Top Rome Food Tours - page 3

My husband and I try to add a food tour anytime we are in a new city/country. While one would think in Rome, Italy you are already familiar with the various foods, this tour exposes you to top chef level Italian flavors. Our tour guide, Michael, was not only knowledgeable, but also honest in his evaluation of foods and wines, funny, engaging, all-inclusive, and overall a joy to have leading us through the four-hour food journey. Starting with a lovely introduction to olive oil, pestos, hard cheeses and a lovely balsamic vinegar that paired so well with the sparkling wine, we knew we were in for a treat. We took a short walk Bonci to enjoy a tasty arancini and several pizza variations. My favorite was the one with eggplant, but know that the pizza combos change regularly depending on what fresh ingredients are available...discover your favorite by trying out several! We paired the pizza with a lovely montepulciano, a yummy compliment. Our next stop was Osteria Delle Commari to try out traditional italian pastas, along with a glass (or two) of sangiovese. I had the amatriciana and the hubs had the carbonara...both were delish! The pasta was perfect and the sauces were rich, but not over the top to mask the noodles. We finished our meal with a visit to Lemongrass Gelato. Was I full after our appetizer, pizza and pasta? Yes. Was I too full for gelato? Never! We learned what to look for when sorting through which gelato store to visit... and Lemongrass delivered. What made this particular tour especially memorable were the people we shared our meal with. Everyone was friendly, kind and open to trying out everything (I love that in foodies). One of the ladies was celebrating her birthday, so we all celebrated her! Michael was key in bringing all of us together in that we may have started out strangers, but ended our day fellow foodie friends. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Rome for the first time or even the hundredth time. There is always something new to learn as long as you open your mind, heart and stomach to the experience!

The food for this tour was amazing! Tone did an amazing job of walking us around and explaining to us everything that we were eating. Come with an empty stomach because the food you will eat in this tour will definitely fill you up! Not only will it fill you up but it will make your mouth water and leave you wanting for more that’s how delicious the food was! And last but not least you finish with the best thing Gelato. Highly recommend this tour as well as recommend Tone for your guide!

This tour provided a little taste of everything and gave great info for where to eat in Rome. Great for someone wanting to know how and where to find good food. Luca was our guide and he did an amazing job giving us info but also being friendly. He spoke English very well and guided conversations well. He would ask questions to give more personalized and helpful info. The tour was not just food, though, but also seeing the general layout of parts of the city (namely the Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere). The wine part of the tour was less emphasized, and the tour more so focused on the food. Go into it hungry, because theres plenty of food. It wasnt too much walking, but was the perfect amount without tiring out in the heat.