Good Ole Cracker Barrel. What I like most about Cracker Barrel is their quick seating. We never have to wait more than 10 minutes. Either we visit at a good time (breakfast), or they are excellent about quickly seating guests and getting their food out to them fast so they can get up.
Our recent visit was like the others. We spent just enough time in the country store to look around and contemplate buying a few nick nacks. Next thing we knew, they called us to be seated. Just my husband and I, we sat at a small table in the center of the dining room near the fire burning fireplace.
We made small talk for a minute; then we were greeted by our waitress. We ordered our drinks, two lemonades. We quickly received them and instantly regretted it. The lemon water was not sweet or refreshing at all. Such a disappointment. I had to add a few packets of sugar to get the tart of the concentrated lemon mixture taste out of my mouth.
We ordered simple dishes. I ordered two eggs over medium, some biscuits and a small cup of grits. My husband orders the same except with scrambled eggs and meat. The only disappointment with our meal was the grit soup that was served. I have never had such watery grits in my life. It was soup. I tried to finish them and couldn't.
I am not a complainer and know that some restaurants have their good and bad days. I'm hoping this was just a bad day. I have been to this location before. However, I do not remember the grits, nor the lemonade being so distasteful. I have not knocked Cracker Barrel off my breakfast list just yet, but I do hope they get their act together.