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• A wonderful introduction to the town and its foodie offerings!

  F2729TBrachels,,Dec 18, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  I live in Saffron Walden with my husband and had 4 friends visiting from London for the weekend. I convinced them to come early on Friday morning so we could do the food walking tour with Rachel. The tour was amazing in so many ways. Rachel was enthusiastic, authentic and fun. She brought a depth of knowledge about the town and the area and provided interesting historical facts as well as telling the stories of the various venues / people that we visiting. The different food venues were lovely and the owners gave us attention as well as drawing us into their stories, even for just a while. The food was delicious in every venue. We bought bread and fish and will certainly return for more. A thoroughly memorable experience. Thank you, Rachel.

• A brilliant Idea

  selinab868,,Dec 8, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  As a foreign visitor, this tour was an exceptional experience, providing me with a wealth of knowledge. It offered us the opportunity to sample exquisite local cuisine from Saffron Walden's restaurants, grocers, and even the most remarkable fishmonger. The chefs there craft delectable dishes utilizing fresh, local ingredients, surpassing the traditional recipes we are accustomed to. The treacle trout from "Saffron Fish" was exceptionally flavorful and ideal for dinner parties. The poached egg served atop a bed of sweet potato, kale, and avocado at "Grass & Goat" was a resounding success. Additionally, the chicken and waffles at "Waffle & Company" presented a delightful fusion of savory and sweet, providing a novel and delectable experience. These culinary delights were particularly noteworthy, especially considering our exceptional host, "Rachel," who shared the captivating history of her hometown, which was an invaluable addition to the tour.

  

  

  

  

  

• Fabulous food and drink tour of pretty Saffron Walden.

  primroseunited,,Oct 8, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  What a wonderful experience eating our way around Saffron Walden. Rachel is a brilliant guide, full of interesting information and her passion for food is intoxicating. Highly recommended.

• Great experience even for gluten free

  S6695HNgraces,,Aug 24, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Could not get over what a great time we had! The whole tour was so well organised from the emails before to the day itself and the thoughtful follow up after. I was also impressed by how well my gluten free diet was accommodated.

• Great tasting food & drink tour

  ash7676,,Aug 20, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Having received a voucher for Hello Food Tours, we booked a tour of Saffron Walden, a town we often visit. Rachel introduced our small group  to a number of places we had not tried before for generous tastings of delicious food and drink. She clearly knew her venues and owners and provided us with well balanced background on the food, the venue with an interesting amount of history on Saffron Walden itself. We really did enjoy this event and actually followed up by booking a long weekend stay in Saffron Walden so that we can return to some of the venues we tried.

• A fantastic food, drink and history experience in pretty Saffron Walden

  GerlaB,,Aug 16, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Eat and drink your way through pretty Saffron Walden! A delicious and very interesting way to learn about this market town. I joined Rachel on one of her food tours in Saffron Walden last Thursday, a place I called home many years ago. Over the last 16 years, there has been a significant transformation here. Once a sleepy market town with many chain coffee shops, it has now become a foodie heaven where coffee roasters, a bean-to-bar chocolate artisan, and a craft beer bar are amongst many excellent foodie businesses which have settled here. Of course, you can trail around Saffron Walden yourself, but it is much better with the guidance of a foodie who not only introduces you to delicious food and the owners of carefully selected businesses, but also shares the local history of the area you are visiting. I highly recommend joining this tour, having eaten my way around the world on many food tours, and I might even return with a friend or join Rachel's Bishop Stortford food tour.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• beautiful town,delicious food

  stone l,,Aug 15, 2025

  - Review from Viator

  5.00

  local breakfast bun,sea food ,fresh drinks, medieval architecture, very nice tour guide,everything is perfect. If you like local food and cultural ,this spot is highly recommended .

• A completely different wonderful day out

  barbie1949,,Jun 14, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  We were given this experience for a gift, and what an experience it was! Rachel was so knowledgeable of the lovely historic town of Saffron Walden which we walked around. The foodie venues she took us to, were so welcoming and fed us tasty homemade titbits. The owners and their staff obviously all worked so hard to make their businesses a success, which they had achieved. It was a very memorable day and one we would definitely recommend, and one we will be repeating.

• A really unusual way to spend a morning

  Freedom47727407182,,Jun 12, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  A really interesting and informative morning supported by regular stops at really good food shops with great tasting from the restaurant menus.. Rachel was an excellent guide full of enthusiasm for the restaurants food and the town.

• A must for all foodies

  HelenHCamb,,May 23, 2025

  - Review from Tripadvisor

  5.00

  Had a very enjoyable informative walk around Saffron Walden with our guide Rachel. She is very passionate about food & history. We were treated to the most delicious locally made/sourced food. The business owners were very friendly and it was very interesting hearing their stores of how they arrived here. I will definitely be back to visit more of the wonderful eateries of Saffron Walden.

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