The neat thing about this restaurant is that is has a shop in the front. You can get fun toys for the kids (or even yourself) along with neat novelties, clothes, and candy! They sell unique candies from the early days like chuckles and clove gum! At any rate, you can shop around if you like or head on into the dining area.
The dining area is large with plenty of seating, even for groups. Decorated with old photographs, antiques and metal signs, its really neat. The chairs are wooden, but sturdy and don't have arms to them so anyone can have a comfortable evening. There are fun old time peg games on the tables to keep you entertained while you wait and oil lamps burning on each table for a romantic dining experience. But enough about all that, ON TO THE FOOD!!
You get two menus in the evening and one in the morning. You can choose between breakfast , which is served all day, and lunch or dinner. They have lunch specials and dinner specials. The food is what I would call good downhome country cookin. Fried okra, chicken n dumplins, fresh biscuts, country ham, grits, cheesy hash browns, buttermilk dipped fried chicken, and the list goes on. Most entrees come with your choice of 2 or 3 sides. You get a LOT of everything and if you leave there hungry, then you didn't try. They have a kids menu, and even a low calorie menu. I got buttermilk battered shrimp w/ hushpuppies, dumplins (the side version is just the dumplins minus the chicken), fried okra and steamed broccoli. It came with a biscut and cornbread. I ate about half and was so stuffed I waddled out. Everything is seasoned perfectly, cooked to order and always fresh and hot. No complaints here at all! My friend got a "house salad" and was expecting a small bowl of lettus with a few tomatoes. This large bowl came topped with all kinds of stuff. It looked like a chef salad. He was impressed.
Now on to price. As you know most places in Branson are going to cost you quite a bit to eat there. This is actually one of the cheaper places to eat. The entrees range in price from 7-10 with a few being a bit higher. Most fall around the 8-9 range. The shrimp dinner was 10. Were not talking five or six shrimp, there was a good half pound on that plate! You get your moneys worth, trust me. If I had to find a complaint, it would be the service. It wasn't bad so don't get me wrong, but they seemed hurried and you had to catch one to get refills. Otherwise they were fine. At any rate, you can't go wrong here. Kids love it for the fun, adults love it for the food and price and seniors love it for the nostalgia.
Here is the official cracker barrel website http://www.crackerbarrel.com/restaurant/ . You can find tons of info on the restaurant as well as view a menu ahead of time! Happy eating!
(Please note, I do not own the photos or website.)
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