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St. Maarten - St. Martin
57 seconds ago
We ate there last April and we could were underwhelmed. Bland chowder, bland fish. Most annoying was the planks under our table. Everytime someone walked by (like every 10 seconds) our chairs thumped. Waiter wS unattentive at best. Much better steaks and Seafood all over the island. Suggest chef look up salt.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
26 minutes ago
Originally Posted by snuba
Looks like this restaurant is a hit or miss for many. We go there just about every trip and always have prompt service and good meal. No complaints at all. Can’t remember if we ever had steaks there, though I would definitely enjoy my filet well done, totally killed and preferably on a dry side. I know, I am weird but that’s how I like my steaks.
Scuba, I know, you will disagree

All good. To each their own.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
39 minutes ago
When we were there in January, there was still pressure at the concierge desk to sign up for the “update” meeting. We had to stop there to get parking pass. They also gave us the raffle tickets for the manager's party (not tickets to attend, but for the raffle). We also vigorously decline to sign up, but get hard sell every time. I think this time their incentive was $100 restaurant credit, but not worth wasting my time on vacation.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
44 minutes ago
I agree, just wondered if anyone knew when they will open again, or how the changes, etc were going. Maybe they will meet April 1 re-opening, maybe not??
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
46 minutes ago
Our experiences with SJ have been hit and miss over the years. We swore off the place after a group of us went with a reservation and service was less than stellar, waiter was snarky and lots of mishaps with our food. Having said that we went back this past trip and the Grouper was very good, no problems with service. It's a lovely location overlooking the lagoon and when they have a good price for the lobster they get added to our list of must do.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
58 minutes ago
New owners, new vibe. New name. Island time!! Will be great!!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
So very sad to read this thread.
We ALWAYS do Skip Jacks at least once per trip for our grilled Caribbean lobster and have never had less than excellent service there along with very enjoyable grilled lobster. I’m still looking for a really good lobster Thermidor since ANTOINES closed but I’ve yet to find one that can compare.
We also often do a second night st SK’s for their pan sautéed grouper which has also been very good. The setting is a little more upscale than some of the other choices and we’ve always enjoyed our meals there.
That said, we also enjoy Lees for lobster (actually it was about our favorite place of late…..) but you need to check in advance to be certain they will have lobsters the night you go.
I sure do hope Skipjacks gets their act together before our next visit.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
I love this!!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
Welcome!

With regard to fishing charters, I've never done one, but I hear people say good things about Taylor Made Charters. You can google them for contact info.

And for future reference, it is "SIMPSON" Bay (singular), not Simpson's Bay.

Enjoy!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
Read on here that The Pub was closed for renovations,or whatever and was supposed to open April 1.....does anyone have any updates on how things are going? I realize that some targets are hard to meet on island time, lol,,,,but just curious. We arrive tomorrow and are on the island for a week......here's hoping things are going well......Oh how I have missed SXM,,,,cannot wait.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
We stumbled upon this forum a couple of weeks ago while doing some research in anticipation of our first trip in late May. Since then, I have been following along every couple of days. Thanks everyone for posting information on restaurants, beaches, etc. You all make it very easy for planners to figure out their game plan ahead of time! I do have one question. Does anyone know of a local fisherman who might take / allow us to join for fishing from pier or land (for a fee)? Hubby loves fishing for sport and has done deep sea fishing so was looking for something a little different to try. We will be spending time in Simpson’s Bay and Grand Case. Thanks in advance for any information.

We are very very excited for this first trip!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
us too,,,the last couple of visits we have always gone there for lobster - but honestly it was tough and not that tasty....nice setting, but??? We tried the lobster on lobster night at Greenhouse in Simpson bay and it was really good. Tomorrow,,,we will arrive, cannot wait, been way to long!!!!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
1 hour ago
Looks like this restaurant is a hit or miss for many. We go there just about every trip and always have prompt service and good meal. No complaints at all. Can’t remember if we ever had steaks there, though I would definitely enjoy my filet well done, totally killed and preferably on a dry side. I know, I am weird but that’s how I like my steaks.
Scuba, I know, you will disagree
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
2 hours ago
Free spay and neuter program
Glad someone is stepping up to help fund this project!!
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
2 hours ago
Sounds like a lovely beginning to your trip. I wish ALL planes had the ramp for deplaning. Usually we get one when we come on AA from Miami.

Enjoy your trip!
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British Virgin Islands
2 hours ago
Originally Posted by jphart
Originally Posted by duckfat
We have (AFAIK) 4 Starlinks running on Anegada. It's a game-changer for the BVI.

I am upgrading my infrastructure to handle the speed of the Starlink unit. It routinely runs at over 150 Mbps. My house network is the weak link.


Check out mesh units. I switched to Google WiFi Mesh router and remote points and it tremendously increased speed and range of home network.

I have Tp-Link mesh. My network is complex, and the mesh network is connected through a switch that I am upgrading to gigabit.
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British Virgin Islands
3 hours ago
As currently scheduled that AA flight to EIS departs MIA at 10:27 AM. That would require either a redeye out of PHX or an overnight in MIA. Of course, with this being a new service, AA may alter the schedule as gather more data.

The AA flight (MIA - EIS) is showing up in Google flights re-starting November 16, 2023.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
3 hours ago
Wife and I arrived yesterday WestJet non stop from Toronto – 1st trip back in 4 yrs, 9th in total.

For de-planing, here are new ramps that zig zag for deplaning, easy to use, but you still get bussed to the terminal. Fairly easy thru security. Got luggage and then joined stopped line to go through another check. No lines, just a mass crowd funneling past one person. Needs some improvement.

Wilfred Brooks was waiting, always glad to see his smiling face. Leisurely drive! To Orient Village. Jeanie of ShopnDrop had done her magic and supplies as ordered and in the fridge were cold drinks – yeah. All squared away, drinks and snack at Yellow Sub. They have music 6 days a wk starting at 8.

Off the bed early and now about to go for my beach walk. Great looking day. Here for about 3 wks.
J&B
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
3 hours ago
Thanks for sharing your experience. We will check it out in July during our stay. I also have a "senior" small appetite so it sounds perfect for me. I may have to get two for the hubby though. He hasn't caught on to the "small" part yet!
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British Virgin Islands
4 hours ago
We’re heading down in May and finally have the opportunity to join the festivities at Trellis for the full moon party. For boat charters - when does everyone typically get to Trellis? Wondering if we need to get there a day early to have a mooring or if we’re good to show up that day. Not sure how well the mornings across the way at Marina Cay are maintained. If we’re good to show up that day then it gives us some extra time to explore the other islands, but on the other hand we don’t want to miss a mooring for the night of the full moon party.
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British Virgin Islands
4 hours ago
It is possible that that new AA MIA > EIS flight will not be available in the Fall. It is supposedly only seasonal until they determine the long-term viability of the route.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
4 hours ago
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
4 hours ago
Originally Posted by SXMScubaman
I think they did well to take the 20 off as you ate the steak. To me there's not much difference between medium and well done. Any steak past rare is over cooked to begin with. As someone else said don't go to a seafood restaurant for a steak and expect a great steak even though it's on the menu. Not cool to pick up the steak with your fingers to show the waiter. Better classy ways to do it.

That is fine for you but not everyone chooses to eat a steak prepared to your personal liking. To most people, the difference between medium and well done would be huge. There is also the issue with "pink" versus red juices flowing. That is why there are rare, medium, well-done and mid-ranges of each. I prefer medium rare but that is not to say that is what someone else should order. While predominantly seafood restaurants are not thought of as a place to order a steak, a local (to me) seafood restaurant has one of the better steaks in the area and they compete against a legendary local steakhouse.

I mentioned Jax (a steakhouse) in my post, a friend ordered the seafood pasta there and said it was very good so it can go both ways.

Between service issues and inconsistent food, I have not been a fan of Skipjacks for a long time.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
5 hours ago
I have not been a fan for a long time. I also find it is better to not ask about any added service charge as once you do, you open yourself up to all kinds of misleading answers that are designed to extract more $$ from you. We had a couple of great steak meals at Jax. I had the beef short rib entree that I found to be very good.
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St. Maarten - St. Martin
5 hours ago
Originally Posted by cruzer

Never heard of Chez Ginnette, but it looks like a place for us to try out. BTW, bar is bass, and, if I'm not mistaken, related to grouper in a taxonomic sense. The prices certainly look attractive, and they seem to have good reviews. Thanks for the info.

This fish was thinner than grouper and the skin softer. But whatever it was, it was delicious enough we might do a second visit in the same stay here, which is not usual for us.
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