Chelsea Market/Meatpacking Dist Food Tasting Tour

I had seen this review on line and so decided it would be interesting to do. It was fantastic. Our guide was fun, lively and presented everything with such enjoyment. She really provided a once in a lifetime experience. I would highly recommend this to anyone coming to New York. It is different than many of the things you would normally do and is a must do when visiting the city.

We had a fabulous guide during our visit - he was hilarious, knowledgeable, accommodating and enthusiastic. The Chelsea Market is a gem, and it was so interesting to go behind the scenes. All of the store owners were gracious and helpful. Samples were generous and we definitely did not leave feeling hungry. Our kids, both junior food aficionados, were treated equally as well as the adults in the group. I've told everyone that this was my favorite part of our Memorial Day weekend visit to the City - we will definitely book Greenwich Village next time. It would be interesting to consider a Lower East Side option for people to try the vast array of ethnic food available. Enjoy!

Good food, lots of interesting information. Tour leader was excellent, funny and well organized. Highly recommended!

We all enjoyed the food and the tour.

I believe Cindy was our guide. She is a wealth of knowledge - not just about the restaurants we toured and tasted, but also about the area, the people, the architecture and the businesses. I really enjoyed the tour. All the samples more than made up a meal. I did return to do some light shopping and snacking later. I will recommend it to friends for sure. Probably the most unique part of the tour was the salt tasting. I never gave it much thought before. I myself would have prefered more chocolate to the salt, but it was still very informative.

I participated in this tour with three friends and we were all delighted with the afternoon. Curt, our tour guide was exceptional and we would love to take another tour with him, perhaps the Greenwich Village tour. The tastings were more than plentiful and very tasty. The background information and history was very interesting and the overall day was one we would all recommend to anyone.

Our Guide was great. I wanted more food to taste but I think I really did not have much room to fit more in me :-) Worth the $40.

Excellent way to experience the neighborhood - learn details that would otherwise be overlooked or not readily known. The tour guide was exceptional - humorous, very knowledgeable and passionate about the City. The food was to die for - especially the twice baked chocolate almond croissants. We learned a lot about the history of the Nabisco building and the vendors who now occupy it - how they came to be located there, etc. Our walk through the streets of the meat packing district was fascinating. Our tourguide provided photos of how it appeared in the old days so we could compare it with the way it looks now. Lots of interesting tidbits both historical and cultural. The tour leaves you feeling like a native.

I enjoyed the tour tremendously but prefer the Greewich tour which was more of an outdoor tour. The tour guide, Kirk or Kurt, was absolutely wonderful. I enjoyed everything we did and saw, but would have liked to walk around outside some more (perhaps drop gelato and salt stops).

We chose to celebrate our daughter's sweet 16 and surprised her and took several of her friends and some older friends of the family in the tour and everyone had a great time. The tour guide was caring, informative and funny. The food was spectacular and we went back afterward and purchaced the food to bring home. We all would recommend this tour to anyone and freel it is a great way to celebrate New York and a special day.