First Watch - Tampa

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!

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 andopen. Nice atmosphere. Yes, it is a chain, but local people work here and I like this location a lot!

Although the service is pretty good for the most part, the food itself is mediocre and definitely not as fresh as they claim on their menu. For the last two times i have gone i have ordered the BLT eggs Benedict and the Smoked salmon eggs Benedict. Thebacon on the BLT was hard, but the poached egg was delicious and cooked perfectly. The hollandaise sauce was lacking inseasoning though and the tomatoes had no flavor weirdly along with the arugula it was just not a very good combination. The nexttime i went decided to try the Smoked salmon Benedict. The salmon was soggy and flavorless, like it had been frozen and thendefrosted in the microwave. Again the hollandaise was lacking flavor but the egg was again cooked perfectly. The potatoes aredelicious though and the environment is very nice, small and homey in way. The employees are pretty friendly from what i recall.

This restaurant is excellent for breakfast. I have consistently had wonderful experiences each time I’ve visited. I brought my nieces from England for breakfast, and they were truly impressed with both the food and the service. Thank you!