Three stars for only food but be prepared for long waiting time to get any kind of response

The food here is delicious. I've had a variety of things , my fave is the chia pudding and the honey pecan salad . The iced coffee is also very good! Definitely recommend! read more

Breakfast and lunch place. This place can get very busy, which tend to slow down the service. Also, if you are doing a larger party, not the best of places. We did a party of 10 but they had to put us at 2 different tables so we separated adults from teenagers. Everybody ordered something different. Food was pretty good. Out of everything that we tried, the best thing is something that is not on the menu (the only reason I know about it is because it was a special once, but it is not on the regular menu) - steak hash with eggs (and bread on the side). My wife had frittatta with smoked salmon - very good, daughter had avocado sandwich, also very good. Good food but somewhat loud and service can get very slow in the busy times. read more

We had breakfast on Saturday morning. The wait took a little bit but the place was slammed. The food can not be beat. My chiciganga was perfect. I'll be back! read more

I've become a victim of downsizing!! My favorite breakfast price has gone up and the serving has gotten smaller. read more

First Watch - This used to be bigger.... 4 pieces of toast down to 2..... - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

First Watch always is a good breakfast spot with classic sections alongside several healthy options. While the food is comparable around the city, this is my favorite one because of the service. At times the one on cedar and in pine crest get very busy and the service isn't great, but this place consistently provides quality service. In terms of food, all the breakfast options I have had were good, and the pancakes are large enough to split between the table. read more

First Watch - Quinoa Chicken Pesto Bowl - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

I am spending my first month of 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio, and I've decided to head to First Watch after checking in to my housing. First real meal in Cleveland and I was pleasantly surprised by this cute brunch/lunch place and the food. I guess I was still hungover from NYE and wanted to eat something heavy, eggy, and savory. I got the following: pot roast hash 9.99 3.5 stars I saw the picture and it looked like everything i ever wanted and more: pot roast, roasted potatoes with over medium eggs on top. When it came out, it looks like everything I expected and more. The food was great. The only thing I would say is that the pot roast was on the saltier side. I don't like salt to begin with. So if you are a salt lover, I think this would be perfect! Overall however, the potatoes were wonderful and eggs were cooked to perfection. I thoroughly enjoyed it and inhaled the food. morning meditation 3.99 5 stars now THIS!!!! freshly squeezed juice. my favorite ingredients including ginger, lemon, and tumeric, and beet juice. I think i am missing another main ingredient but the juice was absolutely delicious. I am not a juice person but man!!! this perked me up and my hangover and the nausea was GONE! Overall I would totally recommend this place for brunch or lunch! I think I saw that this was a chain, which is very interesting! TIPS: -It's in a large plaza and located adjacent to Old navy -parking is ample -you bring your ticket to the front to pay for your meal -you can leave cash tip on the table or when you pay with cc at the front -if you don't want to wait for a table, grab a seat at the communal table! read more

First Watch - Morning meditation juice 3.99 soooo good - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Always the best. Fresh, healthy and well worth it. The omelets are divine and I love the bread. But I also love that this is one of the only places where you can have greens with your breakfast. I think that's so important. Breakfast is normally just a bunch of carbs and sweets but I love the option of greens instead of potatoes! read more

We went to First Watch for a girls get together. I previously had been to First Watch in Tampa, Florida many years ago and I remembered the good food. So I was happy to have found this one in Mayfield. We had a great server, she went out of her way to accommodate us for the mistakes from the kitchen. Our first order was over easy eggs, which came out fully cooked. Both orders came out like that. We waited for our correct order for a long time, but we made the best out of it. Well the second order the eggs were over easy but the cook mixed up the rest of the order. We had like a bowl breakfast and some items were omitted and different items added. So now it was what we didn't order. Then the bacon that was suppose to be with the order was no where to be found. The waitress went and got the order to the kitchen right away. Unfortunately the bacon was cooked on one side and raw on the other side. Like the bacon never got flipped? So I really can't comment on the food because the order was so messed up! One good thing is we had a great server who did what she could plus she checked with the manager and had our meals taken off the bill. Not sure if we'll give that particular First Watch a second chance, but next time I'm in Tampa, Florida I'll know where there is a First Watch read more

Sat at the community table for 20 minutes and no one acknowledged us or gave us the time of day. 0/10 service and experience.

I start this review with a caution: Clearly a popular venue on Saturday morning. The six of us went and took about 40 minutes to get seated. We stuck around because half of the group love the restaurant. Most frustratingly, four of the six of us are broad shouldered and were squished into a booth that the four of us would have fit in comfortably. Rather than bailing on our local hosts, we stuck through it. An outright warning: The coffee is on the feeble side. It perhaps should have been noticed that most of the table ordered non-coffee beverages. That said, the food was good. It's not exceptional, but everyone had tasty things that were well prepared. I had the eggs benedict with salmon and the fish was exactly right. I can see why my hosts are happy food-wise to return. The service was also solid. The staff, which were at the harried end of a long brunch period, managed to have good attitude and were attentive. So, my overall review is go for the food, but not the coffee. Not good for bigger groups. read more

Had a great experience here, awesome service and better food! I definitely recommend there iced coffee too!

I've only been to one more first watch but this is my favorite! The server was so nice to us and she was super cute with my son- it's nice to know kids are REALLY welcome there! The food was delivered fresh and fast and tasted great. Convenient location for us and we went early so it wasn't even busy. Wins all around :) read more

First time here. Greeted with smile and promptly seated. Waitress Elise introduced self and was seemed to be smiling under her mask too. She knew menu and products well and was warm to suggestions due to my first time here. Coffee was great for a place that seems to cater to juices. I had the Parma hash dish with Million dollar bacon it was great. Hash plate has flavor and doesn't overwhelm with spice from sausage. Million dollar bacon was great too i love bacon and it went well with hash plate. Price is to me reasonable. This place is family friendly and I will come here again. read more

I always love their waffle. Everytime I always has it. But last time I order to add strawberry. Can't believe it this 2 oz cup strawberry would cost this much (2.29$) so this waffle worth ab $12. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Honestly wasn't sure what to expect this morning stopping here for breakfast, hadn't really looked at the menu or reviews but it looked like they had some healthy options so I gave it a shot. Turned out to have phenomenal service and a really great menu. The food was quick, fresh and tasty. I had the power wrap, which upon recommendation I ditched the mushrooms for zucchini. Really liked that you can go on the website and adjust your meal to get the exact nutritional, info being I count all my macros this is super helpful. Honestly looking forward to eating here again read more

First Watch - Power wrap, sub'd zucchini for mushrooms - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

The staff is the best. They know our order by heart and they get it right. The food is awesome. Always fresh and tasty. When you're in the area stop by for a good meal. And ask for Sara. She's the best. read more

Nice breakfast place east of Cleveland. Lot's of parking. Short waits. Friendly staff. Have a scrambler or the works. It's really good there. read more

First Watch - Happy after having a great brunch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

Horrible experience I will say it was Mother's Day so I gave them an extra star . We waited an hour and a half while plenty of accommodations could have been made for our party of 12. They sat multiple people before us that came in way after us. They could have pushed those tables to seat us. Instead they separated my family to two table that were not near us. They also brought the wrong food and didn't give us our juices. Not the best Mother's Day :-( read more

Always a tasty breakfast recommend it. Everything's tasty. Usually a long wait. Staff is friendly

My hubby and I were in town to visit our auntie and she recommended this great spot for tasty Brunch! Located in a strip mall as a diner style, it is not much to look at.. but once you are seated and are perusing the menu options you will be very happy with your options here. They serve healthy smoothies and fresh juice drinks as well as pretty good coffee. I liked that they left a small carafe of it as we are serious coffee drinkers (as in we need a lot of it.. not necessarily fancy about it, LOL!) The seasonal menu right now is off the hook, don't even open the reg menu just look at the seasonal page, currently showcasing "Millionaires Bacon" a tasty sweet and spicy coated bacon that we shared; they also have the seasonal "Pumpkin pancakes" that looked great but I chose the "Farmers Biscuit Sandwich", it was all-natural pork sausage, an over-easy cage-free egg and Sharp Cheddar on a grilled, freshly baked biscuit topped with lemon-dressed arugula, mayo and apple butter. Served w/ seasoned potatoes. It made for a perfectly tasty hearty brunch meal! The biscuit was fluffy with a nice crunch on the bottom.The Breakfast BLTE was another 'win' for our table and I think that one is always on the menu. Both the tomato and a Squash soup was very tasty here as well! All in our party loved their meals. I'd go back! read more

I've been to First Watch a few of times, each time to serve only as a reminder why it's been so long since my previous visit. I'm always lured in by the promise of healthy dishes, and dazzled by the look of the place, but I'm disappointed regularly by the food. It just isn't anything to write home about. Eggs are routinely cooked incorrectly, the breads never seen fresh, the fruits are grocery store quality at best; I could go on. It just never seems to ever come together there for me. From a marketing perspective, First Watch gets 5-stars, as it always looks and sounds good, but on the execution side, 2-stars is being generous. In the words of The Who, I won't "get fooled again." read more

We LOVE this place. Carry out is as good as dining in. The food is delicious and the menu choices are great without being overwhelming. We love the seasonal dishes. Our favorite breakfast place. read more

I've had the opportunity to visit this First Watch a couple of times now and have found a couple of things. The good news ... The service over the past visits has been consistently good. From the host/hostess to the waiter/waitress, all staff are friendly and accommodating. The bad news ... I've also found that when the operation is extremely busy, the stress of the volume drives the quality of the food down. For example, today our egg dishes were a bit off and the potatoes under cooked. Also, the silverware was dirty. If the get this issue straightened out, I will re-write the review and up the stars. read more

55 minutes waiting for food. Very salty soup and both salad had very sweet dressing. No choice.... Very noisy. Had to step outside for phone call. read more

Usually I don't have a problem with First Watch in various locations. Unfortunately this morning I've gotten otherwise. My toast was burnt and rock hard. Avocados were bland, and it seems as if it was the only ingredient on my toast. They didn't even give me a lemon on the side which adds to the inconsistency. This was delivered via UberEats, BUT later after my phone call with management, I fully put this on FirstWatch. On top of the appearance of my meal, I called to further discuss this with whomever was in charge (management) and as his response, he says "okay, what do you want me to do?" As my rebuttal I say "well, as a customer, I don't have that answer. That is why I'm asking you, the manager, how to compensate." He then puts me on hold for about 6-7 minutes. (Probably wanting me to hang up but no, no I ) He comes back on the phone to say you have to talk to UberEats. If you want a refund contact them. I said, "I understand I placed my order through UberEats, but my issue was with the quality of my food from FirstWatch." He says "yes, you need to contact UberEats" I say "okay, thank you." So from there, I knew this was a review that I had to post because truthfully it's unacceptable and I won't let it slide. So, people... not everyone cares about their jobs ethics. But always freely say how you feel and don't just submit to terrible customer service! read more

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Our favorite place to go for breakfast or brunch. Go early - it can get crowded - but the wait is usually not too long.

If you're expecting to visit this location and find the same great dishes, you'll be sad to see what you find. It appears that First Watch had a bit of a makeover in the worst way. However, I'll start with the redeeming factor: juices and healthy foods are still the star on their menu. It's their execution where you'll find them lacking. My sister, boyfriend, and I stopped here for a very late breakfast on a Friday afternoon. We were sat within a few minutes. We came here for the eggs benedict and were pretty bummed to see that they changed their "classic" benedict to come with ciabatta, instead of on the traditional, English muffin. Can we start by maybe someone explaining how ciabatta is "classic" on eggs benedict? I'm OK with the tomato, but while we're on the topic, that's not really classic, either. However, we were reassured that we could place our order with English muffins, so we ordered and waited. Our dishes came out with a mound of undressed mixed greens instead of potatoes. Weird. Nothing like delicate, bland greens being wilted by warm hollandaise sauce. I was pretty grossed out. Speaking of warm, the hollandaise was the only warm part. And it came poured over an egg so over-cooked, it looked like a hard-boiled egg. Featured underneath the hard-yolk egg was metallic-tasting, cold, ham slices atop a room temperature English muffin half. I took one bite and had to send it back. Speaking of sending my dish back, that's actually not 100% correct. To send your dish back that would mean a server would have to stop to ask how your food was before they delivered the check. That never happened. My sister's food was fine, but my boyfriend and I just took one bite and sat there waiting... hungry. The server came back only to drop the check. She noticed two full plates of food and asked how it was. My boyfriend explained in more words that they were inedible and she said, "I'm sorry" and tried to give us the check anyways. My boyfriend had to tell her that we were not paying and that we didn't have time for them to try it again since she waited so long to check on us. It took him to tell her we weren't going to pay for food we didn't eat when she should be offering that in the first place. I don't live around here anymore, but I visit a few times a year. I won't be back here to spend my money. read more

The surgeon I'm rotating with this month took the team to First Watch for breakfast/brunch on a rare slow day, and it was a great meal! Service is good. They've recently remodeled for a rustic vibe, so it's quite pretty inside, if a little dark. The menu has a lot of variety on it, including a lot of healthy options you don't find at your typical breakfast diner. That said, if you want to get all of your calories in one sitting at the best meal of the day "Parks and Rec" style, that's totally an option. I had the frittata rustica, and it was delicious! I'm ordinarily suspicious of kale, but it wasn't overwhelming in this dish, and the rest of the vegetables were great. At 610 calories for a filling meal, it wasn't too much of a diet-wrecker, either. Other things ordered included the Parma hash, the power quinoa chicken pesto bowl, and the roast beef sandwich. Everyone seemed to like what they ordered. The plain old black coffee is surprisingly fresh tasting, and comes with magically unlimited refills for the caffeine addicts of the world. Some of their pancake options sounded intriguing, so I wouldn't say no to a repeat visit. read more

Colorful menu has all kinds of dishes! I love the healthy way this place provided. Coffee is fine. Restroom is neat. Not noisy. Fresh fruit and vegetables. Clean restaurant environment. read more

Love the franchise, but can no longer visit this location. Which is a shame because I live and work within the community and have for over five years. Service in general has gone down hill, we've left after waiting for 20 minutes for anyone to speak to us after we've been seated. Lemon with water isn't an option regardless of how often you've asked for the lemon. Plus, when you order a dish with avocado as a prominent feature, they serve you crap avocado. Not just a small quantity, but also poor quality. Do yourself a favor and go visit the other locations. read more

Best daytime restaurant around. Staff was very attentive and the food comes out the way it should be prepared. I liked the NO WAIT app better than yelp read more

This is your typical brunch place. They have quite a few breakfast and lunch items to select from. I got the pumpkin pancake and the works omelet. Both were about the same price (under $9), but the works was way more worth it than the pumpkin pancake. The pancake dish came with only 1 slice of pancake and some eggs, while the works had pretty much every typical breakfast items in it (sausage, bacon, mushrooms, etc). Definitely recommend trying the works omelet! read more

First Watch - Pumpkin pancake - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Mayfield Heights, Ohio

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I was really disappointed in my meal today, I ordered the waffle eggs & bacon. The eggs were fried and chopped up instead of scrambled, the entire meal was Luke warm. I sent the eggs back only to get the same result. My friend had to send her cold pancake back. Not sure what was going on in the kitchen today, normally I've had nothing but good experiences at First Watch. read more

Breakfast for linner...that after hour lunch but not quite dinner. I love their omelets that allow me to be somewhat healthy but still satisfied. Watch out for some of their sandwiches which sound delish but are well over 800 calories a piece. If you look at their menu online they serve it all througout the day unitl close which is 2:30pm. This was definitely an upgrade from the fatburger place! read more

There are two things that sets this place apart from other breakfast places. 1) Their pancake selection and 2) Their healthy choice options. The pancakes are made from scratch and they offer about 10 different kinds, from traditional, to blueberry, to bacon and cheddar. Yes, you heard me right... A pancake with bacon and cheddar cheese mixed in. I was brave and tried that unique item, and wow!! It blew my taste buds away. I tried it with just butter, then with a little syrup. The flavor with the butter alone was outstanding!! These are pretty big but not as big as the restaurant hypes them up to be. Their healthy choice options are great too. Even though I ate the cheddar bacon pancake, I did order the egg whites and turkey sausage. The serving sizes are my only complaint about this place. Many restaurants say something is 2, or 3 eggs and it comes out huge. This place looked like 2 egg whites. The turkey sausage was wonderful! read more

I had the Grilled Turkey sandwich. It was pretty good. Im not sure if it is supposed to be warmer or not but mine was just luke warm it seemed. Although, this sandwich being warmer would not have improved it. I think I just expected it to be warmer. I opted for the chicken chili instead of veggies and the sweetened green tea for a beverage. The green tea is not overly sweet. I enjoyed a few glasses of it while I was here. Price was decent. You do not get as much food as going elsewhere but the quality of the food seemed to be better. I do not think, for example, the food tastes nearly as fresh at Panera. The waitress was attentive and smiled. She took care of the entire table very well. Dishes were cleared quickly and politely. Checks were delivered without asking (i prefer it this way as on a week day i think its safe to assume people are on a lunch break and running low on time). Overall my experience was great with the exception of the crying child in the background. I do not fault First Watch for this but its worth noting that there were quite a few young children in here when we went. YMMV. They have delicious chocolate mints for you to refresh yourself with on your way out. I am enjoying one right now! -1 star because its not perfect. I cant put my finger on it, but its just not my favorite. It is likely that I would return! read more

A good option for a quick and healthy breakfast. At least it felt healthy - I ordered pancakes with fresh fruit, sprinkled with powdered sugar and wheatgerm and they were very good. Coffee is a bit expensive, as is the rest of the menu, but it's very fresh and delicious. Staff is friendly and attentive, and the food was served very quickly. They serve breakfast all day, as well as some wraps and sandwiches. Also opening a new restaurant in Solon sometime this winter. Yay! read more

Love this place and this location. The food always seems to be pretty good and we usually have great service. I always tend to stick on the safe side by getting their Eggs Benedict or traditional breakfast, which are both delicious. However, the new addition of the breakfast tacos are also amazing! On my last visit, I ordered the morning meditation, one of their new freshly squeezed juices, and it was fantastic. (This is coming from a person who usually does not like stuff like that.) Overall, great chain restaurant and neighborhood staple! read more

First time visit to First Watch, but definitely not the last. I was very please with the healthy choices that are offered on the menu. The choices were plentiful and the friendly waitress said we could make any substitutions since every thing was prepared fresh. Although there were brunch and lunch menu items offered, my husband and I opted for breakfast. The "triathlete" omelet (egg whites ) was perfectly prepared, and served with a bowl of fresh fruit. There are so many choices on the menu, I can't wait to go back. Oh, and did I mention that the service is 5 star! The cleanliness and friendliness was top notch. Our meal came to us so quick after we ordered that I had to ask how many cooks were in the kitchen. The waitress smiled then said three and then said that they strive to get your meal to the table with in 10 minutes from the time you order. read more