Tastin Round Town provided us with a "Taste of Downtown Memphis Food Tour". Taylor, our food tour guide and owner, provided us with a nice sampling of five restaurants located on Beale Street. We visited Dyer's Burgers, Blues City Cafe, Kings Palace Cafe, Rum Boogie Cafe and A. Schwabs. The tour provided more than ample delicious samples of deep-fried cheeseburgers, milk shakes, ribs, jumbo chicken wings, gumbo and gelato. Taylor also gave us recommendations and suggestions on several additional Beale Street restaurants we did not visit on the Food Tour. To say the least, our stomachs were more than full when the tour ended. I recommend this tour to anyone who visits Menphis. You will not be disappointed. read more

Tastin Round Town - Downtown food tour. Clockwise from top left: BBQ ribs, baked beans and cole slaw. Jumbo Hot Wings.  Deep Fried double cheeseburger. Gumbo. - Food Tours Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

Oh. My GOD! Sooo delicious! So full! So informational. Great history tour on top of the fabulous food. Our guide, Harper, is definitely well known in the area and was welcomed by every venue. All venues were amazing! Made us feel like one of the family. I only wish we had more time to Really meal share after the tour was over. read more

This was mine and my wife's first food tour. Harper was our guide and he set the bar high. We sampled way more variety than I thought we would. BBQ Spaghetti was the opening act. We ate ribs, gumbo, BBQ nachos, red beans and rice and I'm not sure what else. Last but not least we stopped by Dyers for a burger. It's not BBQ but it's definitely part of Memphis and was so good! We were lucky to be the only two on this tour. Touring Memphis with Harper was like walking around with an old friend. It felt like we were the three amigos instead of a tour group. Harper shared a lot of Memphis' history during the tour which was super interesting. He is definitely proud of Memphis and it shows. We are beyond happy with our experience and absolutely recommend Tastin' Round Town food tours. read more

We absolutely LOVED Harper! Great food & great storytelling! Harper is a true ambassador of Memphis! We were impressed with his knowledge and pride in his city! He was known everywhere we went and had great relationships with all the restaurants we went to. This is a great tour for your first day in Memphis during your trip! read more

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My wife and I have done a lot of food tours across the south. This one was by far the best. Taylor was knowledgeable, entertaining, and (most importantly) treated us like humans, not just customers. The stories she told us about the locations we visited, along with things we passed by on the tour, were incredibly fun. They're also the kinds of things that you'd only hear from someone who was native to the area, which is a huge plus for this kind of thing. Taylor, if you're reading this, thank you again for an awesome afternoon. Also, we ended up back at Blues City Cafe two more times before we left and, you're right, the apple dumpling was to die for. read more

We love food and thought this would be a great way to taste a variety of what Memphis had to offer. We met Taylor, the owner and our guide, along with five other people and started walking to Beale St. We got a good mix of history along with the food, and some live music too! Five stops gave us a burger, gumbo, smoked wings, ribs, and fudge to round it out. The time flew by, and we were sorry to have it end! All the food was delicious, and Taylor was very personable and knowledgeable. We've never taken a food tour before, but it will be hard for anyone to beat this one. Definitely worth the price. read more

What an amazing experience. We had a blast. It was a great way to learn the rich history of Memphis while walking around town and enjoying amazing BBQ. Harper was part historian, part comedian, part pit master, part barbecue judge and full-time Memphis. We had a wonderful tour, enjoyed seeing the city through his eyes and really liked getting to sample the local BBQ. We hit all the best spots. Highly recommend the BBQ tour. We will do it again whenever we are back in Memphis. Thanks to Harper and the Tastin' team for making the day so special. read more

This is a great activity to do in Memphis! It is a family business ran by Lance and his wife Carol. We did the bbq food tour and it was fantastic! Lance was our tour guide, he was very friendly and knowledgable about bbq and memphis history. Fun fact: Lance is a judge for bbq competitions so he really knows good bbq! Read on for spoilers: Blues Cafe: Here we enjoyed ribs. They were absolutely delicious. I would definitely come back to this restaurant for some ribs! Central BBQ: We had ribs and bbq nachos. The nachos are a must! The Bar-B-Q Shop: Known for thier bbq sphagetti. Definitely worth trying once in your life! Surprisingly really good! The Pig on Beale: here we tried a pulled pork sandwich, it was delicious. Cozy Corner BBQ: the ribs were tasty A&R: lance brought A&R to us to save time, we had a shredded roast beef sandwich. It tasted sooo good and the bbq sauce makes it even better! read more

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This was more than a food tour. It was history, music, culture, AND food. My first time on a food tour and in Memphis. Harper was so personable and like we had all been friends forever. The food stops were varied and unique and delicious. I would highly recommend this! read more

So I had a rare opportunity for no kids weekend, bought tickets on Friday evening then immediately realized I had selected the next weekend. I called when they opened explaining what happened. And they said they would refund and they understood. Week or more went by, texted, called and emailed. All communication was kind and assured me the return would happen. It didn't had to call my credit card company to reverse charges. I really wanted to try the experience but it's a lesson I've learned and now avoid businesses with polices like this unless I can order tickets the day of. My mistake on the date, I own that but as soon as I knew I communicated and was promised a refund that didn't take place without me having to call my credit card company. read more

Went on this tour with my adult kids and their partners last summer. It was fabulous! We met at a hotel, where the the tour guide/owner brought us a delicious sample from a local place. We then went on to go to several other places to try delicious Memphis foods! While we were walking to the different places, he pointed out sooo many buildings and the history in those buildings. We went by the hotel In Which MLK was shot and were given sooo much information and history! I would have never thought this would happen on a food tour. All of the food places were delicious and again, this tour was more than food. You can tell the owner/ tour guide LOVES his city and that made the tour even more enjoyable. read more

We did the BBQ tour today. It was amazing. Our tour guide, Harper, was fun and very knowledgeable. We saw key sites around downtown and learned a lot about the history of Memphis. Harper also provided recommendations for restaurants and attractions. Expect quite a bit of walking and be sure you are hungry. We have done food tours in numerous cities and countries. This was one of the best! read more

Great tour... highly recommend. Food, history and a whole lot of Southern Hospitality. Go on an empty stomach!!!!!

I previously did a food tour in Seattle and was not disappointed. Given that the girlfriend and I were only in town for 36 hours and love to eat, we thought this would be a great experience as most food tours tend to give you some great samples from several local restaurants. We did the Taste of Memphis tour and hit up 6 restaurants around Beale st. We had bbq nachos, burger, a flight of dessert shooters, mac and cheese and more. Everything was great and Lance our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a lot of nice background on the restaurants and the history of Memphis that lead up to how it was that day. Be warned though, there is a bit of walking to get to each restaurant, although the furthest distance between two restaurants is just a few blocks, but there are several restaurants. Lance also talked about how he's developing other tours and I would not hesitate to check them out in the future. read more

My husband and I took the barbecue tour during a recent trip to Memphis. It was a highlight of our trip! Perfect mix of food and local history. Our guide Harper was a Memphis native whose love for his city was infectious. We tried five or six different restaurants and a few other stops along the way. He gave us many recommendations for other places as well and even checked in with us the next day to see how we liked the breakfast place he suggested. I go on a lot of food tours and this was definitely one of the better ones I've experienced. read more

HIGHLY recommend. We went on a tour a few weeks ago and this was soooo much fun and Harper was an ideal guide and bbq connoisseur.

I found Tastin Round Town on Yelp and thought what a great way to visit several Barbecue restaurants in Memphis. We booked this tour at the last minute. The process for booking was easy. Our tour guide, Harper was amazing. We visited five restaurants. All the restaurants were good with Central Barbecue and Blue City cafe being my favorite. We also had an added stop... Beale Sweets-Sugar Snacks which was very tasty. If you are in Memphis and would like a great way to taste great barbecue and learn about Memphis culture, I would definitely recommend Tastin Round Town and if you are lucky ....you may get the marvelous Mr. Harper as your tour guide. read more

Southern Hospitality at its finest... Honestly if you've never been to Memphis, have come to Memphis 1000 times, or grew up here, the BBQ Tour by Tasting around Town is phenomenal! Our host was Harper born and raised local who knew all the history on BBQ and the Blues! The tour was packed full of history and flavour, he knew just where to take us! I will be booking the half and half tour before we go! Truly if your visiting Memphis this is a MUST, if you're headed to Memphis on a first time trip I'd go on this tour before Graceland, and maybe even before the Museum of Civil Rights (both are MUST see's), Harper was so authentic about what it was like growing up here, it's so amazing to hear a locals journey! Amazing, amazing, amazing. read more

Got a text from Carroll, the owner of the company the morning of to confirm information and she was extremely helpful and responsive to my questions. We met up with the amazing Taylor in the lobby and things could not have gone more awesome. She was so incredibly sweet, funny and knowledgeable about the city and the food. Memphis could not ask for a better ambassador. Then the food- the food people was yummy, it was just me and my hubby and Taylor and it felt like we went to a great lunch with a friend who knew the best spots. It's hours later and I'm still full!! Definitely would recommend! We're coming back to Memphis to eat some more! read more

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We had an excellent tour with Taylor! Good food, good info about the city. I would highly recommend this tour! Try to do it as early in your trip as you can, because you'll want to visit all of the other places that she suggests! Thank you for the wonderful afternoon! read more

Great tour and great time! Taylor's tour was terrific - each of the six tour stops was distinctly different, and the food was a hit each time. We also loved the fact that we got to learn a lot about Memphis along the way. We're already making plans to come back based on our experience. Thanks Taylor! - Rick read more

Finding this tour a few years ago was so incredible. It is one of a kind, very affordable, and I learned so much more about Memphis than I have in the 20+ years I have lived here during the tour. I have done it twice and can not wait for another opportunity to do it again! Hoping there are new restaurants and food to enjoy. read more

Awesome tour Taylor us the sweetest. she completely made our experience in Memphis fantastic. Really appreciate her kindness and beautiful spirit. read more

Tastin Round Town - Awesome tour. Taylor was an amazing tour guide. Really opened our eyes about the beautiful city that Memphis is. - Food Tours Near Me - Memphis, Tennessee

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Taylor was our guide around downtown Memphis. Great food and tons of fun Memphis trivia and history. Favorite stop was Dyers for the burger, fries, and shake...followed by the bbq nachos at Alfred's as a close second. Definitely a good way to spend the afternoon in the city!! read more

Lance was a fantastic tour guide for our BBQ food tasting tour. We went to 6 different restaurants and he selected his favorites which we enjoyed!!! In addition to the standard fare of BBQ Memphis Pork sandwiches and ribs, we had BBQ spaghetti and BBQ egg rolls. The food was delicious and we would have never been able to get to the number or quality of restaurants especially with his VIP service at each restaurant which got us seated promptly and food served ahead of everyone else. We really came away with knowledge on the history of BBQ in Memphis and the different nuances of different BBQ techniques from a very educated individual who also serves as a judge for the official Memphis BBQ contest each year. The bonus of the tour was that Lance providing the history of the Memphis downtown area and pointed out many of the historical area's as well as the current redevelopment plans for the City. Extremely interesting and we all came away from the tour with an extremely rewarding and tasty tour!!! Highly recommend this tour. It is part walking and part by transportation. Be sure you bring your appetite as you will certainly end the tour with a very satisfied meal after sampling the best of the best. read more

We had a BBQ tour on Beale Street today and Taylor was our tour guide! My two friends came from out of town to visit and I live in Southaven (just a bit south of Memphis). It was so much fun. We are all so happy we had a tour! The food was absolutelyy amazing and Taylor shared so much history and awesome facts about Memphis and Beale Street. Highly highly recommended!! read more

We took the Memphis BBQ tour with Lance. We visited 6 different places serving style of bbq. Two of the places had unique, to us, dishes: one was bbq nachos which consisted of tortilla chips layered with pulled pork, bbq sauce & cheese; the second was bbq spaghetti which consisted of smoked pasta, pulled pork & sauce. It was a truly wonderful experience. Lance educated us on cooking methods, sauces & rubs, along with history of Memphis & her neighborhoods. I highly recommend this tour, or any others Lance may lead. read more

A tour like this is fantastic for anyone that loves food, but only has a short time in Memphis and wants to try a ton of restaurants! We were able to taste great menu items from six different restaurants (three BBQ places, three local joints) in the South Main district - all delicious! There wasn't one thing we didn't enjoy. The company was even better, as both Debbie and Carol were gracious tour guides that were friendly with the restaurant owners and staff, as well as provided historic back stories about each restaurant we visited. It's a great mix of local flavor - a true taste of Memphis! - and the history of the great little city on the Mississippi. This is the second tour I've done with Tastin' Round Town, and I look forward to bringing more of my visitors on future tours! read more