| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Good guide; ok tour
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| Mon, Nov 2 11:00 AM |
memebaker |
Female |
60-69 |
Local |
Other |
| Our guide was very enthusiastic and anxious to please. He was kind, generous and tried hard to make us feel special, and he shared his own culture quite effectively. The problem was in getting a glimpse of the larger history and culture of Brooklyn from early times until today. For that, we were at a loss. Our guide was unable to supply much context, no doubt because for this tour organization, this isn't a priority. If I didn't already known a little about Brooklyn, I certainly would have come away with a skewed idea of the place. We also needed more walking and less eating. Next time, I'll book with a local heritage organization or other non-profit because the quality of the information will be much better -- though not necessarily the tour guide. |
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Great Tour
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| Mon, Oct 26 11:00 AM |
fdeigan |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We really enjoyed the tour. We were lucky that our group was small and we got a lot of individual attention. Food was good too. |
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Fabulous
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| Fri, Oct 16 11:00 AM |
Smoothrock |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| The tour was more than I expected. Isaac was a great tour guide!!!!! Our only down fall was the weather. I brought my two daughters to New York for the first time and we had a ball. My daughter found your tour on the internet and we booked and we were not sorry. We will book with you again and would definitely want Isaac as our guide!! |
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A very interesting tour
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| Mon, Oct 5 11:00 AM |
bakedbeanie |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Other |
| I enjoyed the Brooklyn food and cultural tour. We visited places we would not have seen ordinarily. There was a range of interesting places and food to taste. Food was delicious! The bus was comfortable and modern and our guide very friendly and knowledgeable about the food and areas we visited. Highly recommend this tour. |
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Excellent tour
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| Sun, Sep 27 11:00 AM |
randinc |
Male |
70+ |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| 17 in the group, the leader was knowedgeable and pleasant. Started with a knish on lower east side, then to Brooklyn for a Polish nosh, a tour through Hassidic neighborhood, to a chocolate factory, and finished with a Cuban pulled pork sandwich. We received detailed descriptions of the food and the neiborhood histories and backgrounds. The food was amply and varied. Each was a sit down meal . Combined food with sightseeing that you wouldn't see on any other tour. Well worth it. (I even convinced myself that the Cuban sandwich was Kosher!) |
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A great way to get to know different cultures
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| Fri, Sep 18 11:00 AM |
Michita |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We were a small group of tourists (a couple from Australia, a guy from Sweden and a couple from Chile) but Isaac, our tour guide, made everyone feel so comfortable that we all felt as if we were in a group of friends. We drove around Brooklyn in a great van and had the most delicious samples of food from different ethnic groups that have settled there.
The tour was interesting and fun. Our favorite stop was at the chocolate factory. It´s really the most amazing chocolate we´ve ever had. And our guide was just great. If you are going to New York, this experience is a must. |
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"Best of Brooklyn" tour well worth it.
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| Mon, Sep 14 11:00 AM |
bettynyc |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| We spend a week in NYC every year and we have lately been taking some of the specialty "food tours" now available.
The Best of Brooklyn tour was the best to date. My wife and I went to the meet-up spot in the Village and were told by Issac, the tour leader, that we were the only signups. Rather than a cancellation, we then got a personal tour with Issac continuously pointing out the dozens of fascinating sights to us as we asked question after question. We stopped for the "world's best knish" at Yonah Kimmel's, fantastic chocolates under the Manhattan Bridge and finished with a Cuban sandwich in Sunset Park.We even got a lesson in the hierarchy of fine scotch from a Hassidic liquor store operator (and the answers to some questions I've wanted to ask about Jewish culture for years). Hearing that we loved Polish food, he headed the Jeep for Greenpoint, pointing out good restaurants as we drove.
In sum, we had a lot of fun, Issac was about as good as it gets and this tour made us confident enough to return to Brooklyn on our own several times the rest of the week. (Fabulous Polish food in Greenpoint.)
We highly recommend this tour. If you are fortunate to draw Issac as your guide, you will have an informative enjoyable introduction to a number of fascinating neighborhoods, each quite different from Manhattan.
Betty & Jeff |
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An Entertaining Day
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| Fri, Sep 11 11:00 AM |
Tiananancy |
Female |
50-59 |
International Tourist(s) |
Individual |
| I joined the tour as an individual and I had a wonderful time. There were enough congenial other participants to ensure that everyone had chatty company.
The tour started promptly and the bus was spacious and comfortable. Isaac clearly is proud of his city and carefully selected all the stops on the tour for their uniqueness and authenticity. We had delicious knishes, Cuban sandwiches, gourmet chocolates, hearty Polish food .... really a good variety.
The restaurants knew in advance we were coming and the food arrived as soon as we were seated.
I enjoyed Brooklyn so much that I returned the next day. Isaac was very professional and worked hard to make sure everything went smoothly and all his guests were well-cared for. I'll definitely recommend this tour to others, and will probably take it again myself in a year or two. |
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Highly recommended
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| Mon, Sep 7 11:00 AM |
janecamp |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We enjoyed our tour and were especially surprised at the high quality of the food provided. I definately would not eat before the trip - more food is included than your might think.
I would also take a blanket for the final picnic. The park is lovely and the view is unequaled, but the grass isn't always litter-free and a blanket would be advised. |
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Good but not enough time in Brooklyn
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| Fri, Aug 28 11:00 AM |
dloehner |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Spend time in Manhattan at the beginning which was interesting but would have liked to see more of Brookyn and try foods over there. |
