Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

I remember getting cracker barrels as a child and loving their food. Was really excited and ordered a chicken pancake. Unfortunately, the pancake was served incredibly dry, probably that I sit in an oven for half a day to keep warm. The pastry crust was pretty good. A friend got her fried chicken, but he was a little disappointed about how it came out (not sure which part of the chicken it came because it was only fried chicken) The interior was beautiful, but filled with many diners from the nearby hotel

This was supposed to be just a quick stop ? off the NJ Turnpike, but this turned out to be a new favorite ? restaurant chain for my family. Very courteous staff all around! The waitress was very good at what she was doing. Food arrived HOT ? and was amazingly tasty! Talk about mouth-watering from start to finish! My wife had the new chicken ? pot pie ?! She reluctantly let me try a bite, and I fell in love ? with the homemade flavor, and large savory vegetables packed in there with the chicken and gravy! My dish of double chicken breast was also very good ?! Cold drinks, and hot delicious coffee ??! Great way to recharge when driving long distances, or just to get away with family for some ?good ol? home-cooking?! CoVid protocols ? in place and enforced: social distancing and diligent cleaning of all surfaces. Tables so clean you could eat right off those surfaces! If you are in the area, please stop by and check this place out! Don?t forget about the gift ? shop attached; great items, hard-to-finds, and unique exclusive gift ideas all at great prices. Definitely worth 5 stars ?? ?? ?? ?? ??!!

I haven?t been to a Barrel in more than 10 years and I remember this place as the home for inexpensive comfort food (at least in the mid Atlantic region). It hasn?t changed much, other than the obvious Pandemic preparations. Since this was my lunch and dinner combined, I decided to have a House Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette and Chicken Pot Pie. The salad was fresh and a good size, though I have had better Balsamic at many restaurants. The Pot Pie was served nice and hot, just like I like it, and even arrived before I was finished eating the salad. There was ample crust on top, unlike some places that skimp on this. The filling was thick and with ample chicken and gravy, however there was an inadequate amount of vegetables. It needs ample peas, carrots and celery. I found the peas, but not much else in the way of vegetables. With that said, I have had much worse. So overall, on a scale of 1 5, I would rate this Pot Pie as a 3 to 4. The service was excellent. I couldn?t ask for any better.

Waitress was super nice. Stopped in with a friend to get a bite to eat. This was during Covid-19. We had to wait for about 15 minutes. They left a lot of tables open. It was a little busy. I ordered the new fried turkey cutlets they had with squash hash and green beans. The fried turkey cutlet was very juicy and tasty. The gravy they had on top was nice and thin not too heavy not watery. All in all it had a lot of nice flavor. The squash hash was very tasty and the green beans I feel were from a can but not bad. My friend had egg whites with pancakes and turkey sausage. She said that it was good but loved my turkey cutlet. I also ordered a side of pancakes which were very good too. The restaurant was very clean.

The steak was done perfectly exactly the way I would make it, medium rare but a little more rare...just perfect!! Best one I ever had and I went to a lot of steak restaurants. Wasn't overly salted and just cooked to perfection. Service was great as well. She did an awesome job. Would definitely go back to this Cracker Barrel and maked it with a heart on goggle maps. Not all Cracker barrels are the same...they may look the same but not the same taste of food.