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

Tue 24 Dec

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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)

Kris C

Jan 2014

We took this tour last Friday and really enjoyed it. Our guide was the lovely Erin and she did an excellent job. I found this fun thing to do on Trip Advisor (naturally). We were in town with Princess Cruises on one of their Pacific Coastal getaways. I thought the Princess excursions were too expensive and was looking for something a little different. It could not have been easier. The tender brought us from the ship to the marina (not Stearns Wharf but the marina). Literally, once you get off the tender and walk down the walkway which takes you to Cabrillo Street (runs parallel to the beach), follow the walkway to the street, there is a pedestrian walkway there that goes across Cabrillo, and the street that runs perpendicular is Bath. The starting point for the tour is on the corner of Bath and Montecito a few blocks up (Rudy's). Easy-peasy. From our starting point, we visited five different restaurants/food establishments with perfectly sized portions, a brewery to sample a couple of varieties of beer, and a winery. These places were chosen because they are owned locally, are a little off the beaten path (mostly) and the offerings are wonderfully delicious. We also got to hear about some local history. The weather happened to be perfect which added to the great experience. Erin really knew her stuff. The last tender from the marina back to the ship was at 4:00, our tour ended a little after 3:00, and we made it back to the marina easily and well within the time allotted. No worries. So, if you are coming into town with a limited time frame, looking for something fun to do, reasonably priced, good value for your money, an easy walk from location to location - do this. This is a fairly new business venture and you can tell that the owners have put the time and effort into making this a rewarding experience. I am in Santa Barbara from time to time on business and will definitely, absolutely go back to these places and will tell them I am a return visitor originally introduced by Savor Santa Barbara Food Tours. They deserve the credit. Thank you, Erin, and thank you, Trip Advisor.

Cgoeth

Dec 2013

This tour was fantastic! I've been on a number of food tours in other cities, I think it's the best way to get to know a new area and figure out where you'd like to return to later in your trip. Highly recommend you take this tour your first day or two in town so you'll know where to go the rest of your trip! I grew up in Santa Barbara but haven't been back since the 80's, so it was very fun to learn how much it's changed. The Funk Zone, who knew? We will definitely be back to explore this area further and I never would have known about if not for this tour. This is an easy walking tour. My very healthy 87 year old father was with us and he had no trouble keeping up. The food choices were eclectic and delicious and I can't wait to return to every one of them. I learned some new things about my hometown ( and was able to share some history with Erin). We were very impressed with her entrepreneurial spirit, she has really put in some shoe leather to ensure a quality experience. This tour was a great value, you will not be disappointed.

CN M

Dec 2013

We had a wonderful, FILLING day with Erin during Veteran' Day weekend! Our review is delayed (due to illness), but Erin deserves a great write-up for what she does! Her choices of eating paces to visit were well researched. Erin's knowledge of Santa Barbara history and culture make her the perfect foodie/tour guide! I'm not keen on history but I really enjoyed listening to Erin and truly admired her ability of presenting historical facts in a most enjoyable way. That day was clear and crisp (rained the nite before) so the brisk walking was another added pleasure. Our favorite stop was the Arch Rock Fish! That salmon was truly the best prepared and presented! Thank you, Erin, for an awesome time! You are the best and you'll probably see us again!

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