Secret Picnic

*******UPDATE******* AUGUST 2023 I originally rated this business at 3 stars (see original post below for rating explanation,) but hearing from the business owner reflects someone is paying attention and that's sincerely appreciated, resulting in my changing the review rating. Thank you, Secret Tours, for your reply. It is obvious that you care about your business and you've more than achieved your goal, which "is to offer a diverse culinary journey that showcases both local markets and carefully curated selections that highlight the flavors of Montmartre - offering a distinct and well-rounded tasting experience," which was 100% on point. The final stop in the wine cellar may just not have been what we were expecting, but all other aspects were more than perfect; interesting with just the right amount of flair, great story telling and flourish befitting the region and country, which I should've focused on in my original review. We absolutely enjoyed our time on the tour and would recommend this to anyone! ------------------------------------------------------- JUNE 2023 I reviewed and posted this in September 2021. Not sure why, but it wasn't posted and I'm re-posting it again. Hope everyone is doing well. ORIGINAL POSTING SEPTEMBER 2021 Upfront I want to address the "3 star" rating. It has nothing to do with the tour guide or the food offerings (both good/interesting.) It's that we were ushered into the dark, musty basement of a small office off a "red light district" street to eat all the delicacies that were collected along the way. We're in this unique and beautiful part of Paris and it was very disappointing, especially after the tour guide mentioned (several times) how he has connections all over town, so several of us fully expected to sit at any number of outdoor cafés. The Secret Food Tour of Montmartre needs to attempt to find a location that's befitting of the city to experience the food and the tour lesson. Safe travels everyone.

This tour fell flat for us overall...we actually wanted to buy something from one of the places we visited and the group left us while we were paying for our macarons. Never found them again so missed a third of the tour. This is a very busy season and there were many different groups visiting the same shops so it was crowded and didn't really feel that special.

Wir haben als betriebsausflug die food tour gebucht und waren begeistert. Beste Auswahl der Geschäfte, außerordentliche wurst- käse und gebäckwaren. Die anschließende weinprobe hat das ganze perfekt gemacht. Unser guide hat uns sehr viel gelehrt und uns das französische Essen unvergesslich schmackhaft gemacht. Wir sagen danke für das gelungene event

Have a wonderful experience with Agatha our food tour guide. She’s charmingly knowledgeable lady. She will bring us to different shops to sample some food such as macaron, chocolates, cheeses, crepes and then we will go to an underground dining room to sample more cheeses, baguette, local meat and pairing with different wine. Great experience.