Phenomenal service and outstanding food! In my opinion, the #1 spot in the Middle Tennessee area.

I just went to First Watch for the first time. Hostess acted annoyed. The coffee in waiting area was good. We were seated on patio. We waited several minutes. Those seated after us on the patio were served coffee and greeted by server. We were never acknowledged or informed if we had a server. After more waiting we got up and left. Informed the hostess were left on patio with no service. The food may be great but I'll never know. Couldn't get past the poor service. read more

5/5! This place has got it going on! Great fresh food, awesome coffee, excellent service, relaxing atmosphere. Has outdoor seating and music playing. Location is convenient. Hostess handled a busy morning perfectly, expect a 15 minute wait with this chic little spot in a busy town, it's well worth your time...and they provide free coffee while you wait! Highly recommended for breakfast and lunch! read more

My favorite breakfast food spot in Murfreesboro. Million Dollar Bacon is a deal at 5 dollars. Great food .

Not impressed. Very expensive for what you get. Had better coffee at Cracker Barrel. Food not very appealing and bland. Sorry, won't be going back. Nice people, but if the food isn't great, no reason to go back. read more

After reading many reviews, I went to First Watch with high hopes. I kept it pretty simple - biscuits with turkey sausage gravy, 2 eggs and potatoes. Why is it that servers always manage to seat individual diners next to the kitchen or an exterior door (30 degrees outside), no matter how many empty tables are in the restaurant? Why bring my coffee to the table, pour, and then leave an empty thermal carafe on the table? I ordered the eggs over medium, but they were much closer to hard fried. Strike one. The potatoes? I'm assuming that somehow, some way, someone managed to spill a few cups of salt into the skillet. I managed a few bites but couldn't go further. Strike two. I've lived here for 55 years. My parents were from Arkansas. Suffice it to say that I grew up on buttermilk biscuits and sausage gravy. I have no idea how they managed to remove every bit of flavor from their gravy, and every bit of texture from the biscuits. One bite and I was finished. Strike three. The server asked how everything was, and I let her know that it was not good. She apologized, then placed the check on my table and told me to pay at the front counter. So, overall a incredibly disappointing experience. One positive note - after I voiced my disappointment to the cashier, she didn't charge me for the food, only $3 for the half-cup of coffee. I'm not sure if I'll return, but, if I do, I won't order eggs, potatoes, biscuits or gravy. read more

Always always good. We ventured out this week for brunch and had a great experience. Chicichanga and farmer stand tacos are always a favorite. Looking forward to returning to normal and being back in Saturday mornings! read more

It is a great family place. I always get the same thing bc its that wonderful. The parma plate.

This was my first time eating at a First Watch. My family and I had breakfast at the Murfreesboro unit. The service was good, server was friendly but it took a little long to get our food (12 to 15 min). When we received it everything was correct and plate presentation was very nice. However, the food was lukewarm. It appeared as if it had sat in the window for awhile. We mentioned this to the server who apologized and said that "she would let them know". When she brought the bill she informed us that the manager gave us a 20 percent discount for the cold food which I thought was fair. The food tasted very good and would have been even better had it been hot. We will, however, go back, as every restaurant has their off days. read more

At first when it opened I thought it was not a chain. Even after I found out I can still say that it is really good and has not swayed me away. Have been to this location several times. Really enjoy their Chicken Quinoa Bowl and their Avocado Toast. Whenever possible I try to order from their seasonal menu. Portions and prices are fair. Everything is always fresh and tasty. I am an early bird so the fact that they open early is a HUGE win for early risers read more

The food is great, we love to come for the FOOD only, because the serving omg it's perhaps the worst I've seen. The employees are always talking to you like they don't like you or they think they are to good to be talking to you. The food takes forever and none ever apologizes or gives you a heads up in advance, I get it they are busy, but let me know if my food is going to take 30 minutes. Servers are not very nice, we may have encountered one served that was actually nice and truly wanted to do a good job. I don't even know why do we keep coming here, like I said the food is good, but maybe not that good if you are going to have an uncomfortable time. read more

I swear I could partake in EVERYTHING on their menu. I absolutely love this place. I had the pomegranate mule today which consist of pomegranate, lime, organic ginger & cane sugar. Yummmm! read more

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

I have been going to this same location for over 5 years now. Since before I was pregnant with my first child and I loved it until the new manager came over. I have been to the Smyrna location years ago and never had a good experience there because the food was always cold and incorrect. It never failed, there was always something wrong at the Smyrna location so I stopped going before 2020. I went to the Murfreesboro location this week and noticed the same manager that used to be in Smyrna, years ago was there now. I was starving since I had been in an urgent care for hours, so we decided to stay. And for the first time ever, all of our dishes were really cold. My plate was absolutely disgusting, the flavor was no where near close to what it used to be on the pesto chicken quinoa bowl. Which I have ordered countless times before. The kale in the bowl was spoiled, you could see it had turned yellow from where it was no longer good. I was starving so I just removed all the kale and attempted to eat the rest but I couldn't. I had a few bites, just enough to not fee like I was starving and had to stop. I was going to get something else but was told I could only remove items and no longer substitute anything. I can't eat pork so I couldn't get my first option. I had never had a problem with substituting items in any dish prior to this visit. Then we got our food after a long wait and we didn't get silverware for 10 mins after our food was on the table. We had to ask at least 3 times for silverware, which we had asked for prior to getting our food. Our server was new to this location and he looked completely lost like he wasn't sure of what he was doing. A lot of the personnel there was new. Like I stated, this is our go-to location and most of the personnel there knows my kids because we go there frequently and have been doing so for years. Later that afternoon I noticed we all got food poisoning from eating there since it started before we had dinner. And due to being in urgent care we had skipped breakfast that day. So it was had been our only meal of the day. I strongly regret not saying anything, more for my kids than anything. So the new management has definitely brought down the standards of my favorite place and I will never be going back. Watch out for SPOILED FOOD in your order and for FOOD POISONING! 100% would not recommend. Extremely disappointed and disgusted. read more

Well the new has certainly wore off for sure. I don't understand how a restaurant can bring meals to customers in spurts instead of all at once. Maybe they don't understand the idea of a meal? Explains why our whole party was served cold eggs and waffles. Had a hair sticking out of the fruit jam for my waffles and only one piece of sausage. Friend with us ask for extra butter several times before the effeminate man bun wearing waiter (seems to be their theme) replied oh "I haven't forgot". Uh, yes you have! Three times. Almost three bucks for average tasting coffee is a rip off, and they failed to bring my spouse's bacon, had to ask twice. At 30+ dollars for a cold egg and waffle breakfast for two with this kind of limp wristed customer service can easily be bested with a Mac a Dees egg mcmuffin and carmel frappe. Oh, they don't offer a veterans discount either, but what else did you expect from a place with manbun boy's serving you? read more

Waited for a table for over 45 minutes while tables were open. Requested a seat on balcony and were told that we would still keep place in line of no one was seated outside. While waiting we watched for 30 minutes one party that was seated before our arrival, this was only party on patio and after 45 mins they still were waiting for food to be delivered. This entire time not one other party was seated outside. After 45 min we gave up as there were still 15 parties to be seated before us. Food is good but not worth this kind of wait read more

Just wish they could bust through the other stores and have more room for the weekend......Love this place in the boro and across the country......try the million dollar bacon........ enjoyed the conversation with an older gentleman the last time I was there and I bought his breakfast....hope he was happy read more

Service not good today. I counted 8 dirty empty tables lasting about 20 minutes with people waiting in line. I was one of them. Normally service is great but not today read more

Love, love, love! Everything is fresh with a lot of local ingredients. I wish I had one of these in my town. Def a great breakfast spot.

very good food. and their drink specials (non alcoholic) are very refreshing. they have a lot of choices and many healthy options. only went once but i'm currently waiting until they open right now to visit again lol read more

Fantastic and healthy food. We were blown away by the selection and quality of the food. On top of that, the service was excellent. We got there around 1130 and they were packed. We used the Yelp check-in ahead function and we were seated as soon as we arrived. We will be back. read more

First time eating here today. Food was excellent. I had an egg white omelette with turkey and whole grain bread. I think it was called the Healthy Turkey. It was great! My mother-in-law had half of a Cobb salad and half roast beef sandwich. Again...she loved it. Food was great. Our issue and what will keep us from visiting again was the service. They didn't have a hostess. So we had to wait on the cashier to seat us. Irritating but not a deal breaker. He only picked up one set of silverware. Yes...the cashier had a problem counting to TWO! Again...irritating but not a deal breaker. Waitress was rude while taking our order when we asked for no dressing or sauce of any kind on the salad and sandwich. We had to repeat the request FOUR times. Wait to the food was not bad. 5-6 minutes maybe. But our requests were ignored and the sandwich came with horseradish on it. It was hard to get the waitress to come to our table again to return the sandwich. Eventually she came after we asked another server to get her for us. Sent the sandwich back. Finally got another one after a ridiculous wait! Waitress acted irritated that we asked for a to go box. Basically service was terrible...waitress was super rude. We left a cash tip. It wasn't much but it was more than she deserved. As we were checking out she brought her cash tip up front and threw it at the cashier giving us a dirty look. We asked the cashier if that was normal policy to bring tips up. He said yes. But Kandy was not happy with the tip and made sure we knew it. I work with the public so I know all about "personal lives" and"perception" from customers. I give the benefit of the doubt always! But she was rude. We won't be back. We didn't see anyone who looked like a manager. We would have asked for him/her. The whole staff looked inept. read more

We recently moved to Murfreesboro and even more recently got a dog! First Watch is one of the few restaurants we've found in town that are dog-friendly on their outdoor patio. Our waitress even gave us a little bowl to pour water in for the pup! As for the food, we have the breakfast tacos and the elevated egg sandwich, and both were FANTASTIC! We will definitely be going again!! read more

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We have tried this location four times before our final review. This only applies to the Murfreesboro location. This location fails miserably. Each visit was met with sloppy and messy looking staff in collarless tee shirts on people who need better attire. Front desk host service was disorganized but wait staff have always been attentive. Food is over priced. This is all short order cooking. Should 2 eggs and the usual fair really cost almost $10 and be served room temperature? Management consistently drops the wall here. That's it for us after 4 tries. read more

Yummy, yummy food! My favorites are the hash and frittata. Great breakfast/brunch menu.

Great breakfast. Kids meals were a hit. Breakfast Sandwich had to have a whole avocado on it. Omelet was good too.

Love this place! Fresh food that's good for you. Juice blends are refreshing, the avocado toast and eggs were perfect. We splurged on the millionaire bacon and it did not disappoint. read more

I ordered the MILLIONAIRE'S BACON, Skillet Hash - Farmhouse, and the Morning Meditation this morning over the phone for $22. Then I stopped by to pick it up 20 minutes later. The staff was very polite even considering the mad rush in that place. The place was packed full of people at 10:00 am. Staff was telling people the wait time was 30-45 minutes. They would take your name & number, then text you when your table was ready. Well, after getting away from the insane towns folk, I returned to a peaceful home with my breakfast. The bacon was good, the skillet hash was excellent, and the drink was good. I look forward to trying more items on the menu in the future. read more

First timer to this place. I've heard a lot of great things. I ordered a kale tonic and avocado toast. Trying to keep it on the healthy side. I logged that meal into MyFitnessPal as I waited. I waited about 20 minutes for that meal. Avocado toast. I don't see 20 minutes here, and it wasn't crowded. Regardless, when I logged the meal, I saw it has over 1,400mg of sodium. Thinking that might be incorrect, I began eating. Holy cow the salt! Now, I've cut sodium WAY back in my diet and I'm probably more sensitive to it than others. But, it was not easy to keep eating. I ate it all because I hate wasting food. There's no sense in a dish like that having THAT much sodium. read more

I've eaten here twice now. Both times we have waited forever on being seated and or our food. The kitchen times are not good and need maybe some management modifications. The food has been good but not as hot as I'd like. The servers are always very nice and do a great job. A little tweak here and there and I think the restaurant could be five stars! read more

This First Watch delivers a consistent experience compared to other First Watch restaurants I've visited. There's great selection (including lighter options), specials, and attentive service. It's the number one breakfast chain that my husband requests, and he typically hates restaurant chains. We've only eaten at this Murfreesboro location once, but we'd come back again when my husband has appointments at the nearby VA. read more

I ordered the elevated egg sandwich and replaced the brioche bun with the whole grain artisan toast, tasted great! The environment was very welcoming, quality of the food was amazing and very reasonable prices. Would definitely come enjoy breakfast there again. read more

One of the best breakfasts I've ever had, chickichanga was delicious and staff was friendly. Moderate wait but well worth it for the food which was superb. The morning meditation juice rekindled my love for beets. Would recommend to everyone. read more

One of my favorite breakfast restaurants! Quality food, friendly service and clean environment.

We're baaaack! Thank you First Watch.... Amazing, fresh, healthy food that has been long overdue for the Murfreesboro area. Since we discovered First Watch, it has quickly become one of our fav's... I would like it to stay that way. So, i will leave some constructive criticism, hoping issues will be addressed in a proactive manner. I do have my doubts though, as i wouldn't be writing this if that we're already the case. The food has been outstanding every visit, with today being our 5th visit in a couple months.... The only issue i have, which is very important, is front of house management. Each time we've came in, we've entered into disorganized chaos.... not knowing who is standing in line to pay, or who's waiting to be seated. Furthermore, we are not greeted or added to the waiting list until we flag someone down, as most times no one is there upon entry. They are either busing tables, seating other people, etc. Make no mistake, the employees are working very hard, I understand and appreciate that. MANAGMENT is lacking. The great food alone may keep us coming back.... or it may not.... read more

For our first time here, we came on a Sunday morning and were seated right away. It took a while to review the menu and our server kept checking on us which was good but she was sort of rushing us a little too. But I can understand because they were busy. Got the donut holes to start which I expected to be great. Well, they were okay but not that special for the price. They also came with three sauces which were okay--one was warm, one was room temp, but one was completely cold. This was kind of confusing because I expected they would all be warm. It would have been better if they had been. So I got the skillet breakfast which was fantastic. I would definitely order this again. My husband got an omelette which he said tasted okay but it was cold, even the fillings. He didn't say anything at the time because he didn't want to make a big deal of it. Also, the coffee. A little expensive at $3 a cup but it was good. They brought a pitcher to our table but it must have been close to being empty when they brought it because after we topped off our cups a few times, it had to be refilled. So I don't know what restaurants normally do with coffee in pitchers that get left on peoples tables. Shouldn't they put fresh coffee in them before taking the pitcher to a new table? Anyway, other than those few little things, it was an overall nice experience and I would go back to try some of the other things on the menu. read more

I liked The Egg and I but First Watch is so much better! I love the new decor and I feel like their new menu has the right amount of innovation. I'm a big fan of their Avocado Toast and so far have not had a dish I didn't love. I'll choose them for the breakfast place to go to with family and friends . Also, I'd like to add that Michael, our server, was great. I had him before the change over and was happy to see he was still there. He's personable and checked back on us often to make sure everything was great. read more

People at the front counter were not helpful we checked on line said there was no waiting when we got there it was a 30 to 45 min wait. I asked why there was a wait when it says it's not. The young lady said it just started 30mins ago I said we checked less than 5 min. She procee to take my name and number. Then we went back in 20 mins to see where we were in the list, the young lady said I did not put you in. I asked to speak to the manager I told him to take care of another customer first then he could talk to me. When he came back he walked passed me and got lemurs to seat other people, I said you going to speak with me. He said yes in a min. He turned and said yes what do you nee, I explained the problem and the young lady kept trying to butt in I told her I was not speaking to her. The manager was very rude to me and was not going to do anything so I refuse to ever do business with them again. They don't need my hard earned money. read more

First watch is my favorite brunch place that I have tried as of yet. I miss The Egg and I, however the food combinations on First Watches menu are great! The Chorizo and Egg tacos are amazing. The flavor!! Yum!! Love the Belgian waffle too!!! I do wish they would come up with a separate way to check people in for a table and check people out for their bills. There is always confusion and people waiting 5-10 mins for a few people to cash out when they need a table. Just adds to your wait unnecessarily. read more

We had great service from Kiera and the food was spectacular. Would eat here again. The atmosphere is very welcoming and would recommend the ham and cheese omelet and the granola bowl to anyone who eats here!!!! read more

One of my favorite brunch spots in murfreesboro! The food never disappoints and the service is always fantastic. The only downside can be the wait time at certain brunch times. read more