Review First Watch - Raleigh

Amazing breakfast place. Service is good and place is cozy. The skillet hash farmhouse and egg Benedicts were delicious and the lemon ricotta pancakes were amazing.

Once again First Watch has done it again 5stars across the board. From the greeting to seating you then Madison our fabulous friendly,smiling warm and welcoming hostess. She was very attentive to our needs and services. Then to the fresh and taste worthy food. We just love good and excellent service and that's what First Watch served this morning. Thanks again

To all my visitors that are looking for a good breakfast place, or just a place to chat with your family or friends. This is the place to go for a quiet, easy, layed back setting. I am giving it a Gold Medal 🏅 for being First Class. Service was quick, served hot 🔥, and our waiter, Alyssa wasted no time in taking our order and having it served hot, tasteful, and YES delicious 😋. The atmosphere was humming with voices, but low enough that you did not have to rise your voice to be heard across from one another. Inside or outside, just take your pick, it was available. I had a very tasteful breakfast Mediterranean style plate, which I just loved. My Loving Wife and Sweetheart Vivian had a more traditional plate, eggs, blueberry pancakes, and potatoes. Prices were reasonable based on the number in your group, and what you ordered. Look, you have got to go by, tell them you read my review and see for yourself. Woooodoggie!!! Well before you go, let me remind you that life isn't promise to you and that God loves you for being just who you are. So did in give someone close to you a big hug, and let them know just how much you love them. ❤️ Your words will go a long way. I appreciate you reading my review. Like and follow. We have more to do in making those around us know we care. So Pay it Forward...be blessed and enjoy your life. Ciao !!

First time ever eating here. The staff was very friendly. The place was absolutely packed. Our wait time for a family of five wasn't too bad. Maybe about ten minutes at the most

Came here to get some breakfast and I was not disappointed. I had their Lone Star Brisket Hash and Biscuit with gravy on the side. I went on a Monday around noon and was able to get seated quickly. Coffee was left on my table so I can refill whenever I wanted. Food quality and taste was great, eggs cooked the way I like them, potatoes were not hard, they were nice and soft. Brisket tasted really good as well paired with the potatoes. The sauce on top wasn't even needed because everything had great flavor but it just brought the dish together and made it even better. The biscuit with the gravy was bigger than I expected. I wish I could have ate it all but was stuffed, definitely would recommend sharing it. Overall had a great breakfast experience here.

This first watch was PHENOMENAL!!!! Chef J (TOP TIER) was amazing at accommodating our VERY large party, of 20. The service, the food and the genuine kindness was on point. Maria, our server, was WONDERFUL as well. I’d visit here again and again and again. 💕

I really like first watch, but the thing that makes me keep coming back is Gigi! She is incredible and lights up your day! 💜

We had to wait a bit and had to remind the staff that we were waiting for a table. Other than that, the experience was good. To make up for the wait, they brought out food out fairly quickly. The food was delicious and our waitress was great. I would visit again.

Great Food, Friendly Service. First off, the Skillet House and Avocado Toast were both fantastic dishes. The Skillet House was cooked to perfection, with a great blend of flavors that left me wanting more. And the Avocado Toast was equally delicious, with fresh avocado slices, scrambled eggs, and perfectly toasted bread. Overall, the quality of the food at First Watch is definitely worth trying. But what really made my dining experience special was the service. The servers were extremely friendly and accommodating, making sure that everything was just right for us. They were attentive to our needs and made us feel welcome from the moment we walked in. This level of service is not always easy to come by, and it really made our meal all the more enjoyable. All in all, I would highly recommend the First Watch restaurant for anyone looking for a great dining experience. The food is top-notch, and the service is equally impressive. Whether you're looking for a hearty breakfast or a light lunch, you're sure to find something to love at this fantastic establishment.

Im from out of state and came here for breakfast, loved the food and service was amazing. Definitely recommend going here.

Great! A wonderful breakfast 😋 & an awesome way to start my Friday🌷 And yes, I was the 1st person inside today.

We have eaten at a fair number of First Watch restaurants. It is my opinion that the food has gone from very good to more average. It is nice having a restaurant that focuses on breakfast and as a chain restaurant better than the other chain breakfast restaurants but not stellar.

First Watch was an overall good experience. First of all I just wanna let you know that my impression was this restaurant was definitely tailored to a customer that is in tuned with healthy alternative meals. The food was good the service was good overall … the only issue I had was after we finished our meal and was sitting down just chitchatting it took the waitress a while to come and clear a table. When I went to the front to cash out and pay for our meal I stood there for over five minutes before someone came and was able to receive payment. This all happened while it seem like there was a lot of chatter with the employees and if I was the owner this would be my top priority. Bathrooms were average in cleanliness. But all in all I would recommend first watch Especially if you’re into healthy eating and have any food allergies!

Had a marvelous experience! The food was tasty and nice and hot. My friend said that the Belgian waffles were the best he ever had. I loved the lemon curd on my pumpkin pancakes. Yum! Our waitress Gloria was outstanding - friendly and very attentive. Will be back!😋

Now that is a five-star wow. The food is farm-to-table fresh absolutely delicious. I have the Alaskan salmon Sockeye omelette that was out of this world. The bacon what's something that you need to get a second order to take home. Even those coffee what's the best. The service was amazing. All I can say is I wish that this franchise would open up one in South Florida.

I've dined here now twice for late breakfast and have really enjoyed the quality of the menu items. The omelette platters have been excellent and I enjoy the fresh juice. I appreciate that First Watch offers a plethora of healthier options. I've ordered the smoked salmon omelette & morning vegetable platter. The chicken sausage patties are my favorite as well. My favorite juice being the Kale tonic with cucumber and Fuji apple. The food is very filling and deliciously whole. I appreciate that there are no additives. Simple and clean here. Can't wait to enjoy other menu items.

Great place for breakfast. Service was fast and friendly. I had an omelet and it was cooked perfectly. No running eggs and veggies we're cooked and not just chopped and tossed in. Strong cold brew 👍🏿

Today was the first day my wife and I tried First Watch. We went to the one in Raleigh North Carolina on Glenwood Avenue. Our experience there was terrible due to the customer service and lack of concern they showed for our issues. As soon as we were escorted to our table I pulled the chair out for my wife, and noticed the chair had some green herbs or dried spinach on it. It was enough to make a small salad, and I brought it to the attention of the hostess who escorted us, and she looked at it walked away to the kitchen to get a rag, pushed it off the chair onto the floor, and walked away without saying a word! I tried to get her attention because now my wife's chair is wet but she kept on walking. So, I had to get the napkin that was wrapped around the spoon fork and knife, and dry the chair myself... Strike one! Next, while we were eating, the food was not bad, but while we were at the table my wife noticed some white dark white residue on the inside of our water jar! It looked like some dried up pancake batter, but with all of that water pancake batter should have softened up by that time, so I don't know what it was! I called our waitress and let her know about it, and she looked at it gave a sorry apology, walked away brought us a new jar of water, and said nothing more about it! Not to mention she also left us with the same cups of water from the previous old jar of water! As if we're going to really finish drinking the contaminated water !! Strike two and strike three!! No, I will not be going back there! Customer service there is horrid!! The only one that even acted like she cared was the lady at the register who asked me how my service was. I gave her everything I am writing, she deeply apologized, but nothing seemed to get solved! No, I did not want a free meal because I ate my breakfast, but real customer service goes a long long long way!!!

The food was great and the location is great (about 5 min from our house), but honestly we probably won't be back. Their knowledge of gluten free food was pathetic. It's hard to find a restaurant in 2017 where literally no one in there can tell you anything about gluten free. I have celiac disease and have to eat gluten free. They came off as just not wanting to be responsible. Hopefully this will catch a manager's attention and they can do something about this. Seems like they could easily mark the omlettes gluten free without toast. Our waitress said she didn't know if eggs had gluten!!! Couldn't believe that!

I love going into first watch for breakfast. Today was just a bit of a disappointment. I ordered the energy bowl and was given a large bowl of granola and a tiny bowl of yogurt. When asked for some more yogurt I was charged $2.50! Please think about making the portion of yogurt more proportionate to the granola. There was enough granola for four of those tiny bowls of yogurt.

I love having breakfast here! The menu is packed with original, unique selections and presented with appeal! I especially like having my own coffee pot at the table along with a carafe of ice water.

The lemon ricotta pancakes are my favorite! This brunch spot has healthy choices, good coffee, and fast service.

Love, love, love this place! The food is so fresh and delicious, and the staff are friendly and amazing. They are committed to serving healthy food and to giving back to the community!

Just came back from an early Mother's day brunch with my daughter. Eric our waiter was excellent. We sat outside and enjoyed an incredible meal. Definitely a pick for any occasion.

I am so glad that I finally discovered this lovely breakfast/brunch restaurant. It's a great, casual, farm to table concept. Lots of great choices from the usual eggs, coffee, waffles & pancakes with some interesting other choices such as avocado toast and ginger/carrot juice and lots of light choices such as fruit crepes(thin crepes) and more. The restaurant is very flexible about substitutions as well, I traded a side of meat for some fruit. So if you are a breakfast foodie, gather up some family or friends and eat here!

Excellent breakfast and the best part is they've got turkey sausage( I'm allergic to pork)! Excellent customer service!! My new favorite place!! Thank you First Watch

Good flavor!!!!!! Quinoa protein bowl is delicious Pumpkin pancakes- must try

Just tried the new place off capital blvd. First time ever being in a first watch restaurant. Loved it! Very friendly staff, food was awesome! Tasted fresh and full of flavor. Prices were reasonable! I had the Reuben on multi grain and my fiance had the turkey burger. Both were amazing! Will be going back soon!

Took the hot-lit babe (my wife) to breakfast. No kids. No work. Just us. And great food, nice smiles, and good service. Great selection. Do yourself a favor and go. Order. Eat. And then tip heavily. They deserve it.

We went there yesterday for breakfast we were not impressed small portions and bland. The multigrain pancake looked like regular pancake and the coffee was horrible! We think it was a bit high priced for what you get.