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| - My experience at the melting pot was the worst Cleveland food experience that I have had in a long, long time. It's in the top 10 worst ever for sure. Here are the lowlights.
Melting Pot is a fondu restaurant in Legacy Village. Their menu includes 3 main options - cheese (appetizer) , broth (entree) , and chocolate(dessert). I had heard that it was expensive, and with two under 10, I had counted it out. However, I ended up grabbing a groupon and decided the kids might enjoy it.
We skipped the cheese (the whole room smells a bit funky due to the melting cheese) and went right for the entree. We had purchased the 4 person entree groupon and figured if it was good, we might go for the chocolate at the end. We each got the "Fondu for you" which allows you to choose 3 of the several meats for your entree. I chose ahi tuna, shrimp, and chicken. I was pretty excited - this sounded yummy!
When the food came out, however, I was sorely disappointed. I take that bad - I was downright mad. The portion was so small that it angered me - that's ridiculous. I wasn't mad because I'm a big fatty - I was mad because even after getting a discount with the groupon, I felt like I was being ripped off. I happen to weigh a lot of my food to count calories, so I am a pretty good judge of weight. My guess is that in total I had about 4-5 oz. of meat on my plate, and that might be over exaggerating.
The double whammy comes when the veggies hit the table. The menu clearly notes that each entree comes with veggies. However, they fail to tell you that you get one small bowl of veggies per table. So, for our group of 4, we received a little bowl with 1 potato, a few pieces of broccoli, and a bunch of mushrooms.
To top all of this off, the brother is not well seasoned (and either is the meat) ,so you end up boiling raw and unseasoned meat in unsalted vegetable broth. Seriously?
I paid $60 for the groupon, and that's a really good price for dinner for 4. I felt like I got robbed - highway robbery I say!!
So folks, this place is a HUGE no no. You might think I am being a bit too harsh. Just before we were seated I was reading a few Yelp reviews and was thinking, "it can't be that bad!" Trust me - it is! Save your money and choose any other place in the entire greater Cleveland area.
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