| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Very informative and entertaining
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| Sat, Dec 1, 07 2:00 PM |
Bridgeth |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Joe our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the area. He had a great sense of humor and irony about some of the history of New Orleans that made the tour fun to be a part of. He also took into consideration the fact that I was having a lot of trouble walking (I did not know this was a walking tour) and he was able to let us be able to sit between restaurants. It was my fault for assuming that we would be driven around. It was in fact a very great tour and I'm glad that I was able to complete it and would recommend this tour to anyone with an interest in history &/or food. |
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Entertaining, well paced, and informative
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| Fri, Nov 30, 07 2:00 PM |
sprinfab |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Enjoyed the French Quarter from a culinary historical and "in the moment" view. Sweet and savory tastings left me satisfied but also left me room enough to end the afternoon in the Cafe Du Monde sipping, chewing and smiling.
My only critical comment would have to be about Petunia's which was where we got the taste of Gumbo (*good). The place was recommended for a breakfast treat by the guide, but I say DON'T GO TO PETUNIA'S!. My group went there the next day for breakfast and we were disappointed. It was loud, they made overly greasy food, the room smelled sour (which may have come from the dirty string mop they were using on the floor while we were eating), and the service, where friendly, was slowwwww. YUK!
My recommendation to this vendor would be to find another place for Gumbo and stop making recommendations for Petunia's. |
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Most historically accurate New Orleans tour
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| Tue, Nov 27, 07 2:00 PM |
taragberner |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| With Kelly Hamilton as your guide, a local collegiate history professor, this is the most historically accurate New Orleans tour you'll get. As locals ourselves, who embrace our culinary history & cook the dishes at home for our family, we thoroughly enjoyed the tour. From meeting the executive chef at Antoines (35 years experience who started out sweeping floors) to warm muffalettas at Napoleon house to Angelo Brocato's canolis, Kelly covered the gamut of French, German & Italian influence on our local dishes. My husband & I were born & raised here. Hurricane Katrina flooded our home, but we returned. We'll rebuild no matter how many times we flood (and build higher too) because New Orleans gets beneath your skin and beckons you home. Inside the Big Easy is a dreamy quaint town with the most flavorful, exciting dishes you'll ever taste. |
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Great Tour
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| Sat, Nov 24, 07 2:00 PM |
klvinci |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| And our guide was excellent |
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Great history of the city through food
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| Fri, Nov 23, 07 2:00 PM |
ewhite |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I lived in New Orleans for 8 years and visit yearly. With that being said, I learned a lot of very useful information on the tour. The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. The food was great and you get to visit a lot of the local restaurants and see the behind the scenes operation. The history of New Orleans is a direct correlation of the native cuisine, so this was 3 hours well spent! |
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Excellent Tour; highly recommend
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| Fri, Nov 23, 07 2:00 PM |
sslassalle |
Female |
40-49 |
Combination |
Family With Children |
| We had a great time on the tour. Rene was very knowledgable and personable. I would highly recommend this tour - preferably as soon as you get to NOLA so you can use the tour as a resource for enjoying the excellent dining. Rene entertained us with information about local architecture, history, as well as great New Orleans cuisine. We originally booked this tour for Labor Day weekend, 2005 but thanks to Katrina the tour was canceled. We are so glad to have finally rescheduled the tour. This is a tour visitors as well as locals would enjoy! We did! Thanks! |
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Very informative
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| Tue, Nov 20, 07 2:00 PM |
SusanChance |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Although we had been to New Orleans numerous times over the years, we really enjoyed this tour. We found wonderful local eateries that were very economical, which we probably would have overlooked in the past. We figured the samples wouldn't carry us through to our evening meal. However, although they were small by some standards, they were ample enough that our whole party (of big eaters) were satisfied and went without dinner afterward.
The information provided by Kelly the owner and our tour guide was plentiful! We couldn't believe how much information she provided both from general history and personal history as she grew up in the area.
Wonderful. It's a must see tour! |
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Nice Tour
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| Sat, Nov 17, 07 2:00 PM |
nawlinsadict |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Enjoyed the tour. Good tour guide that is also a New Orleans history major. Enjoyed the muffelttas and the napoleon house. Enjoyed the beef briskit at Tejacques. Was nice to see the inside of Antoines. Thought it was odd to stand on the street corner outside of Petunias and eat gumbo. Unsure why we were not able to see the inside of the restaurant. A LOT of standing on the tour. Did not get to sit until about 1/2 way through the tour.
This was my 8th trip to NO and I had never seen the Napoleon house or Tejacques. I will eat at both on my next trip. Overall, nice tour. |
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Great History- Not Enough Food and Drink Tasting
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| Fri, Nov 16, 07 2:00 PM |
boomer5012 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Needs more food tasting opportunities. The history was great as well as the guide (Renee Dodge). For three hours of walking and $40 price for the tour I would expect to be more full by the end of the tour. |
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great entree to sites and to later destinations
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| Tue, Nov 13, 07 2:00 PM |
LanceHoffman |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We took this tour our first full day in New Orleans. It gave us a flavor of various local specialties and the guide was very helpful with suggestions on where to try out them and other foods later during our time in the city. We also got a behind the scenes look at several restaurants, including Antoine's -- we made a reservation on the spot and had a fascinating visit and meal there the next day, and a long talk with the owner, none of which would have come about without our introduction to him on the tour. Kelly and he obviously knew and were comfortable with each other, and that made the behind the scenes visit all the more fun and informative. |
