| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Worth your time
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| Mon, Jan 14, 08 2:00 PM |
dcmslm |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the area, as well as the cuisine. It was great to try the local specialities before going to dinner and ordering something you know you would not care for. |
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Great time!
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| Mon, Jan 14, 08 2:00 PM |
lindabreaux |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Unspecified |
| I would recommend this tour to any one. If you are interested in the history
of New Orleans culinary melting pot it is very informative. I would tell locals to check
it out and bring friends from out of town.
If you are interested in New Orleans history or if you like to eat good food &
have a fun time check out this tour.
Kelly was our tour guide. Kudos to her!
thank you,
Linda Breaux
P.S. See ya in the Gumbo! |
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Awesome Tour
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| Sat, Jan 12, 08 2:00 PM |
kathyfielder |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I would wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anyone who loves New Orleans and its history and food. We sampled many different foods and were able to see behind the scenes of one of the most famous resturants in New Orleans. Our tour guide (Alex) was extremely knowledgable and enthusiastic throughout our travels. My sister and I finished the tour pleasantly full, as everything we tried was delicious. The resturants we visited were all friendly and happy to see us. I can't wait to try the places we visited for a full meal.
Thank you for making it the best tour we have been on! |
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fun and informative
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| Tue, Jan 8, 08 2:00 PM |
SalliePotter |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Joseph, our guide, was a delight. He knew the subject and kept it interesting throughout the walk. We certainly had enough food to feel like we had a meal, and it was all tasty. We were both pleased. |
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Great Tour Guide
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| Mon, Jan 7, 08 2:00 PM |
ndollinger |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Our tour guide was knowledgeable and engaging. The food was great. Enjoyed the history aspect as well! |
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Great to take early in the trip
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| Fri, Jan 4, 08 2:00 PM |
davidjoud |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| This is a great tour to take early in a trip to New Orleans. I learned a lot about the history and great places to eat! It is a lot of fun! |
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Definitely worth taking.
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| Fri, Jan 4, 08 2:00 PM |
lgrusso |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Our guide was very enthusiastic and we enjoyed the tour. Since our time in New Orleans was limited we enjoyed seeing the restaurants we did not have time to dine in. |
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Second Class Hungry Citizens
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| Mon, Dec 31, 07 2:00 PM |
cfrancis |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Would not recommend this tour on week-ends, holidays or during special events (and be aware there is always something being celebrated in NOLA) for the simple reason that the restaurants are very busy and ill-prepared to handle even a small group of curious tourists. For example, we ate micro portions of food such as Petrunia's gumbo while standing out on the street, were "refused" entrance to Antoine's kitchens as promised (this was 3 hours before they actually opened for business & the "only" kitchen tour) and then waited on other street corners for 15-20 minutes after the tour guide ran out of speak for 3 add'l restaurants to accomodate us. There appears to be extreme miscommunication between guide operators & restaurants for which our guide apologized for profusely & received very little in tips. This is an expensive tour and they could improve on it vastly. The one good tip was for TuJacque's beef brisket w/horseradish sauce which is to die for---but when we went back, learned it was only offered as an appetizer w/a 5 course meal @ $40 p/person. The restaurant graciously accomodated our request for a larger portion. If you want great food you can't beat Johnny's PoBoy & GW Fins (and great service too!) and neither of these wonderful restaurants were on the tour. |
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Interesting info, lots of walking, tasty treats
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| Sat, Dec 29, 07 2:00 PM |
toopey |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| My mom and I decided to take this tour as we both love food and are interested in learning about the history of what we are eating. Though the tour is a bit pricey, we did get a lot of samples from different places. This is not a meal by any means- more of an afternoon snack drawn out over the course of three hours. We really enjoyed the behind the scenes tour of Antoine's- in fact, we booked dinner there that night. The Hermann-Grima house was closed because it was a Saturday (though we were told that will be changing in 2008), so we didn't get to go in there. Wish we had known that before the tour started. Also, one of the bakeries we went to claimed they had not received the email that a group was coming through so they didn't have anything for us. Seems like they should have given us SOMETHING, even if it wasn't the French pastry that was described. Our tour guide, Renee, was very knowledgeable and seemed to really enjoy her job. There was a LOT of walking and standing. THere were three times we had a chance to sit which was greatly enjoyed. My mom is 75 with bad knees and made it through, but she was definitely sore afterwards and it couldn't have ended too soon for her little old legs. All in all we were glad we went. Bring a bottle of water and do some good stretching (if you are not used to walking like us Los Angeles folk). |
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Interesting for first timer to French Quarter
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| Sat, Dec 29, 07 2:00 PM |
jimrichey |
Male |
60-69 |
Combination |
Family Without Children |
| our tour guide, Renee, was very knowledgable on the French Quarter and the
restrauants there, and surrounding area, plus the local history, back to the 1700s.
A great way to see some of the better restrauants of the area and discover the
local cusine. |
