First Awakenings - Monterey

Delicious breakfast. Wide selection of your favorite eggs with their special signature. There are other dishes sandwiches you can choose. Service is very good. Parking available. Location near Wharf other Monterey sights

I took my mom to Pacific Grove for a vacation and decided to try this place for breakfast one morning. I am so glad we did. Its a very nice and clean place. They have both indoor and outdoor seating. The restaurant was very clean and the staff kind and very attentive. We sat down and browsed the menu. I decided to order the 2 eggs and meat breakfast for 13.29 on May 18th 2022. It comes with the choice of bacon...turkey sausage...ham or pork sausage...honestly potatoes 2 eggs cooked the way you like them and an English muffin. The bacon was crispy and absolutely delicious...the eggs over medium...the potatoes and muffin I like cooked extra. The entire breakfast was simply delicious... My mom ordered an omelet. I do not remember which one. She thought it was good. She did not like the potatoes that much...she said there is an herb in them that is overbearing. Overall...I would definitely come here again..

We waited 40 minutes to be seated but it was well worth the wait. The food was outstanding. Even though they have a large queue, they are operationally very efficient and are doing their best to manage the crowd. We had the eggs Benedict and ham avocado crepe. It was delicious. Portion sizes are large and satisfying. They serve it with pepper plant sauce. You can also buy the sauce from the reception counter for $5 if you are interested.

First time checking out this local legend of breakfast foods. Everyone liked their choice of food (including the children), the servers were nice, the atmosphere is good, and they managed to accommodate our group of 8 fairly quickly on a Federal holiday morning. Not my first choice of breakfast places in town, but will definitely return. There was a long line when we left the place, so definitely come early for your breakfast fix. Noteworthy mention: ample parking and a huge outdoor seating area.

Excellent brunch spot near Cannery Row. They have lots of comfortable outdoor seating with shade and a fire pit. The meals we all got were excellent. The orange juice was fresh-squeezed. They do not serve alcohol.