GENEVA or LAUSANNE: A foodie itinerary with our bubbly guide taking you to the best Swiss tasting, cheese pairing with wine, our favorite butcher expecting you to eat the best he can offer, some history and fun facts about the town, some surprise stop and sweet to the end... Check our photos and reviews, it say it all.
VAL had great energy and she made us comfortable and laugh. She gave us knowledge of the area while we were on the tour. Would definitely take another tour with VAL. The cold meats and chocolates were great!
Our guide, Agatha, was delightful and made sure that we had a wonderful time sampling some of Geneva's specialties. She was friendly and welcoming, and even offered to take photos for us, helping us capture memories of the fun day. She answered any questions we had and went out of her way to be helpful. I especially enjoyed our tasting stops on the tour. Each one was high quality and authentic, with purveyors proud of their product and happy to share insights in their craft, be it olive oil, cheese making, or chocolate. I especially enjoyed our cheese stop, as the owner was also the artisan behind the gouda we sampled. He shared photos of his cheese cave and production, discussed pairing of wines with us, and let us try some of his special "garlic of the bear" cheese. The chocolatier was also an impressive stop; not only was each piece a work of visual/edible art, the company is female-owned and the product is ethically sourced. We enjoyed the companionable atmosphere of the tour. It was the right length and easy to walk - a great welcome to Geneva!
We went to 4 different places to taste meats, cheeses, chocolate and one surprise location. All of the vendors were welcoming, friendly and very generous when sharing their products. Val, our tour guide treated us like family —hugs included ! She was a last minute replacement for a guide who called out sick and, for us, we are glad it happened! Val was so genuine, energetic and informative. You can tell she loves what she does! I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Geneva for the first time.
My Geneva tour guide VAL deserves a special mention for giving me a memorable birthday tour as her warmth and personality made me comfortable interacting with the service providers at all the venues visited. As a bonus, Val kindly offered and took amazing indoor and outdoor photos of me from start to finish.
Val was a super tour guide! A very yummy selection of foods. Some of the workers at the shops we visited were less enthusiastic than others but that is out of the tour guide and company's control. The ones that were enthusiastic were wonderful though. Along with Val, they gave great recommendations. One of them even called a restaurant to make our reservations for that evening. Now that is service! I would tell anyone to be prepared to walk up lots of hills so make sure to wear comfortable shoes. Great time overall!
My husband and I booked a group tour and ended up with a private tour with Val as our guide! We had a lovely afternoon walking around the sites of Old Town and the surrounding area. We met wonderful local vendors who were passionate about their products…whether it was cured meats, wine, cheese, olive oil or chocolate. Every host shared their knowledge and warmly welcomed guests into their zest for life. Val was an endearing guide through the streets of Geneva. We celebrated joie de vivre, merci to all!
Val was an amazing guide and we truly enjoyed our entire experience (adult son and parents). Highly recommend! Three stops and all were excellent. Don’t miss, and ask for Val!
I did the walking tour with Val. As a guide she was great. We did like 5 stops and the people at those stops were great. She knew what to pick and where to go and was a very nice person. If I have any complaints it would only be that the price was high. But I knew that going in and she couldn’t have done any better. Perfect.
We had a great time in Lausanne with Val - thanks so much for making our trip fun and delicious! The chocolate is the best.
Our guide, Val was wonderful!! She was so enthusiastic and eager to give us a great tour. Val knows the shopkeepers that we visited very well, which made for an amazing experience. The food and wine was delicious beyond compare, and we had such a pleasant experience learning all about Geneva while chatting with Val. Super outgoing and friendly guide - highly recommend this tour with Val!!
Stunning experience for our international corporate group, excellent mail communication from the beginning, efficiency of the booking and that Food tour was even more than we expected with Val. Her personality made our day so fun, the tastings were a real discovery, the artisans so welcoming… how could I not recommend that perfect activities especially for business group that need a yummy break during their stay in Geneva. EAT AND CHILL TOUR is definitely a creative company to know. Thanks from all of us.
Val was amazing. We ended up being the only 2 on the tour and she made us feel like family. We got to try some very interesting meats and came home with delicious wine! Would highly recommend.
My guide was lovely, and all the vendors were very friendly and welcoming - however it was underwhelming as a food tour. The highlight is the food market and wine and cheese experience, but the tea, olive oil and sweets were not specific to Switzerland and I found this to be very over-priced considering the experience.
This is a must for anyone looking for a great food tour. This tour exceeded expectations and our guide Val made this an unforgettable experience. She was very personable, highly knowledgeable. The places she took us to were incredibly welcoming and were personable as well. Val and the shop owners left us with a lasting great impression of Geneva! Highly recommend the tour! Ask for Val!
This company (Tom and Val especially) were so kind to us. They helped us reschedule when our flight to Geneva was cancelled and were very communicative. We loved how the tour was centered around what was unique and local. It was the perfect way to spend the day. Highly recommend!
We had a wonderful time on the food tour in spite of the fact that it was in the 90s that day. Val was a terrific guide and all the owners of the stores we went to were so friendly. It was a very enjoyable day.
This whole tour was spent with a delightful, knowledgeable and fun guide, Irina. My friend and I loved sampling the variety of foods, wine and oils. Our wine coniseur was extremely interesting, sharing his love for wine and the history behind it. The oil sampling came as a surprise to me because I never realized the many flavors that are possible. Meats and cheeses at the deli were a first to my palate. Thank you for a most enjoyable afternoon Irina ❤️ Please try this tour if you are in Geneva!!
My family and I had the most amazing time with Irina as our guide. We enjoyed everything from the olive oil to the cheese to the chocolate and everything in between! Irina was knowledgeable and really enjoyable to spend an afternoon with. I would highly recommend this tour if your visiting Lake Geneva.
Irina provided a great experience! She was friendly and knowledgeable and was a wonderful guide at all of the stops on the tour. It turned out that we were the only people on the tour so we had a private-tour experience.
I was ready for a walking taste of Geneva and got much more. Val was so happy and accommodating to take me to all the places she loved best to share the culture and food of Geneva. I felt Val took great care of not only me but the venders we visited, greeting each by name and introducing me to tastes and flavors I would have missed on my own. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend this great experience.
I had an absolute fantastic time! Even though i was the only one on the tour, Val was amazing and i learned a lot and had such a great time! High recommend!
We had such a great time and the tour was so informative. We loved the wine tasting and the yummy food. We were a large group of 12 people and Valerie was so attentive and so much fun! Absolutely recommend this Geneva tour
A wonderful tour to see adorable local shops and taste authentic Swiss food through Lausanne. The shop owners we visited were so passionate about their products and were so kind. They shared many foods, olive oils, wine, teas and products with our group. Bring comfy shoes (Lausanne had a lot of steep hills and steps) and an appetite! Keep your fingers crossed Val is your guide. She was exceptional and kind and set up an amazing tour with the vendors. As soon as you meet her she is warm and welcoming and by the end of the tour you are family. This was a very cool tour and we are so glad we spent time exploring Lausanne. Thank you and thank you, Val!!
I booked this food and wine walking tour as a surprise for my fiancée during our recent trip to Geneva, and let me assure you that it deserves all of the 5 star reviews it has received. Our tour guide, Val, lived up to the "hype" in the reviews - she loves people, loves her job, and loves Geneva! She is also very clearly has a good working relationship with the various store proprietors, which greatly enhanced the experience. We really appreciated the wide range of food, wine, and store visits that gave us a well-rounded tour of "goodies" and places. I also think it's worth noting that my fiancée and I were the only two people on the tour that day. Many other companies might have played "the numbers game" and canceled or treated us to a lesser tour. But not these guys. That speaks a lot to their business model and I really appreciated it.
What an amazing & memorable day. I can't say enough how much I loved the entire tour, my day with my awesome guide Val and the truly wonderful vendors we visited. I appreciated so much the time & thought that went into to where we visited. The tour was so much more than just the wine & food. The people we encountered all day were so friendly, passionate about their food & wine and fun to visit. Thank you for giving me such a truly wonderful day in Geneva. Can't say enough how much I recommend you take this tour! And don't forget to ask for Val.
Val our guide was knowledgeable, fun and very sweet! We had an absolute blast touring with her!! As we traveled with her it was clear she was a favorite of all the places we stopped. The Hall of the River was like nothing we have seen before!! All the foods displayed and the meat tray we were served was incredible! We loved tasting all the different kinds of delicious meat! We loved the wine store and visiting with David! He was so knowledgeable and very fascinating. The history of the store was also fascinating! Not to mention two wines and cheeses we were served. Such an enjoyable time! The store with the olive oil and playing along as Silva tested our sense of taste and smell was so fun and my wife won hands down. We had never tasted truffles before and found that we liked it! And to close off at the fabulous award winning pastry shop was the icing on the cake (pun intended). Such a fun joyous time with Val!! This tour with Val was clearly worthy of the 5 star rating!
Great tour to see the sights. Val was an exceptional guide with a great sense of humor that did not rush the tour. Well worth the time!
Val was a spectacular guide. She gave us a great time in Geneva, the history of the city not to mention about the food and wine. The providers we went to on the tour were really nice people and sure knew what they were talking about as we sampled their products. This tour was worth more than its cost.
Val was an excellent and entertaining guide. She was extremely knowledgeable and informative without being patronizing. She was clearly loved by the food merchants we visited. The food choices were unique and we all loved them all. Ask for Val 💕💕💕
Entire experience was excellent...the walking tour and all the food stops. The highlight was the wine and cheese tasting and ending the tour at the chocolate shop....both were amazing.
Everything was amazing, beyond our expectations, especially our guide Val. Thank you so much Val!! You are a talented guide and an exceptional person. Way to go!
Eat and chill is a must if you visit Geneva. Val is amazing, smart and funny. She made me feel at home.. we laughed, danced, sang .. omg we had so much fun. And not to forget, she is very knowledgeable and knows all the hidden gems that Geneva has to offer. Oh and … she is also is a masseuse.. best massage ever! I honestly feel asleep lol . Just perfect after a long day walking through this amazing town. Definitely will recommend this for a great unforgettable experience.
One of the best food tours we have been on! Sofia was amazing!! All of the business had great food, wine, and even better hospitality. We highly recommend this tour!
Great tour - Val had lots of fantastic information about Geneva and introduced us to so many lovely people on the tour. Because of covid we weren't able to eat on the tour, but Val called us in advance to let us know the situation and offered us a refund if we didn't want to take the covid option. We were keen to do the tour so went for it anyway and we just took the food and wine home to eat and drink- and it was very generous. We were snacking on the cheese for days! All the food we had was delicious. Highly recommend.
Val was a great guide, we felt a tremendous local connection to Geneva. The variety and quality of the shops and restaurants were excellent. The wine, cheese chocolates, and charcuterie were delicious, along with the shop owners who explained what we were eating/drinking. Thanks to Val for a wonderful last day in the city!
Valerie was such a blast! We experienced all sorts of great places and we loved the market. The wine tasting and cheese was especially awesome! We enjoyed all the special treats and appreciated the to go baggies. Thanks Eat & Chill — highly recommend!
Our guide, Valerie, was fantastic. She was fun and energetic. It turn out that we were the only people on the tour so the experience was very personal. The meat and cheese tastings were delicious and the wine superb, the desserts and chocolates scrumptious!! Every vendor we met was friendly and knowledgable, we especially enjoyed wine with David and the butcher, Eric, was great. We highly recommend this tour and ask for Valerie!
Our guide, Valerie, was fantastic. She was fun and energetic. It turn out that we were the only people on the tour so the experience was very personal. The meat and cheese tastings were delicious and the wine superb, the desserts and chocolates scrumptious!! Every vendor we met was friendly and knowledgable, we especially enjoyed wine with David and the butcher, Eric, was great. We highly recommend this tour and ask for Valerie!
In our opinion, we spend too much time to shops and tastings, instead of visiting interesting places nearby.
The tour was excellent. It was a beautiful day and the our guide Val was fabulous!! The food stops and sites were a great way to start our weekend in Switzerland. Thx Val!!
I did this tour with a friend and we had a great time. Val was our guide, she brought so much energy and passion for this tour ,she made it an absolute blast. We stopped at several neat places to sample some delicious food ,wine and chocolates. At each stop, Val was well known and made sure we were well taken care of. Vl gave us some tips on where to go in Geneva and some interesting facts. A great experience!
Excellent tour! Great stops for meat, olive oil, cheese, wine & chocolate. Our guide Val had a lot of energy & made every effort to make sure we had a good time. She also took tones of pics. So glad we did this:)
What a great way to explore the streets of Geneva! Plenty to eat and drink on this tour for sure. From pastries to cheese, wine and chocolate. Val was a fantastic tour guide. She was passionate about showing you around and was full of energy which made the day memorable. Definitely reccomend the tour if you are in town. Ask for Val!
She was really a scream. It was really memorable, just Val, my wife and I. Need I say that the food was amazing? David, the wine merchant was the most knowledgeable and personable individual we have ever met, and we’ve toured countless wineries.Val instantly became family. Geneva is certainly a gourmands dream.
We had a great time with our guide, Val! She took us to some interesting places that we wouldn’t have found on our own. All the food was delish!
Val is personable, lively and fun, and being with her really made the tour great. She's friendly with shopkeepers in several quality food shops and stalls. We would never have found these places ourselves. Here are a few highlights. She first took us to a market where we sampled tasty cured and cooked meats from two stalls (while it was interesting to see the difference, I'd have preferred more variety instead of two similar stops). We visited a high-end condiments store and tasted olives and various interesting olive oils. We climbed a church tower for an excellent view of the city and the lake. A visit to a fancy perfume shop was an nice twist, and we ended with a wonderful chocolate store. Along the way Val shared some colorful stories about living in the area and the history of her extensive travels.
Val was excellent. We sampled several new foods and some wine with a few surprise stops as well. Val was a friendly and well informed guide. We would recommend this tour for the beginning of your time in Geneva because she had several suggestions for other activities to do there. The food and wine were all excellent, and we learned a lot about the city.
If you've never been to Geneva and want to experience a little bit of everything it has to offer, this is a great way to do it. Val treated us like family and gave us the perfect experience!
Had a great time on this tour! Val was a blast and we loved eating our way through Geneva! While we didn't try a wide variety of food, we tried high quality of foods and I would definitely recommend this tour!
I am submitting this review on behalf of my friend, Martine, who toured with the amazing Val on 14 May 2019. Val was simply excellent. She customised the tour for me as I told her that I am blind and that my ankles were quite sore at the time because of all the long-haul flying. As such, she made sure to include tactile, tasting and hands-on experiences instead of visual scenic stuff. I got my own private tour but they do definitely guide groups of people, of course. The staff at the outlets we visited treated us like long-lost family. The tasting platters were generous, the guessing games in terms of what you’re tasting were fun and one gets a lovely history lesson as part of this all without even realising it. I couldn’t finish all the lovely treats, wine and goodies received. Val packed it all up for me so that I could enjoy a “party after the party” as she put it. I definitely did that later in the evening. When Val arranged for a taxi to pick me up following the experience, she told me more than once to call her should I get lost or some such. I felt as if I got to know an unexpected, lovely friend. Extra note from me (Jocelyn): When I contacted Val to book this tour for Martine, I was impressed by many things. Firstly, the speed and the enthusiasm of her reply. Next, was her thoughtful offer to customise the tour for Martine to include additional sensory experiences. Third was her speedy and helpful response when Martine’s flight to Geneva was delayed, which meant Martine would miss her tour with Val. When Martine got in touch about the delay, Val was able to reschedule without fuss. Of note, I recently tried to book Martine onto a food tour like this in another country. I received an instant ‘no’ because that operator thought it would be too difficult and they blamed ‘health & safety’ laws. Clearly, Val does not view any disability as a problem. Instead, she offers ways to help everyone to enjoy her wonderful tours. A big thank you, Val, for your care and professionalism so that Martine had an awesome tour with you. I recommend Val for anyone. You will be well looked after by her as she is kind, thoughtful and focussed on what her customers need and will enjoy. 5 stars from me, too.
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