Flavors of San Juan Capistrano

I must say that I’m quite disappointed in this company. I’ve been trying to make a reservation for my family and I’ve called no less than six times leaving voicemails with my name and telephone number over the past two months. Not one of my phone calls has been returned. Are they out of business? If they’re too slammed during the months of November and December the least they could do is have the common courtesy to call me back and let me know that they’re completely booked. I would not recommend this company based on my experience.

Restaurants mentioned in previous reviews were not included in our 3h tour. Lots of dead space between the stingy restaurants except for the Mission Grill which served a normal sized taco. Very small portions to eat basically once an hour for a total of only three restaurants and one coffee shop is just not worth it. We basically had to go and eat lunch hour and spend additional $ to feel like the trip going there was worth it. We have gone in several other flavors tour so this was not expected. We were expecting to feel more satisfied to get our money’s worth but it was definitely the worst tour we have been on. For three hours and only three tours this is not an expected flavors tour. There should be More restaurant participation and less visiting a local shops. And other people on our tour were definitely starving by the first if not second hour.

Is this business still around??? I have left over 10 voicemails and a couple of emails for Laura on the telephone listed here and her cell phone in the course of 2 months and never got an email reply or phone call back. Not good service if they don’t return phone calls. Meanwhile, the voucher I purchased is expiring. This is terrible.

I toured San Juan Capistrano via flavors of San Juan today. It was really enjoyable. Our guide Devyn was fun and full of information. We stopped in a nice variety of restaurants and can’t wait to come back. It was a relaxing afternoon. I recommend it!

My friend and I went on a tour today. We were surprised when our tour guide, Laura, informed us it would only be us on the tour. We had a great girls day out. Although I’m a California/​OC native, I haven’t spent much time in San Juan. So it was so fun to try new foods. Laura was very knowledgeable about the area. She is the perfect personality to be a tour guide. She was bubbly and smiley the entire tour. I loved it so much, in fact, I want to see if my co-​workers would like to do a tour. Loved it!!!

My friend and I did this tour for my birthday. We have done several already through Six Taste and the city of Orange. We love food tours because they offer history, food, and tidbits of interesting info. We got discounted tickets off of Goldstar.
Our guide, Devyn, was adorable and friendly. She appeared to really love her job and the community seems to love her as well.
We went to:
Sundried Tomato
Whim (home décor/​gift shop)
Mission Grill
Vintage Steakhouse (yay, there’s wine on this stop!)
Hidden House Coffee
3:16 Bakery
We started off with history walking along Los Rios Street. I got a ton of ideas for future date nights and yard décor! There’s a place that offers a cooking class then dinner out on the lawn. I loved the rich history of the city, the adobes, and the families who still reside there and are active in their community.
The foods were good but no place really WOWed me with the exception of the Sundried Tomato Café. I’m a fan of shopping inside restaurants that we go to but I didn’t care for the 10 – 15 minutes allotted to Whim or another boutique along the way. I felt people could stop by there after the tour.
I’d recommend this tour again for the history of SJC and restaurants more than the food itself.

We went on the flavors tour in sjc yesterday. It was wonderful, what a wonderful way to spend your day. Devyn was our tour guide. She was knowledgable, fun and made our tour perfect. I would highly recommend to everyone to do the tour. I have lived here for 27 years and learned so much and loved walking around sjc… The food was wonderful. We found so many great finds in sjc. Book it today you won’t be disappointed. Thanks darling Devyn… You were the best. We are going to do laguna beach next. Have fun…
Maureen and Tim Kennedy

This tour was very informative — great history, food and our guide Devon was an absolute sweetheart! Thoroughly enjoyed and would highly recommend.

Fun day! Last year my hubby and I had gone on the Flavors of Laguna Beach tour and loved it! Then we went on the San Juan Capistrano tour today and had a wonderful time! Our tour guide Devyn was amazing and informative. We went to some hidden gems in the area and sampled yummy coffee and food! I cannot wait until the San Clemente and Balboa Island tours begin! This is a great way to get the back story on the restaurants and some history of the area! Book it, you won’t be disappointed!

What an enchanting day! I surprised my mom with this walking tour and we both went home happy and boasting about the day we had. SJC is such an enchanting little town, laden with history. The people are sweet and friendly, the places we stopped at great. Devyn, our tour guide was a pretty 20 yr old, yet so mature, passionate and knowledgable. Good eats, good wine, good coffee, good pastry, great company! What more can one ask for? We made new friends and our tummies were full by the end. My mom & I stayed for an hour after to browse around shops we didn’t have time to on the tour. Though only 40 miles away, we felt transported to another place. Highly recommended!

I really had no idea what I was going to get when I bought tickets to Flavors of San Juan Capistrano for my wife and myself many months ago. I knew we were going to be walking around and trying some samples of food at a few places around the mission in SJC. Turns out we got an AMAZING time at a bargain of a price! Laura was excellent in responding to my email /​phone call to make our reservation (after purchasing a voucher through Amazon Local), and I was very impressed with her knowledge of all the places we visited, the history of the area, and people at all our stops.
I thought we would just get a bite or two here and there, but we ended up getting wonderful top quality appetizers at every stop, including some of the best coffee ever at Hidden House Coffee to start, and finishing everything off with some delicious gelato right back around the train station.
It was a perfect mix of eating, drinking (some sips of good wine), history, and walking around. I thought 3 hours might be kind of long when I read it in the description of the tour, but we could have kept on going for another couple of hours we had so much fun.
Our group was small because there were a couple of no-​shows, but it made for a very intimate tour with us and another couple. I’d highly recommend this as a great way to spend the afternoon. Parking is easy, just park in the lot next to the train station by the Vintage Steak House (one of your cool stops on the tour) you can leave your car there for 5 hour at no cost.
Thank you Laura for an awesome time!
Aaron & Juliet

It was pretty fun, wish some of the tasting options were a lil better. Wish the tour took you to local points of interest too, not just the restaurants… but it was good. The tour guide was nice, though she was running late upon arrival.

What a delightful afternoon spent with Laura & Jeanne on The Flavors of San Juan Capistrano Walking Tour! My dear friend and I took the tour not knowing what to expect but looking for something unique to do. It was way more than we expected and we would highly recommend it. I have lived in the area for 36 years, but I still had fun hearing about the history, exploring some places I have never taken the time to learn about, visiting local businesses and sampling so many delicious treats from around town. Everyone was very welcoming and gracious… it is obvious that Laura has done a lot of work arranging the visits and selecting tour guides to make these tours a special treat! We will definitely go back to revisit SJC soon!

Just spent a wonderful Fri. morning/​early afternoon with Devon and a small group. We ate, drank, ate, chatted, shared, ate, shopped, ate & listened. We all learned alot about SJC, its history and what’s happening today. The coffee & food were quite lovely. I highly recommend this tour for locals and visitors alike.

What a treat this adventure was! Literally, we had some good tastes and treats in the restaurants and learned a lot from our guide Devan about the history of the area. We never would have known to go to this area if we hadn’t seen the tour. The tour over delivered! Thank you!

My cousin booked this as a way to keep my sister and I busy and out of her hair haha and we thank her for booking this walking food tour for us. It happened to be a rainy day in the OC and we were about to cancel then decided not too … however the rest of our group did. So it was just my sis and I along for the trip. It was basically a private food tour!
Every place we visited they have great service and there was a story behind it which we loved.
Places we visited:
Hidden House Coffee — cute cottage off the street, very homey
The Vintage Steakhouse — very Historic
Mission Grill — nom nom!
Sundried Tomato Café of Capistrano — Super YUM
Whim Furniture and Interior Design — beautiful
Regency Theater — Historic
Vito’s Pizza and Italian Ristorante — the owner is a great man to speak with
I am from NorCal and I cannot wait to come back to OC and give Laura a call to book another tour
OVERALL: can’t wait to be back!

We had the pleasure of joining Laura this past weekend on a 3 hr very informative and fun tour of the San Juan Capistrano Depot. We stopped at 7 local restaurants within the area and sampled some wonderful appetizers and wine. Who would have known such a quaint area existed only 20 minutes from home. We bought our tickets through Goldstar and we highly recommend the tour. Thanks Laura!

Had a tour this morning and it was really a lot of fun! We met at the train depot, so as you can guess a lot of the tour took place near that area, which is really cute and quaint. Our tour guide was really accomodating, especially since we were a small group, so she let us linger at some of the stops when we wanted to. We got a little history, were able to do a bit of shopping at some boutiques, but most importantly, got to sample food from some of the nearby restaurants. Make sure to eat light before going on this tour. We were stuffed by the end! (May not be enough food for a guy, though…) Easily accessible if you take the Metrolink and parking is free in the structure by the depot or over near the Playhouse.