeing pictures of the food and the reviews. Unfortunately, the food did not meet the standards we were expecting. The service was great and the restaurant is very nice and clean inside. But ultimately it all falls back on the food. Nothing really stuck out as anything to write home about. The drinks were good, but nothing else we ordered was that good.

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Jana N.

Joined the waitlist as we were driving there as I knew this would help speed up the waiting process. Got there, checked in and confirmed our party of 5 for the wait list. Let them know the 5th member was a baby so the hostess asked if a high chair was needed in which I responded yes. Told we would get a text shortly after. Text arrived (about 5 min later) and we found the hostess to check back in. As he pointed to the table, he had forgotten high chair was needed......literally 5 min after we just spoke about it. He said we would need to be put back on the wait list. Luckily, we brought our own high chair and made it work. Still somewhat frustrating. Sat there got a good 10 min before our waitress arrived. Apologized for the wait and took our drink and food order. Another 15 min go by with still no waters nor drinks. Another waitress stopped by and was helping our waitress out. Took our drink order again and brought them back to us. Told we would get waters shortly. Another 5 min go buy and a third waitress comes over to give us water. I was actually very impressed with the teamwork. It was nice to see other staff stepping in to help out Then 40 min go buy and we finally get our food, which is always delicious. This is something we have noticed at every single First Watch location, having to wait a very long time for the food order. Not sure if the kitchens are to small, kitchen staff slow or what the case may be. Hopefully they can figure it out as the food is always on point if you have the time and patience to wait

Million dollar hash
Muriel S.

Ok, my mouth is dancing, and I so grateful I found this little gem. Let me tell you, this hash is amazing!!! Came warm, and the flavors sang a melody together as I took my first bite. I had to jump on and say, "You must try this spot."

The trifecta
Cherith F.

First Watch consistently serves great breakfast/brunch options quickly and it's always served fresh when I go. I love that they have seasonal menu options, which keeps the selections fun. I look forward to the seasonal specials on the menu. The ambiance is welcoming, servers are attentive, and it's still one of my favorite places to go for breakfast.

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3 years ago

Most incredible breakfast. The million dollar harvest hash 100/10 !!!! Service was great. Experience overall fantastic

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Food was great, huge portions and the caramel crunch cinnamon told was EXCELLENT. Jasmine our server was awesome!

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3 years ago

Put our name on the list and waited over an hour to be told we weren't on the list. Very disappointing

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3 years ago

Visiting from out of town. Excellent in every way. The food and service was outstanding. Ambiance was great.

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3 years ago

Unfortunately the million dollar bacon was better in DC. They get four stars for excellent service and ambiance.

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This is my go to breakfast place every time I come to Montgomery. They have amazing food and delicious drinks.

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3 years ago

Food was delicious! Server was great, too. I had the Chickichanga and the Cinnamon Toast Cereal Coffee. Yum yum yum!

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Delicious food, helpful and attentive staff. Recommend going at an off hour, but amazing brunch

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3 years ago

It gets a little busy on Sunday so go on your phone and get in line while traveling there. Waitress was great. Loved the food.

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Martin's Restaurant

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When we went there in 2021, it was fairly good. The older waitresses oozed the old south charm. And…read morethe food? It was like a good Southern family home cooking place. Now, I don't know what has happened since then, but something did. To begin with, the place always looked "used". It had been there a long time and that's expected but this time the chairs looked badly worn and the carpet was in need of help. But it looked clean over all. The workers were friendly but very busy. They had a teenage boy who seated us who was in need of some grooming. But he was polite, so we let it slide. The waitress was very casual and nice as well. But it looked like this one poor lady was handling the entire side of the place by herself. I can overlook all of the above if the food is good but... To begin with, I ordered the same meal I ate in 2021 and yes, I remembered it! As a turkey lover, I recalled it as a Thanksgiving kind of meal that I enjoyed which was why I ordered it again. It was billed on the menu as: Sliced turkey, stuffing, three sides and cranberry sauce. I could eat Thanksgiving 365! And that first time was like reliving Thanksgiving at Moms. Not this time. Aside from being out of broccoli (which limited the green sides down to green beans and/or collard greens- which I do not like) there was an issue with things not being as presented in the menu. The "stuffing" or "dressing" was a small heap of mushy something. It was thin, watery and bland. Horrible! The "sliced turkey" was fractured white meat of turkey, fractured so much that it seemed to meld into the mushy dressing. The two were undiscernable. And it, too, was bland. There was something they called turkey gravy but it was definitely a canned or otherwise prepackaged gravy: bright yellow in color and gloppy in texture. The mashed potatoes were fine, a little salty but fine, though I am not sure if they were homemade or from mix or what. The "green beans" were not what I had before. Before I had what, at worst, had been frozen green beans, though well-seasoned and cooked through. This time I was given Italian beans from a can that had no flavor to them. And then there was the mac n cheese. The test of a good Mom and Pop place is the M&C and this batch failed. Over cooked elbow macaroni in a non-saucy glob of light orange gunk that tasted like flour and not cheesy at all. If that sounds bad, worse was the pie. They used to serve cake and some damn good cake, too! But we were told today they serve pies. I ordered the lemon meringue. I make lemon meringue pie so I know fully well what one should taste and look like and this was NOT it! The fill looked like leftover banana pudding with the bananas extracted. It wasn't set and the meringue slid off of it. The meringue itself had a wateriness that I couldn't quite figure out but it was lightly toasted on top. The corn muffins were good, though they could have gone without being dunked in butter. Over all, I cannot give this place the report I would have liked to have given a landmark in Montgomery. Its sad, too.

Martin's was like a little bit of home. For those raised in the south, you know what I mean when I…read moresay butter peas, collard greens and fried chicken. The two meat came with another side so chose the broccoli casserole. Had I come on the day when the fried green tomatoes or fried okra were the option, I definitely would have swapped out the broccoli casserole. Generous portions and I easily could have split this meal with someone. They definitely know southern cooking here. It's not a fancy place by any means, just good cooking. Our server seemed a bit tired or put out, I couldn't tell which thus the 4 stars. I did go later afternoon following the lunch rush so that could have been the issue.

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Martin's Restaurant - Fried Whole Catfish Dinner Special with greens, dressing and cheese grits

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