I've been eating at Cracker Barrels a long time. The experience keeps slipping. I don't think we'll be back after our last visit.
Firstly, and most concerning, is they allow open carry in their restaurants. Last weekend we went for breakfast and of course there was a wait, so we sat with our 5 month old in the rocking chairs. Some yahoo with a revolver slung low on his hip sits down across from us and because the muzzle of the gun was so long, when he sat down across from us the barrel became parallel to his thigh, I looked up and was staring directly into the barrel of his gun. It was pointed at my head and my baby's head. He looked a little on the slow side, how do I know if the safety's on or not? I got up and moved. I don't know why Cracker Barrel would want to take on that kind of liability with having loaded guns carried around a family restaurant.
Secondly, they've filled up the front "store" section with so much crap you can barely get through. There's always a ton of old people there, with walkers and/or oxygen and it's a hassle. It's hard to wade through with a purse, and it's a double hassle with a baby carrier. You have to gingerly step around stuff, trying not to knock over any of the bric-a-brac. I don't know what kind of revenue per square foot they're getting in that part of the restaurant to continue adding rack after rack but I can't stand it anymore.
The clutter in the front is annoying and their gun policy is unsafe. Plenty of other breakfast places to go to in the area. Won't be going back anymore.