First Watch

Good food at a great price. Clean and great customer service. Only down fall is they don’t fry any food like hash browns otherwise, a great place for breakfast.

Yesterday was my first time at the First Watch. There were many healthy breakfast options to select. Our waitress was very friendly and service was smooth. I got the kale tonic juice for 4.99 and the tri-​athlete omelet for 8.29 (came with pico de gallo). Overall, I had a great breakfast. Prices were affordable. The juice is actually refreshing. Will be back!

This is a lousy place. Avoid at all costs. I am vegeterian, I ordered the lunch special 2 for 7.99. There was a soup and sandwich. (supposedly half of each). The portion could not have been smaller. The taste was mediocre. Total waste of money.
Also, customer service is horrible, i had to wait in line at the cashier to pay for this crap

Be careful! We ordered 2 veggie meals to share and was served turkey! When we brought it up to the server she swapped it out but we had to complain to management to have it taken off. We had to ask for napkins twice and the bill three times. I’ve eaten at several of these establishments on the East Coast and have never had a problem. This Scottsdale location is the WOST!

My wife and I have been eating at this First Watch location (N. Scottsdale) for years and have always enjoyed it. It’s priced right, the quality is good and the staff is friendly and well trained. We like the breakfast/​lunch menu as I like to eat breakfast at any time of the day.
There were some big changes last week. They eliminated some items on the menu and added some new ones. That’s okay. But they got rid of cottage cheese as well as salsa. For the Salsa, they substituted pico de gallo. Yuck. If you’re a restaurant in the southwest, you need salsa. If you’re serving breakfast, you need salsa. Pico de Gallo is not the same.
One of the sandwhiches I ordered a lot changed. The bread went from a great multi-​grain to a simple sourdough.
Regarding the elimination of cottage cheese — what are they thinking? A breakfast place without cottage cheese?
I’m not sure what else was eliminated. I’m sure I’ll find out soon.
This is a classic example of corporate chefs ruining a perfectly good menu and trying to turn the restaurant into something that it’s not.
Bring back the cottage cheese. Bring back the salsa.
Up until last week, I would have given the restaurant five stars. After the changes, it’s down to four.

Excellent breakfast spot. Best breakfast potatoes I’ve had in a long time. Wheat toast bread is amazing. Excellent service. Nice and clean.

Loved our breakfast/​brunch here! Very clean and very welcoming. The prices are good and the presentation of food is great! We need a place like this in Colorado. The coffee is strong, perfect for our road trip back to Colorado.

Enjoyed the Bacado breakfast sandwich … an excellent and tasty choice.
Service was very good … friendly waitress.
Would give this restaurant 5 stars but for one thing …
hard to ignore the televsion screen tuned to FOX «news».
Really? What’s the message with choosing that as the broadcast? For my sister & I — an insulting and offensive atmosphere.
Would hope the manager would realize there are better, more «balanced» choices;
If customers want a news station, put one on.

We came here for breakfast one morning and it was yummy! I had a potato skillet (can’t remember the name) and my mom had french toast. The food was made fresh and tasted great.
I’ve dined at other First Watch locations and have never been disappointed.

Ive been here a handful of times and food and service is always good. There’s nothing special about their food selections– everything is traditional and simple. I really do like this place if i’m looking for a fast and healthy bfast. and best of all, everything is less than $ 10.

Solid breakfast/​brunch/​lunch restaurant. I can always find something delicious to eat here!

Watching the game till there server switches the channel, asked her to switch it back they did. Then the manager came to our table and said we cussed at the server. Are you serious? Will not be coming back.

First Watch is a solid choice for breakfast, and they serve until 2:30 everyday! I work in the plaza, and I usually come here a few times a month to have breakfast for lunch. I’ve yet to be disappointed by the food. I usually get the basic 2 eggs breakfast, but lately I’ve been getting the Bacado omelette– bacon, avocado and eggs– what’s not to like? For a chain breakfast type place, their coffee is actually pretty good too.
They usually have a special offering menu with seasonal limited time dishes. I definitely recommend trying these. Over the summer they had breakfast tacos on the special menu, and I wish they would add them to the regular menu. So good! Now that it’s «fall» (when it’s still 100 degrees out, can we really use that term?), they have a pumpkin pancake meal with chicken apple sausage. Not only is the pumpkin pancake amazing, but the chicken apple sausage is really good as well.
Their prices are also reasonable. I can usually have a filling lunch here for $ 10 (maybe $ 12 if I get coffee).
I do wish the service was a tad friendlier sometimes, but they are at least timely.

The food was above mediocre… ok, maybe more than that. It was decent… the service was slow, and the cost isn’t worth «decent» tasting food. I was not impressed after hearing how amazing and delicious this place is.

I’ve been writing reviews like crazy about place I’ve taken my mom when she was in town, and here’s another one.
Firs time here with my mom and wife, and everything was great tasting. I can’t say it’s our favorite breakfast place, but it was good enough that we’d come back. I think the prices were a bit high, but the food was good. Can’t really think of anything else to say…

We got to First Watch in the Promenade in Scottsdale at 10:30am on a Sunday, so prime time for a breakfast place! They were packed, but handled the crowd efficiently and pleasantly. I tried one of their summer specials, the avocado toast with 2 basted eggs. It was delicious. If you haven’t jumped on the avocado toast bandwagon, just google it, or search that term in Pinterest — it’s a thing!
Very simple, but has to be well executed. The avocado was very fresh and green and had a nice lemony flavor too. The eggs were basted and were a nice savory accompaniment to the avocado toast.
My friend had The Works omelette and liked it. She made a few substitutions (she’s sort of a Meg Ryan that way) and the waitress was very nice about it.

Took me a little while to find, its not a stand alone building, rather hidden in with other stores and depending on the entrance you drive through the marquee may be hidden. Just watch for the patio seating and you’ll find it faster than me. Enter by Cantina Laredo.
They were quick to welcome me and have me seated. Everyone was very friendly. Food didn’t take too long to get out. I had a plain pancake, it wasn’t anything special. I would recommend one of the other options.
Just a heads up, the pancakes are large. At about 8 inches in diameter, one pancake here is equivalent to two or so at other chain restaurants. If you want 4 pancakes, just order 2 here.
Overall it was a good breakfast, but nothing standout.

First rate breakfast joint in Scottsdale. We have been here 50+ times and I have yet to get bad service or a bad meal. Everything on the menu is very fresh unlike most places. The yogurt is fantastic mixed with fresh fruit, pancakes are great and they are one of the few that can do oatmeal correctly.
Add to your list of places to get breakfast if you have not been here yet.

High quality & very attentive. this breakfast eatery is well worth searching out. Creative menu!
You won’t be disappointed

The atmosphere is very clean and nice. Well lit and good clean café.
Menu is diverse
Taste was a bit on the disappointing side. This is a solid 3 star place, its been rated four stars. The menu execution drags it down.
Service was very good
Atmosphere is very pleasant
Food-​was kind of average or below average.
Its a diner in disguise, nothing wrong with that.