My Wife and I dined at Abilene's Cracker Barrel this past Tuesday (Dec 16), around 7:30 p.m. Not a full dining room. We were seated pretty quick, and our server Cami C, was attentive to us early, brought drinks--forgot the asked for biscuits, and then after taking our order, she somehow was pulled to help with the Door Dash and other pick-up orders. We didn't understand it, but at the end of the day, sales are sales--$$$. When our food finally arrived--Cami did apologize for the lengthy wait, the food was hot, and not the "under the warmer lamp" hot. It was delicious and filling. Cami brought refills in a timely manner. When we asked for the bill, it took a while but when Cami brought it, she again apologized and wished us an enjoyable rest of the evening. I do recommend Cracker Barrel for dinner (or supper), but suggest going around the "Early Bird" time of 5:30 p.m.--6:30 p.m. After that, it is a hit and miss on wait time. Please note: Cami was very good server, well mannered, and did her best. read more

Food is only good for breakfast. Lunch and dinner are just okay. Service is generally decent but the restaurant has changed too much since the corporate management changed a few years ago. read more

It was Horrible the ham was salty just the taste made our blood pressure shoot up and the sausage was old tasted like a month old that was the worst experience ever it was horrible and the one reason why I personally think that i hope is better is because I like to get chocolate chip pancakes and I can eat the outside before I get to the chocolate chip and they still taste good my 6 year old threw up because the eggs were so bad and they had to put some Rosemary in the sausage but yeah the experience is horrible read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - The bad sausage - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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When I'm in the mood for American food, CB is always a good choice. I've seen plenty of negative reviews about the food and the service. But that is not my experience. The food has always been good, and portion size is usually more than I can eat. Most of the servers are knowledgeable and experienced, and will provide you with good service. But again, always check your receipt to make sure it's right. There were 2 extra charges on my bill. One was supposed to be free, and the other was something that we did not order. The cashier did take care of the problem, but still, always check. Hmmm, CB breakfast tomorrow sounds good! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - House salad and loaded baked potato - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

We usually do breakfast at Cracker Barrel's. Traveling so we had an early dinner. My entree pot roast was delicious. My husband did not love his country fried steak. Steak was not seasoned and gravy was like wallpaper paste. Greens were tasteless. Great service !!! Great breads read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Menu and dinner partner - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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Sadly disappointed in a new menu item. Today I tried the hash brown casserole/pot roast shepherds pie. Claimed to have mashed potatoes on the bottom with roast, carrots, and peas and a hash brown crust. Waitress was sweet and efficient. Restrooms were clean. Payout line moved okay for lunch hour. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Melted mushy hash brown casserole. Not crispy like picture in menu. - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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Okay so we went around 8:15, got sat immediately, waited for about 10 minutes with no server. Asked the host if he could find her for us because we didn't have drinks or anything. She got loud with the host, and came out to the table acting fake. So she took the entire order, and disappeared for another 12 minutes until I flagged another server to let our server know we were leaving. So I can't review the food because there WASN'T any. read more

Very poor service from our server, Krystyn. Service is what makes or breaks a visit to an establishment. The order was taken and delivered promptly but went south from there. We asked for napkins and never got them, drinks were not replenished, and the final fiasco was we waited 10 minutes after finishing our meal for the bill. I went to the back service area and got my own napkins and take-home boxes. Guess someone alerted our server, as she came to the table within seconds with the bill. We tipped her a third of our normal gratuity. We travel full-time and eat out 1 or 2 times a day; Cracker Barrel will be on hold till we feel comfortable returning. read more

I absolutely love Cracker Barrel breakfast!! It's my favorite in town! Their sourdough toast is the best! And their old fashioned biscuits are my favorite!! The service provided by Kyndal J. Was top notch!! She was so attentive and never let our drinks go empty! Definitely a bright, cheery and kind server! I will definitely be going back soon!! 5 star food and 5 star service!!! read more

Never been told to "Be quiet" before when asking 1 hour and 15 minutes later where our food was. But that's what happened, management told me to "be quiet" I can see why this place has 2.5 stars and dropping fast. read more

The food is Good - unfortunately, half of the food gets to your table is cold. Your pancakes are cold or your plate with your bacon & eggs are cold. Sometimes you have only one server and she says "I will be with you in a minute"! And it takes her five to eight minutes. Person doesn't bring you water or coffee and you're still waiting for someone to take your order. read more

Nice and cozy feel, walking into this restaurant on a cold Sunday morning the week of Thanksgiving! The staff were caring and welcoming. From the shop to the restaurant they were very kind. Our waiter was really helpful and checked in on us frequently, made sure we were taken care of. The food was great and yummy! Overall felt like a homey experience, like we were eating in someone's cabin. Would come back! read more

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Service, Service, Service...10 minutes sitting. Waitress walked by twice going to other places. Not a "hi", "welcome"; "be right with you"...only reason we knew it was her is matching the name on the apron with the seating ticket generated and left on the table. So Berlin...you lost a good tip. Just because we're a 2 top, doesn't mean you don't get an excellent tip. We believe in paying you "rent" on the table because your time is worth something, but so is ours.... read more

We had great service and good food this morning. There was no room for improvement. I love the store too.

Food was hot and fresh!!! Our waitress Rosa was amazing, friendly, attentive, warm, and patient. By far the best waitress I've experienced from any Cracker Barrel. So glad they did not change because the ambiance is top tier country. read more

If you follow my content, then you know that the Mysterious Ryan M. steers clear of chain restaurants whenever possible. He is a culinary adventurer (never call him a "foodie"), a haughty, conceited gastronome prone to beginning Yelp reviews with narcissistic, self-aggrandizing, sesquipedalian introductions. On occasion, though, when the pickings are slim, he will swallow his pride (and often choke, for it's a lot to swallow) and patronize a chain restaurant. Such was the case on a recent road trip to Abilene. Breakfast options were minimal according to the local Yelp, so off we went to Cracker Barrel. A few service issues notwithstanding, my dad and I enjoyed our breakfast. Our first impression was not positive. As my dad and I stood at the hostess station, we observed several staff at the gift shop chatting and joking amongst themselves. No hostess was in sight, and none of the servers or staff at the restaurant acknowledged our presence. After several minutes, called out to one of the employees at the gift shop and asked if they could seat us. One of the staff snapped to attention and escorted us to an unbussed table. A manager intervened and reprimanded her for seating us without consulting him first. It was an uncomfortable exchange to witness. Even more uncomfortable was the snarky, patronizing comment he made to us after she left: "She has good intentions at times, bless her soul." I considered calling him out, but hunger superseded that urge. A busser wiped down the table and we sat down. My "Sunrise Sampler" breakfast was hearty, varied, and exactly what I wanted. The sunny-side-up eggs were cooked perfectly (slightly runny yolk, crisp edges, fully cooked whites), the bacon was crisp without being burnt, the sausage patties were browned on the edges and juicy in the middle, and the biscuits were flaky and buttery. With rare exception*, grits strike me as bland food best suited for nursing home residents. These were no different, but that's less an indictment of the kitchen and more a matter of personal taste (i.e., I like food that *tastes good*). Our server was prompt, attentive, and ingratiating. Few servers can walk the thin line between ingratiating and overbearing, but she read us well. She laughed at my dad's corny jokes (e.g., "He and I are gonna be on a separate ticket; I don't even know him." Ugh!) and seemed to enjoy her job, a rarity at chain restaurants. I tipped her accordingly. No trip to Cracker Barrel would be complete without a visit to the gift shop. Over the years, I've found some pretty cool little knickknacks, including several miniature, keychain-sized arcade games. These games in the "Tiny Arcade" line are admittedly a novelty, but I've enjoyed playing with them at work like a true American Psycho executive getting paid to goof on in his plush office. On this occasion, I picked up a new entry in the series: "BurgerTime"! If you've mastered the controls of the original full-size arcade cabinet, then I challenge you to control Peter Pepper with a joystick the size of a fire ant. It's actually a lot of fun. But I digress; the gift shop is cool and I urge you to check it out. If you know of a better place for breakfast in Abilene, please steer me towards it. For the time being, I would recommend this Cracker Barrel location. If you go, expect an unnecessarily long wait followed by a hearty, reasonably priced, no-frills breakfast. I've noticed that the prices have increased a bit since my last visit to a Cracker Barrel, so the next time I visit one, I'll bring my mom's vintage menu from 1969 and demand a breakfast platter for $1.75. *One such exception is the shrimp and grits entrée at Peggy's on the Green in Boerne. These grits are creamy, cheesy, and chock full of savory goodness. read more

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Classic timeless interior feels, cool shop with lots of fun and interesting things, nice staff, but sadly inconsistent food and drinks.

Food sucked, waitresses didnt know they had our table. manger did take 1 plate of a 4 plate meal off but food was cold and took 30-45 mins to get food from time we ordered. Wouldn recommend this place to no one read more

I placed a to go order and the guy that took my order was going to put my order on a napkin..red flag one. He said that the typical to go person wasn't there today. Okay I asked him how long it would be and he said about 20 minutes..cool I need to go across the street to Walmart and pick a few things up. I come back 30 minutes later to give them plenty of time and my guess is they had not started my order at this point. I walked around their store for another 30 minutes waiting for my food. I get my food and check the order and several things are messed up/missing. Food was mostly cold and disappointing for $60. I don't expect much at a chain, but they didn't even try..seemed short staffed and everyone that was there was confused. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Cheesecake pancakes - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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Picked up a breakfast to go - decent. I stopped in to order a breakfast to go - around 7:45 am on a Thursday. They weren't very busy. I asked how to order at the cash register. The gal there radioed someone to come out to take my order. About 5 minutes later, a gal came out and acknowledged me and said she'd be back to take my order. Another 5 minutes and another gal asks to seat me. Explained I wanted to place an order to go. She asked that I wait a few moments while she sat some people. She did return and she took my order. So - a bit disjointed but we got it done. It took about 10 minutes to get my food. I suppose that's about right. Took the food back to the RV to share with the wife. Everything was there and cooked right. So, a good experience overall - just a bit of a hard time trying to place the order. Might do it online next time and swing by to pickup. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - My order receipt. - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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This Cracker Barrel braves the storm that is Sunday morning breakfast/brunch while most other places are closed. The food is consistent, I absolutely love the cajun shrimp skillet, and the lattes are phenomenal. I always have a friendly server. And it's cheap, it's so so cheap. Sure you might wait a while some days but that isn't Cracker Barrel's fault. This place deserves a higher rating. I've been to far less busy Cracker Barrel's in PA where the food comes out a lot worse. read more

Gabby Rodriguez is a 5 star waitress. She is a fast sever And a delightful young lady. read more

Yes, 5 stars for a Cracker Barrel. Have I lost my Yelp marbles? Yes I have. But, here's the scoop folks...we're living in different times with covid-19. GF and I visited the area from the Hill Country to dine at Perini Ranch Steakhouse. On the way out of town, we chose CB that was across the street from the hotel. Felt comfortable wearing masks thru the retail area and onto our table. Once there we were greeted and drinks delivered. Food order taken in a timely manner. What makes this 5 stars is our waitress and the kitchen actually listened! My egg sandwich came out with soft bacon just as I requested it; something that rarely happens without sending it back at least once. Sometimes I give up; for this visit I didn't have to. Very pleasant experience. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Breakfast Sandwich with Bacon - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

Poor service, poor food, but I love Cracker Barrel. This location was unfortunately disappointing :/ The waitress gossiped about the kitchen to myself and my friend... And the rest of the waitress staff was gossiping while they cleaned the tables around us. Not the best vibes... not particularly professional. The waitress blamed us not getting our food on the "lazy kitchen staff"! Not really profesh. read more

You took greens and pinto beans. Are you nuts. Greens only on Mondays. You have lost your position as a country restaurant. So many things are no longer on the menu. At least you brought back corn bread. read more

Stopped for dinner while on the road to visit the mother in law and attend a birthday dinner with my brother. After we were seated, our waitress brought us our drinks promptly, though it was just water and coffee. We ordered the "coastal white fish" sampler which came with several fried shrimp, turnip greens and fried okra completed that order. We also ordered the cornmeal fried haddock with baby carrots and turnip greens too. We didn't wait too long for our meals, which arrived hot. After we finished, we took a pair of to go coffees, waddled out to the truck (we are from west Texas), and continued on our journey of 300 miles. Like Ahnuld says, "we'll be back"! read more

Hint to Cracker Barrel: close the restaurant but keep the store open. Service was terrible. Hostess sat us at table, leaving trash underneath. Waitress eventually took order. 10 minutes later she returned and announced they'd run out of my order. ONE Hour later, we received revised orders!!! Food was mediocre (except Devine Made-From-Scratch Biscuits). We ordered club sandwich to go, returned to our room where daughter was waiting, and gave her a hamburger (wrong order)! read more

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While traveling to El Paso, my coworker and I decided to stop and get food. Cracker Barrel was the only exciting restaurant at that exit so why not. I've visited Cracker Barrels all over the country. The food is okay. What we really go for is the store. LOL! If you've never been to a Cracker Barrel, you must go just to shop inside the store. There are all kinds of knick knacks to buy. From candy to clothes, you'll get it all. On this particular visit, I opted to get breakfast. I've never ordered from the lunch or dinner menu. I had the chicken fried steak and scrambled eggs. I asked for the gravy to be put on the side. Well, the kitchen didn't follow the waitress' orders, so I got gravy all over my steak. It was okay. The gravy adds a nice touch but I wanted to be the one to put it on. Maybe I didn't want as much as they put on. *sigh* Overall, my food was just okay. Like I said, I was really there for the store. LOL! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Chicken Fried Steak with Scrambled Eggs - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

I've never written a review but this place was so bad I felt I needed to. First, the one positive was the patrons. Everyone is friendly and kind. The rest was terrible. The food came cold. Cold gravy and eggs. No jelly or butter. Part of the order was missing. But the worst part was when we were leaving and the long line and being told the system was down and we could not pay. This lasted so long my daughter left to get an atm so we could pay cash. They told us we couldn't leave so we were basically stuck waiting to leave or be accused of walking a ticket. No manager to be seen. She was apparently in the back trying to fix the problem while their staff was up front fielding unhappy customers who couldn't leave. The manager should have been out front talking to the customers. Never again. read more

I had the chicken and dumplings and was good, I'd just say I wish the chicken was cut into smaller pieces. My boyfriend had the Grandma Sampler and he said it was good, the sausage was a bit dry but other than that he would order it again. Our server seemed overwhelmed with how many tables she had. But all things considered she was quick on refills and was nice. Also I wish there would be someone assigned up front rather than whoever can, we did wait a min for a hostess. All and all it was good and I'd go again. read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Chicken and dumplings, the grandma sampler - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

5 Stars the "front store greeters" and superb table service service 0 stars for the management 2 Stars for the slow kitchen service 1Star for luke-warm food -10 Stars for the Thin, Tasteless, unnaturally non-greasy bacon (looked like a thinly sliced, pressed concoction -- absolutely NO grease, NO taste and utterly disgusting.) This is an always bustling location; I expected it to be noisy. The front store greeters -- always friendly greetings and smiles. Hostesses were not smiling; the management did not greet at all -- with a smile or friendly gesture. The glare from the front windows was intolerable; I had to change my seat at the table, just to be able to focus on any face or object. The window shades were not utilized; should have been pulled down lower. Food was not up to par for a Cracker Barrel. The waitress was above par for a Cracker Barrel employee. read more

CB has been one of our traveling favorites for decades. Lately they are less a favorite. The Abilene, Tx location did not do well last night. Out of meatloaf. Which is happening more frequently with many of their menu items at many locations we visit. Had the hamburger steak (rather dry), hash brown casserole (room temp at best) and turnip greens (added salt, pepper and pepper juice to make them better). Wife's meal was fine except the server never brought the biscuits and gravy that should have been part of the meal. Hope management gets better training and passes that along to the employees. read more

I don't know what to say.... We signed in ahead of time on line, checked in when we got there and still waited 2 hours, and still NEVER GOT ANY FOOD. We checked in several times, people came after us and get sat and served food while we watched. We asked and waited politely, even after we finally got a table. I am diabetic and my blood sugar was very low. We waited at our table and watched other families being sat and served while we only got drinks. I think our food order was in for over 39 minutes before we finally had to get up and leave. We just went to a fast food place nearby bc my blood sugar was so low. I don't understand what the problem was or why we were treated this way? I will probably NEVER come back to this place ever again though..... crazy read more

If your concerning coming here to eat please do and please please ask for Charquenta aka Rene She is by far the best waitress I have ever had. She is so kind and down to earth.She makes sure you get great service and amazing food. If her boss is seeing this PLEASE give her raise she is too amazing to lose! read more

Happy Turkey Day! This location was my first ever Cracker Barrel; my husband promised it has the BEST turkey dinner and food - he did not lie. We came to visit this Cracker Barrel for Thanksgiving and everything was delicious. Michael, our young server, was a delight for me and my husband as well. Michael was very relatable, funny and made sure to treat us with great customer service! He never forgot us when we had a request and was very swift about it too. The food was incredible, I'm glad we didn't go to Denny's instead! Normally I avoid turkey dinners from restaurants because they're dry and bland, but Cracker Barrel's was the opposite. The turkey was juicy, the turkey gravy was full of flavor, the potato casserole was a consistent temperature, the green beans were a HIT! I've tried alot of southern green beans across this state are too salty and blan. These were just right! The biscuits were a hit as well. The biscuits were not super dry, they were enjoyable and had that unique homemade taste to them - everything did at this place! This location sets the bar high for all future Cracker Barrel experiences. I can't wait to try more meals from their menu and visit more locations. Thankyou for making our Thanksgiving great! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - Delicious, flavorful, tasty Thanksgiving meal! Not too salty and not blan!!! Was just right. - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

VERY SLOW START. Waited 25 minutes just to get our drink order out. They are at very low capacity. Should not be skimping on staff on a Friday night. Food delivery was much better. Couple of errors on our orders, however they did correct them promptly. Taste of the meal was good. Served hot & fresh. We know what to expect from Cracker Barrel food wise and this was normal. Service was not up to their normal standards. With less people in the restaurant and the full size kitchen designed to serve twice as many customers, service should be at least as quick as it was before this pandemic. read more

Consuela that served us sounded sick as a dog and seemed inattentive, had to ask another server to bring us biscuits. Steak was pretty mid and chicken strips left some to be desired. What happened to the Dairy Queen style strips ? They were so much better! Also my steak fries were pretty hard. read more

Very fast good service. Food fresh and very good. Clean . I don't know why this place has so many bad reviews. We enjoyed eating there and would eat there again read more

The service was terrible. Sat there for an hour just to find out our ticket was lost and we had to reorder. Only come here if you don't want food and want to waste time read more

Our miserable experience started in the lobby where we were told we would have a 10 minute wait. After 10 minutes they began calling our name every 2 minutes to let us know "our table was almost available " this lasted about another 15 minutes. We got a table at 9:45. Our coffee arrived 20 minutes later and at 10:30 we were REALLY wondering where breakfast was. We watched two tables get sat after and fed before us. One of the tables recycled 2 x while we were there. We finally ASKED for our meals .The table behind me left w/o eating......... needless to say, we were pretty upset and left angry. Driving home well after the hour I had wanted. They comped one meal. Breakfast for 4- $38 ugggggg! read more

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store - French Toast $8 - American Near Me - Abilene, Texas

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