First Watch

This morning, I ordered an eggs Benedict. They were accommodating in providing gluten free toast for me, however the advertised smoked ham appeared to be a deli cut piled onto it, instead of a smoked ham steak like one would expect. The eggs as well, while poached nicely runny by the chef, had lost most of its whites leaving just the small parts of whites around the yolk, likely due to poaching in an open pot of boiling water instead of any form of vessel to preserve the whites. However, that doesn’t constitute a one star review alone. By far, the most egregious issue is that they charged me $4 for hot tea. A ceramic coffee mug, pot of hot water and a selection of tea packets was given to me. The tea was not brewed for me by the waiter, nor was the tea anything rare or expensive. There’s no justifying this cost. Fifty cents would be more acceptable, given the time used by staff to dispense already hot water from their coffee machine and carry that with the tea over to me. Despite the flaws of the Benedict, I was willing to give the restaurant a second chance later, the juice blend I ordered was quite refreshing, but the price for self made tea was a slap in my face on the way out that I can’t really forgive.

We love our First watch! Everyone is so friendly, the food is excellent, and they are always careful with my gluten free needs.