The Melting Pot
After passing by the restaurant in Larkspur, missing out on the restaurant in Washington DC, and debating whether we should stop by the restaurant in San Mateo, Dan and I finally stopped by The Melting Pot restaurant in Sacramento (thanks to a library show that was right down the street!).
Both of us had high expectations of the restaurant...it looked trendy, the food looked good, and the whole concept of sitting at a table with those long skewer forks while dipping tiny bites into a lovely Coq a Vin sounded divine.
After perusing the menu for a while, we decided to get "The Big Night Out" meal consisting of a cheese fondue, a large salad, a main dish fondue, and a dessert fondue. This was definitely not a meal that would feed two...it was more like a meal that would feed four - it was soooo rich!
This is a great restaurant to go with a group and if you have a lot of time...we were in there for about 2 1/2 hours and come out overly stuffed....stuffed to the point of us both feeling pretty sick! We both agreed that Chinese style da bin lo is yummier, but it could be because we both like more subtle flavors. All in all, it wasn't as great as we thought, but was definitely neat to try it out once. If you sign up for the "Club Fondue" on their website, you can get the dessert fondue for free.
On a side note - James hated the restaurant...he was fussing for a chunk of the time we were there (2 1/2 hours in a restaurant can do that to a baby)! Thankfully, it made the ride home great - he was asleep the entire time!
Both of us had high expectations of the restaurant...it looked trendy, the food looked good, and the whole concept of sitting at a table with those long skewer forks while dipping tiny bites into a lovely Coq a Vin sounded divine.
After perusing the menu for a while, we decided to get "The Big Night Out" meal consisting of a cheese fondue, a large salad, a main dish fondue, and a dessert fondue. This was definitely not a meal that would feed two...it was more like a meal that would feed four - it was soooo rich!
This is a great restaurant to go with a group and if you have a lot of time...we were in there for about 2 1/2 hours and come out overly stuffed....stuffed to the point of us both feeling pretty sick! We both agreed that Chinese style da bin lo is yummier, but it could be because we both like more subtle flavors. All in all, it wasn't as great as we thought, but was definitely neat to try it out once. If you sign up for the "Club Fondue" on their website, you can get the dessert fondue for free.
On a side note - James hated the restaurant...he was fussing for a chunk of the time we were there (2 1/2 hours in a restaurant can do that to a baby)! Thankfully, it made the ride home great - he was asleep the entire time!
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They have recipes for the melting pot fondues out there!?!? I'm so all over that! ;D