First Watch - Downtown Cincinnati
| Address: | 104 E 7th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA |
| Phone: | +1 513-721-4744 |
| Site: | firstwatch.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 7AM–2:30PM 7AM–2:30PM 7AM–2:30PM 7AM–2:30PM 7AM–2:30PM 7AM–2:30PM 7AM–2:30PM |
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Katie Hamilton-Meier
I grew up going to this First Watch, so it will always have a special place in my foodie heart. My gramma and I would ride the bus downtown and share the Trifecta. Shed eat the meat and eggs while I took the waffle and blueberry sauce for myself. Theyve now changed the blueberry sauce and its not as good as it used to be, so I dont get that anymore. Nowadays, if I want something sweet I go for a chocolate chip pancake and a banana granola pancake because theyre HUGE, not to mention delicious! But if Im in the mood to be a bit more healthy, I usually go for one of their omelets with a side salad. The servers are usually friendly and expedient! It can get pretty busy on a Sunday, but not too awful - we had a fifteen minute wait for a party of two around 10a. At least the meters are free before 2p!
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Patrick Donnelly
Great eggs, coffee and pancakes. I prefer the Bacado Omelet, but they tend to use generous amounts of meat, cheese and vegetables, so get what your like and it should be to your liking. Pecan pancakes are awesome. I should point out,that each table comes with individual International Delights "creamers" (as in, not cream) with a few real creams mixed in, so if you like real cream, you might find yourself asking for more. FOrtunately, this mornings server, Cyhthia, was quick to take care of that and ever other request we had. She has been our server here many times and she is awesome.
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A Private User
Pros: Good service. Pancakes and French Toast were both good. Bad: Mexican-style breakfast items. I had the Burrito Vera Cruz - there was no chorizo in it, and the Vera Cruz sauce was fluorescent orange cheese sauce from a can (which contained the only bits of green chile I could detect in the burrito) instead of a Vera Cruz sauce. The tortilla was rubbery and doughy. My brother in law ordered the Acapulco Express, which also had no chorizo in it - he said it was just an ok omelet. Lesson: Stick with the basics.
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Kathryn DiMartino
Delicious. I almost always order the Chickichanga, which is probably the best thing on the menu. I have also had the fruit crepe, which was good but not mind-blowing. This place gets really busy around lunch time due to the work crowd, but Ive never had to wait more than 10 minutes for a table. Pretty quick, and pretty good. My friends, who go to the one up at Rookwood more often, say that this location has worse service, but Ive hardly noticed any service issues here. I wish they were open later than 2:30!
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Cincinnati Ohio
Terrible. Just terrible. The second to last time I went, my potatoes were burnt, and they put a ton of unmelted butter on my muffin. I didnt go back for a year, and but I decided to give them another try. I should have stayed away. The last time I went, I ordered a Key West Crepegg and it was burnt on one side. I complained and they brought me another one, but the bacon on the inside was burnt. Horrible experience. I like First Watch, and I will stick to the Springdale location.
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Chris Thomas
Tasty but on the expensive side for what you get. Only open through lunch and offers both breakfast and lunch type food on the menu. I was recently very disappointed with their menu update which saw the raisin bread go away in favor of everything using brioche. I used to have my french toast made with the raisin bread which was awesome. Banana crunch pancakes are still available though so Im still covered, dont think Ill order the french toast again with the change.
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Rebecca Young
Hate giving this rating because I loved the food and service. However they do not seem to be using the No Wait app anymore. Working downtown, we always check it and rely on it. Before we went it said, "no wait,come on in". We get there, lots of people ahead of us and quoted 15-20 minute wait. We look at the app and it never changed.
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Joe Wehry
The generous portion of eggs Florentine with fresh spinach is delicious: the eggs cooked perfectly with just enough creamy yolk. Arrive before 10 am weekends to avoid the crush of brunch-goers. The crepes and vegetable-n-egg scrambles also earned positive comments from our table, so check them out too.
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Beth Hulen
Food was good but one of the employees stole my wallet. We visited from Georgia and before we left to go back home we called one more time to see if anyone had turned it in and the manager told us to "call back later because he was busy." RUDE.
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Arpeggio Andy
They served me a hamburger that my wife identified as being made from rotten meat. The manager did nothing to fix it. This is the worst restaurant I have ever been to. . You used to serve hamburgers. Nice try attempting to cover up the problem.
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Zane Wilson
Delicious and crowded like any good restaurant should be. There was a ton of people waiting and yet it took only 10 minutes to find a table. My food was just okay but my girlfriends was great.
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Chris Lutkenhoff
Great place to eat. Plenty of choices to satisfy your taste. Make it an extra special day and plan a brunch at First Watch followed by a Broadway play across the street (Aranoff Theatre).
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Alfred Pinkard
Great place for breakfast lunch or dinner or brunch! Their pancakes are just out of this world! I particularly love the carrot cake pancakes! The pancakes are big and delicious!
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David Duff
Great food, with a variety of healthy food. A lot of breakfast items, along with soups, salads, and brunch items. Great atmosphere, friendly service will be back for sure!
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Willie Green III
Wanted a healthy breakfast and had the Power Bowl and replaced Italian Sausage with potatoes to make it vegan and it was awesome. Highly recommend if youre in Cincinnati.
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Timothy Tindall
Great service, friendly staff, delicious and healthy food options. First Watch cant be best. Ordering ahead is easy and while the place can get crowded, it often isnt.
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Janet Alsup
Love the food and the service plus they are reaonably priced. Weve only gone on Sundays around 11:30 and have had to wait 20-30 minutes but its always been worth it.
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Bruce Vieira
Absolutely delicious eggs benedict. My server Beth provided excellent service. Give it a try, youll be glad you did. Thank you,again, Beth. You rock !!!
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Mark Gordon
I was in town for a business meeting and stopped in here for a nice quick breakfast, The food and service were awesome and so was the free wifi.
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Wesley Osler
The prices are a little high for a college student, but you do get what you pay for. Friendly staff and a menu that boasts variety.
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Donna W
Nasty food for such a big expense!! I realize it is a "healthier" version, but the food was terrible and service was even worse!
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hilary smith
This place is amazing. Healthy food that actually tastes good. If you go try the morning meditation with a farmhouse bowl.
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Evan Schwartz
Good location downtown. Only issue is sometimes hard to find a location to park. No designated parking lot for restaurant
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Justin Nagy
Excellent food and very good pricing. Restaurant was very clean and decorated nicely. Will return here in the future.
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A Private User
Can be busy for lunch and on weekends... Hmmm... I guess that is all the time. since they are only open til 2pm
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Cammie and Cali
Great service! Food was delicious and came out within 10 minutes. Very impressed with this location.
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Laurie G
Absolutely delicious food, like every other First Watch Ive been to Very friendly staff.
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Joshua Seidel
Good First Watch location that is less crowded on the weekends than the others.
