Reykjavik Street Food Walking Tour

A great food tour in Reykjavik

Fun tour with lots of tasty food. For summer, the day started off cold and rainy but gradually warmed up and got sunnier. The food was all really good and our guide Martienn was the perfect person to show us the best of Iceland/Reykjavik. Martienn is a native of Reykjavik so I felt he really knew what was going on. He had lots to say about the food and also about Iceland itself. We all got to try fermented shark with a shot of Brennivin if we wanted. The fish was great, as was the lamb stew, hot dog, lobster soup and everything else we had. It was worth the time and money to take this tour.

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Excellent street food walking tour in Reykjavik

Martin (spelled incorrectly) is an exceptional host -- very personable and knowledgable about Icelandic specialties in Reykjavik. The venues he selected were all first rate. He was quick to engage and quick with a joke, too! His smile and natural charm certainly played into our very positive impression.

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Well Worth It

Absolutely great introduction to the food of Iceland, and a nice walking tour to boot. Thor was a great guide, friendly and informative. You'll get a lot to eat so come hungry.

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Most beautiful day in Reykjavík!

Great tour! Our guide was the BEST!! Cost was reasonable and lasted 3.5 hours.

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Disappointment for "Small-Group Food Walking Tour in the Heart of Reykjavik"

I booked the "Small-Group Food Walking Tour in the Heart of Reykjavik" for our family trip after having a very memorable food tour experience in Copenhagen last year. Unfortunately, this tour was disappointing, mainly because of the poor organization and guiding. The food selection and route were acceptable overall, especially compared with the much more serious problems with how the tour was conducted. First, the guide arrived late, and there seemed to be confusion from the beginning about which participants he was supposed to lead. Another family of four was initially told that they would be with a different guide, but after our guide spent quite some time on the phone, they eventually joined our group. For a pre-booked tour, the start felt surprisingly disorganized. The biggest problem was communication and group management. The guide often spoke while walking ahead of the group instead of gathering everyone together before giving explanations or instructions. In noisy outdoor areas, it was very difficult to hear him unless you were walking immediately behind him. This became a real problem at the second stop. We were apparently given about 15 minutes of free time inside what seemed to be a general market, but the instruction was not clearly communicated to everyone. One American participant traveling alone had completely missed the announcement and became confused when everyone suddenly dispersed. She eventually stopped me to ask what was happening. If even a native English speaker misses such an important instruction, this is clearly more than just a language issue. Our family is from Korea, and we found the guide particularly difficult to hear and understand in noisy surroundings. For an international tour, I would expect the guide at least to gather everyone before speaking, or ideally provide an audio system or smartphone-based alternative. I also did not understand why we were given personal free time at a general market so early in the tour. Perhaps there was a reason, but it was never clearly explained. Interestingly, two participants also left the tour at this second stop and did not continue with the group. I do not know their reason for leaving, so I do not want to speculate, but it was unusual to see participants leave so early in a paid tour. Compared with my previous food tour experience, there was also very little effort to engage the group. The guide was humorous at times, but apart from asking where we came from, there was little conversation with participants about their food cultures or experiences. Overall, the tour itself was acceptable, but the guiding and organization were well below what I would expect from a professionally operated food tour. The entire experience gave me the impression that the guide was either brought in at short notice or was simply not sufficiently prepared that day. With better group management, clearer communication, and more consideration for international participants, this could have been a much better experience. Unfortunately, the quality of the guiding significantly undermined the tour for us.

Response from the operator: Hello Neulboo, Your review has been posted to the wrong business. The attached photos are of restaurants we don't visit on our food tour. I'm confident this review belongs to YOUR FRIEND IN REYKJAVIK, as that company does a similar tour to ours and visits exactly the venues you've photographed. Please get in touch with Viator to have this review moved to the listing it belongs to, this review is causing a major damage to our impeccable reputation. I will also try to get hold of Tripadvisor / Viator to have this removed but based on previous experience it might be difficult so I leave these words here. Make sure next time to book with CityWalk Reykjavík, the local operator of walking tours in the city.

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