4 hours
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Overview
Come with us to eat and drink like a local!
We've blended together an exciting mixture of the best food and drink Scotland produces, the best locations in the Old Town of Edinburgh and some of the most enjoyable stories from Edinburgh's long past to make sure that whether you're in Edinburgh for a day, a week, a month or you’re a local looking to fall back in love with your city, you'll have a great time and learn something.
Our guides all come from the food and drink industry meaning they can bring their knowledge and passion of Scotland's quality produce to make sure you go away having sampled the best food that's unique to Scotland. We also intentionally tour past all the places you'll want to see in the Old Town of Edinburgh for some truly unmissable pictures.
Let us introduce you to Edinburgh, our food, our best locations, our most passionate producers and our wonderfully rich and interesting history.
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Taste and Tour
Ratings & Reviews
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Wonderful and varied food
Greg_L, Oct 2024
What a great tour. The group was small so we had a very intimate time. Courtney did a marvelous job. She shared a lot of history and exposed us to Scottish food and drink some of which we had never had before. The haggis was outstanding! Make sure that you come hungry as you will leave more than full!
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Brilliant, we're really pleased to hear you had a good time on our Edinburgh tour and had some new experiences! Great to hear you loved the haggis, it's a real treat!
Great tour and guide!
Victoria_K, Oct 2024
Good snacks to try with plenty for the whole group. Interesting history and nicely paced (not too fast or too slow). Tour guide was excellent and well informed. My only issue is that this tour is listed as wheelchair accessible but unfortunately it isn’t as there is a large set of steps to go down, hilly areas, and tight seating in restaurants that don’t seem equipped to handle wheelchairs.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Thanks for taking the time to leave a lovely review! We're so pleased to hear you had a good time on tour with us. We appreciate you bringing accessibility issues to our attention, we will review this going forward and make sure we improve on this going forward, thank you.
Excellent food, drink and tour guide
benjR2128ZJ, Oct 2024
Brilliant tour around the old town with excellent food and drink along the way. Tour lead James was great in providing Edinburgh knowledge with expertise from his career in the food and drink industry. Certainly would recommend to anyone visiting Edinburgh.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Brilliant, thank you for leaving a review! We're so pleased you had a good time on tour with James!
Excellent from start to finish
DSLJS, Sept 2024
The guide was funny and informative and made the experience special- good choice of food and drinks and enjoyable way to enjoy an afternoon in EDINBURGH.
Response from Host, Sept 2024
Thank you so much for your kind review. I'll pass this onto our guide who will be thrilled to know you had a good time.
Itinerary
Edinburgh Castle
Our whole tour is in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle, talking about some of the history surrounding it and viewing from 3, less seen aspects.
Grassmarket
We spend some time eating in the historic Grassmarket, the centre of ancient Edinburgh's civic life. Here, we reveal a bit of the history and the strong links with the food and drink culture of Edinburgh.
30 minutesVictoria Street
Wandering up here to continue our tour, stopping for some light bites and coffee on the most photographed street in Edinburgh! Some say it's the inspiration for Diagon Alley in Harry Potter? We're not so sure...
Usher Hall
Edinburgh's main concert hall but how old is it really and what significance does it have to Edinburgh's food and drink? We have our first bite to eat and a drink here as well.
Lawnmarket
The bustling road below the Castle, we stop here for coffee roasted in Edinburgh.
15 minutesGladstone's Land
The world's first skyscraper? Linked for centuries with traders and drinks merchants.
Royal Mile
We walk a the Royal Mile pointing out areas of interest before finishing with food and drink at the end of it in one of the historic little alleyways coming off Old Edinburgh's main thoroughfare.
St Giles' Cathedral
We pause outside to discuss what ties together this church, Mary Queen of Scots, Sirloin Steak and the car park at the back? Intrigued? You should be.
15 minutesEdinburgh Farmers' Market
On Saturday's only! We stop off to meet some of the producers of amazing Scottish produce, sample their goods and hear their story. A proper 'behind the scenes' opportunity for anybody that likes their food.
Innis & Gunn at No 6
Drink one of the most unique and quintessentially Scottish beers you'll find accompanied by a delicacy that's origins might surprise you to find are not as Scottish as they seem.
30 minutesEdinburgh Farmers' Market
We'll introduce to some Scottish street food and the suppliers behind them whose passion and love for what they do shines through into their food.
30 minutesI.J. Mellis Cheesemonger
3 Scottish cheeses, oatcakes and a surprise exclusive addition? It must a treat from a venerable Scottish institution.
30 minutesJohn Knox House Museum
Here we end the tour with a visit to a couple of location, close to each other but matched by the quality of tradition food on offer. we'll make sure you go home well fed and watered as we try Cullen Skin (a traditional soup) Cranachan (a cream and fruit based desert) get a bit of whisky tasting going and, of course, haggis!
45 minutes
Experience
Inclusions
- Dinner
- Tea and coffee
- Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We can accept people from the age of 16 upwards however they will receive a soft drink alternative in line with licencing laws in Scotland.
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.