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Date Attended |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? [v] |
Group Type? |
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Great way to get a taste of Brooklyn
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| Mon, Feb 18, 08 11:00 AM |
sharoncook |
Female |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| There were just 5 of us for the tour )possibly because it was Labour Day) so we had our own personalised tour with Isaac who friendly and knowledgeable. Because our group was small we got a very personalised service and this made it all the more enjoyable. It picked up on time, offered a friendly and personal view of Brooklyn and its varied cultures. The tour was informative, the food tasty and filling and there were some great photo ops and views of Manhattan from across the river. It was a great way to spend half a day in NYC and dropped us back in Manhattan at the end so we could carry on exploring and shopping. All in all great value and I would definitely recommend it. |
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Great insight in some Brooklyn neighbourhoods
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| Fri, Feb 15, 08 11:00 AM |
joachimfleur |
Male |
40-49 |
International Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| My girlfriend and I (it wasn't a date as much as a joint activity) thoroughly enjoyed this tour, which turned out to be a private event, as no-one else had registered. Isaac is a very knowledgeable and down-to-earth guy, who had a lot of interesting things to tell about New York City in general and Brooklyn in particular. The tour proved to be a very good sampler and we will definitely come back to the neighbourhoods we visited for more (in particular Williamsburg and Dumbo).
Combining the trip with food is a great way of bringing it all to life and providing some insights into 'normal life' in the areas visited.
We'd certainly recommend this tour.
Joachim |
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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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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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"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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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. |
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Much more than food, we got a lot of local history
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| Wed, Jul 15 11:00 AM |
spagnoletta |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| We would never attempt to do all theses places on our own. And we would never get all the insights and history without a great guide as Issac. All the food was great without it being too much. Very enjoyable tour. |
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Excellent tour -- Isaac was terrific
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| Mon, Jun 29 11:00 AM |
rziman |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Take this tour to get a taste of Brooklyn and see some less common NYC attractions. Props to Isaac, our fantastic guide. |
