Skip Jack's

Last night we were craving seafood so we went to Skip Jack's for dinner in Simpson Bay.  Josh found them online and they supposedly have the "best seafood" on the island.  I hadn't heard any recommendations for this place so far, so my expectations weren't very high going in.  It's a cute little place right next to Lee's and Harbor Queen.  First thing, fresh live lobsters right when you walk in.  They looked amazing.  You get to go choose your lobster right out of the tank and they cook it fresh.  The ambiance was nice, it was open air...no walls just floor and ceiling.  Right on the water, with beautiful views as the sun sets.  Their menu was awesome, tons of seafood dishes and steaks.  We were tempted to order the Caribbean Lobster ($20/lb on special, and the lobsters in the tank were each 2lbs+) and tempted to get the huge ribeye on the menu (market price, I think around $35 our friend said).  Instead we decided we didn't want to spend $200 on dinner so we went with more budget-friendly options.  I got the Blackened Grouper ($23) and Josh went with the Seafood Platter ($25).  My fish was delicious!  Very fresh tasting, the blackening seasoning was prefect.  They serve it with a chimichurri sauce on the side which was amazing.  They served it with a garden salad and choice of potato.  The garden salad was super fresh tasting, I don't know where they get their vegetables (not at the Grand Marche obviously).  I got the only Cab they had by the glass ($6.50), from California so of course it was excellent!  Josh's seafood platter was also very delicious, it came with grilled mahi mahi, beer-battered shrimp and scallops, and some sort of crab bake thing with cheese on top.  I'm not the biggest mahi mahi fan but this was excellent, no bells and whistles just nicely grilled with excellent taste. I'm also not quite a fried seafood eater but the batter was amazing and the seafood was all fresh.  The crab bake thing was good but nothing to write home about. The service was excellent, even though they automatically add gratuity we left our waiter extra because he was very friendly and attentive (which are two qualities that are somewhat lacking from customer service oriented employees on this island).  We ran in to 4 of our friends from school and ended up joining them for a bit after our meal.  They seems to really like their food too.  They got the Blackened Grouper, Ribs, the big ribeye, and the surf and turf (top sirloin and shrimp).  I tried a bite of my friend's top sirloin and it was surprisingly very good, nicely seasoned and flavorful for such a mediocre cut (in my opinion, I'm a ribeye girl).  In all we really enjoyed the quality of the food at Skip Jack's, as well as the ambiance and the service.  We decided we definately will return to try some Caribbean Lobster and ribeyes in the near futureJ