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Tru Bahamian Food Tours
Tru Bahamian Food Tours
4.9
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Tru Bahamian Food Tours offers unique and innovative local culinary experiences to visitors of The Bahamas in a safe, sustainable, and environmentally responsible manner. Our mission is to connect visitors with authentic local food items, the stories and traditions behind these foods, and the Bahamian entrepreneurs that prepare and preserve them. We are professionally certified by Food Tour Pros, The International Culinary Tourism Association and World Food Travel Association, and The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism’s Bahama HOST Program.
Nassau, Bahamas
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2024
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3,308 reviews
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Brian W
1 contribution
Jan 2024 • Family
This was an excellent tour to learn about Bahamian culture and the people. Our guide, Captain Ron was very knowledgeable about the area and the culture. He answered all of our questions and was very helpful in telling us about great places to go and things to do. The food was very good and he explained their origins. While we don’t drink he was able to get us non-alcoholic drinks and did not try to get us to drink. We learned a lot about the history which is what we were interested in.
Written January 25, 2024
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nammydas
Austin, TX33 contributions
Jan 2020 • Couples
Such a wonderful walking tour in downtown Nassau! We couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend an afternoon on our last day in the bahamas. We met with our energetic and funny guide, Princess, and she kept us engaged throughout the 3 hour tour. We went to 6 different restaurants, and at each restaurant she would talk about the local cuisine, as well as the rich history and culture of the Bahamas. Each restaurant was unique and delicious. Along with the the restaurants, we also stopped at a few key historical buildings, such as the Graycliff hotel, Parliament building, Queen Victoria statue, etc. where she would tell us more about the history. We learned so much about the Bahamian culture in this short walking tour, something that gets easily lost if you only stay at the big resorts. I highly recommend this tour and would love to take it again if I get a chance!
Written January 29, 2020
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Namrata, thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. It's wonderful to hear that you all learned so much with Princess, and were able to explore Nassau outside of the resort!
And we would love to host you again too!
Cheers,
Anna
General Manager
Tru Bahamian Food Tours
Written January 30, 2020
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Sabrina C
29 contributions
Jan 2024 • Business
We just completed the food tour today with Lisa as our guide. Our whole group had a fantastic time learning about the culture, history, and food of the Bahamian people. Lisa is a delightful person and was so fun to be around. The food stops offered just the right tasting amounts. I would highly recommend this tour.
Written January 26, 2024
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Beau R
3 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Our tour guide, Princess, was very I formative and friendly. She was amazing.
She took us to many spots throughout Nassau where we enjoyed delicious food, desserts, and drinks.
I highly recommend this tour for those looking to experience Nassau history, food, and culture.
She took us to many spots throughout Nassau where we enjoyed delicious food, desserts, and drinks.
I highly recommend this tour for those looking to experience Nassau history, food, and culture.
Written January 18, 2024
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lizzyloo2017
5 contributions
May 2022
Loved it. Mark our guide was informative and made the tour interesting throughout. We never felt rushed and Mark always had an interesting story to tell of each location, and answered all of our questions, with lots of local knowledge and a bit of gossip thrown in for good measure! I would recommend this tour to anyone. Discovered husband was allergic to conch, Mark was alert and kept an eye on him for the rest of the tour. Hubby was fine, btw!
Written May 25, 2022
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Brian K
2 contributions
Dec 2019
This tour is an absolute must perfect pairing great food with Bahamian history. Our tour guide Captain Ron was friendly knowledgeable, and entertaining. Despite the unfavorable weather conditions, Captain Ron remained optimistic and calm, which ultimately allowed all of us to follow suit. All of the tastings were delicious and provided us with an opportunity to sample food from restaurants we would have otherwise never known about in addition to learning about the unique stories behind each one.
Athena Cafe and Bahamian Cookin' were definitely personal favorites that we will go back to on our next visit.
Athena Cafe and Bahamian Cookin' were definitely personal favorites that we will go back to on our next visit.
Written February 9, 2020
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mmans88888
United States21 contributions
Jan 2020
This is a fun way to spend several hours in the port of Nassau. I highly recommend it as a great way to taste local food and see sites not normally seen. It is a walking tour, so it is very leisurely.
Written March 5, 2020
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Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience. Even with just a few hours in port, we hoped the tour helped you maximize your time in Nassau!
Cheers,
Anna
General Manager
Tru Bahamian Food Tours
Written March 6, 2020
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DewayneC
Altamonte Springs, FL41 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
This was an amazing tour, filling and most interesting and very informative, Deja was very engaging, knowledgeable, entertaining and very easy to talk with. The Fish Tacos were amazing, as was the Mac n Cheese. I will definitely do this tour again. Thank you Deja!!
Written November 28, 2023
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cherrog
Fredonia, New York20 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Fantastic experience seeing more of Nassau and sampling Bahamian cuisine! Captain Ron is friendly, fun, and knowledgeable! The food was great, and Captain Ron provided background and history of the foods and places we visited. Nice pace for a walk in warm, sunny Nassau! Highly recommend!
Written February 21, 2023
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Julia P
8 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Princess, our guide, is a renowned story-teller and performance artist. I took away some great stories. The food tastings were very good and I especially enjoyed learning about the history of signature foods and the recipes. What a great way to combine eating authentic food and seeing beautiful historic buildings. I really got a feel for Nassau history. We stopped for lunch, chocolate, a distillery sample, a cocktail, a snack, and rum cake. Plenty to eat. A filling and fulfilling half day!
Written February 1, 2024
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Hi there...
My group of four people will be coming into port 3/28/2024 at 8:00am on the NCL Pearl..I. was wondering if there would be enough time to disembark the boat, go to Atlantis for a couple of hours to check it out and still be back in time to make the 12;30 tour so we could be back on the boat by 4:30? We are definitely interested in your tour, but would like to check out Atlantis for a potential future vacation. Thank you.
Ann
Written March 5, 2024
What places did the tour go to? What foods were tasted?
Written May 22, 2019
Our first stop was the Towne Hotel. We had a local dish and a drink special. Next was Graycliff Hotel, for soup and a drink. Then the Graycliff winery for wine tasting and chocolate.
Written August 21, 2019
We are confused - our ship arrives there at 1pm on a Tuesday and the website says clearly that there are multiple tours each day for the food/walking tour with the first starting at 11:30 - but for the upcoming high season (the first week of June) there is only 1 showing per day (one at 11:30). That is completely different from the info on the website, so we are just very confused to whether the calendar for booking in wrong or the information on the website is wrong. We would really like to do this tour, but it has been frustrating trying to book it.
Written February 18, 2019
I’m sorry I cannot help you. We booked the 11:30 as we had to be back on our ship by 4
Written February 28, 2019
Yes, there is a bathroom on the speedboat itself. There is no bathroom on the islands where you will feed iguanas, swim with nurse sharks or feed the pigs but there is a bathroom at Staniel Cay stop where lunch is.
Written August 3, 2018
Dear Hugo,
Thank you so much for reaching out to us and for your question about whether it is possible to take our food tours in Spanish.
While unfortunately our public tours aren’t available in Spanish, it is certainly possible for us to arrange a private tour for you with a Spanish guide and or translator.
If you’d be kind enough to send us an email with some additional information about when you’ll be in Nassau, we’d love to love to look into this further for you.
Thank you Hugo and warm regards,
Alanna
Tru Bahamian Food Tours
Written April 5, 2018
Hi, we are going to be coming in on a cruise, and our ship says it won't be docking until noon. How far from port is the tour meeting, would we be able to make the 1:30 tour on time?
Written June 1, 2017
The meeting point is about a 10 minute walk from the cruise terminal. Sometimes ships get in earlier and let people off earlier. enjoy the tour!
Written June 2, 2017
Hallo, müssen die " Snacks " extra bezahlt werden oder sind die im Preis schon enthalten ??
Wieviel Trinkgeld gibt man für die Führung ?
Dankeschön.
Written May 8, 2017
We wanted to tour the John Watling Distillery after the tour. How far is the ending point of the tour from the distillery?
Written April 18, 2017
Hi Shana,
Thanks very much for your question about how far the food tour's ending point is from John Watling's Distillery. We end at Tortuga Rum Cake Factory on North Frederick Street, which is steps away in opposite directions to Bay Street or Prince George's Wharf (cruise ship port).
The walk in the direction of John Watling's Distillery, located on Delancey Street, is approximately 1km or a 10-13 minute walk.
We hope this helps!
Warmly,
Anna & The TBFT Team
Written April 19, 2017
What all does this include? Can't find a detailed description of what is all included.
Written August 25, 2016
Tour was walking through town and discussing the local history, the influence of various cultures on the cooking styles and seasonings used, and eating! There was a stop that was a full meal including chicken, plantains and beans with rice, there was a gelato shop, a chocolate shop and a rum cake shop. There was also discussion of plants on the islands and there uses in food and health. The guide took time to find out where we were from and what we did in life in order to personalize the tour.
Written November 8, 2016
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