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    First Watch

    3.8 (517 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 2:30 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Casual
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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed

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    Belgium Belgian Waffle
    Yolanda C.

    Food is good, sometimes service could be better. At times if feels as if you are being rushed out of there. The ambiance is welcoming and you want to stay but they rush you Out

    Quiet Thursday morning
    Pax S.

    Incredible service at exactly 7:00am when they opened for business! I ordered the healthy turkey with million dollar bacon and million dollar potatoes (big back behavior). Absolutely delicious. The coffee was great as always and I cannot overstate how excellent the service was! The restaurant was super clean and stocked full of creamers and salt, pepper, and Cholula for the crowd to come. I will be visiting again when I'm in San Antonio!

    dirty water jar
    Kristen A.

    We typically frequent the location by North Star mall, but decided to come to this location today as we already had plans over here. Everything was okay, but I will say the glasses for water were dirty, as well as the water jars/jugs. We asked for a clean drinking glass, but was handed ANOTHER dirty glass. Not sure if they need to soak these or just change their dishwater, but it definitely affected the experience.

    Menu
    Dan P.

    Stopped into First Watch for a brief business coffee. Coffee was great. Service was good. Will come back to try the food in the future. Overall cleanliness: above average

    The Tri-Fecta with million dollar bacon side and
    Ken S.

    First Watch was recommended by a very good friend of mine. I finally got an opportunity to have breakfast there today, the night before Christmas. There are several of these First Watch locations around San Antonio but I tried the one just north of Wurzbach on the frontage rd. The restaurant is very nice inside, clean, modern but not cold looking, a place you would want to meet friend for breakfast or lunch. The staff was very friendly, seating me at a booth where I could look out the window. I told Lia,my waitress, this was my first time and would she recommend a few items. Her input was very helpful. I had the Tri-Fecta breakfast. A multigrain blue berry pancake with eggs sunny side up and I upgraded to the million dollar bacon side and coffee. OMG was this good! I like real maple syrup, so I added that to my order but the pancake came with a blueberry compote which was excellent. The pancake was tender and cooked to perfection. The bacon is to die for. Excellent coffee topped off the meal. There were so many items on the menu I want to try, their versions of eggs Benedict and different hash but it will have to wait until next time. Just sit down and enjoy your meal and bring friends, next time I will

    Banana almond crunch Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

    I love First Watch, specifically the Bandera location! The staff is extremely nice and they go out of their way to provide great service! Our waitress, Brooke was very friendly and warm. The food is delicious! We had the eggs Benedict and the Banana Almond scrunch and highly enjoyed every bite! And the manager J.R. made sure we had everything we needed! Highly recommended!

    Salad and sandwich
    Sam C.

    I've been going here since they opened years ago! It was slow and quiet for awhile. Now they have such a reputation that there is a wait on weekends. Be sure to put in a reservation on their app. I pointed to my friends my fave: salad and sandwich. Funny bc we all ended up ordering the same thing. It was very delicious. Their Reuben always hands down the best. Our waitress was so lovely. Thank you for the great time! Now my friends want to go back ;)

    The morning meditation
    Glenda G.

    The lemon ricotta pancakes are show stopping great! They are soft, fluffy and full of flavor. My husband went inside to pick up our food and he said they were very friendly and the restaurant was very clean inside. Now back to the food, the sweet lemon taste matches so well with the pancakes. Wow

    Avocado toast with smoked salmon
    Jessica M.

    Stopped in for breakfast while visiting the San Antonio area, and wow--what a fantastic choice. Breakfast was truly AMAZING. We started with the lemon blueberry cornbread, which was the perfect warm-up. My husband ordered an omelette, I went with the avocado toast topped with smoked salmon, and I paired it with the Morning Meditation juice. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. The coffee was delicious, and they even surprised us with their homemade bacon--sweet, savory, and absolutely unforgettable. Our waitress was kind and attentive, and the cute décor made the whole experience even better. I highly recommend stopping in for a meal if you're in the area. This place is a gem.

    Got 2 kid breakfast and honey biscuits with kale juice. All were done perfectly. Service and atmosphere were on point. Will go again!!

    Strawberry Tres Leches French Toast, Biscuits & Turkey Sausage Gravy With Eggs

    Dustin and Beth were super friendly! I had a rough morning to being with and just interacting with them uplifted my spirits. Now, let's talk about the food. The Mother's Day menu was amazing. The strawberry tres leches French toast was so yummy! My go to is the biscuits and gravy! Everything was delicious! Dustin and Beth, thank you again for being so welcoming and nice! -Selina

    Fruit Cup
    Michelle M.

    First Watch is one of those brunch places that's quite predictable for a variety of reasons, and for that, we tend to visit it over other local brunch restaurants at times. While I wanted a skillet, I opted for something less oily and heavy. The BLT Egg Benny did the trick. While the eggs weren't as runny as I'd expect, it was still full of flavor. My family enjoyed their meals. We decided to split a stack of blueberry pancakes, and we learned that our stack was delivered to the wrong table. It took a while to actually get the pancakes, yet when they came, they contained the most and largest amount of blueberries I've seen in any pancake. My husband said the blueberry topping was good with the flapjacks. It was challenging to layer the butter since the pancakes broke apart early when we attempt to lift the top one to butter the bottom one. I was good with just butter and syrup. For all the time we waited to get them, they took them off our tab. If you plan to visit, make sure to check in via Yelp. That's saved us a wait every time.

    Million Dollar Bacon
    Brooke L.

    We joined the waitlist online and were seated quickly! Lots of juice and coffee options. We got helpful recommendations from our server and the food was good!

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    Food is super fresh and delicious! So many options for both healthy and decadent. Service is fabulous every single time.

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    I love going to first watch but this one by far is my favorite location. Staff is always friendly and always clean

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    They make bomb breakfast, you should check it out. My favorite is the healthy turkey omlet.

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    5 years ago

    Delicious food and amazing service from Thaddeus! The atmosphere was great! Highly recommend coming here!

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    Greta food with great service from Thaddeus! 10/10 would recommend going to this location!

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    Alamo Cafe

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    0.2 mi
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    Decent food and great customer service. Shoutout to the server Avery for making sure that our…read moreentire meal was not only delicious but very informative on all menu options.

    We arrived approximately 5:30 pm for dinner. We have been to Alamo cafe many times over the years…read more This time when we arrived the rug was filthy in the entryway as was the floor. We were Nicely greeted and promptly seated. I ordered the #4 which was an enchilada, taco and rice and beans. I had forgotten they use a red sauce on their enchiladas that I don't care for. I decided to try my taco The beans were very thick. My food wasn't hot, just warm. The taco shell was hard and crumbled with every bite. But tasted ok. I only ate half of it. Loved the tortillas. The fact they have butter on the table for the tortillas was a delight. But as I'm sitting there I notice a gnat flying and it landed on my food. Then it flew over to the side of the plate. My husband got it with a napkin. The waitress was nearby so he laid the napkin on the table. We showed it to her. I told her it landed on my food. At this point I wasn't going to eat anymore of it. She looked at the napkin folded it and took it. As she was leaving she asked if I wanted a to go box. I said no, a bug landed on my food and crawled around. I don't want to eat this. She said ok, I'll bring you your check. My husband didn't finish his food either. We both lost our appetites. We paid the bill and left. We had been through this before with a different restaurant that we use to love but have never been back there since. We won't be returning here either. The waitress was nice but obviously didn't care about the bug situation. I didn't get a picture this time of the bug because she took the napkin.

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    4.6(74 reviews)
    4.1 mi

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    4.3(77 reviews)
    2.2 mi

    Ok ok ok ok ok. Holy cow! Wow!!…read more Cindy Heaton Connolly and I just got back from the most amazing, delicious meal with the most attentive non-intrusive staff fine dining experience we've ever had - in San Antonio or anywhere else!! We went to Max's Sister in the Alon Center. The food was incredible! From the champagne and amuse bouche to the bread platter (with whipped feta butter and char-wrapped butter) to the Scallops (Cindy) and 24 oz (!!) Prime Ribeye with potatoes, creamed spinach and green beans with antique carrots (me), to the pre-dessert, actual dessert (blueberry pie & a special crème brûlée for our anniversary), coffee to the post-dessert dessert of lemon bar bite, mascarpone, lemon cake and a chocolate drop -- it was soooo good! I look forward to the food hangover I'll have tomorrow morning after my 4,000 calorie meal tonight!! Y'all. I don't do this often. I don't spend that much on dinner or take almost 3 hours to eat it! But this is truly worth it. If you're in San Antonio and are celebrating anything -- birthday, anniversary or just the weekend, I can not recommend any place higher. Our server was Ethan and he made it a wonderful experience. Sharing the table with my best friend, confidant and love of my life only made it that much sweeter! Again -- Max's Sister in Alon. Try it! You won't be disappointed!!

    I usually make it a point to avoid Chef Andrew Weissman's restaurants, as I've often found them to…read morebe heavy on hype and light on quality--especially considering the price. In fact, I had pretty much decided not to visit Max's Sister at all once I learned that the much-hyped chicken-fried steak was no longer on the menu. But when some friends invited me to join them, I figured I'd give it a shot--and, to my surprise, I had a great experience. The staff was welcoming, the service was very good, and the Cosmopolitan I ordered was excellent. For my meal, I went with the fried sweetbreads, and they were honestly some of the best I've ever had. I probably won't return, simply because fine dining isn't really my thing, but I would absolutely recommend giving Max's Sister a try while you still can. After all, it's Andrew Weissman. Once his restaurant stops generating enough buzz and attention, there's always the chance he'll abruptly close it--so you may want to get there quickly!

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