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Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:32 pm
by michigancouple
Does Maho still do prime rib night? I've never been there for it and would love to hear more about it too.
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:24 pm
by lprof
michigancouple wrote:Does Maho still do prime rib night? I've never been there for it and would love to hear more about it too.
I have not eaten (or even visited Maho) at either Concordia or Maho Bay Camps... on this year's list. It looks like the final season will start up around mid-November. Will call before going..
http://www.maho.org/MealsMenu.cfm
http://www.concordiaeco-resort.com/cafe-concordia
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:38 pm
by Caw954s
PA Girl wrote:OP - where on the island are you staying? Does a long(-ish) drive for dinner bother you? I ask because that is something we factor in when making our evening plans.
We always have more dining desires than evening meals so what I do is print off a blank calendar (yes, I am a total geek and planner) from Outlook and start looking at websites.
We will have 10 nights in February and I am already fretting about how to hit our old favorites with newer additions we haven't visited yet.
Some restaurants have "special" nights that you may want to know about. Lobster night a Morgan's, all you can eat shrimp at Lime Inn, seafood buffet at Caneel are a few that come to mind. Also, some have live entertainment that may make a particular place more or less appealling.
I have also been known to print off menus and distribute to family members. While I really enjoy Rhumblines, for example, the menu is sort of specific and it might not appeal to a meat-and-potato type of eater.
Hello PA girl! We're staying on sky top in fish bay...so I know we're a little off the beaten track. But, my husband and I are early to rise early to bed types. So, my thought..is to have daily breakfast at the villa, grab sandwiches at Deli Grotto, head to a beach, enjoy until 3:00 pm'ish then on the way back to the villa, stop for dinner. So, I guess we will be grubby at dinner time pretty much every day! Which brings up another point, is it cool to go to dinner at say aqua bistro or zozo's with shorts and a t- shirt? Do we need reservations at most of the nicer restaurants? And I am also a geek and quite the planner, so I will have something quite similar to your outlook calendar by the time we leave!
we can't help ourselves...
Thanks so much to everyone else for your restaurant suggestions. I have a nice list now for my family to choose from...I'm so happy I found this forum, great people and great advice!
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:40 pm
by Chicken
1. Ted's Supper Club
2. Aqua Bistro Friday nights for Ponzu
3. Ted's Supper Club
4. Rhumb Lines
5. Ted's Supper Club
6. Shipwreck Landing
7. Ted's Supper Club
8. Cafe Roma
9. Ted's Supper Club
10. Morgans Mango (Tuesday nights for lobster)
Yes, Ted is that fantastic.
Have to mention breakfast you SHOULD NOT miss....
1. Miss Lucy's for Sunday jazz brunch
2. Donkey Diner
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:42 pm
by Chicken
Grubby at Aqua Bistro is fine. Not so much at ZoZo's.
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:55 pm
by BuffaloGal
Ted's Supper Club really was the best meal we've ever had on St. John. I highly recommend him! And the experience of having someone come into your villa, do all the cooking, graciously serve you, clean up, then have a glass of wine and visit with you after was priceless.
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:30 am
by Teresa_Rae
Cafe Roma
Rhumblines
Banana Deck
Maho Bay Camps (Friday night is prime rib night!)
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:35 am
by Dome526
Friday is Prime rib night at Maho? SOLD!!! Meat, what's for dinner!
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:00 am
by Coconuts
I agree with many of the mentioned suggestions, but for the sake of completeness would add one more that could go overlooked - The Inn at Tamarind Court. We've had some great meals there. They are closed weekends, and the menu varies during the week, with some theme nights (Southwest, Greek, prime rib, sushi, etc.). There are only a couple of entrees to choose from on any given night, but the quality has in our opinion been excellent, and their large portions make for great lunches the next day. They are also a notch lower in price than the better-known restaurants.
Kevin
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:47 am
by Teresa_Rae
Dome526 wrote:Friday is Prime rib night at Maho? SOLD!!! Meat, what's for dinner!
It's great and inexpensive by STJ standards! The views are stunning and you don't have a server so you don't have to tip, saving you another 20%. Unfortunately Maho Camps close in May so get it while you can!
I also always get the garlic ribeye at least twice per trip at Banana Deck. It is crazy good. I'm a steak purist, it is literally the ONLY place in the world where I'll get a topping on my steak.
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 7:23 am
by PA Girl
Chicken wrote:Grubby at Aqua Bistro is fine. Not so much at ZoZo's.
Agree. Zozo's is more of a polo shirt or "dress" t-shirt (for guys) with the appearence of a shower type of place.
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 8:07 am
by Caw954s
Chicken wrote:1. Ted's Supper Club
2. Aqua Bistro Friday nights for Ponzu
3. Ted's Supper Club
4. Rhumb Lines
5. Ted's Supper Club
6. Shipwreck Landing
7. Ted's Supper Club
8. Cafe Roma
9. Ted's Supper Club
10. Morgans Mango (Tuesday nights for lobster)
Yes, Ted is that fantastic.
Have to mention breakfast you SHOULD NOT miss....
1. Miss Lucy's for Sunday jazz brunch
2. Donkey Diner
Sunday jazz brunch! That sounds fantastic and I've read about the donkey diner, we will try to head there one morning for breakfast...looks like ted's supper club is your favorite..
..i'm going to look them up right now. Thank you chicken!
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:24 pm
by loverotties
I agree about chef Ted from Ted's Supper Club best meal we had on St. John . The lobster Tues. night special was great at Morgan Mango's . We wanted to try Ocean Grill & WaterFront Bistro but they were closed during our stay ! I must say we have no bad meals on St. John !!!
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:27 pm
by stjchica
loverotties wrote:I agree about chef Ted from Ted's Supper Club best meal we had on St. John . The lobster Tues. night special was great at Morgan Mango's . We wanted to try Ocean Grill & WaterFront Bistro but they were closed during our stay ! I must say we have no bad meals on St. John !!!
Can you give me an idea of what the price is at MM for Lobster night? Is there a set price or is it market value, etc? Thanks for any info..Hope to get there the night of our arrival..
Re: Top ten restaurants you would suggest?
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:22 pm
by PA Girl
In February, Morgan's price was $35 per pound and that included sides and a glass of wine.