After being given the idea from the DIS boards, my mother and I decided to go to the Melting Pot last night, just 15 minutes away from us. I had been wanting to go for about 2 years, but we never went becase:
1. It was very far away (they just built a new one near us)
2. It's extremely expensive (we just had to splurge
)
When we arrived, we loved how relaxed and quiet the place was. Every table was extremely private- you couldn't see anyone else. Our waiter was very friendly and helpful in going over the huge, complicated menu. We decided to do the Big Night Out, as it was our first time and we wanted to try everything.
My mother had the Santa Margarita, which she loved. Nobody tried the Yin Yang- sorry about that.
We started with the cheddar cheese fondue, which was delicious.
It was so much fun to dip things in- I mainly used the bread-cubes. I had to stop eating to save room for everything else.
I skipped the next part, but my mother had the Mandarin and Almond salad. She thought it was just ok- it wasn't her favorite part.
Then, we were served the Fondue Fusion entree with the Bourguignonne. It, again, was delicious. I absolutely loved the teriyaki steak, and I even put the teriyaki sauce on the filet mignon. The lobster tail wasn't very good, surprisingly, but the waiter told us that it tastes better with the Court Bouillon. Also, cooking our own food was hard- we did not have a watch with a second hand, and we were not going to count in our heads for our entire meal. We ended up just checking the food every once in a while, and we ended up with only a few mess-ups. Next time, I'm bringing a stopwatch.
Next came the dessert. We ordered the Flaming Turtle, which is milk chocolate, caramel, and pecans mixed together, and flambeed at the table. The presentation was definitely amazing. There were a variety of things to dip:
-Oreo covered marshmallows
-Graham cracker covered marshmallows
-Strawberries
-Pound cake
-Cheesecake
-Banana slices
-Pineapple
-Brownies
I mostly ate the oreo covered marshmallows. We ended up getting refills of those, plus the strawberries. It was very good- I just wish there were different things to dip. Maybe plain marshmallows, pretzels, or sugar cookies? Still, we loved it.
Next came the bill. I believe it was about $110. The expense is the only bad part of the experience. Next time, we might skip the salad and the entree, or use the coupon we recieved from joining Club Fondue and get free dessert with an entree for two or four course meal.
So, in short, we LOVED
the Melting Pot, and will try to scrape up the money to go there every once in a while.
It just opened a few months ago. It's right across the street from the Court (where Pier1 Imports is). They opened a whole new section of stores there. Not sure where the one in Chestnut Hill is... I'm guessing somewhere on Germantown Ave??
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. Everyone else said that part was very good.
). We got the Fondue Fusion with the Caribbean/Mojo, and then the s'mores for dessert. They just about had to roll us out of there by time we were done. 
I gathered he was teething, the way he kept pulling at his ear and fussing. 
