Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

1070 Freeland Dr, Salisbury - 28144
203 reviews
American Southern
(704) 636-1873

Yikes ! I had no idea I could get a bad meal at a Cracker Barrel. I’m just grateful we only got a kids portion. Neither the chickens tenders nor the fried okra were hot or crunchy at all and my turnip greens just didn’t taste right. We were so tired from traveling we didn’t feel like even taking the time to send it back. Very disappointing. I’ve literally never had anything but great reliable meals at Cracker Barrel until this evening.

Where do I begin...Walk to our table and there was like 7 other tables dirty also trash all over the floors.Took 15 minutes to get waited on.Waitress took our order and took 15 minutes to bring drinks and 45 minutes for the cold food.Biscuits was very doughy.There was greenbeans in the corn and potatoes.Never got gravy on my potatoes and when I asked for gravy she never brought it.Bathrooms was also not kept stock and cleaned.The was no one to take payment at the register also.Hopefully corporate will visit this store and clean it up instead just sending a reply to reviews to email with more details.

Gross runny eggs with no flavor, same with the bacon. I’m flabbergasted at how you could possibly cook all the flavor out of bacon. It literally comes with all the fat required to give it flavor. Also don’t bother requesting for your bacon to be cooked soft, it will always be too crispy, and it will break apart like gross pieces of ceramic in your mouth. The only reason I’m giving more than 1 star is because the hash brown casserole was okay but they only give you literal spoonful.Super disappointing, don’t come here it’s not worth the egregious prices.Update: We couldn’t even finish it, we had to throw away most of the food we bought. Pretty disappointing for a 20+ dollar meal

Cracker Barrel has been going down hill for a while now in my opinion. Seems like every time I go in there, there is some type of issue with the food. I stopped going for a long time. I remember when they first opened. It was so exciting. The food was so delicious. You could have breakfast anytime of the day you wanted to. The inside of the store was and still is such a treat to walk around and find the treasured treats of candies of long ago when times were simple and children played outside with sticks and flowers or anything else they could find. Store bought toys and game stations weren’t necessary. All that being said, my last visit was a horrible mess. The roast beef which a large portion of the first bite is rolled up into the napkin was so tough I couldn’t even chew it so I tried and piece. Same thing. The salad was however very fresh and for a side item quite large and very good. The mashed potatoes were so lumpy it was almost like eating a baked potato. My husband got the fried catfish and I think they had not changed the frying oil in a while. The portion size was small and it was greasy. He loves coleslaw but couldn’t tolerate it at all. The biscuits weren’t even cooked as you can tell by the photos. I brought it to the attention of the waitress about the roast beef, she said she would tell the manager and came back with the bill. As you can see. We paid for it. Needless to say that will be the last time.

I ordered a family meal for a family member who just had a new child. Strider took my order, got it all packed up for me and met me at the cash register to ring me out! Everything was in order and my family members really enjoyed the meal. I am very happy to recommend this Cracker Barrel!

Where do I begin...Walk to our table and there was like 7 other tables dirty also trash all over the floors.Took 15 minutes to get waited on.Waitress took our order and took 15 minutes to bring drinks and 45 minutes for the cold food.Biscuits was very doughy.There was greenbeans in the corn and potatoes.Never got gravy on my potatoes and when I asked for gravy she never brought it.Bathrooms was also not kept stock and cleaned.The was no one to take payment at the register also.Hopefully corporate will visit this store and clean it up instead just sending a reply to reviews to email with more details.

The Roast Beef was really Pot Roast and not worth the $11.49 paid. Orka and corn muffins were over cooked, while the pintos were under cooked. None of it was hot. No gravy for the meat-ugh!!

Always excellent food, and tonight the service was top notch. Ashleigh is a great server and we had a delicious dinner. I was with my two kids, and we were celebrating, and it was just such a nice time. Thanks everyone! We'll be back!

Not a fan, however went with 6 friends and still not a fan. My food was lukewarm, coffee was not hot. My friends all had issues with there food also, cold, not receiving it or getting it late. The Manger I didn't get his name tried to make things right.

I love Cracker Barrel. The food, the comfortable setting and little store. Enjoyed an awesome breakfast there yesterday. Attentive service. All employees were wearing masks which made me feel better about being out. Good job management.