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First Watch

4.1 (340 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
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What's the vibe?
Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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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.

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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

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.

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."

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Not very polite to the staff The staff is the back bone of any business and they deserve better

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Something for everyone. Amazing fresh food. Vegetarian options. Avocado toast. Great friendly servers.

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This is the best place to go when on a diet food is delicious and has the best drinks/smoothies this is a must try

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Omg this was the best breakfast, ever very friendly staff. Delicious French toast, would definitely be back.

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Great find on Yelp! before heading home from work training. I had the seasonal Truffle Wild Mushroom Frittata and it was delicious!

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One word... AMAZING! The atmosphere and the food alone gives it 5 stars, but the service was mind blowing. I will definitely be back.

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Really liking!!! The vibe, the fresh food and the innovative dishes. Wish they had this chain where I live..

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