Vallarta Food Tours

This tour is just ok. The places that they take you to are pretty good. But for the value it is essentially a rip off. you pay about 50 usd and you get about 12 usd in food. this would be ok if the tour was entertaining, informative, or if there was transportation involved, but none of those things are true. The guide, Alex, was kind of annoying. He gave his views are on political issues and «health tips» which were complete off base. you have to meet the tour at a specified place and its a walking tour, so there are no costs for the tour in that manner. as for the food, again it was good, but the portions were small, and at times stingy. For example, we went to a coconut stand for coconut water and flesh, and one coconut was split between 5 people. Meanwhile the guide got his own coconut. It was about 85 degrees at midday and I definitely could have consumed an entire coconut’s juice. Seriously a freaking single coconut costs 20 pesos (about 1.50 usd), I just paid you 50 bucks, get me my own! Other examples of the stinginess are at the chocolate stop you get one piece of chocolate and at the candy stop you get same free samples that are offered to every person who walks by the store. again, what the F am I paying for?
you should just go to these places on your own and try to food for yourself. it will cost you like $ 10 – 15 and you can get more of the things you like. plus you can go at your own pace and not have listen to the BS the tour guide is spouting out of his anus. The following is where we went and my commentary the food we tried.

Amazing tour — my partner and I attended with our parents for my birthday in April. Our guide, Lobo, was fantastic! He had all sorts of information about the city and was a genuine, funny great guy. We felt like locals at every place we went. A highly recommended way to spend an afternoon in PV.

This is a must if you want to taste the good where the locals really go to eat. Several of our stops were at food carts. So if you wanted to try them, but were afraid this is a good way to do it. Most of them have been handed down through generations. So are established and are very safe to eat at and are licensed and inspected by the city. You will be more than full and satisfied when the tour is over as you will make ten good stops. Our guide Richardo was great! His English is excellent and he keeps the tour on pace and will take good care of you. We have been coming to PV for 25 years and have never done a tour like this. But now we are glad we did and think you will be glad & happy that you did.

Hubby and I were cruising on the Ruby Princess and our last stop was Puerto Vallarta… we wanted to do something outside of the normal cruise tour and found Vallarta Food Tours through Unilocal.We were so glad we booked this tour and I wish we had more time in Puerto Vallarta! Ana Maria was our tour guide and she was wonderful! We had a fabulous tour of Old Puerto Vallarta, stopping at multiple locations to eat, drink, and sightsee (don’t eat breakfast before this tour!!!). If you are vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, I would recommend doing this tour at the beginning of your visit… then you will know where to eat and shop for the rest of your vacation! As for my hubby and I, we are planning another trip back to Puerto Vallarta just to try all the places we visited on this tour. I would also like to do the evening tour. Highly recommend!

Went on 2 food tours here. The first one was the downtown food tour and it turned out we were the only people on this tour. The second was the taco tour. the 1^st one we went to a coffee shop and I wanted to buy some coffee. The tour director said to me «This isn’t a shopping tour» I was like ‘oh ok’ as we were the only ones in the tour, there was no line at the store, and I felt like someone just slapped my wrist. Well during the 2^nd days taco tour I told the tour guide about what happened and the owner himself emailed me, asked me what hotel I was at and dropped off a bag of coffee and apologized explaining that if there was 8 people on the tour and they wanted to go into stores and shop it would not be fair, however with this situation I should have been able to buy the coffee. The tours were great, the food was great. Its a must do. Just don’t get caught trying to buy something lol.

My husband and I were fortunate to experience two tours with Vallerta Food Tours during our recent vacation to Puerto Vallerta.
Taste of Pitillal:
First and foremost, our tour guide, Richardo, was out of this world! He educated us on the history, culture and the livelihood of the people of Pitillal. He was friendly, passionate and an excellent tour guide.
Highlights:
— FRESH seafood from one of the oldest restaurants in Pitillal. It was fresh!
— Visiting a family who makes the best tamales. They were very nice and happy people who welcomed us with kindness.
— San Miguel Archangel Church. We climbed the stairs to the roof of the church which made for a fantastic photo op. Thank you Ricardo for making this happen.
The tours provided by Vallerta Food Tours exceeded our expectations. What an amazing experience!
Comfortable walking shoes are a must… and shorts with an elastic waistband. There is lots of food!

Ok, this was a blast!!! Wife and I met with Manuel and as luck would have it, it was just the two of us. We explored amazing tacos, tostadas, churros, and posole. It was amazing. Manuel’s passion for food was obvious and his personality, knowledge (a chef), and relationship with the vendors made for a wonderful experience. Seriously, I can’t recommend this enough if you’d like to see some great sights and learn about about this wonderful city. Plus, as my wife said, Manuel’s easy on the eyes.

Had an excellent experience with this tour. I ended up doing both the original downtown tour and the night street taco tour. All the food was delicious and I feel knowledgable about all the best stands and restaurants in the area. Both were great. The day tour was hot and you are walking throughout Puerto Vallarta so be prepared for a workout. I especially liked the night taco tour b/​c the weather is cooler and you get to eat great tacos and see the sunset — also visited a cool jazz bar called el patio de mi casa

I was so glad I did this tour. After days of cruise food, the street tacos were heavenly. Our tour guide Alex really loves food and knew a lot about food history. Definitely would go back on a tour with this company.
It was really easy to getting the meeting place for the taco tour. All shuttle and cab drivers were able to recognize the place once they saw the address. Fyi, Carnival cruise time runs one hour behind PV time. I was lucky that I wanted to check out the place an hour early and ended up being on time.

We were fortunate enough to be able to spend time with the owners of this tour and had a fantastic time. There is so much to learn, taste, and see in PV and this was a great way to kick off our week. Our main guide, Lobo took us to the best Food trucks (several different types of tacos and the churros were amazing as well). It’s great to see generations of families that have owned these stands, make amazing food — day in and out, and are the nicest people. We will definitely be back and will do another tour of the city with this company next time. We definitely recommend taking this tour. Have fun and be ready to eat lots!

Highly recommend this downtown food tour! We did it once in November 2014 and loved it so much we returned with our adult children in March 2015. You will taste a variety of local foods and drinks including street tacos, soup, fresh coconut, fresh tortillas, ceviche, chocolate and two kinds of mole all while walking around downtown and learning the local history. Our guide, Lobo, was very entertaining and spoke perfect English.

I seriously thought about separately reviewing all the restaurants we visited as part of the «Taste of Pitillal» tour. But then I thought why not just review the tour itself!
This was actually the highlight of our PV vacation. I’ve lived in California for a long time and I’ve eaten an awful lot of Mexican food in my day (usually have it at least once a week), but after visiting PV and going on this tour I don’t know if I can continue eating the phony stuff we’re forced to suffer through here in the states. Anyways, on to the review.
Pitillal is a little community that sits right next to Vallarta proper. Unlike PV however, this place hasn’t been overrun (or even touched really) by the tourists which are actually only about 10 minutes (by taxi) away.
What this tour is about is *real* Mexico. It isn’t gentrified, it hasn’t been watered down, there is no English spoken anywhere, and people will look at you like you’re a foreigner (because you are). But in the interim you’ll experience the absolute best carnitas tacos, best carne asada tacos, best burria, best tamales, best churros (have you even had a real churro?!), etc., etc., that you’ll ever have in your whole freakin’ life.
Trust me, you’ll be really full, you’ll be really happy, and (if you like to fancy yourself a foodie at all) you’ll be really glad you took this tour… Don’t miss it!

How can you not give something as amazing as a street taco tour 5 stars? We did the evening taco tour with Manuel and it really was as good as it gets!
Manuel was a great guide, as a chef himself, he was able to provide extra insight into ingredients and preparation as we went to each place. The most memorable part of the tour for me was when he walked us past a line of carts and asked us to pay as much attention as possible and then after we discussed what to look for in a good taco cart, especially in regard to which ones were safe. I also loved that at each stop he was able to provide an anecdote on the owner or the business. Not only a food guide, he made a wonderful tour guide in general, pointing out places of interest along our walk.
Our tour involved 8 stops which featured delicious fried fish tacos, cabeza (including lingua!), more of a tostada style taco, al pastor and smoked marlin tacos. We also had stops for Mezcal at a cool jazz bar, pozole and handmade churros. It was just the right amount of food for big eaters like myself and the bf, but some others on the tour got pretty full (though no one was able to resist the fresh churros at the end). It was also nice that they provided bottled water and pointed out which stops had bathrooms available to to the public. We were also given a map and list of the locations visited along with other restaurant recommendations which was pretty handy. Dietary restrictions? No problem! They are eager and able to accommodate with substitutions. Tour lasted from 6:30 pm til 10pm. Wear comfortable walking shoes!
Currently Vallarta Food tours offer two other food tours that aren’t just specifically tacos. We can’t wait to come back and do another one!
*also posted to Trip Advisor

Hubs and I had such a great time on this tour! We opted for the Downtown Vallarta Food Tour which visited 10 places over the course of a couple hours. Alex is a terrific guide (speaks English fluently) and you learn so much about the food around Puerto Vallarta as well as the culture and her history. He knows a lot, so listen carefully!
Everything we sampled was wonderful. I took several pictures but it’s tough to narrow down a favorite since they were all different and delicious. We sampled Birria tacos, Carne Asada, a black bean and chile soup, incredibly fresh ceviche, handmade chocolate and candies, fresh coconut water and coconut, two different moles, etc. We visited a tortilla factory and had a tortilla right from the press!
I’m very passionate about where food comes from so I asked how each of these places sourced their meats, etc. and he knew! Most of the tiny food stands are family-​owned and all of the ingredients come from their local farms. In fact, we probably ate healthier on this food tour than we did in our hotel– though you would not know it from looking at the menu!
If food is your thing, I highly recommend booking a tour with Alex. You will not regret the experience!