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Angela S
Birmingham, UK5 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
I took the tour with friends and had a good time. We go on a lot of food tours and I would say this one was fairly good. Our tour guide was welcoming and was able to give us a flavour of the history of Old Town. We visited just 3 restaurants and a cupcake shop. One of the restaurants, the Lebanese restaurant didn't provide enough food for all the people on the tour to have a sample of each dish, which I feel isn't acceptable. The Tex/Mex restaurant we visited was good, but the cupcake shop was just okay. It may be that cupcakes aren't really my jam. Overall, the tour was okay, but could be better.
Written October 30, 2023
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Chelsea P
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Aug 2024 • Family
Our tour guide was very nice, knowledge, but there wasn’t much conversation in the beginning, it was just her talking about history, pop culture or politics, which wasn’t relevant or entertaining. It would have been a better experience if she spoke about the food and details behind the restaurants we visited. However, as time went on, our group got more chatty and we enjoyed the food at every spot.
Written August 25, 2024
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Ang F
Sevenoaks District, UK31 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Our host Robert was a delight. He got the whole group talking to each other and he kept us fully engaged with his historical facts. The 3 food stops were absolutely delicious! Georgetown seems a lovely area. The portions were very big at each stop and then finished off with a macaron! You will definitely not need a dinner after this tour! Overall great value and extremely entertaining.
Written January 3, 2024
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Washington DC43 contributions
Oct 2022
We did the Leesburg food tour. It was really not too special and kind of disappointing. Our guide was late, and then the first restaurant wasn't ready for us, so we stood in a crowded entryway of the restaurant (rather than outside on a beautiful day) for one full hour while the guide talked about the history of the area and American history generally. We went to three restaurants (and a final stop at a macaron store for dessert) during a 3.5 hour tour. Way too much time sitting around listening to the guide talk or socializing with our tour mates, rather than eating food. Tuscarora Mill and Lightfoot were nice places, but the taco place was an odd addition and pretty unimpressive. Standing in a candy store to get a macaron was a disappointing fourth stop. I expected more information about the food, and perhaps foods that represented the area historically. I expected more eating and less sitting (or standing) around. I had hoped for more information about the town while walking around Leesburg. Loved the town and will return, but I would skip this food tour.
Written October 23, 2022
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Alfonso M
1 contribution
Sep 2021 • Family
Took 6 people on the Historic Leesburg Food Tour.
Joined by 6 others. Overall, very good. Leesburg is beautiful and the food was excellent.
Jennifer Oh, our guide was awesome and super knowledgeable.
The restaurants make a couple of mistakes such as not taking drink orders, fumbling pescatarian requests made in advance and delivering food to the wrong table! But again, the food was excellent and the experience was very good.
Would recommend this tour, and Jennifer, for sure
Joined by 6 others. Overall, very good. Leesburg is beautiful and the food was excellent.
Jennifer Oh, our guide was awesome and super knowledgeable.
The restaurants make a couple of mistakes such as not taking drink orders, fumbling pescatarian requests made in advance and delivering food to the wrong table! But again, the food was excellent and the experience was very good.
Would recommend this tour, and Jennifer, for sure
Written September 19, 2021
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jjgDal
Dallas, TX8 contributions
Jan 2015 • Friends
We purchased the ultimate capitol hill pub crawl tour. It was $87 per person. They told us it was customizable and we would drink following the guide telling us "the stories of that location and of those nearby." Our guide, Chris, gave us zero information on the locations or any locations nearby. There was no historical information, no information at all. He was a nice guy, but a horrible guide as he just walked us to the bars, bought the first round and appetizers and disappeared. They also said there would be fun trivia. This being DC, we thought it would be trivia about the area. It wasn't. It was quizzes on state capitals and where breweries are located. Not sure how this was relevant. I emailed Mallory, the director of accouts at FTC4lobe, from whom the tour was purchased to let her know how disappointed we all were with the tour with no tour and she did not even have the professionalism to respond. Save your money and just find out the cool bars in Capitol Hill and go yourself. Not impressed at all.
Written January 22, 2015
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knspr
Kansas City, MO89 contributions
Jun 2015 • Solo
The Georgetown food tour was a fun way to spend the afternoon. I was traveling by myself and it was nice to be a part of a friendly group. Jon Snow…I mean Eric…our guide did a good job of telling us about the beautiful architecture in Georgetown. I would have liked to know more about the food we ate or maybe heard about it from the chef, but all in all the food was delicious….especially the Italian offerings. I felt like I needed to waddle back to the hotel after all the food we ate! It was more like four complete meals than tastings. I took my desert to go…OMG bars and Honey/Almond sticks. The OMG bars lived up to their name and I wish I had a dozen of them right now.
Written June 23, 2015
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Pamela A
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Nov 2014 • Friends
We have been on tours before but this was our first food tour. We signed up for the Georgetown tour. We were very excited to go to the restaurants and learn some things about Georgetown. Unfortunately, we were so disappointed in the lack of knowledge and enthusiasm in our guide, as well at the selection of food. Our guide was extremely quite and wasn't engaging anyone on the tour. We could tell he did not want to be there. Unfortunately there was only one company in town for food tours. Hopefully someone else will open up in DC. I would Not Recommend this company. I suggest you take the money for the tour and go out for a great dinner by yourself. Save your money and time. :(
Written December 10, 2014
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Suepinio
West Palm Beach, FL7 contributions
I know this tour is “subject to change”, but my expectations were higher. This is directly from the Food Tour Corp website.
“The Food Tour will bring together progressive, high end cuisine, with long standing DC institutions. From restaurants and shops running before prohibition, to swanky hotspots, this Food Tour brings together some of the best this area has to offer.
We will finish up our journey by crossing the historic C&O canal and enjoying a sweet ending and drink from a bakery that originated as a printing house.” We did NONE of this.
While she is a very nice woman, Suzanne did not show a real passion for food or a depth of knowledge about the area. It all felt very superficial. She was unable to answer questions that participants had beyond the facts she had memorized. The food was amazing at the Mexican and Korean restaurants, but there was no context for why that type of food would be a choice for a tour of Georgetown. There was no connection between the food and the area. In addition, there was no food presentation or explanation by the restaurant or servers to explain what we were eating. The food was just thrown in front of us. The French restaurant was the worst. The servers were simply rude and seemed annoyed we were there. The food was hideous. It was supposed to be a crepe, but it was a French burrito stuffed with beef and green peppers and topped with sour cream. There was nothing French about it. The pie place was awesome, but again no connection was made to the neighborhood or type of food we were eating. Bottom line is that we could have picked 4 random restaurants in Georgetown and walked around with a guide book and gotten pretty much the same thing out of it. We had a great time because we were together as a family, but honestly it was not because of the tour. On a programming note, it would be better to end a tour near where you started it due to the logistics of parking and transportation issues.
“The Food Tour will bring together progressive, high end cuisine, with long standing DC institutions. From restaurants and shops running before prohibition, to swanky hotspots, this Food Tour brings together some of the best this area has to offer.
We will finish up our journey by crossing the historic C&O canal and enjoying a sweet ending and drink from a bakery that originated as a printing house.” We did NONE of this.
While she is a very nice woman, Suzanne did not show a real passion for food or a depth of knowledge about the area. It all felt very superficial. She was unable to answer questions that participants had beyond the facts she had memorized. The food was amazing at the Mexican and Korean restaurants, but there was no context for why that type of food would be a choice for a tour of Georgetown. There was no connection between the food and the area. In addition, there was no food presentation or explanation by the restaurant or servers to explain what we were eating. The food was just thrown in front of us. The French restaurant was the worst. The servers were simply rude and seemed annoyed we were there. The food was hideous. It was supposed to be a crepe, but it was a French burrito stuffed with beef and green peppers and topped with sour cream. There was nothing French about it. The pie place was awesome, but again no connection was made to the neighborhood or type of food we were eating. Bottom line is that we could have picked 4 random restaurants in Georgetown and walked around with a guide book and gotten pretty much the same thing out of it. We had a great time because we were together as a family, but honestly it was not because of the tour. On a programming note, it would be better to end a tour near where you started it due to the logistics of parking and transportation issues.
Written August 5, 2018
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FromPam
San Antonio, TX10 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
My teenage daughter and I took the Georgetown Food tour. Most food tours I've been on are more in line with standing around in a place and having a sample or two. Here, we visited 3 restaurants for a sit-down meal plus a bakery/coffeehouse. We had a crab slider with soup, tortellini and bread, French crepes with wine, and then baked goods. The food was excellent, but not exotic, which suited my teenager just fine. Quantity wise, it was more than a full meal! We had a very small group, the guide and 3 others. Sue made us feel like cousins that were visiting her hometown. This tour also had more neighborhood history than the average food tour, which I was expecting, due to the reviews. This is not a chef's tour and doesn't have in depth information about recipes and ingredients, but it was perfect for us.
Written August 12, 2015
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Can I buy a gift certificate so the recipient can pick tour and date?
Written November 22, 2019
Call the company to find out.
Written November 23, 2019
Hi, how do you book the Georgetown food tour?
Written April 13, 2017
Go to their Website and all you do is select the tour you want, the dates available and book it! Really easy and great communication from them! Enjoy!
Written April 16, 2017
My wife recently had knee surgery and can't walk long distances. Are there any tours that don't require long walks?
Written September 6, 2016
Just don't take the Georgetown one for sure. Someone on our tour said its the one with the most walking. I'm in good shape for 60 but several on the tour were really struggling. There are other food tours in the DC area that don't require as much walking I have heard. There may even be one with a shuttle. Seems like I read that but unfortunately all tours were full on the day we wanted to go except the Georgetown one. Call the number on their website and ask.
Written September 6, 2016
Interested in food tour but have member of our party with severe tree nut allergy. Will you accommodate?
Written April 3, 2016
Hi,
My daughter is a vegetarian and there was no issue. I told them so at the booking.
Written April 4, 2016
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