June 6, 2002 CBRL Group, Inc. Lebanon, Tennessee 37088-0787 We have made a review, in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, of the unaudited interim financial information of CBRL Group, Inc. and subsidiaries for the quarters and nine-month periods ended May 3, 2002 and April 27, 2001, as indicated in our report dated June 6, 2002; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information. We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 3, 2002, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 2-86602, 33-15775, 33-37567, 33-45482, 333-01465, 333-71384 and 333-81063 on Forms S-8 and Registration Statement No. 33-59582 on Form S-3. We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Nashville, Tennessee