This Cracker Barrel was a good pit-stop on our way back from Canada. They were clearly in the middle of their lunch rush, but our server was still very attentive to us. The food was good, and the portion sizes were reasonable for what you pay. The knife they gave me to cut my steak with was far from sharp and I really struggled with it, but once I finally cut through it the steak itself was delicious. I appreciate that this isn't one of the ones that was "upgraded" because I loved the nostalgic feel you get from the decor inside. And, of course, we had to walk through the gift shop, which I managed to get through without buying anything (but just barely). Overall, a decent place to stop. It's also convenient to a few hotels and other stores so that is a plus! read more

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Went here with senior living friends. Service was so slow. There were 11 of us. It took us 2 hours. Had to ask for refills, forgot someone's lunch and kept forgetting our drinks The ambiance is nice and I love the store and how unique the items are. Nicole B was our server. Restaurant was not that busy. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Today we went for dinner. Service was good . The server Omi was great. Food was mid. Nothing was bad but nothing worth writing home about. We ordered off the dine for 2 menu for $19.99 . It was a good deal. Our location was not the new updated version which I was glad to see. Its still old causal cou try kitchen style. I prefer thier breakfast over the dinner. But everything today was just ok. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

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All of the above...Patrons should be alerted when they are unable to provide the days specials because of broken equipment.,maybe posting a sign on door?? After a long wait time (more than 45 min) , we noted that more than 30% of tables were empty as we were walked to far end of restaurant. When I asked waitress to replace sticky chair that I didn't wish to touch, she was not very happy. Shouldn't menus, silverware, napkins have been offered immediately? There were numerous items unavailable as we tried to order. Two of us ordered same entre & 3rd friend something else. She initially only brought meal to 3rd person, stating they had "lost" order to just one of the remaining 2 of us. We eventually received the dinners (3rd person was finishing her meal)...it appeared that mine had been sitting out ? under warmer while they were preparing the other. The meat was hard, Mac & cheese barely warm, as well as other add-ons. A male server brought us a "bread" basket that contained just one cornbread & one muffin which we guessed had been taken off a cleared table. 15min later, he came back with a warm, full basket. This was supposed to be an enjoyable Birthday meal for a friend but was quite the disaster!! Years ago I frequented Cracker Barrel's restaurants when traveling , camping. etc. We hunted for them wherever we went. There is a MAJOR issue at this location... is it Management, Poor Training, Short Staffing, etc??? Sadly, it will be the last time I visit a Cracker Barrel....and listening to others' conversations while sitting there, it is likely that others were just as disappointed as we were!! Patricia A. Johnson read more

Stayed here while traveling and ordered breakfast the next morning. The food was fresh and good and we appreciated being able to overnight there in our RV while traveling. read more

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So, I had to experience Cracker Barrel and came for breakfast. Actually, I wanted to go to the store and look through the Christmas items. Breakfast was great! They have a huge selection and the waitress kept our coffee cups filled. I had some type of special which involved eggs, meat and pecan pancakes. How do they make the pancakes so fluffy? I took one pancake home, because I am not a glutton. Had fun in the shop and while I didn't buy anything, this is a great place to window shop. My favorite is the animated Santa. I almost bought it, but $80?! read more

You can count on cracker Barrel for consistent, predictable food that's fast. There's also a lot of it with big portions and biscuits or cornbread served with every meal. I've never had bad service at this location, whether busy or not. The decor hasn't changed in years but I like the rustic vibe and the country store for browsing before or after. read more

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Service is fine. Love the look of the place and glad it's remaining the same. I have a big problem with how they're handling things as far as sides. Everything is an up charge if you want a regular side that isn't a breakfast side. Nickel and diming customers. I eat low carb. I just wanted some veggies to go with steak and eggs. Absolute refusal to accommodate. This was never an issue before. I'll be avoiding them from now on as I have no choice. I hate that too because I have always enjoyed Cracker Barrel. read more

Went to have Mother"s Day breakfast, we had to wait 30 minutes before being seated. Once seated we waited 15 minutes to have our orders placed by the waitress. We waited an hour to be served cold food. The manager Laurie was nice, and provided us a discount. I know it was pretty busy, yet it is truly unacceptable to wait an hour to be served also others patrons were pretty perturbed. It ended up being a great day anyhow!!! What can be improved? more help on busy days like this. read more

The restaurant itself could use a really big cleaning! (It's filthy) but if you overlook that... awesome food, excellent service, cool store! Extra fun and easy self-checkout by scanning the QR code on your bill! read more

"You don't understand it--my feelings for you You'd be honest with me if only you knew" (Bob Dylan) Let's be honest. We've all been to a Cracker Barrel. Right? We've all enjoyed their big menu of American comfort foods. We've all enjoyed their huge country stores with a ton of cool things. And of course, we've all enjoyed their clean and comfortable bathrooms. So, what makes one Cracker Barrel stand out from another? How about the service? We had the pleasure of meeting our server Hannah at today's lunch. What a fantastic personality! She was funny, charming, very engaging, and quite simply a joy to interact with. At the end of our lunch, we were chatting as though we were long lost childhood friends. Our lunch was $24.87 for a lunch sized meatloaf with carrots and turnip greens ($9.49), a grilled chicken salad ($11.89), and a Diet Coke ($3.49) which Hannah refilled twice. Lunch was excellent, and our experience was exponentially better for meeting and interacting with Hannah. read more

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The worst customer service I have ever encountered. I returned a defective item from their gift shop via US mail because I bought while traveling and live 300 miles away. But after multiple phone calls, emails, and submissions of documents, they were totally non-responsive and would not issue a credit for the returned item, forcing me to dispute the charge for nonpayment from my credit card company. This is NOT a company you want to buy anything from. read more

We've overnighted in the RV a few times at this spot and usually grab breakfast in the morning. This time we decided to eat when we got there. It was not good. My hubby's catfish was slushy, the fries were dry/overdone. My breakfast for dinner? Eggs were overdone. Bacon was almost cremated. And the one thing that CBs are known for, biscuits and gravy? The biscuits were old and hard and the gravy was flat. With tip it was $50 and absolutely not worth it. Our waitress though. She was AWESOME. And the other employees were just as nice. 5/5 for them. read more

Traveling to Buffalo, we stopped at this Cracker Barrel in Rochester. Food and service were both cold. After dinner we were informed that they had no desserts. The only reason we chose Cracker Barrel was because my wife loves the cola cake. We will not be back! read more

Such a disappointing breakfast! Cracker Barrel used to be our go to place for breakfast, no matter where we were. We have been there for a while, but when we went today, we were extremely disappointed. The sausage patties were like hockey pucks and overcooked. Biscuits were not fluffy like they used to be ..very hard and small. There was very little sausage gravy to split between two people. The potato casserole was edible, but not what it used to be and cold. it appears they are trying to cut costs but all they're going to do is lose customers. i know we won't be going back. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

As Canadians, we normally take any opportunity to visit a Cracker Barrel when we are in the US. This location didn't disappoint. There were two of us and we got to the restaurant at about 6:30 on a Wednesday night. There was no line to get in and we were seated right away. We had a server who admitted she was brand new. She was wonderful to us so whoever trained her did a good job. One of us ordered the grilled catfish with macaroni and cheese and broccoli and the other ordered the cornmeal crusted catfish with hashbrowns and broccoli. The food was delicious and I wanted to give it 4 stars. However, as pescatarians, the options for meatless meals are slim. We both opted for fish, which was great but we wanted the hashbrown casserole and the green beans but were told both had meat in them. This wasn't listed on the menu so if our server wasn't so attentive we would have been more disappointed. We recognize that not eating meat puts us in the minority, and we are usually skilled at finding options to suit us, but when even the vegetables have meat in them, that's frustrating. Despite that, we had a wonderful meal. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Grilled catfish with mac and cheese and broccoli - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

We had breakfasts at Cracker Barrel while staying in Rochester. I love the country style decorations and hearty options for breakfast. Service was courteous. My only complaint is that country ham was a bit too salty, but overall - good experience. A store is an added bonus. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Store at the Cracker Barrel in Rochester - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Cracker Barrel, whether dining in or taking out..has always been a pleasant experience. The food is by far better than any other national chain restaurant in the same category. Tonight for instance I had the meatloaf... outstanding. It really does taste homemade. My brother has the pot roast...he said the same thing in regards to his meal. He can't make it better...and he makes a mean pot roast! If there's one negative... sometimes the portions can be a bit small..but I do have an above average appetite. So take that with a grain of salt.. read more

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I've been going here for years and never had a problem. Very rare that I leave a review that isn't positive let alone leave one at all. The last two times have been terrible service and food. Not clean at all. Foot slipped on a pancake under the table along with a colored pencil. My friend's sausage wasn't cooked through so he couldn't eat it. My eggs had eggshells in them. She never came back to ask how everything was. Just said nothing at all and set the bill on the table. Also, when we first got there we were told we couldn't have lemon for our waters because they didn't have someone to cut the lemons. ‍ Not a big deal but considering the rest of the experience it was annoying. 40 min wait for a bad experience. Then the line to pay was long. I wanted to pay with cash ended up paying on my phone bc it was taking too long and I was out of patience by this point. read more

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Food was amazing!, love the Pinto Beans, and the voice changers in the gift shop where life changing, thank you Cracker Barrel for everything read more

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It has reasonable prices. We had to wait about 30 mins but it was Veterans Day & they were short staffed. Food was good and came out warm but not hot which is understandable due to staffing. Our waitress was friendly and trying their best to be attentive. The fried apples are usually always on point & had a strange flavor to them. Biscuits only came out with one jam and one butter. All and all a good meal but not knock your socks off memorable. read more

My husband & I stopped at Cracker Barrel on our road trip back to Illinois. I grew up in Indiana so I knew how good the food is there. My husband is from NY and has never been there and he loved it. Our take-out was great-and while we waited we visited the store with a lot of the original items from when I was a child. I loved it! Please don't change that-it's a blast from the past. I'll make sure to frequent Cracker Barrel more often. read more

Such a fun (and cheap!) breakfast! The food was delicious and the wait was about 30 minutes which was pretty good considering it was right at 10am...our server Angela was so amazing and attentive! I've always loved the vibe of Cracker Barrel and can't wait to go back soon :) read more

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Food sucked- I got the loaded baked potato and it was so dry as in like it was made a week prior and just thrown in the microwave! Service was really slow- it wasnt very busy when we got there we got seated almost immediately but when we sat it took the waitress almost 10 mins to come and introduce herself and take our drink order, then it took abt 20-30 mins to come get our food order, and getting our food took more than an hour for them to get our food ( not mentioning the sides that sat under a heating lamp for almost 45 mins! Our server seemed like she hated her job and didn't wanna be there almost as soon as we were done we couldn't wait to leave... read more

Today might have been a bad day. The food was not good. I had the rainbow trout with broccoli and mashed potatoes. Hair in the dumpling. Buckets undercooked. Cornbread did not have a hint of sweetness. Mac n cheese noodles were hard. Our server was as nice as he could be so thank you for that. Good luck when you go to this location. read more

I have been to this Cracker Barrel about 3 times in the 5 years I have been in the Rochester area and each time I have had a poor experience. In this occasion my family and I were told a 20 minute wait to then be told it was another 25 mins upon asking again. Finally we had the opportunity to be seated. We waited over an hour after ordering. In the meantime 3 other tables who were seated after us received their meals. Just a very poor experience and would not recommend on any occasion. I will note the manger did take off half the bill for the experience. read more

Kitchen was still slow but food was excellent and coffee refills kept us happy! The kids meals for any age are great for one of us to get since the full size is shareable. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Still decorated for Christmas! - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

We ordered Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday meals from here.  The pickup is around back at the receiving door where the trucks park.  Their signage is not clear, and the email you get isn't clear at all. For Thanksgiving I sat in a pick up spot for 15 minutes and followed their online pickup, and no one let me know I was in the wrong place. We have one meat eater and two vegetarians, so holiday meals are interesting for us.  For Thanksgiving, we got a hot and prepared meal.  My husband wanted chicken, so we did that instead of turkey.  We got mac and cheese and hashbrown casserole as our sides.  They came in aluminum disposable trays, so it was easy to reheat them.  Although, there were no instructions.  The meal was for 4 to 6, and it really was a small amount for 6 people. And the cornbread was very dry.  The biscuits were better. I got the cinnamon bin pie as an add on, and that was fantastic.  We decided to get it again for Christmas. We got the heat and serve meal this time of the prime rib. This time it came with instructions, which was nice, but no pans, which I found really odd.  We got 2 sides of mac and cheese this time, and they were much smaller than the Thanksgiving ones, which we thought was odd. Christmas came with mashed potatoes, and I thought they were awful and I couldn't even eat them.  They had some strange taste in them. My mom liked them though, so I guess it's preference, but it's the only time in my life I can remember that I couldn't eat mashed potatoes. The yeast rolls were really good, and the mac was good, and my husband loved the prime rib, which was the point of getting it. But I think it was very expensive, and we had tons of dishes to wash afterwards, which isn't the point of ordering a meal like that, in my opinion.  We are really ordering this for the meat for my husband, so if he wants it again next year, I'd do it again. But I'd like to try something else. And I hope they give us aluminum pans, lol. read more

2 years ago I came here with my family and had an extremely poor experience where we were seated and then after 15+ minutes we were still not severed, no drink orders, and no acknowledgment. We finally decided to go back today to give them another chance, and it felt like we were having deja vu. Almost the exact same thing occurred, with the only difference this time being we waited approximately 20 minutes of no acknowledgement before we finally left. The service here is abysmal, and I believe this will be our final (failed) attempt at trying to give them some redemption. Come here if you enjoy being ignored! read more

It's been many years since I've been in a Cracker Barrel. I decided to go for Thanksgiving with a friend. No wait for seating although the place was packed. I was warned by the Host that the menu was very limited. No Baked Ham that I wanted, but they did have a succulent Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings, Biscuits, Dessert & Drink included. My friend ordered the Thanksgiving Special. I ordered the Country Fried Steak Dinner with two(sides). Refills for the Lemonade & Peach Tea. Both meals were very good by the fact there was no left overs to take home. Dessert was Pumpkin Pie Ronnie, our server was very nice and attentive. I need to go back to the shop. Too many people today. read more

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Waited one hour ten just to get in and be told I can't have more than a pint of beer and the chicken fingers were paper thin for 20 bucks the mashed potatoes were the smallest scoop you could imagine and like 6 tiny pieces of broccoli... I ate it all in less than 4 minutes the lady said I must have been hungry I said no you guys give 7 year old child portions usually I can't eat that fast read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Paper thin for 20 bucks imo Tully's smacks cracker barrel around price wise and portion size - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

Having come to Cracker Barrel many times as a kid to enjoy an afternoon lunch with my grandmother, this place has a bit of a nostaglic feel to me. I love looking through the little giftshop at the front of the restaurant and the overall homey feel of its design. This is a restaurant of comfort food and this time around I ordered the sunday homestyle chicken meal with mac and cheese and fries as my sides. I have always loved Cracker Barrel's mac and cheese and it has become a staple whenever I come to eat! I also love their cornbread and biscuits! The chicken was both crispy and juicy and the fries were delicious as well. Overall, you should definitely give this place a try! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - The sunday homestyle chicken meal at Cracker Barrel served with mac and cheese, fries, and a side of cornbread and biscuits. - American Near Me - Rochester, New York

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Today is my birthday. I've had Cracker Barrel on the brain for weeks. This is my 3rd attempt with using the online waitlist. IT LIES!!! Today I was quoted 20-25 minutes. I arrived at 25 minutes and was told it would be an ADDITIONAL 30 minutes. (See previous review... this is our 2nd negative encounter with this wait list). I had a great conversation with the Manager on Duty, Kevin. He explains that the Milne wait list is a corporate failure and they have to deal with upset customers nearly every day. At any other restaurant, like Texas Roadhouse, when they quote you 45 minutes or 1 hour; you join the list, text "HERE" when you arrive and that initial wait time is honored. So if you arrive on time, you are seated immediately. Cracker Barrel's Wait List is a SCAM! You arrive at your estimated time and "as a courtesy" you're placed somewhere in the middle of the list randomly. "A courtesy"?!?! That is straight up "bait and switch"! Fraud. I give Kevin some credit, he listened to me professionally, intently and empathetically. He kindly expressed "how the system works" followed by an acknowledgement that is flawed and causes them much grief, but corporate won't listen. As we talked, I pulled up the app again, "10 - 15 minutes". Jonathan? "30-45." 20 minutes later, we were seated. I'm not sure if Kevin really did us any favors or if it was finally our turn in line. We were texted that our table was ready. Jonathan at the door didn't say a thing. I got a second text. I asked, is this thing right? Is our table ready? Should we go in? "Oh, yes." As we approached the host stand inside, we could clearly hear hostess Jackie condescendingly say "Well! I texted him twice!" I introduced myself and she proceeded to BERATE me! "Did they explain to you how the online wait works!?!?" I kindly replied, "Yes, Kevin and I had a nice conversation about it outside." She huffed and puffed and showed us to our table. Throughout our meal, she'd look my way and scowl. I can't end this purely on a rant. Our server, Angela, was amazing (*****). The food was great (*****). So let's do the math: Online Wait: 1 star Outside Host: +2 stars Manager: +2 stars Server: +5 stars Food: + 5 stars Hostess: -14 stars Final Answer: 1 star. read more

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Their kids meals are the perfect size. I love that I can pick any two sides!! It never disappoints their staff is always very friendly as well. The little shop is the best, I always end up finding so much! They usually have great deals on jewelry, and the little candy sticks are a must as well. They usually have a great selection of Squishmallows as well, which are so popular right now. I believe there are some that exclusive to Cracker Barrel? I could be wrong though. Very nice little store, but dangerous if you're trying to save money haha! I never leave empty-handed! read more

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Would give it zero stars. Tried surprising my stepfather with a meal for fathers day we order it and the server just walks away and rolls her eyes. Foid is mediocre at best. Not a good ambiance. read more

When my family and I lived here in Rochester, this Cracker Barrel was always my favorite. I ordered 2 piece cat fish, grits, Mac and cheese with greens. My Husband ordered the double meat breakfast. Yes, he's greedy. lol. He had double bacon with grits and hard fried eggs. The food was really delicious. If we are on this side of town, we will definitely be back. *** Since the Coronavirus, you order on line or call the order in and someone from the restaurant will bring your food. Please call the restaurant and see what time they are open and closed. They aren't in the same time since the pandemic. read more

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Man this place has so much potential. Great menu and great prices considering how expensive things are these days. But the service, it's so bad and slow. Even the line to pay is ridiculous. Our waitress unfortunately was very overwhelmed and for that I tried to be patient, but it didn't matter drinks took 30 mins to come out and food took longer. The food was great and hot, and I enjoyed it. read more

Very good family atmosphere and food is like old style home type. Prices are very fair and service is fine too. It's also cool to have a country store attached! read more

The food was mediocre at best. Breakfast food was ALL frozen and reheated. Pancakes, French toast, bacon that could have been jerky and a ham slice that was more like a salt lick. The prices are ridiculous for what you get. The service was amazing but I will not be going there ever again. read more

I wasn't expecting much and wasn't disappointed! The food was horrible-cold, bland, and boring. The restraunt had a power outage when we were eating, went completely black for a good 10 minutes while we were eating. No wait staff mentioned anything about it. The gift store is the best part. read more