New look Cracker Barrel remodel gets mixed reviews

[y_p_w]

They’re trying this out, so far in maybe 30 of about 600 locations.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/mone...ker-barrel-renovated-restaurants/85611025007/​

"Listen, if I can't struggle to read the tri-fold paper menu by the light of a kerosene lamp on my wobbly table in the most uncomfy wood chair, I don't want it," one of the top comments on the video read.​

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Another user commented: "A swing and a miss. We eat here for a reason. I get what you tried. I don't want bright and open. I want grandma's house back."​

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More sarcstically, one user wrote: "Ok, I see what y'all did. Nice work. Now, undo it all and put it back like it was."​

 

[bdcardinal]

I guess I am a bad NASCAR fan, I don't care for Crcaker Barrel. Been there more than a few times in different states and they were always just "meh" to me.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

I have been OK with Cracker Barrel for many years. I think they are a step above Denny's. Unfortunately, I have also had many meals in Mom & Pop cafes that were worse. Thought their general store approach was too expensive. That said, my retirement gift is a stained oak rocking chair from there. I appreciated it and use it a lot.

 

[Gyro Gearloose]

For people like me whose relatives were all farmers in the 30’s and 40’s its like having dinner in a cleaned up version of your grandpa’s old barn or your uncle’s garage from when you were a kid. Maybe for the current generation of families they need to update decor to rotary phones, wind up watches and VCR’s. Maybe it is just nostalgia on my part but I do think the food was better 10 years ago.

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

We hit Cracker Barrel about every other weekend. The one near us in NoVA is great. But the one we went to recently that's just on the other side of the border in NC was, uh... disappointing.

 

[Kira]

In earlier days, Cracker Barrel bought their furniture from Hunt's Country Furniture in New York State.
Today it is said to be sourced from China.

Frankly, all the stuff in their "gift shop" looks like Micsydn (pronounced mick-sy'-den).
Made In China Stuff You Don't Need.

 

[JohnnyJohnson]

We hit Cracker Barrel about every other weekend. The one near us in NoVA is great. But the one we went to recently that's just on the other side of the border in NC was, uh... disappointing.

I'd do the same but we don't have any of them in Vashington. Every time I go to Montana we eat at the one in Missoula.

 

[GON]

Many years ago, when moving Cracker Barrel was a place to have a decent meal, and buy a book on cassette tape from their decent selection in their gift shop.

Not sure Cracker Barrel sells books on tape any longer. The food at Cracker Barrel today seems to have been downgraded in quality. I am not sure if any major chain restaurants have maintained their food quality of the past decade or two.

 

[Wolfshead]

The food is just ok,What i hate is many times the food is barley warm, Never steaming. I assume they didn't Microwave it enough.

 

[SonofaBoomer]

CB has gone down hill big time. I used to eat there weekly when I was out on the road (mostly pre-pandemic). Last time I was in there was about a year ago and prices are up, food quality is down, menu is much smaller, etc. etc. They didn't even bring out biscuits, I had to ask for them. Added beer and wine?? Then you have this new branding catastrophe from the doofus CEO. Complete disaster. Just my 2 cents.