The Melting Pot

This was my 1^st time at this local Melting pot. The waiter was very helpful in making choice suggestions. The experience was good. We were there at least 2 and a half hours. I didn’t like where we were seated. It was in the little cubby where there was only 1 other table that people were seated at but after a couple minutes asked to move or they were moved. Everything tasted great. Overall I had a nice experience. I did let the hostess know it was my husband’s birthday the waiter mentioned it but that was it. Which was a bit disappointing after seeing the happy birthday pic scrolling through Unilocal

The experience was pretty cool. We went for our anniversary just to try something different. But some of the food tasted terrible. When we told the server we were displeased she blew us off. I presumed that they must get that a lot. Can’t go wrong with that chocolate fondue though!

What can I say that hasn’t already been said? You pay top dollar and you cook your own food. If you can get past that, you’ll probably enjoy it.
Those who don’t like The Melting Pot always make a comment about cooking your own food, but the fact of the matter is that the cooking process is fun and the food provided is of excellent quality.
For around $ 100, a couple can get an appetizer, entrée and dessert, and probably a drink or two, so a bit high on the scale, but the social aspect, the originality and the always above par service make it worth it, in my opinion.
There are a lot of options when it comes to the food, but my go-​to is the beer-​cheese for the app, the teriyaki beef for the entrée and the cookies and cream for dessert.
It’s always a great experience and well-​worth the extra bucks.

Great experience! There is nothing like it! So much fun, great social spaces and private spaces! Loved it!

What a great experience. The service is tremendous and they explain exactly how everything works. The food is delicious and the cooking part is super fun. Parking is not a problem since there are plenty spots. The atmosphere is awesome with the private small booths. The room is pretty quiet and you do not hear a lot from the other booths.

What an awesome experience. We went for a girls night out and had a blast. We had lots of time to talk drink wine and enjoy the 4 course meal. The chocolate fondue was fantastic. Even though we were full the is always room for chocolate. The server was excellent and to took time to explain the menu to us first timers and made excellent recommendations. Would be a great place for a date night.

I love the melting pot and have gone here every year since I met my husband. We even got engaged at the Columbus, Ohio location. I have to say their fondue and cooking experience is awesome but their portions have recently went down hill. To pay 35 dollars for half portion of cheese, a side salad, 3 shrimp/​3 pieces of steak/​3 pieces of chicken, and a half portion of chocolate is kind of a rip off. In order to get enough food to feed 2 people you have to do two 4 course menus. The 4 course menus also don’t have a lot of variety. However I will say they are always willing to give extra dipping sauces and veggies. Our server was doing good except she messed up our order and forgot to bring 2 of our fondues and our entrees. But the manager did let us half a half portion of chocolate fondue as a rain check since we paid for a full portion of cheese and chocolate and didn’t eat either. If your looking for a fun night and a close experience definitely try it out. I will say though Florida has nothing on the Ohio melting pots.

Love the Melting Pot for a date night. I do not recommend bringing young children but older kids are fine and my daughter actually loved it here. The different foods were delicious and it was fun to cook it ourselves. Make sure you go with people who share the same taste as you since you will be sharing the pot that you cook in.

I absolutely LOVE this place. My husband and I come at least twice every month, if not more. The food is delicious. From the cheese fondue appetizer (I have only had the cheddar), to the entrée (we get the you pick 3), and when there’s room to finish off with dessert (yummy flaming turtle) it is simple heaven. Just imagine fruits, little bite size cakes and bite size rice crispy treats all for your dipping pleasure into delicious melted chocolate of your choosing (there are a lot of choices from dark to milk to white to mixed). If you have not been here yet, I highly recommend you try it. Even if you only go for the dessert, that alone is worth the trip!

Service was very good. Very expensive, skimpy portions of awful food. I
Complained to the manager and his response was like «whatever.» I’d never go back.

This place is a great date night. While it is pricey it’s worth the experience. The servers have great knowledge about their menu, which enhances the experience. The menu itself has so many options for everyone’s taste buds! Each time I go I try something new. My boyfriend and I do the cheese first, then meats, followed by the chocolate like most do. In all reality I personally do not enjoy the meat because if I wanted to cook my own meat I’d do it at home. But I know it’s part of the experience. Next time I’ll just stick to the cheese and chocolate!

We had a reservation at 715 pm for our 14 years anniversary and stills waiting outside with my wife and 2 young daughters passing 810… not sure the reservation option purpose

The Melting Pot is a great special occasion spot for celebrating and fondue. We had a special mother/​daughter dinner for a great report card.
Jackie was our waitress and went above and beyond. She told us she had been there about a month, so took extra time and care of finding out info since we have some food allergies.
The manager, Chris, came by to see how our meal and experience there was. All was great.
We started with the spinach artichoke cheese dip, which was great. It came with 3 types of bread, veggie dippers, Apple dippers and tortilla chips.
Then, I had the house salad with the tangy mustard dressing and loved it.
For dinner, we shared shrimp and teriyaki steak and loved it. The meal came with mushrooms, broccoli and potatoes.
The sauces… They’ve added a few new ones, but my favorites are some of the oldies… Teriyaki, cocktail, curry and green goddess.
We tried the dark chocolate s’mores dessert and it was great. The dippers for that have changed and there are now a few options. We went with the one with pineapple, banana, blondies, brownies, pound cake and Rice Krispie treats.
All in all, meal was great. Pricey, but nice and fun.

My colleagues and I enjoyed a terrific meal at The Melting Pot earlier this week. I don’t get up there very often, but it’s always a special treat to have fondue.
I like how the restaurant continues to change things up with different sauces, meat choices and other menu options. A lot has changed since I was there the last time and I was really happy to see some new additions. The classics are still there (hello Alpine cheese) but new cooking styles like the Japanese-​inspired Miso were great too and gave a new twist to our meal. It was nice to see some new chocolate fondue options as well, though I don’t think it gets any better than the original.
The service was prompt and friendly. Our server anticipated our needs well and was always available for refills or to answer questions.
Overall, I would definitely recommend The Melting Pot for a fun night out with friends, family or coworkers. The leisurely pace of the meal allows you to have some great conversations without feeling rushed. if you haven’t been out for fondue in awhile, I encourage you to get back out there and try it

I’ve eaten at Melting pot more times than I can count. I honestly love this place. The cheese fondue and the chocolate fondue are amazing, but this recent trip gave me some doubts about this franchise. Everything was going great until the end of our cheese fondue when my girlfriend found something strange on her celery. We couldn’t tell if it was rodent feces or a bug, either way it looked disgusting. We informed the waitress and she said it must have been a rotten piece (I suppose this «better» than the other two guesses).
Here is where it gets interesting. The manager eventually makes his way over to address the issue and essentially blames it on their organic produce. He hadn’t seen the celery, but I had taken a picture on my phone so I made sure he knew how disgusting it was. He goes on to explain that bugs sometimes make their way into the produce because it’s organic. After more cheesy jokes, he leaves without offering to replace or reduce the price. Comping anything, even a fountain drink, would have been better than leaving the table with nothing but excuses, but that’s what happened. With the dim lighting and the nature of fondue dining, there’s no telling how many bugs (or whatever that was) we have eaten or stirred around in our cooking pot. I won’t be visiting this melting pot again, but if you’re in to bugs and poor management, check it out!

This is my third time visiting the Melting Pot chain usually the service is very professional and classy. Last night my service was the worst! The server was not trained enough to be on her own. Besides that, the food was delicious and overfilling as expected for a four course meal. The up-​charge broth made the dish over seasoned. The additional dippers for cheese was great. The menu is confusing for the entrée. The dining areas are very private and great for dates though!

Let me start off by saying that the cheese fondue alone makes the whole trip worth it. Guests can choose how many courses they would like, though the 4 course is the most popular. This time we tried the Cheddar fondue and it was spectacular. Previously, we had the spinach and artichoke fondue and it was good but had lots of artichoke in the mixture so if you want more cheese I suggest staying away from this one. For salad, they still had their special apple orchard salad which was awesome — I’m a sucker for any salad with candied pecans, apples, and goat cheese!
Most of the time I will get the classic for an entrée which includes chicken, teriyaki tips, sirloin, shrimp, and bbq pork. They offer plenty of other choices like more seafood, more red meat, all vegetarian, etc. I personally enjoy the experience of cooking your own food because it gives you the chance to spend more time with your dinner mates and is s fun activity for a group of people or family to do!
The chocolate was so good — we got the original which is milk chocolate with crunchy peanut butter swirl — talk about heaven! Others at our table got the raspberry dark chocolate fondue and that was just as good in its own way. Overall, it a great experience with great food for a night out.

I can’t say enough good things about the Melting Pot. This is one of my FAVORITE places in the world! AHHHH, just writing about it makes me hungry. To really enjoy the experience you need to get all three courses… you can get the salad or you can do without, it’s not necessary. I will say though you should only take those that enjoy experiences, I know some that feel that it’s silly to pay so much to cook their own food, so this restaurant is not for everyone.
Anywho, the cheeses are amaze! I’ve had some with beer and wine. I’ve also had the Mexican which is phenomenal! They come with bread and veggies and it’s bliss… really it is.
I’ve had the four course with lobster and honestly I think it’s worth it. Unless they have another special going on that’s a better deal get it. Ugh it’s soooo good! This comes with veggies and some fantastic sauces including this amazing curry sauce.
Finally you’re given the chocolate. You’re gonna like whatever chocolate you get, so don’t fret. But we’ve had the flaming turtle, the reg. milk chocolate, and the smores. This comes with pound cake, strawberries, bananas, and other things, but those three are the best!

The staff here at this location were very professional and courteous during my visit to this location. The restaurant was clean, and orderly even down to the bathrooms, so no complaints there. The atmosphere is dim and romantic. Seems like a great place to take a date, which is in fact what I did. However, I’m just not a fan of this concept, and I can’t really understand how this place has made it after all these years. I can’t lie, I did a small «hell yeah» fist pump when the Oldsmar location went belly up. It’s wrong, I know, but I grew up being forced to eat fondue at home. I didn’t care for it then and probably care less for it now. It has always amazed me that people would pay these prices for minuscule portions AND to have to cook it themselves. Imagine going to Publix and paying $ 9 for a sub only to have them point you to a sandwich making station where a single slice of deli meat and cheese was eagerly awaiting assembly. Well that’s what this is like. Why does a small boiling caldron of vegetable oil make this acceptable???
I’ve eaten at Melting Pot two times in my life, and as Goerge W. Bush once said, «Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… Well, ya fooled me!»

I was back from a long road trip, and my girlfriend said she was treating me to a special dinner at one of her favorite restaurants. After two weeks of living in hotels and eating in a variety of restaurants, I was ready for something quiet and low-​key where Brittany and I could sit and chat without being constantly interrupted by our waiter asking if we were enjoying our meal.
The Melting Pot is hidden in the back corner of the Carrollwood Village Shopping Center at the intersection of South Village Drive and Dale Mabry Highway. Those in the know will turn into the shopping center off of South Village Drive, and find plenty of easy parking for the restaurant.
Our reservation was for 7:30, but we arrived early to have a relaxing glass of wine in the bar before our meal. They have lots of wines by the bottle and by the glass, so you can easily pick and choose what fits your mood. It’s also a full bar with beer and cocktails to appeal to all.
After a bit the waitress came and brought us to our booth which was tucked back out of the way and very private. We went with a 4-​course dinner experience which included the cheese fondue course, a salad, a meat fondue, and finally a chocolate dessert fondue. Thankfully they offered smaller portions for the two of us – otherwise I would have been on the phone calling all of my friends to join us for dinner!!!
We started with their new Alpine Swiss cheese fondue, which came in a metal double-​boiler and was set down on a heating element in the center of table. While our waitress stirred in the white wine, garlic, cheeses, lemon juice, and freshly grated nutmeg, we looked over the selection of cubed breads, fruits and veggies for dipping. Eventually the cheese was ready and we grabbed our long-​handled forks and started dunking till the cheese was all gone.
Before long the spinach mushroom salads came out, along with another glass of wine, and we took a little breather before our waitress brought a new double-​boiler filled with seasoned court bouillon vegetable broth and their seafood trio which turned out to be cubes of Mahi Mahi, cleaned and de-​veined white shrimp, and cubes of Atlantic salmon. You can also get a variety of steaks, chicken, sausages, pork medallions, and even a Veggie-​only option.
I was stuffed by this point, and made the suggestion that we could skip dessert and call it a night. She did not see the humor in my comment and mentioned that there would be more chocolate for her this way. Oh well, I tried my best to be healthy!
Britt ordered the new Pumpkin Pie White Chocolate fondue which turned out to be white chocolate blended tableside with pumpkin purée and topped with shaved chocolate. That was served with fresh strawberries, bananas, Rice Krispies Treats, marshmallows, cubes of pound cake and small brownies. Gawds, let me run down to the drug store and see if I can get some insulin to go with dessert! It was super rich, but delicious, and I forced myself to enjoy a few cubes of pound cake.
Dinner lasted till about 10:30 and it was terrific to just be able to relax and laugh while enjoying a very wonderful dinner with a lovely lady. It seems as though we ate a lot of food, but I doubt it was more than a full-​blown steak dinner.
Thanks Melting Pot for a great evening and a fantastic meal.