Annapolis Food Tour Reviews

Overall, the tour was a fun way to see the city, and my guide was the expert on the history of the city as I expected. I also thought she would know something about the restaurants and the food we sampled but she knew very little.

Rose was a very enthusiastic guide. She was full of information and she genuinely cared that everyone was having a good time. The high point was the Federal House. We had great crab soup, coconut shrimp and a sample beer. The management/owners were full of information and willing to help with recipes. The low point was at the Maryland Inn. A representative from that Inn came out (very loud) and said he had a problem and that no one had called them to make sure our group was taken care of. He could have been more professional by taking our tour guide out of earshot for his rants. Also, I was surprised that such a restaurant stop could not have pulled something together quickly to make potential customers want to return. Isn't that the point? While witnessing this display, I made up my mind that the customer service there must be awful and wasn't ever interested in patronizing this establishment. Rose stayed composed and she was the most professional in this situation. We revisited the Federal House after the tour. The manager, owner, chef were all very friendly and helpful. Going to my favorite place in Annapolis.

We visited a lot more restaurants and food shops than I expected and enjoyed a variety of very tasty food samples, plus some beer and wine--more than enough for a meal. We had everything from soup to sushi, crab cakes and coconut shrimp, mini pecan pies and finished with fantastic homemade ice cream. Our guide was terrific--interesting, energetic and entertaining. She made the various buildings and restaurants come alive, kept everyone in our group of 11 moving and fully engaged. One of my favorite stops was at the oldest house in town where we got to meet the owner (a descendant of the original family). As a genealogist, hearing her stories was a real high point (even though we didn't eat anything there). I definitely plan to return to Annapolis to eat a full meal at some of the restaurants. Advice for others - wear very comfortable shoes because you will be walking and standing a lot, and if it's at all sunny - remember the sunscreen (I didn't, and my neck and shoulders got fried).

This was a great tour with loads of seafood and wonderful local Annapolis cuisine. I learned some interesting facts about the city and made some friends along the way. I would reccomend this tour with out a doubt. Thanks Jillian for a great tour!

Too much info about colonial times, which was not specific to Annapolis or the local restaurants. It was obvious the tour guide had another job giving colonial tours. As a result, the local aspects and the actual tasting was rushed.

We enjoyed the history interwoven with the food tasting portion of the tour. There was a variety of different foods symbolizing the town of Annapolis. Everyone was friendly and informative. BIG DRAWBACK! I would not bring children unless you are prepared for inappropriate language and sexual innuendos during the guide's speech. They give different "saying/toasts" during the walk that contain swear words and sexual references are made throughout the tour. We were disappointed in that aspect as we have been on many food and history tours as a family and have not encountered that issue. At the very least, there should be some reference to the content of the tour by the website of Capital City Colonials to allow parents to make the judgment call.

The horrible wet and windy weather really put a damper on the tour. While tornadoes, heavy rain and flooding were forecast for the day, the tour was NOT rescheduled. So, we fought through the downpours and flooded streets, getting wet in spite of rain gear and umbrellas. These conditions made it nearly impossible to take in the history and ambiance of Annapolis, as we couldn't pause to listen to the guide or look around. The guide's voice was lost to us due to high wind, occasionally. And it was not fun to be wet and cold. Yes, most of the food was tasty, and the offerings provided a generous progressive lunch. But the conditions really dampened the experience.

My husband and I along with my parents went on this tour on Nov 6. We all were very satisfied. The lengh is 3+ hours, but you really do not notice it. They give you earphones, so you hear the guide very well without the need to crowd around her -- which was impossible on some narrow streets anyway. I thought the selection of places of interest and cuisines was diverse and the tidbits of history and food were very appropriately sized. It was quite entertaining. Since both of my parents understand little English, I contacted the guide in advance for a summary so that I was able to translate it to their native language and I was appreciative of the willingness of the guide to accommodate this special request. It turned out to be the favorite trour in DC area for my parents after all. The foods we sampled: chicken gyros, locally brewed beer, coffee, gelato, crabcakes, crab soup, ice-cream, pop-overs, coconut shrimp, cabbage rolls, wine in a hidden celler and colonial beverage called shrub. It is my understanding that not every tour has the same food though, so expect something different. My personal favorite was the tour of an old kitchen in one of those colonial homes and also a visit to Sands(sp?) house full of numerous curious artifacts. I wish they included a glimpse of underground tonnels where slaves used to pass or the basement in Annapolis Inn -- so much history there! Overall it was a terrific tour, I highly recommend. Oh and they give you a bottle of water which was a very nice touch

Overall, this was a good tour with nice food. I was full by the end of the tour and didn't need dinner when I got home. I thought parts of the tour were a strange mix of pretend reenactment and modern day tour. Sometimes the tour guide would make comments as if she were a time traveller in modern day Annapolis, but she wasn't wearing a costume. I think it made things confusing/awkward feeling. I think I would have preferred either a full reenactor or just a tour guide. I think the tour consisted of too many proverbs and toasts, by the third hour it got a little annoying.

It was informative and entertaining. The food was awesome. Just one thing: Some of the guests want to provide their own history which is OK but can be time consuming. I think we had to miss one stop on the list because we were a half hour over. I felt the stress of the organizer as she accepted and made her phone calls saying she was still on tour. We were here to get away from stress. Would still highly recommend this activity.

We can only give our praises.

I took my mother on this tour as a gift for a special birthday. It was a great choice. Although we live in Maryland, we really had not ever toured Annapolis. This was a nice way to see the city and also indulge in our favorite activity- eating! Highly recommended.

The Food & History tour was a unique way to learn about Annapolis. We didn't realize how much food there would be on the tour - we pushed back our dinner plans by two hours! We enjoyed walking into the various restaurants/bars on the tour and getting 'special' service. Our tour did have a couple of glitches based on the flooding that occured the previous night or two, but Sue handled it well and was able to adjust. We had a really good time and will probably pursue similiar tours in other cities. No doubt we will recommend this tour to any friends/family going to Annapolis.

The tour was our first that included food and drinks. Nicely timed, structured throughout with alot of breaks and sit down time where appropriate. Really nice!!

I truly enjoyed the history and food tour of Annapolis! Our guide was very knowledgable and friendly. The food was terrific and the history was very interesting. I've been recommending this tour to everyone since getting back to town.

It was so great I posted on my facebook site a glowing review and link. I already verbally told 10 people how fun it was and worth every penny.

My boyfriend and I loved this food tour! Susan was an outstanding tour guide - extremely knowledgeable and kept everyone interested and laughing all day. We ate and drank so much that we pushed back our dinner reservation 2 hours. All of the food we ate was outstanding. We even got to taste some wine and beer, which I loved! I thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the history of Annapolis. I have been there once before, but never knew the great history behind it. I highly recommend this food tour to anyone. You won't be disappointed!

I would highly recommend this walking tour to anyone visiting Annapolis. The tour guide was very friendly and fun, and there was SO MUCH (delicious) FOOD! Everything we ate was lovely, and it gave us some ideas for restaurants and such to visit later on in our trip. It was a great way to get a tour of the city while learning fun historical tidbits and eating lunch at the same time.

Also, the guide gives each person a headset with earpiece, so you don't have to be right in front of her to hear what she's saying. We had a few technical difficulties over the 3.5 hours, but nothing major, and it was really nice to be able to stop and look at something without missing the tour.

I will definitely be looking for more food tours like this one in the future!

My husband and I took this food tour last year when we visited Annapolis. We enjoyed it so much, we decided to try it again this summer. We were not disappointed. New places to sample culinary delights were added to change things up. Susan, our guide, is so knowledgeable and just as awesome this time around as she was last year. She fits everyone with an earpiece and individual receiver at the beginning of the tour, so you can hear everything she talks about as the group moves along. We didn't miss a thing.

Highlights of the food samples were the tomato gazpacho soup, crab cakes, the ice cream and the popovers. The B&B house was unbelievable. We really enjoyed touring the city and learning about the history of the area. We will surely go back again.

I recommend this tour to an adult traveler (adult with teens would be okay too). It is the best way to start your visit to Annapolis as the tour gives you a nice overview of the area and a taste of eight? local restaurants. My husband and I went back to several of the restaurants after the tour to further indulge. Well worth the cash and I was stuffed afterwards! The popovers were fabulous!

The tour was great, the food was great, the portions were amazing, the guide was great. It was very fun and worth every penny. Highly recommended!

As a local, I saw parts of Annapolis I had never seen! Great partnership with the tour and the restaurant and business owners. We didn't linger very long at any place, we were moving! Susan is very organized! David offered some really interesting history and architecture information - makes me want to go back and do the history tour with him!

The guide was very knowledgable, the tour was interesting and covered many locations, but all an easy walk and many places to sit. Our guide learned all our names and made the trip personal. The food was very good and much more than I was expecting. A variety of main courses, deserts and drinks, including beer and wine. Annapolis is a beautiful city and very historic, but also enough different activites for everyone.

The Food and History Tour was fantastic. Susan was a great leader-- well informed and made it very interesting to me, my husband, and adult son. The food was first quality and served very timely so as to not interfer with the movement of the tour. We had more than enough to eat and finished the tour very satisfied. One of the real pluses of the tour is that we each had our own headset so no matter where you were situated in the group, you could hear Susan. We would very highly recommend this tour.

entertaining way to sightsee.

This was a wonderful combination of history and the local foods/establishments. Highly recommend the experience.

Everything about the tour was great. Susan did a good job of relating the history of the places we visited. We got a variety of food and drinks and it was all good. It was definitely enough to be considered a full lunch. The two homes that we visited added a very nice personal touch.

The tour was evenly paced, the host food providers accomodating and the historical aspects enjoyable.

This was our first trip to Annapolis. What a wonderful way to start the trip! We learned a little history, had some yummy local food, refreshing drinks, and a knowledgable and fun leader, Susan. Despite the heat, this was not an overwhelming walk. I would recommend it for anyone, any age or ability.

My husband and I saw this tour on the internet and thought we would enjoy it! Well, the tour guide Susan was excellent ! She was funny, knowledgeable, and made the tour so much fun! We had great food to taste and met nice people on our tour. I would recommend it to anyone who is visiting Annapolis.

We had a great time and were surprised at the different foods we enjoyed. The history was great.

The tour was very enjoyable...exceeded my expectations. The walk was manageable with stops scheduled appropriately. Susan kept the group engaged with good information and "toasts" along the way. I especially liked having my own ear set which made me not panic about being close enough to hear her. The food selections were unique and tasty. I would definitly recommend this tour to anyone planning a trip to Annapolis.

Our Party: Two couples were from PA and we were from northern Virginia vic Quantico. Although Annapolis is obviously very close, we had never been there before.

I think the 'value' of this activity was that it appealed to women (food and restaurants) and men (history and bar-hopping) alike. This walking tour and orientation to the city permitted a landscape of later choices for supper that evening and lunch the following day.

Susanne, our guide and host, was a GREAT Communicator and her interaction with our group put everyone at ease. The individual headset receivers we were issued at the beginning of the tour permitted everyone to hear her jokes and historical comments at any time or place during the tour.

A GOOD Time was had by ONE and ALL.

v/r Jerry Watson

Even though I have lived here for nine months, I found the tour historically fascinating. It made me want to get involved in the volunteer effort of the community. The food was fabulous and much more than I had imagined. My guests from Texas thoroughly enjoyed the whole tour.

The Food and History tour in Annapolis is informative, fun and delicious! From our initial warm greeting to full-bellied farewells, Susan led us through historic sites (with culinary delights) professionally, yet in a manner that made her seem an immediate friend. We enjoyed humor, toasts, and an "off the beaten path" sense that made this tour exceptional. Come hungry in comfortable walking shoes!

I would highly recommend this tour to anyone interested in an introduction to Annapolis. My husband and I live in DC and had been to Annapolis several times, but feel as though we were missing so much - after 3 hours with Susan we feel like we know much more about the city; where to go, where to eat, and what to see with out of town visitors.

We took this tour on June 19 with my parents and brother who were visiting us from Ohio. All of us had a great time - Susan is a wealth of information - she is an excellent guide. We all had a great time (and loved the food tasting) and appreciated the personal touches and professionalism of Capital City Colonials. This tour is worth every penny and more!

We enjoyed history lesson along with food samples. Guide Susan was very knowledgeable. Tour could have been about 30 minutes shorter. It started to drag when walking around towards the end just looking at houses.

For the price this really is a good deal. You get to taste a bunch of different things for a nominal fee. Everything seemed to fit perfectly from one place to another. At times it was a bit rushed because we were a little behind schedule, but still nothing bad to say about this experience.

Very Good

We just got back from spending the weekend in Annapolis. During our stay we went on the history and food tour with Susan being our guide. it was 31/2 hours of great history and even better food. We stopped at 11 different restaurants and sampled their food. We also had a history lesson on the way.

We were stuffed by the time the tour ended and we had a real good idea of where we were going for dinner!!

I would recommend this tour to any adult wanting a good time with good food. We stayed in the Maryland Inn which is one of the Historic Inns of America and loved that too. The breakfast at the Treaty of Paris Restaurant was fantastic!!

Sharon in Quakertown

great tour that samples a little bit of everything from crab and shrimp to wine and beer to ice cream and gelato. The history was of Annapolis was also very well done. Susan, our tour guide, was outstanding.

We have been to Annapolis before but who knew what we walked past had so much history behind it. Definately an eye opener.

Content and length of tour was just perfect. The food balanced out to be a complete lunch.

This was probably the highlight of our Annapolis trip (besides the food!). Our tour guide Susan was funny, knowledgeable, warm, and knew everyone's name in the group within 5 minutes of meeting each other. She routinely got us involved in the history behind Annapolis and we visited great places that we wouldn't have gotten on the trolley tour or on our own. The food we sampled was delicious and more than enough for even my husband -- we did not go hungry. Because we stopped often and were able to sit, it didn't feel like a mile walk, either. The other wonderful feature of this tour is that they all give us headsets so we could listen to Susan as if she was standing right next to us. I wish they had this for the US Naval Academy tour because otherwise I wouldn't have heard anything she said. I would highly recommend this tour to anybody who is interested in learning about Annapolis!

We would recommend Susan's tour to all comers. Do this one first. That way you get to sample the decor and food of various restaurants. Make your reservations later. All venues were extremely welcoming as well a passers- by on the sidewalks. (Watch out for uneven bricks) Several locals invited us into their homes as well. It happened to be the annual Croquet Match weekend...What a Hoot! We detoured a block to the edge of St. John's campus due to a fire across the street from our Irish Cabbage Rolls stop. Amazing how those fire trucks negotiate the narrow streets. We were not able to sample there but the tour was great anyway. The "ear buds" are a good idea too as well as the easily read map and discount coupons provided at the end of the tour.

This tour was very enjoyable. The food samples were delicious with a nice variety and the history of the area was very interesting. Susan, our tour guide, was very friendly. I would highly recommend this tour if you have never been to Annapolis. The transistor ear pieces were great so that we didn't miss any of the tour as our guide was often walking ahead of us to our next stop.

My wife and I spent the weekend in Annapolis in Nov. 2009. We decided to learn about the city and eat some food as well. The tour was very informative and fun. The leader, Susan was fantastic and very personable and fun. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to learn some neat things about Annapolis history and just have a fun experience.

Satisfying food tastings, enthusiastic and knowledgeable tour guide. Would recommend!

Our tour guide Susan was witty, interesting, informative and stayed on schedule. The food samples were wonderful! However, the word "samples" is a better description for the food on this tour. It's certainly not lunch.

Great mix of history, entertainment, and food. What more could you ask for and all at a reasonable price. Our guide was personable and knowledgeable of the various points of historic significance around town. Highly recommend this tour to anyone looking to have fun, learn more about Annapolis, and get some good eats too! We especially liked the small wireless headsets that enabled us to walk at our own pace while still being able to hear every word from our guide. Great time.

What a great way to see Annapolis! Fun group environment, super tour guide, wonderful sights and tastes of the city. You will get to see and experience more on the tour than if you just try to walk around the city on your own. After the tour ended, we were able to decide where to go and what to do based on the things we already experienced. I would absolutely recommend this tour....but take the early one so you have time to explore afterwards.

My wife and I live about an hour from Annapolis in Montgomery County, Maryland. We have lived here over 16 years and have visited Annapolis often. Suprisingly over 2/3's of the places visited, we had never been to. Some, we will go back to on future trips. The tour was excellent. We went out on a sailing schooner afterwards but had enough food during the walking tour that we decided not to have dinner before we came home.

Susan, our tour guide, was terrific. She provided a lot of information on the history of

Annapolis and patiently answered all of our questions. She had a great memory. Although we were a large group, she knew us all by name. The food we sampled was delicious and plentiful. I would definitly take the tour again if in the area.

This tour was a lot of fun. Lots of interesting details/history about Annapolis are provided by a guide who really knows her stuff. She makes the experience enjoyable for all - and you get great food to sample along the way to boot.

My husband and I went to Annapolis for a short, weekend trip to celebrate our anniversary, and we started our trip off with the Saturday morning Annapolis Food & History Tour. We had read great reviews of the tour, and we agree with all the good comments we read. We got a good mix of Annapolis history and tasty bites along the way. The tour moved quickly, and we heard just enough info about each area we visited. We felt like through the tour we got a good feel of Annapolis and it's eats. The food was tasty, and I'm super picky. It was a combination of historic or local-flavored food as well as yummy eats that are common elsewhere like Italian gelato. Susan, who we assume is the owner, was our tour guide, and she made the day quite fun. We did end up visiting at least one of the places we went to on the tour the next day, so it was great to be exposed to it. My husband and I are 30, and the rest of the group was a mix of ages, individuals, and couples. A great tour for any adult!

The food tour was a great way to see Annapolis. We got just enough info about each location - not exessive details, just the right amount of time to enjoy each stop. The food was diverse and was a great way to break up the walking. We enjoyed having the ear pieces so that we didn't have to constantly surround our guide. It gave everybody a little room to spread out. Very entertaining - lots of fun!

We had so much fun. The guide was wonderful, the food was great, and the weather was perfect for a nice stroll around Annapolis seeing all of the historical gems. I would recommend skipping breakfast before this tour.

The tour guide did a great job of representing the people of the colonial era while also really relating to each and every participant in the tour. The amount of food was good- not too much, not too little and a good variety. Each of the shop and restaurant owners were friendly and happy to see us and share some history, too.

What a fantastic, unique way to get to know Annapolis! Our guide was wonderful. The headsets provided allowed us to take our time walking, yet still not miss out on any of the wonderful information. The walking was very comfortable, and not at all strenuous - this coming from a very pregnant woman. The tour was informative and fun. The food was amazing.

Lots of interesting and historical places to see. The food was good and the restaurants were very hospitable. Even the rain we had that day put No damper on the fun we all had.

Great tour!!!!!!!!!!!

The information on the tour was fun. The guide was very informative about the historical significance of almost every house we saw on the tour. The disappointing part was the food. You get maybe half a bite of food at each stop. It's not enough to even experience the place you stopped at. And I had to buy lunch afterward because I was still hungry. This tour would be better if it was more like $20 a person. It definitely is not worth the money.

Our guide was great! She was knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The food on the tour was more than I imagined. It was a great way to enjoy refreshments on the walk while taking in the history. I very highly recommend it.

i have been on several food tours in NYC and have a formed a baseline for my expectations for the Annapolis food tour. and i can honestly say, the food was subpar.

first off, my gf and i where the only two people on the tour. so it was a more one on one experience with the tour guide. Our guide, "squire" james was very friendly and helpful. he was definitely a very knowledgeable in the area and was very fun to hang out with. my gf and i had a blast joking around and taking about each others personal lives. the various tour stops along the way were nice mix of both historic locations and more modern tourist spots.

food wise..i thought it was sub par. first we had some ice coffee and some book store/cafe. nothing special. then some fried crab balls at some tavern. (ehh..it was so so). then some gelato (bleh...i was getting sick from all the weird food in my belly). the some crab dip at philips (food was so so...bread was kinda stale...they gave us nice souvenir glasses). had some fried coconut shrimp (nothing special). had some more ice cream (was getting sick from all the weird food combos)

my 2 cents...dont go expecting a great meal from it...we ended up getting beers and burgers afterwords which was 100x better then everything we ate before this. the historic tour of the city was worth it...so feeding us along the way was a decent bonus.

I highly recommend the Annapolis Food and History Walking Tour. The tour gives visitors an excellent overview of the city's history and architecture with plenty of stops along the way for refreshment and samples of the local quisine. Our guide, Mistress Susan, was very personable and accomodating.

Marco was a great historian and docent, we loved all of the food, it is our second time taking this tour, there was plenty to eat for a lunch. Recommend that the guide have some advertisement or handout to give to interested gawkers--maybe a logo on your leather pouch so others know how to take the tour. We liked the two new seafood additions to the tour but we also miss the popovers from last summer. Keep up the great work, see you next summer!

enjoyed tour; would have enjoyed it more if everyone had been wearing comfortable walking shoes; we were late arriving at many of the stops which caused mild confusion for the stop owners.

Highly recommend to others. The quality of the tour was largely due to our guide, who was top-notch and courteous, not a dull moment on the entire tour. My wife and myself (form PA) were joined by another couple (from GA) and our guide (5 total in group). Did not feel rushed at any time on the tour. Immediately impressed with warm reception by guide at meeting place, the audio receiver and earpiece provided (necessity when walking thru town), courtesy bottled water and coffee. Tour office surervisor checked two times to make sure everyone was satisfied. Each destination was ready for our arrival and all involved were very friendly and open to questions. Food / drink samples at various eating establishments were great. We returned to Irish restaurant across from State House for lunch following day. Will return to restaurant at Maryland Inn again in future for popovers. Two suggestions for improvement: 1) Provide larger bag at beginning of tour to hold bottled water and misc. trinkets provided by restuarants along the tour; and, 2) add color coded depiction of historic landmark plaques on map handout with key / legend to show time period. In the words of our guide, Marco, all of the above Tis True, Tis True!

Truly enjoyable walking tour with lots of historical stories and locations. Then we had numerous stops for crab balls, crab dip, popovers, cabbage rolls, ice cream, gelato (two separate stops), etc. Personable and charming guide. Loved the historical drinking toasts provided. Highly recommend tour.

Marcos provided my wife and I with an amazing tour of eating establishments and individual homes with a great amount of information on each stop. I must say, the tastes of different foods at each stop provided us with enough nourishment to keep us satisfied until we returned home some hours later.

I didn't realize how much ground we covered till we returned to the place where we started and the tour guide gave us his summary of the tour. The tour was so interesting that the time passed quickly.

I will recommend this tour to all my friends who are going to Annapolis for a visit and also to some friends who live in the area.

I didn't care for the food. It wasn't enough for lunch unless you don't mind eating a lot of ice-cream - we had it twice.

A few of the stops were interesting; some were not.

We had a beautiful day so it was nice to walk around.

This is a really great way to see what Annapolis has to offer and learn a little about it's history. Even our 19 year old son wasn't bored. The quality and quantity of the food was excellent. The headsets worked great for hearing the guide, even with the street traffic noise.

I met 6 or 7 friends for the tour and we all agreed that it was delightful! We learned so much about the colonial days in Annapolis while enjoying some excellent samples of a variety of dishes. The food was perfectly ample - almost too much! Since my distant cousin lives in and gives tours of Sands House, and many of my ancestors had ties to Annapolis, there was an extra personal charm for me.

Great way to get to know a bit about downtown Annapolis. Get a taste of the history, the dress, and the way of life of the old ways. Get some sample foods from the local establishments, ice cream, and get to know your way around enough to find your way back to your faves once you're done. Super idea for folks that don't know downtown. Once you are done - it's more than a short walk - go back to some shopping and more food on your own. I wasn't full, but not hungry either. We had 2 guides for our group of 12, one brought up the rear. Used ear pieces so all could hear. Liked that. Fun, friendly, and enthusiastic Susan and James know their stuff. Would not recommend to those unsteady on their feet, as you walk the brick walks of town and down steep stairs. Recommend!

i have already recommended this tour to friends and family and sent the website links along to them. the food was substantial and some quite good! the historic information shared on the tour was good, although I would have loved to have heard more! Maybe on another tour next time!

The tour was very interesting, and the food stops made it much more enjoyable.

The walking tour was very interesting and the guide (Marcos) was very enthusiasic and well informed. I would strongly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to learn about the city history, see the local sites, and enjoy the food tasting of some of the local restaurants.

My fiance and I celebrated our 2-year anniversary in Annapolis. I was looking for something unique for us to do. We took the Walking and Food Tour and had our own personal docent. What a lovely tour it was and the food was very tasty. Our guide was personable, entertaining, and very knowledgable. It was a perfect day for a tour and very much worth the price! The only thing that would have made it more perfect would be to add is a pint of grog at the end!

Spent a wonderful day touring Annapolis with a knowledgeable, fun and amiable guide, Donna. The three hour walking and eating tour was excellent, espcecially with the guide miked and each participant having a receiver. There is more than ample food included; with the crab balls and popovers being the standouts. The three hours initially seemed like it would be too long, but the pace with which the tour occurred kept things moving along nicely. Enjoyed the experience.

I was on the Food and History tour with a reunion group of dietitians. We have traveled all over the U.S. on reunions and we really enjoyed this tour. Our tour guide, Donna, was very knowledgeable of the subject matter and made it fun. When our group decided to have a toast of beer (not on the tour) at the Irish pub, she was able to come up with some appropriate toasts based on the time period of early Annapolis. The variety of food sampled was very good and no one was left hungry.

I would highly recommend this tour for anyone who is interested in learning about historical Annapolis, the Naval Academy and being treated to foods indigenous to the time period.

The food, history & tour guide were all terrific. The only suggestion I can make is more food/drink tastings.

Having never gone to Annapolis before, my friend and I decided to tour the old district of Annapolis. We chose the Food and Historical Walk Tour. It was delightful! Our guide, Marcos, was extremely knowledgeable, as well as, entertaining. The food that was served along our tour was delicious. At the end of our tour we were completely satisfied. On our return trip home to Connecticut we had fond memories of our tour in Annapolis.

I would recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys history and eating. What a combination!

Bravo!

I wouldn't want to give away the itinerary but the places we visited, the interesting little tidbits of history provided by our guide, and the food we shared were very enjoyable. It was a rather warm day but the walking between air-conditioned stops was just right. The tour provided a good overview of historic Annapolis and a taste of the specialties of some great eating places. While it is suggested to take this tour at the beginning of one's visit, we ended up doing it on our last day. The tour included a couple of places where we had already dined and, since we had enjoyed our meals, it was nice to re-visit. I found the tour to be well-organized - it was a big loop of the historic area - and well presented. The hosts at the various eateries were cordial. I highly recommend this tour to those who like history, walking tours, and enough samples over a 3-hour period to fill one's belly.

My wife and I took this tour on a Sunday afternoon in late summer. The guide was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, the food was good at all the places we stopped at, and we particularly enjoyed seeing several places that aren't open to the general public. What we didn't really like was the guide's "staying in character" as a 18th century person. Fortunately, the guide did less and less of this as the tour continued, particularly when asked questions directly. In short, I'd much rather a guide say "In the 1760s, standing here, you could see ... " rather than "Of course, ye squires and ladies can't see what the peoples of me time saw here ... ". I hope that the tour folks reconsider their attempts to cast Annapolis as some sort of Disneyland East.

Also worth noting: we had a bit of trouble finding parking. Don't expect to find a space in the parking lots near where the tour starts, at least on popular weekend afternoons. And close-in street parking is limited to two hours, which isn't useful when the tour lasts three hours.

We were in Annapolis last weekend and on Saturday evening there was a monstrous storm which blew out the electricity in our hotel (thus no AC following a day with temps in the 90s). After a virtually sleepless night, no warm water for showers the next day, and an estimate of anywhere from 6-24 hours before power would be restored, we decided to check out and cut our visit short, leaving before we were scheduled for the tour.

I called Capital City Colonials and explained our situation, I also noted we had our dog with us, who obviously could not be left alone in the car for three hours while we did this walking tour. We were refused a refund. The woman I spoke to offered to watch the dog while we were on the tour (not acceptable to us), suggested I come alone and let my husband sit with the dog somewhere inside, or that we come back to Annapolis (3+ hours from where we live) another weekend and reuse the tickets.

Regardless of the fact that all of the options were really not possible, they wouldn't even consider a refund. It's not clear why because the woman I spoke to mentioned she had not given final tour numbers to any of the sites we were to visit, so they clearly weren't counting on us at that point. I understand fully that the Zerve form says no refunds will be given, but this is a fair warning to anyone out there - regardless of WHATEVER happens, you won't be getting your money back if you can't go on the tour, so make sure you don't mind parting with the $80 if for any reason you wind up not being able to attend.

I surprised my wife with this tour. I was looking for a way to learn about Annapolis that

was "above and beyond" the normal guided tour. This tour proved to be an excellent choice.

The tour guide did a great job, she had a good balance of knowledge, humor and "roll playing". The food was delicious, but in appropriate portions, so it was enjoyable.

Our guide was very good. She really got into her role of living in colonial times. She was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We sampled a wide range of foods-some were recipes from colonial times and others were foods available in Annapolis today. The tour was exactly what the right-up described. I would highly recommend it for adults,but not children.

I would highly recommend this tour at the beginning of your visit to Annapolis. As a first timer in Annapolis this tour gave me a good feel for the town and introduced me to enough places that I knew exactly what I wanted to go back to visit. My husband especially enjoyed various pubs that were introduced along with historical sites. The food was delicious and I was definitley full by the end of the tour. Our guide was full of historic details with a touch of humor to make it even more enjoyable. This tour was worth every penny!!!!!

Our guide, mistress Susan, was informative and enthusiastic. It was evident that she had a love of history and the city. The lightweight ear phone that was provided was much appreciated---one could wander away to get a closer look at something or take advantage of a restroom and not miss any narration. The food tastes were more than enough to fill you for lunch and several hours later.

We truly felt we had insider information and this tour made us want to return to Annapolis!

The food tour was excellent. I plan to return and take another tour from Capital City Colonials. This tour went well beyond my expectations. Outstanding.

I very much enjoyed the 3 hour tour - just the right amount of time, very informative, the tour guide was friendly and effectively led the group - I would recommend it to friends and family.

as a small group, it was very enjoyable because we had a very closely hands on experience. Our guide was knowledgeable and explained all the designated sites with much detail. The food was good as well.

Our guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and he enjoyed sharing the history of his city with us. For the most part, the food fit the experience and everything served at each of the places we visited had some historical relevance. For us, it was a very pleasant introduction to Annapolis.

The guide was funny, well-informed, attentive to our interests, friendly with an amazing number of Annapolis locals (who greeted her on the streets), and clever. She wanted us to have fun, enjoy the food, and also learn to appreciate the stories and traditions in Annapolis. It was wonderful!

We really enjoyed ourselves and learned a lot of fun facts on this delightful walking tour. The food was stellar at all of the stops with lots of friendly people to greet us. We plan to do this one again!

We really enjoyed our tour. Our guide Marcos made the tour a lot of fun, and the tour did a great job of blending the history of charming Annapolis with delicious food. This tour is much better than other food tours I have experienced. The tour is relatively compact, so we spent most our time in restaurants and sites of interest instead of walking from site to site. The wireless ear phone system provided also made it easy to hear our guide despite entering some crowded sites and allowed us to pay attention to him without needing to crowd around him to hear. We ended the tour right across the street from where we started and with just enough food in our bellies (not too full but not hungry either). Kudos to the tour organizers for providing us a bottle of water which kept us cool and hydrated on the warm day of the tour.

This past Sunday I was taken back in time to the Colonial Era on the Annapolis History and Food Walking Tour. Guided by a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable re-enactor. His passion for history of this particular period of this beautiful city was contagious and was well matched by the food that was offered by the different establishments. A historic stroll through this quaint city while eating some of the best offerings of the Bay compliment each other well.

The tour leader was well prepared, organized, historically informative, entertaining and charming. Individual audio recievers made for easy listening regardless of street noise or distance from the tour leader. The frequent stops provided not only delicious food samples, but also afforded restful breakes in this 3 hour tour. The food samples really did substitute for lunch. This tour is a real bargain. I don't know how they can afford to do it at such a reasonable price! I feel I've come away with a lasting knowledge of the history of Annapolis.

This was a birthday present for my history loving husband...with a food bonus.

We have a boat near annapolis...we just never get a chance to go there.

We are glad we took the time.

We greatly enjoyed Susan ..our guide.

She was very knowledgeable and entertaining.

The only thing we did not like were the ear pieces..the clips were not strong enough to keep the transmitter in your pocket...and the ear piece did not always work.

I would highly reccomend this tour!!

Great and worth the money!

In spite of inclement weather, our guide was upbeat and knowledgeable about many historical periods, not just the Colonial period. We threw some odd questions his way and he answered them with good humor and an assurance borne of knowledge.

The food was wonderful, but it was the walk and the history that we really appreciated.

We would definately recommend this tour to anyone who loves food, walking or history . And who doesn't?

In fact we have already talked it up to friends in the Baltimore Area.

Thanks for a wonderful afternoon in Annapolis.

Our guide, Susan, was terrific. She was very knowledgable and fun to be with. Susan is a very patient person, which one has to be on these types of tours. We were extraordinarily fortunate that it was just the two of us rather than a group! The number two most wonderful part of this tour was that she provided headphones so that my husband, who is hard of hearing, could hear everything she was saying. It also meant that we could look around and still hear! It was a wonderful addition to any tour! We have been to many cities as tourists, gone on may food tours, and have enjoyed them all. This was especially nice because it was in our own backyard! We definitely will return to Annapolis and frequent some of the places we visited during our tour with Susan. We highly recommend both Susan and the tour.

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the food and history walking tour. The food choices were all delicious, and the guide was quite knowledgeable. True history buffs might want to know that there is not an historical connection for all of the food choices and eating establishments. Yet all were great fun! I highly recommend this tour.

This was such a phenomenal way to spend an afternoon in the historic city of Annapolis. Our guide, Susan Denis was extremely versed in local historical interesting facts and added humor to her dialogue. We went to multiple and varied sites that she presented such unique facts on, that it was very surprising to me as I have been a local resident most of my life and taught school in this county for a quarter of a century ! At each stop we enjoyed some type of colonial snack or beverage-each more appetizing than the previous. The other tour participants were British and Scottish, and were most impressed with Susan's factual knowledge & enjoyable humorous comments. After each libation, she treated us to a colonial toast and the reason for it's use in historic Annapolis. The pace was leisurely and enjoyable on a lovely spring afternoon in our original capital city. Three cheers for Susan Denis and her portrayal, in her lovely colonial attire, of an 18th century lady. Her use of tiny speaker ear pieces was a great help while being in the city on a busy Sunday afternoon. I have recommended this to many people since taking it, and would gladly delight in taking it again !

Tour guides with a good sense of humor towards questions. Fun and fulfilling in that one is never without food or drink throughout the tour. If you like cool architecture and stories about the past and present, this is the right tour. They even gave us individual headsets so that they don't have to shout, we can listen to them at the volume we wish to hear them at, and there are so many cool things along the way one can lag behind for pictures and the like without missing the tour.

Due to a conflict, we were unable to attend. We will be rescheduling later this year.

Enjoyed the tour of Annapolis. Our tour guide was dressed and talked as if she walked out of a 18th Century home in the town. She made the trip very informative and did cute little things that made for a great tour. The food was fun too. Most I had had before but the pop-overs were to die for. I learned many exciting facts about the city I love. Thanks so much for a fun day!

The idea of incorporating food stops into a city tour brought a fresh and unique twist. I found the colonial guide to be entertaining along with great anecdotal tales. At the conclusion of the tour I was well fed and "full up". The pop overs near the end of the tour were outstanding! One should not miss this tour.

I have done Annapolis by boat, and on land for a history walk, but I went on this tour for the food, and was pleasantly suprised at the wealth of local historic knowledge that the guide filled us in on as we strolled leisurly through the historic district of Annapolis. Bolstered by wonderful earphones for each person on the tour, we wandered from taverns to ice cream makers through wine cellars to historic homes and kitchens and more. There were plenty of samplings to consider it lunch. Now I feel well equiped to go out on my own and find a great restaurant for dinner. This is the first year this tour has been offered, and I would say that Capital City Colonials has a real hit!

The coordination of this tour is crucial to it's success, and Capital City Colonials has obviously put a lot of planning on the timing and overall value. The food stops were great, the guide was very knowledgeable, and the individual microphones for ease in hearing made the day complete.