The food is always so fresh and delicious! They can be busy but it's always worth the wait and it never feels crowded once you get to your table. Always nice severs and hosts. The restaurant is nice and relaxing for a good breakfast and the stores are right on the same street. read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

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Very disappointed in First Watch. Food was packaged poorly. My over medium egg had burst in the container and most of my potatoes are burnt. The bacon was definitely more on the crispy side and tasted of old grease. Every thing was super greasy and oily. I don't think I'll be going back and that's sad because I love First Watch but this visit my have been it for me. Spending over 30$ to not even be able to enjoy my food is upsetting. read more

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Barbacoa beef Benedict was delicious. Hacienda hash also very good. Biscuits and gravy just ok and the gravy not up to par.

Standard American breakfast fare. You check in online and notify them that you are physically there once you arrive. Service is okay, they probably could have more staff for the volume of customers. It's a busy site and while you don't feel rushed, it's hard not to be aware that there seem to be people waiting there all the time. read more

My server was Donte, he was very cordial and provided service with a smile! He had a great attitude and it makes me want to come back for his great service. He truly makes the place better with his joyful presence. The food was tasty and delicious. Definitely will come back. read more

Very yummy. I have heard great things about their food and it definitely lived up to the hype! I went with my mom from CA and we shared the lemon ricotta pancakes. They were AMAZING!! So fluffy and flavorful. I got the breakfast burrito, it was in the social menu but would love to see it as a staple and my mom got a simple breakfast. Definitely coming back soon! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

Great new place in Willoughby. Very modern design and food. Much larger on inside than it looks from the outside. Food includes classics as well as modern day fare. read more

Great food and excellent service from this established restaurant. Everything was spot on and the Bloody Mary was an excellent choice on my part. read more

I recently placed an order thru their app for a pickup and waited an hour past the pick up time. When I asked the hostess if she could check if they had my order she rudely said "cancel your order and move on". When I finally got my order and took it home it was wrong and missing items. And the food was subpar- rubber eggs and burnt potatoes. There were about 6 tables of people and 5-6 waitresses so there were not overloaded. I recommend staying away from this place! read more

Utterly and complete idiots. Foods great but be okay waiting 55 minutes for your drinks to come. And another 15 after for food. Overwhelmed much? read more

So healthy! So yummy! So fresh! So sunshiny ! So professional! Thanks! Worth the wait! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

We've been to a few First Watch restaurants and this one was okay to sort of a good experience. I have to share that I think what is influencing me is it was WAY too crowded and those wearing masks weren't all wearing them over their noses. The server touched the drinking part of the drinking glasses (gross) and checked on us once we were nearly done. Food was dependable, like what I'd expect from a First Watch. But from my experience, I wouldn't return to this location. read more

First time and got it to go. I ordered inside around 1.15pm. Took about 15 min. I got the Floridian French Toast and Monterey Chicken Club with potatoes. All was delicious. The deli meat used is the freshest Ive tasted from anywhere. I also got a Caramel Crunch Iced Coffee, So good and didnt give me an upset stomach like most Dairy does. I will be back and with friends! Only drawback is location. Wish there was one at Parma Shoppes Mall read more

Good food but wasn't a really wow menu. Healthy options and was good, just no wows for the price point and location at Crocker.

Very good varied menu - lots to choose from here. Atmosphere is pleasant - it's always pretty busy but tables are spaced out well so you don't feel crowded. My favorite menu item is the eggs Benedict! Great casual breakfast/lunch place to go with friends, family or kids. read more

This place has the best service of any restaurant I've ever been too! They are kind and welcoming to every guest who enters. The food is amazing too! Always tastes fresh and is cooked perfect. Would recommend this restaurant to anyone :) read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

Want to have a nice breakfast or brunch with a friend or group of friends? How about a casual business meeting? This is your place. The fresh food and amazing service sets a very high standard and lends well to a great experience. There are tons of options on the menu so you will definitely want to visit more than once. Food was cooked perfectly and we waited no time. Our visit was around 930 on a weekday. I'm sure weekends are a little more crowded. This is definitely the spot for breakfast/brunch in the Westlake area! read more

First Watch - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

What a great spot! The food was amazing (blueberry pancakes were delicious!). But I must say,the service was INCREDIBLE. Huge shoutout to Courtney, she was so wonderful. Cheery and so attentive, brought things before we could even get the words out. She really made it a great experience. read more

Never disappointed with a First Watch order. The food is always fast and hot. The power wrap leaves me feeling full but not stuffed. 10|10 read more

First Watch - Power Wrap with fruit - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

I like First Watch, their not your typical breakfast place. I've eaten at First Watch before when I lived in Phoenix, so I was thrilled to see that they were here. I arrived at 7 AM on the nose and there were already people seated. I was greeted by the hostess and seated right away and offered coffee and water. I love the ambiance here more then I love the food. That doesn't mean the food is bad. It's actually really good. BUT, it's a little much for me on their menu, and I wasn't looking to pig out for breakfast as much as I was here to get a good hearty meal. After reviewing the menu, I stuck with two eggs over medium, hash browns with cinnamon raisin bread. When the food came out, I forgot just how beautiful and tasty it was here. (this is what happens when you have had one too many coney island breakfasts. *cough*) Anyways, the food and coffee were phenomenal. Totally on point and hit the spot. I don't know what they do to their hash browns, but they are absolutely delicious. Coffee was really good as well, and I took a cup to go for the road. Overall, I really love first watch. totally delicious, worth every penny. I will continue eating here as long as I know one is nearby. Thank you so much! read more

First Watch - Breakfast of champions. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

First Watch is my favorite breakfast spot! It has a cute farmhouse look to it. During the Covid situation, there were spacers in between the booths and other tables were spaced very far from each other. The servers were also wearing gloves and paper menus were provided which were discarded when we were finished with them. Whenever I go in the fall time, I just have to have the pumpkin pancake breakfast! The million dollar bacon is also a must have. You can get in line ahead of time using their app. I put my name on the list when we were on the way, but they weren't busy on a Thursday morning so we were seated right away. read more

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Really great staff and the food is excellent. I had never been here before and I was so impressed. I will absolutely be back to try more things. I truly can't say enough good things about the staff and I interacted with 4 or 5 people aside from our server while there. Thanks guys! read more

Hey now the food is good! I've never had a baddie. I get the traditional breakfast, eggs over easy, bacon, home fries & artisan toast. Good coffee. I suppose it's a little expensive but my pop always pays. If that's all there was to it that would be great. But, it's not. Always a long wait. I do the yelp wait list thingee & thank God for that. It does save 'some' time. To me it's like an artificial wait list to make it seem like everyone's dying to get in here. Artificial demand? I have an idea, maybe build them twice the size & u won't have a long ass line out the door. They're all tiny. It must be part of the plan. Waitress overworked, most of them completely frazzled by end of day. Coffee takes a long time, I think waiting on clean cups. Fresh water?? Ha. We tried. And tried. I could open a de-salinization plant faster I think. End of it all we still leave a nice tip. U have to. It's not her fault the place is a zoo. 100% family time in there. It crawls with children, not so much that they eat anything but what else are u gonna do with them on Sunday kind of thing. Loud, crowded, hot. Slow. But the food is good. Ave Maria we're punting next time. Aladdin's it will be. That place has her own set of problems (I.e. it's the chick flick of restaurants) but we're Lebanese so there. Maybe I shouldn't have written this but I gotta be me. 3 stars. It's good. Just not my thing. read more

I do not have much good to say about this place. The out door dinning was plagued by hornets. The wait for the food was long. I got the eggs benidct and it was the worst thing I have ever ate. The bread was not toasted the ham was ice cold and the eggs WERE NOT POCHED BUT HARD BOILED. This place gets a lot of hype only because it's in crocker Park. Truly the WORST food I have EVER had shame on them for serving suck garage read more

First Watch - Hardboiled eggs benidct yuck - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

First Watch is always a good go-to when I'm out of town (or even in town) because you know the food and service will be good. This location did not disappoint either. The decor and atmosphere was great. The restaurant was pretty busy but luckily we didn't have to wait. Our waiter was also really nice. My sister and I tried the açaí squeeze spring menu juice and it was delicious! I definitely recommend it for a refreshing drink. My sister got the power bowl with chia seeds, granola, and fruit -- it was so good, I will definitely be getting it next time. I got the traditional (always my go-to) with eggs, bacon, toast, and potatoes. First Watch is always a good choice for breakfast/lunch, and this location is no different. read more

First Watch - Açaí squeeze drink from the spring menu -- delicious! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

First Watch is another of the "breakfast hours only" places that seem to have popped up all over the place of late. This particular location is located in Crocker Park, in Westlake, Ohio. My Dad and I stopped in, as I was looking at an adjacent property to possibly open an additional location of my own restaurant. Because of that, I was asking a few random non-First Watch questions to our server Britton, which she happily answered. I got an iced coffee, which can be really hit or miss these days. Some places make it *way* too sweet. FW had a nice blend, that was sweet, but not overpowering. It made the drink quite refreshing. For my meal, I tried the turkey sausage biscuits and gravy. Came with two over easy eggs, and their chunky potatoes. As someone who has become accustomed to eating farm fresh eggs from a local farm, I can actually tell now when eggs are more "high quality". That was absolutely the case at FW. The potatoes were seasoned nicely. And the sausage actually had a little spice to it. Which was pleasantly surprising. My dad got one of their signature omelettes. It came with chunky potatoes as well. He seemed to enjoy it. As he's become a bit of a light eater these days, he had a piece of his toast left, so i asked to try it. The toast must have been a wheat multi-grain of some sort. It was big, and toasted perfectly. The best part? The house made strawberry jam that came in a side ramekin. My goodness was that delicious. Combined with the real butter that had melted into the toast, it was incredible. I *almost* considering ordering a side, but thought better of it since I'd already wolfed down my meal plus a little of his. As I had mentioned earlier, Britton was a very personable and attentive server. Going above and beyond not just to get us everything we needed, but also to answer a few random questions about the building across the street. Overall, this was an A+ experience at First Watch - Crocker Park. read more

If you're into a modern take on breakfast, with some time to kill this place is for you. I went in on a Tuesday morning and was quickly seated. I thought this was going to be a somewhat quick stop. But that wasn't the case. We waited around 10 minutes for someone to stop at our table to take our drink order. Then another 5 minutes a different waiter came to take our food order (never saw the original waitress again). Next, the hostess ended up bringing our drinks. We waited 30 minutes to receive or food, and we wouldn't have been mad had the food been hot. The eggs and French toast (pictured) were not hot and felt like they'd been under the heat lamp for a while. The oatmeal was bland, and tasted like it was missing something. I even added the brown sugar and some syrup. It was too bland for me to finish. The bland taste goes for the eggs as well, not really any flavor. What was great was the French toast with compote, and syrup. The muffin that came with the oatmeal was also great. My critique about this was that there was no way of knowing what kind of muffin or compote you were getting. The other problem we ran into with the poor service was not knowing who to ask for things. We finished the water off and wasn't served a new one for about 10-15 minutes. I wast sure which wait staff member to ask since we kept having different ones. Overall this was a much longer breakfast trip than we had planned, with subpar food. read more

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Just ordered off of Uber eats and they decided it would be ok to send off avocado toast with ROTTEN avocados on it. Absolutely disgusting. read more

First Watch - Avocado toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

We went on a very busy Saturday morning in the middle of a rush. Our server was great and warned the food would take about 25 minutes. Good portions and good choices, including multiple gluten free options. No extra charge for gluten free toast. The food tasted fine but was served lukewarm with cold toast. We've been to other First Watch locations during less busy times and found it considerably better. read more

A nice change up from the staple kind of breakfast spots. I liked that there were plenty of healthy options like a breakfast wrap with fruit. I would definitely return. And staff and service was good. read more

Vanilla chai pancakes and million dollar bacon. Amazingly delicious, very cool place, excellent service. Sorry about the missing bite, lol. read more

First Watch - Vanilla chai pancakes and million dollar bacon. Amazingly delicious, very cool place, excellent service. Sorry about the missing bite, lol. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

Omg so good; amazing from start to finish. You cannot go wrong stopping here to eat Got here before the rush and our waitress was so sweet and on it! Brought everything out just on time and that mimosa hit the spot for a late Sunday brunch. Would definitely stop here again! read more

Placed a pick up order. They tell you to be there in 30 mins, and even though you pay online when you order is placed, they don't start your order until you get there. When all you do is serve breakfast, no one should have to wait an hour for eggs. And I understand you might be busy, but shouldn't priority go to the order that is already paid! read more

Maeve was super helpful and nice!! I came in grouchy and hungry and left full and happy!! Food was spot on as usual and service was great! Thank you!!! read more

Did early morning takeout 2x (7:15am, earliest available). Timing was 5-10min behind both times so that could be improved. Food was great. Million dollar breakfast sandwich was excellent. Coffee is good (although I wish they filled up the to go cups up more, a good 1.5 inch empty). I will go back. read more

Excellent food and service by the staff. Popular place that gets you seated quickly. Go to breakfast place for our family!

Not a real breakfast place. No corned beef hash. Only healthy crap that others pretend to enjoy to impress their followers on social media.

My friend and I decided we wanted to do brunch in crocker. Being only a Tuesday, there are very limited places to brunch. We decided we would go here because it is always good. We both ordered coffee. I like how they have a non-dairy coffee creamer on the table as options. They always have seasonal specials that are listed on the board (as you walk in) and on a menu given at the table. This place also lists the calorie count if you are watching those. My friend ordered the lemon ricotta cheese pancakes. It came beautifully presented with fresh strawberries. She said it was really good. I ordered the oatmeal. It came with brown sugar, milk, pecans, and fresh strawberries and bananas. The oatmeal also comes with a muffin (the muffins change daily) I had blueberry. It was amazing! I love this place since you get great food and can walk it off afterwards touring crocker Park. read more

First Watch - Closest is the oatmeal and further is the lemon ricotta pancakes - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Westlake, Ohio

The food was good but a few things made it hard to rate this a 5. The service was a bit off. We order coffee for two and they left a pot with barely a cup left. We had to flag down a server to refill. The place was clean, but we felt the tables are a bit too sticky... could be the cleaner they use or maybe the tables just needs to be refinished. Lastly the menu needs some work, as it has too many special dishes and too few basic classics. read more

I love first watch! I'm from Florida and love that they are consistent with good food and staff! read more

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