| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender [v] |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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A pleasant stroll, special food and oodles of info
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| Wed, Oct 4, 06 12:00 PM |
CliveUK |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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We were in a party of seven on our guide Barri’s (sorry if spelling’s wrong?) first solo tour of this district and we enjoyed every minute of it!
The food samples were varied, tasty and often had a story behind them that made us realise how unique they were, whilst Barri’s enthusiasm for the area, its people and its history was truly infectious. As she pointed out before we parted, we came away knowing things about Greenwich and Soho that most New Yorker’s themselves probably don’t know, so it was indeed a privilege to have had the opportunity.
If we’d had more than just six days in this great city we’d have certainly booked onto the other food and culture tours too! C&A, England, October 2006. |
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Fascinating
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| Sat, Sep 9, 06 12:00 PM |
awe007 |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| The tour was given by enthusastic members of the community. It was well organized and the food was ready when we arrived. The bottle of water came in handy. They went to great lengt to accomodate special requests.
It was nice to hear that the food is actually paid for.
The historical remarks were nice as well and delivered the background to the district. |
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Excellent tour--some areas for improvement
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| Tue, Aug 29, 06 12:00 PM |
andrewmcglyn |
Male |
30-39 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| Central Village/SoHo tour was great in its own right, and I would have rated it as "Enthusiastically Recommended" had I not been on the original Greenwich Village food tour given by Foods of New York.
The Greenwich Village tour seemed to focus on how to enjoy the Village as a tourist, keying in on restaurants and bars that one could enjoy. The mix of tastings and culture notes was perfect.
The Central Village tour seemed to focus more on venues to enjoy if you lived in the area. The fresh pasta shop, the bakery, and the fresh mozzerella shop were fantastic tasting stops, but as a tourist, they did not prove as useful to me as the venues highlighted on the Greenwich Village tour. The culture notes on the Central Village tour, though very interesting, were not balanced with the tastings. The time spent in Washington Square Park seemed very long and made the tour feel a bit disjointed.
All these points must be balanced by the fact that I went on this new tour when it was in its very early days--the tour guides indicated at the outset that they were still working the 'kinks' out of the programme.
I can't stress enough that despite my recomendations for improvement, I still found this tour to be excellent, and will recommend it to friends and family, as I have already done in respect of the Greenwich Village tour. I look forward to doing the Meatpacking District tour on my next visit to NYC! |
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wonderful way to get to know the village!
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| Tue, Jul 11, 06 12:00 PM |
blacktulip |
Male |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This tour is not just for people who love their food from all over the world, though it does make it easier to find restaurants you might want to come back to later. The snacks are not too big and you get enough time to recover walking it off in between. Anyone with an open mind and interest in the area will love what they hear from the well-prepared guide(s). It was obvious that these two -- we took the tour in its try-out phase -- knew much more than they were telling us; and they told us a whole lot!
If you have any specific questions, you can feel free to ask them; these people know their stuff!
Concluding, this is a tremendously interesting tour and a great way to find out lots of things about the village; its little traditional shops, bars and restaurants and its interesting histrory.
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Great insight to great food!
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| Tue, Jun 27, 06 12:00 PM |
gsipos |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I highly recommend this tour. Not only did I learn about great food finds in SOHO and Greenwich, but our guides told us about the history of the area, explained the architecture, and told us where to find great comedy, music, and plays. My only regret is I wish I would have taken the tour on my first day of my trip so I could have taken more advantage of their insights of where to go and what to do while in NYC.
Thank you so much for the excellent tour. I had very high expectations and you exceeded them.
Gary Sipos
San Francisco, CA
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The best activity I have ever done in NYC!
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| Sat, Nov 21 1:00 PM |
jangeiger |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| My husband and I were told by a friend to try a food tour on our day trip to NYC. Every time we have been to the city before, we just shopped and hung out. We just cannot stop talking about our experience on this tour and our tour guide, Susan, is absolutely wonderful. She told us so much interesting history about Central Village/SOHO. The food was outstanding and we were very impressed with everything. We cannot wait to come back again and try another area food tour! We just hope that all of your tour guides are as great as Susan. Thanks for a great 3 hours! |
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A must for your first day in NYC
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| Sat, Nov 21 1:00 PM |
kramee |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| We absolutely loved our tourguide, Susan, and the SOHO food tour. It really oriented us to the city for our first day here, plus gave us a taste of what we could be eating and the best of what there was out there. Our guide was kind, warm, educated and fun--it was a great time. I'm not a fan of tours, but this was the best of all worlds and I wish I could do all of them! |
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Excellent guide
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| Sat, Nov 21 12:00 PM |
deegeise |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Our guide was excellent. |
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Very Good
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| Fri, Nov 20 12:30 PM |
deekircher21 |
Female |
20-29 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| This tour is better than the Central Village Grenwich food tastig tour as there were more sites to see, there were more restaurant sit downs, the tour was longer for the same price.
I really enjoyed both tours. |
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Fabulous time
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| Fri, Nov 20 12:30 PM |
robynflinn |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I enjoyed this tour with a small group of friends on a weekend trip...I can't think of a better way to spend several hours. The tour was informally informative, flexible with the needs of the group, and quite delicious. I enjoyed the diversity of the restaurants visited, and loved all the food. Came away quite full! Loved the guide too. A perfect day. |
