12 reviews of San Francisco Food Tour: Ferry Building and Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
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Reviewed by Peter S, April 2013
I thought it was fun, fabulous and very informative. Sophia was great. I would recommend this tour to anyone who is into artisanal food.
Reviewed by Gilda C, April 2013
Taking a food tour is a must-do for me every time I visit a city. The Ferry Building is a gourmand's delight, and while it will be doable to explore it on your own, joining a tour enabled us to go to the best places and get the samples that one normally does not get to enjoy unless you're with a tour. With the tour being on a Saturday, we were able to see the HUGE Saturday market just outside the building - San Francisco's biggest market, if I heard correctly.
Our tour guide Sophia deftly led us to the best morsels - starting with organic preserves - apricots, peach, orange marmalade - the best, with a higher fruit to sugar ratio. Then we moved on to pickled carrots (mmm..... I wanted a bloody mary to go with it). We had a blueberry pastry that was piping hot and to die for. Then a sourdough bread from no other than Acme bakery with cheeses from Cowgirl Creamery - the first cheese we sampled was like butter smeared on bread - how can anything taste so simple yet so good? The next one was a lot more pungent, but we all loved it! Then we had a salami sampling (I had to go back for more after the tour), several chocolate samplings from a couple of places. We tasted several honeys, and for the piece de resistance, a maccaron. So, so, so good!
It is a good idea not to eat anything substantial for breakfast (I didn't eat any at all) because I guarantee you that you will be quite full when the tour concludes.
The best part of it is that at the end of the tour, I was able to go back to all these places and shopped away, knowing exactly where to go and what to buy.
Reviewed by Gilda C, April 2013
What a delicious tour! Looking forward to joining more food tours in San Francisco.
Reviewed by Melissa M, March 2013
I have already recommended the tour to others as I have shared about my trip.
Reviewed by Kimberly J, November 2012
My mother from Denver and I took the tour together. We found it very informative and delicious! I would love to take a tour from another part of San Francisco since this was so exciting. We were so full of great food when we finished that we went right to work shopping without needing lunch.
Reviewed by MICHAEL R, June 2012
I highly recommend this tour! Our guide, Prete, was exceptional in delivery of her tour as well as knowledge about the foods presented. If you've never taken a foodie tour, take this one; you won't be disappointed!
Reviewed by azeng, USA, October 2011
Reviewed by Caz, October 2011
Enjoyed this very much but contact number were not provided to me for the tour guide - others who booked directly were provided with this and also a photo of the tour guide so that they knew who to look out for.
Reviewed by Larry W, USA, September 2011
Exceeded my expectations. Serena Bartlett was superb. She knew exactly what the visitor would find interesting and asked or added that to the tour.
Reviewed by Carolyn B, March 2013
Our tour guide, Quinn, was great! Friendly and accommodating. We were in a small group, everyone was very nice. We experienced a beautiful day on the waterfront, tasting a variety of food and enjoying the sunshine; a little too much chocolate for my taste, but delicious just the same. The Farmer's Market was amazing. There is so much to see and do in San Francisco. It was such a short visit, but an enjoyable one!
Foodies from Tucson.
Reviewed by Polly Y, December 2012
Joshua was our guide and he was very good. We enjoyed all his knowledgeable information and all the food tastings provided. Be hungry when you start the tour! The negative experiences for me during the tour was the order in which the tasting samples were given - sweets, then savory deli meats and then sweets again. Provide water or advise the participants to bring their own water or beverage to wash down the individual tastings. Also after 2 to 2-1/2 hour tour of standing and walking was tiring. Difficult enough to eat and stand and listen to the guide with ease and comfort.
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