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| - Melting Pot is the perfect place to celebrate a special occasion or take a date. Dim lights and comfy booths make for an enjoyable and romantic dining experience. This is a fancy schmancy way to eat fondue.
I'll be honest, I've never had a date take me here, I came here with my mom. Loser, party of one. All jokes aside, we came for my mom's 50th birthday and it was quite an experience. We were seated in a small dining room that we had all to ourselves. There were 5 of us, so we were given two fondue pots. You can choose ala carte items, or go for the 4 course meal which we opted to do. The 4 courses are:
Salad- Everyone can choose their own type of salad. Casear, house and California are among the options.
Cheese- 6 different styles to choose from. The cheese is usually mixed with a wine and other seasonings and condiments.
Meat- For the meat course, you choose which type of meats you want to cook. They have surf and turf which is the more expensive option, or steak and chicken, shrimp etc. Then you choose the cooking liquids you want to cook your meats in. Different flavored broths, spices and wines make up the options. There are a few different selections for this, but they are all yummy. This course also comes with raw veggies that you cook in the pot as well. They soak up the delicious broth really well. They also give you 4 different sauces to dip the cooked meats into after they are done. Everyone gets their own metal colored cooking sticks, so you always know whose items are whose.
Dessert- My favorite course. You can get different types of chocolate, as well as mix-ins to create your perfect dessert experience. Turtle is a personal favorite of mine.
The cheese, meat, and dessert courses are all prepared and cooked in fondue pots. Once you make your selections, your server will put all of the ingredients into the pot and turn on the fire. You do the rest. There are plenty of delicious dippers, bread, and veggies for the cheese and meat course, and fresh fruit, marshmallows, brownies and cake pieces for the dessert course.
All in all, I really enjoyed our dinner here. The whole meal takes around 2 hours, so expect to be there for a while. I think it was around $40 pp for the 4 course meal, but as I said earlier you can get ala carte if you wish. Maybe skip the salad and go straight for the meats. You could also stop in for just dessert, which I am tempted to do in the near future.
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