First Watch — Restaurant in Brentwood

It was just okay, my breakfast came out completely cold, eggs potatoes and bacon were all cold, so I watched my friend eat instead.

The manager was very nice about it they re-cooked my breakfast it came out okay, still not piping hot, but edible, however, by the time I got it I had pretty much filled up on coffee and juice, and of course my friend was finished so she had to sit there and watch me eat. Their special bacon would have been very tasty had it been hotter. The eggs and potatoes were mediocre.

Manager gave me a coupon for next time but I doubt there will be a next time. $42 for 2 people... I don't mind spending money on decent food but this was just not that good and not worth it for lukewarm breakfast. The coffee was not that hot either . As I said, the manager was very nice and we were about to leave. I would have completely let it be at that point, until he started talking again.

And then came the kiss of death, on my way out to the door the manager tried to explain to me that there is a certain spot in the kitchen window that if you sit someone's plate there it gets cold very quickly. Okay dude, I had already paid the check and told you everything was fine. Neither me nor my friend ever said one word of complaint, I just simply asked that my food be heated up. I never requested any comps, discounts or asked that anything be taken off the bill. At this point I had simply chocked it up to "lesson learned" and just wanted to get out of there and go on about my day. I didn't need the extra added explanation which only makes you look incompetent.

As a manager, if you know there's a certain spot in your heat window that the heat lamps don't work and will not keep the food hot, then don't allow your staff to place items there. As a customer I didn't really need a culinary lesson from a manager that is...

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