Went here with my daughter today on the way to Lafayette for a bowling tournament & lunch was delicious. I ordered the kids cheeseburgers with Mac & cheese & an unsweetened tea. My daughter got the kids grilled chicken tenders with Mac & cheese & both were very good! We also tried the cinnamon roll skillet & it was very tasty! Our server Ashley was very nice & kept our drinks full! It was a great experience. read more

The food was really good. However, there is a limited breakfast menu due to the Thanksgiving weekend. Very limited, not very many choices as I am a accustomed to with a Cracker Barrel. The service was good. The waitress was not as attentive as I would expect at a Cracker Barrel. I am still waiting for a refill on my drink. The food was hot and tasty and great presentation. The dining room is your typical Cracker Barrel dining room with the roaring fireplace, which is great and the old antiques hanging from the walls and the ceiling. Much smaller dining room than other Cracker Barrel's I've been in I guess because it's a smaller town. The dining room is not as big. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Dining room - American Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

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I have not had a quick or great experience here in about 3 years which is unfortunate because it's about midway between my family's house so it's an easy meeting location for us. Last time we met around 7 pm. we waited about an hour for food for 3 of us; my nieces mini pancakes were burnt. Idk why you'd even serve them. We asked to remake and one side was burnt again and cold inside. Disappointing. Seemed the griddle was too hot. This time we met at about 730 pm. We didn't get out until 845 pm. Chicken breasts were burnt on the outside again, but didn't bother sending them back. The salad had wilted lettuce. The corn bread as hard as a hockey puck. I will say my home style chicken was great. Loved the flavor of it. Overall, I really can't recommend coming here. Too many negatives outweigh the positives read more

My service was very good. Food was as well. Thank you Serenity for great service. I love the coffee and friendly servers. Go Crawfordsville Cracker Barrel . read more

This place did not really did not get off to a great start.wait long enough to get waited..Was told they were out of the special. Then I was told they were out of all their soups. I have had issues with this chain at more than one location this was with various issues that basically should not happen. Now when the meal got to the table one meal was lukewarm at best (fish should not be lukewarm)The other was missing a vegetable. Maybe I asking too much. And I'm already a little upset based on visits of other locations. I guess you have to be tolerant and have patients with this chain before you go here. They have some really good meals if they are prepared correctly. And has for the help. They have the same problem has a lot of places. read more

The chicken was good but the mashed potatoes tasted like paste and the okra wasn't cooked thoroughly and was mushy. The hash brown casserole was just hash browns and grease. So all in all the food was not worth it. The waitress was nice. My husband said maybe it was because it was around 1 and too early but I have never had a bad Cracker Barrel and especially one at an interstate exit. read more

Poor service, mediocre food and unfriendly staff. They were hardly busy and couldn't get refills or anything prebussed. Do yourself a favor and spend your money elsewhere read more

Extremely slow to get food. Just 2 of us and restaurant wasn't crowded. Took so long that waitress stopped coming out of the kitchen to check on people. When food finally came, it wasn't quite what we ordered. read more

We order our food had to request a refill after our coffee was empty and after 40 minutes we never received our food. Other tables seated after us were almost done with their meals so we left without eating and never received anything but luke warm coffee after requesting it. read more

Food hot, well preparedWomen's bathroom door lock broken For reported 2 weeks! servers and hostess friendly. read more

#78/2022 Like any other cracker barrel that's pretty much the same. You have your old fashioned general store the bathroom and the restaurant. This one's big with the locals during the peak hours it brings them out and it definitely brings the wait. I parked my truck across at the McDonald's with the truck parking and came over and came in and looks like the morning rushes was over just before the lunch rush I showed up. I got seated right away I noticed the tables were all cleaned the office was a nice one. Having read the reviews on both Yelp and Google I noticed there's touch and go here and there but looks like you're doing a really good job I wouldn't need to be done. I didn't wait long before I was asked what I wanted to drink she brought out what I wanted the cawfee didn't need a menu I decided on one of my favorites that I like when I come to cracker barrel for breakfast. They call it the Mommas Breakfast I put a little change as I have to add blueberries for 50 cents and you get the yummy blueberry syrup. I learned this is a lot cheaper if you want eggs meat and cakes. Otherwise you ordered the blueberry pancake breakfast you're going to pay more for the eggs so it's simple to do it this way I just add the blueberries. So Bada Bing Bada Boom... Done Food came out and the quality of the pancakes were great they were light and fluffy little bit of crisp on the edges blueberries were fantastic sausage was nice and hot the eggs were soft scrambled the way I like them so no complaints at all. It's good to know if you get there early enough cuz at McDonald's tends to fill up and you don't want to eat at Ronald's house you can walk over here to the CB. Show reflecting on my experience only it's definitely 4.5 stars so I'm giving the full 5 bar. I was very impressed it was above average to me keep up the good work. Also shout out to my server Donna. I think they were short a little bit on staff but she kept on hustling and getting things done quite well look like she was working a pretty big section. read more

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This place is soooooo dirty! Please clean it! I can't even imagine how dirty the kitchen might be if nobody is concerned about the cleanliness of the rest of the place! Food was slow to come out and when it did, only one item on the plate was hot. Which tells me they plate other items and let it sit. Clean up your act Cracker Barrel! read more

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This particular server named "Xim" is a godsend. Determined, well spoken, and so kind that my faith in humanity was restored. I look forward to not only the great food on my plate, but to see if she has influenced her fellow staff to be as good-spirited as her. read more

Awesome staff. Friendly. Attentive waitress. Food was amazing. Will definitely be coming back again.

Over 30 minutes to get food. Many tables waiting. Eggs and sausage not warm. Server trying her best but overwhelmed read more

Based on my most recent experience and combined with my previous visits (more than 7 or 8 years ago) I still cannot understand the popularity of these restaurants. Today's experience was yet another example of the mediocre service and food provided in the past. Start with the hostess. During an early dinner period and in a room less than 50% occupied, she attempted to seat us at the very first table in the restaurant and it hadn't even been wiped (she started clean it when I asked for another table. She then explained that servers "get mad" when customers don't sit where she attempts to place them. My response, "I don't care. I don't care to sit at the doorway of a half empty restaurant." She was stunned and obviously untrained. Our server was a nice young man but disappeared for 10 minutes at a time even though he appeared to have less than 4 tables, all nearby. Anyway I hope he feels like he's being trained as he's making an effort. My "Hamburger Steak" (see photo) arrived promptly and very "Well Done" despite my request for "Medium." It was chewy and, like any overcooked hamburger, dry. Broccoli was cooked well and seasoned with the usual Cracker Barrel mixture mixture. Mashed potatoes were a cardiologist's nightmare but a butter vendors dream. You get the picture. I was forced to try Cracker Barrel because the only nearby option was fast food. When next faced with the same challenge, I'm going with one of the fast options where, in spite of not selling rocking chairs, the food will be predictable and the staff won't be upset with my choice of tables...oy! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Hamburger "steak." Extra well done (ordered "medium") and extra chewy. Ugh. - American Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

I'm not mad. Just disappointed. Everything was fine, until we ordered. Even though the restaurant was pretty empty, it a long time for them to get our three meals out, one of which was pancakes, and the other two weren't supposed to take long. I ordered a shrimp skillet, w/ dumplings and turnip greens. The rice was under cooked and plated horrifically, they forgot the dumplings, but the greens were fine. So when I told the waitress about the rice and dumplings, she took my plate and left to the kitchen, then came back in less than a minute with my unchanged plate and my dumplings. She said there wasn't any rice left. I said that's fine and the waitress said she would take the shrimp off the bill. I then ate my undercooked and clumped together dumplings that had way too much chicken broth in them. And to top off this experience, she didn't take the shrimp off the bill. We got that fixed of course, but still. I shouldn't need to ask to take anything off the bill in the first place. Don't come here until they get their act together. read more

I have literally downloaded Yelp to leave this review. I am absolutely infuriated by the fact that they have sapped all of the flavor from the inside, painted the walls white, and got rid of about 80% of every single decoration; all of the decorations and character of this place is what makes Cracker Barrel what it is. This is a tragedy for me. I love Cracker Barrel. I hate this Cracker Barrel. read more

Our waitress Kaitlyn was a gem. Our food was served promptly and was delicious. The roast beef was fork tender and the biscuits could melt in your mouth. Thank you so much for your hospitality! read more

Waited for over an hour and then they bring our check with no food. We weren't the only table with issues. We kept being told something different every time they came by the table, first new waitress, then computers weren't working. The locals said it's a regular issue. Terribly managed! Left and ate across the street at McDonalds. read more

i live cracker barrel oh my gyat. if you are looking for a rizzful time lol! come to cracker barrel. i get the chicken n dumplins they are like jesus crafted them and gave them to the world. i would eat at cracker barrel every single day if i could. the staff are wonderful and the food comes out fresh and hot. i have not once found hair in my food the food is excellent!? if i went to kfc i would say not the same things. this is because cracker barrel is my pride and joy and they treat me with respect and i love the giftshop and my little grandkids. are gone now. lol just kidding live laughe luve xxx p.s british folk dont got nothing on cracker barrel! period.. get it?! i am slang like that yall read more

This was the worst Cracker Barrel that I have been to. The biscuits were gummy and food was cold even after sending it back to be recooked .

Crowded, chaotic, long delays, no masks. The waiter picked his nose with his bare hand as he delivered my food. The host seating us complained that they had untrained kitchen staff. My meal was inedible and I threw it away without eating it. Here's a photo of my meal in the garbage. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - My Cracker Barrel dinner in the garbage uneaten. - American Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Good place to stop for a mid-quality dinner. Love the hash brown casserole. Grilled chicken is amazing! Service is awesome. Real old-school feel. read more

The food at this Cracker Barrel was not very good. I had their south fried chicken and it was terrible. It was dry and tasted like they cook it yesterday and then warm it up. The server we had was good and kept checking with us. We also had the southern fried shrimp . They was the tiny shrimp. It actually look like it was shrimp you would us in dips. I also notice no one was using good hygiene when serving and handling food. I notice a couple servers was dusting pictures on the mantel and then wiping hands on their clothes then serving the customer. Most Cracker Barrel are pretty good but I would not recommend this one in Crawfordville IN. read more

The absolute worst Cracker Barrel. I was treated so badly From start to finish I had to wait 15 minutes to be asked if I wanted a seat. Three people told me someone would be right with me. And there was no one in line in front of me. The person that sat me had a attitude. Got a table and had to wait another 10 minutes While serves and management walked past me repeatedly. I was never asked if I wanted a refill I will not go here again. And I were you I would think really hard about it. This was by far the worst service I have ever been given. At any restaurant read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Shows how busy they were not - American Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Not my first Cracker Barrel but my first time here. The staff is nice. We got seated quickly. I ordered a chicken sandwich that had some kind of sloppy sauce on it that made a mess of everything. I had to throw out the soggy bun and eat the chicken breast with a knife and fork. I would not order a chicken sandwich from this place again. But then, they really aren't known for making a great chicken sandwich - the rest of the menu is good, I know for a fact. I just will never order any kind of sandwich from any Cracker Barrel anywhere ever again. Lesson learned. read more

Edit: Heard from them and instead of giving me my money back like I was told would happen they gave me a gift card. I'm no longer comfortable going to the one closest to me and the next closest one is over 30 minutes away. Do not go to this restaurant and I'm still trying to get some kind of satisfaction. Would love to give no stars. Got home tonight after picking up a to go order only to realize not only was food missing but the food we had was cold. When I called to see what could be done the guy I was talking to (I assume he was in charge but I didn't get a name) was very very rude to me, told me he would refund me but also told me to never come back and then hung up on me read more

great food great service. Angela did a great job. Anytime my drink was low she was there with a refill. she was very friendly. The place was very busy but we waited, just 5 mins. For a seat. read more

I've eaten here a few times since they opened, definitely the worst Cracker Barrel you have been to. The food is not as good as you remembered. Cold food, no coffee refills. Some of the portions were strangely small read more

Ah man... back home in North Carolina we make fun of Cracker Barrel to no end, simply because there is no shortage of places to get actual southern cooking around. Well, I found myself in small town Indiana, and this was pretty much one of two places to eat at in my vicinity, so I ate there twice. First first lunch was decent, the next day for breakfast... it was just plain bad. Like real bad. Like... worst breakfast I have ever had bad. The lunch, meatloaf, man n cheese, green beans, cornbread was alright. I do actually like their cornbread quite a bit. Wouldn't turn my nose up at this one, and in general, I have had good lunch and dinner experiences at these types of places. My breakfast? Pretty much the worst. Asked for cornbread, the server said no problem. Meal came out, no cornbread. Asked about cornbread, she then said they only make it closer to lunch. Well why didn't you tell me that to begin with? Fine. I'll eat biscuits. Which were pretty much the best part of the terribleness laid before me. My eggs? Cold. They had a crusty sheen to them. Not cooked right to begin with, then roasted below a heat lamp. My country ham was just plain county ham, and overcooked to boot. The hasbrown casserole was laughably bad, again, cold and congealed looking. The grits were the saddest grits I've ever looked upon. They were so... watery. The country gravy was just plain avoided after one small spoonful. Not even the tea was good. This was an insult to what "Sweet Tea" is anywhere south of Virginia. Blech. read more

TLDR: Inconsistent, and wait times are on the longer side. I've been served by good servers, and not so good servers. Last night, we ordered sweet and smoky tenders and country fried shrimp, but we got grilled tenders and country fried steak. Waited too long to get the wrong stuff. Also, wait times seem out of proportion to their capacity. read more

Absolutely the worst food I've ever experienced at a Cracker Barrel. The food was over cooked. I took my blueberry muffin to go and it was raw in the middle. Actual batter was coming out. Ordered over easy eggs, they were over hard. Sausage over cooked and dry. read more

Taking the lack of employees into mind I'll just review the food. The server and everyone we talked to were really, really nice and went out of their way to please us. Hubs had the catfish and he says it was delicious. I had coffee and it was so old there was scum in the top. I really needed coffee so they brewed a fresh pot. When it came it was extremely weak. I think they forgot to put new grounds in the basket. I got a breakfast and could only eat part of it. The scrambled eggs were runny and not cooked. The bacon was raw. 2 of the pieces had not even been separated. The French toast was yummy. I took half the French toast and the uncooked bacon back to our camper and cooked it for the next morning. The eggs were not worth saving. After asking if they could make fresh coffee I really didn't want to complain again about the food. Our waitress was training a new person and they were both extremely busy. So.... This being said they were probably short staffed even though there were lots of people there. The dining room still wasn't at capacity with several tables still blocked off. We waited about 10 minutes for a table and 50 minutes for the food. read more

Always great service, 5/5. I would highly recommend this location to friends and family alike. Food is always hot and the drinks are always cold read more

The electronic seating system that the hostess was using either wasn't working or the hostess couldn't figure it out. It wasn't a long wait. But either figure it out or go back to write on-wipe off, which worked fine. The iced tea is the worst I've ever had and it has been that way since this location opened. We talked to the manager about it years ago. And since then it has not improved. They say they filter the water. But the tea is horribly cloudy and looks like muddy water. The one star server Liz just stared at me when I talked about the tea. Of course since the tea was also warm there were only about 3 ice cubes in each glass. So I asked for two additional glasses of just ice for my wife and I so I could actually have ice in my ice tea. So then she brought two glasses of ice.... But only HALF full. I mean, really??? Besides training people I guess the management needs to teach them how to THINK and use common sense. We will go out of our way to avoid this CB in our travels if we can think of another option. Food is taking quite a while to arrive even though they were not crowded at all... Fewer than half of tables are occupied. People behind us got here after us and got their food first. I'm changing my review now from two stars to one. Ok. Back to two stars rating instead of one. Food was good and server tried to do her job. This place still needs major improvement. They should follow example of Mt Vernon, IL. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Ice tea is much worse than picture shows. Very cloudy and muddy looking water. - American Near Me - Crawfordsville, Indiana

Visited Monday 8th very busy lunchtime what was disturbing was a comment by the Hostess while I was in line to pay. She stated she can't wait until they don't have to clean everything for COVID-19 anymore she was washing the menus. Apparently she would rather the menu's be covered in food and bacteria. I did speak to the Manager by phone, she assured me they will always have a clean establishment. I sure hope so. read more

The food was great. The service could have been better. Our waitress did everything she was supposed to, but she also disappeared for long stretches. The server at the table next to us checked in about six times during the course of the customer's stay, each time stating his name and asking if anything was needed. By contrast, our server took our order, brought our food and then we didn't see her again until she brought the bill, several minutes after we had finished eating. I ran out of my drink, which wasn't a good thing. It was strange. It was almost as if the server at the other table didn't have enough to do with his time and our server was doing something else in the back, which required her to be away from us. It just seems like there could have been a happy medium. read more

One of our favorite places to stop to eat. We stopped here for the first time and were happy to find everything here was a good as usual. I can honestly say I've never had a bad meal at any CB. I always order from the breakfast menu as the meal exceeds my expectations most every time and this was no exception. The service was also excellent. Can't wait till we stop at another one. read more

First of all love Cracker Barrel, think god the rest of them are not like this one . Ordered 2 eggs, hash browns and wheat toast . Eggs cold , order of has browns was little bit bigger than a quarter, then my wheat toast was not even toasted . The hostess dropped off the food and didn't see anyone until the bill was dropped off . What is sad , this was at 8 pm at night . Skip this one and go for McDonald's read more