Forumites Best of St John

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:48 am

I am in total vacation mode and can not concentrate in work, so I thought this would be fun.

One answer per category, please

1. Best All Around Beach
2. Best Snorkeling Beach
3. Best Hike
4. Best Villa Rental Company
5. Best Car Rental
6. Best Fine Dining Restaurant
7. Best Moderate Priced Restaurant
8. Best Casual Restaurant
9. Best Day Sail/Powerboat trip
10. Best Bar
11. Best Burger
12. Best Pizza
13. Best Shopping
14. Best Grocery Shopping

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:56 am

1. Jumbie
2. Salt Pond
3. whatever bar is closer!
4. Destination STJ
5. St John Car rental
6. Asolare
7. Shipwreck Landing
8. Miss Vie's Snack Shack
9. Bread on the water (my fave is gone so i'm working off fo Flip flops rave)
10. Island Blues (sigh*)
11. Skinny Legs
12. Don't eat pizza on island
13. Wall Street Complex (next to Skinny's)
14. Starfish Market

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:59 am

Fun Fun Fun...

1. Best All Around Beach - I know this will sound weird, but for me Jumbie. Its something about the vibe.
2. Best Snorkeling Beach - Francis, cause I saw turtles and a dolphin there
3. Best Hike - Ram Head, the end is worth the hike!
4. Best Villa Rental Company - Love Destination St. John for upscale. (Windspree has been super nice though for the august trip)
5. Best Car Rental - Love Conrad - he takes Amex, has great cars and is always nice to me

, and even occasionally allows a late return.
6. Best Fine Dining Restaurant - Zozos
7. Best Moderate Priced Restaurant - tough one ... I have to go with Shipwreck
8. Best Casual Restaurant - Island Blues
9. Best Day Sail/Powerboat trip - Bread on the Water for sail/Pirate's Penny for power
10. Best Bar - Island Blues
11. Best Burger - Skinny Legs
12. Best Pizza - Ronnies
13. Best Shopping - Big Fish
14. Best Grocery Shopping - Pine Peace

and you forgot the hottest debate

15. Best BBQ - uncle Joes!

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:01 am

flip-flop wrote:Fun Fun Fun...

and you forgot the hottest debate

15. Best BBQ - uncle Joes!

I left that one out on purpose!

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:01 am

Gromit wrote:12. Don't eat pizza on island

Yes you do...do you not remember our night with Ronnies...in the pool. Tang and orange rum.....

LOL

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:28 am

Yeah but that was only pnce and didn't really count cause I had so many Tang -o- rum drinks!!

BTW I'm calling that drink the Tango from now on!!

Xislandgirl · Post by **Xislandgirl** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:34 am

1. Maho
2. Francis
3. hmmm the walk from the jeep to the Quiet Mon
4. St John Properties ( I am biased)
5. St John Car rental
6. Zozo's
7. Cafe Roma
8. Sun Dog
9. White Wing

10. Quiet Mon
11. Skinny's
12. Cafe Roma
13. St John Spice
14. Pine Peace

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:45 am

Gromit wrote:Yeah but that was only pnce and didn't really count cause I had so many Tang -o- rum drinks!!

BTW I'm calling that drink the Tango from now on!!

I thought it might be a fluke too since I was so tango'd that night in the pool, but we tried it again in November ... EXCELLENT. Not fancy. But YUM!

Steve S · Post by **Steve S** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:54 am

1. Honeymoon
2. Hawksnest
3. Johny Horn from Leinster to Brown Bay
4. STJ Props
5. STJ Car Rental
6. Stone Terrace (RIP)
7. Rhumblines
8. Compass Rose
9. Long Distance
10. Tap Room
11. Skinnies
12. Ronnies
13. Pink Papaya
14. Dolphin (except for trying to park there)

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 11:56 am

Oh!! Pink Papaya - I LOVE that place!

Bamboula is pretty good too!

Wolfhound · Post by **Wolfhound** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 12:35 pm

Thanks for the great topic and the opportunity to flash my trip counter. Here's mine:

1. Best All Around Beach-Maho
2. Best Snorkeling Beach-Francis
3. Best Hike-Reef Bay
4. Best Villa Rental Company-Have liked the ones we've used which are Caribbean Villas and Viva, using Private Homes for Private Vacations this fall. So far so good.
5. Best Car Rental-Have used different each time-all are fine but stay away from Hertz on St. John

6. Best Fine Dining Restaurant-Asolare
7. Best Moderate Priced Restaurant-Shipwreak Landing
8. Best Casual Restaurant-Sun Dog
9. Best Day Sail/Powerboat trip-Josh on NoShooz (out of business)
10. Best Bar-The Beach Bar
11. Best Burger-I don't eat them but DH likes Skinny's
12. Best Pizza-have not had an on island pizza
13. Best Shopping-Mongoose Junction (don't limit me to one shop!)
14. Best Grocery Shopping-Starfish

liamsaunt · Post by **liamsaunt** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:01 pm

1. Scott Beach
2. Scott Beach
3. Ram Head
4. Vacation Vistas
5. St. John Car Rental
6. La Tapa
7. Sweet Plantains
8. Miss Lucys
9. no opinion
10. no opinion
11. John would say Skinny Legs; I don't eat red meat
12. no opinion
13. St. John Spice!
14. Starfish

Bug · Post by **Bug** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:27 pm

Here's my list:

1. Maho
2. Salt Pond
3. Jeep to the Beach Bar
4. Never had a bad experience at any!
5. Denzyl Cline
6. ??
7. Shipwreck
8. Shipwreck
9. A day on the water with Rev. Stu

10. Beach Bar
11. Skinny's
12. Ronnie's
13. Big Planet
14. Starfish

XOXO
Bug

designbyroe · Post by **designbyroe** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:35 pm

1. Best All Around Beach...maho
2. Best Snorkeling Beach..waterlemon
3. Best Hike...rams head or reef bay they are tied
4. Best Villa Rental Company..never had to rent a villa but I love the people at Viva
5. Best Car Rental..I bought my jeep from Conrad
6. Best Fine Dining Restaurant..La Tapa
7. Best Moderate Priced Restaurant...Sweet Plaintains
8. Best Casual Restaurant..does Deli Grotto count?
9. Best Day Sail/Powerboat trip...Captn Phil
10. Best Bar....Quiet Mon and Kenny
11. Best Burger....Skinny's
12. Best Pizza...Donkey Diner when they did it..but I guess Cafe Roma
13. Best Shopping...Caravan,Everyting,St. John Spice and Donald Schnell studios
14. Best Grocery Shopping...Starfish Gourmet....

DiverDrew · Post by **DiverDrew** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:29 pm

1. Best All Around Beach - Hawksnest
2. Best Snorkeling Beach - Waterlemon (want to try Scott Beach)
3. Best Hike - yeah right! How about from the car to Maho: about 10 ft!!!!
4. Best Villa Rental Company - so far only rented from VIVA
5. Best Car Rental - Dependable on STT
6. Best Fine Dining Restaurant - n/a
7. Best Moderate Priced Restaurant - La Tapa
8. Best Casual Restaurant - Island Blues now closed

9. Best Day Sail/Powerboat trip - Wayward Sailor
10. Best Bar - Quiet Mon
11. Best Burger - Island Blues
12. Best Pizza - Seniorita Pizza Olive & Mushroom
13. Best Shopping - my wife liked the stores by Aqua Bistro in Coral Bay
14. Best Grocery Shopping - Starfish

and a few others:

15: Favorite hairpin turn - Rt 104 going up to Centerline
16: Favorite animal in road - had to be the herd of cows
17: Favorite critter to see snorkeling - love queen angels but seldom see them

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