My wife and I took the Portland: Old Port Culinary Walking Tour. This was our first "foodie tour"...I'll try most anything once, but ultimately this tour was not all I expected it to be. Our tour began with tasting Maine potato flour donuts, served with Moxie soda. Along the way, we tasted: Maine sausages served with unique sauces; a cold-pressed nut mylk smoothie; crab sushi; lobster roll served with craft beer; ending with tasting chocolates at a chocolate store. The website describes nine possible tasting stops for this tour and, I guess, we visited six of these. Janet, our guide, was nice and informative, but, I perceived, somewhat distracted with checking her phone for "real time" updates on where our tour would be starting, where our next stop would be, what time our next stop would be expecting us, etc. Additionally, I heard her indicate that the schedule was subject to change - one of the reasons she was checking her phone. Lastly, I perceived, that for these reasons and comments indicating certain restaurants we saw were not on our tour today, our group may not have been provided the best/full experience. For these reasons, I will more thoroughly read the reviews of any "foodie" tour we may consider booking in the future. My tour cost $75 + tip, so you can judge for yourself.
Одговор домаћина
Sep 2019
Dear Dennis,
We are sorry to read that you were disappointed with your tour and appreciate your candor. While our tours do vary, we typically visit six locations over three hours providing a wide variety of locally sourced foods from local owners. While you were not pleased, we usually hear and read that most of our guests are more than full and satisfied with the servings and we always strive for this. We have also spoken with Janet for her feedback and further trained her to focus exclusively on our guests. We do apologize for her distractions and your disappointment on your tour.