Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Upon occasion one becomes sufficiently inured to culinary wrongdoings that just having it done right lifts one’s spirit as well as the rating of the restaurant.
This was just such an occasion!
On each of two recent visits we both ordered the same things!
I got their chef salad, the surprise being that none of the meats came from some deli supplier, but rather featured off-​the-​bone turkey breast, and ham, and house-​made bacon crumbles, and rather than a slice or two of boiled egg, two deviled egg halves.
Cheese shreds were swapped for a smallish cheddar wedge.
The only real disappointment were the saltines that served as the starch accompaniment, a weak substitute for the fresh corn muffins served to my wife with her entrée.
I might have enjoyed just a bit more protein, but were a choice required, the quality of the proteins supplied more than made up for the quantity.
My wife got their pot roast dinner both times, liked their mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, broccoli, et al, and et all!
P. S. when asked they will happily swap your crackers for corn muffins or buttermilk biscuits!

Sat there for 16 minutes about 5 servers past us went yo desk to complain and still sat there finally we got up and left will never go back to that one.

I went to this cracker barrel once, the food was okay, nothing spectacular. They dont give you enough food. Anyway, after we ate we went the gift shoppe, my mom is in a wheel chair. And as soon as we got in there, looking around, they came with extra employees talking on the walki talkies and watching us like we gonna steal somthing. My mom is almost 90 in a wheel chair. we are part black/​part hispanic .we felt so uncomfortable, we will never go back. Thats the problem with most of these restaurants .they stare at you, like we cant eat there. Next it will be back to the old days, Colored eat in the rear!

Used to like this location a lot, but just went there with my son this past week and my opinion has changed. The host was very friendly and sat us right away. We waited about 10 minutes before our waitress made it to us, she seemed very discombobulated and out of sorts. My son got the chicken and dumplings, which was great according to him. I got the country boy sampler, per my usual order, the waitress asked me, the customer, what all that comes with! She said she doesn’t work breakfast shift, but you can order breakfast anytime of the day there, so one would think all the servers there would know the whole menu. After getting our food, our waitress put our check on the table immediately, assuming we were not going to order anything else. Overall not happy with the whole experience, but will give it another try.

The service was subpar. Definitely could do much better. The hostess was horrible. She was on her phone durning her shift and was even on it when taking some people to their tables. Not something you should see at a restaurant. She seemed to not care about her job at all. Our waitress was very nice even thought there was a mixup in the orders. She did the best she could and made up. The manager came and helped us which was good.

The closest Cracker Barrel to where we live is about a two hour drive. So we jumped on the opportunity to have breakfast. We went at 11 AM on a Sunday morning. It was very busy, it was loud, and there was a wait. Fortunately, we only waited about 5 minutes for our party of five.
I actually counted the number of people in the half of the dining area we were in while everyone else played the triangle peg game. The count was 122. With it being that busy, our food only took 14 minutes to come out after ordered. Our server did a great job and did not miss a beat.
I had Momma’s Pancake breakfast with the sausage patties as my side. I was very pleased with my breakfast. The pancakes are on the lighter side and when they brown, the edges are tasty and crispy. You also get your own personal bottle of warm maple syrup. Everyone was in a pancake mood and all five of us ordered pancakes and all five us were happy with our meals.
We finished up and paid at the register up front. We browsed through the store while the kids got a game of checkers in. Whenever we’re on road trips we’ll continue to visit Cracker Barrel when we have the chance.

Worst breakfast ever! Everything was overcooked and dry! Coffee was watery. Grits were soupy. I’ve never had a bad breakfast at Cracker Barrel, but this location needs some TLC.

A waitress appeared this time, so we dined for lunch. I got a baked catfish filet, broccoli and a baked sweet potato, my wife got the roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes and broccoli and cottage cheese. We both had iced teas.
The dinners were served with complimentary rolls or cornbread, we got the latter.
The food all tasted fine, but none of it was hot.
On a 1 – 10 scale of freezing being 1 and scalding 10, it was about a 4.
When one cuts open a baked potato of whatever variety, the telltale steam was absent, it was all just slightly above, or at room temperature.
The cornbread was actually rather cold, and arrived with the meal rather than prior, as did the rest of the room’s rolls.
I don’t know if waited for pickup for too long, or it was just not prepared properly, but it definitely took the edge off of the meal.
The next time I feel like a cold meal, I would prefer that it be cereal or the like.
Outside of breakfast, I think maybe my boat has sailed as regards this place.

I mean, its Cracker Barrel. You walk in knowing what to expect. The food is a 2 star experience, but the service was really great. Our server, Zac was so sweet and attentive and just made for such a pleasant dining experience. I would come back just because of the really positive experience with our server.

The food is okay and portions are big, but it’s the blandest place I’ve ever eaten. I’m sure this is due to the mostly senior clientele.

I was impressed with how good the service was. Wasn’t expecting it, food was good. My opinion has changed about Cracker Barrel. Will return

Oh Crack Bar, my faithful old friend.
You smell like fireplace smoke and fundamental Christianity, but my goodness I love your food and your cheesy «cuntry» giftshop.
This one is no different than any other Cracker Barrel you’ve been in — clean floors, good food, service with a smile, and sweet tea so sweet it could give the Tooth Fairy a cavity.
The price is right, the portion sizes are good, and the wait at this CB was surprisingly not as long as it is at many others.
Visit this Cracker Barrel — you’ll enjoy it.

This has to be one of those dinning experiences that stands out in your mind. Usually your meal has an appearance and style. This place had none! First off, the beverages ordered were fine with the exception of the lemonade. It was in mug that had a solid bottom and thick walls meaning, it didn’t hold much and it was very watery. The two main courses ordered were the pot roast sandwich and the ham and biscuits. The pot roast sandwich was so hot, not meaning the temperature, it was loaded with pepper and brown gravy, i would describe that as a coagulated substance you couldn’t eat, like the ham and biscuits.
The ham and biscuits didn’t come with any gravy, instead they was a total of four small like sandwiches with a small piece of lettuce. I bit into one of the biscuits, and the ham didn’t taste like ham, instead it tasted more like sausage that was in the shape of a patty but very rubber while the biscuit was so dry you needed to wash it down. The waitress even brought some white gravy with looked like paste, it didn’t help any. I ended up taking my meal home with me, and even my family passed on it. I must say the Mello Yellow was very good and the best part of the meal.

I love Cracker Barrel.
Anyplace. anywhere.
They served my to go dish quickly, but they forgot to add the muffins :-(That’s ok. Cracker Barrel is great :-)

This is more like it! We were here with party of 8 this past weekend and out food was hot, accurate and tasty!

Taking an order and putting the list of things in a bag seems like a fairly easy job, yet this place consistently proves that theory incorrect.
They always forget something major in my carryout order that inevitably leaves me giving up my breakfast to free me up to be angry — for example, today, we ordered biscuits and sausage gravy and got no biscuits but two extra orders of grits (we did not order grits). Its a sad thing to see someone eating sausage gravy witha fork.
You stink, Cracker Barrel. You stink.

I had my first Cracker Barrel experience today.
My friend’s birthday is tomorrow, so I took her out for the afternoon. I asked her where she wanted to eat and she said Cracker Barrel. They don’t have Cracker Barrels on the west coast (where I’m originally from), so this was a thrill for me.
I don’t know about you, but whenever I hear something about southern food, I immediately recall every Paula Deen episode I’ve ever watched on the Food Network. Bring on the butter and collared greens!
Amanda warned me about the gift shop, so I wasn’t too overwhelmed when we walked in looking for the dining room entrance. It seemed we interrupted a conversation between three employees, so it took a minute for them to greet us. When they did, we were promptly seated and I was transfixed by their menu of southern eats.
I loved all of the vintage farm items hanging from the walls and the games. Our waiter (Nick) was super friendly, but he kept forgetting about us and the items we requested, so that was sad. At one point, I had to ask a different server to find him. When my friend ordered her salad and asked about dressing, he couldn’t remember what kind of dressing it came with, but he did give us his personal recommendations, which I appreciated.
The food was yummm-​my! I decided to throw my diet out the window and order a plate of BBQ pork with mac-​n-​cheese and hashbrown casserole on the side, accompanied by a buttermilk biscuit and corn muffin. The muffin was dry, but the biscuit was heavenly. Amanda had the Grilled Chicken & Strawberry Salad and could barely finish it. I ordered a side salad and was convinced it could’ve been my meal (it was big!), well until Nick brought out my entrée. no words, just mmmm.
The prices were reasonable and I didn’t even mind that I could hear the noise and chatter from the kitchen while we ate. The staff sounds like a happy bunch. The gift shop was a fun place to browse, too. We found an abundance of Americana to cheese over, chocolate covered jelly beans, DVDs and toys that took me back to my youth, and lots of scented candles to stick our noses in to. I was tempted to buy the picnic-​themed pajama pants and a copy of Kenny Rogers’ CD of hymns (oh Kenny, why did you ever get that facelift?).
Overall, I give «The Cracker Barrel Experience» a 3.5.

This place was really good! I came here for breakfast with my dad and my niece on Memorial Day. I was happy that they were open since many places were closed for the holiday.
There was a bit of a wait, so we killed time looking around in the shop and sitting on the rocking chairs in front of the restaurant.
Once our name was called, we were seated in the very busy dining room. Our waitress was pretty good, although the food was slow to come out and we were starving.
I ordered Eggs in a Basket with over easy eggs and bacon. My meal also came with a hash brown casserole.
All the food was really good. The bread was toasted and buttered and had a good flavor. I actually ate one piece of bacon (I never eat pork) and it was delicious. Not greasy at all, nice and thick and yummy. The hash brown casserole was really good. Super oniony, but I love onions so it worked for me.
My niece had pancakes and I tried one. They were really sweet and they had a crunchy crust on the outside that was different than pancakes I have had. They were definitely good though.
Too bad there isn’t a Cracker Barrel in California!

if only i had a southern accent, i would have fit right in! but it didn’t matter, because i got the whole southern experience and hospitality all the same!
so satisfying!
very cute country house with all of the trimmings a la paula deen. rocking chairs, checker boards, lots of cracker barrels of course, wooden stilt tables and chairs, a live fireplace (perfect for the 24 degree snowy weather right now), oil lamps, and the comforting aroma of butter butter all around!
the menu leaves you spoilt for choice, from country fried steak, to meatloaf, to hickory smoked pork ribs for your mains. the sides also range from side to side (hehe, get it) from whole kernel corn, turnip greens, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and hash brown casserole. when it came down to it, i put together my own country platter, with beef stew, buttermilk biscuits, kernel corn, and hash brown casserole! after that meal, i was seriously ready to brave the cold!
small details like attentive service, board game to play on our table, and serving breakfast all day makes this an adorable find indeed! and what’s not to love about the store connected to the restaurant? perfect for a lost urbanite like me! selling corn muffin mix, apple pie, all of the old school candy (cracker jack, moonpies, peeps, sugar galore), and southern memorabilia (watch out: junk), it sure is fun to peruse.
apparently it’s a chain in the south, but it sure doesn’t feel like it! not bad for boontown, OH.
now i want to try their chicken pot pie.