Edinburgh Food & Drink Tour: Savour the Local Cuisine while Discovering the City's Rich History
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361 Ratings
Edinburgh

Discover Edinburgh via its culinary scene.

During this on-foot exploration, your native guide will narrate the tale of the town while you pause at our top local dining establishments to try out traditional Scottish cuisines and beverages.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Edinburgh Old Town - We visit two venues in the Old Town for food and drink tastings. while taking in the historical areas such as the Cowgate, Grassmarket, Lawnmarket and Makars Courtyard.
  • New Town - The Tour takes in the New Town of Edinburgh while stopping at three bars/restaurants for Scottish food and drink tastings. The route will take in The Mound, Prince St Gardens, George St, Queen St, and Charlotte Square.
What's Included
  • Gratuities for venues
  • Food drinks equivalent to lunch or dinner (Afternoon or Evening)
  • Seated reservations in venues
  • 3 drinks included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities for guides
  • Additional food and drinks
Additional Information
  • Dietary requirements can be catered for. Please mention in “special requirements” when booking.
Location
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Castle Terrace
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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554sharie
Jul 2, 2024
Extra-special experience - Fran, our guide was fantastic- knowledgeable, patient, organized and fun. The restaurant stops were extra special- delicious and beautifully prepared. One of the highlights of our jam packed trip!
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Amanda_b
Jul 1, 2024
Highly educational toor of Edinburgh through food and drinks! - We thoroughly enjoyed a funny and educational walk around Edinburgh and learned about Scottish food and drinks - traditional and contemporary. Our favorite dish was the salmon at Under the Stairs (though the Scotch Egg and Mac n Cheese at Rabble and the Mushroom Risotto at The Outsider were delicious as well) and our favorite dessert was the Sticky Toffee Pudding at Whighams.
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Allison_k
Jul 1, 2024
wonderful - We had a great evening with our small group and our guide, Fran. We went to places that I would have walked past! We went to a jazz club and even a private whisky club. Food was top notch. Thank you, Fran!
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Alison_m
Jun 29, 2024
Food tour of Edinburgh - We had a lovely time on this tour. Cameron was a great guide who was easy to talk to and friendly! The food on the tour was delicious! The tourists from CA who were on the tour with us were enjoyable company as well! Would definitely recommend!
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Marsha_e
Jun 29, 2024
Food and History in Edinburgh - This was a great small-group tour with our guide, Ian. The food was fantastic, and we learned so much about the history and culture of Edinburgh. Ian is really knowledgeable and engaging. Really enjoyed this tour!
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Quest49515120554
Jun 28, 2024
Food tour in Edinburgh - This was a wonderful tour that we did with Cameron! He was such a pleasure to spend time with in Edinburgh! The food choices were outstanding and we tried foods we never thought we would taste! The other tourists from CA who joined us were lovely as well! Such an enjoyable tour. Highly recommend!
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Steve_s
Jun 28, 2024
fun experience - Fran was great, very knowledgeable on the history of Edinburg. Food selection was good representation of Edinburg food culture
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Hillary_m
Jul 2, 2024
Needs more stops - Fran was a great guide. I would have liked more, shorter stops. we only went to four locations. I also did not need alcoholic bevs it was too early in the day.
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Kristine_m
Jun 30, 2024
Cute tour with varied food. - Great food but it was very different than the previous pictures others had. The food was good but there were things I had really hoped to see that weren't there. We had Mushroom Risotto, Salmon, Haggis, Sticky Toffee Pudding. There were several drinks as well...beer, wine, whiskey. The tour guide had great stories but it was impossible to hear her. She tried projecting but we could still here nothing unless we were immediately next to her.
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Carla_b
Jul 2, 2024
Check out others .... - Our first meal was mushroom risotto, which wasn't really Scottish. Our second was some beet potato gnocchi which was really not good on a bed of a whipped type of bean and nut puree? if you didn't like fish this was your only option. Knowing our next stop after walking for 1.5 hours and two subpar foods and one glass of elder water and 2 ounce of wine, we were going for some type pork based sausage with runny egg but not sure. We were hungry and left the group to go eat. Elsa our guide had already been on a tour that day but was very nice. The day was rainy and miserable, and the food matched it. Rethink this tour.
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