Blue Eleven — Restaurant in Charlotte Amalie

Update July 2025

We overnighted on St. Thomas to be able to dine at Blue 11 on our way to St. John and the BVIs. It was THAT good last year! It was THAT good again this year! As noted in my last review, our plan going in was to not eat all day so we could enjoy the 11-course chefs tasting menu. So glad we did! 11 perfectly executed small plates, each one fantastic on its own, but as an almost two-hour presentation, heaven on a plate!

The restaurant itself is very nice, cool bar area in the back. Nice dining area. But, counter seating is where it's at for a front row seat into the kitchen. Staff is first rate, fun, happy, on the ball!

IGNORE reviews complaining about prices and portion sizes! Those are simply IGNORant folks who didn't check out the place before dining there. Blue 11 is foodie, gastro perfection. Pricey yes, small portions yes, but for those who truly appreciate fine dining and expecting a chef's talent, this is a must do in St. Thomas. Easily one of the top two or three restaurants in the USVIs! Simply outstanding! Highly recommend!

March 2024

We dined at Blue 11 in St. Thomas, USVI, before a recent sailing adventure. It surpassed all expectations. We arrived when they opened and were the first to be seated. We chose to sit at the "Chef's Counter" so we could watch all the action in the kitchen first-hand. We had eaten earlier in the day, so we opted for the 7-course chef's tasting menu. What a gastro experience! If 10 stars were possible, Blue 11 would earn all 10!!! (Next time we won't eat all day to allow for the 11-course extravaganza! LOL). The service was awesome, the staff super friendly, and the chef and his staff interacted with us all evening.

We started the evening with cocktails. A sorrel margherita (the Virgin Islands have their own version of this cultivated spice) and a cosmopolitan. When the drinks were finished, we opted for Eroica Reisling as a good pairing of what we understood the menu for the evening would be. It turned out to be a good choice. After dinner, we capped the evening with a Bushwacker frozen cocktail which was delicious as well.

The courses served were as follows: tuna tartare atop a habanero-cucumber sauce; poached Caribbean lobster on an herb-cheese sauce with a coconut biscuit; deconstructed calaloo soup; NY steak with green banana-white cheddar cheese puree, tamarind glaze, and sweet pepper jam; poached halibut with a passion fruit sauce, served on a casaba foam; jerked chicken with plantain gnocchi, sour cream sauce, basil oil, and spicy annato aioli; and, homemade donut with whipped cream, powered sugar, espresso ice cream and guava sauce.

The couple seated next to us opted for the 9-course meal, and the wife could eat her 8th course, so we also were able to taste a combination of conch, king mackerel, and onion sauce.

If it all sounds delicious, it was! It was a fantastic meal, great setting, and a wonderful time! We will definitely return to Blue 11! Highly recommend Blue 11...

We found this restaurant in Google with the 4.8 rating with all enthusiastic reviews and we had no split second doubt that we should visit the place. When we got there we were open minded and ready to enjoy, however by the time we done with our dinner we realized that we got into such a tourist trap. First, the interior is very cheap made, reminding of some low quality Chinese buffet. Moreover, on the other side of the wall through open hall there is a dive bar for locals. Throughout the dinner we could hear the loud noise from the bar and waiters of our restraint were causally walking and chatting with their staff. In the food menu you don’t have much options and the minimal one with 7 courses starts with $114 per person. The waiters were doing their best to emulate the upscale restaurant introducing the courses, but the set was based on what they just had: unbalanced, oversalted, spicy, plain and the portions were very small. If the menu is positioned as a tasting many, then it should be well thought through with balanced tastes, so it makes a holistic experience. The only memorable course was Halibut with passion fruit, the rest was as mentioned above. Wine. Very small choice and the best staff can do is to solemnly announce it when they bring the bottle. CHATEAUX LA FRANCE they say loudly with fake French accent 🤣 In the end we were so curious that we sneaked peak the bar and who knows maybe they serve the snacks from the same kitchen 😆 For this one of a kind experience we paid $320 for 2. The last thing was the waiter didn’t want to wait us to leave and he took the final check to see how much of the tips we left. There are really nicer places at St.Thomas, don’t let this place upset you during...

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard about Blue 11 or saw it on the map or passed by it in the Shops at Yacht Haven in St Thomas.

This immediately puts you at Step 1 of 2, and well ahead of many, many other people, who are still painfully unaware of this restaurant.

Step 2 is of course, simply eating there, which can be experienced through a few pre-set meal options - you select either a 7, 9, or 11-course meal (and maybe a wine/drink) & then the brilliant Chefs & staff at Blue 11 do the rest (maybe except for chew the food for you, though I’m sure the Chefs there would probably do a better job than me).

This is the kind of place & the kind of food that makes you realize you really love eating & also realize that no, you’re not that good of a cook yourself - no matter how many perfectly poached eggs with your special, homemade hollandaise sauce that you can make from scratch at home for Sunday brunch with the “besties,” it’s just never going to be as creative nor tasty as the dishes at Blue 11, so you might as well be microwaving a Hot Pocket & then sprinkling some store brand chipotle mayo on top of it.

The second course we had was a plate that had plantain, mahi (I think), and scallop & it was probably the best scallop I’ve ever had in my life. It’s hard to get scallops right, but to get them perfect? And then to make them even better with immaculate seasoning? Unbelievable.

Pro-tip: Sit at the Chef’s table -...