The food was on point. But be careful when eating the chicken, it's bigger than you think! But our server was really nice and was patiently waiting for us and came to us quickly. Best service ever! read more

I am very upset tonight. Some customers were eating tonight and there waiter went to clean the table and picked up this envelope and noticed it had money in it around 500 dollars and he ran to customers to return it . Customer stated that he opened it he says yes some people leave him tips in an envelope and when it noticed how much it was of course this was not a tip so he wanted to return this to them customer was still furious bc he opened it.He ended up getting fired for this good deed .since the customer complained . I do know this young man and he is nothing but kind and honest to everyone he meets always helping everyone . Just trying to make a living for him and his baby girl .Now with that being said . I will never step in Owensboro Ky cracker barrell again and I will tell everyone about this . I have several friends and family that go there a lot and after I tell everyone about this matter I guarantee they will never go again . Social media is a big thing so I will let the whole world know how they treat there employees. I know one thing they sure messed up bc they just lost a very valuable employee and A LOT CUSTOMERS. Such a sad place we live in when a good deed gets you fired . This young man needs a call to come back with a big apology!! read more

I'm putting Cracker Barrel on hold for awhile. The last four times I took my wife there in Owensboro, it was 50-50 that she liked her food and I didn't. Next time I liked mine and she didn't. That's not a relationship fine dining. Didn't want - fine dining- But didn't want family controversy either. I think we would go back when we both see a menu item we both want. Hopefully everything will be ok. read more

Great service but it took so long to get cold food. My friends pot roast was cold My chicken was hot though probably because it's fried lol read more

My husband and I were so disappointed the last time we went there 4/14 the floors were so dirty and the table had dried ketchup all over it. My husband went to the bathroom and came out and said it was disgusting dirty and my husband never complains so that shocked me a little. Not sure we will go back which makes me sad it used to be so nice. Food was okay. read more

We stopped here for lunch. We know we can usually trust CB to have good quality food and excellent service. We found this place was just as we thought. We got our order quicker than we ever gotten one before. My wife ordered the Chicken Dumplings and I got the fried chicken with fried Okra and Greens for sides. Everything was served hot, fresh and extra delicious. read more

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Didn't even get to eat this time normally ok but the waitress spilt water all over a person at my table and then she asked if we wanted to order no apologies for spilling it everywhere on her and proceeds to say "oh well I'll get a rag or something for yall anyway are yall ready to order" and she was gonna charge us for drinks we didnt even drink and luckly another waitress said no yall dont pay for this I'll take care of it. read more

Ordered a family size order of eggs and half were rotten, literally green and smelled awful when I took the top off and started cutting through them. I almost got sick. Took pics and tried to send to DoorDash as well but the 'chat wasn't available'. Also please note this is my first yelp review. I can't forget that smell :((( read more

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I've been eating here quite often lately. I looked at the reviews and I must say that the majority of the problems that got this location low scores seem to have been resolved. The longest wait time I've had to endure ("endure" as if I'm being tortured in a basement instead of perusing aisles of cool items in an air conditioned room) is like 3 minutes when they were jam packed at lunch on a weekend. So it seems the wait time problem has been alleviated. The staff are always cool. I have only had cool hosts and hostesses that are very professional and polite. The wait staff are always patient, attentive, and personable. And the food has always been good enough to keep me coming back. One gripe I've had are the non-golden biscuits that have come across my table a few times. My simple solution is I simply asked my waitress to "please give me a plate of nice golden brown biscuits", and like magic, they're golden brown every time! No fuss, no problems, all good in the hood. They're always going out of their way to be super hospitable. In fact, I was curious about their turnip greens as I have never had a turnip let alone the greens part of it in my entire life. So I asked the waiter if I could try it out and BAM! He got me a little sample to taste. And let me tell you, it was goooood. On another occasion I was allowed to try 3 different flavors of their lemonades at one meal! And all three were delicious and refreshing. I tried green apple lemonade, cherry lemonade, and lemon lemonade. How cool is that? SUPER COOL. Perhaps even toeing the line towards Ultra cool. In summation, this place has outgrown those old negative reviews. They've taken feedback and fought back with something to prove. In fact, if the gripe is that a restaurant has long wait times or is out of a certain menu item, perhaps it's because they have something great that the people of the city truly enjoy. That's a good problem to have and doesn't earn it a low score. Just my opinion. And if ya don't like it, stay away. It will lessen my wait time from 3 minutes to 2 minutes and 55 seconds. But good things are worth the wait. Oh and try the pot roast! It's good! read more

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Consistently good food, fast service, clean and welcoming environment. When we want food down-home cooking when we are road-tripping, Cracker Barrel is one our favorites. Their new summery lemonades are incredibly refreshing, too. read more

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I was at Owensboro location. The staff and food was excellent. Sorry to say, some people are never satisfied. The person in line ahead of me complained about the food as she was leaving. The manager didn't charge her, apologize and offered to give her anything on the menu at no charge. Her reply was, I'm putting this on yelp. Really lady? What else could you ask for.? I want to congratulate the staff on their professional demeanor. EXCELLENT JOB. Thank you all! read more

Based on today's experience, I had to lower my rating. I would rate our waitress a 5 star! Our party of 8 dined with you today. Two received mashed potatoes that were plated much earlier and placed under a heat lamp, drying them out and making them hard. One received chicken tenders that were burned to black on one side. One of us didn't receive our complete order. One ordered the campfire meal, and it had very little beef and no carrots. One ordered the southern style chicken, and the pieces were very small. Apparently, you have changed to an inferior product. 6 out of 8 had a poor experience. The food was not served at the same time, so some were finished eating before the others received their meal. Our waitress was very good. Her name was Tyffany B. This Cracker Barrel has been deteriorating for some time now. The last 4 times, the food quality or quantity has been poor. One gentleman with us today was a DM for Burger King for years, and he said that management should be in the kitchen supervising what was happening. The manager that we observed today was standing against the wall in the dining room holding a tablet. We didn't observe her helping in any way. Cracker Barrel CB0420 Frederica St Owensboro Ky Tablec162 5/25/25 01:51 PM read more

Appreciation and thanks to all the servers who worked on Thanksgiving to make others families enjoyable. A plate full of delicious traditional food at a reasonable price. The wait time not to bad but was expected. An organized team to make sure everyone was accommodated. read more

our server was slacking but this handsome gentleman named Arturo who was new to the job helped us out a lot and got us our food, refill, and checked on us read more

Arrived before noon was told 10 to 15 minutes. Waited 45. After seating waited another 45 for our food. Had to reach out to our manag we r to get attention. Never saw our server at our table until we called the manager. Brought the food out and it was cold. Service has gone downhill in the last year. Not sure if they changed managers or what. Zero stars. Do not recommend. read more

Last 3 times the wait is increasing at an increasing rate. 20- 45 minutes wait with empty tables is hard to understand. Back to Deloris for us. Faster service, friendlier waitress for 1/2 the $. read more

If there was an option for no stars I'd select it. waited an hour (Arrived at 7:30 and told us at 8:20 PM) to come tell us they're out of tenders. really? What kind of place are they running here? read more

Our table along with many others around us waited over an hour for our food. The restaurant was busy but not slammed. Very disappointed with our experience. Management was apologetic at the 45 minute mark. We would have rather seen them hustling along with the workers in the kitchen instead of standing in the doorway wringing their hands. You can do better Cracker Barrel. read more

Usually good for breakfast. Service can be hit or miss depending upon time of day. Can be noisy at times. Is it worth a shot? Yes.

The service was amazing, all the employees greeted us as we arrived and left the food was excellent and we had no issues with seating. The manager was extremely friendly and it was just an overall good experience. Thumbs up. read more

Well... they do have a big menu and decent size portions. I love grits but not CBs for some reason. Ate there twice and eggs were a bit overcooked.Would I go back again? Yes, but I would be more careful about how I order. I will say the servers were friendly and fast. (alos, my niece received an order of pancakes that were not cooked through... had to send them back) read more

I really wanted to hate this place. Good Southern comfort food from a chain restaurant simply cannot and should not exist, I thought. "Dear God, let this place suck and restore my foodie credibility", I prayed as I walked through the kitschy store front area, back to the restaurant. My co-workers and I snickered at the decor - dangerous looking farm implements (scythes, hatchets, pitchforks, etc) hanging from the wall and aged black and white photos of strangers long expired. We chortled haughtily at the expense of the locals (who eyed us city-slickers with equal disdain). But then we gorged brashly on some seriously tasty rib-stickin', finger smackin' comfort food. My grilled catfish dispelled my prior notion of the Ictaluridae being 'muddy' tasting. Instead, it was as tender and flavorful as one could possibly expect from a $7 meal. A side of turnip greens with a generous pool of pot liquor satisfied my craving for vegetation and a taste of the South. Our waitress was charmingly quintessential of the classic Americana diner waitress - rail thin, raspy voice (don't know if she smokes cigarettes or eats them), and relentlessly harried, though unflinchingly gracious and astoundingly efficient. At the risk of damaging my 'foodie' credibility, my first experience at a Cracker Barrel surprisingly didn't suck. read more

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Okay, stop what you are doing and go to the nearest Cracker Barrel and order the Three Berry, Cream Cheese Filled French Toast. They are delicious! The presentation doesn't look like much, but this dish is very good! read more

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Excellent service, food and price. Chicken and dumplings, green beans and Lima's, sour dough toast and apple butter! Ate like a hillbilly princess and was totally pleased! Our waiter was very kind and so much fun. Our table and area was clean. The food came at reasonable time and was hit. It's always fun to shop in the little store area. We have a great little Cracker Barrel. It's down South Frederica and very easy to find. read more

So me and my husband, and my two kids decided to go eat at Cracker Barrel. So my step daughter and I have ordered the chicken meals, they then wait till almost closing to tell us the chicken was out up for the night. So which is the only reason we went there, but it also then put a damper on us. We then, had to listen to them cleaning up around us to close which wasn't the issue. It was the rap music. Cuss words could even talk at my table with the three different musics going on. It was horrible. Then I went ahead and kept my sides the same as I was to get fried chicken. The lady tells me they have brown gravy. She didn't even bother to, ask me if I would like white gravy and went ahead and served it. Shrimp was cold, and the man there when we went tried to argue me.. it was a all around crappy dinner! read more

The food was terrible. I had a mediocre Cobb salad and cold biscuits and gravy. I don't know if it was the sad Owensboro KY location or if CB has fallen that far. Not going back ever again and I've eaten there many times thru the yrs. read more

Absolute garbage. Waited 20 mins for drinks, never got biscuits or whatever till our food came out 40 mins later. when I asked the waiter who visited us a whole 4/5 times in our 1 hr long visit she said she forgot. The biscuits and corn whatevers were dry, they over cooked the steak to the point it looked like coal. The salads were good. The food was put together sloppy. Never coming again, also this was posted outside so I guess this why the food was worse than a school lunch. read more

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Sadly, the Owensboro location seems to suffer from poor management. Wait times are consistently way off, even when making reservations ahead of time on the app. (15 mins quoted on the app; 50 minutes later, we were finally seated.) Not uncommon to wait 10+ minutes before a server shows up once you do get seated. Food quality - sometimes good, sometimes not. Expect to have drinks not refilled, and to wait 20-30 minutes for food. Bathrooms are consistently a bit grimy. We do have a good experience occasionally, so we continue to come back and give it a chance. But at times, we get fed up and avoid going in for an extended period due to the service. Henderson's location seems to be consistently better. read more

The hottest was incredibly rude!!!! We sat 10 minutes without a waitress so we just left. Zero stars

this place is so slow. the service is bad. I do not recommend this place if you have any place to remotely be after. allow at least double the time they say to be seated. the food was average and the place is just like every other Cracker Barrel including the shop, menu, and atmosphere. just poor timing. it is a shame because I usually like the restaurant but NOT this particular one. read more

I have never enjoyed a meal here. The pancakes were burnt. The grilled chicken I got was burnt. (Why is everything burning?) My fruit had lots of visible mold on it. I groan every time someone recommends this place. The biscuits are good, but dry. I like the game at the table. I probably won't be back again. read more

The service here is very terrible. Management is a joke except for merideth she's awesome the food is old when they serve it to the customer it takes more than an hour to bring it out to them and when they finally bring it to you it's usually cold and has hairs in it read more

Wait staff quick, friendly, and on their toes. BUT we waited an hour for our food to come out of the kitchen. Management refuses to help cook and waiters had to explain that the kitchen was backed up to everyone. People were leaving without food left and right. read more

We were quoted a 15 minute wait which was exactly our wait time. Hostess and server were both very friendly. Our meal came out quickly and I was impressed with how great the food was. read more

I always try to give a restaurant a couple tries before I decide to write a review. This restaurant as disappointed me both times. My first experience here was substandard. I got the dinner sampler my wife got the livers and my done got the dumplings. My food was edible but dry as though it were prepared and left under a heat lamp for an hour. The wait staff was nice enough but didn't go out of their way to make you feel like you were welcome. The dumplings my son choose were the driest and nastiest things as though they were made a couple days ago and were reheated in the microwave. The second time I went to Cracker Barrel it was a similar experience. The waitress informed us of several items that were not prepared or they were out of, such as everything on the desert menu outside the cake and there was no meatloaf. The waitress seemed more interested in her tip and even mentioned not making us mad even though we never hinted to any frustration. So nearly 30 minutes past after our order. This was at 5:30pm and there were maybe 6 tables filled. Our food finally arrives, my wife got the sampler, and my son and I picked the cheeseburger. Plain and simple the burgers were burnt to a crisp, they were black as coal. My wife's dumplings were once again old and dry. When I went to pay after all the trouble I reluctantly still gave a tip even though every aspect of the experience was subpar. The woman at the register seemed perturbed and even announced my 10% (mind you I should've given 0) to everyone. All I can say to people is DO NOT EAT HERE. read more

On the day after Thanksgiving, my two sisters and I went to the Cracker Barrel in Owensboro for lunch. We were told that there was a wait time of 25 to 30 minutes, so we decided to wait. After about thirty minutes, they announced our table was ready. We ordered our food and the last thing the waitress said was: 'There's a wait time of thirty minutes before you will be served.' It wasn't thirty minutes to get our food. It was over 45 minutes! Both the waitress and the manager stated that there was a wait time for food all morning. If that is true, then my complaint is why didn't they tell us this fact when we signed up for a table. If they were truly honest, they should have told us that besides the 30 minute wait for a table, it will be an additional 30 to 45 minutes before you will receive your food. We made a sibling pact that we would never eat at another Cracker Barrel! A WORD OF ADVICE: FORGET THE DUMPY CRACKER BARREL. INSTEAD GO TO MOONLITE RESTAURANT WHERE YOU CAN GET THE DELICIOUS FOOD THAT YOU DESERVE IN ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES. IT'S ALL HOMEMADE AND YOU'LL SMACK YOUR OWN MOTHER FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF THEIR CORNBREAD!!!! read more

Ordered take out this evening. The Sunday chicken was left over and very over cooked. Didn't get my order right. I went over my order on the phone at least three times too when I called it in. The food was lousy tonight! I'm very disappointed in you Cracker Barrel ! Very !! read more

I mean it's cracker Barrel, it's a chain, but I almost always get cold food the couple of times a year I go. Breakfast is good, but tonight the Turkey I got was inedible. So disappointed. read more

Typical CB , horribly slow service , and the food was cold when it arrived!! For a National chain restaurant there consistently slow and bad service, but at least it's consistent throughout the country read more

The food is good here. Just basic breakfast and a welcoming staff. Nothing I would brag home about but definitely would come back again. Fast, fresh breakfast. Obviously they serve other items aside from breakfast but breakfast is my go to. read more