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    First Watch

    3.9 (170 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    FIRST WATCH ATMOSPHERE

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    Casual
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Blackberry Sangria
    Tawnya Renee A.

    The restaurant offers an outstanding dining experience, characterized by a friendly waitress, good service, and great food in a lovely atmosphere. Everybody appeared friendly, with a large number of people dining and seemingly receiving good service.

    Breakfast tacos
    Greg P.

    As is typical for me, I like to wait until I have visited a place twice before I review. In this case, that was a very good idea, because my first visit to First Watch was not great. The food was bleh (though not terrible) and I really wasn't planning on going back unless someone invited me. Well, someone invited me and so I went back, though with very low expectations. I am very grateful for this visit, but it was excellent!!! I don't remember what I got the first time -- obviously forgettable. But this time I got the Million Dollar Harvest Hash and it was so delicious! The potatoes were perfectly cooked, as was the bacon and eggs (I got basted eggs). The combinations of the crimini mushrooms, kale and monterey jack, goat cheese, lemon-dressed arugula, and Mike's Hot Honey was like a party in my mouth. I ate lunch with a co-worker and he got the Chile Chorizo Omelet. He loved it! So great food and presentation over all. The staff as very friendly, though our server wasn't overly friend or bubbly. She was very focused on the work and I felt like my request for whipped cream for my coffee was an annoyance to her. Maybe she had lots of tables or just having a rough day. But, it wasn't a overly friendly service. That said, everything arrived on time and as ordered. The ambiance is comfortable and not too loud, even though the place was packed for lunch. All in all a great experience. The reason for the 4-star? Well, I can't help think of my first experience being about a 2-star at best. A dull experience. Also, the waitress doing her job, but not more than that. And the coffee is just gross. Watered down. Tasteless. There are some great coffee shops in NWA. Why can't they do business with one of them and have great coffee?! For those reasons, I took off a star. Recommended. I will return. I look forward to it.

    Doug S.

    The restaurant is awesome friendly waitress good service great food atmosphere the restaurant. Everybody was friendly lots of people in there eating and they all look like they were getting good service.

    Seasonal pumpkin pancake breakfast
    Lidia G.

    The coffee here is excellent, and the fruit juices are just as amazing! I tried the seasonal pumpkin pancake breakfast, which was good, but I have to say the chocolate chip pancakes are still my favorite. Definitely a great spot for a tasty brunch!

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    Christopher S.

    Service was solid, food was awesome. Very clean and good atmosphere for breakfast. I'm

    Bacavado

    Our service was the best! Keeley seated us right away, explained the menu, as it was our first time, and took our order right away. The food was served quickly. It was delicious and had great presentation. She checked on us frequently and offered us coffee or water to go. The staff thanked us as we walked out. Well done First Watch!

    Oatmeal
    Leah S.

    Was in Rogers during the crazy snowstorm so just happy to find this place open. Enjoyed a brunch with co-workers and received fast and efficient service. All of the food was hot and well cooked. Really enjoyed the cheesy grits, surprisingly good for a chain restaurant. Overall, really enjoyed this hot meal on a cold day.

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    Ann Y.

    Went here with my husband for the first time after church and only waited about 10 minutes for a table. Our server was super friendly, food was egg-cellent, and the place was very clean. I had the Elevated Egg Sandwich, which was yummy and filling. Love their potatoes (they have onions)! Husband had the Traditional Breakfast with an extra egg. They gave him so much food that he couldn't even finish his bacon, which never happens. We'll be back!

    Cy T G.

    There is a healthier choice of a breakfast. There are options and everything is so good. The only thing I did not enjoy was the churros they weren't what we are use to from been crunchy and that taste on the batter. Second try coming to a first watch restaurant.Our food was so good tasty and my coffee was amazing a grabbed a coffee cup to go. I enjoyed the pork sausage better than the turkey sausage, the chicken patties to die for so good.

    Traditional Breakfast with grits instead of potatoes
    Alicia W.

    I am from NWA but now live on the west coast. When I come home, I always go to the same places that my family is used to going. Now that I'm more involved with Yelp, I used it to search for a brunch spot nearby when I got into town and found First Watch! They had some really good reviews plus I was surprised by how many healthy options they had on their brunch menu. A lot of reviews talked about having long waits here, but my mom and I came on a Friday morning around 9am and were seated right away. I loved their Yelp sign that you see right when you walk in! The space is very open and has nice farmhouse style decor. There is a nice patio outside that is in a shaded area as well. They brought out a tall bottle of water as well as a pitcher of hot coffee so we could refill each whenever we wanted which I was a big fan of. I got the ham and gruyère omelet which came with toast and a side salad (subbed for a cup of fruit). My mom got the traditional breakfast and subbed the potatoes for grits. Our food was served in a timely manner and we thought everything was delicious! My omelet had a ton of ham inside but not enough cheese, I wish the gruyère had been mixed in with the ham more instead of just placed on top of the omelet. It was still really good though! Portion sizes were perfect as well and we felt like we were well attended by the staff the entire time. I enjoyed my brunch here and am glad to have tried a new place in NWA!

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    We're big fans of First Watch and this location is definitely one of the best. Great food and Vera was a great server!

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    3 years ago

    Amanda is attentive and friendly! She's been so patient with us sitting at her table for a lengthy amount of time! Thank you!

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    5 years ago

    Great service, great food, and we got in quick! This first watch location is top notch.

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    Great food. Awesome ambiance. Slow service . It was busy when I went in the morning .

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    5 years ago

    Great service, great food. Thus First watch location never disappoints. Our server Veronica was spot on.

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    First Watch never disappoints no matter where you are. Food was delicious, and Abe was an amazing waiter!

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    6 years ago

    Ate in on a busy Sunday morning. Food very good and staff did nice job with Covid spacing and safety. Highly recommend

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    4.1
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    1.2 mi

    Last night we enjoyed Oak Steakhouse for our 20th anniversary and was perfect…read more Our server was Edward, he was polite, interesting and knew about each item on the menu. His timing was perfect, never once asking if everything was ok when our mouths were full. He helped my chose item that I could eat. The food was EXCELLENT, service great and we didn't feel rushed. We will be dining at Oak Steakhouse again.

    This might be the hardest review I'll ever write. Let me start by saying, the manager was wonderful…read moreand went out of his way to save our evening. Also, this is a beautifully designed restaurant with a beautiful bar and lots of outdoor rooftop dining. Our window front table view was great. Our server, Brandy puts a solid "E for effort" into her job. She energetically described all of the menu options and seemed to really like her job. I ordered the steak frites. The fries were fine, and the seasoning improved their lukewarm temperature. The steak however, medium rare, was overcooked and was cool. Inedible. The manager kindly offered to redo it, but I didn't want to make my husband wait on his meal or to eat alone after my corrected meal came back. My husband ordered a steak, a side of mushrooms and a side of mashed potatoes. The steak was "fine", the mushrooms okay, and the potatoes COLD. (The manager did bring him new mashed potatoes). The manager kindly said he was going to comp our entire meal after taking the cold items back and agreeing they were indeed cold when he felt them in the kitchen. To be clear, we weren't there for a free meal. We were there for an upscale dining experience, with food that justifies the prices. We had seen on yelp, the chocolate cake, my husband's favorite. He wanted that to go so we figured what we assumed would be a descent tip, plus $20 for the $18 cake to go (so $70 cash). The server, Brandy said, after accepting the cash, I can't comp you the cake (she'd already offered me comped desert while my husband ate which I refused). I said, I get that, I just handed you $50 for tip plus $20 for the cake $18 cake. Then, the manager stopped back by to check on us and she brought the cake (with a box of rolls? No thanks!). I'm stunned by how the conversation with the 4 of us transpired. I feel as if the kind manager was misled by the server regarding what had taken place with us earlier. The conversation ended with her putting the $50 bill on our table and leaving, which obviously was not at all what we intended. I honestly, along with the manager, wanted the situation to end as kindly as possible. All of this to say, I saw 2 other tables send their food back. This issue is in no way the servers fault, and definitely not the fault of the front of the house manager. This is a kitchen issue that should definitely be addressed.

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    We arrived at First Seat and it was our first time here. It's a quaint place with 8-10 tables and…read morebar seating. We were lucky enough to grab a table where we could all watch NBA finals. The atmosphere is pleasant and it's not super loud which is nice so we can talk during dinner. Our waitress was on top of her game tonight. She took drink order and was back in a flash with craft beer, wine , and a sweet tea! We then ordered. I had the smash burger double patty and fries. My best friend had the fish and chips. My best friends wife had the cheeseburger and fries The food was out super quick and it was super hot!!!! The food was great. The fries are flat and thin and that was the table favorite. All the food was good. The only thing we would change would maybe toast the buns of the hamburgers. The First Seat is named due to Benton county being the first county seat when Arkansas became a state.

    The bartender is obnoxious and rude. Very loud. The one server with him spends most of her time…read morevaping at the side. He's always too busy flirting with her to server guests. The place was crowded when we first got in. Zero seats. Yet they kept yelling at us to sit anywhere. It's too small. Everything feels like it's never actually deep cleaned. The food was the OK. Barely. Truffle fries were good. Burger 4/10

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