First Watch

1114B Emmet St N, Charlottesville
(434) 202-5383

Recent Reviews

Patricia Redmond

Tried this place again after 2 years. Eggs Benedict had deli ham slices rather than Canadian bacon and the most unripe tomatoes ever they were white. 90 percent inedible. This place is a joke and over

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

davis maximus

My kid and I love this place. In fact, I don't know anyone who doesn't like this place. It's friendly, it's well run, and it's consistent. The food and service are reliably good, the quality is good, and there are lots of monthly specials to keep things fresh.The downside (other than the pricey coffee) is that it gets totally mobbed on weekends. Not their fault, but really, just avoid weekends if you can. Don't be surprised if you show up and they quote you an hour wait. No joke. Come on a weekday. Seriously.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lindsey Meredith

Maddie was great! Thanks so

Food: 5

Service: 5

Heidi Thorsen

I was dining alone for breakfast and was seated at a table near the bar. I was glad because the main dining room was really loud. The food was delicious and arrived quickly, service was excellent. I'll definitely be back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Stacy Roach

Food was very good especially the sausage gravy. Good selection of breakfast items but not a huge selection for lunch items if you don't like breakfast foods for lunch. Everything we had was great. Service was good as well, considering they were busy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Bria Scott

Can’t say I’ll be in any rush to return to first watch. When I initially arrived I was told the wait was 30 min, no problem. I have the hostess my number and was told I’d receive a text when it was turn. In about 30 min I got a text saying I was next. As I head back I get another text saying I had been removed for the wait list. How is that possible? There was a 1 min overlap in text messages. When I get to the hostess stand a bald head gentleman was standing there. As I was explaining to him what happened he just walks off. As I awkwardly stand there another hostess ask was I being helped. I shrug my shoulders and tell her idk. Then on the side I see him motion for us to come his direction. As I start walking towards him he walks towards me. He walks past me and points down the aisle of tables. I had no clue which table was ours and ask him “ excuse me which one?” He says “ third on the right”. When did hostess stop greeting and personally walking people to tables? To top it off he assumed my extremely tall 12 year old wanted a kids menu, our booth seat had food and huge wet spots on it, and most of our silverware had visible hunks of food on them. Bright side our server was amazing and the food was solid. Overall first watch, get it together.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Indigo Montoya

Incredibly slow staff,

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

TheHashSlingingSlasher

Great service and atmosphere but the food was horrible will not be returning so bland and not worth the money.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

caretaker Guardian

Nice place to eat, awesome staff good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sean Campbell

Great place for breakfast! Could use a few more veegtarian options, but still great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

AP OConn

Food was good. They are very proud of the cage free eggs. Service is pretty slow but friendly. It gets crowded around 9:30 on a weekend so plan ahead.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

Natascha Phillips

This was our family's first visit and it won't be the last! We came on a weekday morning and there was no wait time. Food was delicious and served promptly, and the waitress was very friendly and extra attentive to the fact that we had two young children. Eggs Benedict were so fluffy and perfect! I added a side of potatoes and definitely recommend them.Kid-friendliness: They had a sling to carry our infant car seat at table height and I've never seen that at a restaurant before! Kids menu had a large selection and the waitress even asked if we wanted to order our toddler's food to come out first (which wasn't necessary since all our food came out fast).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggs Benedict, Chocolate Chip Pancakes

Anna Finch

WON’T ACCOMMODATE!! So today, 2/10, my family and I attempted to go to First Watch for lunch to celebrate an event. We’d called ahead earlier in the week to try to make a reservation because we were a large party (16 people) we were told to call back the day of when we were on the way.. so we called before leaving, AFTER trying to get “in line” using the online system. The online forum wouldn’t let us and told us to call the restaurant. So we did and person who finally answered said to use online forum even though I’d already said we had tried. We were then told that we had to “get in line” in person and that they were very busy. We got there and were told it would be at least an hour. So very very disappointing when we tried multiple times to get something worked out as we were all looking forward to dining here… guess we won’t be anytime soon. Thanks for nothing……

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Mark Smith

Loud. Food is just ok. Service was fine.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Justin Margerum

Just be prepared to wait for service, however, once you are seated and you order it comes pretty

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 2

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