No matter what I order I always get a side of grits. Cracker Barrel makes the best grits north of the Ohio river. If I order them from Denny's, you can tell their instant grits and no self-respecting southerner eats instant grits. The rest of my food is fantastic also read more

I was headed back to Indianapolis for work; and decided to stop for brunch and I saw Cracker Barrel and decided that would be the place. I was greeted and seated right away! To drink I had tasty oj and water, and to eat I had steak tips, eggs, toast, and baked apples! It was the perfect amount of food. And I'm glad I stopped to eat. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - American Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

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Food was awesome. Never went without a drink. Great quick stop. Sweet tea was up to snuff.

Great new dish-- shrimp & grits! Very good. New deco - nice & bright! However, the brightest spot was Emma J. She was our service, friendly and very helpful. She made our visit a very pleasant experience. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Shrimp and grits - American Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

It's Cracker Barrel good not great. Will get decent food with cool decor. Service will be decent also. That is all I got to report. read more

Great value and fast service!! Loved it!!! Read menu with a lot of different food options. The food is always great. I love the service and the ambience. read more

The Grandma's Sampler with Scrambled Eggs and Hash Brown Casserole was pretty good The service was nice too. The ambiance was so good and nice inside the restaurant. read more

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Slow service at all points, seating, table service and check out. Food portions very small, meatloaf COLD. Overall , not a pleasant experience. Why do they serve alcohol read more

You also know what you are going to get at a Cracker Barrel, although depending on your waiter/waitress it can sometimes be a toss-up on the over all experience. read more

The food was horrible !!!!!! Will never eat there again the hash browns we're so greasy they stuck to my mouth the turnip greens had no taste I ordered unsweetened tea was served sweet tea read more

Food was dry. Meat overcooked. Food was slow to get to the table. Over 45-50 minutes when it wasn't even busy. Not expecting 5 star food but how did you overcook eggs read more

great food disgusting service order messed up so i call and they say they will replace i take food from son and bring it all back. btw the manager on the phone was sweet get there and the manager talking is asking me a lot of questions so i eventually tell him just check the receipt i want whats on that and he is stressing me out so i turn around and he starts telling me to get out of the store and calls the police idk why dude is crazy all i wanted was my ALL of my food that i paid for food is also expensive now but thats not the underlying issue here read more

I order online for curbside pickup. Order is always accurate and they are quick to bring it out. Highly recommend downloading the app. So many great features including free food and you can get on the waitlist and get notifications on how long the wait is and that your table is ready. read more

My go to place. Food is always great & the service is always good. Best restaurant in anderson read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - maple bacon chicken - American Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

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I am a champion for local businesses but I still patronize chain restaurants from time to time. Cracker Barrel used to be my go to for a good, hearty, and tasty breakfast. I am sad to say it has really gone downhill in recent years. Cracker Barrel used to serve bacon that was on a completely different level from anyone else. It was thick and delicious. Then one day it changed and that is when the downhill slide started. Portions started getting smaller, the service a bit slower, and the store less welcoming. Recently I had a weekend to myself and didn't feel like cooking, so I decided I would go to Cracker Barrel. It was slow when I arrived and it wasn't too long before I was sat at a table. I did have to wait longer for my server than I expected with as few customers as the restaurant had, but I was eventually seen by a server. She was a very nice, friendly, and helpful person. I gave her my drink order while I perused the menu. Looking at the menu is just habit since I always order the same thing at Cracker Barrel. I get the Sunrise Sampler. The only choice I have to make is eggs over medium because you get a sampling of all of the other sides. You can imagine my surprise when I saw that menu had been changed. There are 75% less choices than in the past. Most disturbing of all was the Sunrise Sampler was missing from the menu. I asked my server about the menu change and she gave the feeling of being just as disappointed as I was. She said many of her other customers were upset as well. I asked about a skillet looking creation I saw in the menu and was told it was good but because of a supplier issue, hash brown casserole wasn't available. Hash brown casserole is the base of the skillet so things weren't looking up. My server said she would ask the kitchen what could be done and when she returned, I was told they could make it with regular hash browns. So I ended up ordering that. It looked interesting when it came out but it was a huge disappointment when I dug in. It was very bland. The only thing with any flavor were the fried onions that were piled on top. Even if hash brown casserole were available, it wouldn't have saved this dish. As my server brought my check, she told me that was I was the only one to get the skillet made with regular hash browns and that they were removing it from the menu for the time being. Apparently some unwritten rule was broken and the powers that be at Cracker Barrel were upset. It is unfortunate because I really used to like Cracker Barrel. The staff is still friendly and treat you like family. It is the corporate side that has changed. If you are looking for a good breakfast on the Southside of Anderson close to the interstate I would recommend avoiding Cracker Barrel and visiting one of the other places in the area, or if you don't mind driving a little bit further, there are two really good, locally owned diners just a couple of miles from Cracker Barrel. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - I can't exactly remember what this breakfast skillet is called, except that it was a huge disappointment. - American Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

The several times we have been there in the last two months it was bad service and portions were small. I got the vegetable plate and display was bad. Macaroni & Cheese on a plate and two bowls sitting in the Macaroni and Cheese. I pray the serving bowls were clean. I am going tonight to see if they have learned properly how to serve the food. read more

Awful service food was awful wait was awful literally fed our dog our food it was inedible but our server wouldn't know because she came to our table a total or 2 or 3 time our entire time here read more

Side of turnip greens was spoiled and tasted old and terrible. The grilled chicken strips tasted like a dead animal smells. The chicken pot pie was inedible and tasted very stale and old. These items were clearly leftovers and beyond spoiled. Not just one but all of them were truly terrible. Threw them in the trash. Did not eat the turnip greens or the grilled chicken strips or the pot pie after one small bite. Just awful. Plus they did not get the order correct and the biscuits were missing entirely from the order. I don't leave bad reviews and usually only post a glowing review. But this food was rotten and expensive for this type of restaurant. Very disappointed. read more

My Gordon Ramsey review : for a small town this place was hopping . The facilities cleanliness could be improved upon, the staff was friendly . The drinks we ordered half and half tea and lemonades . Tasted like un sweet tea no lemon aid at all . The bread was hot and fresh. The apple butter was nice a cold ! The food came out in a timely mannner. The food was good but it wasn't wow good . My steak was cooked to well done cause it was very tough to chew . I felt like a cow chewing the cud . The shrimp was bland . I feel that it's frozen bread shrimp . Mac and cheese was great but it was slopped on my plate and had accidentally mixed with something brown lol and the baked potato was good but again sloppy presentation . Bless our waitress heart she was frazzled read more

The quality of food of you dine in vs take out couldn't be more opposite of each other. Dine in they do very well. I've called in several orders and ordered online, they almost never get it correct let alone give you condiments. I've ordered chocolate chip pancakes more times than I can remember and they always give me plain pancakes even though I spent more money for the chocolate chips. I almost have never been given cutlery to eat my meal with. If you order pancakes you'd figure it would be common sense to give you syrup I had to buy my own. read more

Listen its a staple and the food is always consistent so the service is what stands out. This crew was great. Fast friendly and efficient. Had the chicken and dumplings which was really good. Love the cornbread too. Also noticed a placard for some alcoholic beverages which was new to me. Not sure this was local or national but worth checking out. read more

All good is great and service is always great. Our favorite place for breakfast. I love looking at all the stuff hanging on the walls too. Always clean and we usually never have to wait long to be seated or for our food. read more

The Wait Time at Cracker Barrel is Crazy! We waited almost an Hour to be Seated and then 40 minutes longer after we ordered our food for the Food to be brought to the table. People were nice and Friendly, and Food was Good! We had a Good Waitress. Just don't like to wait that long. It gets real busy especially on Friday nights. read more

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Pretty much my go to spot when I come to town. I can always know that my meal will be done fast and taste good. I like the fried chicken, fried shrimp, chicken strips, and any of their fish meals. As far as sides go, okra is a must, beans, greens, baked potatoes and the hash-brown casserole are a must. read more

Why in the world would you change your potato casserole recipe to taste as if you just put orange powder over the top? And if you want "regular hash browns" there is an up charge? And you can no !longer make the egg in the basket? You simply cut a hole in the bread and put an egg in. This is sad Whom ever corporate is listening to is doing thus company no favors. Very small portions. No flavor and the hash brown casserole was just gross. Last time going to Cracker Barrel. read more

Bye bye Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Anderson Indiana. Five minutes for a hostess, 10 minutes still waiting for a waitress, we leave talk to a manager she doesn't bother to seat us and take our order, just lets us leave . Pathetic. Anderson Grill gonna get all of our business that used to go to you. I know you don't care. I don't either. yep! read more

My husband and I went into cracker barrel to have a nice meal. It took 10 minutes for the waiter to even come over and ask what we wanted to drink, and then she forgot our silverware. It took another 25 minutes to get our food and the food was cold when we received it. This is the second time we've come in here and experience horrible service. Will not be back for a long time. 6/11/2022 read more

Service and food was good. BUT....... This particular Cracker Barrel is not allowing for social distancing. The tables are still positioned the way they were prior to Covid, they are packing people into the store part of the restaurant to wait for a clean table. And only partially wiping down the tables (not the chairs) between customers. Sunday afternoon was literally standing room only. We were very uneasy while there. Won't be going back until COVID is under control read more

I've never seen as sloppy of a plated meal as I got yesterday. Even the wait said it was crammed and looked bad. Small portions. The wife got biscuits and gravy. Served in a wicker basket with no plate. Her eggs came on a small plate by themselves. We had to ask for napkins and silverware. The fireplace wasn't running and it wasn't warm outside. Overall it was subpar for Cracker Barrel. read more

Tonight's meal was sooooo disappointing. We are old now and have eaten at Cracker Barrel so many times. As a retired couple in this economy it has become a luxury to eat out and carry in. My dear wife and I decided that tonight was the night for a special meal. As we looked at the on-line menu we picked out what we thought looked especially tasty that we would enjoy. I drove the 20 minutes to the south side and placed the order as I wanted this meal fresh! After approximately 30 minutes they brought out my order. I hurried home to help serve what we had anticipated would be a scrumptious supper only to be trully dissapointed. The steak was as tough as shoe leather, the schrimp was overcooked and dry, the baked potato was shriveled up and the side order of pinto beans was like "refried beans", (bean paste). It is apparent that they threw our meal together from already overcooked items and further kept it "warm" with a heat lamp. So in conclusion, the pictures of food items you see online may have no resemblance to what you are served. How dissapointing. In this day and age it is heartbraking that the few small things we onced treasured like those rare delicious meals we once enjoyed from a favorite restuarant like Cracker Barrel doesn't exist anymore. They just don't seem to care anymore about quality, service and giving your best. Is there anyplace like that anymore? What happened to America? Where did she go? read more

I had a vegetable plate take-out order. It was very skimpy, especially the fruit. See the photo. The fruit doesn't even cover the bottom of the container. This was at the Cracker Barrel at 3311 N Nebo Rd in Muncie, Indiana but I think it's a trend across all the CBs to have smaller and smaller portions as the prices go up and up. CB used to be my favorite restaurant and I went there many hundreds of times over decades. But now... meh. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Serving of fruit at Cracker Barrel. - American Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

Rudest workers I've ever met! After asking for a bigger table (tried to sit 4 adults, one who is 6'4", and a child at a table for 4) the worker decided to yell at me in front of all the guests that it was my fault the table wasn't acceptable and my 5 minute wait would now be at least 30, and he couldn't even guarantee that. Which told me he was going to make sure it was longer on purpose. My 12 year old even asked why he was yelling. The online quote stated 5 minute wait for a party of 5. Rude, yelling boy worker told me that that was only if we would fit in a table for 4. We left and went to the Roadhouse where our wait was less that 10 minutes for a table that was big enough for 6. Had amazing service and gladly tipped the helpful staff a generous 30% tip. I do NOT every see myself patronizing that Cracker Barrel again. read more

The food was really good, just like I remember it from being a kid. It was loud and filled with patrons but the staff was attentive and polite. read more

Food is always excellent and consistent here. Most of their cooks have masks around their chins and many wait staff have nose exposed. Tables are being wiped off but not chairs. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - American Near Me - Anderson, Indiana

I ordered for carry out. Order was complete. I was surprised the person that brought out went thru items to make sure it was correct. Everything was there including napkins and silverware. I will order from here again. Not much to say about food,it was as Cracker Barrel does, warm and decent. read more

Visited on Saturday, July 18th , for a late breakfast. We had about a 15 minute wait to be seated. The food was good as usual. Service was also very good. Rating is more based on what I observed on cleaning of the trifold menus. The outside of the menus were being cleaned well, but the inside was not touched. I watched while about 10 were cleaned. It appears training and instruction were not followed up on. I'm a fan of CB, but in the current environment with CoVid, they need to step up the cleaning procedures to keep patrons safe and healthy. Especially since a good portion of the customers are in high risk groups. read more

Update: I wasn't that impressed with this place when I came here a few years ago but I have since grown to like Cracker Barrel after going to the one in Mesa, Arizona a few times while visiting my daughter's family there. I decided to walk over this morning after I realized the reason I kept skipping breakfast was that I didn't feel like driving somewhere else till I was ready to leave for the day. I remembered I could walk over to this place and walk back to relax for a while before I set out on any activities. The hostess said it would be about 15 minutes for a table. They were crazy busy since it was about 10:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning. I thought I might just beat the after-church crowd but evidently not. I started walking around the little store section but I swear it was only five minutes before they called my name. I was seated and given the menu and saw almost right away what I would probably get, a breakfast that included a nice variety without there being too much of any one thing. Eggs, bacon, biscuits, grits, gravy, and their hash brown casserole, which I can't remember if I had ever tasted before. I threw in a cup of coffee and it ran about $10 before tip. My waitress was a little abrupt, I felt. She was friendlier with the people at the next table that she seemed to know. I know it's hard to visit with people when it's crazy busy in the place but I prefer places where there is a little more friendliness extended. She was attentive enough for how busy it was, though I did have to wait a little bit to get a to-go box. I heard her offering another customer a cup of coffee to go and she was perfectly nice when I asked for one at the end. The eggs, bacon and biscuits were delicious. The gravy and grits were very bland and tasted a little stale, tho I was sure they weren't. It's probably just because they were made from a mix designed for mass production at their restaurants all across the country. I had hesitated to add salt because I'm trying to watch my sodium intake but they really could have used some and I would sprinkle a little on them if I got them again. It didn't taste like the gravy had any sausage in it so it may have been just a cream gravy. Having sausage would have added more flavor to it. I was given plenty of butter for my biscuits and adequate cream for my coffee. The coffee wasn't very strong, I could have gotten away with one sugar if I had tasted it first. Surprisingly, the motel coffee at the Americas Best Value Inn next door was better. But at least it wasn't bitter like some restaurant coffee. I was tickled to see the little brown packets of sugar because I thought that meant they were offering raw sugar as an alternative but when I opened one up I saw it was just white sugar in a brown package. I thought that was kind of tricky If you're staying at any of the motels close to Scatterfield/9 and 69, this is a nice close restaurant, within walking distance of several of them which is a plus. I would eat here again if I wanted to keep it easy, though most of the smaller indy restaurants in the area have a better, more homemade tasting breakfast and friendlier atmosphere if I if you don't mind driving to them. read more

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Best food I've had at Cracker Barrel. They've really stepped their game up. If you stop in, ask for Alicia to get the best service. Keep being amazing Alicia. read more

Always great and a favorite that we visit more than once a week. Bought the bacon to cook at home this time.

The food was good as usual but the service was terrible! Our waitress was slower than molasses in the winter. Plus the kitchen staff didn't get our food ticket so we ended up waiting longer than it should have. They did comp us dessert which was nice but even so the waitress was slow and not attentive at all. read more