Private Tour
The 10 Tastings of Edinburgh With Locals: Private Food Tour
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Eat your way through Edinburgh's culinary scene on a private food tour. Go on a delicious journey as you try 10 of the best food items beloved by the locals: from savory to sweet and local drinks; this tour will leave every foodie satisfied!
Enjoy tastings typical of the local cuisine and hand-picked by a local guide passionate about food like Haggis and Whiskey. But that's not it! This tour is more than just food; it's a cultural experience! In between food stops, you'll also find city highlights making this experience a well-rounded tour that will satisfy every foodie.
Withlocals The 10 Tastings Private Food Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Private tour: only you & your local guide
Includes city highlights in between food stops
Alternatives offered for those with dietary restrictions
Post Covid-19 regulations are applied to this product with regards to the number of participants, delivery methods of the tour and content of the tour.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
10 Food & Drinks Tastings
Private Tour
Local Guide
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Food & beverages not listed as inclusions
What To Expect
Grassmarket
This tour includes 10 food and drink tastings. Your local host has hand-picked each one of the tastings based on their love for food, and knowledge of the city. Enjoy a bite of the ultimate classics, whiskey and haggis, and taste them in their authentic local flavor!
John Knox House Museum
This tour is more than just food, it’s a cultural experience! In between food stops, discover city highlights for a well-rounded experience that will satisfy your appetite for Edinburgh. From food, drinks, must-sees and local hot spots; this tour has everything on the menu!
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Private Tour
Short description: Get your taste buds dancing during the most delicious food tour in Edinburgh, together with your foodie insider!
Reviews
59 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Tour!
Robert C,
May 13, 2025
- Viator
5.00The tour was pretty customized to what we wanted to do and liked. A little bit of history and trivia thrown in, too.
Disappointing rip-off
LeighAnn L,
Mar 21, 2025
- Viator
2.00Totally disappointed. Did not live up to the billing at all! We had three (3!) stops, only two of which had food. Our last stop was a small part of a cold pie from Greggs - if you're American think 7-11 - and broken candy from the guides bag. It started well at the first pub with suggested drinks and hot Scottish food, but was just wandering without food or drinks. We had to suggest the 2nd stop since it didn't appear to be planned in advance at all. Our guide was super pleasant and tried his best but needed an itinerary. In the end, I felt completely ripped off. Eating a cold pie on a bench outside was NOT what I paid this much money for.
A great way to spend the day
MATTHEW D,
Oct 17, 2024
- Viator
5.00The Storytelling was a brilliant way to enjoy a meal. Best haggis I've ever eaten, and the deep fried pizza was quite a fun experience.
Edinburgh walkin tour
Tom S,
Oct 9, 2024
- Viator
3.00Was advertised as 10 taste of Edinburgh Excellent guide but we had two food tests and one drink A bit confusing
Be warned!
Donna M,
Sep 30, 2024
- Viator
2.00I really struggled with how many stars to give this tour, because I do not like giving bad reviews, but feel like this is an opportunity to warn other folks. We are frequent travelers and have taken advantage of many food tours including: Rome, Florence, Venice, Athens, Lisbon, and Palermo. We love to experience local foods and culture, picking up some ideas for good restaurants for our stay in different cities. Honestly, this tour in Edinburgh was the worst in terms of food. As many of the reviewers have stated, the title ("10 tastings") is very misleading. In addition, the food that was offered was what we would call fast food or take-away, leaving the impression that there is no other food worthy of tasting in Edinburgh. Not true! We even did a "street food" tour in Palermo. It was somewhat of the same type of food, but there was so much more of it along with beer and wine and was advertised as such. We agree that Alec was a terrific story teller and we learned a great deal of local history from him. However, we had a city tour planned the next day (as we told him) and much of the information was repetitive. We tasted a bit of candy at our first stop, then 3 meat pies and a mac & cheese pie topped off with some very sweet soda at our second stop. Last, but not least was deep fried pizza and chips at our last stop (Honestly?). The evening tour began at 5pm and being that it was very cool, we would have appreciated sitting in a warm pub or restaurant to taste similar food. The eateries were at very small take-away shops that were extremely limited in seating. This tour was expensive for what we received in return. We really felt that aside from Alec's stories and knowledge that it was a total rip-off.
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