An awesome brunch spot, Benedict is amazing! Very clean, all employees are attentive and so nice! Get there early during the busy season.

Probably the best breakfast place I've ever been to. Fantastic food, great portion sizes and great prices. Clean, healthy, delicious. Great coffee too!! So glad I found this place read more

First Watch - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

Really really great place! I was looking for a cute place to have brunch and this place delivered. Both meals my table got were so delicious. Really cute restaurant too. I just wish they had fun lattes because that would have been perfect. read more

First Watch - Market skillet (near) and half a veggie sandwich and chicken avocado salad (far) - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

My first experience with first watch was in Orlando and enjoyed it so much so when i came to Destin i see they have one here so naturally this was the place to go for breakfast and of course always a good choice!! read more

First Watch - Crab omlete - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

Phenomenal food, service was amazing and portions are perfect! Good coffee and flavored creamers, we can't wait to go back. Biscuits and gravy were wonderful read more

The food is really good and fresh. Came here several times while on vacation. Highly recommend it. You won't be disappointed.

OH MY GOSH! YALL, if you are looking for a great breakfast joint this is your place! I got the farmhouse skillet and it was amazing. The cheesy potatoes and the peppers ahhhhhh. So good. Everything was outstanding! Thank you for an amazing meal. read more

First Watch - Empty plates!!! - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

This spot is one of our go-to for breakfast. The food is always good and consistent. There are multiple locations so it's super convenient.

This spot was awesome and the waitress are very friendly! The food was really good. Very clean restaurant!

I have been to this location as well as the Panama City beach location. Food was excellent as always, however service was a bit lacking today. It seems to always be hit or miss. Our server was looking extremely frazzled running around tables and rushing us to order. I am not sure if they were short staffed, but normally service is excellent. We will still be back for some good fresh brunch. read more

First Watch - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

Food is slightly above average, but not much. If you eat at Crackings, you will have much more enjoyment of your meal. The quality is much higher, and the service is better. read more

Dropped the hubby off on a deep sea fishing trip and after taking a walk, I needed a bite to eat. As I'm not familiar to the Destin area, I went to Yelp for suggestions. I wanted fresh, organic! Yelp reviews did not disappoint. Wonderful farm to table menu. I had the chicken avocado chopped salad which is chopped romaine and arugula, all natural chicken breast, avocado, tomatoes, corn, black beans, feta cheese and crispy tortilla chips with a citrus chipotle dressing. It was delicious! I also had the iced coffee which was highly recommended by the wonderful waitress and she was spot on. Food was delicious, waitress was friendly, service was great and I'll definitely be back during my visit here. read more

First Watch - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

So hungry that I didn't take pics The service & food was delightful. I had one of the fresh juices with kale and ginger that was on the seasonal menu. Also from the seasonal menu, I had the Million Dollar Bacon - OMG!! It's covered with brown sugar, maple syrup, cayenne and black pepper. I had to get 2 orders! I also had the Lemon Ricotta Pancakes - light, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth good! They were topped with a lemon curd swirl and fresh sliced strawberries and lightly dusted with powdered sugar. So good I'll have to get it again! read more

Update: came back the next day. No issues with the wait this time and the food was delicious. 1 star yesterday. 5 stars today. We were a quoted 25 minutes for the waitlist. Arrived and checked in with the hostess who stated "let me seat this party and I'll grab y'all next" and then proceeded to seat 4-5 other parties that walked in behind us. After following up with us she still didn't seat us and took several other names, sat another party, and assisted several to go orders without providing any update on if/when we would get a seat. Another family was also waiting and clearly discontent by the lack of communication as well. We left. read more

Awesome clean restaurant for breakfast. Fast, friendly, clean, great food, clean bathroom. Food was perfect. Definitely come back next time we're in town. read more

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Love this place. Great and creative breakfast Choices. Never had a bad meal or bad service here. Highly recommend.

The menu has so many great choices! Soups, salads, and every breakfast choice one could ask for. I like how the entire menu is offered all day 7:00-2:30. The atmosphere is urban farm and very comfortable. To top it off the service is always fantastic! read more

Wonderfully seasoned I hate tomatoes but the way it was pan seared in my hash potatoes was delicious!

Love this place it's so worth the drive from Navarre and the wait which usually there is a line to get in. Love the different specials they have for breakfast. Love the pot of coffee and the service is always A number 1. You have to try this place for breakfast/brunch. read more

Pleasantly surprised at the food @ the location near publix in destin. The food tasted fresh and the presentation was admirable. I had the classic skillet and my wife the french toast. The service was quick and not pretentious. For $30 we had 10x better food than we had at Camille's down the road. Definitely will be a repeat customer. read more

Expect to wait an hour to get your food even with at least 12 tables vacant and 5 people in the kitchen.

First time at First Watch and I was visiting Destin Florida, our waiter was super sweet and nice. She made sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed. She was super friendly and sweet to me, my sister and niece. read more

First Watch - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

First watch is so yummmmy. The food never fails to be fresh. Their prices are very decent, but proportions aren't big. I love eating here when in town. I got the Floridian French toast which is the perfect amount of sweetness with very fresh fruits (kiwi, strawberries, and bananas.) if you love grits this is the place to go! Their grits are amazing! The service is usually really good and all their locations are clean. read more

Disappointed with hostess stand activity. People seated before us that came in after us. Were not asked if we wanted seating indoors, outdoors, or first available. Recovery after we sat down, great service, great food. Cheryl was attentive and able to answer any questions. Well worth the money spent, fresh produce, gluten-free choices no extra charge. The " million dollar bacon" tasty and well worth the extra calories! read more

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It was definitely the best breakfast I've had in a long time. Everything was cooked to perfection and the service was great. The staff were kind, quick, and even told jokes!! Definitely would recommend 10/10 read more

Updated again in 2020. We still love this restaurant. We're snowbirds and eat here 4+ times every year. I didn't realize that this was a chain until we ran across a First Watch near Columbus Ohio. Since then we've dined at First Watch near Houston Texas and one near St Louis Missouri. We've never been disappointed for either breakfast or lunch. I only wish they'd open near us in Iowa. read more

Thanks to Yelp we found this awesome place. We ate there 3 days in a row. The Lemon curd Ricotta pancakes were AMAZING! Can't wait to go back to Destin to eat there again read more

First Watch - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

This was my second visit. I got the same dish I got my first visit, but was not impressed this second time. I ordered the chili chorizo omelette with no cheese, no sour cream, and subbed egg whites for the eggs. The omelette tasted so plain, and there was NO chorizo in it. Maybe a sprinkle. My husband ordered the tacos and very little chicken came on that as well. Service was decent, but the screaming coming behind us from the kitchen was a little much. Not sure well be back to this restaurant. read more

First Watch - Very little chorizo - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

We decided to give this location a try while in Destin to see if the food would be better than Smyrna and wow it was 100 percent better. I took a risk and got the millionaire bacon and it was on point this time. My husband got shrimp and grits and I ordered the carrot cake pancake and a side of eggs. One other thing I really liked was the coffee. Everything was very good. read more

I have to say the food was good but nothing stood out as great except the blueberry pancake and the bacon which was crisp and delicious. The rest of the meal was standard but good. Why 4 stars then, because the waitress got our order wrong but she made it right fast and efficiently, without making us feel like we did something wrong. I will admit our orders were complicated, making her job harder but her customer service made up for it in the end. read more

Tried First Watch for the first time this morning (Saturday). 20 minute wait to be seated. Once seated our drinks came quickly. We placed our order then waited another 20 minutes for our food. This was frustrating as tables that were seated after us were receiving their food before us. We eventually got our breakfast and it was good. My daughter said best blueberry pancake ever. I got breakfast tacos and they were ok. Our server was great and apologized several times for the wait. read more

Awful service. Awful overpriced food. So loud you can't even have a normal conversation. Plus a 45 minute wait. Will never go back. Had coffee and waffle and my bill was $22. Our server never checked on us not once. Had to go find her for our check. Nothing special about this place. My friend had the pancakes and could not finish them either. Bland taste. We had to talk very loud to hear each other. The acoustics in this place are the worse. Can I give a negative star? read more

The menu had many interesting items; most of which were very healthy creations. I had the Farm Stand Breakfast Tacos, which were wonderful. My boyfriend had the Chili Chorizo Omelet with fried potatoes. We split ONE carrot cake and pecan pancake (yes, it was large enough for both of us.) The service was good and there were other interesting menu items we would like to try the next time we visit. read more

Excellent service, clean environment and delicious food make for five stars!! Being a local we have many choices but this will be our number one from now on!! read more

First Watch - Italian Rustica YUM!!! - Cafes Near Me - Destin, Florida

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Delicious food and lovely service by a lady with curly hair. However, one of the service workers who I believe is named Elyse or Elyssa who wears glasses and has brown hair gave us some very rude comments that I felt were racially motivated. Everything else was amazing and a great experience, but this put a very bad taste in my mouth. read more

Super tasty. Great atmosphere. Chocolate chip pancakes for the kids were way to big for them but that's not a complaint. We definitely we will back. If was wasn't for the slightly unfriendly host I would have absolutely given our new Destin breakfast spot 5 stars. read more

This was our second choice for breakfast but we were glad that we ended up here. The food was very good. The omelet was a little lacking on flavor but the French toast and maple bacon made up it. read more

Today was our first visit at First Watch. Great food, great atmosphere, great decor. I will definitely be back. Our waitress Alisia was just as great!! She made our first visit wonderful. Thank you!! read more

Food was very good but very very expensive some of the employees were very polite and professional and others had attitudes. Wanted this place to be great but I've been a couple of times and it's flip a coin to the attitude I get from the employees. Not worth the attitude for overpriced food read more

My husband and I drove over an hour to eat at First Watch. Because we love it, and all the delicious healthy options, however this time instead a relaxing enjoyable meal.... We were met with loud and obnoxious staff who would yell at each other in the kitchen, and bang the dust pan around our table as they swept. If this was just your average every day diner our expectations would have been lower however we hold First Watch to a higher standard. (Higher prices, higher standard) They were closing, but still if you are not yet closed and have customers in the restaurant, keep it professional. read more