So Diego Tours

Not a fan. Katie was a lam your guide for the Brothels, Bites and Booze tour. Very limited knowledge on the Gas Lamp District. The website said to come hungry but we were served 3 appetizers that probably totaled 3oz total and a cupcake. Would not recommend spending money on a «food tour» with this company or a tour with Katie.

We took the Brothels Bites & Booze tour! Learned a little San Diego history and stopped at 4 great restaurants! Shepherd pie/​beer, pizza/​beer, seafood tapas/​sangria and chocolate fondue/​rum punch. Big time yummers!!!

I went on Saturday night (⁸⁄₁₅) for the brothels food & booze tour… I ended up canceling because I was the only one that showed up for a group tour. (Something about eating, drinking, & ‘learning’ is better in a group versus a private tour) Woulda been nice if the company called me to let me know about that…

Taken 2 tours with this company and loved both. The guides have bith been fun, entertaining and Knowledgeable. Highly recommend!

I’m a vegan who loves to eat (and drink). I also love the idea of food tours, but am sad to see that most don’t accommodate a vegan diet. I was thrilled to pieces when I saw that So Diego Tours had a Brothels, Bites, and Booze tour that *gasp* didn’t shy away from vegans! The tour was very interesting and informative, a good mix of SD history with fun trivia about that beautiful historical building in front of you that used to moonlight as a brothel. Our tour guide had a great personality and really set the tone from the get-​go. I really appreciated that our tour guide made a point to check in with each restaurant before we headed over and confirm with them that there would be a vegan option for me. The drinks were good, not too strong. And the food was great, especially the (veggie) shepherd’s pie in the Irish pub we visited (sorry the name escapes me). The last stop, a cupcake place (sorry again, don’t remember the name) unfortunately did not have a vegan option, but they did have gluten-​free, FYI. Again, I cannot emphasize enough how AWESOME it is that they do their best to accommodate vegans. Other tour companies should take note! Highly recommend!

Stefan ROCKS! He was such a great tour guide– hearing 20 women and Jon! Great fun. Thanks!!! We will definitely use you again!

Did 2 tours with So Diego Tours — Tequila, Taco Tour with Rochelle and Brothels, Bites tour with Miranda. Both of them were good tour guides and brought a personal touch to the tour which made the tour a more fun experience. It’s a great way to know about the city and try different dishes. If you had to do only one — do the Brothels, Bites tour.

We took the the Brothels, Bites and Booze tour with Stefan and had a splendid time! Stefan taught us that no matter how eloquent the building, it’s likely been used for nefarious activities. We had stellar fish tacos at Tin Fish, a memorable experience (and shepard’s pie) at The Field and a superb slice at Ciro’s. The only letdown was the cupcake at Heavenly Cupcake. It wasn’t bad per se, just mediocre and the atmosphere definitely made the tour fizzle out — in short, we ended up bolting early. All in All, highly recommended, even with the cupcake letdown.
Also, Stefan made sure to tell us that San Diego’s hippest nightclub is definitely «Push». This place has everything: Ghosts, banjos, Carl Paladino, a stuck-​up kitten who won’t sign autographs, furkels. What are furkles you ask? Fat Urkels. After you’ve been with one of those guys, you’ll ask yourself «Did I do thaaaat?’»

We were scheduled for a tour this morning and nobody showed up to guide us. We telephoned them and no answer, nothing. Such a shame because we were really looking forward to this tour and possibly booking it at a later date for a larger group.

Two friends and I had a blast taking the Booze, Bites, and Brothels tour with Katie! The food was great the restaurants were even able to put up with my veganism. Katie’s insights into the history of SanDiego’s Stingery was fun and entertaining. I hope to take another tour with SoDiego with my next guests.

Amazing tour, Steffan was an excellent tour guide! All the stops were great! Bianca was also awesome at getting us setup. Great time!

Took a friend on the Brothels, Bites & Booze Food &Walking Tour in the Gaslamp in San Diego. Bianca, the owner and tour guide made this a delightful afternoon. She has organized this tour to include lots of interesting history with stops at Greek Fusion, Irish, and Italian restaurants. The restaurants were very generous in the food and drink samplings.
I have been on several Food Tours in the San Diego area — and this is far and above the best food tour in San Diego — better organized, better food, and presented with much more enthusiasm.

We did the Brothels, Bites & Booze tour and thoroughly enjoyed it! We’ve done several tours of this type around the world and we both felt that this one was one of the best. We learned more San Diego history than we expected and the food was wonderful. Would definitely recommend.

I just recently went on the Tequila Tacos and Tombstones food tour and it was pretty much not what I expected or I guess use to. I have been on few food tours in San Fran and this tour does not even compare. I was a little disappointed in the lack of history and story behind each restaurant and there specialties. It kind of felt like we just walked into random places, something I could’ve done all on my own. Overall the best part of the tour was visiting the cemetery. Our tour guide was nice but she didn’t seem to know to much about each place and I felt like she was just part of the tour not so much our tour guide.

We did the Brothels, Bites & Booze tour down in the Gaslamp area on a Thursday afternoon. Our tour guide, Megan, did a wonderful job of taking us thru the saturation of bars & restaurants in this area for a informative tour.
As a local resident for over ten years, just when you thought you knew it all about an area, there are surprises around every corner. Don’t waste your time ‘dropping in’ to one place or another. Let So Diego Tours handle that part & simply go along for the ride. There is history in all corners of San Diego that you may have stood in front of a thousand times without ever knowing.
The tours at So Diego Tours are great for a San Diego visitor & local alike.

This was an awesome tour hands down! Our guide was extremely informational and funny. Always kept our attention and that is hard with my group. We all joked and had great food and drinks. Being a SD native I learned many things as to why they are. I completely recommend this tout for both natives and tourists, you will love it. Check it out and don’t be shy, they show good times.
–Ray

Doing a tour in your own hometown is not the typical thing to do on a Saturday night, but it was well worth it! Plus, it was a food tour. That’s like a Unilocalers dream!
Cassandra was our tour guide, what a trooper! Recovering from a cold, she should led us on a delicious adventure to 4 different places and gave us some great entertaining historic information about our city between each stop.
They meals and drinks reserved for the tour were awesome, great mix. I recommend this tour for and visitor or local.

Good reviews on Unilocal plus a Unilocal coupon, how could I resist?
Took the Brothels, Bites and Booze tour and we went to four different eating establishments. At Meze the owner tried to get us to come back giving out 20% coupons. It was kind of a hard-​sell, which I wasn’t expecting. We were served flaming, fried cheese with pita bread which was dramatic, but pretty much fondue and a pink cocktail.
At Gang Kitchen we had edamame wontons and a pink cocktail of normal strength. Both were good.
At Bolillo Tortas we were served corn with mayo and cheese, a pureed soup and a jalapeño stuffed with cheese. Oh, and horchata. This was good, like three tapas on a plate.
Last was Heavenly Cupcake which was okay. I had the Twisted Love and was disappointed with the topping/​frosting which was not creamy, but more like the kind of frosting you get in a can. Ugh. No wonder they were giving out coupons for free cupcakes on the sidewalk!
Lance, our tour guide is a nice, affable guy, but I would have liked more history. He seemed more into small talk and asking everyone where they were from. I guess I was hoping for something along the lines of SF Street Guides in San Francisco (who are fabulous!) or the New York Food Tours (also fabulous!) But this was more like, hang out with a local rather than a tour led by a knowledgeable in the interesting facts and quirks of San Diego.
If you’re looking for history, insider’s view of SD, look elsewhere. If you’re looking to hang out with a bunch of other travelers and try out some of the Gaslamp’s more uncrowded restaurants, then this is for you! This would probably be great if you’re traveling alone.

My boyfriend and I arrived in San Diego, never having been there before, so our first night we did the Brothels, Bites and Booze tour. Great history. Very interesting hearing about the shady past of San Diego. Our tour guide was very nice and did a great job.
I wasn’t expecting to get as much food as we did! It was light appetizers at the places, small plates, but it was more food than I expected. It covered dinner for us that night! For the price I wasn’t expecting large cocktails, either. But you have the option to buy more cocktails if you want.
Definitely worth the price of the tickets. We both enjoyed it.

«Brothels, Bites, And Booze» — need I say more?
I love these historical, food /​booze tours. It’s a great way to see a city differently. Our guide was adorable, her name was Katie. I’ve been to San Diego MANY MANY times and I really had no idea of the history. I’ll never see it in the same way!
We sampled beer (lots of it) from Rock Bottom Brewery, sliders from Bare Back Grill, DELICIOUS Bean dip from Tequila 100 and really crappy service from Bolillo Tortas. We learned about the shady past of San Diego and some history about the city itself. Who would have thought that the beautiful seaside community of San Diego had such a colorful past!
It’s a great way to start your night!