Rating Summary:
Rating: 4.8  841 rating points
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Last 3 months 77 201 0 = 201 100% 4.8
Last 6 months 117 311 0 = 311 100% 4.8
Last 12 months 316 842 1 = 841 100% 4.8
All 2,349 6,153 18 = 6,135 99% 4.8
Rating and reviews for:

Central Village/SoHo Food & Culture Tour

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Sample tasty treats from ethnic, old-school eateries in two distinct areas - one colorful and exciting, the other surprisingly quaint.

Rating Date Attended Sort Ascending Reviewer Gender Age Where From? Group Type?
Rating: 5
Great way to get to know a neighborhood
Fri, Sep 16, 11   12:30 PM jessierogers Female 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
Susan was really knowledgeable about the history of the neighborhood as told through the restaurants and their proprietors. So much food! Everything was really delicious and special.
Rating: 5
Go starving.
Fri, Sep 16, 11   12:30 PM mathomas100 Female 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
You will get more than enough good food--portion sizes are very generous and you stop for food often. We loved it!
Rating: 5
An Excellent Experience in Food and Culture
Fri, Sep 16, 11   12:30 PM russcicero Female 60-69 Local Couple on a Date
Our entire tour was most enjoyable! Our guide was quite knowlegeable about the area, giving us history and interesting tidbits about who had lived there through the years. The food at each stop was very delicious and the portions were much larger than I expected. I would start out more slowly with the eating next time!! I didn't need to finish EVERYTHING!
Rating: 5
Fantastic!
Sat, Sep 17, 11   12:00 PM Brooke519 Female 20-29 Local Group of Friends
Absolutely great, my 4 girlfriends and I took a friend for her birthday, it was the perfect day. In fact i've already recommended it to many people. The food was delicious, the culture and history was fasinating and to top it off our tour guide (Soho- man, 9/17 tourguide) was amazing! He was completely animated and passionate about it, made everything that much more exciting. I give the tour a 10+!
Rating: 5
Fantastic - third time around
Sat, Sep 17, 11   12:00 PM u411174 Female 20-29 Local Group of Friends
My third tour with FofNY Tours and maybe even the best. Great tour guide, so enthusiastic, so knowledgable. The food choices were very varied and not too large. From Italian to Indian to Cuban the food was selected to enable you to try items you'd never normally order. The history element of this tour is always great, they don't just do food! They do neighbourhoods but the history is spot on. My guest loved it too
Rating: 5
Great!
Sat, Sep 17, 11   12:00 PM snuttefilt Male 30-39 Local Family Without Children
Captivating history, entertaining guide and most of all delicious food of all kinds. This tour gave us a new appreciation for the area and made us want to discover more. We would recommend this to anyone!
Rating: 5
Tasty and Informative
Sat, Sep 17, 11   12:30 PM JeanneT3 Female 60-69 Domestic Tourist(s) Other
My husband and I joined the tour late so missed much of the setup information. Regardless, the tour guide and our fellow tourists welcomed us warmly and away we went -- saw many historical and entertainment sites, including movie locations and the very special Village Gate; heard about former, current, and even future famous residents; and tasted wonderful ethnic samples. Had no idea what a gem this area is. Our guide was fantastic: knowledgeable, organized, great sense of humor. Definitely recommend this tour as a fun way to learn of our past and our present.
Rating: 4
Great food!
Sat, Sep 17, 11   12:30 PM AmyCope Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Group of Friends
Loved sampling all the different varieties/flavors of food and hearing the histories of the stores and restaurants.
Rating: 5
Very Enjoyable
Sat, Sep 17, 11   1:00 PM dmhoffman Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Other
Our guide, the food and the service created an excellent experience. Our group of four included my daughter-in-law and one of her friends (mid-20s) and my sister-in-law. Our guide was informative about the restaurants, whether they were a part of our tour or not, along with information about the neighorhood, including past history, singers, actors, and movie locations. This helped us to see how viable the area is to New York City. We will certainly visit this area in the future.
Rating: 5
Multiflavours of an interesting neighbourhood
Sun, Sep 18, 11   12:00 PM danae100 Female 50-59 International Tourist(s) Family With Children
Guide was interesting and informative providing historical background to various locations as well as details of how foods of various tastings were cooked. The variety and quality of the food included in the tour was very good.