Taste your way through Montreal's Jewish heritage on the Beyond the Bagel tour. Experience Jewish food culture as you explore Montreal’s Mile End and Plateau neighborhoods with a guide, enjoying tastings along the way.
Posted By : Liz_B
I had such high hopes based on previous reviews. Our tour guide essentially read a very long script, including the typos, while moving us from one uncomfortable place to the next. It must be hard to lead tours in a busy city but it is also hard to listen to a recitation of the five generations of bagel shop owners while you are crushed into a small patch of grass with 6 other people. The food was sometimes great, sometimes meh, but usually awkward. Some of the food was cut in half because our guide told us that she had dropped half of the first sample, which made us feel uncomfortable right away. Other samples were just so messy that they were hard to eat standing up. If you go, bring your own drinks - we walked for 3 hours on a warm day with no drinks included until the last stop. Our guide was very kind and eager, but overall this was a disappointing experience.
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 22:14:40 
Posted By : RuthAnn_F
Avery provided lots of background to what we were eating and seeing . She was both entertaining and informative. The food was delicious.
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Posted On : 2024-06-15 16:03:42
Posted By : rhonsac
Great tour. We would go with 5-stars, but booking through TripAdvisor was a big mistake. We never received a departure point and held up the tour for 20 minutes. Fortunately, someone from the tour called looking for us and told us where to meet the group. Book directly from the Jewish Museum. The tour itself was lots of fun. Recommend skipping breakfast that day. We had food from 2 bakeries, 2 bagel places and a half sandwich of smoked meat from Schwartz’s. Definitely a great tour to take.
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Posted On : 2023-08-30 19:23:18 
Posted By : Steve E
Come hungry! You get a lot of delicious food. Interesting and fun afternoon. Lots of Jewish history in Montreal.
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Posted On : 2023-08-27 14:36:54
Posted By : Bob S
Starting at the Rialto Theater, Samara expertly and professionally lead 12 of us through an up close and personal exploration of Montreal's Jewish history and culture, from the perspective of cuisine. From sweet baked goods like Cheese Crowns and Chocolate Babka, to the two premier examples of the legendary Montreal bagel, and finally to specialty sandwiches and smoked meat, this tour was an absolute delight! Paced perfectly, we walked, we learned and we snacked --- it was wonderful.
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Posted On : 2023-08-26 11:31:18
Posted By : CasaBallena
This is one great event ! Our guide was so knowledgeable- and shared her love of the city and Montreal’s rich Jewish food history with great enthusiasm!
Come hungry- from babka to smoked meat, and everything in between- you’ll learn and eat a lot!! Thank you Molly!
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Posted On : 2023-08-12 08:26:05
Posted By : Consumerlady
Had a great time and learned a lot about Montreal’s Jewish community through history and food. Our guide, Ashley, was well informed about the neighborhoods and their businesses and was a gracious host for our group at each of our stops.
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Posted On : 2023-08-08 14:17:05
Posted By : Jessica_C
My family loved this tour. They only wished that they hadn’t had breakfast before hand! We are a foodie family , and this was perfect for us. Everything was delicious and we all learned something. The eclectic cultures and religions represented by the people of Montreal is truly fascinating. So go on! Eat your way through the city ;). I am not normally a Babka fan, but the chocolate Babka is absolutely not to be missed. Well done!
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Posted On : 2023-08-05 09:15:58
Posted By : 488lindaf
Sad to say that this was possibly the worst food tour that I've ever been on. It was much too long, the guide read from a binder the entire time, and much of the food offered (as we mostly stood around on a sidewalk) was mediocre and packaged. Honestly, if they can't find or train engaging and knowlegable people to do this kind of work, they shouldn't be offering these tours. I felt like I wasted my time and money. I've been on many food tours and you typically stop at restaurants for bites and drinks, with commentary from the restaurant owners. And, the tour guide knows their stuff-that's a given. This was just ridiculous.
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Posted On : 2023-07-20 20:05:33
Posted By : CheetoandBuddy
Lots of fun with Samira as our guide. She told us lots about the Jewish community and it’s history in Montreal. The food was terrific. Samira had it waiting for us, so no waiting in the long lines. It was nearly 4 hours with a small group of 5 people. We enjoyed it!
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Posted On : 2023-07-16 15:49:38
