Charlottetown Food Walking Tour
Description
Enjoy this exciting Tour with one of our Local multi Generation Guides Josh , Mark , Ken or Carolyn . This Food and History Tour will keep your Mouth watering , please note that these are sample sizes to get tastes of the food and isn’t necessarily a full meal depending on your appetite. . On The Tour you will learn all sorts of things about PEI's History as well its Food and the History of its different foods and why each Dish is important to Islanders. You will sample some of PEI's well known Dishes from some of its Best Restaurants. At the end of the Tour you will be "shuck in" and become an honorary Islander. Food substitutes due to allergies etc may be available but requests must be made in advance . *Please also note that the Water Prince Corner Shop stop may be done at times as a takeout/picnic style stop due to the size and busyness of the Restaurant.”
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Itinerary
Down by the Water we will talk about the General History as well on how different Cultures used different Foods.
We will then spend some time on Great George learning about its many Historical attractions such as the Great George Hotel and the St.Dunstan's Basilica
Our First stop will be at Peake's Restaurant & Bar where we will sample some Mussels with sauce that includes white wine, cream, onions, celery, herbs, butter. eat you will learn all about Mussels.
We will now talk about Province House and most importantly the 1864 Charlottetown Conference that was held here in 1864 to discuss the possibility of creating a new Country.
Our next Food stop will be at whats considered one of the Best Restaurants in Charlottetown and PEI which is Water Prince Corner Shop. Here we will have a sample size of a Lobster Roll (half ) , some Potato Salad and sample a few scallops . Here we will talk about the Potato / Farming industry on PEI , some about the Lobster Industry on PEI, and scallops . *Please note this stop may be done at time as Picnic /take out style due to the size and busyness of the Restaurant
Our Final stop will be at Lobster on the Wharf which is located right on the Water Front and near by where we started the Tour. First we will visit the Lobster Pound to learn more about Lobsters .(please note that the Lobster Pound may not always be opened , if this is the case we will go right to the Restaurant ). Once we are done in the Lobster Pound we will head into the Restaurant side where you will learn about the Oyster Industry on PEI then you will be officially shucked in by shucking a Oyster(naked and raw which is the traditional way on PEI) and taking a shot of PEI Moonshine ( water or soft drinks are also available . We can also take your picture or video of you shucking your Oysters . Here you will also receive an Anne”s Chocolate or similar treat .
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(97)
Our guide was great! Super knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the history of Charlottetown. Would totally recommend! Food was good too!
We are so glad we took this tour! Charlottetown has so much history behind it and our guide made it especially nice with his personal touches about his experience living on PEI since childhood.
This was a great tour. Ken was a historian and was interesting. His personal stories were informative and provided a good viewpoint on the region's history. However the rain he said was not going to come, CAME!!😊. He's no weatherman. It was a great tour and we enjoyed it. We would recommend Ken to anyone looking for a tour guide.
The tour was amazing. Our guide (Carolyn) gave a lot of details about the rich history of PEI and the origins of Canada’s Confederation, while walking to several points of interest. The food was fantastic. We really enjoyed it. NOTE: it is better to do this on the 1st day you are in Charlottetown, as you will know all the fantastic restaurants to go to!
Awesome tour. Our guide Caroline was a wealth of historical knowledge. It was cool to learn that our country came to be after the provincial delegates drank too much so much so that they came to an agreement. Oh yeah, the food. A great taste of island cuisine. I read someone else’s review commenting that there was not enough food. It’s supposed to be a taste of island cuisine which it is. We ended up going back to one of our stops later in the day to grab dinner. If you are expecting to strap on a feed bag and get stuffed then find a buffet. If you are looking for some culture, history and a taste then you gotta take this tour.
The tour guide was very knowledgeable with the history of Charlottetown as well as the food served to the group of nine. She was very personable. I enjoyed the whole tour.
The Charlottetown Food Walking Tour was an excellent blend of history and food. Our guide, Carolyn is very knowledgeable and she filled us in on the history of PEI, the city of Charlottetown, the Charlottetown conference and PEI's role in the formation of Canada. She presented the information in an interesting way and was able to handle all of our questions. The tour covered about a mile of walking and was interspersed with three food stops, one for mussels, one for a lobster roll, and the final stop for oysters. If you like seafood, this is a tour for you. The food was excellent (I'm not an oyster fan but we got through it OK) but the mussels and lobster roll were really good. My only comment to complete the tour would be to add an ice cream stop at the very end. All in all we really enjoyed our tour and would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to sample good seafood and learn a bit about the history of PEI.
My wife and I had the pleasure of being led by Mark today in and around Charlottetown. His knowledge and love of all things re this city; this province was on full display. His detailed talk was punctuated by stops at three quality restaurants. Thanks again Mark from D&K from Markham ON.
The perfect way to learn some of the secret histories of Charlottetown along with the delicious foods that shape the local culture.
Was cancelled very late the evening before. Didn’t see the message until an hour before the activity was to happen the next morning. . Needless to say it didn’t happen and it was our only day in Charlottetown. Very disappointing.
I understand your frustration and I do apologize that it was last minute . But I did send you your refund and some options to reschedule and also some other options for things for you to do instead . Although you did forget to mention why it was cancelled . I had to cancel last minute as the guide doing the tour had to visit someone who was nearing the end of their life and had asked for the guide to visit them in Hospital (and has since passed away) . My other guides were already on tour and one who was off island for a medial appointment. I was also on a tour so unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it work . Like I said I’m sorry that you didn’t get to experience the tour . I hope you enjoyed our beautiful island . Josh
