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

very mid and overpriced tacos... 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 read more

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If you're in Cruz Bay and craving tacos with an island twist, The Lime Inn is definitely worth a visit. The garden-style décor, twinkle lights, and upbeat music make it feel cozy yet energetic at the same time. The food was genuinely good. The fish tacos were fresh and flavorful, but served a little bit colder than expected.The service was also friendly and attentive. My only downside? It felt expensive for what it is, especially considering the portion sizes. The food is tasty, but the prices are a bit steep relative to how much you get.Overall, The Lime Inn delivers great flavors, strong cocktails, good service, and a cozy island ambiance just go in knowing you're paying a bit of a premium for the location and vibe. read more

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This restaurant was a fun experience. The food was good. From the photo posted the tacos are listed from top left to bottom right (Cowabunga, Surfs Up Hey Hey, John Wayne, K-pop shorty and then the bottom four tacos are the K pop shorty, Mr. miyagi, Bless up, and Surfs Up Hey Hey). I personally had the first four, highly recommend the cowabunga and surfs up hey hey, those were my favorites. My partners favorite was the surfs up hey hey with the k-pop shorty a close second. The service was solid, a little slow at times and they did mess up our dessert order but they quickly fixed the issue. The ambiance was very fun and light. Bathrooms were clean. Overall enjoyed our visit here read more

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I would not recommend this restaurant. The fish ceviche was chewy, and the chips were stale and not crispy. Both fish tacos were bland and lacked flavor, which was disappointing--especially since this place is supposed to be known for its tacos. The tacos were overpriced ($13 each) and not good. read more

The Lime Inn - Mahi taco - Seafood Near Me - Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands

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Many changes over the last 10 years. Each change took me a while to accept it. Eventually, I was happy with their changes. The newest change is tacos, but not typical tacos complex, but wonderful tacos. The owners are charming, and the prices given the fact that all prices are expensive in the island is actually very fair. We will be coming back regularly read more

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Wonderful service. We were greeted with a nice woman who offered a cocktail while we waited for our table. We had the Galileo and G'Day mate tacos. I loved my Galileo and would order again. Lots of flavor. My friend said g'day mate didn't have as much flavors. We also had the corn dip and guacamole for appetizers. The guacamole was one of the best I've had. Chips seemed a little stale and could have been more fresh. For dessert, we split the key lime pie taco. Lots of lime flavor - good tartness. Ambiance was nice. read more

The Lime Inn - G'Day mate taco - Seafood Near Me - Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands

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Great place on St. John, with a large bar and lots of seating. Many different taco options that a little pricey, but tasty. The best time to come is for happy hour cause to get one drink and the second for free! Totally worth it as the drinks are great. Service was friendly as well! read more

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Cute place, but we didn't end up eating here. $11 for one taco is insane when I could just go up to Tap & Still for a huge double burger for $10... Just a heads up to people, their happy hour deal is BOGO free drink per person. The key is per person. So if you are there with someone and you each only want one drink, you have to pay the $14 each and no one gets a free drink. So $28 like normal. You'd each have to order a second drink to get a free one. That was disappointing since we didn't want more than one per person and ended up leaving. Can't speak to the food or flavor of this place, but wanted to leave a review since before arriving I saw no clear happy hour deal as it seems to have changed over the years. read more

Overpriced and not as good as Lime Out, though it could be that everything tastes better on the water. Overly sauced shrimp taco but excellent fish taco. Beautifully simple, casual elegance. Island time service. read more

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It's hard to make a bad taco but this place has found a way - If u want to make an ethnic taco you have to bring the ethnic spices. This place swung and missed hard. Looks good on paper but the tacos used a lot of bland one note ingredients - nothing with a crunch. Boring and tasteless. Thankfully they had a bottle of super hot sauce on the table so I could down these lackluster creations. Nice folks friendly environment but also the weakest drinks we have had in forever and that's saying something as we have lived in Utah for the last 15 years. Don't buy into the Google reviews this place is just best avoided. read more

Great beach bar vibes at the Lime Inn in Cruz Bay, with eclectic twists on the modern taco! All of the waitstaff were very friendly. Highly recommend the cowabunga! read more

The Lime Inn - On the left is the cowabunga - beef short rib and shrimp. On the right is the tuna matata. - Seafood Near Me - Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands

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On a night where the island is experiencing a power outage, there are very few restaurants with generators which also means every restaurant is packed. The Lime Inn was the exception - probably because it's located on a not very lit street, but certainly not because of the service or food. The Lime Inn has a bright and fun atmosphere and the service was friendly and attentive. The watermelon cocktail was delicious and refreshing. The tacos were wonderful. I ordered the Surf's Up Hei Hei (shrimp and pork bbq), which I thought was a bit heavy on the bbq sauce. It could have used more slaw to brighten it up and give it some texture. It was okay, possibly just not for me. Another member at our table ordered it and liked it. I also ordered the Tuna Matata - which I thought was wonderful. The Tuna was seared perfectly, the slaw was delicious and bright. I wish I would have ordered two. Overall a great experience and would highly recommend! read more

The Lime Inn - Surfs Up Hei Hei (okay, a lot of bbq) and Tuna Matata (delicious) - Seafood Near Me - Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands

First night in STJ in 7 years and came to Lime Inn. It didn't disappoint! It was a bit crowded but we got a 4 top by the bar. The outdoor seating and open air concept makes it lovely on beautiful nights like tobjh We started with drinks...the Hunters Passion was amazing! So fresh and delicious! The Harbor Cooler was light and refreshing. For appetizer we had the grouper ceviche with homemade tortillas. Really good and the chips had a nice kick! We all ordered a variety of tacos and you really can't go wrong with any of them. Two is the perfect amount! Definitely coming back! read more

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Amazing food and excellent service! The vibe was casual, Caribbean, and fun. Nice two-level place with an active bar area and nicely spaced dining area. I had the whiskey soursop (a local fruit) cocktail - it was fantastic (had another!). Our party of three was well taken care of by Alia, and the owner (I think), Rich, was very affable and answered all our questions about local ingredients... like what in the world is soursop. The tacos were so good. Pricey, yes. $13 per taco, and I ate three easily. But the quality of the food is exceptional. Everything is fresh, fresh, and local. I had the grouper tacos, of was tempura fried, the other was a ceviche. Both were out of this world! Wifey had the tuna tacos - equally delicious. So, fresh, local, delicious food, and wonderfully attentive staff, but on the pricey side... but what isn't, of St John? Go. You will love it! read more

Our waiter was very friendly and attentive. The tacos were really yummy! This was our first stop on the island after a long day of travel and we were all happy. We had A vegetarian with us who had a lot of options too which is also always good! read more

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Excellent food. Lots of surprises on the menu, but the biggest surprise was that the menus shown in the photos above are completely out of date. The current menu is basically Ceviche, tacos, and quesadillas. The tacos are unique and high cuisine, but we went in expecting the more conventional menu. read more

We were excited to try this place but unfortunately $260 (party of 5) for the worst tacos we've ever eaten. The "Surfs Up Hey Hey," "Galileo" and "Mr. Worldwide" were about a 7 out of 10. The other tacos we got literally 0/10. Roughly $12-15 per taco, lots of yummy sounding options but not executed well. One of the servers filled our water, completely missed the glass then walked away. We called them back to address what had happened and they apologized and brought napkins. I ordered another taco to replace my 0/10 one and I can't believe it was actually worse than the previous. My attached photo is supposed to be pulled pork. I picked up the taco which is why the bbq sauce is a little everywhere but I'm sorry, this just looks like someone **** in a tortilla. read more

The Lime Inn - Pulled pork taco - Seafood Near Me - Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands

BEST TACO IN USVI!!!!!! These tacos are something else.... Been coming here for two years solely for the Cowabunga taco and it never disappoints. Don't miss out on this place if you're in Cruz Bay. Atmosphere is better than anywhere along the beach, plus there's literally 17 fans on the ceiling making it the best place to cool off. Ask for Tommy! read more

We loved our tacos, our The Danger cocktails, and our key lime dessert taco. Darren & Tommy at the bar and Chelsea took good care of us.

so good we had to come here twice on our trip. our food and cocktails were amazing both times!

Great drinks to start. Had 2 orders of the chips and guac ,and the sweet corn bufallo dip for appetizers. Then tacos for our meals. I had the shrimp taco and it was fantastic. others had the pulled pork and short ribs. Everyone loved their tacos. Definitely a must try if on the island. We actually went twice over the course of 7 nights. read more

Delicious! The frozen key lime pie taco dessert lives rent free in my head. Great service from the bartender Tom, too. read more

The Lime Inn - Seafood Near Me - Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands

Amazing! Delicious! Omg! The tacos are so flavorful. I love the Surfs up Hei Hei & Corner chair tacos w/ Hunter's Passion drink. The best cocktail I've ever had. The taco had Korean bbq chicken in the surfs up that was outstanding. And the Corner chair had bbq rib meat that was amazing. The Hunters Passion was a passion fruit concoction that put gourmet into alcohol. The people were super friendly and nice. My only negative would be that it's not air conditioned. It was a super hot & muggy day. But it was under cover and had a bit of a breeze. I love the experience of Lime out, but this was better for those not on a boat. I will be back. It was that good!! read more

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Lovely restaurant a short walk from the ferry terminal. The atmosphere is fun and lively and the food and drinks were amazing! We had a party of 6 and the service and food were perfect! We look forward to returning! read more

Outstanding tacos, friendly service and bright, comfortable atmosphere! Fresh ingredients and creative, flavor combinations. We had the Nightshade, Tuna Matada, Demi Goddess, The John Wayne, and Walking on Sunshine. Each was delicious! We also enjoyed the Nene Margarita and Delian's Lemonade. The Key lime taco and Chocolate- salted caramel taco were both outstanding as well! We highly recommend The Lime Inn next time you're in Cruz Bay. read more

So sad such an institution on St. John went downhill. All of the favorites that made this restaurant unique and memorable are no longer offered. What a shame. The new menu is lackluster and often the tacos are smothered in an enormous amount of condiment or sauce. Perhaps time to close the doors. read more

Went to Lime Inn for dinner, and had some FANTASTIC tacos and cocktails. So many choices of tacos that it is difficult to decide. We have been twice, so we have gotten to try several different kinds, and they are all good. Two tacos is a reasonable amount for dinner, as they are large, but it is always tempting to get that third. We solved this problem by splitting the third one. Couple this with friendly service and a wonderful Caribbean al fresco setting, and it makes for a perfect evening. We will definitely be going back. read more

Lime Inn used to be a prix fixe restaurant. Now, it's a land-based version of Lime Out, the floating taco bar in Coral Bay. Like most restaurants in St. John, it's open to the outside, which means it's the perfect temperature all the time. We went in (12/29/23) for a couple margaritas. It was nicely crowded, but everyone was friendly, and some folks moved around so we could sit at the bar together. There's lovely table seating, as well, but it was fun to sit at the bar and watch the skilled bartenders create their magic! Despite the crowd, the staff was pleasant and accommodating. We got the "nene" margarita and the grapefruit margarita. Both were fresh and flavorful. Good pour on the tequila, but very smooth. We split one more of the grapefruit margaritas. We also had a "cowabunga" (braised short rib, blackened shrimp, pickled onions, feta) taco and a "tuna matata" (jerk tuna, pineapple, jicama relish, slaw) taco, whimsically named and delicious. The tacos aren't cheap ($10 to $14 each), but from a flavor standpoint, they are absolutely worth it. If it was all you were eating, you might want a second, but honestly, there was so much yumminess, we left feeling very satisfied. We'll definitely go back on our next trip. read more

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Delicious and unique tacos and some amazing cocktails. Highly recommend the Hunter's Passion cocktail. Be sure to get dessert! Make a reservation well in advance. read more

great food service been going there for 20 years don't miss it if in st. john or saint thomas take ferry ambiance tropical

We just dined at Lime Inn. They've changed their menu to all different kinds of tacos whereas previously they offered a 3-course price fixe menu only. We really enjoyed the tacos! My husband and I both had 2 tacos each. I had a fried corn tortilla which was a hard shell type taco; I had the tuna matata and chili shrimp taco. Both were delicious!! My husband had the K-pop taco with chicken and a surf/turf taco; both were in soft flour tortillas. He said his tacos were also delicious! The ambiance and service were excellent. Due to rolling blackouts recently on the island, Lime Inn doesn't currently offer desserts which is unfortunate but understandable as they lost both of their freezers in the blackouts. We can't wait to go back! read more

1st time here. Service was great. Relaxing atmosphere, nice vibe. Excellent black bean dip. Tacos were very flavorful. Would recommend and return. read more

WARNING: Mora, our server, is acutely aware that a 20% tip added to parties of 6 or more. She is curt (to the point of rudeness), impatient, and not a good server. On a slow night, she asked if we knew what we were having and left when we hesitated, without giving us a chance to ask questions. Another server took the time to help us multiple times - getting us refills, take a group picture, etc (even though she wasn't getting anything) and host (Bubu) were amazing. Service was subpar, especially for her receiving a $120+ guaranteed tip. I'd recommend either go with a smaller party or ask for someone besides Mora. read more

A great place to pop in for a wonderful taco and a great cocktail. We sat at the bar, it was busy but we got our drinks immediately after sitting down and our tacos a few minutes later. The tacos were amazing. The service was great. The power went out while we were eating but the generator kicked on and we enjoyed our meal while other places in Cruz Bay went dark. read more

The Lime Inn Restaurant is located in Downtown Cruz Bay, at St John Island, in the US Virgin Islands and has been a favorite of locals and visitors since 1984. Lime Inn's tropical garden courtyard and lime green colors set an open tropical island vibe. Dine-in guests can choose a 3, 4, or 6 course tasting menu. The 4 course tasting includes 2 appetizers, 1 entree, 1 dessert (65 / guest). The 3 course tasting includes 1 appetizer, a whole snapper or lobster, dessert (65 / guest). The Tuna Tartare appetizer came with fresh ahi tuna tartare, asian marinade, seaweed salad, & plantain chips. Plantain chips are not my favorite and I would have rather had regular chips but the Ahi Tuna and Asian marinade were on point! 9/10 The sushi crab tapa appetizer came with crispy warm risotto tempura 'cake,' sesame sea weed salad, spicy chili garlic crab salad, & unagi sauce. 10/10 The hog + the buffalo appetizer came with prosciutto wrapped buffalo mozzarella, balsamic reduction, & tomato salsa. The Kiwi Filet entree came with grass fed tenderloin, red wine guava sauce, feta mashed potatoes, & roasted asparagus. 9/10 The Caribbean Lobster entree in the shell came with a huge fresh caught Caribbean lobster tail cut in half, drawn hot butter, lemon silky parmesan risotto, & broccoli and was absolutely amazing! 10/10 The Coconut Dream Tembleque dessert came with coconut custard, roasted pineapple, toasted coconut flakes. The dessert was light and not too sweet which is what we needed after a huge amazing meal. 8/10 The Brownie A La Mode dessert came with a rich, warm brownie, house made vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce, candied walnuts and was absolutely delicious! 9/10 Our server was friendly quick and courteous and everything tasted amazing! If you're ever in the Cruz Bay side of St John Island, and are craving a big fresh seafood feast, I highly recommend visiting the Lime Inn Restaurant! read more

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The perfect spot for a fun date night on St John. The bartender, Bubu, knows everything there is to know about the menu and makes excellent drinks. We did the 4-course option and it was plenty of food. Lime Inn will be a spot of ours each time we get to the island. Make sure to make reservations. Oh! We took home the leftover rice dish and per Bubu's suggestion, scrambled up eggs & mixed them w/the leftovers the next morning! read more

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Ripped off. They don't mention happy hour is per person, rather then per check. Each taco alone is $10+. Not worth your time or money. Managed Dylan told us happy hour was BOGO, completely mislead us. read more

Four of us were lucky enough to eat at The Lime Inn for Christmas Eve dinner. The food and service were outstanding! Who knew tacos could be so amazingly good?? Our waitress was very helpful, both patient and knowledgeable. Although I had looked up the restaurant before our trip, and had hoped to go, an internet outage which caused some establishments on the island to not accept credit cards was the deciding factor, something for which we are eternally grateful as this wound up being our favorite meal on the island! Thank you to the host who so pleasantly accepted us and gave us a lovely table, the chef for our outstanding meals (the vegetarian among us was also impressed!) and our waitress who made our Christmas Eve feel warm and cozy! read more

We had a great dinner here. A tasting menu is now offered, I had the 6 course with a pairing. I haven't been in sometime, since the new owners purchased the restaurant. It is easy breezy during covid, reservations were required as several people tried to come here tonight with no res and were turned away. Service was outstanding, the food was excellent. Photos are here of the courses and tasting menu. Some of our favorites were sushi crab tapa, bubu salad, lamb chops and all the desserts , none of any of the tasting dishes disappointed, these happen to be what comes to mind a week or two later for favorites. All thoughtfully prepared and presented. The intense focus on the food presentation, fresh ingredients, and a twist made this a five star. The new Chef/Owner has given some excitement to traditional dishes and added some influence from his Puerto Rician culture. Our server Tommy was so helpful throughout the meal. This was our big night out and glad we went with the Lime Inn. The Lime Inn has been in business since I can remember. The Lime Inn has been in the middle of Cruz Bay, being open, breezy and a place for both residents and visitors to come and eat and relax. read more

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