| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Great activity for any adult group
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| Sat, Jul 19 2:00 PM |
ce2hayward |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This tour was a great way to see the city an pick up on things you would miss in a riding tour. Great way to sample food adnd enjoy N.O. |
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Very enlightening and interesting tour
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| Sat, Jul 19 2:00 PM |
Loretta01 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was very interesting and provided m uch information about the history and culture of New Orleans. Our guide's enthusiasm added much to the experience. |
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Great Information and History
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| Sat, Jul 19 2:00 PM |
robbell4 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I really enjoyed the tour guides we had. They were full of knowledge and lots of interesting facts about the history of New Orleans food.
I wish we could have had a few more samples throught the tour. The samples we did receive were outstanding. I would suggest eating a light snack or meal before starting the tour.
Also make sure to dress comfortably, and wear comfy shoes. New Orleans is hot hot hot!!! but bearable. |
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Extremely Pleased
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| Wed, Nov 7, 07 1:00 PM |
rldudenb |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| Our guide was very knowledgeable and provide us with allot of good informaiton and history. You could tell she knew the subeject well and was very passionate about it. The food was excellent.
I would highly recommed the tour. |
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Thoroughly enjoyable!
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| Sat, Jun 16, 07 2:00 PM |
debgw1321 |
Female |
50-59 |
Combination |
Other |
| LOTS of history...food was great although I was with a group of teenagers and THEY felt that the food was great...but wanted more of it! (Typical teenaged response...)
My only criticism...eat a small something BEFORE you start the tour...as the portions are small and the walk was generating a LOT of appetite! |
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Excellent Tour!
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| Wed, Apr 19, 06 6:00 PM |
gsimser |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Kelly was awesome. Her depth of knowledge is amazing, and she really keeps the groups entertained. I highly recommend! |
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Disappointing
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| Fri, Feb 3, 06 6:00 PM |
MShiell |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Other |
| We had a total of 29 people signed up for the tour. To facilitate things, we split into two groups, each with a tour guide, but we all met up at our designated restaurants together. Unfortunately for us, it was a very long, cold, windy, boring walk from our hotel, the Marriott Convention Center on Convention Center Boulevard, all the way to the French Quarter. Our group had drunk several beers prior to starting, so by the time we reached the first item of interest, a rather dull bank, most were jumping from one foot to the other, anxious to find a bathroom and not very interested in listening to the prepared speech that was difficult to hear through wind and traffic.
Post Katrina New Orleans is rather unlovely right now. We wound our way around dumpsters full of sheetrock. Several places are closed. We heard a severely tragic, depressing hurricane story in front of Antoine's that put a damper on high spirits.
Worst of all, the food at Tujagues was absolutely horrible. That was a wretched meal that nobody enjoyed. We enjoyed each other's company and made the most of it, but for the money we paid and the high hopes and reputation of the restaurant, it was extremely awful. The spinach was so salty, it was inedible. The pasta dish for the vegetarian in our group was flavored with garlic so powerful, it was burning the eyes of the person sitting at the far end of a long table. Everybody remarked that it smelled really dangerous. It was unappetizing. Garlic shouldn't be that strong.
Napoleon House was okay, but they were completely unwilling to accommodate a vegetarian with anything but a few tiny pieces of toast. It was crowded and a little uncomfortable. We had to scramble around and serve our own plates, napkins and flatware to one another. The muffelatas were great, as usual. The Pims cups were the best thing about the tour.
Dessert at Muriels almost made up for the disappointment of Tujagues. It was fun and the food and atmosphere were great. Everybody enjoyed that a great deal.
In better times and in better weather the tour is probably a great deal of fun, but the circumstances for our group weren't quite right. There's an air of depression that is hard to escape. There's no excuse for terrible food though. Tujagues ought to be severely ashamed of themselves.
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