What a cute place. We were visiting a friend in town and wanted to check this place out for ourselves. The decor is gorgeous and beautifully done. The fly swatter fans do need to be charged more regularly so they actually work, but excellent idea. The food was delicious. I got the breakfast tacos and my friend got the chilaquiles. The tacos could use two tortillas to stay stronger, but still yummy. We did ask for our server to split the check and he agreed, but then brought us one check. Either not fully trained or just didn't clarify with us. We made it work though. We heard that they just hired more staff to have better coverage so they need to work on training all staff to get to the same as older employees. It is a new place and these things happen with growth. Keep the food good and work on training and you will be golden. read more

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Nice place for breakfast! Felt very community based as we ran into people we knew and saw others inside doing the same. Service was awesome, and my linguica and eggs were legit. Fruit was very fresh on my Mom's waffle as well! Great job y'all! read more

The family checked this out today and we were impressed and happy! Good strong quality coffee - real cappuccinos that don't taste like lattes, great service, amazing good! Kids got a new hot wheels at the table - fun touch. Really good value and quality. read more

I've been to Mornings on First twice in the past 2 weeks. Both times have been exceptional from service to food to atmosphere! Other things I love about Mornings on First the creativity they've shown in shading their back patio! We were able to bring my son's dog with us which was really helpful. My mom was offered a mimosa because it was her 80th birthday. The staff seems to care that you're happy and we in turn complimented them on their great service. Another great addition to downtown Livermore! read more

Went out for brunch with a friend of mine and we put our name on the list at 1:30pm and we were told a 25 minute wait, and they would text us when our table was ready. 40 minutes pass so we go back to ask the hostess if they called our name or maybe forgot to text, she tells us it's another 15-20 minutes, so we take another walk nearby waiting for a text. Now it is 2:47pm and still haven't got called to be seated, and when wevgo back they're closing for the day. We were starving and they wasted over an hour of our day. We didn't even eat there. I would not recommend this place to anyone, horrible service. read more

The servers were so welcoming, kind and knowledgeable. I only stopped for a coffee to go order but the English fog tea is delicious and the mocha coffee I was told was also amazing! Mornings on first was adorable and had so many seating option and was beautifully decorated! I can't wait to come back and try the food! read more

I really wanted to like this place, they from what I've heard have great food and do wonderful outreach in our community, BUT, due to the horrible service we didn't even get to try it. My husband and I were sat by a lovely hostess right away for breakfast, and it was busy but not crazy crowded. We waited for a good 15-20 minutes before even being acknowledged by the wait staff, and of important note, we were approached only after the people seated after us were helped. When the waiter finally did come to take our order, he did not greet us with a "good morning," or "how are you", but simply "what do you want to drink?" I gave him my drink order then started to give him my food order and right away he raised his voice, cut me off and looked at my husband saying, " what is your drink order?" My husband gave him his drink order. After he was done typing that in he looked back up at my husband and said are you ready to order your food, even though I had already started trying to order food, and clearly those with common sense would ask the woman for their order first. My husband said I could go first, which I replied, " oh am I allowed to speak now?" All the while looking at the waiter, he never apologized, did not acknowledge his rudeness, just waited for my food order. I'm sorry, I will not give my hard earned money to a business that treats their customers with such disrespect. We got up and left. There are plenty of wonderful places to eat breakfast downtown Livermore, just not Mornings on First. read more

Great food and service. Nice addition to downtown Livermore!!! Great food...Pancakes are out of this world delish!!! read more

Mornings on First - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Livermore, California

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This place is a keeper. The breakfast was delicious. I had the ham and cheese omelette and it was packed full of ham. The service was excellent. read more

This place was pretty good! Highly recommend the chicken and waffles! The waffle was a little dry and overcooked, but it was still good! I also got the coffee flight and honestly I do not recommend because only one out of the three I enjoyed but that's just personal preference. The tiramisu latte was delicious. Just order that one not getting a full five star because it was not a perfect brunch, but it was pretty good! read more

The 5 star reviews tricked us. The food is below average and overpriced. Tables were so sticky that the menus were getting stuck to the tables and tearing. Hate to be leaving a bad review but trust the other low star reviews and pass on this place. read more

Great Food, drinks and ambiance! Came here Sunday early afternoon and the wait was only about 15 minutes. Food was delicious and got the espresso martini flight. The Tiramisu martini was my favorite. read more

What a great addition to downtown Livermore. We had breakfast there today. The place was busy, service was good, food was good. The All American was perfect, light golden large pancakes, choice of meat and eggs. All cooked well and fresh tasting. The Eggs Benedict was excellent. They don't assume you want poached eggs and will ask for your preference.Tasty hollandaise sauce! The sausage and egg sandwich on brioche bun was hearty and very good, clean sausage (no surprises). Lastly the waffles tasted as good as they smelled. Generous servings for reasonable prices. We sat inside, kind of a Breakfast at Tiffany's vibe. I love the tee shirts. Next time we'd like to try outside dinning either in front or the covered back. The only negative comment was about the coffee. read more

Spent the day in Livermore with my sister and we were looking for a place to eat brunch. We were so lucky to find Mornings on First! We love anything and everything Hawaiian and the colorful turquoise painted walls were so cheerful. Service was friendly and attentive and our food was delivered quickly. My sister had the CFS country fried steak with a side of biscuits and gravy. Oh em gee so delicious and the chicken was perfectly crispy. And that gravy! Savory goodness. I ordered the eggs florentine with sautéed spinach and fresh tomatoes and a side of country potatoes. Loved how the perfectly poached egg flowed golden yummy yolk over everything exactly like it should. Our shared "dessert" was the buttermilk ohana pancakes topped with pineapple, coconut and a creamy, not too sweet, macadamia sauce/syrup. Delicious! If we could, we would have added actual macadamia nuts on top. Next time we'll try one of their Hawaiian themed lattes like the iced banana bread latte! read more

i'm not sure if they just had a bad day or if all their friends are writing the reviews. We had breakfast there. I ordered a cheese and veggie omelet and "fresh squeezed juice" (per the menu). the waitress whispered to me that it wasn't really fresh squeezed. No big deal. However, my omelet was terrible. The vegetables (peppers, onions) were entirely raw and cold. The cheese wasn't melted. How hard is it to make a good omelet?? My friends ordered pancakes and said they were really bad. cold and rubbery. So disappointing after seeing 5 star reviews-and we aren't a picky bunch! read more

I had the breakfast tacos that were 10/10 The staff is very attentive and it's a nice laid back environment for a local brunch spot. read more

My kids and I went at my daughter's invite. I haven't felt so welcome before downtown as I did on Sunday. Mornings on First gets all the stars from me. Great food great atmosphere and did I say great food. If you haven't eaten here hurry up and go. read more

The food was good and the service was good you should come check it out if you haven't already

Service was great, very friendly and efficient. Food however was very mediocre. I ordered eggs Benedict with medium hard poached eggs. The egg yolk was so runny that it was a pool on my plate. The Canadian bacon was very salty. The Hollandaise sauce was not good, too thin. The English muffin was small and thin. The rest of our table said their food was ok or good, no one was excited about the quality. read more

By far the best place around for breakfast! Prices are very reasonable, portions are huge and great quality food. We've been there several times for breakfast. Kid's breakfast plates for $8 and each plate is more than enough food for 2 kids. I wish I could give 6 stars for the service. I have never been to any restaurant with so many friendly and attentive staff on hand. Love, love love this place read more

New favorite breakfast place. The service is spectacular and the food is delicious. It started with our server gifting my grandkids with Hot Wheel cars. Wait time for our food was very short. Would highly recommend Mornings on First. read more

Went here as a lunch outing with the girls I work with. Best BLTA I've ever had! Sounds silly, how hard is a BLTA to make, but you would be surprised at how many restaurants mess it up. The lettuce, tomato and avocado were so fresh and the bread was perfect, not under or over cooked. The other girls ordered the French toast, chilaquiles, and the French dip, which they all loved. The staff was very friendly, welcoming us so nicely as we walked in and very accommodating with our special requests when we ordered. I think this is going to become a favorite place to eat for me. I can't wait to come back and try other dishes, and some of their yummy drinks BTW, the pictures on this site do not do the dishes justice. I wish we took pictures I could have posted. You really must go and check it out for yourselves. read more

The food was delicious! I had a breakfast burrito and a friend had French toast. Prices were standard for a restaurant in downtown Livermore. The service was also great, I would definitely recommend this place to a friend! read more

We were greeted immediately and sat right after. Coffee was on point, not too strong or too weak. Churro waffles were a hit.

Great Belgium Waffles combo with eggs and 3 large pork sausages. Coming again for sure

So today was my 3rd visit. The 1st visit I ordered the Liege waffle (glad they came 2 to an order, and are yummy, considering the price), w/strawberries ($2) and a side sausage patty ($5/6?) (got 1 patty on a huge plate-should've just been on my plate of waffles). 2nd time I got 1/2 salad/1/2 sandwich-turkey pesto (delicious!) w/a measly, sad looking side house salad. Today I ordered the Liege waffles again, w/a side sausage patty, got whipped cream ($2 upcharge), which I did not order and this time I got TWO sausage patties(which are delicious btw)! Maybe the servers should read back your order to you, so you don't get upcharged and maybe the menu should tell you how many side meats are in an order so you're not surprised? Will probably try this place one more time, in a while, so maybe they'll have straightened out the "kinks"?! read more

Great environment with lots of space. Pretty good quality food and very friendly staff. Will gladly return and recommend to friends and family. read more

My friend and I came on an un busy Thursday morning, we ordered the avocado toast with an egg. When they came my friend put her knife into the egg and it exploded- it went in her hair and over the table and condiment basket- it had obviously been cooked in the microwave, luckily it didn't go on her face and burn it. When we told the server and asked for a replacement, there was not one word of apology. The replacement took 10 minutes, by which time I had finished my food so my friend had to eat on her own. Look, I know things happen BUT and here's the trick, if you make a mistake APOLOGIZE! its not hard to make a bad situation better. The way not to do it is for the guest to have to ask for the food to be taken off the bill only to be told that just the egg ($2) would be taken off - not the cold toast which had waited in the kitchen for 10 minutes - and still no apology! I am sorry to have to write this but guys but your customer service is in need of improvement, because generally speaking the food is good. read more

We saw this restaurant one day while walking downtown and knew we had to come back. We had talked to the owner and she was very pleasant. So we decided to stop in today. From the start the service was terrible. From afar, they pointed to two tables and let us know we could pick one to sit at. Unfortunately the one we chose was actually still dirty. But that happens. And I went to the restroom and all they had a back patio for seating. I asked the waitress if we could sit on the back patio because it was such a nice day. She then referred to somebody else and ask them and then asked me how many people we had in our party. I told her two. Then they reluctantly agreed to let us sit on the patio. That was not the biggest issue. The biggest issue is when we asked for cocktails. The server was very rude and his responses to us, he was not helpful in providing us options, and turn the table on us to tell him exactly what we wanted to have in our cocktail or what we wanted it to be like and then he would tell us whether or not he could do something like that. It was his whole tone and demeanor, and how he treated us. He seemed annoyed that I only ordered water. So we walked out and down the street too the breakfast club. And so far it's been great here. See that review. read more

First time at this little place located down town Livermore -My metric for breakfast is always eggs Benedict which was delicious and hit all the points of a good benny - We also had breakfast tacos which were tasty - If you are in Livermore -This a great spot -Great service and great food read more

Excellent place. It's decorated so nicely and has lots of room. The food was delicious. The host was authentically friendly and so welcoming. Our waitress was so kind and helpful. Stewart was the nicest and we were happy to see the restaurant was pretty full before 11am! Please go the food was great. The coffee was really good and the chicken pesto omelette was so yummy. I will be back to try more options on the menu ! read more

This place is so mid. It only has great reviews because of the decor and its "higher end". The service was bad, took 30 minutes to get food, we were only two people. Sat in the back in the sun with a too small table, with the employees on break. I do not recommend the French toast, but the other stuff looked good. If you are looking for a brunch spot for a party, I say go for it. If you are looking for a good place to sit and have breakfast, I say pass. There is better in Livermore. read more

Food is below average and will not be going back as there are many good breakfast places nearby. Server was very nice. Manager was rude when pointed out that the fruits that came with omelette were frozen. They replaced it but was not very happy to do so. read more

Solid food (I had a savory and sweet item and enjoyed both), efficient service, and a relatively quick wait for a fairly large party of 6. A welcome addition to the array of restaurants downtown, and (finally) a good alternative to brunch at Monica's. read more

Great new place in town. Food is great and portions are healthy. Prices are great as well. We had a pup and sat on the back patio. Service was good. Highly recommend this place for a great brunch. read more

The waffles are fantastic!! And the service is terrific!! My new favorite place for breakfast!

Great food, friendly and efficient service. Love sitting outside but inside is nice also plus the back closed in porch.

Food was good! I had a waffle, eggs and bacon. The server seemed to be newer and not familiar with the menu. We sat outside & the reason for -1 star is because there are so many flies on the front patio. They were landing on the patrons enjoying their food. They have some fly deterrent fans on the tables but it doesn't protect the guest from having multiple flies land on them. The lady next to me had 6 flies on her back while eating. read more

We had a great breakfast at Mornings on First. Our waiter, Zach was awesome and provided excellent service. He was friendly and checked in frequently to see if we needed anything. We had the veggie scramble, which was delicious. The chef makes homemade jam for the toast, and that too was delicious. We highly recommend Mornings on First and will definitely go back again. read more

Just had a FANTASTIC breakfast at the new Mornings on First in downtown Livermore. Since this was my first time dining there, I chose a simple breakfast to get an idea of the food quality. Western omelette with fresh fruit and their biscuits and gravy. They knocked it out of the park! Not only was the food great, but the service was excellent and the atmosphere super chill and inviting. My server was attentive and very friendly. On top of all that, their prices are reasonable and food portions are generous. The owners have created another great spot in downtown Livermore. read more