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Our reception will be at LA TAPA in Cruz Bay (340-693-7755). 

"Lively downtown bistro.  Fresh, light, delicious bites to eat and dinners.  Live jazz.  Tango night.  Artful, European-style atmosphere." stjohnusvi.com (provides a complete list of restaurants)

"A charming sidewalk café with local ambiance and excellent food evokes the flair and tastes of Spain." (from Carribbean Tours page, which also lists and provides panoramas of other good restaurants on the island)

"...One of our favorite restaurants in Cruz Bay" Frommer's Review
   

Below are pictures, more details about the reception, and information about La Tapa's owner and chef.

 

  

The reception will start at 8pm.  The menu...

 

 

 

Alexandra (Alex) Ewald is the creator, owner, and chef of La Tapa (and who kindly provided us with the pictures on this page).  Alex grew up traveling around Europe (her father was a successful European restaurateur) and came to St. John when he relocated there. 
She has worked with the Boca Raton Resort in Florida, the Four Seasons in Washington D.C., and at the Bar du Labourd, located in the village of Ustarritz, in the Basque Country, and in her father's restaurants in St. John where he  had relocated.  After spending a few years in Spain, she returned to St. John and opened La Tapa (excerpted from Star Chefs' biography):

La Tapa is the ultimate expression of love for the culture she experienced [while in Spain]. In 1996, with no money but a great location in the heart of town, Alex finally opened the doors of her own restaurant, a European sidewalk cafe in a charming old West Indian building.

The kitchen, at that time, was the size of a large closet, the refrigeration consisted of picnic coolers and the stove was a four-burner household model... Since then, the restaurant has undergone numerous transformations... [and] transitioned... [For example,] Alex teemed up with a local horticulturist, Josephine Roller, who organically grows greens, micro greens and a variety of vegetables and fresh herbs.  

The menu continues to change daily... The seafood is... caught locally. The quality of fresh fish allows for Sashimi, ceviche and tartare style dishes. [Alex]... makes her own ice creams and sorbets... for example, vanilla bean white peppercorn ice cream, ginger lime with Josephine’s mint sorbet and lemon thyme ice cream.

When asked to describe the food at La Tapa, Alex struggles to find the right words: simple, rustic, a harmony of interesting flavors, yet undefined, indescribable and ever changing. Alex rarely follows a recipe. She follows her mood and her intuition. Rather than reading directions, she reads the food she is working with and the people for whom she is cooking.  Alex approaches her restaurant as her home, welcoming guests and encouraging them to relax and share food with friends... 

 

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The Wedding Web site consists of four main pages:
(1) Wedding Events -- Information about wedding and other events during the week including sub-pages on La Tapa (reception restaurant) ~ Attendees (who's coming) ~ Who's Who? (pictures & what we have in common) 
(2) About St. John --  General information about the island including sub-pages on Maps ~ Island Activities ~ Books ~ Restaurants ~ Links
(3) Other Travel Info -- General travel information including sub-pages on Flight Info, ~ Car Rental Info ~ Suggestions for What to Bring  ~ and Ferry Schedules 
 (4) Housing Options -- Descriptions of your housing options including a sub-page on Villas