Melting Pot is a great place for a special occasion or a romantic date. It is on the pricey side, especially for food you basically prepare yourself, but the experience you have along with an excellent quality of service make it worth the occasional splurge.
My fiance and I went to Melting Pot moments after we got engaged. When he made reservations he told them it was to celebrate our engagement and when we arrived, they had a private booth in the back along with a small grouping of carnations. You can order roses or other flower arrangements but because we were going to the Pirates game later that evening, he didn't since he figured they would just die. While the carnations were nothing spectacular, it was a nice touch that they didn't have to do for us especially since he had not ordered flowers.
Service was fantastic and they were good about being attentive without being overbearing and intrusive.
We ordered the big night out with the lobster option. All of the meat was tender and juicy and very flavorful. Our request for extra dipping sauces and more mushrooms were met with a smile and promptly delivered. We even joked around about getting extra pine nuts on our salads and the server brought out an entire bowl for us!
Even though we ordered a bottle of champagne to drink with our meal, our server surprised us with more champagne with heart shaped strawberries to have with our dessert course fondue.
We had a great time, left stuffed and really enjoyed having our first meal together as an engaged couple at the Melting Pot. I have no doubt we will be back.