Was told 20-30 minute wait. Their front end of house didn't know who was where and what was booked. Food good. Disappointing front end experience to get seated. read more

Had the cinnamon chocolate chip pancake off the holiday menu, everything was delicious!! We got seated really quickly when we came in and food came out fast. Our server Jillian was very kind and made the experience even better! Will definitely be back soon. read more

Food was very tasty with generous portions, and waitstaff was friendly and attentive. We came around 11am and it was extremely busy. Took about 30 min to get our food but it was hot and fresh when it came out. read more

First Watch - Farmhouse Skillet Hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Christiansburg, Virginia

Excellent food, short wait we love it! Will return!!!thank you Enjoyed it Good selection read more

Genuinely terrible experience- was excited for first watch opening, big disappointment. Food came out an hour late and was cold- eggs and pancakes were painful to eat. They also just didn't cook the eggs the style I asked. Only bright spot was my service, good waitress. $40 down the drain though, do not recommend. Maybe because it was just opened, might try again but not optimistic. read more

The pictures will show you mouthwatering food. I have to say the only thing we waited awhile, but honestly it was worth it. The blueberry pancakes and short rib omelette were fluffy and deliciousness packed with flavor. read more

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Appetizer: Caramel Pecan Pie Cinnamon Roll -extremely sweet -mostly taste caramel and not so much the pecan and cinnamon in the pecan roll We started our meal with the caramel pecan pie cinnamon roll which was extremely sweet. The cinnamon roll was was sitting in a bed of the caramel, plus the cinnamon roll was drizzled with icing making it even sweeter. It mostly tasted of sweetness, and caramel, and so you did not taste the cinnamon and pecans as much. It was extremely good, but extremely sweet. I had the cinnamon chip pancake breakfast and it was absolutely divine. The pancake was perfectly crispy on the edges while the inside was perfectly. The cinnamon chips were also well dispersed so that there were not large clumps of cinnamon chips in one area of the pancake, so that all you got in one mouthful was cinnamon chip and nothing else. I orders mine with the turkey sausage, and two eggs scrambled with the cheese. The turkey sausage was good. It was not as amazing as the pancake, but it was still really tasty. The eggs were really good, and they were cooked really well. Many times I find that when I order scrambled eggs with cheese that the they do not taste cheesy enough but these were great! My husband had the turkey club sandwich without the avocado, and a bowl of their soup of the day which was vegetable. He ate all of the vegetable, but only half of the club sandwich because it had too much of the turkey on the sandwich for him. My mother got the biscuits and gravy with turkey sausage, seasoned house potatoes, and scrambled eggs. She said that sausage gravy delicious especially considering it was made using turkey sausage. She loved the potatoes as well, and thought they were perfectly seasoned. In fact she said that she should have tasted them first before she added more pepper to them because they were seasoned so well. We did not have to wait long at all for a table, and our waitress was really good. We did have to ask for silverware, and a straw for my husband's soda, but there was nothing offensive in our service. The next time we are passing through we would love to stop again. read more

Enjoyed breakfast here, easy off from I81. Had there farmfresh egg hash dish, custard French toast and biscuits and gravy read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Christiansburg, Virginia

This place is super cute inside and I was really hoping to like it. We tried it for lunch and we did a takeout order...so I can't vouch for eating in or breakfast. But, we arrived right before our order was supposed to be ready, the place was packed. I waited patiently in line to be helped only to find that if/when my order was ready it should be sitting on a shelf to the left of the entrance. I told the waitress my name and she went to check on my order and said it would be out soon. I sat and waited for at least 10 min and saw no orders come out in that time. Finally mine was brought out, I ran through the icy rain to our car where our baby was screaming and ready to go...and opened my lunch, only to discover that the grilled ham and Swiss sandwich was so cold that the cheese had solidified! My husbands meal was also pretty cold, but he was so hungry he just ate it. I just couldn't handle paying that much for a cold sandwich that I couldn't even stomach eating, so I ran back inside and told them the problem. They took my food to the back, then the waitress came out a few min later and asked if I wanted it remade...to me it seemed obvious but yes, I wanted a new sandwich. It took about 5 more minutes and they brought me out an almost hot sandwich, which I accepted. After all of that, the meal was just so so and I scarfed it out of starvation. Not impressed. I will mention that all of the staff was polite and friendly. read more

The food is fantastic. That's probably why it's usually crowded, very loud, and can be a bit slow. But again, the food is fantastic. read more

Service is slow, dirty silverware, hair in my food-do I really need to say more. We will not be returning here.

Food is not as great as the interior. When they had a kimchi-bacon-potato menu called Seoul something, I felt disappointed with it. Kimchi was not really kimchi, and bacon bits tasted stale! They were soggy. The food overall did not taste fresh at all. Nice that you attempted to come up with something Asian fusion, then do it right, First Watch. I have ordered basic American menu here, but not impressive. read more

First time eating here and I was not disappointed. Had their special, Shrimp and Grits, which was just delicious! The server was so attentive and fun. Loved the atmosphere; casual and cool with kids to seniors all enjoying themselves. read more

Great food, served hot! Excellent service with smiling faces! Gorgeous store! Will be back!

Good food. Friendly team. But surprisingly slow service If you want to visit with friends and aren't pressed for time it would be a good stop read more

Delicious breakfast - although a bit pricey. Very pleasant staff. Restroom could use a deep scrubbing

Food was AWFUL!! Service was slow I was insulted by the staff because I am a Transgender. They didn't think I heard them but I did. For a place that is supposed to be LGBTQ+ friendly they are NOT! read more

Very nice upscale breakfast choices. Great service, clean, and nice ambiance. Only issue is the hostesses we're not very friendly or not into their jobs. Plenty of parking and the restrooms were clean. read more

A decent with a good selection of heart healthy options. The lemon ricotta pancakes are excellent.

Best cafe' in the New River Valley. The staff is very personable & the servers are very knowledgeable of their services.

Food is always good with quick service! Jillian was very nice. Their seasonal menu is always exciting.

I was excited to have a first watch come to the NRV area. I grew up with one pretty close to me and then to move to an area that's closest one was in Roanoke was kind of sad, so the expectations were rather high. To preface this, this location had been open for a month so the regular "gaffs" of a new location SHOULD have been worked out. I also want to disclose I am not a heartless wench who doesn't understand we're in a pandemic, there's a labor shortage, eating out is a privilege, etc. I get it, and I know (and I still tipped over 20%). I was running late and my friends had been at the table like ten minutes earlier than me, it had taken that whole time I wasn't there for the waiter to come over. Then he forgot menus. Then he forgot drinks. By the time I got there they finally got everything but this whole ordeal had to start over again for me. When it comes to eating out, it is a privilege and a luxury that I'm not going to do every day, so little things add up for me and can alter the dining experience. My friend ordered a drink that was red on top and it came so full to the table it spilled and made everything sticky, most of the eggs were over cooked. For a place that has like 85% dishes with eggs on the menu, that's kind of concerning. Overall there's just a lot missteps that could have been avoided with more preparations and attention to details. Hopefully this will get better with time. read more

First Watch - Brisket hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Christiansburg, Virginia

Great experience! Friendly service. Great food. The million dollar bacon was delicious! The lemon ricotta pancakes were light and fluffy. The sausage gravy and biscuits had great flavor. Would definitely go back. read more

First Watch - Lemon ricotta pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Christiansburg, Virginia

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Estimated wait time off by more than 30%, initial coffee carafe had less than 1.5 cups of coffee even though multiple people drinking coffee at table, had to flag down waiter several times just to get refills, portions of order were never received, waiter checking on friends and his phone more than customers, and had to ask multiple times for condiments to go with me to the point I walked across the restaurant to retrieve from a table waiting to be cleaned. Visit First Watch often in Greater Richmond area. This was the poorest experience we have ever had. Would not recommend this location. read more

We are big fan of First Watch. Best one in Phoenix AZ. This one disappointed. Waitress Excellent. Service Excellent. Food so so. Ask eggs over easy- still runny. Sausage over cooked from yesterday. Toast wasn't toasted - just bread Passing through so probably try another one next time. Oh - coffee cups cold so first cup was also cold... read more

I honestly am unsure why this doesn't have five stars. We are traveling from Martinsville Va to Vinton Co Ohio and decided to stop in for breakfast. We were seated quickly, ordered and our food arrived promptly. Coffee pot was left on the table, food was really good especially the French toast. The waitress was attentive and the hostess was very nice. Easy access from the highway. We'll be back when in the area again. read more

This is the 2nd time I have eaten at this location. While I have enjoyed First Watch in other cities, this one is not of the same quality. It was not the least bit crowded so lack of help is not the cause for blame. The avocado toast was really cold as were the eggs which were overdone. The eggs at Waffle House are actually better. The service was not great either time I have eaten here. After ordering I did not see the waiter (who does not deliver the food) until the meal was finished when I asked for the check. I will say that the orange juice is excellent. My meal was $20 without tip which struck me as high especially for the quality. read more

I got the elevated egg sandwich with the potatoes on the side. food was fairly decent. potatoes were undercooked and under-seasoned which is odd considering they are called "seasoned potatoes" .the egg white had a blue-ish tint to it open part which was off putting at first but i assumed it it's from where they are using the same griddle to do pancakes(blueberry) and eggs. i made an online order so i came to pick it up and it was not ready on time and when I asked about my order I got told that "it would be ready when it was ready"... not a very good thing to say to ur customer after their order should have been ready 15 minutes ago. especially when it's the manager saying it. you guys are a breakfast restaurant so try to smile sometimes and have your managers not treat paying customers like they're dumb:) sandwich was good though. only good thing about my visit there. read more

This was one of the worst establishments I have been to. The food from our visits to other locations has always been good, however the management is horrendous at this location. I honestly am not sure there is any management. After waiting 30+ mins we were told it would be another 30+ while we proceeded to count 12 empty and dirty tables needing to be clean. So we proceeded to wait the additional 30 mins to only go ask the hostess once again how long it would be, guess what...you got it another 20-30 mins. Now in that 30 mins I believe we counted a total of 3 tables being cleaned. I guess making money isn't your priority or having a clean establishment. I'm not real sure how you can operate like this. I have been to numerous First Watches and this one is by far the worst I have been to. The layout up front is such a congested clusterfu$# that every one was complaining and making suggestions on how to fix it. But all of this was just met by blank stare of stupidity. And don't even get us started on the uselessness present at the front desk! When someone pointed out to them that there was numerous tables that have been dirty for a long time they were met with the typical response of "we only have two people to clean tables". If your workers can only clean 3 tables between them in 30 minutes, you may need to address your staff or lack there of..Well that sounds like a you problem and I hope it continues to cost you business. If I was a server here I would be furious with the way things are handled as you are now taking money out of my pocket! Oh the best thing we heard while standing there was from a lady who came in to pick up a carry out order. The hostess proceeded to tell the lady that they couldn't find her order. They could see it but they couldn't find it. Yes in those exact word, the look on the ladies face as those around her was priceless to say the least. read more

First time at this new restaurant in Christiansburg. Four of us eating together. Service was very poor (probably mostly due to staff shortages), coffee was mediocre (no real cream just the stupid little plastic cream containers you get at McDonald's), food was good, the bill was shocking! Honestly, when I looked at the bill I almost wanted to call the police because I thought I was getting robbed. Four of us eating breakfast and the bill was over $90 with tip. Breakfast! Granted, this is a very upscale breakfast, but no breakfast outside of the Four Seasons Hotel should cost that much. You want a taste of New York (prices) in Christiansburg, eat here. Take your family to breakfast and bring the whole paycheck with you, or go to a regular diner, enjoy nearly as good a breakfast, and save 60%. Promise, I will never go back there. read more

I went with my friends (a party of 4) including myself. We got there & there were plenty tables open yet we still waited 20 mins. There were two specific parties that had 6 and came after us all of their food came before ours (in both parties). Waiter seemed nice but acted nonchalant about food coming out 50 mins later. Lastly, there seemed to be no manager around. I was happy because this is a very convenient location and I have enjoyed my other First Watch experiences but the service & wait time(s) ruined it. read more

Showed up an hour before closing time, server told us a 20 minute wait. We agreed and gave them my name and number to text when ready. We waited the entire hour and NEVER received a text back. No table, no breakfast, no food. Wasted an hour of being hungry just to not even be seated. Some communication would've been appreciated. Trashy way to go about things. read more

We went on a Monday morning. The restaurant is spacious and clean. We were greeted by a friendly hostess. Our waitress Lacey was upbeat and patient with us describing the vast menu offerings. Our food was well prepared. We loved the artisan whole grain toast. read more

Service was bad. Had to keep looking around and asking around for a server to order food. Never once did our server come to our table voluntarily. Now the next part is the reason this place gets a 1 star review..... IT TOOK OVER AN HOUR FOR OUR FOOD TO ARRIVE TO OUR TABLE. EGGS, PANCAKES AND SAUSAGES SHOULDN'T TAKE THAT LONG TO MAKE!!! The food was not even worth the wait. Very disappointed! read more

Very disappointed. I observed two males preparing food, one was stuffing his mouth with his fingers. Not sure if he was eating off the grill or if he had a plate. Both cooks had a beard neither wore a covering. My husband found a black hair in his fruit. read more

I am so excited a branch of First Watch has opened here. This an absolutely amazing place to have breakfast. The millionaire's bacon should not be missed. read more

I've eaten here three times. The food was good every time. The wait staff were professional and attentive. I had to wait to get a table a few times but could see empty tables. I attribute that to the fact many choose not to work these days. read more

First Watch has been my favorite breakfast spot for a while now, I definitely recommend the avocado toast. Nice staff and great food.

We came in during this homecoming weekend and expected it to be busy, and was told that our wait was 1-1.5 hrs. We came back in 40 minutes just to see where we were in line and the hostess at the front was rude and said "well it's been 44 out of 120 minutes" and nothing else. So they not only pushed us back, but gave us a wrong time. After over an hour and a half we were seated only to be told that despite ordering the moment we sat down, the bigger parties foods would be pushed in front of our 6 party group, and it's been over two hours and we have not eaten. Our waitress was kind enough to give us slices of bread to hold us off, but the employees overall don't seem to enjoy working here. They ran out of muffins, biscuits, etc. I suggest getting here at 8-9am if you want to eat at a reasonable hour, and probably eat an entire meal beforehand if you want to come later than that. Might update the review with the food. read more