Rhythms at Rainbow Beach — Restaurant in Saint Croix

If I could give this place zero stars I would. My husband and myself my daughter and one of his friends came for dinner The other night and the waitress was beyond weird. To start, my husband and his buddy ordered drinks and switched the location of the placemats so I could sit with my husband, putting my daughter next to his buddy. My husband is his buddies boss and they chatted about sharing the tab, his buddy declined to help with it and my husband made a humorous comment about firing his friend. My husband then ordered the jerk pork platter and was looking forward to it the whole week but the waitress informed us they didn’t have it. Jokingly he said “oh no! You’ve ruined my whole night!” And smiled, but she did not. The waitress proceeded to talk to owner sending her over to the table asking why we were giving the waitress a hard time, and saying we would try to get her fired. At this point I was ready to leave, but my husband decided we should stay.. so we did. We all ordered and she brought out all the food except my husbands nachos. Needless to say we paid our tab and asked for boxes to take the food we did have to go. Again, the owner comes over and in the rudest manner asked what our issue was with the waitress and we we were upset. I tried to explain to her that the waitress had for one taken us joking and trying to get a smile out of her totally out of proportion and didn’t bring out my husbands food at all, her response was snooty and taking the side of her waitress. On my way out made the mistake of attempting to take the right side of the bar out which apparently is for workers, not a way out of the bar and the waitress put her hands out and chest bumped me and snapped telling me this wasn’t the correct way out. The experience as a whole really did end up ruining our night.. but the bar...

I went to Rhythms twice. The first time I went I met a lady by the name of Wisdom who was very friendly. Me any my friends sat at the bar and had a few drinks…. it was a very relaxing time. A few days later we decided to go back but the second time was very different. I walked in with 3 other ladies. When we entered this time we asked for Wisdom but she wasn’t there. The lady who acted like a bouncer asked,”are you going to eat or drink,” I was there for drinks. “Go stand there by the sign and order,” so I did. At this time the 3 ladies who I was with were in the restroom so I sat at the bar. However, after noticing that there wasn’t anywhere else to sit, I got up and sat at a table for 4. Immediately I was approached by the bouncer and told that I can’t sit there because I wasn’t eating. I got up and explained that there wasn’t any room to sit at the bar. She directed me to sit at other tables that were over to the side in the blazing sun. It’s was quite annoying and embarrassing. I’m still trying to figure out why I couldn’t sit in the shade at a table but I could sit in the sun at one. As I was leaving I was speaking to my lady friends, the bouncer heard me complaining and rudely interrupted my conversation telling me in so many words to stop complaining about the rules. I replied, “ no one is taking to you” and continued to walk out. I’ve never been any where in the world where I was told that I couldn’t sit at a table and just have drinks. Thing is, folk were eating at the bar and I would’ve gladly sat there if my lady friends could’ve sat with me. Sad to say Wisdom was not in the house and the bouncer didn’t have any either.

With that said, the place is...

Rhythm restaurant was good, nachos are a healthy order, tacos are good. Wouldn't recommend the coconut shrimp (it was flat and fried, not much shrimp flavor going on there) or the tuna bites (they were very dry, overcooked). You can get a table or get take out. Service was a bit spotty, cocktails came for all but one in our party and then her meal also didn't come with ours, showed about 10 mins later) but overall, pretty fast service for the island.

Cocktails are good - Cruzan Confusion, Lime in de Coconut for a creamy option other than a pina colada. Rum punch was just ok (est rum punch is at Spratnet on Cane Bay!).

They have a wide selection of the Cruzan rums if you want to make your own drink.... I really like the coconut rum with pineapple juice and if you're feeling daring, a little splash of vanilla rum too!

Non cruise days are the best days to be there.

We loved the Rainbow beach, it's deeper than Cane Bay, sandier. There are still some rocks when you get in but there's sand as well. Definitely wear water shoes so you don't stub your toes!

You can rent chairs and umbrellas, water skis and snorkel gear from the watersports shop right next to Rhythm's. Chairs and umbrellas are slightly less if you go later in the afternoon. They close at sunset.

There is about a foot of a drop off when you first get in, not a smooth in and out but not as bad as Cane Bay for the...