Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

"This particular Cracker Barrel was very short staffed when I visited. I don't know if this is an ongoing problem, or if they just had some people call off sick today, but you could tell they were short on people. With that in mind, the service I got and the condition of the restaurant was understandable. With that disclaimer out of the way, I had a mediocre experience overall. I went to use the bathroom as soon as I came in. The men's bathroom was very dirty. The whole room smelled badly of urine, there were obvious spots on the floor that needed to be mopped, there were paper towels on the floor, and the sink and countertop desperately needed wiped down. After the bathroom, I was seated quickly and my waitress came to take my order within a very reasonable amount of time considering how many other people she was taking care of. I originally ordered the southern fried chicken, but I was informed that was unavailable due to the staffing issues. I ended up ordering the maple bacon grilled chicken with mashed potatoes and mac & cheese as the sides. The food came out much sooner than I was expecting considering there was only one person working the kitchen. The food was somewhat disappointing. The mashed potatoes were lukewarm and didn't seem to be mashed very well, and the mac & cheese was cold despite being the first thing I ate. I had zero complaints about the grilled chicken. It was the perfect temperature and tasted fantastic. I think it may be my favorite lunch/dinner entree at Cracker Barrel. After paying my bill, I noticed on the way out the door that one of the employees had put a sign up explaining the short-staffed condition of the restaurant and stating that they would only be accepting take-out orders until further notice. Looks like I arrived at just the right time to be able to sit down and get a meal. Considering the small number of people working when I visited, my experience was understandable. However, compared to my other Cracker Barrel experiences, this one was not good."

"The nastiness of the bathroom just ruined my trip to this cracker barrel. I love coming to cracker barrel for the dumplings, but if this is how this one is going to look, I will never be back. Trash overflowing, trash all over floor, no toilet paper in the stall."

"Very clean , the food was great and the service was too. Tea needed to be sweeter but still good. Portions have gotten smaller but still enough to fill you up."

"Wow! They really get it right here. Best Cracker Barrel we have been to in awhile! The biscuits were especially good! We were super hungry so my photos are the lame left overs. Our server (also the hostess - also the busser) was AMAZING! Give that woman a raise!"