First Watch - Tampa

Although the service is quite good for most, the food itself is mediocre and definitely not as fresh as they claim on their menu. For the last two times I ordered the BLT eggs Benedict and the smoked salmonier Benedict. The bacon on the BLT was hard, but the fried egg was delicious and perfectly cooked. However, the Hollandaise sauce was missing in the season and the tomatoes had no taste strange together with the Arugula it was just not a very good combination. Next time I decided to try the smoked salmon Benedict. The salmon was soggy and tasteless as it was frozen and then frozen in the microwave. Again the Hollandaise lacked taste, but the egg was cooked again perfectly. But the potatoes are delicious and the environment is very beautiful, small and secret in the way. Staff are pretty friendly about what I remember.

I love it here. Coffee is so so, but food is always fast, hot and good. Grits today were not great, but my server was empowered to address it without a manager or any hassle. Great service from Rebeca, my omelet was exactly as I ordered and it is clean and open. Nice atmosphere. Yes, it is a chain, but local people work here and I like this location a lot!

Excellent food and friendly service! An excellent choice for a casual breakfast in a bright, welcoming atmosphere. My favorite is the Pesto Chicken Quinoa Bowl and the Morning Meditation fresh juice.

My coworker brought in blueberry muffins from here for work , and I love sweets and breakfast/ brunch. Had to check this place out, a cozy little place, could maybe use some more decor ? Doesn't matter haha, the food was delicious! I got a drink called Purple Haze to go and it's light and refreshing , not too lavender-y. Staff was friendly and helpful .

So this place has great service and super workers but the timing is EVERYTHING! It is in a prime location specifically for the local residents. However there's many people that are traveling and find what they're used to from other parts of the country. So they gravitate towards the specific location. It's not as big as some of the other First Watch locations I've been to. The workers try really hard to stay on top of things to keep everybody Pleasant. But because of the amount of people that go in there the kitchen gets slammed and it takes a while for you to get your food. Mind you it is very hot when it's delivered but you may end up waiting for it for quite some time and fill up one coffee and water and juice. Food is phenomenal Services even better just make sure you plan your time just right. Sundays after 10:30 a.m. plan to wait a good 60 minutes. Don't let this deter you check it out!