OMG AMAZING! Came here for my birthday with my husband , both our first time, and we had Tess as our server. She was wonderful, very attentive and did great explaining everything for us. The food was just so great , I was very impressed. A bit pricey so it will be a special occasion place for us but so worth it! Thanks for making my birthday a little extra fun! read more

This is a newer location in the Valley and it is fantastic. My husband and I came here with the living social deal. We have been to Melting Pot before so we knew what to expect. I booked my reservation, put my living social number in and asked for a private room. We went on a Wednesday, the place was very quiet. (It was the only day we could get a baby sitter so sue me) The private booths are an L shaped booths and you will be cuddling but you can stretch out in order to eat. The staff was very friendly and it was endless entree, we had absolutely too much of everything including: Cheddar Cheese Fondue (This was amazing, with a beer base...cheese and beer...come on HEAVEN) House and Caesar Salads Cog Au Vin Entree Broth (utterly amazing) Then we got to dessert. We asked for them to add Creme De Menth for a mint chocolate fondue. Let me tell you...this...was...AMAZING. Best fondue I have ever had hands down. The Moscato wine is also worth noting, we purchased a bottle and it was one of the best Moscatos I have ever had. We love Melting Pot and they delivered last night. We would love to go back again soon! read more

TL;DR version: The food is fun, if a bit gimmicky (only the first course is "real" fondue, c'mon), but the service is wonderful and the ambiance is great. Overpriced as others have noted, considering you cook your own food and the food cost can't possibly be that high, but we'd still go back. ---- The place was almost impossible to find in the dark because the entire complex IS dark. Seriously, the windows were completely black and the sign was almost impossible to make out. After circling the parking lot a few times I actually had already punched in another location on the GPS when my husband spotted a directory and jumped out to look. It was a little Haunted Mansion "no windows and no doors" esque. Wine: So good. The end. First course: Why are there green apples served with spinach and artichoke dip? Who thought that was a thing? My husband just ate them separately while I judged them too harshly as I am wont to do. The veggies were also really hard to spear. The bread was a little dry, but the only logical option and really good once we got dipping. Second course: Salad was really good, and there was a non-iceburg option. Always a win for those of us who prefer digestible foods. Main course: Good, but again, a little random. I wasn't a fan of any of the sauces for dipping the actual food in, but a few were pretty good on their own. My shrimp-hating husband thought the shrimp was the best option and ordered more, so that's pretty impressive. Biggest fail of the evening: We were seated next to a crazy drunk couple who we kept thinking would leave but they kept ordering more wine and dessert. Considered asking to move, but... awkward... and didn't want to get in a parking lot fight. It's Arizona, after all. The restaurant was practically empty, and the couple said they had been there for like 5 hours. Why did they seat us there in the first place? The woman kept calling out to us asking how our food was and telling us what to order and then smoking a hookah vaporizer pen talking about how high it made her feel when no servers were in sight. It made for a funny story to tell our friends, but an entirely unromantic evening. Thankfully we weren't celebrating anything. read more

This is one of the most overrated things I have done in a while. I will give it two stars because the dessert was good but for what you pay the food is really lacking. The cost is really high and you cook your own plate! If the cost was about in half it would have gotten three or four stars. On top of that it seemed we were always waiting for the raw foods to show up. read more

The whole experience was great! We went there to celebrate our one year anniversary. We were able to sit in a private booth and enjoy each other's company. The waiter gave just enough service to not feel neglected but also keep it private for us. We had the spinach artichoke cheese, the house salad, All you can eat meat fondue, and s'mores chocolate dessert! Everything was delicious but my favorite part was defiantly the dessert. They provide Oreo and graham cracker covered marshmallows, bananas, strawberries, brownies, rice crispy bars, and pound cake to dip into the chocolate! Overall, a wonderful experience. read more

2nd time going for happy hour and it was amazing again! I highly suggest getting the pomegrante cosmo, awesome!

I recently visited The Melting Pot and I feel it was not worth the money I spent. 1. The summertime sipper drink virtually had no flavor in it (I could not taste the alcohol or the fruit in it, the portion for the non-alcoholic version (it had flavor) was nearly 50% more than the alcoholic version. Long story short, the alcohol killed the drink flavor wise and my evening as well in a way. 2. The food portion for the main entree could have been more generous, food items were virtually bite size. 3. While I appreciated the attentiveness of our waitress, the many times she visited us she always asked the same question "anything else I can get you?" While I don't mind being asked for anything additional a time or 2, but 3, 4, 5+ times during course of the evening was beginning to get unbearable. If I need anything additional you will be the first to know! 4. In the men's room there was a non-functioning sink.. If I'm spending 3 figures at a restaurant myself and others should not have to wait to share one sink! read more

I'm mixed on 3 to 4 stars for this place. Here is why: The Great: My server was fabulous. Complete sweet heart and was completely friendly. She kept a good pace of us never needing anything and being a part of the experience but never made it feel as if she was over doing it or intruding. Sarah was a great server that night and I am sure if I go back I will request her again. She genuinely seemed to really want this night to go well and did her best to make sure it did. The Good: The food was good. Typical melting pot. I was disappointed that the big night out menu had no vegetarian option. That was really irritating but we moved past it and went with the Spinach Artichoke fondue, California salad (with sharp cheddar instead of the Gorgonzola) split of the vegetarian entree, and a custom mix of the dark & milk chocolate fondue with assorted flavors we chose. My mom was more impressed with the entree than the fondue which is sad for a fondue restaurant. The Not So Awesome: Where we were sat we had people buzzing by us all the time, it was close to the kitchen. I remember comparing it to feeling as if we were seated in a hallway. Which, to be honest it seems like there is a lot seating that would feel that way. As I mentioned earlier the vegetarian option was rather limited and I was disappointed in their lack of foresight with the Big Night Out Menu not having any vegetarian option. From what I've seen before from this place this isn't a typical and they usually have an option to turn the big night vegetarian if you wish. I don't know what happened this time, but bummer for our entire table. Also, its not the easiest place to find. Go take a drive around the building after turning right in the first available turn in point and on the other it mentions the melting pot's entrance is around the corner. To sum it up, honestly I believe I would have had a much less enjoyable time if it wasn't for the shining service of our server. If she had been someone else and not been so good at her job I probably would have been rating this place lower because the atmosphere was just ok with our seating, the food selection was much more limited that normal and what I had expected. I'm not saying I'll never go back, but if/when I do I'll be making sure to reserve a table in her section to ensure my dining experience goes well. read more

When we were done with the meal the plates sat for quite a while little disappointed other than that I would definitely go again just be more prompt I'm cleaning the table read more

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As a self-proclaimed fondue fan, it was a no brainer to choose The Melting Pot for my hubby and I's Valentine's Day dinner. We've hosted fondue parties at home but with all the prep work that goes into it, we thought we'd let someone else handle that and just enjoy ourselves. We actually dined here on the Friday of Valentine's Day weekend as Saturday/Sunday dinner reservations were non existent by the time we phoned to make our reservations. Although I had been to The Melting Pot years ago (Scottsdale location) I had kind of forgotten the protocol, so was looking forward to experiencing the meal again. In all honesty, you are paying for the experience, not so much the food. It was a wonderful evening shared in our own private booth closed off by a curtain. Totally cozy and romantic....aside from all the interruptions but that is to be expected with a fondue meal. On Valentine's Day there was a predetermined meal; and it was delicious. I had a wonderful Pinot Grigio and the hubs had the "Yin and Yang" martini which he LOVED. The entire meal took about three and a half hours which was fine....we loved being able to just sit back and enjoy ourselves. We had a really nice server named Michael who was very knowledgeable and attentive. He helped us to understand how everything worked and his pleasant attitude really added to our enjoyment of the evening. The evening was lovely but quite honestly, we won't be going back anytime soon. To drop almost $300 on a dinner out, we want to walk out feeling like the meal we just enjoyed was the BEST one we'd ever had. And we left feeling as though our fondue is MUCH better than what we had here. If you haven' t been though try it--it is a fun time. read more

We had the cheese & desert happy hour.. Awesome price, great food, and good service! Will definitely be back :) read more

The Melting Pot - Fondue Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Amazing date night, celebration, anniversary, just a fun night at dinner this is the place to go! What you get for the price is not bad at all. read more

The romance package!! This place was so much fun and it was delicious!! My boyfriend took me here for our 6 months anniversary and it was absolutely fabulous! The Melting Pot is definitely the place to go for something special. I will never forget that experience!! read more

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You truly can't go wrong at this place. Food is phenomenal but what's better than that is the wait staff. For some reason every time I walk in this place I get the same waitress and she kills it every time. Jenny is the best. They took the fiesta cheese off the menu and Jenny took it upon herself to make the best cheese fondue ever. If you come to this place make sure you ask for her and give her the hugest tip. read more

Great Fun for Socializing with your family & friends. My husband and I were impressed with the top notch service & the quality of the food. Wine exceptional and the whole dining experience won't be forgotten. Spent almost 2 hours for the experience. Need time on your hands and money if you plan a trip here. Enjoy!!! read more

Loved the food and experience, and the service. I would however reserve this for a special occasion. We had dinner and a couple drinks for two and it was $145 plus the tip. I would not go here on a regular basis. My drink was great, it had 5 different kinds of rum in it. We did have fun though...We had the Wisconsin Cheese appetizer and then the caesar salads and the creme brulee for desert. I would give it 5 stars if it weren't for the cost. They do have happy hour specials between 4-6 pm that sound good. read more

+ Don't go here if you're a picky eater First off, the entree food is very good quality, so I am not marking the place down for that, there are other reasons. I will say that it's cute for a date night, but it's not a place to bring the kids for a family outing since it's set to be an intimate thing. Upon entering, I was asked for my name followed by phone number. Knowing that I'm not being picked up on by the host, I asked 'why did you need my phone number?' The gentleman replied, 'just in case you leave anything behind.' Yes, seriously. My first thought was 'yeah, the check will be left behind if this keeps up!' I just didn't feel comfortable providing that information so, I swiftly declined to give my number since the reason was rather insulting, in my opinion. On with the dining fun... We were greeted by the server and given the rundown as this was our first time experience. He was very professional and enthusiastic about everything, which hyped us up. The overall explanation and menu seemed rather confusing, but it all fell into place soon enough. We started with the 'beer cheese' fondue. Personally, I was rather impressed that it was all assembled right in front of us. Considering this is something similar that I personally make for events when friends come over, I know how easy it is mixing the beer, cheese, and seasoning. It was yummy for a simple concoction. One thing that kind of sucked, and I totally understand why we had to settle on one dip, but it was kind of annoying that we all had to settle on one appetizer fondue to share considering amount of the '4-course' price per person. During the introduction of the menu and while eating the appetizer, there was music above us that was loud in an effort to try to drown out the TV in the bar area. We can clearly hear the game happening and it kind of ruined the ambience of what this joint seemed to be about. This ruined the atmosphere for me on so many levels. The next course were the salads. These weren't anything extravagant, although what was different was something sweet in each of our salads. Each of us mentioned something sweet, I'm not sure about the others but, mine included candies sunflower seeds, I think. Personal preference based on my tastes with salads, I picked them out. In any case, these were side salad sized to make way for the huge dinner we thought that we were about to have. Each of us at the table picked three items, which mine consisted of three seafood items; tuna, salmon, and shrimp. The tuna and salmon were sushi grade so, no cooking was actually required but, for the sake of what this place is about, I seared each a little. This is where the picky eater stuff comes in. The restaurant gives you various ways to cook your meat and veggies. If you have allergies, a vegan, a special diet, or a crazy religion that doesn't allow foods to touch, you're kind of screwed, unless everyone else is in the same boat. Make sure that you pick a cooking method that works for everyone. We chose the griddle considering it seemed the lesser of all evils. We made it work for us. The overall portions were tiny. We were given a couple vegetables but, the quantity was kind of sad. Good quality, but not much for the overall exaggerated price. We finally come to the dessert part. This is supposed to be the best part, right? We all settled on a milk (they had dark and white) chocolate toffee fondue. I was disappointed that the server brought us the chocolate sauce stuff already melted, which was also cold, which tells me that it might not have been great quality. (The fondue gets heated up on the table.) One person. Liked it, so that's good, it was just way too sweet for my pallet. It's probably the same stuff that the cheaper buffets have in the chocolate fountains, only a guess because I have no way to know otherwise. I mean, I have made chocolate fondue a few times and it never started off as a cold runny pudding texture. Overall, this place is nice and intimate, if it's not a game night but, I wouldn't recommend it for anything else. I have never spent $140 on a meal for two and walked away still hungry. read more

All around amazing! Service was great, appetizer fondue melts with deliciousness, salads were good, salmon very fresh, ravioli tasty, and dessert like silk. I saw a review before going that stated the food was "bland". Personally bland was not at all the case! The fondue that I got was gorgonzola and bacon both are very rich in flavor. They seem to use a lot of garlic as well. With the dinner entrees we were given 5 boats of various sauces and a garlic/wine seasoning. If you use what is given the food was far from bland. The atmosphere is romantic and private. I highly recommend this place. read more

The Melting Pot - Fondue Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Loved our dinner last night! We had a 4 course meal and it was perfect. Excellent service and friendly staff, clean restaurant, clean bathrooms. First, this place can be hard to find. If you use a GPS, keep in mind the entrance is on the inside of the plaza it takes you to so you have to get out and walk to see it. It's on the back corner of the plaza. The cheese fondue was mixed right at the table, so you know it's not cheese that's sitting in the kitchen and then gets heated up. It was amazing. The salad was fine, but not necessary as the rest of the food was already a lot. The main entree was a mixture of chicken, sirloin, filet mignon and shrimp. We went with the basic bouillon to cook in. Keep in mind a 4 course dinner easily lasts 2 hours. You cool your own meat, and they bring potatoes and veggies to cook with it. It takes time, but that's part of the fun. Instead of being served food 15 minutes after walking in you have time to talk and enjoy the evening. The chocolate fondue was to die for. It is worth going here just for that. We chose the s'mores fondue and he mixed the marshmallow with the chocolate right at the table. All chocolate fondue comes with an assortment of strawberry, pineapple, banana, cake, Rice Krispie treats, brownies, blondies, marshmallow and crackers. It was amazing. For $9 it's worth stopping sometime just for that (it is included in the 4 course dinner however). I posted pictures of everything. We will be back! read more

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Very great alternative to the normal food choices around North Phoenix. Very nice atmosphere, cool air con.

I tried this place for the first time and really loved the preparation. The style was very unique and one of its kind. Food was awesome and specially the chocolate fondue it was yummy. A must try place.. read more

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Well our dinner lasted two hrs, not because we were having a good time, but bc they took forever to bring our food out. Our server was very nice and knowledgeable. I think its over priced for a cook it your self restaurant. read more

Great service! Good food & fun experience! The four course meal experience took 2.5 hours to complete. Our family made up of the hubby, son 14, daughter 23 & myself kept wishing that this restaurant was a NO CHILDREN ALLOWED establishment. Omg too many little ones everywhere and some were running around and some were crying UGH!!!!! We dropped a ton of money at this place for the one meal and just felt like the bratty kids killed it for us. This would've been a five star had it been a more peaceful and just over all better ambiance setting. We will go back if and when they stop allowing kids 10yrs of age and younger. Lol. No BS read more

The Melting Pot - The boys in our fam loved the chocolate fondue at the end :-O - Fondue Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

Overpriced for the tiny portions. Food is overall good. Atmosphere is dark, but fun to do the fondue dipping. Not sure there are any fondue alternatives... if so they have to offer a better value. read more

First dinner at a restaurant since start of Covid. Might be the masks but service was just so so. Told the hostess, who religiously asks every group if they are celebrating anything special, that it was our first outing in many months and she didn't acknowledge nor did she reply as she seated us. Maybe I was expecting a little more enthusiasm or at least a welcome back. Our waiter was courteous enough though. The menu is still great as remembered. read more

They insisted that my party of 7 EACH buy a meal that easily feeds 3 - when the table only has two burners. On top of that, they're high priced meals. They said they called everyone and let them know, but they didn't specify that EVERY PERSON needed to buy one - and they were doing this because it was Xmas Eve and they were busy. Nice try - no one was in there. Merry Xmas I guess. Looks like the manager would rather let a party of 7 walk out read more

Okay, so first things first, if you are going to dine here and plan to do a full dinner, clear your schedule for the evening. It took nearly 3 and a half hours for a group of 7 of us to complete our dinner. We did do the 4 course dinner and it wasn't that it was not a great time, it just took a lot longer than I had anticipated. The food was all really delicious. The cheese course was heaven- the Wisconsin Cheddar was amazing. I almost wish we would have gotten both pots with that mixture. Salads were great, nice and fresh and petite. The main course can kind of be whatever you choose but we went with a set menu- a little more beef, pork and some seafood. Everything was really tasty but I wish there was more. Be sure to bring your phone with your timer because you have to ensure your food is cooked and they'll give you a time for each type of meat. I think my favorite part of the whole meal though was the chocolate fondue. We did a flaming turtle (caramel, chocolate and nuts) and the smores variety. Everything was SO GOOD, I especially loved the rice crispy treat. I would highly recommend dining here for an experience, something a little different and definitely good for a special occasion. I don't think this is the place to go if you're starving however. read more

The Melting Pot is almost always a good stop. The happy hour is now all day, which makes it much easier to fit in than the previous one hour slot. They have started up-charging for cheesecake with the chocolate fondu, but the happy hour prices are still pretty decent. Space at the bar is pretty limited though and they do not like to honor happy hour pricing at the high tops. read more

The Melting Pot - Fondue Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

It was okay it was a Saturday night and not busy at all. Our server was nice enough but only filled our waters once the entire 3 hours we were there. Was it worth the 65.00 a person NO. Everything in my opinion just seemed mediocre and the lighting was awful I had to read a portion of the menu to my friend because the lighting was so bad. Would I come back probably not it seems to have gone down hill since the last time I was here about 5 years ago. read more

First time went with my two daughters , we had an awesome time , we didn't have a reservation but the super sweet hostest she made sure we were seated really fast and we had the best experience Service was great Joey was fast knowledgeable and awesome We got the 4 course meal Fiesta cheese was a favorite As well as the flaming turtle Can't wait to make another date nite here read more

My fiancee and I came here for a nice night out. I'll admit that the food is pricey (and you do "cook" it yourself). However, the overall atmosphere and fun of the food made it worth while. The wait staff was good at keeping our glasses full, as well as recommending the various flavors. I would definitely come back here (provided I save up for it). My only complaint: Price. While the night was great and we went home full, it did costs over $100.00 for the two of us. Provided you don't get dessert, you're looking at around $75.00 for a meal here. On a side note: A few people complain that you cook your own food. Isn't that what fondue is about? read more

Great experience! The portions are a little small for the cost, but you cook the food yourself with guidance and that was fun. Nice staff. read more

The Melting Pot - Cheddar with apples, veggies and bread. - Fondue Near Me - Glendale, Arizona

OK, so me and my lady went and checked this place out. The location of this particular spot is horrible. No way to see the place from the street so you aren't even sure you are in the correct complex where it is housed. With that being said. We had a very enjoyable time here and the food was amazing. We opted for the all you could eat Surf n Turf each choosing a different option as to get the most out of the experience. We went with the Wisconsin Trio cheese pot. It was flavorful however I do feel that for the all you can eat option our cheese bowl should not have ran empty or should have had a bit more in it. Now onto the meal. We ordered the Mojo cooking style for our broth. It was extremely flavorful and a good upgrade from the traditional vegetable broth that the meal comes with. The meats, seafood as well as the raviolis and vegetables were all fresh and seasoned nicely. We spent a total of 3 hrs enjoying the flavors and each other's company. The restaurant however was very warm and an uncomfortable temperature. Even our waitress, who was good but talked so damn fast you couldn't understand what she was saying was even sweating bullets in the place. Other people across from us kept going outside to cool off as I did myself. The bar service was a bit slow averaging 15 mins to get another beer and cocktail per drink. Overall. We loved the place and will go back again. Even got my points from booking with Opentable read more

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Whenever I come down to celebrate anything special with my family we always go to the melting pot! It's such a wonderful experience, and if you can fork out a little money it's definitely worth it. The experience is unique the atmosphere can be romantic or warm depending on who you go with. It feel more intimate so I'd recommend leaving any little little kids at home, but I think older ones will love the dessert part of it. read more

Food was amazing, however the waiter was terrible! The hostess and the bus boy did better than our waiter Andres. The host knew it was our anniversary and made us feel welcome. Our waiter was slow and was never around. 2 other couple were celebrating their anniversary and the other a birthday; I'm which both sat down 10 minutes after us. We received our drinks and each course last compared to everyone else around us. My wife and I wish we sat in the other waitresses area to get her great service. She brought out special anniversary/birthday candles. We'll be back, but we will refuse to be sat with Andres. -Jones read more

This was my first time visiting at the Melting pot. I had the most best ever waiter and who explained the entire menue and had patients. We ended up spending $140. That is well worth it. The fondue with artichokes wss excellent but not enough. The summer saushage i could not get enougj of. read more

Yep it's worth the splurge. Got the never ending fondue, we started with the trio cheese and the spin artichoke fondues nice way to start. On to the main which was the classic, we tried the bourguignonne, and mojo both were flavorful and never ending wow, then to the dessert we had a peanut s'more and pecan caramel ouch, they rolled us out of there. read more

My wife and I love this place very intimate and perfict place for a romantic dinner for two. The fondue is a excellent and and excellent wine list. We always try new meals every time we go. We love the desert is amazing the amaretto with white chocolate or the ying and yang are excellent. the cooking style with the wine or the broth is usually what we get. Love this place very attentive and clean. read more

Had the traditional four course meal to celebrate my anniversary. Service was outstanding. I ordered a glass of wine and really didn't like it - they took it back and didn't charge me for my replacement glass of wine. The server said it was on the house - they didn't like that I was disappointed with my first choice. For dessert they provided a nice dessert wine so we could toast our anniversary. The food was tasty - I enjoyed the pace of entrees and would definitely go back. read more

Our anniversary spot this last week, we had a great living social deal for all you can eat fondue so how could you not love that! We had a new server (to his admission) but it didn't show. They really train the new hires well our night was fantastic and we will be back for sure! Great place for the wife/GF if you haven't tried it yet you really should it's worth the price tag! read more