Its Cracker Barrel. There is something for everyone. It is like a buffet which the waitress brings you the food instead of you having to fight the fatties for. This location had the largest customers I have ever seen. Sure this was a July 3rd, is that grazing day in Newport? The people were so big you could not walk past them in the country store. There was a woman sitting behind us, I heard her tell the waitress that someone had given her daughter the shirt she was wearing. It read Fourth Battalion USMC Parris Island. All I could think was that somewhere there is a battalion of WM's missing because this fatazz ate them. I am guessing the MCRD PX had a sale on their XXXXL shirts. I saw her daughter she was only XXXL. God Lord people stop eating so much crap. Get a salad and exercise a little. Anyways... I got the Rib eye and the sampler platter. Delicious. No I did not eat it all. I know when to push away from the table. And Yes. I have lived on Parris Island. First Battalion - No sir sandwiches for me.
(4)
Denny K.
Disappointment. "Same ol' same ol'" (albeit consistent) is what you find in most Cracker Barrel stores...except in this case. We've eaten here many times over the past few years in the midst of our travels. It's convenient, close to I-40, and we have generally found this Cracker Barrel to be consistent with service, politeness, efficiency, and food quality. On this particular (July 5, 2015) visit, most of the aforementioned was in order. We were greeted warmly, quickly seated, politely asked about our order for drinks and entrees. The food was delivered very quickly....and therein lies the fault. The plating of 2 out of 3 of our entrees was awful. Sloppy, messy plates, and in one instance a small pile of rice hidden under my grandson's fries. Huh? (Check out the photos I posted with this review.) Upon leaving I told the cashier of our disappointment and he apologized profusely. "We should have sent it back," said he. NO, thought I. I don't come into restaurants to play ping pong with food. (Besides which, I might not have time on a given trip to wait.) These things were missed or simply ignored by the chef, the expediter, and the wait staff. Unacceptable!
(2)
Rachel S.
I love me some Cracker Barrel! For starters, it was super busy when we went, seemed like a lot of locals, but we still got a table immediately, and they got our food out fast. Our server, and older lady was so sweet, and attentive. I wish they had her working at all the various Cracker Barrel's I've gone to through out the years I always order the fried shrimp platter when I go, and this time I noticed they were way to overcooked, and the shrimp seemed to be so much smaller than I remember them being, but it could've just been that they shrunk smaller due to being overcooked.
(3)
David B.
Oh boy what a wait. Typical over-crowed waiting area with tiny aisles and packed waiting. After getting our seat we were quickly greeted and served our drinks. One refill later our food was served but that was it. We didn't see our waitress after that until the check was dropped. Our waitress didn't deserve a tip but in the time we live in we didn't want to be bad mouthed. But, one bad waitress shouldn't cause one to not go back. Food was good but was served rather slow. We do not know if it was the waitress or the cooks.
(3)
Larry S.
This was much better than the Cracker Barrel where we had breakfast. The waitress was friendly and helpful and the food was good.
(3)
David S.
1st visit to a cracker barrel coming from across the country. Will be back for sure (daughter recently moved here). Misty was our waitress and she was ever so cheerful, helpful, sweet and efficient. Wanted to have my first catfish and real southern food experience and she made the perfect recommendations...had the catfish brought 2 ways, breaded and grilled....both were terrific...not to mention the broccoli, turnip greens, hash browns concoction (Super delicious) and hushpuppies. a giant YUM! Thanks for a wonderful southern style meal.
(5)
Diane S.
I enjoy stopping here for breakfast, lunch or dinner, the food is good and portions are just right. I find the staff friendly and efficient and am pleased that there is a Cracker Barrel in town. I enjoy thier grilled chicken and macaroni and cheese. I like to travel a lot and I love to stop at Cracker Barrel on my travels because I know that I can have a delisious meal at a reasonable price. I love the biskits and apple butter too.
(5)
Hanna H.
Stopped here on our road trip as I knew they'd have semi-healthy options for my hangry 14-month old. The wait was 5-10 minutes and our waitress was speedy and offered to whisk out our son's two veggie plate (Mac n cheese is a vegetable, right?) immediately. I ordered the salmon patty plate with two sides for myself and the hubs got the steak biscuits. My son ate one of the salmon patties, so those are toddler approved, and he was kind enough to leave me something to eat. Service was great. The checkout attendant was super friendly and helpful and we were back on the road quickly. It's Cracker Barrel, so you pretty much know what you are going to get, but this visit/location was superb!
(4)
Nicci M.
The place seemed clean and friendly when we arrived. At least the initial impression was about a quarter correct. Let me say that I stop at Cracker Barrel every time I go on a road trip. It's a tradition, and the food is usually tasty, and the service friendly. Most times, this has involved a CB along I-75 S headed from Ohio to Florida, most often somewhere in Tennessee. On the way down, we stopped at a CB in Southern KY. The food was bland and tasteless. At this store, the food was actually quite tasty, owing to the glory that is ham in just about everything. :) Though it's a minor miracle we made it that far. Sadly, our waitress ignored our table. She visited us twice in a 45 minute stop. Once to bring drinks, and once to deliver a box for our food. She had time to chat with a nearby table twice, but didn't even look at our table when she passed. Which is why she failed to notice my lemonade mug sitting on the edge for ten minutes. When a frosty mug of lemonade comes out of the kitchen in a restaurant, my world brightens just a little bit. What's better than a cold drink in a seriously cold mug on a hot day? (We'd just driven up from South Carolina, where the temperatures were holding steady in the 80s with 90+ percent humidity. Lord, give me lemonade!) Good, right? Yeah, no. When the frost melted off my beloved mug, I noticed some strange streaks on the glass. That's not very lemon-y, I thought. No, no it was more caramel-like. Light brown and streaky doesn't belong in a chilled citrus beverage. If you've never had caramel sundae skidmarks down your drink glass, I do not suggest you try it. First, ew. Second, how did the waitress not look in the glass and notice a finger sized streak of caramel? Ok, frosty. Maybe... but the kitchen--do they not clean anything? I mean it wasn't even dissolved a bit like it'd been through a hot rinse. Or a cold rinse. Or any rinse at all. The glass received more of a cleaning steeping in my cold lemonade, sitting lonely on the edge of the table as the waitress walked by again and again, than it ever could have hoped for in that kitchen. That is not the way you recycle. Our food runner was prompt in taking the drink off the bill, and replacing it with my requested water. Though she did bring me a fresh glass she poured herself, I was loathe to drink it. (That was very sweet of her, but unless she cleaned the glass herself, I wasn't really into it.) Our waitress didn't even show up to check on us after THAT. I know she knew about it, because at the end of the meal, around tip time, she came over to say "I removed that drink from your bill." Sure. Who are you again? At the registers, where I've always been asked "How was your meal?," the ladies barely made eye contact. They certainly didn't ask if everything was ok. That's never happened in a CB before. Keep driving when you pass this place. There are plenty of CBs just a little North.
(1)
Tony M.
First off, I've been to this particular CB probably 100 times, you see I'm a local and when Mom comes to visit we have to eat there at least 2 meals a day, and Mom visits a lot! For some odd reason I also continue to go there on my own free will, don't ask me why I always think it's going to be better this time? Cold food is my main complaint. It's simply never hot, unless you complain then they either nuke it or throw it in the deep fryer. Yep, ask for crispy bacon and it comes out room temp and certainly not crisp enough to break in half. So you send it back and what do they do? They put the bacon in the deep fryer! As if the bacon didn't already have enough fat in it they have to bath it in more oil for your dining pleasure. Don't they have a grill? Wow, get some cold baked apples and what do they do? They nuke it so hot that the bowl that was cold is now scalding hot. Let me tell you, you don't want to put those apples in your mouth until they cool for a good 5 or 10 minutes. It's as if you have pissed off the cook and they stick it to you for not being happy with cold or undercooked food. One day my eggs and everything came out almost HOT! I exclaimed to the waitress that this is the first time the plates were actually hot and so was the food! I asked her "did they get heat lamps"? She said no they always had them. You see, the AC return vent is above the food as it's waiting to be delivered to your table. The problem was that the air was coming out of the return vent and blowing on the food. It was that way for many many years and no one figured it out until now! Well that was good for a few weeks, whatever they did to make the food hot was not being done anymore. Maybe they rerouted the cold A/C air down on the food again? I don't know? Oh and the store! Walk in and be prepared to be accosted by a very eager woman who wants to sell you every darn thing in there. Leave me the heck alone, I'm here to eat cold food!
(2)
Arulram S.
After spending a few hours on the interstate, stopped at this cracker barrel for dinner. The service was amazing, prompt, and warm. The food was brought out in a quick manner, with great taste. Server was fast with drink refills, and any requests that we had. Even though he was full with tables, he paid close attention to every customer. Would come back again if I was ever in the area.
(4)
Josh M.
When ever on the road with Grammy the Cracker Barrel is in sight. My country ham was not the best this trip but I would still go back. Service and speed is always on your side with the Old Country store.
(3)
Clay H.
Cracker Barrel in Newport, TN is pretty consistent with other Cracker Barrels I have been. The staff here is super friendly and the food has always been good. If you're ever traveling through East Tennessee, and you become hungry, I would recommend this Cracker Barrel.
(4)
Sacha S.
The staff is friendly. The food is consistent with other Cracker Barrels. It was clean. It is noisy like all Cracker Barrels I have visited. All in all exactly what you would expect at a Cracker Barrel.
Sorry, Store hours have not been updated. If you are the owner of this restaurants. Please update the store hours.
Specialities
Takes Reservations : No Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Breakfast, Brunch Bike Parking : No Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : No Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : No Waiter Service : Yes Caters : No
Mikee R.
Its Cracker Barrel. There is something for everyone. It is like a buffet which the waitress brings you the food instead of you having to fight the fatties for. This location had the largest customers I have ever seen. Sure this was a July 3rd, is that grazing day in Newport? The people were so big you could not walk past them in the country store. There was a woman sitting behind us, I heard her tell the waitress that someone had given her daughter the shirt she was wearing. It read Fourth Battalion USMC Parris Island. All I could think was that somewhere there is a battalion of WM's missing because this fatazz ate them. I am guessing the MCRD PX had a sale on their XXXXL shirts. I saw her daughter she was only XXXL. God Lord people stop eating so much crap. Get a salad and exercise a little. Anyways... I got the Rib eye and the sampler platter. Delicious. No I did not eat it all. I know when to push away from the table. And Yes. I have lived on Parris Island. First Battalion - No sir sandwiches for me.
(4)Denny K.
Disappointment. "Same ol' same ol'" (albeit consistent) is what you find in most Cracker Barrel stores...except in this case. We've eaten here many times over the past few years in the midst of our travels. It's convenient, close to I-40, and we have generally found this Cracker Barrel to be consistent with service, politeness, efficiency, and food quality. On this particular (July 5, 2015) visit, most of the aforementioned was in order. We were greeted warmly, quickly seated, politely asked about our order for drinks and entrees. The food was delivered very quickly....and therein lies the fault. The plating of 2 out of 3 of our entrees was awful. Sloppy, messy plates, and in one instance a small pile of rice hidden under my grandson's fries. Huh? (Check out the photos I posted with this review.) Upon leaving I told the cashier of our disappointment and he apologized profusely. "We should have sent it back," said he. NO, thought I. I don't come into restaurants to play ping pong with food. (Besides which, I might not have time on a given trip to wait.) These things were missed or simply ignored by the chef, the expediter, and the wait staff. Unacceptable!
(2)Rachel S.
I love me some Cracker Barrel! For starters, it was super busy when we went, seemed like a lot of locals, but we still got a table immediately, and they got our food out fast. Our server, and older lady was so sweet, and attentive. I wish they had her working at all the various Cracker Barrel's I've gone to through out the years I always order the fried shrimp platter when I go, and this time I noticed they were way to overcooked, and the shrimp seemed to be so much smaller than I remember them being, but it could've just been that they shrunk smaller due to being overcooked.
(3)David B.
Oh boy what a wait. Typical over-crowed waiting area with tiny aisles and packed waiting. After getting our seat we were quickly greeted and served our drinks. One refill later our food was served but that was it. We didn't see our waitress after that until the check was dropped. Our waitress didn't deserve a tip but in the time we live in we didn't want to be bad mouthed. But, one bad waitress shouldn't cause one to not go back. Food was good but was served rather slow. We do not know if it was the waitress or the cooks.
(3)Larry S.
This was much better than the Cracker Barrel where we had breakfast. The waitress was friendly and helpful and the food was good.
(3)David S.
1st visit to a cracker barrel coming from across the country. Will be back for sure (daughter recently moved here). Misty was our waitress and she was ever so cheerful, helpful, sweet and efficient. Wanted to have my first catfish and real southern food experience and she made the perfect recommendations...had the catfish brought 2 ways, breaded and grilled....both were terrific...not to mention the broccoli, turnip greens, hash browns concoction (Super delicious) and hushpuppies. a giant YUM! Thanks for a wonderful southern style meal.
(5)Diane S.
I enjoy stopping here for breakfast, lunch or dinner, the food is good and portions are just right. I find the staff friendly and efficient and am pleased that there is a Cracker Barrel in town. I enjoy thier grilled chicken and macaroni and cheese. I like to travel a lot and I love to stop at Cracker Barrel on my travels because I know that I can have a delisious meal at a reasonable price. I love the biskits and apple butter too.
(5)Hanna H.
Stopped here on our road trip as I knew they'd have semi-healthy options for my hangry 14-month old. The wait was 5-10 minutes and our waitress was speedy and offered to whisk out our son's two veggie plate (Mac n cheese is a vegetable, right?) immediately. I ordered the salmon patty plate with two sides for myself and the hubs got the steak biscuits. My son ate one of the salmon patties, so those are toddler approved, and he was kind enough to leave me something to eat. Service was great. The checkout attendant was super friendly and helpful and we were back on the road quickly. It's Cracker Barrel, so you pretty much know what you are going to get, but this visit/location was superb!
(4)Nicci M.
The place seemed clean and friendly when we arrived. At least the initial impression was about a quarter correct. Let me say that I stop at Cracker Barrel every time I go on a road trip. It's a tradition, and the food is usually tasty, and the service friendly. Most times, this has involved a CB along I-75 S headed from Ohio to Florida, most often somewhere in Tennessee. On the way down, we stopped at a CB in Southern KY. The food was bland and tasteless. At this store, the food was actually quite tasty, owing to the glory that is ham in just about everything. :) Though it's a minor miracle we made it that far. Sadly, our waitress ignored our table. She visited us twice in a 45 minute stop. Once to bring drinks, and once to deliver a box for our food. She had time to chat with a nearby table twice, but didn't even look at our table when she passed. Which is why she failed to notice my lemonade mug sitting on the edge for ten minutes. When a frosty mug of lemonade comes out of the kitchen in a restaurant, my world brightens just a little bit. What's better than a cold drink in a seriously cold mug on a hot day? (We'd just driven up from South Carolina, where the temperatures were holding steady in the 80s with 90+ percent humidity. Lord, give me lemonade!) Good, right? Yeah, no. When the frost melted off my beloved mug, I noticed some strange streaks on the glass. That's not very lemon-y, I thought. No, no it was more caramel-like. Light brown and streaky doesn't belong in a chilled citrus beverage. If you've never had caramel sundae skidmarks down your drink glass, I do not suggest you try it. First, ew. Second, how did the waitress not look in the glass and notice a finger sized streak of caramel? Ok, frosty. Maybe... but the kitchen--do they not clean anything? I mean it wasn't even dissolved a bit like it'd been through a hot rinse. Or a cold rinse. Or any rinse at all. The glass received more of a cleaning steeping in my cold lemonade, sitting lonely on the edge of the table as the waitress walked by again and again, than it ever could have hoped for in that kitchen. That is not the way you recycle. Our food runner was prompt in taking the drink off the bill, and replacing it with my requested water. Though she did bring me a fresh glass she poured herself, I was loathe to drink it. (That was very sweet of her, but unless she cleaned the glass herself, I wasn't really into it.) Our waitress didn't even show up to check on us after THAT. I know she knew about it, because at the end of the meal, around tip time, she came over to say "I removed that drink from your bill." Sure. Who are you again? At the registers, where I've always been asked "How was your meal?," the ladies barely made eye contact. They certainly didn't ask if everything was ok. That's never happened in a CB before. Keep driving when you pass this place. There are plenty of CBs just a little North.
(1)Tony M.
First off, I've been to this particular CB probably 100 times, you see I'm a local and when Mom comes to visit we have to eat there at least 2 meals a day, and Mom visits a lot! For some odd reason I also continue to go there on my own free will, don't ask me why I always think it's going to be better this time? Cold food is my main complaint. It's simply never hot, unless you complain then they either nuke it or throw it in the deep fryer. Yep, ask for crispy bacon and it comes out room temp and certainly not crisp enough to break in half. So you send it back and what do they do? They put the bacon in the deep fryer! As if the bacon didn't already have enough fat in it they have to bath it in more oil for your dining pleasure. Don't they have a grill? Wow, get some cold baked apples and what do they do? They nuke it so hot that the bowl that was cold is now scalding hot. Let me tell you, you don't want to put those apples in your mouth until they cool for a good 5 or 10 minutes. It's as if you have pissed off the cook and they stick it to you for not being happy with cold or undercooked food. One day my eggs and everything came out almost HOT! I exclaimed to the waitress that this is the first time the plates were actually hot and so was the food! I asked her "did they get heat lamps"? She said no they always had them. You see, the AC return vent is above the food as it's waiting to be delivered to your table. The problem was that the air was coming out of the return vent and blowing on the food. It was that way for many many years and no one figured it out until now! Well that was good for a few weeks, whatever they did to make the food hot was not being done anymore. Maybe they rerouted the cold A/C air down on the food again? I don't know? Oh and the store! Walk in and be prepared to be accosted by a very eager woman who wants to sell you every darn thing in there. Leave me the heck alone, I'm here to eat cold food!
(2)Arulram S.
After spending a few hours on the interstate, stopped at this cracker barrel for dinner. The service was amazing, prompt, and warm. The food was brought out in a quick manner, with great taste. Server was fast with drink refills, and any requests that we had. Even though he was full with tables, he paid close attention to every customer. Would come back again if I was ever in the area.
(4)Josh M.
When ever on the road with Grammy the Cracker Barrel is in sight. My country ham was not the best this trip but I would still go back. Service and speed is always on your side with the Old Country store.
(3)Clay H.
Cracker Barrel in Newport, TN is pretty consistent with other Cracker Barrels I have been. The staff here is super friendly and the food has always been good. If you're ever traveling through East Tennessee, and you become hungry, I would recommend this Cracker Barrel.
(4)Sacha S.
The staff is friendly. The food is consistent with other Cracker Barrels. It was clean. It is noisy like all Cracker Barrels I have visited. All in all exactly what you would expect at a Cracker Barrel.
(4)