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Hi all – here’s the summary of info I got from everyone BEFORE I traveled.
Many thanks to all.  Great variety of info! I took a loaf of Sterk’s GF
bread, PB, crackers and Lara bars.  Ate the bread and PB mostly for a snack
(did use the bread as a makeshift burger roll once but it was just okay).
Had crackers with cheese fairly often when others dined on appys that were
not GF.

 

-          St. Thomas - try the "Old Stone Farmhouse" restaurant.  It's a
very small place, operated by a couple from Long Island. It was originally a
plantation bldg 2 centuries ago and also served as a reformatory some 50 or
so years ago.  Delightful place and delightful people.    Specializes in
seafood that he catches himself scuba diving.  Instead of a printed menu, he
makes a variety of small dishes each night and everyone gets everything.
Most of it is GF, although not intentionally so, and I'm sure he would
accommodate any requests.  The coconut sorbet is divine as is the grouper
with fresh made cassava chips.  Here's the contact info:  Chef Brian and
Julia Katz The Old Stone Farmhouse 6501 Red Hook Plaza Suite 201, Box 565
St. Thomas, USVI 00802 or email [log in to unmask]

-          I just came back from a week of bareboat sailing in the BVI's -
my second trip.  Brought food with me and did a lot of cooking on the boat.
I actually had a harder time at the beach bars for lunchtime - less so at
dinner time.  Most of the luncheon menus on the islands were sandwiches and
rotis - few if any salads to be found.  Dinner menus had steak or fresh fish
or lobster that you could order more carefully.  I did do a lot of
hamburgers without the buns, but had a hard time explaining this at a few
places- got a lot of quizzical looks.  All of the appetizers I found were
fried.  Watch out for the peppers and onions that they like to put on top of
everything - it often contains soy sauce.  Unlike the last trip, I ate most
of my own food - it just wasn't worth the effort sometimes to go through my
special ordering and I didn't want to risk getting sick on my vacation.

-          Marina Cay - just drinks; The Bight on Norman Island - ate at the
Willy T for dinner and they were  very accommodating and made substitutions
for me, Cane Garden Bay - had a nice dinner of fresh fish at Big Bananas
(the place next to Rymers); Little Harbor on Jost Van Dyke - had a nice meal
at Als and the staff was very accommodating, Cooper Island - just drinks;
Pirates at the Bight in Norman Island - got there after they stopped serving
lunch and the only appetizers they had were fried.

-          I traveled there in 2000, and wrote up my experience at
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/spa/8672/gfstt.htm

-          My wife and I just did the Legacy in the VIs ourselves!  Rest
assured that Strokey will take excellent care of you on-board.  Much of the
food on the Legacy (especially evenings) will be fine for you... but if
there's a meal planned that would cause you problems, Strokey will be sure
he has something specially prepared.  And he was so nice about this, really
made my experience pleasant and stress-free (I personally hate having to ask
for special treatment when eating out).  I didn't ask for anything special
over lunch (didn't want to be too much of a bother), but I had my own PB&J
on GF loaf to choke down (I brought a jar of PB, a jar of jam, and two
loaves of GF product from EnerG [travels well, tastes like sawdust]), but
wound up only having to make, I think, three sandwiches all week).  I
brought a box of Lara Bars too.  St.Thomas - the Green House that has things
you can eat (I had some sort of Caribbean chicken salad).  Great view of the
harbor.  Gladys's Café  will have things you can eat as well (this place is
really nice, highly recommended, and the waitress understood what I needed
and actually had me switch my selection after she talked to the kitchen).
Nice dinner at Cuzzin's as well… but I didn't ask all the right questions
and got glutened by some sort of conch preparation (the waitress in this
place was less than charming).  The bartender at the Palm Passage bar (Rick)
recommended Cuzzin's as the best place on the island to eat… and it really
is a nice joint, and the food is excellent… but do ask questions.  Betsy's
bar in Frenchtown is a hoot (didn't eat there, don't even know if she even
has a kitchen)… but the place is full of Packer memorabilia (Betsy is
originally from Janesville, Wisconsin).  If you have a drink at the Palm
Passage bar, ask Rick to make you a Lime In The Coconut (a pina colada using
limes instead of pineapple… it *rocks*).  St.John - awesome dinner at the
Lime Inn.  Virgin Gorda - near the Baths there is a little place with the
best pina coladas in the world.  They served me shrimp salad (usu. a
sandwich) on a bed of lettuce when I told them I couldn't eat bread.
Tortola – didn’t eat off the boat here.  

-          I stayed in St. Thomas a few years ago.  Difficult to find
restaurants that were accommodating.  I had a great experience at the Ritz
Carlton (but pricey.  We seemed to have the best luck at hotels (except for
ours, but we had a kitchen).  There are a lot of restaurants in Charlotte
Amalie, where the cruises dock but most are pretty casual and loaded with
gluten-containing foods, but you might be able to find something.  Ask the
concierge at your hotel for  nice restaurants.  Have a great trip!  

-          In December, I cruised on the Adventure of the Seas and had a day
in St. Thomas. We did a Helmut Dive in the morning and returned to the ship
for lunch. Found a health food store – stocked up on snacks and bread.  It
is located on a street behind the Havensight Mall.  I was able to purchase
Food for Life Rice Bread,  Nut Thins crackers and Jennie's Coconut
Macaroons.

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