Fresh! Healthy! And fabulous! I had the quinoa and Sausage bowl. My bff had the banana and granola- I of course snuck some.... heavenly! I thought the service was professional and respectful. The wait was 15-20 minutes but the outside seating allowed us to enjoy the beautiful weather. I will be back and try to find one near Dallas! read more

First Watch - Seasonal selection - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Awesome, great quality! Go healthy or go hearty! Either way, the meals and preparations are awesome! Buy their cookbook if you want to make it at home ... better yet, if you want someone to make it for you at home! First Watch Cookbook. read more

Went on a Sunday morning, wait wasn't too long, we ended up sitting on the patio. They were dog friendly and offered a water bowl for the dog. The fresh squeezed juice was delicious and food tasted amazing with beautiful presentation. Staff was attentive and friendly. We will be back for sure! read more

First Watch - Crab Cake Benedict - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food has always been delicious! I ordered the farmhouse skillet and banana granola pancakes. If you get here anytime past 9am on the weekends there will be a wait. They do have an online waitlist that I 100% recommend using. 1 star off because even though you are on the waitlist doesn't mean you'll be seated based on the quoted time and was told they can't move tables together. read more

First Watch - Farmhouse skillet hash - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I told my fiancé to meet me at First Watch so we could discuss planning our future over their amazing food... too bad all First Watch restaurants are not created equal. DO NOT JUDGE FIRST WATCH BY THIS LOCATION! I was completely ignored while I sat at the table waiting on the server to come take my order. I guess he assumed because there were two menus on the table that I did not want anything besides water while I possibly waited for someone. I was ready to order and he was nowhere to be found! He walked around the restaurant slowly, tired and looking completely pissed off at the world! The atmosphere here was completely unfriendly and quite tragic. My fiancé arrived and we waited another 10 minutes before the server acknowledged us and we were able to place our order. I don't even recall how much more time had passed before we realized that we were never getting served. The server did not come back once to check on us. This is not the type of service I expect at any restaurant and definitely not at what used to be my favorite brunch spot. The one time my fiancé and I have free time away from the kids to enjoy a nice simple meal was ruined by the worse service ever! read more

First Watch - Menu - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Great food if you can get to it. What they don't tell you when you show up in person and put your name on the list, is anyone who checks in online goes ahead of you. So after waiting 35 or 40 minutes I check where I am in mine. There are eight people ahead of me but checked in online after me. They get first preference. How is this a good business model? read more

First Watch - After waiting 40 minutes we are told there are eight people ahead of us who checked in online. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food is very tasty. The service is fast and the restaurant is always clean. There is often a waiting list.

First Watch is basically a scam. Here's why! They boast things like cage-free eggs and fresh squeezed juice. It's a lie, at least at this location. I've seen a worker come in with cheap eggs and juice cartons from the HEB in the shopping center. But, they charge you like everything is top notch. It is not. All the pictures of the food on the walls look amazing. What you get at the table is so far from any of the pictures in every way. The portions are crazy small. Especially if your dish contains any meat items. You will get so little meat that you think it's a prank. They are raking in the dough over here. You pay for a full meal and you only get samples. Besides the expensive tiny portions, the food is just not good. No seasoning, no salt, nothing. The mimosas are decent but the fact that First Watch is just a lie and a rip-off earn them one star. The coffee isn't even good. read more

Over all the food was not appetizing at all. I ate 70% of the dish I order and our waitress was nowhere to be found when she was needed.

This is by far our go to breakfast place. My husband and I haven't found a dish on the menu that we don't like. I love to explore the seasonal menu that they write on the chalkboard on the wall. My husband is obsessed with the Elevated Egg Sandwich or the Trifecta. To drink I always get the Morning Meditation, it's a juice drink that is the most refreshing beverage you'll ever drink. I recommend this place 100 times over! P.s. if you're looking in the healthier side, the Açaí bowl they have is divine! It has the best chia seed pudding I've ever had! I could eat it all day!! read more

First Watch - Morning Meditation drink, ft. My hubs - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food options are good you can be healthy or go for comfort food with a healthy twist. Flavor and satisfying! We have gone on the weekends and the wait has not been bad we have waited on average 10 minutes, may not be the norm. The place is clean and not too noisy so you can have a nice conversation while eating. read more

Pretty good breakfast place! French toast were delicious!!! Coffee was ok nothing too fancy just your regular coffee. Those skillet potatoes they serve are delicious!! Nice friendly staff. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The food was great! I got the chocolate pancakes with the mint iced coffee. The wait was a bit long (30-40 minutes) but in the end it was worth it! I definitely recommend First Watch. read more

My first time coming to try it out! Lunch portion was great! We had the 1/2 Monterey Club Sandwich and 1/2 Sweet Honey Pecan Salad. Try to go light on the dressing cuz it's too sweet. Only thing is that is the bread isn't toasted so people who like toasted bread, request it. I had great overall experience! read more

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Management is extremely rude. The workers seem nice but seems like a toxic work environment.

Noel was amazing!! pretty much let us know exactly what was on the menu and guided us to exactly what we wanted. Amazing service and just as great food. checking out to a little longer than expected, but that's understandable given the full restaurant, they handled the crowd fairly well. read more

This place was disappointing. I was excited to eat here because I love breakfast. The dishes lacked flavor and me and some members of my group found hairs in our food. Although they present the food very aesthetically and pleasing the flavor was not there. I got the quinoa bowl and I was very excited as it was described very well. However it had almost no flavor.... I was excited and would recommend First Watch to add more flavor to the dishes the framework is great and the plating is fantastic, but overall the flavor isn't there. read more

My wife and I have been fans of First Watch since 2016, when we first found one in Jacksonville FL. We loved the food, the atmosphere, the service, the convenience. We're happy that we found this restaurant because it's one I can actually frequent. I lost hearing in one ear (too many years around Air Force jets), and loud noises can make dining our uncomfortable. This restaurant, at least this one time, was great. We could chat without raising our voices, and I didn't have to say "What?" all the time. As we were paying, I noticed a gentleman wearing a slightly more formal outfit than the servers, so I asked if he was the manager; he said he was one of the assistants. I thanked him for keeping the music at a lower level, and told him why. He was gracious. Unfortunately, many restaurants seem to think loud "background" music essential; in my case, it just makes me turn around and leave immediately. Thank you guys, you made my morning at least one more time. read more

The food is always top notch. Only thing is the eggs could've been cooked a little less but the biscuits and gravy and French toast were amazing! read more

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I only leave reviews if a place is really good or really bad. That being said, service was horrible. Waited 10-15 minutes for someone to take my order before I had stop and ask a random waiter if he could take my order and even then he seemed annoyed I was bothering him. Outdoor dining had birds flying around eating everyone's leftover scraps right off their spoons and forks since the tables never got cleaned after they left (hope they clean their silverware good...) which had me worried the whole time about one of them doing a flyby poop on my food. Eventually decided to get my food to go and after over 30 minutes of waiting I got my food and a dirty to-go cup which I had to ask them to replace. They didn't even bring me my bill. At no point was I rude to them so I don't know if they're normally this bad or if it was just focused at me but needless to say I'm never coming back. read more

Update: Re-tried and went for a veggie burger which was not good at all and incredibly squishy. Tomato soup was good, quinoa chicken bowl okay, nothing was great. Service was phenomenally better though. Wouldn't go back. read more

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Love the coffee, mimosas (orange juice is so fresh and yummy) Market Veg omelette and sandwich, Frittata omelette, and potatoes! This is our go-to quick breakfast spot. They offer gluten free bread which is a great plus for me. read more

I had biscuit and gravy (Turkey gravy) with egg, and potatoes. Also wanted to try the mimosa which was delicious. The cup of oj and small champagne bottle was great!! Side of french toast - great as well. This place had many food choices to choose from. Cant wait to go again. read more

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This place never disappoints. This was my second time eating here and it's now one of my favorite places. Their avocado toast is to die for!!! Overall this place was a 10/10. The atmosphere was just right. Wanting to have a cute brunch date with friends? Or maybe you want to enjoy a nice meal by yourself? This place is perfect for both! And the staff is very friendly and attentive. Shout out to Jeffrey, he gave exceptional service!! I definitely plan on coming back soon. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

A very good experience at this particular First Watch near Bandera Road. I know some of you have been thinking how can you have a bad experience at First Watch? Oh my Yelp friends it can happen. The last time I went to a First Watch was in Bowie, MD and the experience was so bad that I told myself I would never go back to one. This is actually after I went back after they comped my meal and it was still below expectations. Now that I live in a new area I decided to give this First Watch a chance one morning. Surprisingly it was not very busy but as the minutes went on I noticed the crowd started coming in for breakfast. I was seated in a decent amount of time since it was just me. I cannot remember the name of my server but she was on point. Offering me suggestions and she even broke it to me softly that they did not have mimosas at First Watch. I went with one of their main options and that was the trifecta that lets you basically build your meal with a few selections. My choice which was a good choice of the Belgian waffle, scrambled eggs, sausage (pork link) and I added a side of home-style potatoes. The true test for me was the waffle as many times it comes out with the edges too hard and a struggle to cut into once it starts to cool off. Not an issue this time as the warm butter melted nicely over my waffle and I was able to cut into it with just my fork. No waffle warfare on this occasion. As mentioned earlier service was on point. This First Watch has completely changed my views of the chain set by a previous experience and I will be more than happy to partake in eating at this establishment again. For those of you looking for healthy options and even healthier options there is a selection of various fresh juices that you can choose from. read more

First Watch - The trifecta with a side of potatoes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Absolutely love this location! The food/service is always top tier! I frequent this location multiple times a month, whether it be solo or group brunch outings. (I highly suggest using their mobile app to get ahead of the lines) The staff always seem like they enjoy their jobs and actually get along. Everyone I've gotten has been very attentive and super sweet. The one thing I noticed is that the manager is always walking around to check on tables and even helps when it gets a little busy. Gotta appreciate management that actually steps in. All and all I'd give this location 10/10. And I will definitely be back. read more

My dad had been recommending this restaurant to me for about 6 months now and I finally decided ti check it out. All I can say is we definitely shouldn't have waited 6 months to eat here!!! The food was amazing! The menu had options for all types of preferences/diets. I got the poutine (seemed to be a special at the time) and also got the million dollar bacon. I will definitely be coming back soon! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Sorry, I will disappoint my friends and family regarding first watch's breakfast as compared to the Egg&I. We came to First Watch based on several positive verbal reviews, however, my experience was extremely unsatisfactory. Overall, I will never return due to the following: - found a short length hair in two different plated set of chocolate chip pancakes - the creamer bowls had a build up of syrup or long standing goo at the bottom (Obviously, they don't clean or don't check these things) - the coffee was bold but lacked flavor and richness. I can end here... - The price was not worth the size and quality of the food. Higher quality = Higher Price or Higher Price = Higher Quantity, but in this case it was Low Quality and Quantity food served with a high price tag. My brioche bun looked like it came from a grocery store. Basically, I could do a better job putting it together. read more

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Super cute, great food and service!! Flavors are amazing and atmosphere is relaxed and cozy!! read more

First Watch - Pomegranate Sunrise... so refreshing!! Great way to start the day!! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I have to be honest, I was disappointed... Sad even to see "The egg and I" go, and the update from "farm and rustic" to retro. However, it's really grown on me and their fresh choices are always a hit. The ancient grains breakfast bowl to the acai bowl and seasonal pancakes to the their fresh squeezed coffee and their great tasting coffee. Having both locations close to home it's more which way I'm headed for the day makes first watch an easy choice read more

first off this location has a great ambience and I love that we can check in online. Her visit was pleasant and the food was above par. I thoroughly enjoyed the eggs Benedict classic. My partner enjoyed the Chia seed breakfast cereal with fruit. this is our second visit and we will be coming again for third and fourth visit etc. read more

Perfect for us. Husband had chicken salad melt, was on par with my chicken salad. I had The Works omelette which was delicious. Good service and friendly staff. We will be back. read more

Always such friendly servers!!! Really enjoy the pancakes and the coffee with a little adult additive :)

My girlfriend finally convinced me to try it. Went in expecting to eat gluten free oatmeal. Couldnt have been more wrong. From now on, FIRST WATCH for breakfast it is. Suprisingly not pricey at all. read more

First Watch - Meal - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Food is great, if you ever get it. The service is horrible- we have gone many times trying to give it more chances. It literally takes 10mins just to have your drink order taken. Tack on another 20 to order food and then another 20 to receive it. We have also tried ordering as soon as we sit down and even then have to wait a ridiculous amount of time. Do not be confused with a busy time frame- this has been well before or after the "rush hour". Only recommend going for the food if you have about 2-3 hours to spare - not even joking on the time frame. read more

for us simpletons that like to brunch. the menu is never simple. too many add ons and extra charges for me. i always brunch elsewhere. food quality is great though read more

No wait which was great, but once we were sat it took about 15 min to be helped. Stephanie didn't greet herself, took our order and brought our drinks. I didn't see her again until I went inside to ask for a Togo box which she didn't recognize me, she tried to seat me. Not a great experience when you have to constantly get up and ask for straws, syrup and refills. read more

This used to be an Egg & I, which we absolutely loved. So we were a little disappointed to see it had changed but decided to still give it a shot. We were seated immediately and everyone was very welcoming and friendly. The interior is decorated really cute with a farmhouse theme. Unfortunately the experience from there went down hill. They only offer regular or decaf coffee, which was mediocre tasting. We ordered the turkey sausage and biscuits and eggs Benedict. The sausage and biscuits gravy tasted like it was poured out of a can. The eggs Benedict was nothing special. Eggs Benedict's hollandaise sauce is usually very savory and creamy, this seemed watery. There was a really long line to pay the bill (almost $30 for two lack luster meals, a coffee, and a juice). All in all, we didn't have a terrible experience but it just left us feeling unfulfilled. Probably won't be back. read more

First Watch - Eggs Benedict. Very watery and thin hollandaise sauce. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Food is always fresh and very flavorful. Download the First Watch app, and you can get on the Wait List. You will then receive text alerts as you move up in line. You can then leave your house and arrive at First Watch when your table is ready! read more

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When we have guests, we frequently go to First Watch.The food is always fresh and delicious.They have good options for special diets. The service is friendly and professional. read more