Devonport Food & History Walking Tour: Taste and Explore

Auckland, New Zealand

3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travelers loved this

4.4

· Ronald_C ·

Apr 2026

Michael met us right on time at the pickup point. He accompanied us all through the tour on the short ferry ride to Devonport and up to Mount Victoria. The food stops were excellent consisting of steamed mussels, local fish and chips, and finally gelato! Michael is a very pleasant young man and made the tour very enjoyable. Would highly recommend this tour to Devonport!

· Anthony_S ·

Mar 2026

Make sure you come hungry because you will be eating a lot of delicious food! Michale was our tour guide, very nice young man and very informative and was able to answer everyone’s questions that were asked. Excellent tour and excellent food!

Overview

What's Included

Meals
Desert
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Knowledgeable tour guide who will tell you hidden story of Auckland
Walking tour

Food allergies must be advised in advance
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Alcoholic Beverages

Beverages at own cost
Ferry fees

NZ$14.80 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Ferry Building
107 Quay Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Our guide will send you meeting details a day before the tour.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.1:00 pm

Itinerary

Ferry Building

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Devonport

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Featured review

Ronald_C

Reviews

4.4

based on 13 reviews

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Wonderful half day trip to historic Devonport!

Ronald_C, Apr 2026

Response from Host, Apr 2026

Thank you for your great review and thank you for choosing Epic tour

We would recommend this tour. We enjoyed it!

DonnaRose_R, Mar 2026

Great afternoon! Sean picked us up our hotel, drove us down to the marina and across the bridge into Devonport while sharing the history of the area and the unique bridge construction and expansion. Once in Devonport we visited a heritage restaurant where sean ordered a lamb dish and a mussels and oyster dish for us that was delicious. Lovely service and the setting out on the patio was peaceful. Then off we went to pick up fish and chips and a savory pie o& ou4 choosing ( we choose a streak and Guinness and a mince and cheese) and drove up to North Head for a lovely picnic. With a beautiful view of the harbour. Then Sean lead us on a tour of munition tunnels and shared the history of this strategic defensive location. Interesting and worth our visit. Then back off into town where we had an ice- cream at another heritage building, their local cinema. After which Sean took as to the ferry terminal where we said good bye. We chose to independently explore the little shops along Main Street before taking the short 10 minute scenic ferry ride back into Auckland. We paid $7.50 pp for the ferry ticket back. We would recommend this tour.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you for your great review and thank you for choosing Epic tour

A bit of a disappointment…

Dianne_H, Mar 2026

We were looking forward to our Devonport Food Tour. We met our guide, Michael, stepped onto to the ferry to make our way to Devonport. Michael gave a brief introduction to Auckland & Devonport. We walked to Signal Hill restaurant, a lovely old building renovated into a restaurant. We were served mussels & shoulder of lamb. Not being a seafood eater I settled on a plate of lamb, no salad, no sides, just meat. We finished our food, up from the table, straight into an old run-down fish ‘n chip shop next door. We were given a paper package with chips & fish to share. The fish was somewhat tasteless coated in a soggy, pale batter. The chips were ok. There were little plastic tubs of sauces (3 I think), one of group asked for more sauce & we were shocked when the owner said we would have to pay for it! Good grief, the tubs were tiny! We walked to see the Auckland city skyline atop a dormant volcano crater, then back down the hill to a gelato shop for “dessert”. Michael said his goodbyes here & left us to make our way back to Auckland. I felt that Michael was somewhat knowledgeable about Auckland & Devonport but lacked the confidence, interaction & communication skills needed to be a tour guide. I think that for the price we paid, we should have received a better ‘foodie experience’.

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you for leaving a review. As mentioned in our product description on Viator, this tour includes mussel dishes and fish and chips. Everyone who went with you also enjoyed themselves and left reviews saying the food was delicious. Wrapping fish and chips in newspaper is a traditional New Zealand fish and chips culter. It’s more than just a meal here; it’s a ritual, a memory, and a cultural cornerstone wrapped in butcher paper. Originally served in newspaper, the dish quickly became a staple—especially on Friday evenings, thanks to Catholic traditions that encouraged fish consumption. Our Tour title is Devonport Food & History walking tour. We wanted to show our guest about our history and serve in traditional ways. We feel sorry if you expected different way of serving. and about the sauces. We pay for the sauces every Fish and Chips shops in NZ. Please we hope you understand this situation. Also we are try to serve big portion of foods. Not like finger food size portion on other foodie experience. We aim to provide our customers with ample portions of food and stories about the NZ and Deveonport. We will try more hard to make all travelers saticfy our service. THank you for your review.

Devonport Food Tour

Anthony_S, Mar 2026

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you for your great review. We really want to make our tourist having wonderful foods and make everyone full. We hope we made a great day to you. Thank you for choosing Epic tour.

So much more than just a food tour!

Gladys_S, Mar 2026

Sean was professional, entertaining, and attentive. Don’t miss the lamb and mussels at Signal Hill!!

Response from Host, Mar 2026

Thank you for your great review and thank you for choosing Epic tour

Explored quaint town of...

Diana_H, Feb 2026

Explored quaint town of Devonport, had great tastey mussels, fish and chips and gelato. Nice tour of the area. Great views from signal hill

Response from Host, Feb 2026

Thank you for your great review and thank you for choosing Epic tour.

Highly recommend!

Eniki_M, Jan 2026

Excellent tour! Our guide, Hwani, was so nice and very knowledgeable about Davenport and New Zealand culture and history. The tour included a nice variety of food and shops unique to New Zealand. We also had wonderful views to take in. Wonderful tour.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thank you for your great review and thank you for choosing Epic tour. Happy New Year

great food, a bit rushed

Kevin_K, Jan 2026

the food was good, but we thought it would be spread out over a longer peeiod of time. We went from one place to the next which was 3 doors away, then to a 3rd place that was a block away. Our guide was good, but needs to speak up a bit, he was difficult to hear.

Response from Host, Jan 2026

We are very sorry for the inconvenience you experienced on your trip. All of our reviews are true and we have 10 guides. Customer's reviews are always important to us. Whether it's a good or bad review, it's a valuable opportunity for us to reflect and improve. We will fix your complaints and work harder to train our guides so that can grow into a better company. Thank you

Easy paced walking tour,...

Stephen_F, Jan 2026

Easy paced walking tour, seamless meeting point instructions and Michael did a great job. Thant for the tour would recommend

Response from Host, Jan 2026

Thank you fornyour great review and thank you for choosing Epic tour.

Waste of time and lost money

bobb670, Dec 2025

Tour guide was not at the designated spot at the appointed time and we did not connect, missing the tour entirely.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Hello. We are sorry that you missed the tour. We send you a email and message a day before the date that meeting time is 12:40pm due to ferry time is 1pm. And you agreed about the time. Our guide and other group were waiting you from 12:40pm from designated spot till 1pm. We and our guide tried contact you by email phone call and WhatsApp from 12:45pm. You can check your phone e and email about this. We sent you the picture of meeting spot. And we had to start the tour because of Ferry time and restaurant booking time. We got message from you on 1:25pm that you waited our guide 20mins which is already above the meeting time. We already remind you a day before the tour not to be late. We feel sorry about missing you. But please understand that we have to do the tour on right time because there were other groups and ferry time.

Generous portions!

Marc_L, Dec 2025

Big portions of food...more than most food tours we have been on! It was nice to learn about the history of the area, as well.

Response from Host, Dec 2025

Thank you for your great review. We always strive to ensure maximum guest satisfaction. We strive to ensure the quantity of food is satisfactory. We satisfy guests not only with the food, but also with the hidden stories behind it.

The tour guide was...

Jen_B, Nov 2025

The tour guide was fantastic—personable, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable. I went alone, which I don’t normally do, and I still had a great time. The food choices were excellent as well. Highly recommend!