Mafolie definitely has a view! I thought the food was great (I had the Bruschetta and Red Snapper) though I'm not a foodie. Our service was fine - Island Time but not terrible if you are having a good conversation and enjoying the view. I can see how some tables were a little harder to get to and could have had worse service, but ours didn't bother me. Parking is challenging but there was someone to help and direct traffic which was nice. Maybe take a cab if you aren't up to the challenge :). Overall I would recommend it! read more

Go here for the view. The food and service is average. During our dinner here, the daughter or wife of the owner was having dinner with her friends. The waiters and bar tenders were more interested in serving them than taking care of customers. read more

Don't understand the hype over mafolie to be honest the best part about it is the view. On the couple occasions I have been here, steaks have been cooked incorrectly and service unfortunately was lacking. My meals were always good as I typically choose seafood or salad, and the atmosphere is awesome when they have live music. read more

Good service and what an awesome view of the harbor and downtown area. The staff was welcoming and very nice. Food was good and I enjoyed the diversity of the menu and drinks. read more

We dined at Margolis on Saturday night, February 26. We made reservations the previous day by phone, and were told that they would try to get us a rail side table. Obviously we were successful. The staff was very courteous, and our waitress Angelie was attentive and professional. Our cocktails were reasonably priced and basically doubles. The food arrived promptly and the portions were large, was you can see. I had snapper with Creole sauce and my wife had a chicken alfredo. Both were excellent. But the view was so breathtaking, it made for a perfect evening. read more

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this restaurant. The view was amazing and the food delicious. I had the ribeye and my husband had the lamb chops. The service was excellent. We even had some free entertainment as we were seated by three ladies who were enjoying their cocktails. read more

Food and service are terrible. Only gave one star because it made me. Food was cold, they redid and it was still bad. Mahi Mahi over cooked and terribly fishy. Filet ordered medium rare and it was it was over cooked. Waiter forgot soup and salad before meal. Drink glasses sat empty all night. No one offered to do anything. In my opinion this was the worst food we have had on the island. read more

Excellent place to eat real island food and enjoy a beautiful view of downtown St. Thomas. The service was spectacular and the food was unbelievable!!!!!!! read more

I'm struggling with how many stars to give this place. The view is superb. The service is delightful. The fish was good--tasty and fresh. There is just a gap between the overall quality of the dish--the way it's put together and the sides--that remind me of an old fashioned steak house in the Midwest instead of a glorious hotel on a cliff in the Virgin Islands. All of that said, I want to rave about the bartender--Mr. P--and his version of a dark and stormy. The ginger beer is purported to be home made (sure looked like it) and resulted in a cocktail that was revolutionarily delicious. Seriously. I am not 100% sure how you should order it except to ask for Mr. P's special Ma Folie dark and stormy. Take a cab. You'll need it. read more

View is awesome. The happy hour drink is 4:30-6:30pm. The drink quality depends on the bar tender, unless we order wine. The food is ok in general. But worth coming because of the view. read more

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This place is soo amazing!! The service is one of the best services in our whole trip to St Thomas! ASK FOR THE WAITER NAMED " MILES"!! He is such an amazing waiter!!! He was funny, generous, and kind. But mostly he was very funny!! The food there is sooo good!!! Also this is one of the best food places on our trip! They have lots of deserts they bring on a plate so you can see which one you would want. The creme brûlée is on fire! The restaurant looks over most of the island so it is a beautiful view!! They have cushioned chairs that are soo amazing! It's like being at a back yard party but soo much better! You have to make sure you come here and get miles to be your waiter! If you end up not coming here you will be disappointed! read more

Best dining experience in St Thomas. Sit on the deck overlooking the city if you can. Take your time. Sip wine. Order kallaloo soup, savor it. Take your time. Lobster was beautifully prepared, soft shell crabs were delightful. Fish was fresh, but you can see the boats that caught them that morning. Slow down and enjoy the experience. read more

One of our orders is potfish, their fresh catch of the day, it turned out excellent, my order conch is not as good as I expected. The view is incredible, the entire island is pretty much within your view. The food serving time is kind of island speed, we are pretty hungry when food finally came out. Overall, it is a great place to enjoy the food and view. read more

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This was place has an AMAZING view and food is scrumptious. Perfect for date night or any occasion. I would suggest making reservations just incase and be prepared to park on the side of the road. I give this place a 10. We'll definitely be back. read more

Our hotel suggested we try this spot and made a reservation for us along the railing. We drove ourselves and it was a little tricky to find, but once there you won't find a better view of the harbor. The service was good. We tried the conch chowder which was excellent. I ordered the baked stuffed Caribbean lobster which was very fresh. I'm only giving 4 stars because the accompanying vegetables were nothing special and only lukewarm, although I didn't send them back. A very pleasant evening and we'd like to go back and try some other dishes. read more

Had the seafood jambalya. It was delicious! Definitely will come back. The server was kind and attentive and made my guests and myself feel appreciated. Lovely night scenery also. read more

Mafolie Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Northside, Virgin Islands

Amazing view and very good service for breakfast and dinner! Food is very good but overpriced

I could have gone to this restaurant every night in St. Thomas. The stunning view and open air restaurant was recommended by a friend- a good friend! The bartender, Page, was one of the coolest, most fun mixologists I've met! Introduced me to the Dark and Stormy drink... YUMMY! From there we dined with waitress, Annie, who served with love like we were in her home. Super conch fritters, salads, but the Rum Lobster took the cake!! Fresh food, spectacular service, mesmerizing view!! read more

I am a native of St Thomas came to Mafolie eat the view is amazing, but the food was not good. I have eaten here in the pass and the food was much better. So our waitress was R'ahni she was great and very pleasant. I had the grill Mahi that was good, but my husband had the Jambalaya which was Terrible. The rice was sappy the shrimp and scallops was very over cooked, so we told R'ahni and she give us a piece of chocolate cake on the house. To my surprise the chocolate cake was sooooooo dry, lawd!! Please bring the bill so I can leave. Mafolie needs to be consistent with the food. I would only recommend Mafolie for drinks and the view. The food presentation was not outstanding enough for me to take pics. read more

Had a wonderful dinner sitting at the comfortable bar. Very friendly staff, make you feel right at home. And oh! The view! Hard to beat that. read more

Mafolie Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Northside, Virgin Islands

Kyle and Miles are the waiters you need. They complete the dining experience. Incredible. They tell you how it is. The best food and the ones you can skip. Definitely retuning. SUPURB read more

Had the chili crusted tuna - it was phenomenal. Great view of St. Thomas and awesome service. Highly recommend it.

You must eat here while in St Thomas. Food was great and service excellent! The Kallaloo soup is amazing! I came back the next night and will definitely dine here again, multiple times, on my next visit. read more

5 star view with 3 1/2 star food is why I gave it a 4 star. Don't get me wrong the food was good but the view was probably the best on the island. read more

Mafolie Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Northside, Virgin Islands

Have been here a few times over the past 20 years but haven't been in a while. Brought our kids here for dinner- something for everyone on the menu. The homemade ginger beer was so good. Kids menu rib dinner was great and our son got alot of food. We had kallaloo soup which was very good, snapper kallaloo from the daily specials menu - excellent. Seafood jambalaya was very good as were the baby back ribs. Only disappointing meal- and it was major- was the tuna tar tar. The marinade was a weird processed-looking pink color and tasted nothing like ahi. The waiter was a little odd- good service but he never cracked a smile nor interacted with us other than taking our orders and delivering our meals. View is unsurpassed. We were there during a huge full moon. Bartender grabbed our camera and took a great picture of us with the moon in the background. It's a little pricey but (almost always) quality food and spectacular view. We'll keep coming. read more

We just finished a pretty bad meal at Mafolie. We had conch chowder that was good but absolutely drenched in butter. The avocado salad appetizer wasn't special in any way. We took a whole wahoo fish and stuffed eggplant as the mains. The fish was terrible. Dry to the consistency of a brick. Luckily there is a cat on the premises that appreciated it more than we did. The stuffed eggplant was a simple caponata-style dish. It came with pretty good mashed potatoes. Definitely no value for money. The service was bad and inexperienced. Slow is ok but this was just bad. Drinks took 15 mins. Appetizers came 10 mins apart. We asked for the check and after 15 mins flagged down someone to get it for us. The view is amazing though. Definitely amazing. Go check out the view and then go eat someplace else. read more

The views, the friendly staff and the Seafood Jambalaya were so good, we wanted to return the next night.

The hotel is boutique. Very nice and accommodating. The free breakfast was outstanding! Omelette and smoothies made to order.

Excellent food .Service was pretty good .Little hard to find this place. Great view of town.

We went to this restaurant for our 25th anniversary. We cannot say enough wonderful things about it. Suggest a cab because of the steep road to it but worth it for the magnificent view and great cuisine. I had the filet served with a veggie assortment and my husband had coconut crusted snapper both just wonderful. read more

This is hands-down, the best restaurant experience I've had while on vacation, anywhere. My wife is vegan, and I am gluten free. We are not easy to feed, let alone satisfy. We had heard good things about Mafolie from several sources, including Yelp. We were not disappointed. We liked it so much that I took my sister (also gluten free, and twice as picky as me) and her new husband there for their first meal as a married couple, and they loved it too. Great food, generous portions, friendly service, AND a beautiful view. You cannot ask for more. It might be a little hard to find without a GPS, but it is well with it. If you're in the Virgin Islands, eat here. You won't regret it. read more

We visited this restaurant on our last night on the island. It was the perfect send off. The view is outstanding. I have the cuzan lobster and my husband had the jambalaya. Both items were delicious. Glee started with the cronch fritters were the best we've had. They come with a spicy mango chutney that I wish j could have taken home. Before and after our meal we spent some time at the restaurant bar. Enjoying the same view we got to chat with the bartenders who were accommodating, entertaining and very very friendly. Page was awesome and a lot of fun! We will be back next time we are on island to see him! read more

I can't even attempt to describe how unbelievable the view is. The food was great as well. The only thing that didn't excite me was the lack of enthusiasm from our server. The service was good, but he seemed like he wanted to get us in and out. All other staff members were great! The bartender Page at the bar was a special treat as well. read more

in this restaurent it was our third visit in last two months. this saturday we invited our local guest for dinner we were total six of us. we booked table for 7.30 pm. we were seated around 7.50 till 8.30 no body asked if we want to order any appetizers we have to request some one to send the waiter. we told him the appetizers he asked us to order main course also which we did not liked. it took another 30 minutes to receive appetizers that was the very poor service no body bother to ask how is your food. after serving main course that was around 9.15 around 9.45 waiter did not asked for any dessert my son & our guest were waiting to ask the waiter what is in the dessert waiter came just handed over the check. it was very offending behavior of the waiter no smile on his face as we were unwanted. my final verdict i will not recommend any locals or tourists to go to this place. food was ok. nothing great on our two previous trips we had good service. Good food looks like management has changed. read more