I want to recommend Village Food Tours in Cocoa. It was the most enjoyable afternoon we have spent…read moreon our vacation so far. Today is my husband's birthday and we chose to do the Village Food Tours with Halim. He is very knowledgeable of the Village of Cocoa history and background of the restaurants we toured and sampled . The places we visited were Ossorio Bakery & Cafe Pub Americana (gator bites) Tapa N Tacos Thai Thai Village Bier Gartien Restaurant and Cindy Lee's. We were given great hospitality and service at each location and served ample portions, not just sample sizes. We also purchase the drink package, so we got to try the specialty drinks at each location. If you have not checked out Village Food Tours, just do it. The phone number is Village Food Tours: 321 233 4600

We had an incredible time on this Cocoa Village food tour! I chose this as one of the activities…read morefor my 20-year-old godson and his friend who were visiting from New Hampshire because we're all foodies, and it turned out to be such a memorable experience for all of us. Halim was an outstanding guide... knowledgeable, engaging, and genuinely enjoyable to spend time with. He shared history and insights in a way that never felt scripted, and his personality made the whole experience feel relaxed and fun. It truly felt like we were exploring with a friend. Each stop offered something unique and delicious, from alligator tail at Pub Americana to a fresh and flavorful chicken salad with croissant at Ossorio Bakery & Café, perfectly smoked brisket and sausage at Crydermans BBQ, and finishing with amazing drunken noodles at Thai Thai Village. This tour is such a great way to experience the local food scene and learn a bit of history along the way. It was such a fun way to spend time together and show them a unique side of the area. Highly recommend!

Awesome winery serving local Florida wine using muscadine grapes! They have a big pavilion to sit…read moreand relax, as well as food trucks on certain days. They also have live bands on the weekend usually so it's a great place to hangout with friends!

We went to summer crush on New Year's Eve. The venue was a British venue of the Beatles and they…read morecelebrated New Year's at 7 PM which is midnight in the British Isles. We had a table. We had a lot of fun and a lot of dancing, and listening to the music and singing along. You can see that the winery tries very hard to please its guests. The only problem that I found was that it was really loud and difficult to talk. All in all, we had a great New Year's Eve. We've been there before with other bands, and it's a nice place to go for a change of pace.

We took the West Palm Beach History and Food Tour as part of a day enjoying being a tourist in our…read moreown neighborhood. The history portion was short but informative. Our guide took us to a combination of places we'd been and places that were new to us. It was nice getting the background on the chef's at all the restaurants. In fact, we liked the new to us restaurants so much, we returned a few days later for dinner at one. The minbus was very comfortable and the other participants were all friendly and nice. The only little disappointment was our last stop. Havana offered a great selection of their classic dishes, but they were cold when we arrived. If they change the restaurants, we would do this tour again.

There's a reason they have a 5 Star rating on Yelp and rated one of the top food tour companies in…read morethe USA. They offer interesting tours, they live in and know the area, have amazing relationships with top restaurants, chefs and food markets... and everything is done in a first class manner. We took the "Historic West Palm Beach Neighborhood Food Tour" which was fantastic and highly recommended. It was a great way to learn about the historic area just south of West Palm Beach and be introduced to some great restaurants. We met at Casa Grandview Inn, a historic inn that is beautifully designed and was able to see much of this very private place. For me this alone was worth going on the tour, so I was already ahead of the game! Just look at some of the amazing photos of the Inn I'm posting. After learning about the Inn, we boarded a luxury Mercedes mini-bus and headed out to visit and taste some special food spots in the nearby neighborhood. Perfect for visitors to the Palm Beach area as well as locals, who I guarantee will learn so much, and have a lot of fun as well. You can check out the current itinerary on their web site... all great places, hand-picked by the owner of the company, Kristl Story, who knows everything that is going on in West Palm Beach. Based on the professionalism and expertise as displayed on our tour, I can confidently recommend ANY of this tours and plan to go on a few more. As someone who lives in the area, I'm especially interested in next taking the "Mornings in the Market" tour next. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Our group had a fantastic time on our food tour! Every stop was carefully crafted, and the tour…read moregroup has clearly built lasting relationships with a lot of the restaurants in the area because we had executive chefs and owners speak with our group at nearly every stop. You are given a lot more food on this food tour than on others we have done, so come hungry! I would highly recommend this for families, couples, people visiting the area on vacation, and even corporate outings.

We were gifted this food tour from our family and were so happy to have the opportunity to go…read moretoday. Since I am a lover of most all foods :-) the Delray Craft Food Tour was a wonderful gift! Our group met up with our tour guide Anthony at El Camino in Pineapple Grove. We were given a short introduction and sat down to our first tasting starting with Margaritas, Home Made Chips with Red and Green Salsa and Brisket Quesadillas. What a great way to start the fun. Next stop was a real surprise, an Asian Street Food location off the beaten path called Goodies. We sampled a delicious fruit tea and a new item to me JianBing, an Asian chicken burrito with a crunch which made the taste and texture exceptional. We actually watched the chef create this on a crepe maker! (see video) This is a great affordable lunch stop in Delray! Next stop, Beer Trade company very conveniently located next door to Goodies. Everyone was offered a beer of their choice from a HUGE selection in the cold case and on tap. It all started in Maryland so Old Bay was a great addition to their Honey Old Bay wings recipe marinated in what else BEER. They were crispy and sweet with quite a kick! We also sampled the risotto balls - yummy! We walked a few blocks to stop #4 Death by Pizza! The owner Koby greeted us and gave us some background of this Detroit style pizza company which has become a very popular location two blocks off Atlantic. What a treat! This business is take-out only so we stood outside and sampled a square thick crispy crust slice topped with amazing cheese and tomato sauce known as The Enemy! I can see why..i gained a pound in the sampling but boy was it worth it!! Sadly one last stop, (i was FULL but having way too much fun) @ Dekes Coffee. Nico, a young visionary, gave us a full explanation of the coffee making process as we sampled an affogato, espresso shot over a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If you like strong unsweetened coffee, this is your coffee shop. From coffee plant to green coffee beans to the roasting process, we saw it all. Unfortunately, I don't remember where the coffee beans originated in our espresso affogato, however Nico spoke of Ethiopian coffee as one they serve often. I would highly recommend this tour as a chance to sample some great independent restaurants in Delray. Our group seemed to be most impressed with the gems we found off the beaten path. Their tours and gift cards can be purchased online. #craftfoodtoursdelraybeach

Want to spend 3 hours on a guided stroll down Park Ave stopping in restaurants, shops and learning…read moreabout some history? Check this out! Nice for locals and visitors. Having seen a lot of post cards for this event around Park Ave, we decided to give it a try this past weekend. We went with the Saturday tour and unfortunately, we were interrupted with some rain during our tour so we didn't get the full history and stroll that usually is part of it. Bummed but we didn't let it stop us from having a good time. Reid was our guide for the day and also a founder of this Food Tour. He was fun and very lighthearted throughout our experience. I do feel that since there was rain we missed most of what the tour was trying to accomplish, which was to give us a history lesson as well. I do have to say, I didn't learn much but since we were scurrying to each location, I know it was difficult. They do warn you of the rain, I mean, hello! It's Florida! So they recommend bringing an umbrella! Do yourself a favor and do that if there is more than 30% chance! You will be glad you did. For a $47 price tag, check out the stops we headed to and keep in mind, they are the same stops for each tour but they will be adding a new tour of the other end of Park Ave in the next few months. This is a tour of 6 businesses which consist of: Prato Ancient Olive The Spice & Tea Exchange Orchid Thai Cuisine Kilwin's Sassafras Sweet Shoppe Prato I have been various times so I already knew it was going to be a great kick-off to the tour. When you booked, there were an option of Wine or Beer. I went for the wine and a red wine was waiting as we were seated at the table. We tried 2 of their pizzas and had their house bread as well. It was lovely as you really can't have a bad experience in Prato. However, I think this would have been a great opportunity for someone from Prato to chat about their business but Reid did a pretty good rundown. Ancient Olive By far, Ancient Olive took the cake for being the highlight of the tour. WOW! Not only does this shop rock in it's own right, they know how to host a tour of people who love food and want a taste of local. We had someone from Ancient Olive walk us through an Olive Oil & Balsamic tasting, think Wine tasting but with Olive Oil & Balsamic. They also had some tapenade and a goat cheese spread with balsamic and almonds to snack on. They carry a local all-natural beverage mixer as well, Bungalow23 and we had the Prickly Pear. Just when we thought we were already in heaven, another door opened: Ice Cream with Olive Oil and salt... OMGGGGG... I could have stopped the tour here and taken a bath in this. You are not supposed to shop on this tour but it was raining and I spent almost $70 here. Such a great stop. The Spice & Tea Exchange They have so many teas, salts, spices and peppers than you could ever imagine. The best part is they have kick-a recipes to use and we tasted two of them on this stop. Beer cheese dip and an orzo pasta. The pasta was delicious! We also had one of their cold brew teas. Lovely stop. I did feel a little rushed from here on out but that may have been because the rain kept us at the 2nd stop for a long time. Orchid Thai Cuisine I have been here and unfortunately, everything we tasted, chicken satay and their appetizer platter was everything I have had here before. Didn't get much of a new experience here and didn't really learn anything about the business except they have been there for 6 years. Kilwin's My least fav stop on the tour. Not sure why we went with Kilwin's since it's not local. When we arrive, we really didn't learn anything about the business and no one from there interacted with us. We had a taste of the Winter Park Mud, vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips and carmel. It was good but the ice cream wasn't very smooth, it was more crystalized. I am not into fudge so I gave mine away. It was the turtle fudge. Sassafras Sweet Shoppe I adore this store so I was excited to see this on the stop. However, we only spent about 2 minutes in here and grabbed cotton candy and went and ate it under an awning outside and were sent on our way. A very abrupt ending but it was still raining out so I guess we couldn't expect too much. Overall, wasn't blown away but I did it with 2 friends and the others that were on the tour were fun as well. It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon even if the stops and content didn't blow me away.

Good food, new friends, perfect weather. What more could you want on a Saturday afternoon?…read more We had a great tour of Winter Park with Kiel. He's very knowledgable about the area and locations where we made stops. We also had great service at each of our stops, as Kiel is on a first name basis with everyone on Park Ave. I highly recommend this tour for out of town guests or if you'd just like to get to know your neighborhood a little bit better.

Definitely a MUST-DO! This was an incredible experience…read more Everything we were shown today would've been missed if we decided to stop in and walk around to see what the town had to offer. Not only did we get to know a bit of the towns history, we got to eat incredible food and meet incredible people. I chose for us to do a private tour and it did not disappoint. It was a great day to experience Inverness, Florida! What a beautiful, small town. I highly suggest booking one of these tours, Elizabeth was highly knowledgeable and knew the towns history backwards and forwards. Highly recommend! Great experience that was not expensive. Well worth it!

Our neighborhood group of 16 booked Elizabeth's Tour in Crystal River. The information about…read morefamous people who visited or filmed or built in Crystal River was a surprise for most of us. Elizabeth took us to Lemon Tree Gift shop first where you have an opportunity to see so may unique gifts many produced by local crafters. We also spent time in the Artisans Art Gallery (most of us went back to either of the stops after the tour because we had seen something to purchase). However, the highlight was the four restaurants on the tour where we were treated to such incredible food pairings. Trust me when I say, no one left hungry! We were treated to unique American dishes, BBQ, seafood, and home made doughnuts and ice cream. One example, The Cattle Dog is owned by a five star chef who brought his culinary skills to this quaint town. I highly recommend you book this tour for a fun, fabulous, food tour in the lovely coastal town of Crystal River.

On Monday June 1 2015, was my first tour with Denise on her private tour for CSL Plasma. She had…read moregreat "ice breaker" conversation starters with having us write our name and favorite type of food and drink on a sticker. THIS was a GENIUS idea it was great to see who had what and it made talking to others so EASY!. We first visited City Oyster, they were all so friendly but not only that you get to a plate of kale salad, coconut shrimp and clam linguine. Next stop only was right next door to the Buddha Sky Bar. I have always walked past this restaurant just never walked in.. And it was BEAUTIFUL it was a place that I would go to on a "first date" type of night. The hospitality here was INCREDIBLE so sweet, fun, and always smiling. The server we had was Pat she was so nice. They already had their edamame with truffle oil and sea salt on the table, then came out with sake for us to try. This was my first time trying sake (I don't think ill be having it again) haha. But next was their Pineapple Fried Rice I RECOMMEND IT, so amazing,. Finally the Fire Roll, it looked so fishy I don't normally try sushi with raw fish on the top, however this time I did, and I didn't taste the fishy taste at all. it was PERFECT. After that there was Janet she is the Maitre D she gave us a tour of Buddha Sky Bar I NEVER KNEW how much more was at the restaurant. Now we were off to The Original Popcorn House this is the cutest little red house. We were all so lucky because normally they are closed on Monday but opened just for our tour. Denise made this stop to show us the "behind the scene" of how the popcorn was being made, and to do a popcorn and wine pairing. I know popcorn and wine?!?! BUT it worked we tried white, red, and sparkling wine with a specific type of popcorn flavor that paired well with the wine. Denise knew exactly what she was talking about on each specific wine. HONESTLY AN AMAZING EXPEREINCE!! We then had a quick stop at The Colony Hotel and Denise told us about the history of Delray Beach, and how this is the only hotel that still has a man working the elevators. Continuing on we ended up at 50 Ocean they served us the Sea Devils & Prosecco. We left and walked to Pizza Rustica, trying their S'Mores Pizza was to die for!!! It was a Perfect Dessert for the end of this tour. This was my first tour and definitely WON'T be my last. Denise through out the whole tour connected with every one, and always had fun and interesting facts! I WOULD RECOMMEND to anyone who is looking for a fun time, loves food, and wants to learn about the town. :)

The wine tasting was such a treat! What a great night with our girlfriends. Denise, the Chief Wine…read moreOfficer taught us about the history of wine, wine pairing and more.

Amado was so sweet and very very knowledgeable about Downtown Winterhaven. We went to several…read moredifferent stops and tried different foods. All were absolutely delicious and of you go, you need to pick the alcoholic option. We went to a wine bar and a whiskey bar that were both 10/10. If you are looking for something to do other than Disneyland, take this food tour with Amado! She is the best!

Today we did a Brunch Tour with Amada from Winter Haven Food Tours which had been a gift from our…read moredaughter. what a wonderful time! Although we have lived in Winter Haven for 17 years, we learned historical facts we didn't know, and visited restaurants we had never been to. we had Mexican food, breakfast muffins, strawberry bruschetta with wine, Vietnamese food and ended with chocolate gelato drizzled with orange oil. Just delicious! tThank you, Amada, for the wonderful time!

AWESOME!! My wife and I had such a great experience on this dinner tour on our recent trip to…read moreOrlando. It was truly the highlight of our stay there. We booked through the website and had great communication about where to be, what to expect, etc. On the day of our tour, we arrived at the pick-up location a little early and our guide (Jessica) was already there waiting for us. The van was spotless and comfortable and our Jessica was very concerned with our personal comfort and safety. Along with my wife and I, there were two other couples, one celebrating and their 51st anniversary and a young couple in the military out for a fun evening (we are somewhere in the middle of these age groups). We all had a great time. Once the tour got rolling, so did the rain. It poured but that didn't distract from the experience too much. Jessica was very informative and entertaining and clearly is very concerned about everyone having a great time. She showed us sights of the city on our way and asked fun trivia questions. I'm kind of a "slow-to-warm-up" kind of guy and she made thing relaxed and fun right away. We stopped at four restaurants for food and drinks. She sampled Asian, Ethiopian, "American", and dessert. I don't want to give too much away because the stops change frequently and there's also a bit of joy in not knowing ahead of time what is coming next. At each stop our table was waiting and we were treated very well by the waitstaff (I was a little worried about being treated like a transient tourist being on a tour like this). At each stop they were ready for us and food and drink arrived quickly. There was time to relax and enjoy the company and the food but things moved along quickly. All-in-all, this was a fantastic tour. We will definitely do it again when we return to Orlando. We want to try the lunch tour, too. I think this is great for locals and travelers, alike.

Our guide was Jalil. He met us on time. He was wearing a green company t-shirt. He drove us around…read morein a non branded (his personal?) black Cadillac CTS; it was very clean. The tour was just me and the one other person I was with so we sat together in the backseat. There were car seats available for kids. We met at 6877 S Kirkman Rd in front of a closed down Office Depot. I'm not sure why we met here. There was no food stop near this location. We visited, in order: 1) Stonington's Fried Shrimp 2) Tako Cheena 3) Yum-mi Sandwiches 4) 4 Rivers Smokehouse 5) Jeremiah's Italian Ice I've gone on countless other food tours. Here's how this one stacks up. The food portions were above average in my tour experience. They were large and mostly main food items, not dessert. At place 3 we had two items: a small smoothie and the two of us split a full sandwich. At place 2 we split three tacos. At place 1 we got some shrimp, catfish, corn bread and mac n cheese. Place 4 was a cup of BBQ pork with cheese grits on the bottom and coleslaw on top. Place 5 was an icy or gelato. Our guide tried to personalize our tour. He discovered one of us was in town on healthcare business an proceeded to point out all the local hospitals as we drove. I've learned more history on other tours, but perhaps Orlando just has less. I wouldn't know. What we did learn was interesting and presented in a fun way. We covered a lot of ground in the car and stopped on the side if the road in a few locations. I'd change: In other food tours the guide called ahead to the restaurant to say we were coming so the food was ready upon our arrival. This didn't happen on this tour, though it's a nice touch as it keeps the pace up. Our guide stood in line and ordered at each restaurant while we sat down. Then we all sat down and waited as the food was cooked. Calling ahead would speed the tour up. Secondly, none of the owners or managers or chefs (or even waitress for that matter) of any of the restaurants came out to speak to our group, which is common on food tours in my experience. I missed hearing the restaurant's perspective on the food and the establishment's history. Our guide did provide some.

Spent an exceptionally five hour tour stopping at four wine/brewery locations. Adam our bus driver…read morewas very accommodating , friendly and lots of fun. Each stop had something to keep our younger kids occupied while we got our drink on. We would highly recommend Indian River Tours to any family or group looking for an afternoon out ..... and best of all no DUI

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