While I am not sure I would agree with all of your choices, I would add Cuzzin's for local and Randy's on St Thomas. Also, you might want to ask in December or so, as new restaurants will open for season, for example Alexander's new place in Frenchtown, called ???? Oh, Ronnie will know the name...

I was pretty impressed with Cafe Wahoo on St John. It's an upstairs open (covered) deck restaurant and bar with a beautiful view of Cruz Bay. I went in the afternoon for lunch and had the best mahi mahi I think I've ever had. Plus, maybe because it was so slow, the owner (I think) went out of his way to talk to us about everything and made my wife and me feel as if we were home. 🙂

Watch for current reviews of Agave. I had crossed it off awhile back since it was pretty spotty with some reporting good and my being disappointed after a run of a couple of off dinners. Have heard some other not-so-wonderful experiences so you might want to check between now and then and see how it's reviewing. Blue Moon Cafe still rates returns in my book!

St. John
The Lime Inn is the name.
Morgan's Mango, Cruz Bay
Richard's in the Marketpalce shopping center
Shipwreck Landing, Coral Bay
Voyages de San Jan, Coral Bay

St. Thomas
Cuzzin's for sure
The new Alexander's will be called Bella Blue
Room With a View
Romano's
There are some!
Ronnie

Banana Deck and Fish Trap in Cruz Bay, St. John

Hi There,

Here are my opinions for some places I visited in late August.

I’ll mention the good ones first. Blue Moon was great as always as was Romano’s (one of our two best meals) and Mims. Gladys’ was a great lunch as always. The Grateful Deli and the Delly Deck were also good again for lunch. The surprise for this visit was the Old Stone Farmhouse. On our last visit there, the meal was very good. On this visit, the meal was amazing. We wound up sitting by ourselves in one of the side rooms and tried the chef’s sampling menu. The food and service were both excellent. It will definitely be on our “must do” list of restaurants from now on.

We tried the new Mafolie since we had heard several folks speak highly of it. The view as always was fabulous. The wait staff seemed very eager to please. The meal was pretty average though. I might want to try it again next time to see if it moves up to its potential. Roberts, where the AOL dinner was, at the Elysian was also one that I would try again. It was good and also has a lot of potential.

One other place worthy of mention is the Caribbean Steak House & Saloon. We didn’t have enough evenings this year to be able to eat there, but we did manage to make it over after dinner a couple of evenings. If you are looking for someplace to head to for a good time, music and some drinks, this is the place.

One that will definitely be removed from our list for next time is Agave Terrace. For years we have always been able to count on Agave for consistently good food and average to above service to go along with the amazing view. This year it was terrible. The food was bad, the waiter was argumentative, and the overall experience was bad. This was a real disappointment.

Another one to remove is Patrick’s. For years we enjoyed eating at Raffles every year. The last time we were there was right before Sandy left for home for the last time, Patrick was even the chef and it was still very good. This year the food was not good (there is a very, very limited selection) and the service was horrendous even by island standards. And for those old timers that remember what the ambiance was like at Raffles, the place is now stark and without any character. It too was a big disappointment. We also ate dinner at Baywinds at the Ren one night. The only saving grace for that evening was the entertainment. It is definitely not somewhere I would return to for dinner.

Schultz

We enjoyed Mim's this year for the first time but don't forget Sib's. It is especially nice eating in the gazebo.

If you want fine dining or not is a big question.
The only fine dining on STJ is:
Asolare
Paradiso
Chateau Bordeaux
Chloe and Bernards
La Tapa
ZoZo's
Stone Terrace
If you dont care, pick any of the other restaurants on St. John.
In my opinion, Morgans is overrated.
Richards is toss up.
Lime Inn is an old stand by and the menu hasnt changed much in many years.
Coral Bay is too far in the sticks to drive 30 minutes there and 30 back.

On STT, I suggest Craig and Sally's, but I also would remove Agave Terrace. The food we had tasted old and not fresh - everything from the salad to the dessert.

All packed for our visit to St. John's this weekend for a week. Looking for anybody's pick for restaurants.I love this new found site, you guys are so informative. We may never want to leave this island once we get there. Any jobs for contractors??? Ha!

Alexander's is now known as Bella Blu. They changed the menu to feature more "tapas"/"small plate" sort of selections. I hear they're changing the menu every month. They have a great wine list. Also in Frenchtown are Epernay and The Tuscan Grill.