The Melting Pot

So I went to The Melting Pot a few weeks ago with my Lovely for the first time. We went to the one closest to us at 11023 Montgomery Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a random, non planned trip so we did a little research online. We ended up placing our reservation online at OpenTable.com. As I said it was a random trip out there and we were able to set our time on the website for our reservations. I have to say the OpenTable.com website is very easy to use, and a great idea. I would like to see more companies using it.

When we got there they had us sat with in 3-5 minutes. I was expecting more of a wait even with placing our reservation. We got sat and were given a few minutes. By the time we figure out what we wanted to drink the server was at our table educating us on the menu and making suggestions. I knew what drink I wanted based off of a friend's suggestion (Ying-Yang). It was just as delicious as it looked in the menu.

She brought back our drinks a few minute later after dropping off waters (didn't even have to ask for them!). She further explained the menu and their highlighted/special promotion they had going on. She suggested the dinner for two for $88 special as this was my first trip. It came with the appetizer fondue; which we choose the cheddar cheese fondue. It came with all types of healthy items to dip into the fondue.

Second course was our salads that we each got. I was happy with their ceasur salad as they put a lot of dressing on it (just how I like it). The house salad looked good also with their ranch dressing. My sampling proved it's appearance to be correct.

Third course being the main entree was a plate full of various meats. Coming out to the table they bring out a broth, and throw in potatoes, broccoli, and ravioli since they take longer to cook. Our plate was piled full of 3 types of steak, lobster, shrimps, and chicken. It surprised me when it came out raw as I have never been to a fondue place it. Our waitress put the vegetable in to cook for us, and told us that we would need to cook our meal 3-5 minutes for each piece. Everything turned out perfect with her cooking instructions. There was more than enough of a meal for two. I ended up getting stuck with my half plus a little more. That was fine with me as I was able to be rolled out the front door when done.

The Dessert.... It was a chocolate and nutty peanut butter mix with a plate full of rice crispy treats, brownies, pound cake, cheese cake, strawberries, bananas, and marshmallows. As with the rest of the meal this was delicious.

After all the eating, and filling up it was check time which is normally the worse part of the meal. This was no different but there was a small upside. When the waitress brought me our check she mentioned that another table gave her a gift card they couldn't use for $25 off of your meal for two. She said it was something they got restaurants.com and they could only use one of the two they had. It was a nice surprised and added to her tip. After discount, and tip we still spent a little over $100 for the meal. My own impression from the value to quality was that it was a little over priced (especially if we didn't have that coupon). I guess that is why this restaurant would be one of twice a year location for special events, and not a normal weekend place.

Let me know what you think if you have been there before, or leave a suggestion of a great new place to tray!

Cheers,
Eric N Cincy