The Roman Food Tour

I do not have enough good things to say about our tours early in 2015. My husband and I did the combination Colosseum and night time food tour. It was around $ 60 per person, and worth every penny. Our Colosseum tour happened to not have anyone else booked for it, so it was like a private tour. We spent several hours with our guide, who truly has a passion for Roman history. We learned so much from him! We toured the Colosseum and Roman Forum, before being escorted to the Vittorio Emmanuel monument, where we were given lift tickets to the top. We were also given a cell phone for the day in case we had any problems between the tours or needed help getting to our next location. The guide was patient and took lots of time to answer our questions, let us take pictures, and give us lots of information.
Later that evening, we met with our next guide in an area of Rome with far fewer tourists. For hours, our group walked from shop to shop, meeting shop keepers, drinking wine, sampling delicacies from all over Italy, and learning more about Italian food than I ever knew I needed to know. Our group wasn’t large, which made it great to joke and get to know one another a little.
My husband and I were celebrating our anniversary, and they presented us with a balloon, rose, and a card. It was the most lovely gesture!
Lastly, of note, is that if there are any food allergies or sensitivities, this tour is for you. I have a gluten intolerance and all of Italy was easier to navigate than I expected, but the Roman Food Tour went above and beyond. Our tour guide was knowledgable and alerted the shops before our arrival, then double checked each item before giving it to me. There were only two items on the entire tour I couldn’t have or couldn’t be modified for me– one was the bread on which proper Italian butter was sampled (I just had a bit on a spoon!) and the pizza at Bonci. To be fair, they gave me instead a portion of porcetta at Bonci, a common sandwich filling. It was crisp pork, succulent and heavily flavored with rosemary. I shared with the group and they agreed that my taste was better than the pizza! (That says something, because Bonci is world famous for their pizza!).
If we get to go back to Rome, we will 100% do the tour again.

I just returned from the Trionfale food tour with our guide, Raluca. I cannot say enough good things about this tour and our tour guide. Raluca was so enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and kind and it was really such a pleasure with her leading the way. We were a group of six, which was wonderfully small and intimate. We made 6 stops at various shops in the neighborhood near the Cipro Metro. It was great to be outside the tourist areas of Rome and where the real locals are living and eating. Every single item that we tasted was fantastic. They’ve really done a great job of selecting food vendors to make sure that we tour guests are getting only the best. We also had quite a bit of wine, which was a nice addition to all of the food. By the end of the tour I was beyond full. There was so much food, in the very best way. The highlight of the tour for me was the Paciotti family. They are truly larger than life!!! I was considering several different Rome food tours & I am so very glad I chose this one. I cannot even imagine a better experience than the one I had this morning. 5 stars! It is an incredible value when you consider the food, the wine, and the knowledgeable guide… I can’t recommend this highly enough!!!

This was one of our favorite tours in Rome. I didn’t know what to expect, but our guide Jess really exceeded expectations. Jess had a lot of passion about food and that really resonated with us. She shared a wealth of knowledge as well. I expected tiny bites of things as we went from location to location, but was pleasantly surprised with the amount of food we sampled. We were stuffed afterwards.
My only negative was that it was alot of standing after an already long day in Rome. I would have liked to have a few more opportunities to sit down.
I would definitely recommend them.

The Roman Food Tour offers a great way to experience real Roman food and culture. Enthusiastic positive guides will provide a fun filled 4 hour tour around a non touristic area of Rome, to visit food markets, cheese & mean shops, pizzerias, authentic restaurants and an incredibile gelateria.