Taste of Williamsburg

My Boyfriend and I were part of a private tour of restaurants/tastings at a number of Williamsburg's places. Our first stop was The SPICE AND TEA EXCHANGE OF WILLIAMSBURG. They had an assortment of Teas and spices to select from. What a treat! The aroma was delightful. We purchased a few things there. Teas and Spices. The next stop was to The Hound's Tale pub. This was nice, we tried their Brussel Sprouts. The portion was generous. Our next stop was to say hello to Chef's Kitchen and we were able to speak with Chef John Gonzales. He had some wonderful suggestions for pairing wines. The nice thing is all of his wines were only $10 and they had been for many years. We can wait until he reopens his kitchen again. On to PAUL'S Deli, WOW!!!!!!!!!! The PIZZA and the Holly SUB was amazing and very tasty. We tried a variety of local beers and ciders. TOTALLY suggestions trying PAULS Deli. Thank goodness this was a walking tour. I was stuffed however we still had more to see. Next stop Blue Talon Bistro for Mac and Cheese. NICE again generous portions for tasting. Then we went to Kilwins for Ice cream and Fudge tasting, WOW they were so nice and very welcoming. The ice cream was very creamy and a lot of favors to taste. Next was a small PEANUT SHOP, they too were nice and gave us samples of peanuts to try. Last was the WYTHE CANDY Shop....Did I say I was STUFFED? YES We had plans to go to a nice dinner but I couldn't eat anything else.Our tour guide, APRIL, She was knowledgeable, humorous, and attentive. She kept us engaged with food and restaurant information as well as sharing some of her experiences and insights. She gave us a history lessons and went above and beyond to make sure our needs were taken great care of. She was very friendly and always offered to take photos. We were extremely pleased with her tour and this experience. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a day in Williamsburg area. Thank you for the unforgettable experience, April

This was a complete waste of $60. I see why we were the only ones to go on the tour. ..Tour guide Emily. FIRST STOP:They give you samples of peanuts which you can go into the store and receive for free yourself. SECOND STOP:Spices and teas with some ounces of sugars cheapest $4.00 so that is $64.00 for a pound of sugar???THIRD STOP:A slice of regular doughy pizza ($3.00) FORTH STOP:A forth of a Hot Holly sandwich because they cut it up into 4 pieces ($2.50). FIFTH STOP:Next you get 3 samples of beer which equal (7.50). SIXTH STOP:You than get a forth of an ice cream sandwich (2.00).SEVENTH STOP: Than you get an appetizer of regular not gourmet mac n cheese TO SHARE with 4 people again (2.50). EIGTH STOP:You than go to a fudge store (free samples) and a goody bag with a small pretzel ($2)NINTH STOP:Candy store where (free samples) and you get a coupon for 10% and a good bag with 2 small chocolates ($2) you can buy at your local store.Very very disappointing tour and than our tour guide waiting at the end for a tip ($20) which I was dumb enough to give and tells us to leave a review on Yelp so she can get more money on top.The overall value is like $25 for food and you are paying $60????? Plus tip OMGGGGG. This is highway robbery and you are way better off just going to the individual stops yourself listed on the website.

My husband and I do food tours all over the United States and Europe. We've been on over 30. I would say that this ranks one of the best. April did an amazing job. She was fun and funny and full of energy, knowledge and history. She's comes from a long line of locals who have many good stories. Everything we tasted was delicious and there was plenty of it. no one on our tour was able to eat everything. Fortunately she let us brown bag whenever we needed to. We learned all sorts of fun facts about Williamsburg and the people who settled here. Our group was 11 guests and we met all kinds of new fun foodie friends. We were even lucky enough to meet famous celebrity chef from, "A Chef's Kitchen", John Gonzalez. I can't Wait to go back to some of these restaurants and shops. It was an excellent value for the money. I read some other reviews complaining about the amount of food for the price. Yes if you spend $60 in a restaurant of course you're going to get a full meal. But this is a "tasting" precisely. The value is in the time the guide spent educating us on the area and helping us find the best spots to go back to for meals in the future.

They took my money. Canceled my tour.Have not refunded me.Have called 3 times requesting them to call me. Have emailed twice requesting them to call me. No response.

We enjoyed our food tour and meeting the owners of the businesses. Alecia was great. She had a wonderful personality and knowledge of the area. Only sad thing was lack of people taking the tour!

Let me provide everyone an update...6 months later they've claimed to have addressed the issue by blaming it on the places they visit. What a joke. You'd have more fun lighting your money on fire and eating the ashes. ___________________________________________If I'm being honest, our entire group was very underwhelmed with this experience. We've done 5+ food tours in multiple cities and found this one to be considerably lacking by comparison. Here is some of what drove our poor experience:- In the candy store and peanut store, it seemed like the businesses weren't expecting us. It was extremely crowded and we were basically told to stand around while we waited for some very bad candy. In the peanut store, I heard our guide asking if we our group could get a discount on a later purchase and was told no. - We didn't make it into whatever the "herb store" was supposed to be - In the first restaurant we went into, they asked if we would wait outside. It was 40 degrees and pretty windy. It's not unreasonable to expect a better experience considering we booked a food tour. The mac and cheese was fantastic here. - The pizza restaurant was pretty bad in our opinion. The pizza was subpar, but the portions were at minimum decent. - The night-club was great. The server did a small presentation and the food was great. - In the place where we had wings, I would guess that people averaged one wing per person. - In the final restaurant, there was no where near enough food to go around. Everyone got maybe one bite of each dish, maybe. I thought I heard the comment made multiple times by our guide that people were added onto the tour. This really showed in the quantity of food and some of the places we visited almost seemed annoyed at our presence. Considering the cost associated with this tour (which is average for a food tour), we expected a much more accommodating experience with more food to go around. To top it all off, they sent me an email asking for my feedback. I sent the exact comments above and never heard back.

Our first food tour and nothing to write home about. Average food,except for the wings at the Amber Ox which where very good. The give aways at the chocolate and peanut shops can be had by anyone. Our guide did not seem to be into it, Not much of a talker or foodie. We could have gotten the same food and treats for about half the price. Would rate the guide 2 stars, food 3 stars. Overall I wouldn't do it again or recommend anyone to do it.

My mom and I went to this food tour as a first stop on our mother daughter weekend in Williamsburg. It was a perfect first stop for us, April showed us all around the local spots that weren't too touristy and told us all the neat stuff about the town and the food we tried was delicious and it felt like we were touring the town with an old friend. In addition to the tour she gave us great recommendations for what to do that weekend that I couldn't find online when I planned our trip, we even bumped into her at a super fun local band concert she suggested! Would definitely recommend to anyone who's visiting Williamsburg for the first time and wants to the get the most out of their visit.

7 March 2020 we embarked on our taste of Williamsburg restaurants and businesses. Our tour guide April was entertaining and energetic. We all enjoyed her stories and the information she provided along the walk. My favorite was the Kilwin candy store and the Blue Talon bistro. That said all of the places we visited were tasty.

You need to do this. Our tour guide, Nicki, was so knowledgeable and friendly. I was impressed by the fact that we visited stores, ate samples and dined at sit down restaurants. The mac and cheese at one restaurant was nothing short of amazing, and the last restaurant was a great place to complete the tour.Nicki encouraged conversation to flow freely, and the group enjoyed great conversations as we ate and traveled between spots. Plus, the tour moved at our speed - we were given time to shop as we visited various stores.The tour is well worth the price, and if you look in some of the tour books, you'll find coupons for money off, which is a bonus.