Sydney Private Food Walking Tour With Locals: The 10 Tastings

Private Foodie Tour - Newtown, Sydney

Fantastic Experience! Our host - Robyn Vernon - was prompt, knowledgeable and kept our group of four moving at an appropriate pace. We had 10 gastric and beverage stops and truly enjoyed them all! The strawberry - watermelon cake at Black Star Pastries was incredible - as was Tokyo Taco, Robyn gave wonderful historical narratives along the way and made it a point to take us down several side streets to explain many of the murals and local artwork. I highly recommend this tour and suggest you request Robyn if you can.

Newtown Foodie Tour

Amazing experience! Our host - Robyn Vernon - was in regular contact and greeted us promptly at our prearranged location. She kept us moving at an appropriate pace and provided interesting and entertaining information about the Newtown area and bits on Australia overall. We thoroughly enjoyed our gastric and beverage stops - incredible amounts of food - such friendly hosts - just a great experience overall. Highly recommend this tour.

Excellent Guide/Excellent Tour of Sydney

We had a wonderful tour with Darryl arranged by Tours by Local Tour. We asked for a tour of the city of Sydney with some knowledge of Jewish life in the city She did an excellent job showing us the Rocks, Bondi Beach, the Harbor Bridge various neighborhoods Got us ticket for the Opera House tour Showed us places to eat, gave us a tour of a local market open on Saturday Would highly recommend to anyone seeking a tour of the city. Michael

Great food walking tour

Robyn was very knowledgeable. Food scene is absolutely wonderful. Everything we ate was fantastic. Also learned about some history too. A little pricey though.

Great way to experience the hidden gems of Sydney’s eclectic food scene

Robyn was knowledgeable and friendly. The food samplings were delicious and Robyn made sure to take our dietary restrictions into consideration and modified the tour accordingly.

Tasting tours are the best.

The highlight of the walking tour was a stop at The Black Star bakery. Not only were selections works of art but very tasty. The watermelon cake had a slice of real watermelon in it.

Fun experience but overpriced

Great guide and really cool neighborhood. Tour way overpriced for the food items. Good “street food” and fun way to get a feel for Australian food culture. Knowledgeable and fun guide. Was expecting much more relative to food, restaurants vs. counter service, ambiance, and ideally an occasional glass of beer/wine.

Not what I expected

We thought the food tasting would be Australian cuisine. Instead, it was a tasting of other cultures which isn’t what we wanted to experience.

Awesome experience!

What a fabulous day we had on this food tour with Robyn! It was far more than just about food. We got to experience the local Sydney neighborhood of Newtown, learning about the area's history, culture and people as well as the food. Robyn was articulate, personable, highly knowledgeable, and interesting. She was easy to communicate with before our tour, quickly responding to my questions. She was also flexible, adjusting the tour to our group's needs, such as dietary restrictions. We went to a multitude of restaurants and a pub, tasting a large variety of foods and drinks. Everyone in our group loved the experience, and it far exceeded our expectations. We highly recommend it!

Tasty Food and Good Conversation

Chris gave a wonderful tour. His knowledge helped us learn about the area and it’s food. The tour was a good pace.

Great culture and tastes introduction

So, Robyn was a great guide. Great communication leading up to the tour and was very personable and engaging. The tour had a lot of food, because there are so many cultures mixing in. Robyn gave us a great flavor of the area, the culture and diversity of Australia and the Newtown area. It was well paced, and we had a great time. Many thanks to Robyn and her personal attention!

Skip this tour

We have been on many food tours throughout the world and have not been disappointed until now. Normally with the tastings there would be a pairing of wine / cocktails/ mocktails and we had zero. We paid for a food tour for two but had to share everything. In addition to sharing with my spouse we had to share four of them with the tour guide. Example - one of the food tastings was a lemon tart the size of your palm and the guide cut it into thirds. We were left feeling we paid to feed the tour guide her favorite foods. Quality of food was excellent and knowledge of history was extensive but sadly we were very disappointed.

Not what I expected

We have booked “tasting with a local” tours through Viator before and always enjoyed the experience. Our guide, Bonnie, was lovely. Unfortunately, we expected an Australian local. Bonnie is from Korea. She has lived in Australia for a while. She was difficult to understand and communication was a bit difficult. This is the first Viator tour I’ve ever regretted booking.

Night on the town in Sydney

Awesome experience with Justin our guide! Very knowledgeable about history of bars. So much fun be introduced to some very local Sydney bars

Would not take this tour again!

We were disappointed with this tour. Our guide was late to arrive and basically took us to his favorite restaurants. We did not receive any background/cultural information about the city. When we asked him questions, he could not answer due to a lack of knowledge.

Great way to experience the city

We enjoyed our food tour and our host. What a great way to see a part of Sydney we would otherwise not visit. Robyn was great. She’s very knowledgeable about the area, history of Australia and food.

A world of foods just in one area!

Besides eating the varied and delicious foods on the tour, just seeing the amazing different ethnic foods in the Newtown area was a highlight. And talking with our guide Chris about himself, travels, and favorite foods was great.

Better than expected!

Great tour very personalized. Definitely enjoyed great stories and food we would have missed had we not taken the tour.

Food and its history tour

Chris was very knowledgeable about the food we tasted and its history. The service was excellent at each of our stops.

Fun time!

What a fun time we had on our tour with Robyn! She introduced us to so many good foods and no question was off limits. We did the tour on the 2nd day of arrival to Australia and were then able to enjoy the Australian foods throughout our trip. Thanks so much!

Fun, interesting way to spend the afternoon in Newton neighborhood

Our guide, Robyn, was excellent. She wove in interesting facts about the neighborhood’s history and took us to an eclectic selection of restaurants. Highly recommend.

Fun afternoon, great guide

Robyn was great! She showed us some pretty unique foods and her knowledge about culture and history were wonderful. We loved every stop, the food was delicious, and the walk along the way in Newtown was great and learned a lot about the different cultures and history in the area.

Best way to spend an afternoon in Sydney.

We’ve done a lot of food tours traveling, but nothing comes close to our experience in newton. Our host, Robin, not only introduced to amazing food, but she gave us so many insights to the history of the area. She is so knowledgeable and fun to be around. We had the absolute best food and so much more. Cant recommend this highly enough!

Variety at a affordable price

Chris was friendly and made an excellent tour guide.I think this tour of another part of Sydney would be great if you want variety and an escape from downtown Sydney prices.Food was excellent and looking at the prices very affordable. Lots or Indian,Thai,and local Australian specialties that you don’t see in the downtown area. The area would be very comfortable to visit for a late lunch or early dinner.(PS the Vegimite was terrible….lol)

Delicious and fun food tour!

Robyn was a fantastic guide. She walked us through Newtown as she educated us about this charming, diverse community and its very creative and unique food. We tasted things we’d never seen or heard of. We were amazed with the creativity used with food. It was a wonderful and very delicious tour!

A sampling of foods that showed the variety in Australian cuisine.

Lots of food. Tour should have been scheduled at least 1 hour earlier as the bakery closed at 4 pm. We had to hurry to take away dessert, which was our favorite food item of the day.

A Great Experience

It was a wonderful tour. I had no expectations going in, so it was an overall wonderful experience. Robyn was very knowledgeable and talked about the food, the history, street art, and architecture of Newtown. I would recommend this to anyone new to Newtown and Sydney. It is a lot of food, so if you are just one person, be aware you'll have plenty of leftovers!

Yummy bites in Newtown !

Newtown was an awesome city to do a foodie tour! After the tour you can shop & stop for your fav drink !

Foodie tour

Robyn my local tour guide was great. Very informative about area and food. Would definitely recommend this tour to others..especially if you like to try new foods.

Good food tour in Newtown

Very nice and open tour guide. Also good insights on history and architecture. Wide range of tastes. Thx

Great selection of local restaurants and foods to try!

First of all, we loved the tour and would recommend to others. Great restaurants chosen. Food was delicious and Chris was a good host. Opportunity for improvement is consistent with other feedback about this tour. There was a scheduling mix up and we had to call to remind our guide that we had a tour that day. Good thing I had been able to get his contact information in advance. So, he arrived quite late but we were able to take the tour in the end. The other recommendation is to rename the tour because we also went to less restaurants than advertised. (They were closed on the day of our tour.) We were able to order extra food at other stops and we all felt that we had eaten plenty of food. However, it made the tour seem disorganized at best. At worst, this may frustrate customers and make them feel cheated / that they did not get their money’s worth. So, if you are flexible and book it with this in mind, you will have fun and eat great food like we did. However, if this less structured plan will bother you, I suggest that you book something else.

Wonderful Food Tour!

We had a wonderful time with Robyn in a Sydney neighborhood called Newtown. I had no idea what to expect from a food tour in Sydney (other than a mandatory tasting of Vegemite!)... and this was fantastic. Robyn gave us a wonderful taste, not only of food, but also of Sydney and Newtown. She talked a bit about history, architecture, development, street art, AND food. Tours like this are why I love food tours! We had a wonderful time with her and would highly recommend her if you're looking to explore Sydney via food and local culture!

Great food tour

We did the 10 Tastes of Sydney tour with Chris and had a wonderful time. Each taste was different and Chris explained the cultural/historical significance of each one. It was an abundant amount of food and I can’t imagine anyone walking away hungry. In addition to food, King Street is great for people watching and it is lined with cute boutique shops. I would highly recommend this tour to any foodie wanting to explore more of the Sydney area.

Wonderful afternoon

Chris, our tour guide was knowledgeable and great. The trip felt like getting lunch with a friend you haven’t seen in awhile at 10 or your favorite restaurants! I highly recommend if you want a relaxing afternoon with a truly local experience :)

Charge taken under false pretences.

The Tour Guide arrived 90 minutes late. She advised that maybe two of the ten tastings were not available. In fact we only tasted at four outlets. The Tour was advertised as being for three hours. It lasted a bit over two and the quality and quantity of tastings were poor. Nothing but a full refund of the A$334.24 is required.

Fun, delicious, casual

We got to try various cuisines alone king street! Various Australian staples are included in the tour as well as some of the top cuisines available in Australia. Chris was a fantastic tour guide- super fun to chat to and knowledgeable.

Highly enjoyable

Great tour guide with great knowledge. Also enjoyed all the different type of foods and culture of Newtown.

Was nice

We loved the knowledge that Robyn had about the area and the water bottles offered are great idea . Perhaps knowing that I would have to cut some of the tastings to share proper knife and plate would have been helpful understandable COVID times ,not sure what could have been sorted ....? We also felt seeing we are Australian and the only people on the tour perhaps vegemite toast wasn’t the the best idea , but I understand for I international tourists would love it ... We were asked about allergies and unfortunately she had forgotten so my husband missed out on the Thai prawns . If I knew we were going to wait I would have ordered a wine whilst waiting in some situations .