EXHIBIT 23





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
2-86602,  33-15775,  33-37567,  33-45482,   333-01465,   333-63442,   333-71384,
333-81063 and 333-111364 on Form S-8 and Registration  Statement Nos.  33-59582,
333-90996-02 and  333-90996-13 on Form S-3 of CBRL Group,  Inc. and subsidiaries
of our reports dated September 23, 2005, relating to the consolidated  financial
statements of CBRL Group, Inc. and subsidiaries,  and management's report on the
effectiveness  of internal  control over  financial  reporting  appearing in and
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of CBRL Group,  Inc.
and subsidiaries for the year ended July 29, 2005.





/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
September 26, 2005