INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


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 and
333-81063  of CBRL  Group,  Inc.  on Form S-8 and  Registration  Statement  Nos.
33-59582,  333-90996-02  and  333-90996-13  on  Form  S-3  of our  report  dated
September  12, 2002,  appearing in and  incorporated  by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of CBRL Group, Inc. for the year ended August 2, 2002.





DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
October 25, 2002