- Cleanliness: 5 out of 5
- Service: 4 out of 5
- Food: 5 out of 5
- Experience: 4 out of 5
- Overall Score: 18, which gives The Melting Pot four and a half plates on SK8's plate rate.
So many yummy choices!
We decided to order salads, double cheese fondue, and double dessert fondue. We skipped the meat and vegetables with broth fondue because we knew we wanted more cheese and more chocolate! We were seated indoors, although they do have outdoor patio seating as well. All of the tables seem to be booths which makes it cozy. It is quite dark inside, and the decor is modern with a mix of metal and wood accents.
I had a blackberry sage lemonade for my drink. It was delicious! It had a light sage aftertaste. I wasn't sure if sage and fruit would complement each other, but they really did. Grammy had a strawberry blonde martini which she said was very smooth. Mom had pomegranate un-sweet tea.
After some deliberation, we decided on the bacon and brie cheese fondue which was one of the fondue features on the menu that night. It mostly had a swiss cheese base with some brie accents, but the swiss flavor dominated the brie flavor. There was a nice light flavor of bacon and chives. There was the normal selection of dippers; a variety of cubed bread, apples, and a mixture of fresh vegetables.
The salads were the next course of the meal. I had a caesar salad with pine nuts. The pine nuts were candied which was an unusual culinary decision, though they complemented the salad greatly. Grammy had the caesar salad as well, and Mom had the California salad which also had the candied pine nuts. My salad dressing was very good, but not as good as my Dad's homemade caesar dressing!
Then came the chocolate fondue! We decided to have the Yin and Yang chocolate fondue.
So cute!
I have always wanted to order this because of the picture in the menu and because of it's popularity status. It was exceptionally delicious! The dippers included Rice Krispie bites, marshmallows, chocolate cake, red velvet cake, cheesecake, strawberries, and bananas. I wished that there was more fruit to go with the chocolate because I got sweeted out very quickly.
We ordered some dessert drinks to go with our chocolate fondue. I had a hot chocolate, Grammy had a Billionaire's coffee, and Mom had a chocolate fontini. Grammy said that the Billionaire's coffee was not worth a billion. Mom loved her chocolate fontini!
We had one small annoyance at The Melting Pot. In the past we were able to order a double order of cheese fondue and a double order of chocolate fondue and we got a double order of each fondue. This time, even though we ordered a double order of each fondue, the waiter failed to tell us that the menu has changed and is now priced per person, so we got a fondue for three people, instead of four like in the past when we doubled the order. This left us with slightly less food than we were prepared for.
My overall experience at The Melting Pot was very good. I have eaten here many times and it has never failed to impress me. It is fun to go to for special occasions, but the dining experience takes a long time, so plan your time accordingly. The menu changes sometimes but I will include a link to the current menu.
- SK8's Insider Tips:
- Make reservations if it is a weekend night, some week nights you can just walk in.
- Don't feel pressured into ordering all of the courses if you don't want to.
- The inside sides of the fondue pot are the hottest part so be careful when you dip on the sides.
