Cracker Barrel Menu Prices 2026
Quick answer
Cracker Barrel is a sit-down Southern restaurant with an attached gift store, serving breakfast all day plus country dinner plates. The Old Timer's Breakfast typically costs about $12.99, Chicken n' Dumplins about $14.99 and a side of Hashbrown Casserole about $3.99. Most dine-in items run about $3.99 to $16.99, and family meals cost more.
Cracker Barrel quick facts
| Founded | 1969, Lebanon, Tennessee |
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| Headquarters | Lebanon, Tennessee |
| Parent company | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (publicly traded; also owns Maple Street Biscuit Company) |
| U.S. locations | 657 in 43 states (September 2025) |
| Countries | 1 (United States) |
| Known for | All-day Southern breakfast and the gift store attached to every restaurant |
| Estimated price range | $3.99–$59.99 (est.) |
| Menu items listed | 39 |
| Menu last checked | October 2026 |
About the Cracker Barrel menu
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store started in 1969 and is still headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee. As of September 2025 it ran 657 restaurants across 43 states, and every one pairs a full-service dining room with an Old Country Store retail shop. That combination makes it a common stop for families on long drives, since you can browse the store while you wait for a table.
The kitchen sticks to Southern comfort food: biscuits and gravy, country ham, fried chicken, meatloaf and a long list of vegetable sides. Breakfast is served any time the doors are open, so you can order pancakes at supper. Most dinner plates come with a choice of sides, and many guests build a meal from sides alone. Prices below are estimated typical U.S. prices; some stores charge more.
Best-value orders at Cracker Barrel
- Biscuits n' Gravy$8.99 est.At about $8.99, it's the cheapest breakfast plate in the sheet and still fills you up.
- Country Vegetable Plate (4 sides)$11.99 est.Four sides for about $11.99 is a full, meatless meal for less than most dinner plates.
- Family Meal — Chicken n' Dumplins (feeds 4)$54.99 est.About $54.99 for four people works out to under $14 per person, a bit less than ordering four dinner plates.
- Dozen Biscuits$7.99 est.About $7.99 for twelve biscuits is a cheap add-on for a family breakfast at home.
Most popular Cracker Barrel orders
- Chicken n' Dumplins$14.99 est.Slow-simmered chicken and dumplings is the plate most people picture when they think of a Cracker Barrel dinner.
- Old Timer's Breakfast$12.99 est.Two eggs, a breakfast meat, hashbrown casserole, grits and biscuits make it the classic all-day breakfast plate.
- Hashbrown Casserole$3.99 est.The cheesy baked hashbrowns show up on so many orders that it's worth adding even when your plate doesn't include it.
- Country Fried Steak$15.99 est.A breaded steak under sawmill gravy is a Southern standard, and it's one of the most filling plates on the dinner side.
Cracker Barrel nutrition and menu highlights
We show calories only when they come from Cracker Barrel's own nutrition information, and we could not match official figures to this menu yet, so the calorie and protein columns show a dash. Check the chain's nutrition guide before you order.
Cracker Barrel allergen notes
Cracker Barrel posts a Nutrition & Allergen Guide, in English and Spanish, on its nutrition page at crackerbarrel.com/nutrition. The company warns that shared cooking areas and fryer oil make cross-contact possible, and it advises guests with food allergies not to eat fried or grilled items. Ask your server or Guest Relations about anything you're unsure of.
Cracker Barrel hours
- Typical hours
- Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; opening and closing times vary by store, so check the location page on crackerbarrel.com.
- Breakfast hours
- All day, every day
- Holiday hours
- Cracker Barrel has opened on Thanksgiving and served its holiday meal starting at 11 a.m. in recent years, but times vary. Check your store's hours before any holiday.
Ordering at Cracker Barrel and rewards
- Official app
- Cracker Barrel app, plus online ordering at crackerbarrel.com
- Rewards program
- Cracker Barrel Rewards: earn one Peg per dollar spent in the restaurant, online or in the app, and trade Pegs for food and retail rewards.
- Delivery
- Delivery is available at many stores through third-party services, but those orders do not earn Pegs and prices may be higher; pickup orders through the app or website do earn them.
How to order smarter at Cracker Barrel
- Breakfast is served all day, so you can order pancakes at dinner or a dinner plate at 8 a.m.
- A vegetable plate built from four sides is one of the cheaper ways to eat here; if you avoid meat, ask how each side is prepared.
- Join Cracker Barrel Rewards before you pay; Pegs expire 365 days after you earn them, so frequent visitors get the most from it.
- Order family meals and holiday Heat & Serve dinners ahead of time, since pickup times can fill up close to a holiday.
- Pegs earned on third-party delivery orders don't count, so order pickup through the app if you want the points.
Cracker Barrel menu questions
Does Cracker Barrel serve breakfast all day?
Yes. Cracker Barrel serves its full breakfast menu all day, every day, according to the company's annual report. You can order pancakes, egg platters and biscuits and gravy at dinner time. Breakfast plates such as the Old Timer's Breakfast typically cost about $12.99, and Biscuits n' Gravy about $8.99.
What is the cheapest meal at Cracker Barrel?
For adults, Biscuits n' Gravy is one of the cheapest plates, at about $8.99. A single side like fried apples or green beans runs about $3.99, and kids' plates cost about $6.79 to $7.49. A Country Vegetable Plate with four sides, about $11.99, is a filling meatless option.
Is Cracker Barrel open on Thanksgiving?
In recent years, yes. Cracker Barrel stores opened on Thanksgiving and served a holiday meal beginning at 11 a.m., while generally keeping their usual hours. Hours can vary by store, and dining rooms get busy, so check your location's page on crackerbarrel.com or consider ordering a Heat & Serve holiday meal ahead of time.
How does Cracker Barrel Rewards work?
Cracker Barrel Rewards is a free program where you earn one Peg for every dollar spent in the restaurant, at crackerbarrel.com or in the app. Pegs turn into food and Old Country Store rewards. Pegs expire 365 days after you earn them, and third-party delivery orders do not count toward rewards.
How much is a Cracker Barrel family meal?
Cracker Barrel's family meals to go typically cost about $54.99 to $59.99 and feed about four people. Chicken n' Dumplins and meatloaf versions run about $54.99, and the homestyle chicken meal about $59.99. You can add a quart of a country side for about $12.99 or a dozen biscuits for about $7.99.
What sides does Cracker Barrel have?
Cracker Barrel's country sides include hashbrown casserole, fried apples, mac n' cheese, turnip greens, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy and baby carrots, most for about $3.99 each. Dinner plates usually come with a choice of sides, and you can build a meatless vegetable plate from four of them.
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Sources
Price note: Prices are estimated typical U.S. prices (October 2026) and vary by location. Official prices, where shown, are labeled with where they came from.
- Cracker Barrel Form 10-K, fiscal 2025 (SEC) — used for Founding year, headquarters, store count and states, breakfast all day, Cracker Barrel Rewards, off-premise sales
- Cracker Barrel Q4 fiscal 2025 results (SEC exhibit 99.1) — used for Store count, Maple Street Biscuit Company ownership
- Cracker Barrel Rewards — used for How Pegs are earned and redeemed, expiration, third-party delivery exclusion
- Cracker Barrel nutrition and allergens — used for Allergen guide location and cross-contact warning
- Parade (via AOL): Cracker Barrel's 2025 Thanksgiving schedule — used for Thanksgiving hours
- Cracker Barrel store breakfast menu (official PDF) — used for Checking breakfast item names
- Cracker Barrel store lunch and dinner menu (official PDF) — used for Checking dinner and sandwich item names