Reviews for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in Council Bluffs, IA

Bathrooms clean,food was better then I expected even the sides of vegetables had flavor ..staff was very busy but very... attentive..we will definitely return to cracker barrel old country store Read more

Great "Homestyle" cooking! The staff was fast, friendly and attentive! The prices are competitive and then you also have the... gift shop! Could you ask for anything better! I had the chicken fried steak with green beans and carrots! TASTY! ???? Read more

Best pancakes in town. Also I love the unique items in the little shop there. Years ago I bought my baby a mini hope chest that... I absolutely fell in love with. It gave her nursery such character. I actually decorated her bedroom around this one uniquepiece. And it was not extremely expensive either! Just a wonderful place all around. Read more

Great place to eat. Great midwestern home style hospitality and food. The food is all stuff like your grandma would make you... home made, before chain fast food places existed. Breakfast, lunch, supper, all great items to choose from and you?ll be hardpressed to get something you don?t like. It?s hard to get a bad meal here. Wait staff is generally on top of things andperforming well also. Prices are also fair and in line with what you?d expect. About the only problem I?ve encountered is theinconvenience of a wait, because everyone else beat you here, and tables are full. If so, while you wait, these places have agift shop with a lot of cool and cute items, and most will carry some things local to the area as well. If you?ve never been toone, put it on your list. Read more

So I understand there is a sense of nostalgia with this restaurant. And perhaps that's why people continue to return or perhaps... they are not used to Quality Food, if that seems a bit harsh, I'm known for my brutal honesty and that's probably the reason whyI have millions of people that read my reviews. Before I begin I want to mention that we ordered a large amount of food andeverything that was delivered to the table have one thing in common, it was not hot. Lukewarm would be a good descriptive andthat is a horrible way to begin any meal. So let's start off with the chicken and dumplings. Bland perfectly describes what Iate. It lacks any depth of flavor, I will say that the portion size was good, but the flavor was definitely missing. The macand cheese did taste good but the crumble on top of it was atrocious and totally took away from anything favorable. The loadedhash browns which I had them put an over easy egg on top of, this was probably the best dish. The flavor was good the egg wascooked perfectly the only fault was that again it was not hot. Let's move on to the pancakes. You should be able to easily cutpancakes with your fork. A proper pancake should be fluffy. However what I received was incredibly chewy, and to add moretragedy to this situation, they were burnt. I enjoy a lot of syrup and butter on my pancakes, and that taste of burnt batterpermeated my mouth. You would think that perhaps it would be hot since obviously it was overheated but again this was alsolukewarm when it reached my table. I also sampled a piece of French toast, the only taste that you get is that of egg. Thesewere definitely left entirely too long in the egg wash. After that I moved onto my cornbread muffin. I love southern food and Ilove cornbread. The moment I try to stick my butter knife into the cornbread a piece of my soul died. As I push hardereventually it broke in half, cornbread should have a light crisp shell with a very fluffy moist interior. You cou Read more

The service was really good. We were a party of 4 and was seated very quickly. The waitress got to us fast and had our... requested drinks to us within minutes. The food was good. I had pot roast, mashed potatoes, and steamed carrots. The portionof beef was on the smaller side considering other restaurants that offer the same meal. The Flavor was good. The option for aside salad costs extra if you want to subscribe and only offered 4 dressings. Read more

I came in around 9:20pm. Just finished an 11hr drive and was starving but didn't want to be "that customer" that comes in right... before closing. I made sure to check first if it was okay to dine in, I was okay with take out too lit of courtesy. The staffwere all super friendly. I felt so welcome in a way I've never experienced. My server was Jack, he was excellent, looked out forme and gave me some of his top 3 picks, which I ended up picking one of them, the Meatloaf. The food was delicious, shout outsto the chef and staff in the kitchen, the food came out so fast and especially during when you guys were preparing to close,thank you all so much. The cashier (I'm sorry I didn't get her name) was excellent as well. She was efficient and courteous,fantastic customer service. If you've read this far and still debating whether or not to come? Just the customer service herealone is worth dining here. Read more

We love cracker barrel! This visit was like many other, however this one was even better! Our waiter was amazing, maybe you can... get her as well :). Her name was Carrie and she went above and beyond and was a pleasure to speak with. The atmosphere had thatold rustic farm house feel which we have come to love. We played game with Teas and a square, it looks like I?m dumb accordingto that after playing a game :P. I got my normal eggs, bacon, hash-browns, cinnamon apples, and biscuits with gravy.Yummmmmmm! This Cracker Barrel Location earns 5 stars ;). Read more