Lily Yu

Review of The Culinary Adventure Co.

I'm from the Toronto area and I attended the River...

I'm from the Toronto area and I attended the Riverside + Leslieville tour on a rainy Saturday morning. I understand the weather is beyond the control of the company and the tour owner mentioned he would try to do limited talking outside but I would say half of the tour was outside in the rain and the other half was inside. I felt like there was more talking and walking than actual eating on this food tour. I expected more variety and the chance to try new and interesting food but I was pretty disappointed. He brought us to a coffee shop to order 1 beverage, then to a shortbread shop where we got to sample 2 shortbreads, then he brought us to a bread shop where we just passed around a basket of small fry size pieces of bread to dip in olive oil while we were all standing in a small store front. Our lunch destination was a place I've heard a lot about and that should've been the highlight of this tour but only 4 vegetarian appetizers were ordered split between 4 people so if you are looking to be full by the end of this food tour, please lower your expectations because I left hungry and unsatisfied.

The owner was kind enough to reach out after reading my review to discuss my unpleasant experience but I would still not recommend this tour.