Great tour with fantastic tasting whisky. The tour guide was well informed and provided a great experience to me and my dad. Only shame is that they can’t sell the whisky there at the distillery but they helpfully told us where we could purchase it in the town. Well worth a visit if you are in Dingle
Good but Pricey.
While the tour was undeniably pleasant and benefited greatly from Dylan's local knowledge, we couldn't help but feel that it was a bit on the pricey side. Despite this, the unique experience of having a local guide and the quality of the food and drink made it a memorable afternoon in Dingle.
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Disappointing
Our guide was lovely, informative, and easy to chat with. But he’d not been given important information (nor had anyone at the company read our notes - we had a vegetarian and a child, but this was really a beer tour). If they had told him this, we feel he could have made a plan. There is very little food on this tour, mostly beer. We’ve done food tours in several places and really enjoyed them. This was just a plate of fish and chips, basic wings, and a scoop ice cream. None of it was local or cultural or showcased Dingle. Typical food tours talk about local specialities, explain the history of the food, and the like and I’m usually stuffed. We went home and made dinner.It was way too expensive for what we got.
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Well worth it!!
Our tour guide Dylan was absolutely wonderful with his knowledge of history and the local culture. Keep in mind this is more of a beer tasting tour rather than a food tour. It was wonderful to connect with other travelers and to learn from Dylan. Well done! Also great to hear from the local brewer. It felt very intimate and not commercialized.
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Don't make dinner reservations afterwards!
You can't go wrong spending an afternoon walking around quaint Dingle sampling food and drinks. Our guide was very friendly and we enjoyed getting to know the other tour participants. The reason I can only give 4 out of 5 is because I've been on food tours of Dingle with a different company that were vastly superior in terms of getting history and cultural information about Dingle as it relates to the food scene there. Also, this tour was lacking any interaction with the people preparing the food and craft beer, and the selection was pretty much your run of the mill pub food. However, there was plenty of food and drinks (we couldn't eat dinner that night!) and it was all very tasty.
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Delicious Dingle
I’ve been to Dingle many times, but not for several years. The Dingle Food Tour was a great way to see places I’d never been before and have a sample of what was on offer. Our guide, Brendán, was lovely- new to the job, but with great local insights, he was relaxed and friendly. Delighted I signed up for this tour- definitely found places I want to return to.
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