First Watch

Very nice service the food was delicious super bust-delicious potatoes were a little salty

We first at a First Watch in Kentucky and we've been in love with the offerings ever since. We were delighted when they opened on in Columbia! We like to eat local when we are here so now we don't have to go out of town for our First Watch fix. The atmosphere is so laid back and all the waitresses are awesome and friendly. It's nice to be able to have something besides pancakes and scrambled eggs. But when I do want fried eggs and the basics, I just order the traditional. We'll be eating here from now on and if any one in Columbia hasn't tried First Watch, they owe it to themselves to eat there!!!

Great place! Great food and a variety of options. My family is gluten intolerant and there are many options for them. The only problem is that many times the food has been quite salty and it has been PACKED inside. It's pretty loud.The second one dosent really bother me, but if you want a quiet meal than that's just not going to happen. But besides that, I would definitely recommend First watch.

We had a fantastic hot breakfast with great service from Chante in a beautiful setting. I highly recommend this new breakfast spot in Columbia!

I was very excited to see the First Watch sign go up in Columbia. We've eaten at First Watch in a couple other places. The food is delicious and we've always had great service. I'm looking forward to the same at the new First Watch here in Columbia.

Good, service and restaurant immaculately clean. Great sandwiches, tomato soup and Cobb salad were delicious.

First, I have a Columbia mailing address, but we live inside the city of Spring Hill. My thoughts are equal of the First Watch restaurants and other eateries in both towns.First Watch provides great service but I was and am currently not impressed at all with the food selections offered. Menu is saturated with expensive, non-local types of meals and drinks. First Watch is obviously opting to cater to our new neighbors who have moved down from up north or from out west with their highly priced and unique food options. I hear that their niche clientele is happy with the experience and style of eating. But not everyone enjoys the food and value they are selling.If, however, you are interested in eating more traditional types of breakfast meals with items expected as being more appropriate to the average Tennessee experience, you will not find that here! There is not a single option on the current menu for fried or scrambled eggs, typical breakfast meats, biscuits, gravy, pancakes or waffles.Our area badly needs the proper kind of new, exciting restaurants that are not Mexican, Chinese, Japanese, Indian or other non-American cuisine or any more fast food options of any kind, pizza, etc., etc. We, I believe, need some more sit down eateries with great dining experiences serving salad bars, great American food choices, fresh veggies properly prepared, etc. Not only because the food would be more tasty, but moreover, it would also make available more healthy food choices for our neighboring families with children who desperately need the better nutrition daily. Schools now use more quickly prepared foods and no longer "cook" the food they serve our kids. More moms work than ever before and lack the real time in their schedules to plan, prepare, serve and clean up really nutritious meals everyday. Neither do any of us fellows that even know how to do such a thing. Every one of the existing local restaurants that advertise being respected for their "country" cooking should be ashamed of themselves for false advertising. (Yes, and even you too, Cracker Barrel.)Sorry that my honest review of First Watch is not head over heels in favor of their current offerings as I was looking anxiously forward to their new breakfast location in our small but growing area. I absolutely believe that there is a great "country" breakfast, lunch and dinner restaurant out there that will better match what the majority of our residents favor and will absolutely support whole heartedly with our food dollars and loyalty.Sadly, First Watch, nor ANY other restaurant in town is currently offering what so many of us want and really need. That leaves us in an area full of quick and easy food options that provide us and our families eating poor quality, poorly prepared and overpriced meals that will not even meet the long range nutritional requirements that any of us really needs.

Beautiful, upscale ambience. The food is delicious & plentiful. Really like that they put a pot of coffee and a carafe of water on the table so you can serve yourself. Our server (blonde hair, glasses) was delightful!