Devour Tours Barcelona reviews: tapas tours, prices and whether they are worth it

Devour Tours is not a Barcelona company. It started in Madrid in 2012 as Madrid Food Tour, founded by Lauren Aloise, James Blick and Alejandro Cabrera, and opened in Barcelona in 2014. According to secondary sources it joined the City Experiences and Walks portfolio around 2021, and its website footer now says it is part of Hornblower Group. Barcelona is one branch of a brand that operates in several countries.

That said, the product works. Its flagship tapas tour scores 4.8 on its own site from more than 1,100 ratings, and the Devour listing on Tripadvisor sits around 4.9 from roughly 3,800 reviews. Expect groups of 8 to 12, family-run bars and a guide who mixes food with history. What holds the score back is price, limited options for some diets and a few quirks on its website worth knowing about.

Good fit for

• First-time, food-curious visitors with a decent budget who want someone else to pick the bars.
• Travellers who value small groups (12 maximum on the flagship, 8 at the Supper Club).
• Vegetarians: the company says it caters well for them.
• Anyone who wants free cancellation without going through a platform.

Not for

• Tight budgets: well-rated tapas tours cost a good deal less.
• Vegans, coeliacs or people with severe allergies: options are limited.
• Wheelchair users or families with a stroller: the flagship tour is not suitable.
• Anyone set on a business that was born in Barcelona.

The flagship includes more than ten tapas across three bars, five drinks (cava and vermouth among them) and a 45-minute history walk, covering about 1.5 km on foot.

The honest maths: we did not find Devour on GetYourGuide, Tiqets or Headout, so there is no like-for-like comparison. What GetYourGuide does have is tapas tours from other companies, at noticeably lower prices:

These alternatives are not identical: the number of stops and drinks and the group size all vary, so compare what each listing includes. Even so, the gap on a tapas tour is €20–40 per person. What the extra money buys at Devour is a brand with very well-oiled processes, groups of 12 at most and clear cancellation terms.

• Cancellation (policy updated in May): full refund or travel credit if you cancel more than 24 h ahead. Within 24 h, if you arrive late or do not show up, there is no refund.
• Groups of 10 or more and private tours: refundable only if you cancel 7 days ahead.
• Diets: vegetarian is fine; vegan, gluten-free and severe allergies have limited options. Flag it when you book.
• Children: its FAQ calls the flagship manageable for most families, but there is no child price: children pay the adult rate.
• Accessibility: the flagship is not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers.
• Tipping: the company says nothing about it; it is not required.
• Group size: its 8–12 person groups sit well under the 20-person cap in force in Ciutat Vella (Gothic Quarter and El Born) since 1 March 2023. Private groups of 11–40 have to be split there into groups of no more than 20, and megaphones are banned.

• Set on Devour → its own site. Book at devourtours.com with the currency set to euros. We found no cheaper channel, and 24-hour cancellation is already good.
• Same idea for less → a tapas tour on a platform. The food walking tour with tapas and wine (from €71.10, 4.9/5) or the tapas, wine and history walking tour (from €52.80, 5,500+ reviews).
• Keen on El Born. The El Born food tour with drinks starts at €71.10.
• Market and cooking. Instead of the market tour, the paella class with a Boqueria market visit starts at €59.25.
• Montserrat and cava. The Montserrat and cava wineries day trip with pickup starts at €95, against Devour's €179. More in our Montserrat guide.
• Full comparison in our guide to Barcelona food tours.