The Melting Pot

I was proud of myself two weeks ago, when I found a coupon for the Melting Pot. The coupon offered a free dessert fondu with the purchase of two meals. That sounded like a great deal, and I've been wanting to try the Melting Pot anyway. I have heard that the meals at Melting Pot were a bit pricey, but I had no idea how pricey they actually were.

First Impressions
My first impression upon entering the restaurant was that the dim lighting set a romantic mood. It certainly did. However, when I was being seated, I got a closer look at the construction of the bench style seats and wondered if it was dark to hide the poor workmanship. The table has a wall on one side and a bench seat on the other. The cooking table is built into the table that you are seated at. There is a temperature control for the cooking surface near the end of the table. The table was clean, but the cooking surface appeared to be haphazardly constructed. It was not a refined finish and the rectangular surface was not parallel to the end of the table. A fine detail, but at a fine restaurant you expect more attention to detail.

Ordering Options
There are several different ways that you can order from the menu. I have a friend that goes to the Melting Pot only for the dessert (which runs fourteen dollars). The menu has a selection of cheese fondus, salad, main course (meat) fondus and dessert fondus. You can order these items ala carte, or you can order them as a package. The pricing depends on whether you get the "Big Night Out," which comes with one choice from each of the four selections. You can order dinner for two selections, which offer a smaller selection of choices but still has four courses, or you can order individual servings. For the main course, there are four different cooking options. What we were not advised when we ordered was that there was an additional six dollars charge for two of the cooking options. We ordered the Coq Au Vin, which is odd, I thought Coq Au Vin was chicken with wine. This was just a cooking method that included wine in the "broth."

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