Taste of the Strand Food Tours, Galveston

Review №1

Rating: 5

Jerry @ Stephanie loved it! It was amazing and the food was awesome !!! Our tour guide Mrs. Rachel is a beautiful,loving woman,with great hospitality and customer service!!! She deserves a raise !!!!!!! I encourage every body in or coming to Galveston to experience A Taste of the Strand! Thank you Special K and Rachel. We love you and i hope to seeeee you at TRUTH BBQ in Houston,Tx. We have the #1 BBQ. CORNER OF HEIGHTS BLVD @WASHINGTON AVE,SO PLEASE COME 1 COME ALL!!!

Date: a month ago

Review №2

Rating: 4

We loved our guide Rachel! She was so passionate about the area and shared so much history of Galveston. The food was good, but not great. But a worthwhile experience!

Date: 8 months ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Great food and plenty of it! Our guide, Rachel, is very engaging, knowledgeable about Galvestons history and makes the tour fun! Well definitely do another tour with her!

Date: 9 months ago

Review №4

Rating: 5

We Went on the Pubs N Grubs tour with our amazing guide Rachel, This is one of the highlights of our Galverston trip . Great food and lots of different drinks, learned a lot of the history and got to experience many different establishments. Definitely got what we paid for! Rachel s knowledge, sense of humour, and personality made this a great night!

Date: 10 months ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Rachel was great, food was great, tour was great! Thank you. Loved the honeymoon dessert surprise!!

Date: 11 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 5

Great time. Good food. Rachel was an excellent guide!

Date: a year ago

Review №7

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

My wife and I celebrated our Anniversary in Galveston and did the Taste of the Strand Food Tour. Our tour guide, Rachel, was energetic, super sweet, and very informative! Every dish we had was delicious and we learned so much about Galveston! We had so much fun and are already planning our next tour with Rachel!

Date: a year ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Had a really great time, stuffed beyond belief. They do allow singles to sign up. You just have to call them. Also learned a kit of history that I didnt know. Would recommend, but go hungry!

Date: a year ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №11

Rating: 3

Wasnt what I expected

Date: a year ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №13

Rating: 5

What an experience!

Date: a year ago

Review №14

Rating: 5

My husband and I did the Tapas on the Strand Food & Drink Tour, and it was the highlight of our trip to Galveston! Our tour guide, Special Kay, was very friendly and knowledgeable. We learned a lot about the history of Galveston and enjoyed plenty of different food and cocktails throughout the night. We also heard about the best places to go in town, which we would not have visited otherwise. I highly recommend their tours! Thanks for a great time, Special Kay!

Date: a year ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

The taste of the Strand food tour was excellent! The menu changes with the seasons but we stopped at little Mom and Pop joints, a very nice seafood restaurant on the water, a taco restaurant and a great German restaurant. Our guide was very knowledgeable and thoughtful. Highly recommend this tour.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Great experience! Vernon had excellent knowledge of Galveston s history. Each stop on the tour was ready with food and drinks. Recommended!! Support local!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

This was my husband and Is favorite thing we did while visiting Galveston!! Our guide was so sweet and fun. She not only took us to the most amazing restaurants, she also shared a lot of history about Galveston while we walked. This food and drink tour is a great way to try the best local restaurants and food. We were visiting Galveston for our anniversary and our guide even surprised us with flowers and a dessert to celebrate! We highly recommend this tour to everyone visiting Galveston!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №18

Rating: 5

Had a great tour last night. Our guide was fun and the food was fantastic. Highly recommend.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Kay took us on the best Tapas tour for our 18th anniversary. She is so knowledgeable about Galveston and her love of the place shines through in every story. Great food, drinks, and company. We will definitely come back and do another. Highly recommended!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Incredible experience. Special K and Jessica took us to all of the local spots and added a couple extra at the end. Would highly recommend and will be back.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №21

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №22

Rating: 5

We had a wonderful time on our food tour of Galveston. Special K and Vernon were great tour guides. This was our first full day on the island and this was a perfect introduction. They were so knowledgeable about the areas history. The food was delicious and there was plenty of it. We enjoyed the drinks and company as well. Thank you for a memorable evening!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Excellent food and drink tour! Karen and Vernon were awesome, we learned quite a bit about the history of Galveston. The restaurants were filled with locals, not touristy. The food choices were great, very filling! The drinks complemented the food well. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting to try something different!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №24

Rating: 5

The food tour was the highlight of our trip. We had amazing drinks, food, and overall an amazing time. The staff were friendly and easy going. I would recommend this to anyone. If you are planing a big vacation, or a weekend getaway this is one of the must try experiences.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Expected good.....received GREAT.... Well worth the money....excellent food and the hosts really knew the history of Galveston. We will do this again....

Date: 3 years ago

Review №26

Rating: 4

Head fun

Date: 4 years ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

We needed a new thing to do for Date Night (the 3rd week of June 2020) and stumbled upon Taste of the Strand. Karen and her partner were so friendly, informative and treated us like family. The restaurants we visited were lively and the food and cocktails were top notch. We had a great time! Thank you all. Tamera and Vense, Dallas

Date: 4 years ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Cool

Date: 4 years ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

What an awesome tour, I ve lived in the area my whole life and learned more about Galveston in two hours that I have in 40 years, the food is super delicious you ll definitely leave well informed with the history of Galveston and with a full tummy

Date: 4 years ago

Review №31

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №32

Rating: 5

Had a blast for Mardi Gras

Date: 4 years ago

Review №33

Rating: 4

Clean, good traffic flow

Date: 4 years ago

Review №34

Rating: 3

no idea

Date: 4 years ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

This tour is AWESOME! My wife and I had a blast. Karen was very knowledgeable about the history of Galveston and the local food scene. I had never done a food tour but I would highly recommend going on this one. My wife and I will definitely be joining Karen again!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №37

Rating: 4

Had a blast, A steam punk theme happened to be going on on that particular day so I got great photos and had great drinks

Date: 4 years ago

Review №38

Rating: 5

We had an amazing time on our tour! Karen was wonderful and even met us in the rain! She was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in making sure we had an outstanding time. I am so glad I opted in to have her take pictures for us. It made it easy for us to enjoy and she made sure to capture everything. She sent us all the photos very quickly and even made a slideshow with them for us! And the FOOD! Oh my gosh the FOOD! There was so much that my husband and I finally had to call it quits before it was done because we just couldnt eat any more! This was SO WORTH IT and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №39

Rating: 5

Got there late no cups left

Date: 4 years ago

Review №40

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: 4 years ago

Review №42

Rating: 5

Very friendly

Date: 4 years ago

Review №43

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Lonestar rally was a blast.!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №45

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Beautiful place

Date: 4 years ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Loved it

Date: 4 years ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Love variety of different shops

Date: 4 years ago

Review №49

Rating: 5

I enjoyed the tour, even though this is my home town. I booked a few weeks ago to celebrate a milestone birthday with a close family friend, and three of us went on the Saturday evening tour. The mix of restaurants downtown was nice- upscale, moderate, and eclectic. All but two were places I frequently enjoy. I think the choices are great for out of Towners to experience the dining diversity Galveston offers. The tour also included some bits of interesting history and lore I didnt know. Karen was a great hostess and she even brought a VALET Midway in the evening to carry our purchases along the way . Be prepared- this is a long evening and a lot of walking but we had the tour to ourselves so we stopped and rested when necessary. Theres a LOT of food to eat in each stop. You will be taking a doggie bag home!

Date: 4 years ago

Review №50

Rating: 4

Date: 4 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 4

Great place for family time together

Date: 5 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 4

Good appetizers.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 3

Date: 5 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 4

liked the strand it was fun

Date: 5 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Fun place

Date: 5 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 5

We do food tours in each city we visit. This one, by far, has been one of our favorites. Karen and Vernon took us to amazing places we would have never found on our own. Our group was small enough that we were able to interact with some of the locals to learn about their businesses. The food portions were generous. Along the way we were also introduced to a bit of Galveston history which we found very interesting. We are planning a trip back to Galveston next year and are looking forward to taking another tour with them. Thanks to you both for an awesome tour!

Date: 5 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

I can t wait to do this tour again! I bought this to tour for my friend for her birthday and we had so much fun! There is so much food! I was expecting little bites at each place, instead the portions were huge and we needed to go boxes. The tour guides were great! We learned a lot of history and fun facts.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 4

Date: 5 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Date: 5 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 1

Rude. Customer service is lacked here

Date: 5 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

The tour was fantastic, and, be warned come hungry! All the foid was amazing. Our hostess Karen was full of facts and fun stories and made the tour even more fun. Please, if your in the area, check this tour out. You wont be dissapointed.

Date: 5 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

Date: 6 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Awesome

Date: 6 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 5

Enjoyed the tour with the grandkids

Date: 6 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 3

I debated whether to write a review at all. However, I really think others need to uunderstand the experience for which they are paying. The food at most places is very good and you get a nice portion. You will not be hungry. The hosts/owners, a mother and son team, are very nice. There was a raffle for a gift card at the chocolate shop. It that is all you expect, then you will enjoy the tour. I expect a bit more, having been on any number of food tours. The most important thing to me, almost equal to the food (but not quite) is to get a sense of the place. I like to know a bit of history from the guide. What makes the place special? I didn t expect the emphasis on the paranormal to be that special thing. My family checked out after that came up and stopped listening to the guides. Their credibility was completely gone. Not a good thing. Further, the tastings were random. There was no real order to the tastings or the shop visits. We had soup, then bbq and fried Oreos, gumbo, a small tidbit of chocolate, seasonings, candy, gyro type tasting and then an appetizer flauta. I really didn t get a picture of why certain foods were being served or the context. The owners, other than the couple in the paranormal shop, didn t explain anything about the food or the history of their restaurant or shop. At one stop, the owner was very friendly but admitted she didn t like the seafood gumbo as it had no flavor. Who does that? Especially when most of the tour guests were eating that very same seafood gumbo. The tour guides also said they were mostly sick of eating the tour food too after having done the tour so many times. Too much honesty. Another issue I mentioned to the tour owner s son was that the restaurants they choose should appear politically neutral, meaning no news on the TV (Fox or CNN). Why risk offending either group? I m not sure he got that point so I m making it again here. Finally, I wish that there was some passion for doing the tour, at least some aspect of it. Do you love the area? Do you love the food? I sensed no passion for being a tour guide. Neither was a foody; neither seemed interested in history except ghosts. Creating the tour business was a nice way to help a veteran with a strong work ethic be productive upon returning home from service, and I appreciate that sentiment. Yet, this tour was not inexpensive so I expected more than what was offered. The owners don t want to be just like all the others, but should want to be different in a good way. I hope they will work to improve this tour before starting a food/wine pairings tour.

Date: 6 years ago