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  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  23, 2004,  appearing in and  incorporated  by reference in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of CBRL Group, Inc. for the year ended July 30, 2004.





/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Nashville, Tennessee
September 28, 2004