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Downtown Victoria Food & City Tour

Name: Downtown Victoria Food & City Tour
Brand: Off the Eaten Track
SKU: 7021STREETFOOD
Price: 59.73 USD
Rating: 5.0 (134 reviews)

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Fort Street Food Walking Tour in Victoria

2 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Treat your taste buds to a walking food tour of Victoria’s bustling Fort & Blanshard Streets. Once known as Antique Row for its abundance of vintage shops, this hip neighborhood is now filled with trendy restaurants, modern boutique shops, and home to the arts district. Follow a local gourmet guide to some of the best eateries in the area including a tea salon, a European-style deli, an authentic taqueria, Middle-Eastern street food, and more. Chat with shop owners and chefs along the way to gain insight into Victoria’s thriving culinary scene. Group size is limited to 12 for a more personalized tasting experience.

2-hour guided food walking tour along Victoria’s Fort & Blanshard Streets
Visit seven different eateries and taste more than 15 samples of local food & beverages
Samples include: tea, tacos, charcuterie, baked goods, herb-infused soda, falafel, Italian street food, and more
Learn about Fort Street’s history and pick up recommendations on where to eat and shop on your own
Sights include St.Andrew’s Cathedral and the famous Russell Books
Enjoy personalized attention on this small-group tour limited to 12 people

What's Included

Professional guide
Food and drink tastings
Afternoon tea
Lunch
Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Off The Eaten Track Food Tours Victoria
470 Belleville St. Level 2, Victoria, BC V8W 1W9, Canada
We are on the main floor of the Steamship Terminal Building. We have a gift shop inside, next to the Steamship Grill & Bar Restaurant. Please go inside our gift shop to check-in with the staff.

Start time

02:30 PM

End point

Bon Macaron Patisserie
1012 Broad St, Victoria, BC V8W 2A1, Canada
This is only a few short blocks or about a 5 minute walk from the starting location.

What To Expect

Steamship Terminal

1 minute • Admission Ticket Free

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Pass By)

Empress Hotel National Historic Site of Canada (Pass By)

Inner Harbour

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Royal Theatre (Pass By)

Fort Street (Pass By)

St. Andrew's Cathedral (Pass By)

Government Street

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
A moderate amount of walking is involved including some standing. Not all restaurants have seating available and the tour has about 3--40 minutes of light walking.; comfortable shoes are recommended
Stroller accessible
Please dress according to weather conditions
Please advise any specific dietary requirements including vegetarian requests a minimum of 24 hours before the tour commences.
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infant meals not included
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Tour is suitable for vegetarians. Must be requested prior to tour starting a minimum of 24 hours before tour starts.
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Helena_C

Jo was a brilliant guide, showing the best places of Victoria, the little side roads and was really knowledgeable, friendly and an amazing person - the tour ended up just the two of us but it was so good!

Reviews

5.0

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Great experience

Debbie_S, Apr 2024

Great experience discovering new food and drink gems in Victoria. Vasi was a knowledgeable and personable guide and the small tour group was a delight.

A great experience

Helen_S, Apr 2024

Great experience, very knowledgeable guide, excellent food choices, I wish I’d done this at the beginning of my visit to Canada

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you Helen for your review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our choices of some of our favourite Victoria foodie stops, as well as the knowledge from our guide. Our guides each work hard on their own stories and knowledge to ensure a unique and exciting foodie experience. We hope to host you again on another exciting culinary adventure next time you are in Canada. :) - Off The Eaten Track Team

Food and the city, all in one!

Helena_C, Mar 2024

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you Helena for sharing your experience with us! We are so glad the two of you had such an excellent tour, we are always happy to run our tours in small groups and in big groups. We are thrilled you enjoyed the incredible local foodie gems in our Downtown Food & City Tour. Jo will be delighted to hear your kind words about their knowledge, friendliness, and guidance through some of the best places in Victoria. Thank you! - Off The Eaten Track Team

Yummy food

George_H, Jan 2024

Informative and delicious. Kathy was very friendly and hospitable. Food and drinks were varied and delicious.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you George for your kind review! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the delicious variety of food and drinks on our Downtown Food & City Tour. It's fantastic to know that Kathy's friendly and hospitable nature added to your experience. We strive to provide both informative and delightful culinary experiences, and we're glad we could achieve that for you. We appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back for more yummy adventures soon! - Off The Eaten Track Team

Wonderful experience. You...

Shiann_W, Oct 2023

Wonderful experience. You get to hear some recommendations while you walk the city. The food didn’t disappoint and you get discounts along the way and at the end. Would highly recommend doing this.

Great

Lori_P, Oct 2023

Jo was fun and knowledgeable. The places were terrific including the staff in each place. We would definitely recommend.

Delish. Must try

Kareen_B, Sep 2023

It was an awesome experience. Delicious local food, the guide was so professional with alot of information to gain.

The Downtown tour was a...

Kerry_D, Sep 2023

The Downtown tour was a great experience! It was a wonderful blend of both tasting food and learning some cool local history.

Great food, fun tour, lots of info

Anonymous, Aug 2023

Andy is engaging, knowledgeable and makes this a fun and informative experience. He clearly lives the city and the food scene here. He has selected an interesting and varied group of places to visit and arranges the “best of” tastings. This tour is a good overview of the history and demographics as well as what makes Victoria so special.

Great foodie tour!

Paige_F, Aug 2023

Really fun experience! My one bit of feedback would be to try to order the restaurants and stops so that we don’t have a sweet followed by a savory, etc. I know this is a walking tour and we make stops in the order that we pass them on the route, but just a thought! Otherwise we loved it and will recommend it to our friends visiting Victoria!

Jo- best tour guide ever !

Barbara_T, Aug 2023

Our tour guide Jo was amazing! Very personable, funny and a fantastic guide. She provided us with history of buildings and traditions of Victoria the food and drinks were wonderful and Jo provide us with discounts and maps to return. Thank you, Jo!

Great time (but for the wine lol)

julie_S, Aug 2023

Had a GREAT time. Bonnie was amazing and really knowledgeable about the area and local eateries. We sampled savory and sweet pastries (my favorite), a deliciously refreshing Iranian salad, tadiefor chocolate, lively French cheese/meats and tasty macarons. The only negative was their wine tasting. It was “odd”. My only advice would be, when you’re offering a tasting of wines for the area, make them tasty wines. No one finished theirs and they would have been better served as a unique wine tasting offering. Would definitely recommend this tour based solely on Bonnie and the food. Had a great time!

Fun afternoon food/drink your!

Wendy_T, Jul 2023

Had a lovely afternoon with our tour guide and group. All the stops were interesting, fun, and tasty!

Yum treats throughout!

Thomas_T, Jul 2023

We especially liked the winery and the cheese shop. We even went back to the cheese shop for more cheese and drinks. A good variety of food was offered. Would have liked more history about the none harbor area. A pleasant way to see a part of town that we wouldnt have otherwise seen.

Great tour, fantastic host!

Sara_W, Nov 2022

Great tour! Lots of stops, wide variety of samples, nicely balanced! The businesses were very welcoming to our group and the food was excellent! Our guide was exceptional!! We had to leave for the airport before the last tour stop; she made arrangements to get us a take away treat from the last tour stop AND called us a cab!!

Fun times

Pamela_H, Jul 2022

Excellent and fun experience. The food was outstanding. Our tour guide was fantastic. She was knowledgeable and fun.

Do it! Great way to discover local restaurants and learn some history at the same time.

Tania_M, Aug 2021

Our group of 4 really enjoyed our food tour. Brenda was very knowledge and took us to some wonderful “off the beaten track” spots that we likely would not have discovered. We ate a lot of food, savory and sweet and all delicious! Plus she recommended some other restaurants and happy hours that we checked out and enjoyed.

See above

Michelle_B, Jul 2021

Visiting the different places was great but Brenda would ignore me if I said something to her. Like what she said was so important and if I made a comment. It was ignored. Felt disrespectful. And I let her know how I felt. There were 3 young ppl in the group as well, I think there was not good group cohesiveness.

Response from Host, Jul 2021

Hello, This is extremely unusual feedback for Brenda. She has been working with us as a certified tour guide for over 3 years and she has never had a personal bad review. I am so sorry you didn't feel like a part of the group and ignored. Brenda and I will be getting together today to discuss what happened and see if there is some room for improvement on our end. We are glad you still enjoyed the tour and food stops included. Sincerely, Bonnie

Fun, relaxing town & good experience

Comfort_K, Jul 2021

We loved our tour guide, she was knowledgeable, friendly and it was as if we already met. We loved the wine, pastries, sweets, the cheeses and cold meats, tacos, salads and the unusual TEA!

Time well spent!

Paul_H, Nov 2019

This little tour is jam packed with great food, drink and inside information and we were very pleased we gave it go. Our knowledgeable and attentive guide, Brenda, has a terrific rapport with all the shopowners and restauranteurs along the way and we were treated with one delicious surprise after another. if you visit Victoria, be sure to take this tour early in your stay so you have time to go back and sample the wares again! We thoroughly enjoyed it!