Save your money and go to Denny's. Ordered dinner/breakfast to go. Got pancakes/french toast, eggs, bacon. No butter, no syrup provided. Pancakes could have been cardboard. Bacon was burnt. Beignets were burnt. Called the manager and they said "they would reimburse us." Whatever that means. It was horrible. Won't do that again! read more

Super Sweet visit for a Saturday Brunchtime Feast, Always soo busy for Breakfast "always good is the reason", soo lunch it is! Worked out Great to get there around 1:00 as the crowd has Disapated and only had a 15 minute wait, petfect timing to grab my goodies beforehand Sooo bannana MoonPies, Jumbo candy dot papers "for the kids", LifeSavers & Reeds Rootbeer Candies are in the Bag "paid for". Time for Lunch and after Warming my buns in the Fireplace it was time to hunker down and check out the always new brownpaper menus. I'm going with Pork Chop, roast apples, greens, and extra veggies, Cornbread/Biscuts and Jam to round it out...Very sensable meal I thought. Now the other half topps my call with the Grilled Chicken Tenderloins "she got four" ~ "me only one" haha she also vegged out, spiced baked apples, and a sweet megga pile of Coleslaw!! All in All we both ate extremely Well this day, all feeling like a downhome lunch at your Auntie's House....Sooo Good, Yeah. And the Smart thing is that we already have our goodie bag to go home with and enjoy after a good afternoon Nap before Church;)) Alls Good in the West Des Moines Hood. Service and Food was great as Always. NO foodie pics but got an Ambiance Fix. Get there, Shop, Eat and Have Fun! And feel free to warm your Buns!! read more

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The 5 stars goes to Ricco, our server! We were traveling through the area and stopped at Cracker Barrel for an early dinner (before the dinner rush). He was already super busy. He was friendly, a very nice smile, accommodating with my questions as I have a dairy allergy, and he checked on us just the right amount. I had the meatloaf, green beans, and sweet potato. My husband had the chicken fried steak. Our food was tasty and not over priced. I love the gift shop too! read more

Wow! Super nice people plus scooby do merchandise! We came through town late and also very much appreciate Cracker Barrel for allowing RV overnight parking! Great because we can grab breakfast before getting back on the road. read more

I've been to other Cracker Barrel restaurants in other states and had no idea there was one in my home state. When I found out I was super excited ! We were in the desmoines area so we went for breakfast. It wasn't great. The food was ok but service was lacking. They weren't very busy as it was a Tuesday. The hostess was not rude but not friendly either. The server acted annoyed because my friend reminded her that she ordered a side of cheesy potatoes. Instead of just going and getting them she corrected her and said that she never ordered them. There were 3 of us there and we all heard her order the potatoes. It did not even need to be an issue but the server made it uncomfortable. There was one lady, very friendly in the country store who was very nice and helpful. She helped me pick out some things to buy and checked some prices for me. The selection in the store was good! Halloween and Christmas all out for display! That was fun! That was the best part. Overall, I won't make a huge effort to go out of my way to visit this particular Cracker Barrel restaurant. read more

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Food was not cooked at all, management was strange! Not sure why they have a shortage of good staff, only think that they pay nothing...

This is a typical Cracker Barrel if you're looking for good pancakes that's a great place to go. Service wasn't great. Bathrooms are not very clean read more

When someone arrives a couple minutes before the rest of the party to make sure we get a seat due to a person with a disability in the party and your told - no you need to wait until they are here. That's wrong and very poor business. read more

While nationwide Cracker Barrel's allow you to stay overnight in their parking lot with a small camper, this one posts a guy all night to tell you to leave as there is no "unauthorized parking". Well, that is too bad. Won't go to this one anytime soon. read more

Everything is great & the people are so polite & helpful too! The menu prices are in reach for everyone. There food is also wonderful.. There store carries quaint & beautiful items that would be great gifts to give or just keep for yourself. If your single or family, they can accommodate you well. read more

Came in for breakfast and all of our food was prepared to order and without mistake. The server started strong but disappeared after food came out which left us with empty glasses. read more

Forgot items in my to-go order. Should be an easy process to check the order and then the bag to make sure the necessary items are in there. Especially if the missing items are at the top of the order. But I guess it's my fault for assuming people are doing simple jobs. I'm sure their TicTok is on point though ‍ read more

We just had a wonderful experience at this Cracker Barrel off University! We were greeted promptly at the. Host station and greeted even faster by our amazingly effervescent waitress Kelby. Yes, that's Kelby not Kelly or Kelsey! She was so fast and attentive to our needs that there was little we had to ask for that she didn't already make sure we had. The food was hot and prepared just right! Thank you!! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Cracker Barrel ambience - Southern Near Me - Clive, Iowa

Good food but one of the most racist dysfunctional restaurantsI have been to! Tried to be seated the host staff continued to talk with their back to me like I was not behind them! Left to pay the cashier ushered a old white lady to come forward to pay her bill even though I was next, I stayed humble left and nevvvvvva returned! read more

Leadership in this restaurant is horrible. They consistently mess up orders!! When you call the store they refuse to transfer the call to the manager in the kitchen. They also teach the art of hanging up on the customer!! Took me three calls to resolve the missing items and even the last supposed manager said he would refund me and I started to ask a question and once again, mid sentence he did the Cracker Barrel training perfectly and HUNG UP on me! This company USED to care about the customer service. I suppose with the new age training on how to win friends and influence people gets 'hung up'. 1 star for their poor performance on handling problems created by lack of Quality control. read more

If you think that you are stopping off of the freeway to just have a Country breakfast or soup and salad and it should be decent because it has a household name like Cracker Barrel? You're wrong! If I can save one person from stopping here, then I will have done my job. Our waitress was rude from the moment we got there till the moment we left. Snappy ,catty, and demanding. When I sent our soup back, which was the vegetable, I told her it was inedible. She sent over the manager not five seconds later who proceeded to tell me" this is our vegetable soup". I said yes, I know. He then says "I'm just telling you that this is our vegetable soup so when you come back, you don't order it again as this is what it always taste like." I told him I am not coming back He continues to tell me that this is our vegetable soup to which I replied again, I'm never coming back, so it doesn't matter. He was very unfriendly. We had the rest of what we had wrapped up, which was all disgusting by the way. Chicken tenders that was mechanically, separated, and glued back together strips. It was gross looking and we tossed it all in the trash at the next stop. Everything we got was absolutely disgusting and a frozen banquet meal would have been better. Ambience is a wanna be diner, dressed up under a low class Walmart umbrella. I've been in the service industry, and I know what good service looks like. Cracker Barrel, train your rude waitresses and managers better. I'll never visit a Cracker Barrel ever again. read more

Sat there for 10min. couldn't get waited on.When waitress finally showed up I told her we were just about to leave and she said o.k. Rude

Today we stopped in for breakfast to round up our weekend visit to the Des Moines area. I'm not always into the huge carbs options with breakfast so our waitress said they could make me a western omelette a la carte! The omelet was amazing and I would definitely go back for it! Very tasty! I always enjoy browsing the old country store and service was excellent! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Southern Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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I stopped here for a Sunday breakfast. It was really busy and they did a pretty great job of moving through tables. However, I wasn't super impressed with the food. The gravy was pretty blah, and the grits weren't very good. I liked the bacon and our server was great. Might stop back to give it another shot at some point. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Wall - Southern Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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Slow slow slow slow. Gave up and left. Terrible service. Took us over 5 minutes just to get water got up and left. Will never go back!

I went to the location in Des Moines Iowa on Friday august 19th around 10:30am. Came for breakfast with my husband traveling home Nebraska to Chicago. we both ordered the country boy breakfast with steak medium rare more on the medium side and upon receiving the steak it look completely raw asked to have it put back on the grill it still came back raw. Our watery grits and pancakes were cold as well. WORSE COOK EVER!!! Completely disappointed and I love Cracker Barrel read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - This is after they put it on the grill - Southern Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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To start off I love Cracker Barrel. The service was absolutely outstanding, the food is very reasonable pricing, the portions are fabulous. Most reaturents now a days are mediocre service, at best, but here it was like an old friend was serving you. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone and everyone. -Sam G. Aspiring food critic read more

If I could give this restaurant 0 stars, I would. We were regulars and came here every weekend, but that's now changing since they've gone completely downhill. They call you up to the host stand saying your table is ready, when there's no tables ready. The hosts are rude, they assume you'll follow them without even telling you they're seating you. Last weekend, we ordered a scramble with steak bites and the steak was UNCOOKED. It was completely raw meat. They didn't offer to comp it, and they replaced it with unseasoned steak bites. When we voiced our concerns, management yelled at the server, when it wasn't her fault. This weekend we went back to give them another chance, in hopes that last weekend was just a mishap. But this weekend when we ordered a steak scramble, there were no eggs, and only 1 piece of diced tomato when there should have been a lot. When we told our server and the manager, we were given a side of cold eggs, the general manager Jason seemed to not care at all, and after saying he would comp it, he didn't and it was a pain to deal with at the register. Turns out they also forgot to include forks in their silverware sets this weekend. I'm extremely disappointed, to say the least. read more

The staff here could not have been better. Coming in after a long road trip and weekend after passing of a husband and father my mom and I were craving comfort and embarking on healing. "Stellar Stephanie" (a nickname we coined during our dining experience) could not have been more amazing. Her attitude, kindness, and empathy were simply just that... stellar. In a time of need, crackle barrel food provided the comfort we craved but the staff provided so much more. Our hearts will think back so fondly and we can't thank Stephanie enough for this. read more

We checked it online, always a great plus, and easy to check in at the hostess station once we arrived. There was PLENTY of people working, 4 at hostess stand most of the time. Waitress was friendly and quick. I ordered the strawberry French toast breakfast, strawberries were cut a while ago but still good despite the browning on the edges. French toast was delicious and came with its own small bottle of warmed up maple syrup. My boyfriend ordered the fresh start breakfast with a yogurt parfait and muffin. My main problem was that a small carton of milk, the size kids get at school, was $2.39. Everything else was reasonably priced but we were just floored that one cup was so high. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Fresh start breakfast - Southern Near Me - Clive, Iowa

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Iowa people messing up another great southern franchise!!! Worthless cooks and worthless managers!!! Hire cooks and managers from southern states and save this place! They RARELY get orders correct (This is why it takes so long to get food out is because they constantly mess up orders) and it is rarely cooked correctly! Cracker Barrel is from Tennessee and they take it for granted that people have a little common sense but not here!!! read more

Just ok. We met my niece here for a quick brunch while visiting town. They are understaffed and the food was meh.

Let me start by saying that Cracker Barrel is one of my favorite restaurants. That being said, I have rarely ever been more disappointed by any restaurant. We started out fine. Service not horrible, then our food arrived, my meatloaf was ice cold. It took 10 minutes to get our server back to tell him. He took it back to the kitchen and told me it would be back soon. He was not. By the time he brought the meatloaf back, I had pretty much filled up on the apple slices and my wife's nasty chicken strip. The replacement meatloaf was as nasty as before, just a bit warmer. When we told the server, he took $2.00 off our bill. My wife spoke to a manager about a cook who wasn't using safe food handling procedures. The manager didn't seem to care at all. I wasn't asked by the cashier how my meal was. We will go back to Cracker Barrel, but not that one. read more

Food is always good here. Don't forget the sweet tea. I've been going to Cracker Barrel for a very long time. While waiting to be seated, I'm a sucker for there clothes. Great quality clothing. read more

Nice place to catch a home cooked meal and excellent breakfast and friend chicken. Staff is always nice. Place is pretty loud, so great place to take my loud granddaughter! Lol They also sell the best chocolate covered pecans in their beautiful general store. read more

The food was good but the service was terrible. After ordering, it took about an hour to get our food. The waitress disappeared. No follow up with drink refills until I caught another person. He didn't seem happy that we asked him for help. There were only a few people in the restaurant at the time. read more

The service was good, the food was hot and fresh and tasted pretty good. One of the better Cracker Barrel's I've been to.

Had an okay-breakfast here. While their food isn't my usual breakfast jam, would come back again if someone else in my party wanted to. -Tables aren't too close to one another. I still felt like I had space despite not seeing a single open table. -Wait wasn't unreasonable. 15 minutes for a Sunday morning isn't bad. There's the (odd?) trinket shop to browse and buy from while you wait - children's toys, home decor, individual candies, individual craft sodas, etc. -They have sugar-free syrup. They WARM IT UP FOR YOU BEFORE SERVING IT TO YOU. That's awesome! The bottles were easy to open - if you like drowning things in syrup, you might want to request two (they seem to only bring one per person if requested). -Ordering a specialty soda will land you a fresh-opened 16oz glass bottle of it and an iced-over beer mug to pour it yourself and drink as you please. Since it's the same price as a cup for the unlimited standard soda, well worth the price. -Our waitress, Sharon, was super sweet and took time to interact with us. -There's a game on the table to play to keep people occupied. They sell versions to take home in their giftshop. -Pancakes were good. The portion was fine when I was feeling a bit peckish. I'd probably still want more food if I was starvingly-hungry when seated. It's a decent amount for $7 - but that price might get you entirely full at another breakfast establishment. (I had the Blueberry pancakes) -Biscuits are delicious. Yummmmmm. It's clear that Cracker and Barrel makes quite a bit of money off the tourism and "experience" of eating here, but the actual experience wasn't too bad either. The food was okay, they didn't constantly try to shove their "extra add-ons!" down my throat (i'm looking at you, Hard Rock Cafe), and we had an acceptable amount of attention from the waitress on a busy morning. read more

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I haven't been here since the pandemic but there may still be a worker shortage in the kitchen because we waited quite a long time for our breakfast to come out. My scrambled eggs were warm at best. The sausage patties seemed to have a main flavor of salt with a hint of spiciness and boy, they were dry and tough -- kind of heading toward 'sausage jerky' territory. I ordered sourdough toast which for some reason was served grilled on one side. Is the toaster busted? My wife had the biscuits which were not the best in town. Seems to have gone downhill since the last time I went. And the breakfast menu is a logistical mess. if you just want pancakes and a side, you piece it together yourself, there isn't a listing that doesn't have eggs and 13 other things. And I don't quite understand how in this day and age, a restaurant can serve coffee but they don't give you a spoon? I dunno, seems silly. read more

Rick is a national treasure. His kindness and respect toward guests is how I want to be to other people, too.

Food is usually very good if you eat there and the service is usually some of the best you'll receive. I would advise against delivery however as the portions are obviously much smaller and it seems they find all the worst product and send it off since you then can't complain to them in person. Again, give it a whirl if you want some home style cooking and a pretty inviting atmosphere. read more

It's funny. We were traveling through Des Moines towards MN and decided to stop in to Cracker Barrel. We hadn't been to one in over 10 years. We liked it so much that in our return trip home we stopped at this exact location. The food was very good each time. The servers were both very attentive but not overbearing. The prices on all the meals are very reasonable and side options are great. We definitely won't let 10 years go by again read more

We checked in on line and we're told there was a 15 minute wait. We got there 10 minutes later and were told it would be 20 more minutes. 20 minutes later--it will be 15 minutes later. 1 hour and 20 minutes later we left. There were MULTIPLE open tables, obviously low on staff. I said we understand and can sit and wait at a table--but they couldn't figure out how to place us in one of the20 open tables. read more

not my typical CB experience. Called ahead for some to go and it was a mess. The person on the other end of the phone couldn't get my order right (it was pretty simple). got overcharged for one item. Overall, it was disappointing. BTW, in general, getting sit down food to go sucks. (not a reflection of this CB). Do what i am going to do...plan better and sit down and eat. It will make your day better. read more

The wait here is long when you show up at 1140am on a Sunday morning. We had to wait 40 minutes before we were seated. While waiting outside, we were subjected to a bunch of cigarette smokers because Cracker Barrel had placed their cigarette receptacles right outside the entrance. By law there is no smoking within 15 feet of an establishment. This was definitely not 15 feet away. As for the food and the service, it was great! During our visit there was a screaming child that was non-stop. I guess there was not much the restaurant could do about that. It definitely ruined the dining experience a bit. Thankfully the screaming kid left before our food arrived. read more