Taste the Town

6 Prince Street, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P5, Canada

902-887-3238

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me learning to shuck an oyster--carefully!

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Ranked #3 of 19 activities in Charlottetown

15 Reviews

Type: Walking tours

Owner description: If you're a Foodie and history buff, you'll love our Taste the Town culinary walking tour. A leisurely three hour stroll through historic downtown... more » Owner description: If you're a Foodie and history buff, you'll love our Taste the Town culinary walking tour. A leisurely three hour stroll through historic downtown Charlottetown sampling some of the Island's most unique foods and beverages along the way....and meeting some of the people who produce or prepare them. You'll learn how food and food production has been central to the development of the Prince Edward Island economy and your taste buds will be tantalized at each stop along the way. Tours leave at 9:00 am from Founder's Hall, 6 Prince Street, Charlottetown. $38.10/pp + 5%GST Book online at our website

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travelbug099

Phoenix

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9 reviews

Reviews in 6 cities

4 helpful votes

“Great combination of learning, tasting!”

Reviewed 18 October 2012

We went on tour October 10th with Bill. He did wonderful job giving us insight into the history, answered many questions about the area. Also led us through the streets to try out quite a variety of foods! We learned about the fishing industry as we tasted oysters, later mussels. The local treats of chocolate covered potato chips, the ice... More

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Thanks very much for your praise of our Taste the Town tour. Bill and our other guides do a great job of combining their passion for PEI with the great foods and beverages we have on the Island. It's a real treat for us to hear from clients who've had a great experience and want to come back. More

Marc-Andre L

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1 review

2 helpful votes

“Very good tour”

Reviewed 24 August 2012

I really loved this tour, I learn a lot on lobsters, also I really loved Poffertjes, the chocolate dipped potato chips and most of the places on the tour. Our guide was very helpful and was really open to suggestions. This only thing that I like less was tasting olive oil and balsamic vinegar directly from a cup, personally with... More

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We're pleased you enjoyed our Taste the Town Tour. We'll pass along your suggestion about having some bread available for the olive oil/balsamic vinegar tasting. They have had bread there in the past and may just not had it available that day. You're right about the poffertjes mini-Dutch pancakes...they're amazing! More

canadathebeautiful

Kingston, Canada

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39 reviews

3 attraction reviews

Reviews in 18 cities

23 helpful votes

“Thoroughly enjoyed the tour!”

Reviewed 10 August 2012 via mobile

When visiting Charlottetown recently while on vacation, we took the Taste of the Town walking tour and we had a great time! It is a lot of fun and one learns some historical facts along the way. We started the tour with a taste of raw oysters and learned about lobsters, then on to the All Things Olive store, where... More

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lovadasun

Ottawa

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29 reviews

5 attraction reviews

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11 helpful votes

“Just okay in my opinion!”

Reviewed 26 July 2012

Taste the Town is a walking tour in downtown Charlottetown that is supposed to highlight the different foods and specialties in the area. For the price it's okay, but not great. The best part of the tour is at the Lobster restaurant where you go first; I found the owner of this place to be very engaging and informative, almost... More

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We're sorry to hear you found Taste the Town "just okay." We certainly strive to be considerably above just okay and as you'll see from our other reviews we regularly exceed our clients expectations. Clearly we fell short the day you went on our tour and for that we apologize. Our tour guide, Bill has been complimented by other reviewers... More

Calgary4togo

Calgary, Canada

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71 reviews

21 attraction reviews

Reviews in 18 cities

50 helpful votes

“History and food - great time for family”

Reviewed 24 July 2012

If you like you history and your food , then this is a tour for you. We went with 2 teens and they loved it! Betty our guide was very knowledgeable. We start at Founders' Hall and learned about confederation. Eat oyster and packed lobsters at Lobster-at-the-wharf. Tasted olive oil and balsamic vinegar at All Things Olive. Tried mussels at... More

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Tammy R

Fredericton, Canada

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11 helpful votes

“Excellent Way to See and Taste a Great Town!”

Reviewed 13 July 2012

What a great way to spend part of a day in beautiful Charlottetown Prince Edward Island. This tour is a must do while in Charlottetown. We had a great time. Betty our tour guide was AMAZING and so knowledgeable about the City. Great, great, great experience. What a marvelous way to see a city. Get a little history and a... More

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Thanks Tammy....we love hearing from our clients about how much they enjoyed our Taste the Town tour. And it was great to see you went to two of our partners (Olde Dublin Pub and Gahan House) to eat. You're right about Betty....she's awesome....as are our other guides Bill and Eric. More

Marg W

Tottenham Ontario

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“Best introduction to Charlottetown”

Reviewed 4 July 2012

Just did the 'Taste of the Town', tour yesterday with our tour guide Betty.This was a fantastic way to start your journey towards appreaciating the charm and beauty and history and wealth of restaurants and culture of the city.Betty was a remarkably warm and interesting guide and her entusiasm of her love for PEI and for Charlottetown was infectious.The choices... More

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lucyanne1

Bloomfield, CT

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35 helpful votes

“Taste of Town...with Betty!”

Reviewed 29 June 2012

You can't have more fun, in my opinion, than to combine history and food. This tour was MARVELOUS! Partly it was so great because of our expert tour guide, Betty. We found her extremely well versed in the local history and with a quick wit and wonderful sense of humor. It was such a relaxing time the hours melted away.... More

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djpart1230

Georgia

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7 helpful votes

“Taste The Town is one tour you will remember!”

Reviewed 24 June 2012

We were looking for something to do in Charlottetown, as we were only there for one day. I checked out TripAdvisor and saw the reviews on Taste the Town. I read the review and decided to try it out. Eric was a wonderful Tour Guide. He made each person feel so important no matter what the question or thought. I... More

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We're really pleased you had a great time on our Taste the Town tour. Our guide, Eric mentioned he had a really fun group that day. We certainly strive to provide a unique Island experience. More

elbodans

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53 helpful votes

“Best thing we did on PEI, hands down”

Reviewed 22 November 2011

I booked this tour semi-last minute, having found it on a flyer at the visitor's center just over the Confederation Bridge. I am SO GLAD I did! This was seriously the best way to experience Charlottetown. It's almost like a two-for-one tour--you get a bit of history and architecture information along with an understanding of the lay of the land--and... More

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Thanks very much for such a generous and positive review. We have been very pleased with the response to our Taste the Town tour in its first year. Your reaction to it was exactly what we were hoping for when we set out to create it. We're glad you've been turned on to walking culinary tours and hope you enjoyed... More