Voyage09085494215
Jan 2025
Our tour started off great with an excellent guide, Nancy, who has a terrific knowledge of Charleston’s history, architecture, and restaurants. Our first stop at Victoria’s on King was a delightful sample of Low Country cooking with very thoughtful commentary on the cuisine. Unfortunately, the next two stops were nowhere near as good. Mesu was supposedly an eclectic mix of Asian (sushi) and Mexican and failed in both areas. Both the lobster roll and the beef taco were uninspired and hardly distinctive. There was no commentary, nothing unique to Charleston, and the staff seemed totally indifferent. Next door at Bourbon N’ Bubbles we fared no better. It is basically a glamourous bar and the staff is totally focused on their extensive selection of whisky. The tastings were a deviled egg and a chicken tender on a roll. Again no commentary, no culinary history to speak of, and nothing unique about the food. The last stop for dessert at Hotel Bennett’s La Patisserie was well done and the pastry was nicely presented although not uniquely Charleston. All in all, this tour was not “seafood heavy” as touted on the website. Very ordinary, hardly representative of the Charleston food scene, and not a good value.
Odpowiedź od gospodarza
Jan 2025
Hello, we are sorry that you did not enjoy the tour. We did respond to your email you sent us, but received no response back from you. As mentioned in that email, when you take a food tour, there is an inherent risk of not liking some or all of the food. We offer grits on our food tours, and there are many in the world who do not care for grits. We believe the food at the stops you mentioned are quite tasty, and we believe they are representative of the growing restaurant scene in Charleston. Our website indicates that the tour is "shellfish" heavy and not "seafood" heavy. The indication is for those with a shellfish allergy so they are aware before signing up. Considering you had shellfish at half the stops on your tour, we feel like this is worth mentioning in the about section of the tour to properly set expectations. We have already provided a refund to you for the tour.