Updating my review, to confirm that not much has change since my last review. **** if im updating my review. the same day of me going to the restaurant it's was really good or painfully bad. I came here with my friend. We waited 30 minutes to be seated. Not too bad for waiting. However after we were seated, it took a long time for our server to come. She comes to take our order. Long wait, for our food to come. Once it came, I was utterly disappointed with the presentation. My friend was disappointed with her meal as well. I love biscuits n gravy, however mine were dry. Usually there are somewhat flaky and soft. As for the gravy, almost cold. The potatoes were overcooked. Only edible item was my side of bacon. The service was bad. I understand restaurants can get busy, especially weekends. Our server, not once checked on us. Even though she was at the next table, ushering away plates. After today, this is my last time. Not sure, why this location has such bad customer service. I've been to multiple locations Bowie, Muddy Branch, Miami (Hialeah), New Jersey and never had bad food and service Honestly go to Muddy Branch location. read more

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My friend and I wanted to grab some brunch and stopped by here on a weekday late morning. We had a wonderful server who augmented the otherwise lackluster food experience. She cared enough to give me the fruits I wanted in my fruit cup and my coffee made decaf separately. That made a big difference in my impression of the place. I thought the plate of food I had tasted sad and bland. The eggs tasted very rubbery. The portions were also meager in my opinion given the $14 price tag. Rounding up a 2.5 star to a 3 due to the friendly service. I would not return unless my friend wants to go again. read more

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

The staff was friendly, and restaurant clean. The food delightful, but the million dollar bacon, though presented well, fell short of my expectations - my suggestion would be to cook it just a bit more to have a slight crunch, rather than its flat texture. read more

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Pro: clean interior, friendly staff, food, relaxing atmosphere Con: no parking Before heading back to virgina, I was looking to see which restaurant was near me for breakfast and saw First Watch pop up. I remembered my friend recommending me to try this place a long time ago. There is no parking lot so you have to park in garages around the area and pay money. Upon entering we see a clean and rustic interior that give off a homey and relaxing atmosphere. My main entree was the Tri-fecta with a side of fresh seasoned potatoes and a glass of orange juice. The bacon was crispy and the eggs were seasoned perfectly. The waffles were good with the syrup & jelly and the side of potatoes combine with ketchup is a match like no other. I would like to give a shout out to my server Erick because he is very nice and made sure all our needs were met. I also how when they bring out the check to pay that everything is already split between each person who ordered, making it is easy to pay separately. All in all, my overall experience here was great and I would highly recommend anyone to come here and give this establishment a chance because I know I will be coming back here again in the near future. read more

First Watch - Interior booths - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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Busy but still maintained amazing service! Food came out quick, hot, and delicious. Super amazing environment felt so cozy, love the "farm" style! Favorite spot everytime I am in Rockville :) read more

Both soups were very tasty that's why we had to get one of each. The waffle's batter was very fresh and not contaminated with alien flavors that batter sometimes gets mixed with. My friend loved her sandwich so much that there were no leftovers to take home. Million dollar bacon was so good we wanted two orders but we behaved. I absolutely how the Salmon was wild! read more

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Much much better than the last time I visited! I loved the million dollar bacon and cinnamon roll. The staff were friendly and the check in waitlist system was easy to use. Cinnamon rolls: REALLY sweet. Not for the faint of heart, but I loved it! It also heats up well the next f day. Million dollar bacon: also really sweet Butternut squash soup: was a little too squashy and felt like it was missing something. I added some nutmeg to it when I took it home for leftovers and that helped. Chicken salad melt: I enjoyed a break to the sweet things here. I wish the sandwich was not open faced, but that's a minor gripe. This is the kind of chicken salad with grapes in it, similar to the Panera style chicken salad. read more

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The coffee and breakfast (chile chorizo omelet and chickichanga) were tasty with quality ingredients, but the potatoes were underdone and the service was pretty slow considering it wasn't very crowded on a weekday morning. read more

Good experience! Great location with a parking garage in the plaza. It was packed and slightly raining when we got there but we had put ourselves on the waitlist so were able to get seated quickly. Plenty of vegetarian options and good portion sizes! Really liked the hot pressed market sandwich with cheese, spinach, and other veggies. Service was pretty good and we enjoyed our food. read more

First Watch - Marker Sandwich - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I miss you already First Watch!! Came to MD with my husband, for a tattoo, and this ended up being one of our favorite spots to eat. Every single thing on the menu that we got in a 4 day trip (3x visiting), was remarkable. I highly recommend ordering anything with, or adding, the house sun dried tomatoes - YUM. Their eggs are perfect, great bacon. read more

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Wonderful first visit to first watch!! Very easy to find and parking garage B is very close to the venue. The range of different items on the menu was incredible. I never felt like the breakfast food had a fast food or a diner, taste. It felt like I was eating fine dining breakfast. I was incredibly impressed with the number of very unique beverages on the menu even though my food allergy prevents me from having most of them because they contained lemon and lime but that shouldn't stop you from having them and enjoying them. I enjoyed a wonderful, blueberry pancake and the works omelette. We also ordered turkey sausage gravy that was definitely amazing (a little late on the turkey, but amazingly tasty item on their expensive menu. I enjoyed how fresh all of the items were and I definitely had enough to take home and enjoy a second round. The portions are wonderful the bottom less coffee is some thing you have to take it advantage of with the flavored creamers, and the plenty of sugar options on the table. Shout out to Connie for the wonderful service and for making sure my food allergies were all checked and my meal was safe to eat. Side note: shout out to Wellington for answering all of my questions and for how pleasant he was when I stopped him a few times during my visit. I really love the brightness and quick service!!! I will be back and hope you will add this spot to your list of mu read more

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We ordered delivery breakfast from here and it was terrible. Never again. You are better off at Silver Diner or Founding Farmers. They took forever to make the food and our delivery time kept changing. Finally, we get our order and one of the dishes is completely incorrect (they must've given us someone else's food). I can't eat meat due to health reasons and the dish was a meat hash type thing so couldn't eat any of it. Had to just eat a yogurt at home for breakfast after waiting an hour and a half. The other dish was an omelet and it barely had anything in it, maybe once piece of sausage and a few veggies. The grits containers were only 1/4 (3 spoonfuls?) full with dry and gummy grits. read more

Leon Leon Leon!!! Best waiter ever! Ok the best at this location!. We were there for a friend's birthday breakfast (we were super busy but needed to eat!) I had the ham and gruyere sandwich with the greens. Always fresh and right on time. My friends had French toast. I love all of the FW locations. They are consistent in their service! It's always a good idea to get on the waitlist on Saturday and Sunday. They are very busy and the wait could be as long as 45 min. The food is always good and comes to you hot!! Leon made sure if it! Keep up the great work FW Management!! No pic's because I forgot! read more

I've been here a few times and just FYI if you walk in on a busy day you're going to wait a good time for a table. Service is good, is just not really fast, but that's because it gets sooo packed here so thats reasonable. The food is a solid 8/10. They have good proportions (not too much or little) and pricing is pretty good for rockville town center. The sunny seoul hash was delicioussss. read more

First Watch - Sunny seoul hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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Full disclosure: we came on a busy Sunday morning. We put our names in for the wait list and the hostess said 45 minutes to an hour. Because we had a bunch of little kids, we started walking to a nearby playground when after 15 mins we got an alert that said that we were up next for seating. Very surprised, we turned around and started heading back. I then got an alert that said our table was ready and if we didn't claim it within 2 minutes then we would lose our place. 2 mins! I texted back to say we were on our way. We of course didn't make it back in time and explained to the hostess who just shrugged and said we had given up our place in line and they would have to put us back on the wait list. This seems like a very inefficient system. We had to go back outside with the kids and wait some more until I got another text. We then had to wait in line for several minutes just to get up to the hostess, and luckily didn't lose our place this time. Once we were finally seated, we had a very nice server (Leon). We got drinks and ordered within a reasonable amount of time, but there was a wait for the food. We understood since it was busy. But then only half of our plates came out of the kitchen for a full 5 minutes, so we had some very whiny kids without food. Our server apologized, and it seems like the kitchen doesn't complete full table orders prior to bringing the food to the table. Once we got our food, we were happy campers but it definitely did take some stress to get there. The waffles were great, but the eggs and bacon ordinary. The waffles came with blueberry compote and didn't need syrup and were light and fluffy. Coffee was solid and I like that they put a pitcher of it at your table. I like that they have a kids menu and the crayons kept them occupied for a bit despite the wait. If they fix the logistics, it would get another star! read more

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

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Visited in early 2021 Decided to eat outside even though it was drizzling a bit (the town square had the street closed off so the restaurants could seat their patrons in front). They had a few tables outside that were covered, so I didn't mind. Had the Trifecta with waffle, scrambled eggs and turkey sausage. I also had their Million Dollar Bacon on the side (one of my favorite side items) and a hot chocolate to drink. Food was great and so was the service. read more

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This is usually our go to place for breakfast, but the last few times it's been disappointing. The quality control in prep is slipping. Omelet ingredients were "oversized" particularly the ham and mushrooms - more like salad ingredients. The onion was tough like the outer skin was left on it - couldn't cut it with a fork and very tough to chew. Wife;s food was cool to the temp when it arrived. read more

Overall the food is great, a bit affordable..... however when you order anything online don't expect to get any utensils and expect to eat a waffle with your hands and sip your drink without a straw... there has been sooo many times where I have a to go order and when I ask if everything is in there including utensil, there isn't any. I have given feedback so many times but I always have the same issue. Owner, if you are reading this, it's the simple things that make a customer extremely happy. The staff is amazing but the constant missing utensils is not good, maybe toggle an option online to give people the option to get utensils or not. Have a great day! read more

First Watch - Waffle - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

My order is always the Tri-Fecta (scrambled eggs, pork sausage, and substitute French Toast). Bonus points for syrup served warm! Mom got the Traditional Breakfast with eggs over-easy, smoked ham, seasoned potatoes, and toast. Portions are perfect and so delicious! read more

Accepts both cash and credit card. VERY busy on the weekends. Can order online for pick up. Tons of parking within the Rockville Town Center. We were in the Rockville Town Center and heard good reviews about this place. We ordered their Chickichanga with a side of home fries. As well as their omelets. I'm not quite sure why this place is SO busy on weekends. It seems like the place people go to for brunch type of foods. Their prices are bit on the high side. If you decide to come here on weekends, you can put yourself on the waitlist. You can also order online for takeout pick up. The food here is quite fresh with tons of sides. The chickichanga was pretty good. Decent amount of chicken and the side sauce that came with it was pretty interesting. A nice zest to it. The home fries were very filling. We also ordered their Omelet which comes with toast. The eggs were a bit on the well done side. Overall my experience was okay. Not sure what the hype is about. But if you are in the mood to be in an atmosphere with tons of people, this might be the place for you. I felt like the food here was good here, but a bit on the pricey side. read more

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food: market hash: very well seasoned potatoes. I asked for a dairy free version and subbed the cheese for avocado for no additional cost! the skillet hash is quite small actually, it looks much bigger in pictures. The taste is delicious though! floridian french toast: a generous assortment of fruit (banana, strawberry, kiwi) on top of the french toast! and served with warm maple syrup. service: friendly servers. I asked for a dairy-free skillet market hash, but when my hash came out, it had cheese on it. so I told my server about this and she took my plate back and I got my correct order 10 minutes later. i would highly recommend getting the first watch app to join their waitlist before you come. this place can get quite busy so it's helpful to get on the waitlist before you arrive. read more

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Very filling meal, I will say it is slightly overpriced but I can't complain. The highlight of it all was the lavender lemonade, so delicious! read more

First Watch - lavender haze - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

I went to First Watch with my partner around 1pm on a Saturday. I like First Watch because they do not take reservations. It is first come first serve. Their food is ALWAYS fresh. They do a great job providing high quality food. We tried the Purple Haze and Morning Meditation drinks to start. They were both delicious. I tried the Banana Granola Pancake which is now my favorite pancake. The Monterey Club was great as well. I personally do not like mayo so they were able to remove it. The wait was about 20 mins or so. As soon as we sat down our server was very attentive. Our food came out relatively fast. This location had a lot of sitting so the waiting was not to long. There is a parking garage below the restaurant that is free on weekends. High recommend going. read more

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this place deserves 5 stars, food and service was amazing I definitely would recommend and will be returning read more

We come here sometimes for breakfast and it's usually packed! The servers are pretty quick to take our orders. The food usually is a hit and it's just a nice atmosphere. If you don't want to make breakfast or brunch in the morning, this is definitely the place read more

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

I've gone twice and they always have a wait! Very popular place with great food, I expect nothing less. They have added a community table that strangers can sit to avoid the wait. Great service and experience overall! The food comes out hot, delicious, and quickly! I love their healthy options. Their juice menu will leave you craving more! I love this chain and the great customer service I receive. They are very efficient and are doing a great job running the restaurant! read more

First Watch - Power Wrap - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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First Watch is a cutesy breakfast spot. I appreciate their natural juices and the fact that they don't offer your typical breakfast libations (mimosas, bellinis, etc.). The food was just ok, but I did like the candied bacon. I'm a bacon lover (see my Yelp tag line?). Other than the bacon, nothing hit home for me. I would probably visit again, but just for their natural juices. read more

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This is my first time at this location and probably will be my last. I've been to other First Watch and had a decent experience but today was a different story. The customer service was horrible. My friend and I waited for a while to be greeted and she took a long time to get our orders. I ordered the Classic Eggs Benedict with a side of salad. The plating was messy and the salad was welted. I was hoping the meal looked somewhat presentable. I understand that it's busy during the weekends but we didn't get checked on, not even once. This will be the last visit I'll ever make at this location. read more

First Watch - Welted salad. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

nicole is the best! Took very good care of me was very fast. the food was great and also came out very fast!

I've been to first watch a lot first time at this location. It is a lot smaller but received the best service today. Daniel was so great! Suggested a new meal as i always get the same thing and it did not disappoint. We need more waiters like Daniel! 10/10 read more

This place is still jammed packed during weekend breakfast. You can join their waiting list through their web site. Since Woodside Deli closed, this is the only breakfast spot around Rockville Town Square. Lines are long but typically about a 20 minute wait which isn't too bad. I really like their breakfast. Unlike IHOP, First Watch food isn't drowning in grease. I enjoy their omelettes and pancakes. My girls love the kids pancakes and French toast. Need to give their lunch menu a try. read more

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Friends and I came here for an early breakfast and we loved our whole experience! The outside seating is beautiful and the ambience is rustic, modern. Every table comes with a water pitcher. Here are some detailed reviews of what I tried: Elevated Egg Sandwich (5/5) Our waitress recommended the elevated egg sandwich and I loved it so much. Huge serving with potatoes, super runny and delicious yolk. The brioche bun is so soft and warm and the avocado creaminess with the crisp bacon really just brings the whole sandwich together. It was heaven. A.M. Superfoods Bowl (5/5) The chia pudding is so delicious. I was a bit nervous because looks wise the chia seeds are very intimidating. But it was so amazing! It was lightly sweet and had a very delicate flavor of coconut. The texture was soft and so light. Definitely recommend. Iced Coffee (5/5) I have a sweet tooth so my review may be a bit biased. I absolutely loved the iced coffee it was so sweet and light. Tasted like liquid coffee icecream with a bit more milk. It was honestly so good and I really loved drinking it down with my sandwich I definitely cannot wait to try more of the foods on the menu. Will be here again soon! read more

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Food was very nutritious and delicious! Many food & drinks options, from healthy boosts to yummy cocktails. Nathalia our server was fast and attentive. Good brunch experience would definitely come again. I would recommend joining the waiting list on line or making reservations if possible because it does get busy. Establishment looked cute. read more

First Watch - breakfast stand tacos & Multigrain Pancakes (banana etc flavor). Bloody Mary cocktail and morning meditation beverage. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Wonderful place for breakfast. Many specials, tasty sandwiches. Very reasonably priced. Very efficient wait staff. We go several times a week. read more

Good food. Very good service. Good location. Food pic worthy bc fresh food colors. Ive come here several times now because its good!! The restaurant is fairly large and there is also outdoor seating. The service was really good. Our server was friendly, informative, and attentive. Most importantly food is good. There's a decent variety, and also classic breakfast/brunch foods. Their specials are interesting and also sound yummy! Also reasonably priced. ***COVID19 edit: There is a host outside to help each party individually. Parties are seated fairly separated too. Even tho they have to be at a lower capacity, we got seated right away! -- Elote Mexican Sweet Corn Hash: Very good! It's a skillet of diced potatoes, small pieces of sausage, corn, avocado, cheese and pick de Gallo and gorillas on the side. I wish they gave more tortillas and corn, but very filling (for me) and delicious. -- French Toast: Im always in a dilemma at breakfast/brunch places bc I crave the sweeter breakfast items like French toast and pancakes since I never eat those at home, but is it worth?? I caved and got French toast and it was good, but I can't eat a whole meal of just French toast LOL. Maybe if they had more fruit (they did have compote) and extra syrup, cream, idk., then I would have enjoyed it more. --Farmhouse Hash: Good!! Doesn't look like it, but pretty filling. Has a little bit of breakfast staple pieces all into one. Potatoes, eggs, bacon, avo. Yummy and would recommend! Also worth bc comes with fruit and bread I guess LOL Overall pretty good food. At least compared to ihop (and I love ihop). Fresh simple ingredients and again, service is awesome :)) I think the protein eggier breakfasts and brunch's are more worth, but that's just me! Overall would recommend. read more

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

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Came here for breakfast with family and everyone enjoyed their food. The service was good too.

Great service and welcoming to us and our golden retriever. Food is good too with great menu.

I want to report that First Watch management reached out to me for feedback about my experiences. They apologized and seem committed to investigating what went wrong and preventing it from happening again. They shared that this was not up to their company standards (which I can attest to having visited other First Watch locations). In addition, I was very generously compensated for the meals - something they were not obligated to do and I am very appreciative. While I still will not return to the Rockville location, I will continue to give First Watch my business. The food is very good and priced well. The service (at least at Midlothian, VA, Gaithersburg, MD, and Laurel, MD) is also good. Upper management listens and quickly responds to customer concerns. read more

First Watch - Rotten, avocado - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

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Always had a great experience every time we have been here! They have one of the best ice latte I've had! I usually get pancakes from here and come with friends for brunch. The staff is sweet however it's extremely busy every time we have been there. Food : 10/10 Staff: 9/10 Cleanliness: 10/10 Price point: very affordable! read more

First Watch - Caramel iced latte (coffee) Morning meditation (amazing drink) - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

First Watch is what IHOP and Denny's aspires to be on its best day. I'm not a coffee drinker at all but the coffee here is amazing and I highly recommend grabbing a cup. The first thing you'll notice when you arrive is how busy the restaurant is. I've never been here without there being a wait so keep that in mind. You can make a reservation through their website if you're on a time crunch. The servers are extremely friendly from the second you enter. I usually order the French toast because it's something I'm too lazy to make at home. The small details here matter such as the slightly warmed syrup bottle they hand you once your food arrives. My coworker order the veggie burger and said it was one of the best he has had. I also got a side of roasted potatoes because who doesn't like roasted potatoes? Even the ketchup here is homegrown. I've never brought anyone here that didn't LOVE it. To top it off, they validate your parking for the first two hours. If you're looking for a breakfast spot to impress your friends/family then check this place out. read more

First Watch - French toast + roasted potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rockville, Maryland