Downtown Santa Barbara Food Tour in Santa Barbara booking from $150.00

Downtown Santa Barbara Food Tour

Overview

Eat delicious lunch food, drink great drinks and learn about downtown Santa Barbara on this 3.5ish-hour walking tour. Indulge your palate for a few hours with sipping, sampling, and savoring. You will enjoy food from 5-6+ local eateries, 1-2 wine tastings or 1 wine tasting plus another alcoholic beverage (depends on the day, it could be wine, beer or a cocktail). Go where locals like to go. This fun, informative and local walking lunch tour is sure to pleasantly fill you up and entertain the whole family. Great for a daytime activity and awesome way to learn about other places to eat and drink on your visit!

IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE WALKING OR HEALTH ISSUES, please consider a private experience for your group.

TOURS CAN EASILY BE MADE PRIVATE - please email, call or text us for more information regarding private experiences.

City: Santa Barbara

Thu 24 Oct

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What's Included

Beverages (water and one non alcoholic drink)

Local guide

Additional alcohol tasting (including wine or beer)

Food and wine tasting

Guaranteed to mostly skip the long lines

Local taxes

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Minimum drinking age is 21 years old
Please note: restaurants and tastings are subject to change
Walking is involved
Most restaurants are wheelchair accessible
Kids - parents you know your kids best, kids are welcome, if you think they will have fun with the groups.
NOT recommended for toddlers
FOOD ALLERGIES/AVERSIONS: Vegetarian, dairy free and gluten free (not celiac) option are available, we will do our very best to accommodate you BUT if we don't know about your food allergies/aversions ahead of time, we cannot accommodate them. Please advise at time of booking if required - add your food requirements in the Special Requirements field upon booking.
Special requirements other than food i.e. wheelchair or stroller - please add your requirements in the Special Requirements field upon booking.
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Currently, masks are not required in CA. If you would like to wear a mask, please feel free. If you do not feel well please do not come. Private tours available.

What To Expect

El Paseo Building

Wine tasting at one of the wonderful tasting rooms in El Paseo! During COVID-19 we visit 5-6 different tasting locations (food from 6-7 local spots), which also includes 1 wine tasting room and an alcoholic beverage l at another location. Tastings and tasting locations are subject to change.

Santa Barbara County Courthouse

Visit the outside of the Courthouse and if there is time, The Sunken Gardens

Arlington Theatre

Learn about the history the The Arlington Theatre. We do NOT go inside the theatre.

The Granada Theatre

Learn about the history of The Granada Theatre. We do NOT go into the theatre.

The Historic La Arcada Courtyard

See and sometimes walk through the Plaza designed by famous Architect Myron Hunt.

Casa de la Guerra

If there is time, hear some interesting history about Casa De La Guerra and possibly De La Guerra Plaza

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (479)

travelandbuggs

Sep 2016

My two friends and I went on this tour a couple of weeks ago and were somewhat disappointed. Our tour guide was awesome and the history was cool, but there was not a lot of food or drink. In fact, we were hungry after the tour ended so we went to dinner after. We have done food tours before and this was definitely our least favorite one. I would check out other tours in the area before booking this one! With how many restaurants there are in Santa Barbara there should have been more options. We went to two tasting rooms and one only let us try two wines and the other four. We had to share portions between 20 people. At the cheese shop we only got to try 3 bite size portions of cheese. The first stop Renauds was our favorite. All in all it was just okay.

Daniel R

Sep 2016

Booked this food tour to see what Santa Barbara's food and wine scene looked like. Kendall was an excellent guide and included SB culture and history in the tour. We visited a local patisserie, two wine tasting rooms, a noodle place, a wood-fired pizza restaurant, an artisan cheese shop, and an ice cream parlor. I thought the amount of food provided was good. I have been on food tours before where you are uncomfortably stuffed, and that was not the case here. Alcohol provided included beer and wine. A non-alcoholic tour option is provided when registering at a discounted price. Total walking distance was around 2 miles, up and down State Street. The tour ended around 4 hours later and about a quarter-half mile from the original starting point. My only complaint would be our group size. I felt it was a little large (20+ people) for two guides to control. We did spend quite a bit of time waiting around at places trying to herd cats. I think this was an anomaly due to the holiday weekend; it sounds like most group sizes are 2-4 people, which would be more appropriate in my opinion. Still, this does not discredit Kendall or the restaurants visited. I would still recommend this food tour to anyone interested in discovering the Santa Barbara foodie scene!

Lisa B

Sep 2016

Had a great time walking DT Santa Barbara and exploring a wonderful variety of restaurants & a couple of local winery tasting rooms! The food ranged from a specialty cheese shop, delicious pizza place, noodle bowl dish, a French bakery & McConnells ice cream. The two local wineries were Cebada & Grassini Family Vineyard. Our guide Kendall is a Santa Barbara local & she provided historical & fun facts throughout our 3 1/2 hr. tour. Highly recommended!

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