Lovango Resort + Beach Club

Great food great service and yummy drinks Right on the…read morewater so we walked small beach area after Cool little place

Came here late one night to get some dinner. We were sat right along the water and had an amazing…read moreview! I can see how coming here at sunset would be amazing. As for the food m, I thought it was okay. I ordered the chicken curry off of the chef specials menu and I wasn't blown away by it or anything. The rice and broccoli sides were plain, the chicken was cooked fine, and the sauce was good, but not amazingly flavorful like other curries I had had in the past. And for this being a chef special, I just want super impressed. The waitress we had was super kind though, and our food came out quick which was much appreciated. Again, the view is amazing and they have a decent menu listing. While this place is great for a cocktail, sunset, and "little something for everyone" vibes, personally I think there is something left to be desired.

Legendary key lime pie!

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Cocktail with Bulleit Bourbon, Chambord, and Green Ting grapefruit soda

The Longboard

4.5(560 reviews)

•$$$

It's our first night in St. John, we needed food BAD and we stumbled upon The Longboard. This place…read morewas AMAZING, Gina was so great and was super friendly and nice. Gave us great recommendations for dinner and drinks. We left very full and very content. Highly recommend this place if you're ever in the area!

Had an amazing dinner on our first night on St John! It has become our favorite place anytime we…read moreare on St John. Scott the host was so welcoming and had such a great attitude, and really made our experience great from the start. Korena was our waitress and she was amazing! Helped us decide what to get and try something new. Food and drinks were amazing. We will be back again before we leave the island! Thanks so much.

Fresh catch sliders

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Cane Garden

Morgan's Mango

4.2(411 reviews)

3.5 km

•$$$

So many people told us to come here is it was very hard to secure a last minute reservation so we…read morewere excited to try. We ended up absolutely loving the food here. Everything is so fresh and packed with flavor, that you really can't go wrong with anything in the menu. The vegetable paella was delicious, the two tridatos we tried were fresh and bright with the different sauces on top, and the key lime pie was absolutely amazing. It is definitely the vacationers favorite spot, but I wouldn't say it's too touristy or anything. It gets a lot of attention because it's good and a nice place to eat dinner with your family on vacation. We sat at the bar and the bartender was super friendly. The host was kind enough to try to squeeze us in anywhere he could so for that we are very grateful. The food took awhile to come out, but that's probably just island time stuff, and besides the place was PACKED. But our appetizers and desserts came out really quickly. We loved our time here and would definitely recommend giving it a try if possible! There is a good mix of seafood and "land breezes" on the menu, plus a couple vegetarian plates if needed. Perfect for cocktail and mocktails as well!

This place came highly recommended by many people on the island. Very hard to get in to... called…read moreand they only had one reservation left for 5:30. We got there and man was the line long. Surely this place had to be amazing with that long of a line and very limited reservations. Ok so there was good and bad, hence the 3 stars. The good, great ambience, open air with a good view. Adding to that, the food was stellar. Super fresh, great flavors and portions were good. Would definitely come back for the food. The bad... service, or lack there of. We were a party of 4 but must have been invisible. We got waters quickly but didn't order anything else. Not sure if that was a surprise to the server but we don't drink. It was all downhill from there. Took forever for us to order an appetizer and while it came out quickly, once again, it took forever to order our dinner. Food came out and was delicious. The server came by once to make sure we were ok but that was it until the bill came. He disappeared from serving us only to bow down to the table across from us. That table ordered lots of drinks and lobster so apparently they get preferential treatment and we get nothing. End of the day, while the service sucked, food was good. Might or might not go back.

View of restaurant from our table

Lobster with saffron rice, beans and fried plantains

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Paella = BOMB DIGGITY

Cruz Bay Landing

4.3(321 reviews)

This place is in the middle of the downtown area with all the shops and eateries - so there is a…read moreton of people watching available. They have inside and outside dining, with most of the outside dining having shade from the tree cover. We had heard their chicken dishes were very good, so we ordered the chicken and waffles, with gravy and a fried egg on top. The chicken was crispy and moist. It was really tasty and definitely made the meal. We also ordered their special dish of the morning which was a fried breakfast burrito with egg, sausage, avocado and a glaze of the chipotle sauce on the tortilla, with a serving of country potatoes on the side. The filling of the burrito was very good, but I think I would rather have this deconstructed than inside a flour tortilla. There were many other good options on the menu and I'm sure I will enjoy trying the other breakfast entrees I saw being served. The star of our meal was our server. She was absolutely fantastic and didn't miss anything from greeting us, to wishing us an enjoyable day as we were leaving. We enjoyed ourselves and would come back again.

Cruz Bay Landing is super conveniently located. They had these amazing Conch fritters that made me…read morewant to order another plate of just that. I also tried the coconut shrimp with chips but was a little underwhelmed with it. Overall nice place and service. I liked the outdoor seating.

Interior

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Woody's Seafood Saloon

4.0(187 reviews)

3.7 km

One of our first stops off the ferry for a peanut butter bushwacker. We have been over 20 times…read morethey are consistent everything is good.

No ambiance worth talking about, calamari were ok and cocktails were good. I recommend at least two…read moredrinks before you buy food, as more I drink as less relevant is taste. Our waitress at the bar was awesome and funny!

Outside

Peel and eat shrimp

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Outside seating

Sun Dog Cafe

4.5(241 reviews)

3.5 km

Showed up at 755pm on a Monday night and was rudely told "kitchens closed" even while a few people…read morewere still mid meal in the courtyard and all the menus posted say it closes at 9pm (as does Yelp) . Totally get we're on island time and but was looking forward to visiting on our last night in town. Maybe next time we'll come for lunch. Maybe call before you come so you don't make the same mistake we did! *Updating my review after the manager, Michael explained the issue in the comment below. We didn't get to try Sun Dog but it's clear the owner cares and that's worth 5 stars in my book.

I have mixed feelings about Sun Dog Cafe. On the one hand, the food was pretty reliable for St…read moreJohn. In fact, it was the only restaurant that we went to twice during our week stay. However, I was not surprised to find that my credit card had been charged a higher tip than we wrote in. I was suspicious of the bill because the charge slip was different from the first time we visited, and I made a note to check later. So, watch out for that. Otherwise the food was pretty decent. The curry chicken and the crab stuffed mahi were particularly good. The key lime pie and crab mac and cheese were just meh.

The small bar at Sun Dog Cafe. It has about 10 bar seats.

Seafood Paella

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Their hot sauce collection

1864 The Restaurant

4.2(107 reviews)

We had reservations for 6:30 and showed up half hour early and were seated immediately. With it…read moreopening at 5:30, not all tables were full so we were lucky. We had a nice intimate table in the back of the restaurant, surrounded by the beautiful stone architecture. The openness of the restaurant allowed for cool breezes to flow through. So nice. We started with the garlic focaccia bread and the shrimp cocktail. All good. I chose the fish of the day (mahi mahi) as my entree. It came on top of greens with green beans and a tropical mango salsa. Perfect island flavors. Our server, Jeremiah, was outstanding. He walked us through the menu. He suggested a honeycomb side to Husband's chicken and Mac-n-cheese which he loved. He was so friendly. Just made the meal even better. So enjoyed this experience.

Great service, loved the interior, all of our appetizers & dishes were fresh & absolutely…read moredelicious....

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Inside dining

The Lime Inn

4.2(223 reviews)

3.7 km

•$$$$

Outstanding! We've been here for four days and this restaurant is everything plus more! Don't waste…read moreyour time going anywhere else.

very mid and overpriced tacos…read more.. a "fried corn tortilla" was basically a taco shell #imdead clam chowder was also not that great despite reviews and was super super thick drinks were good! both alcoholic and nonalcoholic. the aesthetic is nice! boho style with lots of plants and greenery :) no go for the food, I would only come here for the drinks

Cocktails and tacos!

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Vegetarian tacos

La Tapa Plage

4.3(149 reviews)

3.7 km

•$$$

Favorite on the island now. Has a beautiful beach sunset view and a really nice atmosphere. The…read morebutter and oil was great to start with and the duck confit might have been the favorite small plate, but it's not that small. The servers were super friendly and accommodating and it was an overall great experience.

Perfect spot for a date night while on the island! I really enjoyed the decor and the layout of La…read moreTapa Plage. You walk into a nook and boom, you're on the water. You can see the boats and island lights at night. They also played great Latin music, of all kinds. The service was amazing. We had a young guy who was a local. He loved living on the island and shared some facts. My husband and I enjoyed the muscles to start. They had a very nice lemon white wine sauce and the serving was just enough. We were left wanting more to be honest, it was very good! Next we had the paella. I liked this paella, I did, BUT, it was not flavored as an authentic Spanish paella. I was disappointed about that, but I still enjoyed the dish. It was a bit spicy, more like scratchy lol, but had lots of seafood and the rice was cooked perfectly (imo). My husband finished with a unique vanilla azafran dessert. I guess they used the azafran in the sorbet and not the paella . I did not like this ice cream. It tasted like soap to me lol. My husband really enjoyed it. Overall this was a great choice for date night and we didn't feel like we were caught in a tourist trap, so win win for us!

Paella para dos

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View from our table

The Beach Bar

4.3(256 reviews)

The Beach Bar is what I consider the quintessential beach bar and overall the best experience I had…read morewhile on the island. I stopped in here twice, once for happy hour and for dinner. The location and ambience are nice. The bar is located on the beach and right in the town square area. It had a super fun and airy vibe, not too kitschy, just somewhere that you want to hang and chill The food was all amazing and blew my expectation out of the water. The fish basket was my favorite dish of the night. It was well breaded and lightly friend and hit the spot, and the fried shrimp was a close second. Another great factor was how reasonably priced everything was and how I felt like I was getting my moneys worth. 10/10 experience

An average cruise port bar. Loud music. Nice view of the beach but otherwise not particularly…read morememorable. Bartenders are courteous but slow.