| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A waste of time!
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| Fri, Sep 25 2:00 PM |
crowgo |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The taste of Charleston .to me and my four person adult family was a total waste of time I really dont have anything good to say about it |
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Expensive guided walk to downtown shops
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| Wed, Sep 23 9:30 AM |
avalon7300 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We paid $42 (plus $2 service fee) per person online. The website did not seem to indicate that you could make a reservation and pay when you arrived for the tour and avoid the fee. It did say that reservations were required though. There was some interesting information provided, but the tour basically took us to places where we could make a purchase. We started at a cafe and were provided with a small drink and a taste of grits. We stopped at Charleston Cooks as well as a praline store, both of which we had been to on our own the prior day. We also went to a chocolate shop that gave a brief description of the chocolates and tiny chips of chocolate samples, which I think could've been gotten by anyone walking into the store. Another stop was at a really nice spice shop and then a restaurant where we had a sample of the pulled pork and collards.
All the stores were in the shopping area of downtown Charleston and could have easily been visited on our own. I felt that the tour was priced quite high for what it offered. I would definitely pass on this tour. |
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A taste of downtown Charleston
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| Wed, Sep 16 9:30 AM |
kumerle |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour guide was informative, knowledgeable with a good sense of humor. I certainly recommend the tour for others. The tour is in the heart of the market street area, which is ideal. We loved the chocolate, pralines, stone grits, etc.
Ken |
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Interesting tour
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| Sat, Sep 5 9:30 AM |
Anngordon |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| It was an interesting tour of the farmers market and some small specialty shops. Too sweet for our west coast tastes. We had to keep reminding the tour leader of the items listed as traditional Charleston food. We did enjoy some of the local farmers produce and meeting the farmers themselves. Wish we had been able to go on the restaurant tour. |
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Very informative
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| Mon, Aug 10 9:30 AM |
katfshn |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| Sarah was our tour guide. My friend and I really enjoyed the tour. Sarah was very informative when it came to the history of Charleston and how it relates to various foods in the Charleston area. Even though it was really hot (usual Charleston summer) Sarah kept telling everyone to stay hydrated and walk on the shady side of the street. I would definatly recommend this tour to anyone visting the Charleston area. |
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not culinary but commercial
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| Fri, Aug 7 2:00 PM |
Tishie |
Male |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| we took this tour thinking that the tour would enlighten us about southern cooking.
It started out on the right track with a visit to a local southern cookery where we had a dixie cup of grits and a long discussion about the native Indians and their influence on cooking.
After that this tour turned into a gross commercialization and blatant effort at getting the group into stores to BUY!!
Imagine a short walk through a praline store only time to buy but no talk about this so uthern delicacy A Belgian chocolate store ,a international spice and tea store.What do they have in common with Southern cooking?
Not again.What a waste of money ans 2 and a half hours. |
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Strongly Encourage
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| Wed, Jul 22 9:30 AM |
michelleheck |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was a blast! I would encourage anyone to do it especially towards the beginning of your trip. There are so many great places to eat and if you do it later in your visit you might miss out! |
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Best tour I've ever been on
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| Sat, Jul 11 9:30 AM |
nick4606 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I took the savor the flavors tour with my parents who were visiting me. I am currently in the Navy and stationed at NWS charleston. I thought this tour would be an excellent way to learn more about the local culture and history of the Charleston area.
We arrived on Saturday at the Hunley replica and met our guide, Susan, who was waiting there for us. She gave us a brief synopsis of the tour to come and then we departed. We wandered around downtown seeing some of the historical sites that shaped Charleston and also sampling foods indiginous to the area. We stopped at the local farmers market and tried many local specialties such as mint sweet tea, fresh locally grown fruits, stone ground grits, different jams and jellies, and even freshly made candies.
Susan was an excellent tour guide who was informative and flexible. She was happy to answer questions and alter plans if our group found interest in something different. Ifound the tour an exellent representation of what Charlestonians are all about. Susan also recommended the best local restaraunts which we ate at later and truned out to have some of the best food we had ever eaten.
I highly recommend this tour as both someone who loves food and who has worked in and out of Culinary Arts since I was only fourteen years old. To put it simply, TAKE THIS TOUR!!! |
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Save your money - Tour you can do with a free map
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| Sat, Jun 20 9:30 AM |
Leafguard |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I was very excited to take a tour which would introduce me and my mom to the local flavor of Charleston. We were very dispointed.
First we only visited one local eattery, a bakery which is were we tasted just about everything listed on the brochure. The candy store and spice store were on market street - beside the open air market. Lets just say you couldn't miss either place. You did get to do some tasting, but so did anyone else walking into the store.
At the end of the tour, it was thanks and bye. Now considering this was our first day in town, we had no idea how to get back to our car since the tour started and ended at different locations. The tour ended at 12:30 - it was 106 degrees with the heat index. We were told walk that way and you will get back to the start. If we had been told this when we bought the tickets we would have parked and walked up to the starting location at 9:00 in the morning when the temp was 78 and much cooler.
If anyone is looking for culinary tour do not take this one. |
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Very interesting
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| Sat, Jun 13 9:30 AM |
Grammy3 |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Enjoyed walking through the farmers' market and sampling the food. Great information and an entertaining stroll through the city. |
