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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
Wed 25 Dec
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Starting at $150.00
Wed 25 Dec
Starting at $150.00
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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 adultā€™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
1
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.
2
Santa Barbara County Courthouse
Visit the outside of the Courthouse and if there is time, The Sunken Gardens
3
Arlington Theatre
Learn about the history the The Arlington Theatre. We do NOT go inside the theatre.
4
The Granada Theatre
Learn about the history of The Granada Theatre. We do NOT go into the theatre.
5
The Historic La Arcada Courtyard
See and sometimes walk through the Plaza designed by famous Architect Myron Hunt.
6
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)
GA86
Jun 2014
Our tour guide, Erin took us on this brilliant food and drink tour of Santa Barbara and it was one of the highlights of our holiday to California - it really was such good fun and a great way to learn about the area. The many delicious tastings included an incredible Mexican meal, superb ice cream and a really enjoyable wine tasting. We loved our stop at Backyard Bowls so much that we returned for breakfast the next morning and the lobster bisque at the Enterprise Fish Company was delicious so went back for dinner before we left Santa Barbara so were able to use the voucher for a free starter which Erin gave us on the tour. Erin was great and really knowledgeable and passionate about Santa Barbara and the amazing food and drink that it has to offer. My fiance avoids dairy and so I'd made Erin aware of this prior to the tour so she had arranged alternative tastings where needed which was really appreciated. I would highly recommend that anyone visiting Santa Barbara signs up for this tour. It is very good value for money and makes for a very enjoyable day. One tip - don't have a big breakfast beforehand as you will certainly get plenty of food (and drink) on this tour! Thank you Erin!
RetiredKonaLady
Jun 2014
A fantastic opportunity for folks to enjoy food, beer and wine tasting while learning about some of the history of Santa Barbara. Erin, our tour guide has great 'little known facts' and 'awesome stories' about the lower State St. area. The food tastings are super yummy and plentiful enough for a large lunch. We enjoyed the beer and wine tastings too. We have lived in Santa Barbara over 40 years and learned some interesting history that we never knew about before. Next time we have out-of-town guests we'll definitely recommend it!
Dana K
Jun 2014
We had such a wonderful day with Erin and our group of food touring folks! Made new friends and got to experienced Santa Barbara is a way that few get to. All the tastings were great fun, but by far the most fun was being on the streets of Santa Barbara with Erin as our guide. The tastings where unique and well balanced. The Lobster Bisque was amazing! Hope to join you again when we return to SB. All the best!

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