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    Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

    2.9 (77 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Dumplings, corn and fried apples.
    Vicky K.

    Service was GREAT! Restaurant was clean. However, we have never been to a Cracker Barrel where everything came out cold. My husband did send back the gravy, as it had the film on top from when it gets cold, and it was lumpy. Rather than complain that everything was cold I ate the cold fried apples and a little of my dumplings. My husband ate his cold food. He was hungry. I just boxed the dumplings up and the corn. I can heat it up at home later. You know nothings better than hot fried apples, corn and dumplings. But tonight was not the night for that. It will be a long time before we return. 3 stars because the staff was so good.

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    Michael A.

    Can't go wrong with Cracker Barrel, and the Athens location delivers on the high standards of friendliness and good food that is expected from this restaurant chain. I had Momma's pancake breakfast (3 pancakes, 2 eggs, & sausage). The pancakes were fluffy in the middle with a little bit of a crust around the edges. It was fantastic! I will say they were busy for a Saturday morning, but after about 20 minutes we got a seat. No big. Check these guys out if you're passing through Athens!

    Momma's French Toast Breakfast®
    Mariah M.

    absolutely horrible. i've never been more disappointed. we got there around 6pm on a monday and were immediately sat. our server was obviously new and by no means is any of this her fault but our food took an hour to an hour and a half to even begin to come out. someone in our party got pancakes and they ended up being basically cardboard and the french toast were just horrible. even syrup couldn't help them. our waitress got sat two big parties while the other servers had no tables. she had no help. the manager was about as helpful as a box of rocks. 100% fake. to make matters worse, i had an interview here the next day. i have never canceled something so quick. they treat their employees like they're scum on their shoes. absolutely ridiculous.

    Grilled Chicken Tenders Hashbrown Casserole Green Beans Fried Okra Buttermilk Biscuits (4) U.S. Farm-Raised Fried Catfish - 2 Pieces
    Hallie P.

    Waiter was super friendly. We got seated right away & the food is always great! We love coming here for breakfast or dinner!

    Stuffed Cheesecake Pancake Breakfast
    Hayden W.

    The food was great my daughter loved her food she got Stuffed Cheesecake Pancake Breakfast I recommend it, it was very good the perfect mixture of sweet and salty. I got Homestyle Chicken n' French Toast it was delicious it was very good the chicken complemented the french toast very well and our sever (Lesley) she was very nice and got us our food very fast I recommend asking for her if your here on a Sunday she was a great sever she checked up on us a lot we loved her and she made sure everything tasted good and overall was great. This is a place I highly recommend

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    I visited here while in Athens last to grab some caffeine for the ride home. This is a newer…read morecoffeeshop in the area. There are lots of cute bonsai trees in the front window. The vibe is cozy and comfy with lots of different seating arrangements: couches, tables and chairs, whatever might best suit your needs. Service was in the back for a couple minutes when I entered but was super pleasant when they came out. They did initially forget to get me the muffin I ordered but were apologetic and made it right quickly when I reminded them. The atmosphere is overall welcoming and polite. I ordered a s'mores latte - one of their seasonal drinks - and a pumpkin muffin. The latte was beautiful, with swirls of what looked like marshmallow and a generous sprinkle of graham cracker on top...but to be honest, it tasted pretty generically coffeeish and was a little on the bitter/acidic side for me. It wasn't terrible, but not really what I was hoping for. The pumpkin muffin was moist and fluffy and I enjoyed that. They have drinks besides lattes (tea, matcha, I think I saw dirty sodas) and some simple food items too. I'd probably order a different drink if I were to return, and maybe ask for extra pumps of whatever flavoring was in it, but on the whole, a decent enough experience that served the purpose I needed it to.

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    Stop by GeezBurger because we were visiting family in the area…read more Typical local owned restaurant. Burger and fries were the commonality on the menu. It was fairly busy with locals. We were seated promptly in a large booth with our three grandkids. Drinks were brought quickly and the owner brought crayons and paper for the kids. Ordered burger and onion rings, my wife had a burger with tater tots. Grand kids had corn dogs and fries. Food took a few minutes to make it to the table but they were fairly busy. Burgers were a little dry. Tater tots and onion rings were typical frozen product but cooked fresh to order. Girls love their corn dogs. Staff was friend and helpful. But at $8-9 for burger, fries and a drink, hard to complain. We were able to feed 3 adults and three kids for less than $45. Daughter said they had been there for breakfast in the past and it was really good. Pretty good for the price. If I'm in the area again during breakfast time, will have to try again!

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    I visited for a meal about a week ago while in the area. This is a small, older diner located on…read morethe edges of downtown Athens. It's easy walking distance from the square and I enjoyed wandering a bit on my way over. Parking is street parking but I didn't find it too challenging, at least on a week day. The inside is showing its age but was clean enough. The restaurant is a little narrow and cramped though. One of the waitresses spoke to me loudly from where she was seated at a table near the back of the restaurant and told me to sit where I liked. She brought me a menu shortly after. The menu is somewhat limited, with basic breakfasts and lunches, to include omelets, biscuits, hamburgers, club sandwiches, etc. I like a simple menu done well. It was a little early for lunch, so I wound up ordering two scrambled eggs, which comes with biscuits and gravy or toast with grits. Any other side is basically a la carte, which isn't necessarily my preference but ultimately the pricing comes out to about the same as if you'd had a more extensive meal combination, so I suppose it works out nicely for those who want smaller, simpler breakfasts. I don't care for biscuits and gravy so I ordered toast and grits, then added on bacon and an order of hash browns. Sweet tea to drink. My meal was ~$15 when all was said and done, which I think is acceptable. The inside of the diner is kind of echo-y. Three other patrons were inside, all seated at different tables but all conversing with each other rather loudly (and seemingly not eating anything??) the entire time I was there. This isn't WSD's fault and I don't hold it against them, just want to make others aware of the atmosphere in case they're looking for an extra quiet location to eat. Service was adequate; not super friendly and more reactive than proactive (eg, no one ever came to check if I liked my food okay or if I needed a refill; pretty much the only time I got any attention once my food was dropped off was when I stood up to walk to the register). But they weren't rude or anything and my food came out in a timely manner. I didn't need anything special so it worked out. My food was okay. The toast was cooked well but wound up a little soggy somehow. I don't like grits much but I gave these a try; they weren't bad as far as grits go. The bacon was cooked fairly well. The hash browns were my favorite part and were actually quite crispy, which is how I like them. The eggs were the weak point and were fairly unevenly cooked, with some bits being thin and crispy and others so runny even I was a little skeptical (and I like my scrambled eggs on the softer side). The sweet tea was also a little watery. I'd give the food a 3.5/5 overall. Decent place for a local diner meal.

    Absolutely abysmal. The staff was unfriendly, to the extent that we felt as though we were putting…read morethem out by spending our money there. Arrived at 1:15 (door and Google said they closed at 2). Disappointed that this "diner" didn't have soup on their limited menu, but after a quick glance at the menu ordered a simple cheeseburger and fried bologna & cheese sandwich. My GF asked if they could do grilled onions on her burger, and got an grunted "we could do that". The server then asked whether we'd like chips or hash browns with our sandwiches and we opted for chips. I added an iced tea. The food was dropped off (still not a smile or welcoming word spoken). The smallish burger was slightly larger than a McDonald's single burger and the bologna sandwich featured a single 1/8" slice of bologna and a single slice of Kraft American cheese. The burger was reportedly fine and my sandwich was something my 4 year old granddaughter could've prepared. It was explained that the chips were additional (we didn't ask for them, they were casually offered). Never implied that they were an add-on. The unhappy server spent the entire time which we were there (20 minutes total) with her jackets on and bag on the table, staring at us to finish this subpar, overpriced, lunch. I am not one to slam a small business (see my 200+ reviews). My recommendation would be to chose ANYWHERE ELSE to support in Athens. The attitude was poor, the food below average in quality and low on the value scale. Really a bad experience overall. These ungrateful folks don't deserve your time or money.

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    Simple and lackluster bologna sandwich and Fritos. $8.00+?
    Scrambled eggs, pork, sausage, country biscuits, and gravy.

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