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Rating: 4.9  1,729 rating points
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Last 3 months 192 517 0 = 517 100% 4.8
Last 6 months 288 779 0 = 779 100% 4.8
Last 12 months 630 1,730 1 = 1,729 100% 4.9
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Rating and reviews for:

Chelsea Market/Meatpacking Dist Food Tasting Tour

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Discover Manhattan's latest hot-spot for food, art, fashion and nightlife and sample some of Chelsea Market's best delicacies.

Rating Date Attended Sort Descending Reviewer Gender Age Where From? Group Type?
Rating: 5
Tour was well worth it
Sun, Jun 11, 06   12:00 PM cristofor Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
A group of us decided to attend this tour based on the reviews. Not only was it tasty, but very informative. We learned information about the area that we would have never learned anywhere else. I would definately take another tour by the same company again as it was well organized and a fun/different activity to do in NYC.
Rating: 5
Walking Tour
Sun, Jun 11, 06   11:30 AM hulagal33 Female 40-49 Local Group of Friends
A great way to spend Sunday afternoon - we all had so much fun!
Rating: 5
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Sun, Jun 11, 06   11:30 AM neagan235 Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
I have not been to NYC in 10 years prior to this trip. I will be back much sooner this time and take additional tours. It was everything I would have wanted and more. The food samples were generous and most enjoyable. Our guide Curt was terrific, very informative and insightful! Thank you.
Rating: 3
It was a fair tour
Sat, Jun 10, 06   11:30 AM Felicia123 Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Individual
I took the Foods of NY walking tour a couple of years ago, going to Greenwich Village and had Cindy as my tour guide. It was great! To compare the two, while Todd was a good tour guide, Cindy's enthusiasm for the neighborhood shone, while Todd just seemed like this was just a job. He apologized a few times for things, which I would not have even noticed had he not done that. I also prefer the neighborhood of GV more because that tour dealt more with the history of the area, as opposed to the Meatpacking district, which dealt more with the future of the area. Lastly, I did not find the food to be as spectacular in Chelsea as it was in GV. It was not bad, and there were some items that were unusual - never had fresh olives before. The bread from Amy's, while we did not go inside Amy's, was outstanding, and there were a couple of other unique foods. But choc milk is choc milk. Everything we ate on the GV tour was unique. I would recommend the Foods of NY company, but I would not recommend the Chelsea tour unless someone just needed something to do to kill time. I would highly recommend the GV tour. Thanks.
Rating: 5
Very Splendid Experience
Sat, Jun 10, 06   11:30 AM schober12 Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified
This was the first time I had ever taken part in a food and walking tour of Chelsea Market and the Meatpacking District, and I enjoyed it very much. The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, and I found my group to be friendly as well. I loved sampling all of the foods offered. I even went back to the Market to buy a few things once the tour had officially ended. I intend on taking part in the other food/walking tours offered, such as the Greenwich Village tour.
Rating: 5
Great food, great tour, great day
Sat, Jun 10, 06   11:30 AM ahambleton Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
We are always looking for entertaining and informative tours of NYC. This is by far the best company we have ever toured with. The tour guide was very knowledgeable of Chelsea market & the Meating Packing District. Gave us past, present and future information. He was very passionate in his delivery of information about the village which held our attention. The choice of food establishments allowed us try food and places we would have walked right past prior to the tour. We did both the Chelsea and Greenwhich tour the same day and didn't get overwhelmed. The next day, we visited several of the estalishments we toured the day before( for breakfast, lunch and dinner). Can't wait to visit NYC again so we can use the map & handouts we received. Thanks again for a wonderful family experience (age of our children 20 & 14).
Rating: 5
VERY ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE
Sat, Jun 10, 06   11:00 AM jbstrig Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
What a wonderful way to visit a great neighborhood in NYC. Our tour guide was the best. He had a great sense of humor, knew the area and was very informative. They were correct in saying "lunch afterwards is not needed" A fantastic day was had by all.
Rating: 5
Terrific way to see something new in NYC
Sat, Jun 10, 06   11:00 AM BRGartley Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
My friends are food-aholics and loved seeing the Chelsea Market ,which we didn't know existed. We went back to several of the shops and made purchases after the tour. It was a wonderful 3 hours with a terrific, very entertaining guide. Definitely got our money's worth.
Rating: 5
Awesome!
Sat, Jun 10, 06   11:00 AM Bialkowski Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
Great tour of the market and area. Kurt, our guide, was very informative and quiete entertaining. Great value for the 3 hours - especially with the great food we tasted. PS - Like the salt tasting - not what I expected but very informative and fun!
Rating: 5
Awesome!
Fri, Jun 9, 06   12:30 PM mmaisano Female 40-49 Combination Individual
The tour did not feel like a typical tourist attraction. As a former resident of New York/New Jersey and a resident of Florida, I am familiar with touristy attractions. This tour was comprehensive, entertaining and simply enjoyable. The tour guide, Todd, was knowledgeable and we felt he was giving us the inside scoop on the past, present and future of the area. My daughter and I had a wonderful time and would suggest this tour to all our friends. Thank you for a great experience.