My boyfriend and I went on a personal tour with one of your sweetest tour guides, Susan, and she was amazing. She took us to three super cute locations: Patrick's 1481, Bevardi's Salute, and Brick's, and we finished with a gelato spot! All the staff at each location were really sweet, except for the hostess at the first place. But overall, the experience was still so good. We had drinks at all three spots, but my favorite was definitely the watermelon lemonade at Brick's. It even comes with a watermelon garnish At first they were out, but our sweet server Gerald made it happen for me, and I really appreciated that. After that, Susan went out of her way to show us a speakeasy around the corner from the gelato place. It wasn't even included in the tour, she just did it to be nice because she could tell my boyfriend used to be a really great bartender, which made it feel extra special. Overall, it was a great experience, and I would 100% come again! read more

We had a wonderful time! It was fun tasting different foods and learning about the history of the area.

Susan was our downtown Sarasota tour. She was very pleasant and knowledgeable. We were a small group but had excellent food and a fun experience. Glad we did it! read more

We recently had the pleasure of taking the "Ghosts & Gruesomes" tour, and it was an absolutely fantastic experience. Our tour guide, Troy, made this journey through Sarasota's history and ghost stories an unforgettable adventure. Troy is not just a guide, but a passionate historian with an exceptional talent for storytelling. Troy's knowledge and enthusiasm for Sarasota's history, coupled with frightening ghost tales, had all of us on the edge of our seats throughout the tour. Some of the stories even gave us goosebumps! We were impressed by Troy's use of pictures to help bring the characters in the stories to life. We couldn't have asked for a better guide. Troy's friendly demeanor made us feel right at home, and the fact that Troy took the time to answer our questions and engage us in discussions about the area's history, added a personal touch to the experience. We absolutely loved Troy!!! We took this tour around Halloween, and my boyfriend and I added a little extra fun by dressing up as the twins from "The Shining." Troy embraced our enthusiasm and made the experience even more special. We even learned how to search for ghosts using our phone cameras, adding an interactive and thrilling aspect to the tour. The pace of the walk was comfortable for all, but I would recommend wearing comfortable shoes, as you'll be doing some exploring. Troy even thoughtfully took us to a lovely hotel for bathroom breaks and to purchase refreshments at the bar if we desired. Our experience with Sarasota Suncoast Tours went far beyond the tour itself. Sheila, who helped us book the tour, was fantastic. She was friendly, helpful, and kind. Due to some scheduling conflicts and dietary restrictions in our family, we couldn't book a tour before our Sarasota Suncoast Tours gift certificate expired. Sheila went above and beyond to extend our gift certificate by six months, ensuring we could enjoy this wonderful experience. Her communication and assistance were top-notch. Even my parents, who live in Sarasota, were stunned by the history in their own backyard. We all learned so much and were deeply moved by the experience. We cannot recommend Sarasota Suncoast Tours enough. Thank you, Troy, Sheila, and the entire team, for an unforgettable and truly enlightening adventure! Warm regards, Nicole, Chris, Elyse, and Joe read more

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Great food and knowledgeable! You do a good amount of walking so don't feel guilty about the food! Also good for food allergies. read more

Took my team for a holiday outing with Susan (Jingles the Elf) today and it was great fun! We learned some Sarasota history, enjoyed delicious food at various local restaurants, and spread some holiday cheer. Thank you for this awesome experience! read more

Troy was the perfect guide on our culinary tour, with plenty of humor, a history lesson of Sarasota, and some tasty food. This was a great way to check out the local scene and endless possibilities of the vital downtown neighborhood. The " 3 hour tour " could not have been more fun. read more

Amazing tour with our guide Michelle and six of our good friends . Everything went smoothly and these restaurant and food selections were excellent. Service at each restaurant was friendly and attentive. read more

I am the Social Coordinator for Sarasota Newcomers Club. Recently our group has taken two tours with Key Culinary Tours. We went on the Halloween tour with Troy. The event was a huge success. Our members requested I schedule more tours through this company. Last week we went on a Scavenger Hunt of St. Armands Circle. This was another huge success. The members and I had a great morning finding clues through out the circle. It is a great team building exercise and fantastic way to meet with other members in our club. I have planned three more tours in the coming months. We are scheduled for 2 Breakfast Strolls through St Armands and the Wild Women of Sarasota in March. Working with Sheila and Susan has made my job very easy. They are professionals and make sure our members have a wonderful experience. As the social coordinator I wish all my events were this easy to plan and execute, Whatever type of adventure you want, You can not go wrong booking through key Culinary Tours. read more

We had a dinner tour in Sarasota tonight. We had so much fun. Our tour guide was wonderful, knowledgable, and fun. He brought us to three completely different restaurants, all of them excellent. We ended the night with a fourth stop for dessert. We plan to visit these Restaurants again and bring our friends. We also plan on doing another tour. Lots of fun and worth the price. read more

We did the Venice shark's teeth tour with Grace. She brought all the equipment we needed and laid out a nice blanket so we could sift through the sand and shells to find shark's teeth and other interesting finds. She even dug through the sand and brought everything to us. Beautiful day and beautiful beach! read more

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My family had the best time with Troy during the Ghosts & Gruesomes tour last week. We love learning about the lesser-known and "darker" facts and legends of the places we visit during our travels. Our tour with Troy was one of the best we've experienced! This is a fun and easy walking tour in downtown Sarasota, strolling by the theaters and restaurants, and hearing some spooky and interesting tales. Highly recommended! read more

Key Culinary Tours - Strolling by the theaters in downtown Sarasota, hearing spooky and lesser-known historical tales. - Walking Tours Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

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We did a ghost tour with Troy and oh my gosh it was amazing. He was so much fun. He had my kids so intrigued and so excited. I 100% recommend him. His personality and knowledge for our city was awesome. I learned so much about it I never knew. I do ghost tours whenever I leave town and never thought to do one where I live. I am so glad I did. I will tell everyone I know to book a tour with him. read more

Troy was a great tour guide. We had way more than enough food for the day and it was all fantastic. The bits of history were interesting, too. Thank you for a very enjoyable afternoon! read more

Enjoyed our afternoon tasting the staples of St Armand Circle. Our guide, Tujon was very knowledgeable, fun and easy company. This was a birthday gift to my mother. Would recommend to any foodies looking for a fun afternoon read more

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Did the Anna Maria Lunch tour with Susan. Had a fabulous time! Susan walked us around the quaint town, stopping to inform us on little facts. We stopped at several places, including a historical building, each as delicious as the one prior. She ordered us foods we probably would not have pick for ourselves, and we are glad she did so! I would definitely recommend spending a few hours doing this tour, we had a lot of fun! read more

Informative & delicious tour! Rocky our tour guide was so delightful & informative. Will recommend!

Loads of fun! Troy was an amazing tour guide. I would recommend this definitely.

Great tour! Second time for two of the group and all four loved it. We were late because of traffic and Troy put us at ease the minute we arrived. Great food!, lots of special attention from restaurant staffs! Not as much history on lunch tour but still fun! Will definitely return to the restaurants! Lots of fun! Looking forward to next time! read more

Rocky was a wonderful guide who helped us learn about interesting history of Venice, FL as well as introduced us to some of the local restaurants and shops. He was engaging and encouraged our questions. Our time spent was perfect and the Olive Oil shop and the Mother's Cupboard kitchen shop were wonderful choices for a place to rest before our next food stop! Our only improvement might be to have "lighter" options or fewer samples at the food stops so that we weren't so full at the end of the tour. Also, if the restaurants could provide individual portions rather than a shareable container for the group. The food was delicious and it was my first time to ever try escargot...not as bad as I had thought since I love butter and garlic! Our restaurant stops took us from France to Italy to Argentina and then back to the USA! read more

HIGHLY recommend the St.Armands Circle Stroll and Taste Tour! We had history and great eats on this tour. It was lead by Tommy who is very well known and respected by other restaurant and retail owners. It was a perfect day to spend with a dear friend of mine. You will not be disappointed! The next best thing to eating food, is talking about it! January 2020 read more

We did an Amelia Island Food tour with Susan. Absolutely loved our friendly guide who gave us lots of fun facts about Amelia Island. The tour allowed us to try 5 different restaurants in a short amount of time & we even got to go bags because we didn't "pace" ourselves Great way to see the island and experience several local restaurants. Just allow plenty of time to get there in season as there was a lot of traffic getting to the island. Will definitely do another tour with this co. Shout out to Sheila who was so helpful on the phone!!! read more

Great tour! Troy was a fun guide and gave us background on downtown Sarasota as well as showing us some excellent restaurants and bars. Definitely worth it! read more

Did the Sarasota Lunch Tour. We do food tours in every city we visit. This one was good. The most food I've ever had on a tour (almost full servings at 3 stops). Circo tacos were our favorite. Tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Only recommendation would be for more stops but with smaller servings to get more of a variety. read more

We did the Ghost and Gruesomes Tour with Tujon and had a blast. We were the only there on the tour which made it really personal, and Tujon shared a lot of history we did not know about the area. Unsolved murders, ghost stories, and a nice walk around the area at night was a fun way to spend 1.25 hours. He had photos to share, which helped us visualize the stories as well. Look forward to trying another tour next time we are in town. read more

Susanne was a great tour guide with wonderful knowledge!! A delightful tour. Ended the tour with glass of wine toasting ladies of Sarasota.

We highly recommend Troy and the Taco Tuesday Tour if you are looking for great tacos, wonderful music and delicious drinks. We can not say enough about Troy and all of the fun we had. read more

We had another wonderful experience with key culinary tours. It was our second time taking visitors on one of their tours and we had another exceptional tour guide. Jeni did a great job including all the tour participants in the experience. We live here and still learn something new each time we go....well worth the time and the money. read more

Our tour was so much more than a restaurant tour. Our guide, Daniel, was a wealth of historical information. Loved it will do again when I have visitors. Would also like to do the St. Armonds tour. read more

Informative, fun, tasty And pretty well done! Jeni, our tour guide kept a great pace for all, really listened and new gobs about the history of St.Armands circle. Everything was professional- yet casual and I would recommend it to family and friends. read more

Took the Key Culinary Tours St Armonds lunch tour yesterday with Denice as our guide. Denice made it so much fun. She is a great tour guide. The food samples at 3 different restaurants followed by desert at Big Olafs for ice cream were excellent. A a newer resident of Sarasota (4 years) I thought I knew much about the area but Denice taught me a few things. In the future when I have guests this tour will be a great way to incorporate a fun and informative lunch into their experience. Hope to do the V3nice tour with Denice in the future. Will recommend it to my friends. read more

This was so much fun. Maggie, our tour guide, was knowledgeable about the history of the town and just had a lot of fun facts. All of the restaurants provided excellent food and made us feel welcome. Visiting four places provided a variety of cuisines. This tour introduced us to a part of the city we weren't familiar with. We plan to go back to explore the shops and try the restaurants. read more

Took the downtown Sarasota tour and thoroughly enjoyed it. I am looking forward to trying out the other tours.

Lot of fun. Excellent food, great drinks, and interesting info. Tour Guide Troy was the best! Highly recommended!

The Food Toir of St Armand's was wonderful! Tour guide Tujon was very knowledgeable and personable. We were a small group of locals and snowbirds and he tailored the information presented to our interests. Not to mention the food was delicious. We're definitely going back to Shore for the calamari salad! read more

We had the MOST amazing culinary tour and cannot wait to do it again! Recently we used Maggie and her team for our When SHE Happens women's networking lunch event and had the pleasure of experiencing a 90 minute tour of downtown Sarasota. Every bit of the tour was excellent and we HIGHLY recommend them. Not only did we learn interesting history about Sarasota, but all of the food was absolutely delicious too. read more

Thoughts on Culinary tour "Tastes of Sarasota " The scheduling coordinator stated we would visit four restaurants. I thought the tour guide did a nice job of pointing out a variety of restaurants, and history of the area and it was nice to meet others on our tour. I believe the portions of the first and third restaurants were more hors d'oeuvere portions and the second was small plate. The last location was gelato not a restaurant at all. The drink package upgrade was not really worth it for us, since we went to locations that offered happy hour drinks. Although if you did not purchase a happy hour priced drink it may be worth it. We received this tour as a gift from friends for our move to the area. Not sure the value for dollar was there, nor would we recommend the tour, but we had a nice time and plan on revisiting two of the restaurants that we toured. read more

I simply had an amazing time on this tour. The tour guide Tujon was very knowledgeable about the sites we viewed along the walks of St. Armand Circle. He was very welcoming and was great at helping all the guest bond. The food was amazing at all four restaurants. I would highly recommend this activity and I can't wait to go on my next tour! read more

Very enjoyable 3 hours . Good food and interesting facts about the area . The tour guide made everyone feel at home and was sensitive to everyone's needs. I recommend this outing even if it's not your first trip to town. read more

This was a fun, informative, and delicious tour of the Sarasota culinary scene. We enjoyed food from Nancy's, The Coolinary, Salute!, and Gelato Go. Maggie did a fantastic job! read more