Message from The Melting Pot
Dip Into Something Different.
- Happy Hour 7 Days A Week
- 1/2 Wine Wednesdays
- Private dining rooms available
At The Melting Pot, guests cook and enjoy a four-course meal right at their table. Offering a relaxed atmosphere, diners choose from four flavorful cooking styles and an array of tasty entrees combined with special dipping sauces. The menu also includes creamy cheese fondues, fresh salads, fine wines, and chocolate fondue desserts.
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 Melting Pot Restaurant
(253) 535-3939
2121 Pacific Ave
Tacoma, WA 98402
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Editorial Description by Citysearch
It's hip to dip at this cozy fondue-lover's paradise.
Rated 8.9 out of 10 by Citysearch.
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4 Reviews
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Fun for everyone 
We have been to this restaurant many times and in many ways, as a couple, with our son, and with friends. We enjoy it because there is so much to try and recommend to others. We have experimented with different sauces, cheeses, meats, fruits etc. It has never been the same twice. We also love that you can take your time and actually savor your meal without feeling like you have to hurry up and make room for the next party. Pricey? You bet. We couldn't eat there on a regular basis, but why would you want too? This is a perfect place for special times. Call ahead to inquire if you are reserving at a time that is busy with proms or graduation etc. I recommend doing this anywhere you go. Then you will be there during a 'normal' dining experience. There is a reason reservations are recommended here, it's wonderful.
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Avoid This restaurant 
adly, they just don't get it right. An exceedingly bulky menu with wine list embedded in the middle, a dizzying monologue from the server listing the options and sauces and methods and "dos and dont's" and an hour between salad course and the set-up of the fondue pots on a night with few diners. The meat portions are tiny and the $23.00 price is just the beginning. To have any options in the cooking process add another $8.00 for a pot of broth. Plan to spend at least $50.00 per person before drinks and gratuity. Parties of six are charged 18% gratuity even when there are three couples with three separate checks for the table. The service was so bad it was painful. The food was sad. Humor was the only saving grace. Don't go unless you have money to burn and need a great laugh.
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Okay...for Great Cheese or Dessert Fondues 
Just go for an appetizer or dessert. Okay for the younger date thing. However, much better food for the dollars can be found at many other places in town. No one in our past visits to the Melting Pot have been very thrilled with the fondue dinner thing. TIP-Don't go if larger than 4 in your party, as the fondue doesn't work well for larger groups. Not worth the dollars for dinner (very spendy), in my opinion...but I really enjoyed the Cheese and Chocolate fondues.
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Melt in your mouth fondue! 
Fondue anyone? This is the perfectg place to go if you want to get spendy and have great food as well! Of course you can just order a dessert and get some berries and fruit to dip in choclate. Yum! Be prepared to spend around $75-$100 for dinner/dessert for two here. If you can fford it, it's well worth it!
PROS: Food, service
CONS: very pricey
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Fun, fun, fun
I have been there at least a dozen times. The service and food quality is awesome. I would highly recommend this restaurant if your looking for something different.
Posted 09/26/07 at 7:32pm
Not worth the money
Unfortunately, our experience with this restaurant was not a good one. The food was dismal, the quality of the meat was terrible (chunks of fat in a filet?), the fondue broth had no flavor at all. The chocolate for the desert was just Hershey's syrup, nothing special. The restaurant was loud the night we were there (graduation celebrations) and very busy. We were seated promptly and the service was excellent; however. for our money, we won't be back . We spent close to 200 dollars with tip and drinks, and for that money we could have a fine dining experience elsewhere and be much happier.
Pros: You can eat in the martini bar much cheaper
Cons: If you like eating boiled meat, you might like this restaurant. The food was below expectation
Posted 06/28/07 at 12:21pm
Outstanding
I have been there a couple of times and had a blast each time. Nice and quiet and private. Good for dates.
Posted 03/14/07 at 7:06pm
We have been there twice and will go again
Some of the previous posts are ridiculous. Like the person who said Warning: food is cooked at table BY PATRONS THEMSELVES (read: poor service disguised as a cultural experience). Are you kidding me? What did you think you were going to do at a FONDUE restaurant? Did you expect them to feed it to you? We have gone here two anniversaries in a row and have loved it both times. We dont go expecting to spend what we would spend at Outback, and we think the food and experience are worth the money. Both times we were seated in a corner private booth. The restaurant is not loud and we were seated within a few minutes of our reservation time. The service has been great, and we just have fun cooking and dipping. This is not your run of the mill restaurant.
Pros: romantic, good service, fun experience
Cons: probably not good for large groups or people that don't know each other well
Posted 01/13/07 at 2:55pm
Way overpriced
Yeah, for fondue it's fine, but holy crap, if I'm gonna pay 80 bucks, I'd rather have a well cooked meal, not something that basically amounts to cook-your-own stew. Go there just for dessert--that was really the only part that was worth a dang.
Pros: sweets
Cons: everything else
Posted 12/31/05 at 10:55pm
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