I do not see what all the hype is about. I ordered the sirloin steak and it was salty as hell and cooked well done. I had ordered it medium rare, on top of that they gave my broccoli to someone else on my dinner table. I was dying of thirst the whole time. The waitress did not seem focused on our table at all. Food was probably a D- at best. Seating as well is too crammed together and the lighting was blinking on and off like we were at a rave! Won't be going back anytime soon. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Sirloin Steak - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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This is a new location, we finally got a Cracker Barrel in Bakersfield. Short wait time while they prep'd our table for a party of 5, good service and a wide selection of items on the menu. I had the Lemon Pepper Rainbow trout, which was cooked just right, and the sides were great. My wife had the Country fried chicken and it was done quite well. Many choices on the menu to have to pick from. The staff is friendly and well-trained. Overall, a wonderful experience. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Front View of Restaurant - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I was pleasantly surprised when I dined here I've been hearing about this restaurant and it was really good our server was lovely and efficient, the two hostess ladies in front had no clue on seating and time but at least our server was great!! Food was fresh and definitely tasted home cooked.. I would return when in town. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Fried chicken breast. - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Your biscuits. We drive about 25 minutes to get your biscuits to go . You used to make them fluffy and tall. Now when I go in I have to ask for soft ones cause by the time we get home they are getting to hard. Well it happened again. Another 8 biscuits in the trash. They are flat and yes Rick hard. Tasted dry. They have good biscuits when made correctly. This makes about 4 batches we have bought and thrown away. read more

I fail to see what the big deal is about this place. Service was great, but the food was under seasoned. I had the country fried steak with two sides, the mashed potatoes and the greens. The greens were good, the rest not so much. I know this is the first week they are open, but in my opinion this is about as good as they are going to get. I don't plan on going back. read more

I had never been to a Cracker Barrel restaurant until now. I doubt that I ever will again. If your dining experience must include a 100+ decibel noise level and constant staff and patron traffic by your table, this is the place for you. I ordered meatloaf and two sides, mashed potatoes and green beans. Mediocre and that is being generous. Save your money and preserve your sanity and get thee to Denny's or Golden Corral. One last thing: I feel sorry for the staff at this overly hyped gastronomic venue. This could only be what Jonathan Winters aptly described in his Inimitable comedy, a manic scene. read more

Came in for lunch, service was quick and the food was hot. The portions are huge and prices good. It's missing that fireplace smell but that's ok. read more

I have been to a lot of Cracker Barrel's all over Az Tx with at less 4 stars rating from me BUT the one that just opened in Bakersfield Ca is the worst I have ever been to read more

I ordered the hash brown casserole as a side and when it came to the table, it was barely warm. This isn't the first time this has happened at this location. Also, I realized that $50 for 2 people to have fried chicken and ice tea was way out of line. We used to seek out Cracker Barrel restaurants in our travels because of the food and the price. So we were all excited to have a Cracked Barrel come to Bakersfield. Since the food isn't as it once was, and it is no longer a reasonable value, this was my last visit to Cracker Barrel. read more

Took my family in to have lunch, absolutely horrible customer service. Waitress was over whelmed. When our food came out we were missing all of our sides. I had to have the manager called over, he himself had an attitud. I was polite when asking for the remainder of our food. the manager had an attitude as if we were bothering him. We will never patronize this business again. read more

I feel bad for who owns this place. If they knew how his employees run the place it's embarrassing. Ordered turkey dinner and they are out of stuffing. Tried to order the famous fried chicken and they "sold out" is what waitress said. Come to find out it takes 20mins to make and they are just lazy to make it read more

Stopped by here for Sunday brunch and it was delicious! It was a busy morning, but we were seated in less than 30 minutes. It's a great family friendly restaurant with a shop inside too. The stuffed cheesecake pancakes were creamy and not too sweet I recommend them! The iced mocha was not very sweet but if you add the chocolate whipped cream it's perfect. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Stuffed Cheesecake Pancake Breakfast - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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Trying this place out. So far so good. Waited 90min enjoyed the country store. There's beautiful items for the holidays and I picked up my favorite lotion. We were sat and ordered drinks. I had the old fashioned lemonade and also the strawberry lemonade. Very refreshing and super sour. Loved it The portion sides of the foods were not the size of the Vegas crackle barrel and that's fine with me. I hate to waste food. The food was what I expected- Cozy sit by the fire style food. It was a beat experience and glad we have one in Bakersfield. read more

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Have you ever heard the term "comfort food"? Well the food at this place should come with smelling salts because it will straight up put you to sleep after you're done. I have eaten at Cracker Barrels before they came to hell- er Bakersfield and I liked them then and like them now. The fare is simple southern-style cooking and not much else though, so don't expect anything special or fancy. The biscuits are definitely top knotch and I'd recommend taking some of the mix home too. read more

"BATHROOM CHECK" First time arriving here, was seated after about a 5/10 minute wait which is not bad was expecting longer actually but a few seconds after they seated us I started to get a bloody nose so I go straight to the restroom and NOT more than a couple minutes one of the employees comes in saying "Bathroom check!" And 2 more times they came in different employee, I was in there for about 15 minutes so I understand if they are checking for my well being but at least ask instead of yelling bathroom check, it felt like I was being rushed to get out. After I come out I tell one of the employees "I had a bloody nose that's why I was in there for so long man" and he replied "no problem". It felt like it was a problem lol. Oh, and the cornbread sucked. read more

Open New Years Day Wonderful atmosphere and staff, but the comfort food will make you uncomfortable when your waistline expands! read more

Food is not good. Chicken taste like kfc. Hashbrown casserole was more cheese then hashbrown. The only thing that was delightful was the old fashioned lemonade and the biscuits. read more

Store and restaurant in one place. Lots of parking . Waitress and staff are friendly and food has reasonable price and they pet friendly . read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Been to Cracker Barrel out of state and it was amazing! So I was super excited about this one coming here needless to say we were all very disappointed. We paid for 3 meals that only one of them were eatable. read more

My family went here for Easter brunch. My son and his family first time eating here. Upon arrival it was a little busy but when we reached the hostess Alisha she was so friendly and accommodating to get us sat fast this way my small granddaughters didn't have to wait. The table was a perfect spot with an infant and a toddler. The server was amazing from beginning to end! The server Barbara was pleasant and served us with a smile the whole time. The drinks came to table fast. The food was all hot and fresh. The homemade biscuits were delicious! The breakfast dishes were great but pancakes tasted the best which also came with a small maple syrup bottle. The experience was fantastic with Alisha and Barbara! The only disappointment was the cashier Matthew upon checking out to pay he snatched the receipt from my hand and then after paying there were questions to answer. I tried telling him the pen was not working to tap. He goes "follow the direction!" I was just give me my receipt! He was just rude! Over all fantastic place for family dining. read more

So I'm usually not a chain restaurant kind of gal. We had tried Cracker Barrel in Tennessee and enjoyed it. Decided to give our new home town location a try. Generous portions, and friendly staff. Tried the sampler dinner plate, and the seasonal chicken fried Turkey dish. Everything was prepared well. Price was reasonable. The sides are very good and a large selection to choose from. The store and restaurant have the look you expect, country with a few local touches. The store's assortment of merchandise had a little bit of something for all ages. read more

Not sure why so many rave about this place. Mediocore at best. The biscuts taste like KFC's and the food doesnt taste great. I ordered chicken fried chicken and mashed potatoes. Took a few bites and was done because it tastes like they got it all frozen and heated it up in the microwave. All the food for the table came out luke warm. Monica our server was great and so where the others we entereacted with. I wont go back. Personally wasnt my choice to go to begin with as I had a feeling it would be blah. Boxed mashed potatoes too. Everythings was bland. The salad was good and I liked the decor. Honestly should have asked for a refund. read more

Open for 4 days and I'm very disappointed. The layout isn't comfortable. It's very crowded and chaotic. The service was horrible and the food was lukewarm and not prepared correctly. My husband never received his salad either. I thought with it being brand new that it would have been better trying to get some return business. I'll have to think on that one. I had to ask a manager to get my granddaughter's food and to even get a to go box. Not impressed so far. read more

Super yummy can't wait to come back I wish I had one closer to home can't wait to try more dishes read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Super yummy can't wait to come back - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Zero stars if I could... because every time I come here the food and service gets worse. I used to love coming here for the chicken and dumplings but I don't plan on coming back. The last time I was in, it was empty and our waitress barely tended to us and my favorite entree was disgusting, it tasted like someone poured a whole bunch of salt in it. I had to trade it in for a burger that was below average. Seriously save your money and go to Denny's as they are so much better lol. read more

10/10 food and service my boyfriend and I's second time here for date night and we will be coming back the watermelon lemonade was so good and so was my chicken noodle soup! all of the food was so yummy the best way to describe it is comfort food. and our waitress michelle was very kind and let me know that we could get our appetizer for free as a welcome gift for signing up for the rewards! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - chicken fried chicken platter, fried pickles, sirloin platter - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

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This review is nothing against the food or the awesome gift shop or any of the employees accept for Server HOPE. We have had her as our Waitress I think 4 times now. And the nicest words I can say about her is she is crusty, barely nice, she has to force it. She rolls her eyes at us. I always feel like we are inconveniencing her. She never bought refills unless you asked and Even then it takes her quite a while to do so. Customer service is so important and in my opinion she should be working in the kitchen or some other dept where she doesn't have to deal with the public. We will be going back because we love going there. But going forward we will ALWAYS ask NOT to be seated in Hope's section. We want to enjoy our yummy food when we visit. Just takes one person to ruin your whole experience! So the 1 star is just for her. 5 stars for everything else there. Thank you for reading this (if you did) read more

Food is delicious, service is excellent and the ambience is nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Souvenirs - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

Wooo is right!! Went here twice thinking it was just a bad day the first time, buuuut, NO! Food is SO bad! Not sure how this place became a chain restaurant unless it's just the Bakersfield version that's bad and the rest are better. Anyway, both times we were here for breakfast and both times the food was barely edible! Most everything on the menu is fried food, which is fine except not a single thing ordered among the 6 people that ate with me could even chew their OVER cooked burned fried food! You could hammer a nail with the chicken strip pieces and the shrimp were like little burned hockey pucks!! The waitress came and ask how we were enjoying the food and all at once everyone started laughing! So so bad!!! The first time I was there I thought it was funny that a breakfast restaurant didn't have some form or eggs Benedict on the menu, but the second time answered THAT question! On the special menu this time was a biscuit eggs Benedict version so I ordered it! The waitress asked, how I wanted my eggs and I said, poached is fine, assuming that it was how everywhere makes eggs Benedict, buuuut NO again, she looked me dead in the face and said is over easy fine? Anyway, let's just say they can't even make the eggs correctly! Apparently over easy is too hard as well! Whites weren't cooked and Hollandaise sauce was a cheap very badly done version! Moral of the story, I could go on for half an hour but they are not even worth that much time! Everything we ordered, two different times in a row, were not even close to correctly cooked, mostly WAY over cooked! I'd fire whoever is in charge of the cooking cooking staff and actually hire someone that can actually cook an egg, that should be your first qualifying test!! I wouldn't feed this stuff to my dog! I heard multiple people around us talking about how bad the food was, so we weren't just the lucky ones! Good luck, you have been warned! If I could leave negative review numbers I would! Try Old River Grill, multiple locations where food is actually good!! This place sucks! read more

If you plan on going with a party of 5 or more good luck the tables are tiny and the establishment only has 1 round table to fit a party of 4+. Food is great just a crammed eating situation read more

I wish I could give separate reviews for food and service. I'll start with our server. She was amazing! Very sweet and attentive. She knew the menu forwards and backwards and did an absolutely amazing job. She gets a five star review for sure! And now the food. It was decent. We ordered two burgers, a chicken pot pie, and fried pickles. They brought out fresh warm biscuits as well. Everything was fine. But that is. It was just...fine. For the prices they charge, I'd expected to be more impressed with the food. The overall experience was ok. Our server was certainly the highlight of it. We've been once, and I'm honestly not sure if we'll go again. I'll be sticking with small mom and pop restaurants for the foreseeable future. read more

Got shorted on the Country Boy. Clearly says it comes with three eggs on the menu and the chain's website, but when I mentioned my plate only had two eggs the waiter was adamant that it came with only two eggs. First sentence they describe the meal with on their website, "Starts with three farm fresh eggs"... Learn the menu!!! read more

Service was great and the food was good. Definitely overhyped but good prices. Biscuits were tasty

Cracker Barrel never disappoints. Foos is always good, service is always great. Stacey B took really good care of my family and really appreciate her hospitality towards the kids. I highly recommend. read more

I was sat in the corner of the restaurant and it seemed as if I had been forgotten about. A server from the next section noticed me, she was about to be off for the night and she came to see if I had been helped yet. She put my order in, checked in on me a couplel of times and made sure I was taken care of. I never saw my actual server but Destiny took good care of me. I love her team spirt and selfless attitude. If at all possible I'll ask to be set at Destiny's section the next time I dine here. 5 stars to Destiny, 5 stars for the food, less stars for the management for not making sure my area was covered. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Chicken Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Turnip Greens. - Southern Near Me - Bakersfield, California

I was here last year when they were new and hit a few speed bumps, the same things are still not ironed out. Shortly after we ordered our food started coming out via expediters. We had not yet received our salad, appetizer and biscuits. The entree was hot but the sides barely warm. Our sever, Monica did not check back with us after the food was served and we were missing quite a few things from the order. No refills were offered, no pre-bussing the table and we were never offered desert (I was wanting to share a piece of pumpkin pie with my granddaughter). I was hoping things would get better but our server got nasty and "SHE" offered to get the manager. I spoke with Manny and let him know our woes and he said "I'll see what I can do". Never heard back from him. We did end up ordering some pie and received the check before the dessert arrived!?! We shopped at the gift shop before leaving and saw Manny again and asked why he did not get back with us. He said "The server was upset because I grabbed her wrist". WOW! I told him to review his cameras because I would never. My take-a-way: Poor management, poor service, cooks pre-plating food too soon, overzealous expediters. read more

This was our 1st visit. Party of 5. AMBIANCE: Being 1st time patrons, we had no clue as to what door to enter and not at all prepared to walk into a cramped, overly populated with STUFF everywhere, STORE. We initially thought we'd entered thru the wrong door. It would be nice to forego that store entrance. We just came to eat. I can imagine people with ambulatory aids, wheelchairs, and large parties having a challenge maneuvering through all the displays, racks and shelves of stuff. SERVICE: Seated fairly quickly. Then allowed to sit and wait without being approached by wait staff; without being asked about beverages. Twelve minutes in, Another party of about 8 was seated across from us AND almost immediately was waited upon for beverages AND food. We still hadn't even been approached. We contemplated leaving as we wrestled with the optics: we were five various shades of colors versus a newly seated party with no one of our colors. We'd finally been approached by a wait staff and ordered our beverages and food. We waited. That party of 8 received their food shortly after we had ordered. I remarked how good their pork chops looked and was anticipating receiving the same. Awhile later, an employee, not sure if they were a manager or not, approached me and disclosed that the pork chops were out. I'd have to order something different. Again, the optics. I silently seethed w/anger. The employee saved the evening by offering us dessert, on-the-house. FOOD: Decent portion sizes. My kids remarked "there's no love in the food". This can be attributed to the apparent use of canned green beans, dehydrated cheese "boxed" tasting Mac and Cheese, and dry stale bread. SUMMATION: Overall, the food wasn't bad, but we know what NOT to order, should there be a next time. The initial prolonged/passed-over wait incident could've absolutely been the makings of a serious issue, phone call, complaint, and scathing social platform reviews. We were in the company of our kids and a guest and ultimately endeavored to be positive and respectful. read more

We have been going to this Cracker Barrel since the day it opened and I can honestly say it has gone downhill...pulled in this am, few cars out front, 3 people at different tables inside..waited about 10 minutes to get seated because Jack who was ringing up the few that left was also seated us. We did observe several waitress' clearing tables and they did look our way. Our table was dirty but Hope did wipe off a spot and said the night shift must have not done their jobs.I ordered Grandma's sampler with french toast and my spouse got the Old timers with biscuits and gravy..Hope said ,after she took our order, I will bring you a basket with some muffins..she brought out 4 biscuits and a small cup of gravy.Our food came out and I did find my "think" sliced bacon under my small piece of country ham..and the sausage, or I think thats what it was was hard.Hashbrown casserole was cold and my husbands was burned on top from being put under the salamander to warm it up..no biscuits were brought out to him.We did ask JACK when we paid and he said the basket that was brought out was our biscuits..2 for each of us to go with our meal.I told him I did not get biscuits with my breakfast, he said oh yes you did...dude, my breakfast came with french toast...no it did NOT. I have never had someone stand there and tell me they know what they are talking about ,YOU DON'T...he told me he has worked there 3 years and he knows everything...and he knew my breakfast came with biscuits...everyones does...Cracker Barrel is one of the stops we make when we travel and we have crossed the US many times and have never encountered anyone as RUDE as JACK...the food has really gone to "pot" too..its pretty bad when you have a waitress tell you that they wouldn't even eat there on their day off...MacDonalds is sounding pretty good... read more

Country fried steak was great especially with extra gravy. Ari, our server, was very attentive and nice. She recommended some great food options which helped us decide what to order. We were not disappointed. read more

I had a concern with my Thanksgiving takeout feast purchased last month. I am happy to report that the management reached out to me about my experience and the matter was handled very well and to my satisfaction. read more