My wife and I decided to come here for brunch on Saturday. The wait was long, almost an hour, which was fine as we had the opportunity to check out the dollar store nearby. Once seated, we were able to put in our orders and get some much needed coffee. I ordered the Parma Skillet Hash (I can't resist breakfast food over potatoes) and my wife got the Trifecta with Bacon, Eggs, and a Waffle. However, it was a long delay, almost another 40 minutes, before I actually got my food. I finished my first hot cup of coffee before my plate even arrived and my wife was about halfway done with her meal so I was a bit disappointed with the service. We both did enjoy our food and the portion size was just right but the timing could have been better. Overall, pretty decent place as long as you have the time. read more

First Watch - Trifecta! Bacon, Over Easy Eggs, Waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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I must start by saying. I'm sooooo glad this place is far from where I live. I've never stuffed my face so much and been happier in my life. Yes, this French Toast looks amazing. However, babyyyyy that bacon and those pancakes....(did I say I stuffed my face already?!)....!!! I don't even like Pancakes and those just changed my entire outlook on the invention of pancakes. Those healthy wheat pancakes are gifts from Jesus himself. (Oh, the potatoes and fresh OJ were delicious too.) Most importantly, service was outstanding. 6 stars for me!!! read more

First Watch - French Toast and Pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

The service isn't the best but the food is delicious so I get take out orders from here. The food is always good and the drinks, they have different locations in the area that have better service if you'd like to sit down and eat. read more

I arrived early and there were hardly any customers, but it took a long time to be seated. Finally seated, by a very friendly host, but I waited another ridiculously long time to place my order. I do like the idea of farm to table, however the concept was lost when it came to the coffee creamer, just look at my picture of what's served. Food was indeed fresh and okay tasting. Good bold flavored coffee. read more

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Had a great experience here. The food was good, restaurant clean and staff friendly. Shoutout to Jennifer the server who was very friendly, efficient and professional all while working with a trainee. read more

My family and I went to First Watch in Bowie for breakfast. The wait wasn't long due to calling ahead. The hostess and servers were friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. The menu has a variety of breakfast items and drinks. They also serve alcoholic beverages as well. We ordered the French toast, waffle, the works omelette, oatmeal, and the million dollar bacon. All were served hot and the food was fresh and good. Coffee was very strong but the hibiscus juice was good. The restaurant was spacious and bright. Noise level is moderate. lI recommend going for breakfast or brunch. I plan to visit again soon. read more

We are regulars at First Watch -- Bowie. We're very happy with the great service and the consistent quality of the food. Today we were waited on by Rashidah who was very friendly and an excellent, thoughtful waitress. Staff like her -- and there are numerous other terrific staff members -- are one of the reasons we keep coming back. read more

Im beginning to think all FW are the same... Menu is good... but no matter what service Is average. Its not like they serve filet mignon people... its breakfast brunch food.. its not rocket science. Its never busy. Our waitress was slow and had no energy. We had to flag her down for eerthing! Food was decent... .my smoothie was good but not worth the price tag..3 stars cuz im feeling generous tonight. read more

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I don't know what happened to the food quality. I mean the pickup service was questionable at best, but at least the quality and the quantity of the food was on point. Now, not so much. The last few orders were absolutely bad. We ordered the Lemon Ricotta pancakes and received like a teaspoon of the lemon curd and two or three strawberries. This happened on two occasions. This morning I ordered scrambled eggs and I maybe got a dollop of eggs. Additionally, the food is just about room temperature when I pick it up; I live about ten minutes away and am there at or near pickup time. Overall, my excitement about getting First Watch has dwindled and has become a "I would love some First Watch, but I don't know how good the food, or the service is going to be this time." This location needs to do better, or we may be looking to spend our money at IHOP moving forward. read more

First Watch - Dollop of eggs. Objects are smaller than they appear. That's about two bites. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

A pleasant experience with great service. I would recommend as an option to those considering some options in the area. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

I was quite disappointed at the customer service at this First Watch. I have been to several First Watch, and by far, the service received here was disappointing. 1. We had a 60-minute wait. The wait wouldn't have been bad if there weren't any seats available for 2 people. We saw several open tables while the line kept growing. Also, even though we were told the wait time was "20 minutes, " they never notified us that our table was ready. Every 15 minutes, I would check in to get an update, and they would tell me a few more minutes. 2. This First Watch felt they had too many staff doing nothing. While many of us were waiting for our table, a few of the staff stood at the front on their phones, with each other laughing and joking it. There's nothing wrong if there's nothing to do, but when you have open seating and a line of customers waiting, the staff should be trying to do something. 3. I had ordered my usual AM Superfoods Bowl. It tasted watery, watered-down. When this issue was brought to our servers' attention, nothing was done. 4. Check-Out - Once again, there were several staff standing at the checkout talking, laughing, and looking at their phones. We took there for about 5 minutes before one of the staff that was actually busy trying to check in customer said something to the staff standing around to check us out. Overall, we were very disappointed at the service and experience we received from this First Watch. As much as we love First Watch, we won't be coming back to this location. read more

This is one of my favorite places to have breakfast and a brunch. The food is always fresh clean and delicious. Also a note. The service is outstanding, especially the last time I was there her name was Rashida. She was very attentive, professional friendly offered suggestions to my friend who had Never been before and overall the ambience is quite nice. read more

The food and service was excellent, even during the very busy Black Friday rush. Rashidah was very attentive and kind. Thank you!

Rashidah was a great server! It was our first time here with the family and the food was amazing. Will definitely come back.

My bestie and I went for breakfast this morning and, wow, what a pleasant experience. First, I was excited because I've lived here a while and never made it over here and I will absolutely be coming back. Our server Ashara was so attentive and friendly. We ordered the Floridian French toast and the farmhouse hash and the food was delicious and so well presented. Oh and the Purple Haze drink was exquisite! I will definitely be back! read more

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I love a good breakfast and have visited this First Watch location many times. With that, I think it's time I finally give it my rating as a serious breakfast lover. For starters, they always have a wait on Sundays, which is usually when I would make it there, but it goes pretty quickly. My absolute favorite menu item is the tri-fecta - scrambled eggs, bacon and a waffle. Each item comes out perfectly prepared for my picky pallet. The waffle melts in my mouth! BTW - they have flavored creamer for your coffee! Love it Oh and for the service, it's pretty good. I have some favorite servers but only know them by face. Good job FW for giving Bowie a chance read more

This place is absolutely phenomenal off. The hook portions are massive. The quality and freshness I came in for lunch had two for two it was $11 cheaper than McDonald's read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

This First Watch location has: Good food, great service, and a nice calm atmosphere. Would definitely eat here again!!!

I placed an order online and items consisted of Smoked salmon bagel, turmeric orange juice, side order of cheesy grits and honey pecan chicken salad. When I arrived, my order was being walked up to the counter and the waitress was friendly and courteous. The food was hot and oh boy the salmon bagel made my frustrating morning so much better. It was absolutely delicious, filling, flavorful and a balance between good and evil lol when counting calories! The juice took a couple of sips to appreciate and the win you over. The grits were ok but to move on to the salad, yes!!! I enjoyed my purchases today and look forward to buying the bagel again!! read more

First Watch - Pictures of the bagel (it's hidden underneath all the greens and a beautiful addition) and turmeric orange juice - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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This is inexcusable. I ordered from these folks last week and it was great. This is the garbage and scraps left from the grill. The cook and staff should have enough self respect not to serve this garbage. I called the place twice and no one picked up within 20 minutes. I will never order or eat from here again. Tried to support local businesses and this is what you get. read more

First Watch - This is the garbage left on the griddle they provided me. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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I ordered online for pickup. The order was supposed to be ready at 945, it wasn't ready until almost 30 min later. My issue is that the hostess knew orders were delayed and should have notified customers that there was a delay. Instead she tells us to just wait by the to-go table. Later another employee tells us to wait outside and check in periodically. The disorganization and lack of communication with customers is why I rated this location so poorly. Like always the food is really good!! The customer service just needs some adjustments. read more

First Watch - Order didn't come out until 10:12 - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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First Watch in Bowie is amazing. The staff is always friendly and food is always great. No matter what I try, it never disappoints. Prices are on the high side, but frest ingredients are not cheap. I love eating here. read more

First Watch - I love First Watch. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

When I picked up my Togo order today the lady at the front had the worst attitude I'll never go there again and make sure to check your order my potatoes were burned and not edible read more

First Watch - Breakfast potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

Food is good, but service has declined. Long wait times and they don't always use the app for seating/wait list. Even after you get a table, the servers can be slow to bring beverages, condiments and food. read more

Nice people but unless you have an hour for your meal , move on . They need to hire more people ( wage issue maybe ?) Pay people a living wage and probably get some more staff I guess ... read more

We usually stop in for breakfast but they also have lunch. I love the fresh squeezed juices!

I went to Arlington location, and it was a great experience. I thought going to this location would have been the same as it is closer to my house. This is THE WORST experience I have ever had! 1 hour to wait for food. I ordered brisket hash thing. The sweet potato was 1/4 done. My husband ordered pumpkin pancake breakfast. The bacon was overdone and the grease was already hardened up on the bacon! Gross! Basically our food came out cold and inedible. The people across us ordered coffee and it also came out cold. My husband ordered soda and it came out FLAT! When we told the waitress, she said "oh yeah, the soda machine is actually broken". Wait.. what?!?!? How the F you serve drinks with broken machine?! I'm sorry, but this is beyond BS! Inexcusable! I will never come back to this place, even if you over me free dining. Save your money and go to Panda Express next door! read more

This was my first time with my sisters for breakfast...Our server Taylor was PHENOMENAL! AWESOME! ATTENTIVE AND QUICK TO SERVE OUR NEEDS! The food...I tell you baby....was so delicious and awesome despite the flub up with my eggs which they quickly correctly! I usually don't tip well but she was deemed deserving of the one I left her. To sum it all up...AWESOME SERVER AND DELICIOUS FOOD read more

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Was sat at a dirty table after the hostess told me it was clean. Ordered a water, the Tri-Athlete Omelette with no onions (severe allergy) and a side of plain grits. Hmm...what did I receive? Tri-Athlete Omelette with EXTRA onions and the plain grits were literally covered in butter - I mean we are talking a full tablespoon sitting on top melting so I asked for grits with no butter and literally 30 seconds later she comes back with the butter scraped off the top of the grits. Are you SERIOUS??? I can still see the melted butter on top! You cannot give a customer the same serving of grits with butter. What if I'm vegan? This is abhorrent and unethical. My server Lala barely checked on me so I had to go to the hostess stand to send the omelette back. The manager took 50% off the check due to the kitchen error. Table was dirty. Kitchen was lazy. Staff was nonexistent. No manager even appeared to apologize about the onion allergy. read more

I have been wanting to try this place. My hubby and I finally made it here. I had the pumpkin pancake breakfast substituted with a spinach salad instead of chicken sausage patty and my hubby had the omelette works with the potatoes with multigrain toast. We also tried the shareable Cinnabon. The bun I've had better. The breakfast was just ok. Our server Iyo was really nice and attentive. It's definitely a been there. Done that kind of place. read more

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This was my first time visiting First Watch and I must say that if you have plans later on, then I suggest that you make them at a later date. I say this because the service was a long long wait, even getting seated took 15 minutes and the place was not even packed. Once I was seated it took about another 15 minutes for a waiter to ask if we wanted anything to drink and the food took even longer. The food was good once we were able to eat. The wait just threw everything off course. Not a lot of practicing social distancing going on around there especially at the entrance area. read more

First Watch - Morning Meditation - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Bowie, Maryland

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Unfortunately have to give one star for poor/no service. Went this morning with my 2 year old. Not only was I seated at a dirty table with lipstick stained coffee cups, no one ever served us! I decided to leave and go somewhere else. read more

First Watch is always a vibe. The food is always fresh and customer service is awesome. I always recommend any of the freshly made juices, the million dollar bacon, and French toast or waffle. If I don't want a waffle or French toast, I get the steel cut oatmeal with the grilled blueberry muffin or chocolate muffin. read more

I am beyond done. I have gone to the Bowie location for a few years now and it's always hit or miss. Taking the pandemic into consideration, there were a few times that I ordered online and when I arrived, I had to wait an addition 20 mins because they were backed up. Fine- this was before all the liftings. Today, was just the straw. I arrived around 745am and waited almost 5 minutes because there was no one servicing front of house. This is one of my main issues with this place is that front of house is consistently lacking. Finally someone noticed and came to seat me. I waited a few more before my server assisted me. She was nice, but did not introduce herself as i noticed she did a large party sitting behind me. Food was okay, though i had bacon and i asked for turkey sausage and the grits dodnt have cheese. Lastly, when i was paying, the guy who finally arrived to cover front of house, did not say one word to me. Im just over it. This location consistently disappoints me. read more

Food is good but quickly gets expensive. In my opinion there are better cheaper options.

Close to where I'm visiting in Bowie, we popped into First Watch. Bc it's not the weekend, there are lots of Pick ups but no crowds. We were seated quickly and Jordan came right over to welcome us and get started. I ended up hacking a breakfast sandwich on an unglamorous brioche bun. The grits were flavorful but not cooked all the way. My friend had poached eggs and the chocolate chip pancake with Turkey sausage. She had to send the eggs back to become over easy; since, they were not well poached. I'd eat there again but there were needed improvements. read more

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I walked into First Watch around 12:30 pm to order Breakfast to take home. The restaurant was crowded and it appeared that the staff couldn't handle the number of people. The cooks definitely could not handle the amount of people. I ordered the multigrain pancakes, after waiting too long, they brought out pancakes with raisins and carrots. That is definitely not what I ordered!! I am definitely dissappinted. read more

I think the staff all need wrist watches. When we were making our reservations we were told 25 minutes. After 45 minutes I asked and was told they were setting up our table, and they needed to give the kitchen staff a break because they were getting slammed. After another 25 minutes we were told it would be 5 to 10 minutes. Again I went back to talk with someone and was told 5 to 10 minutes. When I told the gentleman I was told that 15 minutes just prior. He responses was oh well. We ended up waiting a total of an hour and 50 minutes. Once seated I had to flag down a waitress to take our ordered. The food was just barely ok. When we had finished I had to flag someone down for our bill We will not be going back nor will I recommend this place to anyone. . read more

That place has bad service, the waiting time is around one hour and I see a lot of empty tables, the Laurel Fist Watch is really bad. Thank you for following up, I appreciate it the first watch respond to my complaint, however is no Bowie branch, my complaint is the branch in Laurel. First watch is fantastic, I went to the branch of Dallas Texas, and the food and service were fantastic, amazing, super! It's sand that Laurel, Maryland don't have that service. Thank you Bowie management for your respond. read more

Food was decent, however I had a very poor first time experience. Customer service was not the best. Was sitting for about 20 minutes plus before I had to flag down someone to please take my order and no apologies for the wait or nothing I saw several waiters having conversations about travel plans and no one noticed that I haven't been helped. read more