Seattle Food Tours - Walking and Sampling Tours of Seattle, Washington (WA)

Seller:	SeattleFoods
	Seattle Food Tours, LLC

Ratings Summary: Rating: 4.6

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	# of Reviews	Overall Rating	Positive Points	Negative Points	% Positive	Average Rating
Last 3 months	67	147	149	2	97%	4.5
Last 6 months	140	318	323	5	96%	4.6
Last 12 months	179	416	421	5	97%	4.6
All	424	1072	1079	7	98%	4.7

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	Overall Rating	% Positive	Average Rating
Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler	215	96%	4.6
Belltown Restaurant Tour	122	98%	4.7
Seattle Walking Food Tour of Belltown & Pike Place	79	100%	4.7

Date Attended [v]	Reviewer	Gender	Age	Where From?	Group Type?
Sloooooow food movement :-) Belltown Restaurant Tour
Sat, Sep 19 3:00 PM	segonzalez	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
Steve, one of the owning partners, led this tour on a Saturday afternoon. The group consisted of mostly senior citizen tourists and their local Bainbridge friends. We started off essentially on time at Lola (I think) for grilled pita and three tasty dips. Each person had about 2 pita quarters. After that it was a slooooow walk to the next restaurant. It was slow in part because the group had soem slow walkers, and in part because Steve was giving us alot of Belltown history. The Bainbridge locals seemed to enjoy the history. Also slow because we were waiting for one person using the restroom. And we spent alot of time waiting for numerous crosswalk lights to change. I would recommend incorporating the history chat in one/some of the restaurants, especially if the group of walkers is slow. Eventually we made it to Queen's Something where we enjoyed a crabcake slider(crabcakes on buns). Beer/wine/cocktails were available to order. We really lingered here a while. Afterward we headed to a Basque tapas restaurant where each of us tasted one baguette slice topped with chorizo sausage and bitter shaved chocolate. I enjoyed it, but a few folks did not care for it. Steve showed us a neat tapas tradition where you throw a crumpled napkin on the floor if you enjoyed the food. My napkin was on the floor! Next was sushi at Shiro. After refreshing our hands with a hot towel, we tasted two pieces of sushi. One was cooked eel, another was raw tuna. Next stop was an Italian restaurant where one of the Top Chef contestants is an Exec Chef. This place is great. They gave us a glass of wine and a corn chowder to try. Steve says every time he takes a tour here, they serve something different. Next was a stop for a gourmet brownie (sometimes a donut) at Macrina bakery. Followed by final stop at a wine bar where we enjoyed chardonnay and shared bowls of truffled popcorn. The tour finished about half-hour late, which could be problematic for those with a tight schedule. Overall for my taste the tour moved slow and spent too much time on history and potty breaks. My personal interest was in trying lots of new and interesting foods. I would recommend that the tour add more food stops (or more types of food at each stop), and ask guests to potty before the tour or maybe a one designated stop. That same week I also took the Pike's Market Lunch Tour and happened to be the only participant. I preferred the Market tour because there was alot more food crammed into the same amount of time. I would pay $25-$30 for this tour based on the food, not $50. If you have a coupon it is a good deal. Poor Steve just had too many different types of folks to please on this tour! Thanks Steve for putting up with all of us!
Great Experience Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Sat, Sep 19 12:00 PM	abrodin	Female	20-29	Combination	Family Without Children
I really liked the insiders look at the market, and an expert telling us about all of it. Our guide was great and very knowledgeable. We ended up going back to many of the places we visited and that we passed that were recommended. It was a good way to learn the market.
HIGHLIGHT OF MY TRIP "BELLTOWN RESTURANT TOUR" Belltown Restaurant Tour
Fri, Sep 18 3:00 PM	BRADSKI2	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST FOOD TOURS SEATTLE HAS TO OFFER. I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH STEVE OUR TOUR GUIDE. STEVE EXPLAINED TO US ABOUT THE HISTOREY AND SHOWED US BEFORE AND AFTER PITCURES OF THE AREA. HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE AREA AND ALL IT'S GREAT RESTURANTS BELLTOWN HAS TO OFFER . I WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT I WILL AGAIN TAKE THIS TOUR NEXT TIME I AM IN THE AREA. WHAT I WAS MOST IMPRESSED WAS THAT WE HAD A LARGE GROUP AND HE SEEMED TO GIVE EACH OF US INDUALVIGABLE ATTENTION. I SAW STEVE A FEW DAY'S LATER HE WAS DOING THE SAME TOUR WITH ONLY A PARTY OF THREE. I THINK THAT THIS HAS SOMETHING TO SAY FOR A PRIVATE TOUR . HAVE A GREAT TOUR ALL YOU FOODIES
Excellent Tour Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Fri, Sep 18 12:00 PM	bethany462	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
Our tour guide, Heather, was excellent. She was friendly, very knowledgeable about the market and Seattle, and offered great advice and ideas for the remaining days of our trip. The food on the tour was fantastic - a great sampling of what the market has to offer. We really enjoyed our tour, and would certainly recommend it to others.
Above and Beyond Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Thu, Sep 17 12:00 PM	segonzalez	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
Let me start by saying there were some unusual circumstances that may make my experience different from the norm, but the situation sheds light on the great character of the company and tour guide. I signed up for a mid-week tour of the Market and turned out to be the only registrant. Tourguide extraordinairre Heather greeted me by name at the meeting spot, and explained it is very unusual to only have 1-2 registrants. She kindly and enthusiastically proceeded with the tour, letting me know it might be a little special, and a little faster, than a larger group tour. We sampled exotic Chinese teas, a couple of microbrews, dry-aged salami and cheese, truffles and wine, warm fresh donuts, dried local fruit, smoked salmon and salmon jerky, crumpets, two chowders, antipasto, local-made cheese and cheese curds, gelato, and probably 2-3 more items I am forgetting. The usual tour may not include all of those items -- special perks since there was just one guest and since Heather has a great relationship with the market vendors! We were also lucky that the market was not too crowded at Noon on a weekday, so the vendors had more time for us. Food was my primary focus, but Heather was also knowledgeable about the market's history and Seattle culture. She shared this info along the way in between food stops. Heather also made sure I saw some of the major sights at the market - the fish throwing place, the big piggy bank, and the old neon Market sign. We also bumped into one of the tour company owners, who happened to be grabbing a crumpet. At our last stop, Heather let me take the leftovers (it was a giant antipasto platter) and gave me directions to find a cab. After 2 hours of wining and dining together, we actually hugged before I left. Overall I enjoyed the ratio of food to walking and history (mostly food, did not spend too much time walking from place to place since the stalls are in reasonably close proximity, and we spent a little time on history but not a ton, although Heather would have gladly spent more time on history if I had been more interested in that aspect). I also took a tour of Belltown a few days later with a larger group, and definitely preferred the faster pace and food-intensity of the Market tour. Your experience will certainly be different from mine, but I hope this gives you a feel for the general character and style of the company. Cheers!
Fantastic tour with highly enthusiastic leader Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Wed, Sep 16 12:00 PM	golfpittblc	Male	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
This was well worth the money with several visits and tastings around the market. Come hungry...you'll be fed well! We went back to several of the vendors after the tour to purchase more food and goodies. One of the highlights of our Pacific Northwest vacation!
Better than a sit down lunch Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Tue, Sep 15 12:00 PM	lb81782	Female	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Unspecified
We were in Seattle on business and only had a few hours of spare time the last day of our trip before heading back to DC. I already had a love of Pike Place and this made it all the more fantastic - everything we sampled was delicious. And you get some history along with it. EVERY tour in the US should offer food, that's the way to do it! :)
Good Tour! Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Sun, Sep 13 12:00 PM	RonDoba	Male	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Family Without Children
Tour guide was very good. We visited some terrific locations that we would have otherwise passed up.
Nice but... Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Fri, Sep 11 12:00 PM	FoodieMIR	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Group of Friends
I guess I was expecting too much...I had the Chicago food tour and it was FANTASTIC. Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest and LOVING the MARKET I had too high of expectations. The tour food was good and the market sparkled...the guide was cute but no history except to show a row of photos on public display...I just felt let down. The wine shop owner was the high-light - he made us feel like 'family'. The tour ended at the Pink Door...with us facing a cement wall and the beautiful sunny Puget Sound behind us... somewhere...(where the REAL guests of the restaurant could see it..it was 2:30 and they made us feel 2nd class!) I would take a different tour company and try again next time I'm back across the country just because I KNOW and love the market and all that it has to offer!...sad they didn't really show the market (only one great deli and 1 vendor stall-she said the market was too busy(?!) the tour was more of shops around it...she also didn't say if there were discounts b/c of the tour or have coupons or something so you could go back...I just didn't think they gave it 100%.
Every first time visitor should do this ! Belltown Restaurant Tour
Thu, Sep 10 3:00 PM	candcwhite	Male	60-69	Domestic Tourist(s)	Individual
The only way I can describe our tour is to say " we will do it again ! ". Steve's knowledge of the local history of the area was the "secret ingredient " to the recipe. Jimmy & Charlotte White, Dallas, Tx.
Fun & Informative Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Thu, Sep 10 12:00 PM	rbeecher	Female	50-59	Domestic Tourist(s)	Group of Friends
It was our first time to Seattle and we thought this would be a great way to get a small taste of the market area and we were right! Our guide was friendly and knowledgable. The food samples were wonderful! I would highly recommend this tour for other visitors to Seattle.
Culinary Market Tour Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Tue, Sep 8 12:00 PM	marjduke	Female	70+	Unspecified	Unspecified
Our guide Penny was most knowledgable and articulate. I especially enjoyed her presentation of historical information on both Seattle & the market. I would have enjoyed more information on the food and cooking. For example, we tasted cheese curds but Penny didn't go into how the curds are made and how they are turned into various cheeses. We tasted the rosmarino salami but could have learned more about how it was made. More interesting choices might have been made; for example a Swedish pastry rather than a chocolate (uncrisp) croissant. A stop at the piroshky place, especially since we could see them made, would have been a nice addition.
Just plain great Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Tue, Sep 8 12:00 PM	ScottGayes	Male	20-29	Domestic Tourist(s)	Group of Friends
We were a little hesitant, because we don't consider ourselves the typical "touristy" types, but the tour turned out great, the leader (Penny), made everyone feel welcome and involved, and we all left with some great memories and new knowledge of Pike Place Market... not to mention some very satisfied bellies!
Penny was AWESOME, the event was not! Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Sun, Sep 6 12:00 PM	schroederjen	Female	40-49	Local	Individual
I thought our guide, Penny, was enthusiastic and informative and clearly LOVED her job. She was a good listener and obviously LOVES the market as much as I do (and more). The actual event was NOT at all what I expected and I believe it has do to the marketing of it, not the market itself. I can walk around and get FREE samples without paying $40+. PLEASE....a free chocolate at the end was the only thing I wouldn't be able to get on my own and that costs around $2.50. I thought we would be getting food that would fill us up as we toodled around (it IS called the LUNCH SAMPLER). I will not recommend this to any of my visitors or friends in the Puget Sound area. It's a BIG RIPOFF! Next time, I'll call Penny myself and meet her at the market for some fun.
Excellent idea for afternoon adventure Pike Place Market Lunch Sampler
Sun, Sep 6 12:00 PM	catrional	Female	20-29	International Tourist(s)	Couple on a Date
We had such a great time touring the market and tasting all of the delicious treats along the way. Unlike me, my boyfriend is a not much of food-lover but he loved it as much as I did. Our tour guide, Penny, made the tour upbeat, enjoyable and educational - a difficult task if you ask me.

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