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| - The Melting Pot (MP) is one of those places where the cost does not justify the meal. My boyfriend and I dined here on the last day of Restaurant Week, 2015. The menu sounded appetizing and I'd never dinner at the MP before so it sounded like a solid pick.
I made RSVP I believe on a Tuesday. The earliest we could make the RSVP for was 9:30pm. This right there told me they were going to be packed. And packed they were when we got there. Luckily, we ended up not waiting too long to be seated. Mostly that was because a table in the bar area became available which is less popular than the dining room. The hostess asked if we would be OK with our seat or it would be close to a 15 minute wait to be seated in the main dining area. It made no difference to me so the bar was fine. In fact, I really liked our seat.
As I read reviews from other Yelpers! on here, I see a lot of people write about their wait service. Fortunately for us, our waitress was great. Kyla was her name. Thought she did a wonderful job. I believe it was her first night as a waitress and she was fantastic. Thank you, Kyla!
Getting to the actually food. Excuse my ignorance but I was not expecting this to be a place where you cook your own food. LOL! I am actually embarrassed to say that but it's true. The idea however is cool so I had no problem with it. What I did have a problem with was how portion sizes compared to the price of the meal. Again, this was Restaurant week so they had "specials" . I ordered the "Silver Plate" which was 3 shrimp, 3 pieces of white chicken breast , 3 piece of beef and 3 VERY SMALL bite site sized spinach and artichoke ravioli. When I say small, I mean like nickel sized. It cames with a variety of sauces which were very good. Problem? Well, you had more sauce than you had actual meat to dip them in!!!!
We ordered a special broth that was $2 compared to two other broths that were free. It also came with a salad and of course, shared desert. I grocery shop a lot so I know how much food cost. The most expensive thing on the plate were the shrimp (medium sized). I just do not see how this meal could cost $25. For the third time, this is Restaurant Week so I am sure the price is more in retrospect. Also, if you're a vegetarian, do bother to come here. The menus is very limited.
At the end of the nite, I was satisfied. Not full but not hungry. I was very much in the middle. I will say thought that later that night, I made me a sandwich at home.
The Melting Pot is more about the experience of eating fondue than it is about the actual food. Do not come here if you're starving or you will be be terrible disappointed.
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