| Rating |
Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? [v] |
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Worth the time and Money
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| Fri, Jul 3 12:00 PM |
skernizan |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| went on this tour with a girlfriend as a B-day gift. Raheem (sp) was our tour guide and he was great. Very energetic and even funny at times. He shared a lot of interesting facts. Overall, the tour was very informative and the food was great. A lot to learn, even for the "locals". I would recommend this tour to anyone, especially if you have a palate for ethnic food/flavor. |
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pleasant surprises
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| Sat, Jun 27 12:30 PM |
1rosey |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| The tour was great!!! It was something that my friends and I were looking forward to and we were not at all disappointed. The days after we were still talking about our expereince.
The only suggestion I will give is to formulate a balance time separation during each tasting. Some tastings were too close together while another seem to be far off. Beside that the experience is one to be enjoyed with family and friends. It makes the experience even more exciting and memorable. |
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Good but needs refining
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| Fri, Jun 19 12:00 PM |
atelleria |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| I appreciated that the tour guide had great knowledge of the area, providing lots of interesting history of the village, its culture, architecture, etc.
There was lots of discussion about food, but I think the food sampling needs improvement. Too much talk about restaurants that we could not sample taste. For example, 15 mins standing inside the Bella Vitae hearing all about it without any sampling, not even the torte on the bar that was staring us in the face the whole time the tour guide was talking. Don't take us into a restaurant if you are not going to let us sample something; afterall this is a culinary tour. Most of the eating seemed to be at the end of the tour. I think you should spread it out more, even if it is just a bite while standing outside the restaurant. Another example, is that heard and were shown the restaurant serving the best Falafel but we didn't get to taste it.
I think the tour is best called, " A History Walk thru the Village, with food bites along the way." |
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Pouring rain didn't dampen the tour!!
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| Thu, Jun 18 12:00 PM |
kathrynlyons |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Wonderful tour guide - he tried to keep us as entertained and dry as possible. Our group loved the food, the history of the area, and the whole tour. We'll be back! |
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Not reccomended if you're local
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| Sat, Jun 13 12:00 PM |
mao1155 |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I suppose there's worse ways to spend a few hours, but this was advertised as a food tour so I reasonably was thinking the emphasis would be on food. It was more of a neighborhood tour, with a lot of not terribly interesting facts and stories about the west village. Along the way we stopped by several restaurants, but only in two were we able to actually sit down, the rest had us herded into tiny places or worse yet left to eat on the street, constantly trying not to block pedestrians while we ate the samples of food. The whole thing was a bit uncouth. The food itself was OK, nothing really stood out except the dessert tarts. The tour guide was fine, it wasn't boring because of him, it was more the material. Again maybe if you're visiting NY you would enjoy this, but I found the whole thing to be rather a yawn, and an expensive one at that. |
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worthwhile New York City experience
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| Sat, Jun 13 12:00 PM |
dcmoskal |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Friend and I enjoyed the Central Village/SoHo tour. The three hours went by quickly. Our guide was entertaining and offered interesting stories about the neighborhoods. It is also a plus that he has patronized many of the establishments we visited. Food was varied with Indian, Middle Eastern, Italian, Cuban and French all represented. Everyone stated that they were well fed and enjoyed the various tastings which were served in adequate portions. Several people on our tour had taken other tours, such as the Greenwich Village one. They commented that our food was more ethnically diverse and we went inside more places rather than just standing outside on the sidewalk. Only criticism is that at times the advertising for some of the restaurants we visited was a bit too much. Curiously, one of the places the guide most recommended that we make reservations for was not among those offering even a tasting of its menu. Nonetheless, this is certainly a recommended NYCity activity. |
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Highly Recommended
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| Sat, Jun 13 12:00 PM |
kbingel |
Female |
30-39 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| First we were warmly greeted by our tour guide. We started on time and had a leisurely walk as he described the history of the area we were touring that day. I'm a native New Yorker, but have never explored Downtown. I couldn't believe all that I was missing! All the restaurants, stores and clubs that we visited were terrific, as was the food that we sampled from each. I thought that the samples were going to be small, but each sample was a good sized portion. If there were any leftovers, we were offered to take more. By the time the tour was over, I was stuffed and there was no need for dinner. One person in our group was a vegeterian, and accomadations were made at the stops that were meat related, which was very nice. We walked through and learned the history behind Washington Square Park, which was very interesting. I've seen pictures, but have never been there.
Our tour guide was very outgoing, funny, personable and knowledgable. If I did another tour, I would definitely want him.
My friends and I had a terrific time and can't want to come back to shop, eat and explore some more!
Thanks! |
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great time!
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| Sat, Jun 13 12:00 PM |
hanusa11 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| I had a blast! The food was great and the tour guide was very knowledgable. |
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Great Tour!
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| Fri, Jun 12 12:00 PM |
amaravic |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| This was a great tour - it was mostly Greenwich Village with a little bit of Soho at the end. The guide was very knowledgeable and the food was excellent. |
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One of the top highlights of week in New York
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| Thu, Jun 11 12:00 PM |
AliceLewis |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Guide was excellent, infor was great and fun. He had a wonderful presentation and foods were best and better then expected. Have already sent a couple to try it out. |
