Chelsea Market/Meatpacking Dist Food Tasting Tour

We met our guide, Bob, inside the Chelsea Market & took us past/into a variety of businesses. We had a little sample at each one on his list & I wondered if this would really fill us. However, by the end, I felt like I had enough to consider it a lunch plus more. Bob was very entertaining telling us about each business & the history of the Chelsea Market & the meatpacking district. His personality was what really made the tour. I expected a lot more walking & for me that was a little disappointing since I love to walk. I thought we'd cover much more of the neighborhood. My mistake on that assumption since I wasn't aware the Chelsea Market is not an area but a building. That factor would be a plus if you are going in the cold weather or if it is not a nice day. The second part of the tour did involve more walking out on the street, with Bob giving information about various buildings, tenants, and history. He was a wealth of information, interesting, and witty. At our last stop we visited a restaurant that had a table set for us in the back. We each had a small plate of very good pasta with meat sauce. It also provided us with a little time to talk to others on the tour in a relaxed atmosphere. All in all it was an enjoyable day out. Our tour started at 10:00 a.m., which is early for a food tour. Later times were not available. I was concerned I would not feel like sampling foods at such an early hour but we started with a mini cupcake, then a little milk, and from there it appeared no one, including me, had trouble sampling anything else. I certainly would consider trying another one of this company's tours.

Had a great time, food was wonderful. Bob was our guide and he was the best !!!! I would reccomend this tour if you want a great time and some history on NY.

I would highly recommend this tour to anyone ! We had a great tour and Darryl (the guide) was fantastic - funny and knowlegable about the area and the foods we were sampling. The foods we tasted were delicious and varied; we didn't need lunch after the tour - and not a great deal for dinner either ! The tour represented great value for money and took us to places that were not as tourist heavy as other places we've been. 10/10 for Darryl and his tour !!

The variety of food inside the market was great - lots of different experiences. Almost all of the tour is indoors, so if someone wants to experience, NYC outside, the Greenwich Village Tour might be a better choice. Our guide was funny, friendly, and very entertaining.

I was not in a group. Enthusiastic, knowledgeable and adaptable guide. More samples and more generous samples than other food tours I have been on. I seldom watch TV so all the references to TV shows and chefs went right by me. I did a Big Onion tour on the same trip and was stuck that not a word was said about tips in comparison to the very high expectation of tips on this tour.

The guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The length of tour was perfect and the group size was good.

This was our third food tour and we brought friends for their first tour. We're all food lovers and the Chelsea Market/Meatpacking District tour did not disappoint! Who knew that the Oreo was created right here in New York and that the High-Line existed?!? What a great way to spend an afternoon ... you'd never know that you were in Manhattan! We look forward to expanding our group for our next visit to another a new neighborhood of NYC. Our tour guide, Bob, was informative and showed a real love for his role as a tour-guide - a great ambassador of NYC. Thank you, Bob!

Our tour of the Chelsea Market and Meatpacking District took us primarily through Chelsea Market with a detailed history of the area and interesting anecdotes about the merchants- previous and current. We had an enthusiastic and animated tour guide (Darryl) who clearly enjoys interacting with people and imparting his knowledge of the area. We were a group of six (four twenty-somethings and two fifty-somethings) and all agreed that the selection of sampled foods was perfect- enough contrast in flavors and food groups to make everyone happy. This was our third walking food tour with this company which clearly indicates our satisfaction with the tours.

This tour delivers two knockout punches - an interesting overview of the Chelsea area, both from an historical persepctive and then it's current state, and second, some amazing tastings from shops primarily in the market, but also the surrounding area. This is not a Food Network tour, but you may spot some Food Network personalities, as they film many shows upstairs in their studios above the market place.

This tour was awesome. Our guide was Kurt and he was excellent. The background knowledge that he shared with our group was so interesting. This was well worth the money. We would do it again!!!