The Mini Original Downtown Santa Barbara Food Tour
About the Mini OG Tour
The Mini Downtown Food Tour is designed to provide a quick & delicious intro to downtown Santa Barbara. The tour gives you a taste of history, culture and of course cuisine. Tours run approximately 2 hours, include 3-4 food tastings and provide enough food for a satisfying lunch. As an added bonus, one alcoholic beverage is included.
Whether you are a local or just stopping by, all of our walking food tour options offer a delightful opportunity to discover the city on foot while indulging in delicious & fun culinary experiences.
We look forward to having you join us for a food-filled adventure packed with fun and informative tidbits about Santa Barbara!
What You Need To Know
Booking The Tour:
- Choose and book your tickets on our website.
- Upon completing your booking, you’ll recieve an email with all the meeting info. If you don’t see the confirmation email, please check your spam folder.
- If you are looking for a more intimate experience or are nterested in a private, corporate, or semi custom experience, please click here.
How To Prepare:
- Check your confirmation email, make sure you know where to meet
- Show up on time or even a few minutes before
- Tours are eating and on foot, dress comfortably
- Do not show up hangry or full
- Always feel free to bring a water bottle
- Guides work hard and always appreciate cash gratuities
- If you are anyone in your group has any food allergies or aversion, mobility issues, etc, please let us know asap
Tour Deets:
- Tour duration: Approximately 2ish hours. Length depends on group size and walking pace
- Tour stops: Each tour visits 3-4 local tasting locations. There is 1 alcoholic beverage included. We will briefly pass and talk about a variety of different historical buildings giving you some cool history and info about the architecture & culture in Santa Barbara
- Walking: This tour is all on foot. Tours are suitable for most fitness levels, but there is a good amount of walking. If you have trouble walking, standing, and/or have health issues please consider requesting information about our Private Tour options so that we can accommodate you as best as possible
- Included Food & Drink Tastings: Tastings and locations vary depending on the day, tours visit 3-4 food tasting locations, 1 includes a glass of wine or beer
- Food Allergies and Aversions: We try and accommodate food allerges/aversions, however there is always a chance of cross contamination in restaurant kitchens. If someone in your group has a food restriction, please let us know as soon as possible
- Where to meet & where we end: Tours start and end in different locations. Once you have booked your tour, the exact meeting location will be sent via email.
Additional Information
Tour Dates and Times
Mini tours are mostly offered on weekdays. If you do not see a tour offered on a day you want, tour is full or you’d like to request a private tour please email us at moc.tfbsetsat@ofni Or fill out this form to request a private tour.
Food Allergies/Aversions
There is no guarantee that there will not be cross-contamination with any given allergy in kitchens. We do our best to accommodate food allergies and aversions, but it’s not always possible. We must know about allergies and aversions ahead of time.
When purchasing tickets, please include information about any food allergies or aversions we should be aware of.
What to bring
Cash to tip your guide.
Do I have to walk the entire time?
If you have health issues that prevent you from walking or if you tend to walk at a slower place, we recommend contacting us about a private tour.
Drinks
Due to California almost always being in a drought, water is served on request.
What tasting locations will the tour stop at?
All of our tasting partners can be found here.
Can I bring my pet to the tour?
We LOVE animals, but we cannot guarantee outdoor seating. Indoor restaurants do not allow animals. If you know you will be traveling with a furry friend, please consider a private tour option.
I have more questions. How do I contact you?
Feel free to email us at moc.tfbsetsat@ofni with any other questions.
Tasting Partners
Mini tours visit up to max 4 tastings locations. Tasting partners and tastings vary depending on the tour day and availability.
We do not visit all tasting partners on any one tour.
Below is our working list of tasting partners. Always adding to our local partner list.
Corazon Cocina
Mister Softee
AND MORE…
Taste Santa Barbara
Get ready to feast on Santa Barbara deliciousness like true locals!